FinCEN Report 112 - Currency Transaction Report

OMB Control No: 1506-0064	ICR Reference No: 202007-1506-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201604-1506-007
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/FINCEN	Agency Tracking No:
Title: FinCEN Report 112 - Currency Transaction Report
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/16/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 07/30/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2020
Responses	16,087,182	0	15,195,195
Time Burden (Hours)	2,124,992	0	10,130,130
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under 31 U.S.C. 5313, the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to require financial institutions to report currency transactions exceeding $10,000. Regulations implementing 31 U.S.C. 5313 are found at 31 CFR 1010.310 through 1010.314, 31 CFR 1021.311, and 31 CFR 1021.313. Financial institutions are required to report currency transactions over $10,000 conducted by, or on behalf of, one person, as well as multiple currency transactions that aggregate to be over $10,000 in a single day. These transactions are reported on FinCEN Report 112- Currency Transaction Report (“CTR”). The reports of transactions in currency regulatory requirements are currently covered under the following OMB control numbers: 1506-0004 (General provisions - 31 CFR 1010.310 - Reports of transactions in currency, 31 CFR 1010.311 - Filing obligations for reports of transactions in currency, 31 CFR 1010.312 - Identification required, 31 CFR 1010.313 - Aggregation, and 31 CFR 1010.314 - Structured transactions), and 1506-0005 (Rules for casinos and card clubs - 31 CFR 1021.311 - Reports of transaction in currency, and 31 CFR 1021.313 - Aggregation). OMB control number 1506-0064 applies to FinCEN Report 112 - CTR. An administrative burden of one hour is assigned to each of the CTR regulation OMB control numbers in order to maintain the requirements in force. The reporting and recordkeeping burden is reflected in FinCEN Report 112 – Currency Transaction Report (“CTR”) under OMB control number 1506-0064. The rationale for assigning one burden hour to each of the CTR regulation OMB control numbers is that the annual burden hours would be double counted if FinCEN estimated burden in each CTR regulation OMB control number and in the CTR OMB control number.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 31 USC 5313 Name of Law: Money and Finance

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 29022	05/14/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 45959	07/30/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name FinCEN Report 112 - Currency Transaction Report FinCEN Report 112 Currency Transaction Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	16,087,182	15,195,195	0	0	891,987	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,124,992	10,130,130	0	0	-8,005,138	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The total estimate of the annual reporting and recordkeeping burden included: (a) a re-calculation of the portion of the PRA burden that FinCEN traditionally included in its PRA renewal notices (the “traditional PRA burden calculation”); and (b) an estimate of the portion of the total burden that FinCEN previously did not include in its PRA calculations (the “supplemental PRA burden calculation”). FinCEN’s traditional annual PRA burden calculation associated with the CTR previously included only the filer’s annual operational burden and cost associated with (a) producing and filing the report, and (b) storing a copy of the filed report. Starting with the current PRA renewal notice, FinCEN added a supplemental PRA burden calculation, reflecting the annual costs involved in (a) obtaining data required by the report that the filer does not need for its own bookkeeping, and (b) maintaining, updating, and upgrading the technological infrastructure required to file and store the report. Refer to 85 FR 29024-29026, May 14, 2020, Part 2 (Re-calculation of the traditional annual PRA burden and cost) for specific details outlining the revised burden and cost estimates associated with the traditional annual PRA burden and cost. Refer to 85 FR 29026- 29029, Part 3 (Estimate of the supplemental annual PRA burden) for specific details outlining the revised burden and cost estimates associated with the supplemental annual PRA burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,608,718

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: FinCEN Resource Center 800 767-2825 [email protected]

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
		(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
		(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
		(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
		(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
		(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
		(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
		(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
			(i) Why the information is being collected;
			(ii) Use of information;
			(iii) Burden estimate;
			(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
			(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
			(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
		(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
		(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
		(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date: 07/30/2020

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