The Department of the Treasury's
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added the Hizballah
Financial Sanctions Regulations to 31 C.F.R. chapter V, in order to
implement the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of
2015, Public Law 114-102 (HIFPA). The Regulations requires a U.S.
financial institution that maintained a correspondent account or a
payable-through account for a foreign financial institution for
which the maintaining of such an account has been prohibited to
file a report with OFAC that provides full details on the closing
of each such account within 30 days of the closure of the account.
The report must include complete information on all transactions
processed or executed in winding down and closing the account. This
collection of information is required by OFAC to monitor compliance
with regulatory requirements regarding the closure of correspondent
accounts and payable-through accounts maintained by a U.S.
financial institution for a foreign financial institution when the
maintaining of such accounts for a foreign financial institution
has been prohibited pursuant to the Regulations. Note: Agency does
not use RIN numbers.
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.