Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act
added a subsection (1) to 31 U.S.C. 5318 of the Bank Secrecy Act
that requires the Secretary of the Treasury to require financial
institutions to establish and maintain programs to verify the
identity of customers opening an accout. FinCEN has adopted such
rules for Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers. See
31 CFR 103.123.
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.