Customer Identification
Program Regulatory Requirements for Broker or Dealers in
Securities
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
08/30/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2024
28,006,956
9,000,000
1,438,258
340,040
0
0
31 U.S.C. 5318(l) requires the
Secretary to issue regulations prescribing minimum standards for
customer identification programs (CIPs) for financial institutions.
Regulations implementing section 5318(l) are as follows: (i) banks
(31 CFR 1020.220); (ii) brokers-dealers (31 CFR 1023.220); (iii)
mutual funds (31 CFR 1024.220); and (iv) futures commission
merchants and introducing brokers in commodities (31 CFR 1026.220).
Under the CIP regulations, the minimum requirements include: 1)
implementation of a written customer identification program
appropriate for the financial institution’s size and type of
business; 2) identity verification procedures; 3) recordkeeping; 4)
comparison with government lists; and 5) customer notice. This
information collection request applies to CIP requirements for
brokers or dealers in securities.
US Code:
31
USC 5318 Name of Law: Money and Finance
The estimated total annual
burden hours increased from 340,040 hours since the 2020 control
number renewal to 1,438,258 hours in 2024. The burden estimates for
maintenance (10 hours) and notification (one hour) of CIP remained
the same in the 2020 and the 2024 renewals. However, the
implementation of CIP increased from two minutes per account in
2020 to three minutes in 2024. The number of brokers or dealers in
securities in the 2020 renewal was 3,640 and the number of brokers
or dealers in securities in 2024 is 3,478. The primary reason for
the increase in burden is because FinCEN was able to obtain an
estimate of the number of new accounts opened per year by brokers
or dealers in securities (28,000,000 accounts) for the 2024
renewal. FinCEN did not have this estimate for brokers or dealers
in securities in the 2020 renewal, so in 2024 there is an increase
in burden hours for brokers or dealers in securities applicable to
CIP implementation of 1,400,000 hours.
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.