Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form CDD Certificate Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers Form and Instruction	Modified
1506-0070 Beneficial Ownership Supporting Statement revised for GAP Rule-20201002.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-10-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
221319	Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1506-0070	ICR Reference No: 202010-1506-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202003-1506-001
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/FINCEN	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 10/07/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/06/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2023
Responses	9,068,250	0	8,855,625
Time Burden (Hours)	12,190,880	0	11,884,700
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Under 31 CFR 1010.230 covered financial institutions are required to establish and maintain written procedures that are reasonably designed to identify and verify beneficial owners of new accounts opened by legal entity customers and to include such procedures in their AML programs. Covered financial institutions may obtain the required identifying information by either obtaining a prescribed certification form from the individual opening the account on behalf of a legal entity customer, or by obtaining from the individual the information required by the form by another means, provided the individual certifies the accuracy of the information. Covered financial institutions must also maintain a record of the identifying information obtained, and a description of any document relied on, of any non-documentary methods and results of any measures undertaken, and the resolutions of substantive discrepancies.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 31 USC 5318(h) Name of Law: Money and Finance
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 31 USC 5318(h) Name of Law: Money and Finance

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1506-AB28	Proposed rulemaking	81 FR 58425	08/25/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers	CDD Certificate	Customer Due Diligence Certificate

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	9,068,250	8,855,625	0	212,625	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	12,190,880	11,884,700	0	306,180	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: FinCEN is requesting a revision of the information collection associated with regulations covering the beneficial ownership requirements for legal entity customers. FinCEN is issuing this statement to support the request for OMB approval of an information collection with respect to the final rule that will require banks that lack a Federal functional regulator to comply with the beneficial ownership requirements, among other things. This statement adds the estimated burden hours increase for this OMB control number, as a result of the final rule. The increase in burden hours is being added to the existing OMB approved burden hours for this control number as reflected in this supporting statement. On September 14, 2020, FinCEN issued a final rule implementing sections 352, 326 and 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and removing the AML program exemption for banks that lack a Federal functional regulator, including, but not limited to, private banks, non-federally insured credit unions, and certain trust companies (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule imposes minimum standards for AML programs for banks without a Federal functional regulator to ensure that all banks, regardless of whether they are subject to Federal regulation and oversight, are required to establish and implement AML programs, and extends customer identification program (CIP) requirements and beneficial ownership requirements to those banks not already subject to these requirements.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 10/06/2020

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