31 U.S.C. 5316 requires, with limited exceptions, that a person, or an agent or bailee of the person, file a report when the person, agent, or bailee knowingly: (i) transports, is about to transport, or has transported monetary instruments of more than $10,000 at one time from a place in the United States to or through a place outside the United States, or to a place in the United States from or through a place outside the United States; or (ii) receives monetary instruments of more than $10,000 at one time transported into the United States from or through a place outside the United States. The regulations implementing this statutory requirement are found at 31 CFR 1010.340 and 31 CFR 1010.306.
The estimated total annual burden hours decreased by 7,662 hours, from 49,751 hours in 2022 to 42,089 hours in 2025. This difference in expected aggregate burden reflects two primary revisions. First, the expected time burden per response was revised, resulting in an increase in the weighted average time per report from 16.16 minutes in 2022 to 17.95 minutes in 2025. Second, the estimated number of responses per year was revised to reflect data from the most recent historical three-year period, resulting in a reduction in the estimated number of responses expected annually from 184,709 in 2022, to 140,687 in 2025. Because the decrease in the expected number of responses per year outweighs the minor increase in the weighted average of expected time burden per response, the overall effect of the revisions was a decrease in expected aggregate burden.
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:
(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;
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.
Form FinCEN 105 CMIR
1506-0014 CMIR Supporting Statement 8_27_2025 FINAL.docx
FINCEN-2025-0008-comment 2.pdf
Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments (CMIR)