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Title: BSA Designation of Exempt
Persons (DoEP) Report by Depository
Financial Institutions, (See 31 CFR
1020.315(a)-(i)).
Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) Control Number: 1506–0012.
Form Number: FinCEN Form 110.
Abstract: The statute generally
referred to as the ‘‘Bank Secrecy Act,’’
Titles I and II of Public Law 91–508, as
amended, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829b,
12 U.S.C. 1951–1959, and 31 U.S.C.
5311–5332, authorizes the Secretary of
the Treasury, among other things, to
require financial institutions to keep
records and file reports that are
determined to have a high degree of
usefulness in criminal, tax, and
regulatory matters, or in the conduct of
intelligence or counter-intelligence
activities to protect against international
terrorism, and to implement countermoney laundering programs and
compliance procedures.1 Regulations
implementing Title II of the Bank
Secrecy Act appear at 31 CFR Chapter
X. The authority of the Secretary to
administer the Bank Secrecy Act has
been delegated to the Director of
FinCEN.
The Secretary of the Treasury was
granted authority in 1992, with the
enactment of 31 U.S.C. 5313, to permit
financial institutions to exempt certain
persons from the requirement to file
currency transaction reports.
The information collected on the
DoEP is required to be provided
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5313, as
implemented by FinCEN regulations
found at 31 CFR 1020.315(a)-(i). The
information collected under this
requirement is made available to
appropriate agencies and organizations
as disclosed in FinCEN’s Privacy Act
System of Records Notice relating to
BSA Reports.2
Current Action: A renewal without
change to the current DOEP, FinCEN
Form 110.
The report is accessible on the
FinCEN Web site at: http://
www.fincen.gov/forms/bsa_forms/
Type of Review: Renewal without
change of a currently approved
collection.

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1 Language

expanding the scope of the Bank
Secrecy Act to intelligence or counter-intelligence
activities to protect against international terrorism
was added by Section 358 of the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
Act of 2001, P.L. 107–56.
2 Treasury Department bureaus such as FinCEN
renew their System of Records Notices every three
years unless there is cause to amend them more
frequently. FinCEN’s System of Records Notice for
the BSA Report System was most recently
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Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit and not-for-profit financial
institutions.
Frequency: As required.
Estimated Reporting Burden: Average
of 60 minutes per report and 15 minutes
recordkeeping per filing. (The reporting
burden of the regulations 31 CFR
1020.315(a)–(i) is reflected in the
burden for the report.)
Estimated Recordkeeping and
Reporting Burden for 31 CFR
1020.315(a)-(i): 75 minutes.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
13,520.3
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
25,160.4
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
and Recordkeeping Burden: 31,450
hours.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Records required to be retained under
the Bank Secrecy Act must be retained
for five years.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance and purchase of services to
provide information.
Dated: March 12, 2014.
Frederick Reynolds,
Deputy Director, Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network.
[FR Doc. 2014–05965 Filed 3–17–14; 8:45 am]
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3 As of January 31, 2014, there are 6,900 banks,
and savings and loans, and 6,620 credit unions.
4 Number of responses is based on actual 2013
filings as reported to the FinCEN System of Record.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Mint
Renewal of Currently Approved
Information Collection: Comment
Request for Customer Satisfaction and
Opinion Surveys and Focus Group
Interviews
United States Mint.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The United States Mint
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on currently
approved information collection 1525–
0012, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The United
States Mint, a bureau of the Department
of the Treasury, is soliciting comments
on the United States Mint customer
satisfaction and opinion surveys and
focus group interviews.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 19, 2014 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvonne Pollard; Compliance Branch;
United States Mint; 801 9th Street NW.,
6th Floor; Washington, DC 20220; (202)
354–6784 (this is not a toll-free
number); [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
package should be directed to Yvonne
Pollard; Compliance Branch; United
States Mint; 801 9th Street NW., 6th
Floor; Washington, DC 20220; (202)
354–6784 (this is not a toll-free
number); [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: United States Mint Customer
Satisfaction and Opinion Surveys and
Focus Group Interviews
OMB Number: 1525–0012
Abstract: The proposed customer
satisfaction and opinion surveys or
focus group interviews will allow the
United States Mint to assess the
acceptance of potential demand for, and
barriers to, acceptance/increased
demand for current and future United
States Mint products, and the needs and
desires of customers for more efficient,
economical services.
Current Actions: The United States
Mint conducts customer satisfaction
surveys, focus groups, and interviews to
measure customer opinion and assess
acceptance of, potential demand for,
and barriers to acceptance of United
States Mint products, and to determine
the level of satisfaction of United States
Mint customers and the public.
SUMMARY:

