64110 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 14, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network; Bank Secrecy Act Advisory 

Group; Solicitation of Application for 

Membership 

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network, Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: FinCEN is inviting the public 

to nominate financial institutions and 

trade groups for membership on the 

Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group. New 

members will be selected for three-year 

membership terms. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

by December 14, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Applications may be mailed 

(not sent by facsimile) to Regulatory 

Policy and Programs Division, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 

39, Vienna, VA 22183 or e-mailed to: 

BSAAG@fincen.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer White, Regulatory Outreach 

Specialist at 202–354–6400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money 

Laundering Act of 1992 required the 

Secretary of the Treasury to establish a 

Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group 

(BSAAG) consisting of representatives 

from federal regulatory and law 

enforcement agencies, financial 

institutions, and trade groups’ subject to 

the reporting requirements of the Bank 

Secrecy Act, 31 CFR 103 et seq. or 

Section 6050I of the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986. The BSAAG is the means 

by which the Secretary receives advice 

on the operations of the Bank Secrecy 

Act. As chair of the BSAAG, the 

Director of FinCEN is responsible for 

ensuring that relevant issues are placed 

before the BSAAG for review, analysis, 

and discussion. Ultimately, the BSAAG 

will make policy recommendations to 

the Secretary on issues considered. 

BSAAG membership is open to 

financial institutions and trade groups. 

New members will be selected to serve 

a three-year term. It is important to 

provide complete answers to the 

following items, as applications will be 

evaluated on the information provided 

through this application process. 

Applications should consist of: 

• Name of the organization requesting 

membership. 

• Point of contact, title, address, email address, phone number. 

• The BSAAG vacancy for which the 

organization is applying. 

• Description of the financial 

institution or trade group and its 

involvement with the Bank Secrecy Act, 

31 CFR 103 et seq. 

• Reasons why the organization’s 

participation on the BSAAG will bring 

value to the group. 

Organizations may nominate 

themselves, but applications for 

individuals who are not representing an 

organization will not be considered. 

FinCEN is interested in bringing 

representatives from state regulatory 

agencies, state regulator trade groups, 

self-regulatory organizations, industry 

trade groups, and industry members 

together with federal law enforcement 

and federal regulatory agencies to help 

advise the Secretary of the Treasury on 

matters relating to the administration of 

the Bank Secrecy Act. Members must be 

able and willing to make the necessary 

time commitment to participate on subcommittees throughout the year by 

phone and attend biannual plenary 

meetings held in Washington, DC in the 

spring and fall. Members will not be 

remunerated for their time, services, or 

travel. In making the selections, FinCEN 

will seek to complement current 

BSAAG members in terms of affiliation, 

industry, and geographic representation. 

The Director of FinCEN retains full 

discretion on all membership decisions. 

The Director may consider prior years’

applications when making selections 

and does not limit consideration to 

institutions nominated by the public 

when making its selection. Based on 

current BSAAG position openings we 

encourage applications from the 

following sectors or types of 

organizations with experience working 

on the Bank Secrecy Act: 

• Self-Regulatory Organizations (2 

vacancies). 

• State Governments (1 vacancy). 

• Industry Trade Groups—Banking 

Sector (1 vacancy). 

• Industry Trade Groups—State Level 

(1 vacancy). 

• Industry Trade Groups—

International (1 vacancy). 

• Industry Trade Groups—Money 

Services Business Sector (1 vacancy). 

• Industry Trade Groups—Securities 

(1 vacancy). 

• Industry Trade Groups—Mutual 

Funds (1 vacancy). 

• Industry Trade Groups—Investment 

Companies (1 vacancy). 

• Industry Representatives—Banking 

(2 vacancies). 

• Industry Representatives—Stored 

Value (1 vacancy). 

• Industry Representatives—

Securities/ Futures (1 vacancy). 

Dated: November 6, 2007. 

James H. Freis, Jr., 

Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network. 

[FR Doc. E7–22181 Filed 11–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Surety Companies Acceptable on 

Federal Bonds: Southwest Marine and 

General Insurance Company 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 4 to 

the Treasury Department Circular 570, 

2007 Revision, published July 2, 2007, 

at 72 FR 36192. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

Certificate of Authority as an acceptable 

surety on Federal bonds is hereby 

issued under 31 U.S.C. 9305 to the 

following company: 

Southwest Marine and General Insurance 

Company (NAIC #12294). Business 

Address: 919 Third Avenue, New York, NY 

10022. Phone: (212) 551–0600. 

Underwriting Limitation b/: $2,503,000. 

Surety Licenses c/: AZ. Incorporated in 

Arizona. 

Federal bond-approving officers should 

annotate their reference copies of the 

Treasury Circular 570 (‘‘Circular’’), 2007 

Revision, to reflect this addition. 

Certificates of Authority expire on 

June 30th each year, unless revoked 

prior to that date. The Certificates are 

subject to subsequent annual renewal as 

long as the companies remain qualified 

(see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified 

companies is published annually as of 

July 1 in the Circular, which outlines 

details as to underwriting limitations, 

areas in which companies are licensed 

to transact surety business, and other 

information. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this Notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 14, 2007 / Notices 64111 

Dated: November 5, 2007. 

Vivian L. Cooper, 

Director, Financial Accounting and Services 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–5639 Filed 11–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Surety Companies Acceptable on 

Federal Bonds: Amendment—Swiss 

Reinsurance America Corporation 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 3 to 

the Treasury Department Circular 570, 

2007 Revision, published July 2, 2007, 

at 72 FR 36192. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

underwriting limitation for Swiss 

Reinsurance America Corporation, 

which was listed in the Treasury 

Department Circular 570, published on 

July 2, 2007, is hereby amended to read 

$364,914,000. Federal bond-approving 

officers should annotate their reference 

copies of the Treasury Department 

Circular 570 (‘‘Circular’’), 2007 

Revision, to reflect this change. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 

Dated: October 31, 2007. 

Vivian L. Cooper, 

Director, Financial Accounting and Services 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 07–5640 Filed 11–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 8849 

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)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

8849, Claim for Refund of Excise Taxes. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or January 14, 2008 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Carolyn N. Brown, 

at (202) 622–6688, or at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the Internet, at 

Carolyn.N.Brown@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Claim for Refund of Excise 

Taxes. 

OMB Number: 1545–1420. 

Form Number: 8849. 

Abstract: IRC Sections 6402, 6404, 

6511 and sections 301.6402–2, 

301.6404–1, and 301.6404–3 of the 

regulations allow for refunds of taxes 

(except income taxes) or refund, 

abatement, or credit or interest, 

penalties, and additions to tax in the 

event of errors or certain actions by the 

IRS. Form 8849 is used by taxpayers to 

claim refunds of excise taxes. 

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, individuals or 

households, and not-for-profit 

institutions, farms, and Federal, state, 

local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

125,292. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 24 

hours, 12 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,032,611. 

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. 

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. 

Approved: November 5, 2007. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–22134 Filed 11–13–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2001–

56 

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)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning 

Revenue Procedure 2001–56, 

Demonstration Automobile Use. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 14, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution, 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

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