Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act
requires Treasury to jointly prescribe with the CFTC a regulation
that requires futures commission merchants and introducing brokers
to implement reasonable procedures to verify the identity of any
person seeking to open an account, maintain records of the
information used to verify the person's identity, and determine
whether the person appears on any lists of known or suspected
terrorists or terrorist organizations provided by any government
agency.
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.