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Type of Review: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: The affected public
includes serious and casual numismatic
collectors, dealers and persons in the
numismatic business, and the general
public.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The estimated number of annual
respondents is 60,145.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The estimated number of annual
burden hours is 12,603.
Requests for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility, (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected, (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Dated: March 12, 2014.
Richard A. Peterson,
Deputy Director, United State Mint.
[FR Doc. 2014–05979 Filed 3–17–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Mint
New Information Collection Request
for a New OMB Control Number:
Comment Request for Quantitative
Public Opinion Research for
Circulating Coins—Surveys and Focus
Group Interviews
United States Mint, Treasury.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:

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ACTION:

Pursuant to the Coin
Modernization, Oversight, and
Continuity Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
302), the United States Mint invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on its intention to use opinion
surveys and focus group interviews to

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solicit the public’s views on the nation’s
circulating coins. The intent is to survey
the general public on topics including,
but not limited to, the following: The
one-cent coin (penny), characteristics of
potential alternative metals for use in
coin production, and consumer
behavior with the use of coins. This
request for comment is required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U. S. C. 3506
(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments should be
received on or before May 19, 2014 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvonne Pollard; Compliance Branch;
United States Mint; 801 9th Street, NW.,
6th Floor; Washington, DC 20220; (202)
354–6784 (this is not a toll-free
number); [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
package should be directed to the Office
of Coin Studies; United States Mint; 801
9th Street NW., 6th Floor; Washington,
DC 20220; (202) 354–6600 (this is not a
toll-free number); OfficeofCoinStudies@
usmint.treas.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: United States Mint Quantitative
Public Opinion Research for Circulating
Coins—Surveys and Focus Group
Interviews
OMB Number: 1525–NEW
Abstract: Under the Coin
Modernization, Oversight, and
Continuity Act of 2010, in conducting
research and development on
circulating coins, the proposed public
opinion surveys and focus group
interviews will allow the United States
Mint to understand the public
perception of potential changes to the
characteristics of circulating coins due
to alternative metal compositions and
understand consumer behavior and
their actions regarding the use of coins,
especially the penny.
Current Actions: The United States
Mint will conduct surveys and focus
groups interviews to solicit public
opinion for the penny, alternative
metals use in coin production, and
consumer behavior with the use of
coins.
Type of Review: New information
collection request for new OMB control
number.
Affected Public: General public.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
The estimated number of annual
respondents is 3000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The estimated number of annual
burden hours is 750.
DATES:

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Requests for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval. All comments
will become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility, (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected, (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Dated: March 12, 2014.
Richard A. Peterson,
Deputy Director, United States Mint.
[FR Doc. 2014–05980 Filed 3–17–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Mint
Renewal of Currently Approved
Information Collection: Comment
Request for Application for Intellectual
Property Use Form
United States Mint, Treasury.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The United States Mint
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on currently
approved information collection 1525–
0013, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The United
States Mint, a bureau of the Department
of the Treasury, is soliciting comments
on the United States Mint Application
for Intellectual Property Use form.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 19, 2014 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvonne Pollard; Compliance Branch;,
United States Mint; 801 9th Street, NW.,
6th Floor; Washington, DC 20220; (202)
354–6784 (this is not a toll-free
number); [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
SUMMARY:

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