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1Language expanding the scope of the Bank 

Secrecy Act to intelligence or counter-intelligence 

activities to protect against international terrorism 

was added by section 358 of the Uniting and 

Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate 

Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism 

Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107–56. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 42,000 hours. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Records required to be retained under 

the Bank Secrecy Act must be retained 

for five years. Generally, information 

collected pursuant to the Bank Secrecy 

Act is confidential, but may be shared 

as provided by law with regulatory and 

law enforcement authorities. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Dated: February 3, 2015. 

Jennifer Shasky Calvery, 

Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02726 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Renewal Without 

Change of Bank Secrecy Act 

Suspicious Activity Reporting 

Requirement for Money Services 

Businesses 

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: FinCEN invites all interested 

parties to comment on its proposed 

renewal without change of the Bank 

Secrecy Act (‘‘BSA’’) Suspicious 

Activity Reporting requirements for 

money services businesses. FinCEN 

intends to submit this requirement for 

approval by the Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) of a three-year 

extension of Control Number 1506– 

0015. This request for comments is 

made pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) of 1995, Public 

Law 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 13, 2015 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be submitted to: Policy Division, 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 

U.S Department of the Treasury, P.O. 

Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183. Attention: 

PRA Comments—BSA Suspicious 

Activity Reporting Requirement for 

money services business. Comments 

also may be submitted by electronic 

mail to the following Internet address: 

regcomments@fincen.gov with the 

caption in the body of the text, 

‘‘Attention: PRA Comments—BSA 

Suspicious Activity Reporting 

Requirements 1506–0015.’’ It is 

preferable for comments to be submitted 

by electronic mail. Please submit 

comments by one method only. All 

submissions received must include the 

agency name and the specific OMB 

control number for this notice. 

Inspection of comments. Comments 

may be inspected, between 10 a.m. and 

4 p.m., in the FinCEN reading room in 

Vienna, VA. Persons wishing to inspect 

the comments submitted must request 

an appointment with the Disclosure 

Officer by telephoning (703) 905–5034 

(not a toll free call). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

FinCEN Resource Center at 800–767– 

2825 or email frc@fincen.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BSA, 

titles I and II of Pub. L. 91–508, as 

amended, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829(b), 

12 U.S.C.1951–1959, and 31 U.S.C. 

5311–5332, authorizes the Secretary of 

the Treasury, among other things, to 

require financial institutions to keep 

records and file reports that are 

determined to have a high degree of 

usefulness in criminal, tax, and 

regulatory matters, or in the conduct of 

intelligence or counter-intelligence 

activities to protect against international 

terrorism, and to implement countermoney laundering programs and 

compliance procedures.1

Regulations implementing title II of 

the BSA appear at 31 CFR chapter X. 

The authority of the Secretary of the 

Treasury to administer the BSA has 

been delegated to the Director of 

FinCEN. The information collected and 

retained under the regulation addressed 

in this notice assist Federal, state, and 

local law enforcement as well as 

regulatory authorities in the 

identification, investigation, and 

prosecution of money laundering and 

other matters. In accordance with the 

requirements of the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A), and its implementing 

regulations, the following information is 

presented concerning the recordkeeping 

requirements listed below. 

1. Title: Suspicious Activity Report by 

Money Services Businesses. 

OMB Number: 1506–0015. 

Abstract: In accordance with 31 CFR 

1022.320, covered financial institutions 

are required to report suspicious activity 

and maintain the records for a period of 

five years. Covered financial institutions 

may satisfy these requirements by using 

their internal records management 

system. 

Current Action: Renewal without 

change to the existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved reporting 

requirement. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit institutions, and non-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Burden: The administrative 

burden of 1 hour is assigned to maintain 

the requirement in force. The burden for 

actual reporting is reflected in OMB 

Control number 1506–0065. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Records required to be retained under 

the BSA must be retained for five years. 

Generally, information collected 

pursuant to the BSA is confidential, but 

may be shared as provided by law with 

regulatory and law enforcement 

authorities. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 


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through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Dated: February 3, 2015. 

Jennifer Shasky Calvery, 

Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02731 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–2P–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 13, 2015 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Christie A. Preston, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

Please send separate comments for 

each specific information collection 

listed below. You must reference the 

information collection’s title, form 

number, reporting or record-keeping 

requirement number, and OMB number 

(if any) in your comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain additional information, or copies 

of the information collection and 

instructions, or copies of any comments 

received, contact Elaine Christophe, at 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

The Department of the Treasury and 

the Internal Revenue Service, as part of 

their continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invite the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed or continuing information 

collections listed below in this notice, 

as required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in our 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant 

information collection. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

Please do not include any confidential 

or inappropriate material in your 

comments. 

We invite comments on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide the requested information. 

Currently, the IRS is seeking 

comments concerning the following 

forms, and reporting and record-keeping 

requirements: 

Title: Distributions From an HSA, 

Archer MSA or Medical Advantage 

MSA. 

OMB Number: 1545–1517. 

Form Number: 1099–SA. 

Abstract: This form is used to report 

distributions from a medical savings 

account as required by Internal Revenue 

Code section 220(h). 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

25,839. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,618. 

Title: Payment of Gift/GST Tax and/ 

or Application for Extension to File 

Form 709. 

OMB Number: 1545–1913. 

Form Number: Form 8892 

Abstract: Form 8892 was created to 

serve a dual purpose. First, the form 

enables the taxpayers to request an 

extension of time to file Form 709 when 

they are not filing an individual income 

tax extension. Second, it serves as a 

payment voucher for taxpayers who are 

filing an individual income tax 

extension (by Form 4868) and will have 

a gift tax balance due on Form 709. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 43 

mins. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 7,200. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Approved: February 3, 2015. 

Christie A. Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02639 Filed 2–9–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0165] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Financial Status Report) Activity: 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of Management, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

(OM), Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA), is announcing an opportunity for 

public comment on the proposed 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed revision of a 

currently approved collection, and 

allow 60 days for public comment in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments on information 

needed to determine a claimant’s 

financial status. 


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