Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1506-0077 BOI Access Final Rule Supporting Statement 12.22.2023.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-12-22

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
264050	State, Local & Tribal agencies and SROs - Security and Confidentiality Requirement for Beneficial Ownership Information	New
257396	Financial Institutions - Security and Confidentiality Requirement for Beneficial Ownership Information	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1506-0077	ICR Reference No: 202312-1506-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202212-1506-001
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/FINCEN	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/22/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved
Responses	15,934	0
Time Burden (Hours)	5,325,903	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: FinCEN is promulgating regulations regarding access by authorized recipients to beneficial ownership information (BOI) that will be reported to FinCEN pursuant to section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted into law as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), which is itself part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). The regulations implement the strict protocols required by the CTA to protect sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) reported to FinCEN and establish the circumstances in which specified recipients have access to BOI, along with data protection protocols and oversight mechanisms applicable to each recipient category. The disclosure of BOI to authorized recipients in accordance with appropriate protocols and oversight will help law enforcement and national security agencies prevent and combat money laundering, terrorist financing, tax fraud, and other illicit activity, as well as protect national security.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 283 6403 Name of Law: Corporate Transparency Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 283 6403 Name of Law: Corporate Transparency Act

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
1506-AB59	Final or interim final rulemaking	88 FR 88732	12/22/2023

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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: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Financial Institutions - Security and Confidentiality Requirement for Beneficial Ownership Information
State, Local & Tribal agencies and SROs - Security and Confidentiality Requirement for Beneficial Ownership Information

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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	15,934	0	15,934	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,325,903	0	5,325,903	0	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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden estimate has changed from the Access NPRM in response to comments and due to changes made in the final rule. Additionally, burden estimates have changed because of ongoing technological development. In response to comments, FinCEN has made the following changes to its estimates: increased the number of SROs that may access BOI; increased the hourly burden for financial institutions to establish administrative and physical safeguards by 200 percent; increased the hourly burden for financial institutions to obtain and document customer consent by 400–600 percent in year 1 and an additional 10 to 20 hours in subsequent years; and increased the expected number of financial institution employees requiring training to 4 to 5 for small financial institutions and 25 to 30 for large financial institutions. FinCEN also decreased the hourly burden estimate for written certification of requests by State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies, and described additional requirements for financial institutions, consistent with changes made to this requirement in the final rule. FinCEN also made changes to update data, underlying sources, and estimates with more recent information, if available. Please see the NPRM’s PRA section and the final rule’s PRA section for details on the initial and updated estimates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $77,241,584

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.     Yes

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: 12/22/2023

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