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TREAS/FINCEN RIN: 1506-AA99 Publication ID: Spring 2009 
Title: ●Confidentiality of Suspicious Activity Reports 
Abstract: The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), is proposing to revise the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regarding the confidentiality of a report of suspicious activity (SAR) to: clarify the scope of the statutory prohibition against the disclosure by a financial institution of a SAR; address the statutory prohibition against the disclosure by the government of a SAR; clarify that the exclusive standard applicable to the disclosure of a SAR by the government is to fulfill official duties consistent with the purposes of the BSA; modify the safe harbor provision to include changes made by the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing the Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act); and make minor technical revisions for consistency and harmonization among the different rules. These amendments are consistent with similar proposals to be issued by some of the Federal bank regulatory agencies 
Agency: Department of the Treasury(TREAS)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1506-AA95 
Agency Contact:
Mr. Joseph Mignano
Regulatory Compliance Program Specialist
Department of the Treasury
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Suite 4600, 1099 14th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20005
Phone:202 354-6027
Fax:202 354-6411
Email: joseph.mignano@fincen.gov

Office of Regulatory Policy & Programs
Department of the Treasury
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Suite 4600, 1099 14th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20005
Phone:202 654-6400