Suspicious Activity Report by Securities and Futures Industries and 31 CFR 1026.320 and 1023.320

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FinCEN Form 111 Suspicious Activity Report by Securities and Futures Industries and 31 CFR 1026.320 and 1023.320 Form and Instruction	Modified
SAR-SF 30 Day PRA 83I supp2012.doc Supporting Statement A	2012-03-13

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
39059	Suspicious Activity Report by Securities and Futures Industries and 31 CFR 1026.320 and 1023.320 Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1506-0019	ICR Reference No: 201203-1506-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200902-1506-001
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/FINCEN	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Suspicious Activity Report by Securities and Futures Industries and 31 CFR 1026.320 and 1023.320
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/21/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/16/2012
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2015	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2012
Responses	1	0	12,002
Time Burden (Hours)	1	0	36,006
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Treasury is requiring certain securities broker-dealers, futures commission merchants and introducing brokers in commodities to file suspicious activity reports.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 31 USC 5311-5330 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:
	77 FR 552	01/05/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 20883	04/06/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Suspicious Activity Report by Securities and Futures Industries and 31 CFR 1026.320 and 1023.320	FinCEN Form 111	Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity 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	1	12,002	0	-12,001	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1	36,006	0	-36,005	0	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Cutting Redundancy

Short Statement: The reporting and recordkeeping burden of the regulations (31 CFR 1026.320 and 1023.320) is reflected in the burden for the BSA-SAR as approved under OMB Control number 1506-0065. This listed burden is assigned to maintain control number 1506-0019 active as a reporting requirement.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 04/16/2012

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