Beneficial Ownership
Information Access and Safeguards
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
07/25/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
01/31/2027
15,934
15,934
5,325,903
5,325,903
0
0
FinCEN promulgated 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). These regulations are titled "Beneficial
Ownership Information Access and Safeguards final rule" (the “BOI
Access Rule”). The BOI Access Rule implements 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. This information collection request is being submitted to
incorporate the forms to collect information as required by the BOI
Access Rule.
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.