[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2023)]
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Department of the Treasury
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
31 CFR Subtitles A and B
Semiannual Agenda
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: This notice is given pursuant to the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 (``Regulatory
Planning and Review''), which require the publication by the Department
of a semiannual agenda of regulations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Agency contact identified in the
item relating to that regulation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The semiannual regulatory agenda includes
regulations that the Department has issued or expects to issue and
rules currently in effect that are under departmental or bureau review.
Beginning with the fall 2007 edition, the internet has been the
primary medium for disseminating the Unified Agenda. The complete
Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov and
www.regulations.gov, in a format that offers users an enhanced ability
to obtain information from the Agenda database. Because publication in
the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agenda
required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), Treasury's
printed agenda entries include only:
(1) Rules that are in the regulatory flexibility agenda, in
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities; and
(2) Rules that have been identified for periodic review under
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in
the Unified Agenda available on the internet.
The semiannual agenda of the Department of the Treasury conforms to
the Unified Agenda format developed by the Regulatory Information
Service Center (RISC).
Michael Briskin,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for General Law and Regulation.
Bureau of the Fiscal Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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158....................... Revision of the Federal 1530-AA29
Claims Collection
Standards (31 CFR Parts
900-904) (Section 610
Review).
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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159....................... Section 6101. 1506-AB52
Establishment of National
Exam and Supervision
Priorities.
160....................... Residential Real Estate 1506-AB54
Transaction Reports and
Records.
161....................... Revisions to Customer Due 1506-AB60
Diligence Requirements
for Financial
Institutions.
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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162....................... Section 6212. Pilot 1506-AB51
Program on Sharing of
Information Related to
Suspicious Activity
Reports Within a
Financial Group.
163....................... Beneficial Ownership 1506-AB59
Information Access and
Safeguards, and Use of
FinCEN Identifiers for
Entities.
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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164....................... Amendments to the 1506-AB36
Definition of Broker or
Dealer in Securities
(Crowd Funding).
165....................... Clarification of the 1506-AB41
Requirement to Collect,
Retain, and Transmit
Information on
Transactions Involving
Convertible Virtual
Currencies and Digital
Assets With Legal Tender
Status.
166....................... Requirements for Certain 1506-AB47
Transactions Involving
Convertible Virtual
Currency or Digital
Assets.
167....................... Section 6110. Bank Secrecy 1506-AB50
Act Application to
Dealers in Antiquities
and Assessment of Bank
Secrecy Act Application
to Dealers in Arts.
168....................... Commercial Real Estate 1506-AB61
Transaction Reports and
Records.
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Customs Revenue Function--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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169....................... Enforcement of Copyrights 1515-AE26
and the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act.
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Internal Revenue Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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170....................... Guidance on the 1545-BO91
Elimination of Interbank
Offered Rates.
171....................... MEPs and the Unified Plan 1545-BO97
Rule.
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Internal Revenue Service--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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172....................... Information Reporting of 1545-BQ11
Health Insurance Coverage
and Other Issues Under
Sections 6055 and 6056.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Bureau of the Fiscal Service (FISCAL)
Proposed Rule Stage
158. Revision of the Federal Claims Collection Standards (31
CFR Parts 900-904) (Section 610 Review) [1530-AA29]
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3711
Abstract: The Department of Justice jointly with the Department of
the Treasury will revise the Federal Claims Collection Standards to
address statutory changes and to improve clarity of existing
regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
Agency Contact: Michelle Cordeiro, Senior Counsel, Department of
the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 401 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20227, Phone: 202 874-6680, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1530-AA29
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)
Proposed Rule Stage
159. Section 6101. Establishment of National Exam and Supervision
Priorities [1506-AB52]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) as part of the establishment of national exam and supervision
priorities. The proposed rule implements Section 6101(b) of the Anti-
Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), enacted into law as part of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), that
requires the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to issue and
promulgate rules for financial institutions to carry out the
government-wide anti-money laundering and countering the financing of
terrorism priorities (AML/CFT Priorities). The proposed rule: (i)
incorporates a risk assessment requirement for financial institutions;
(ii) requires financial institutions to incorporate AML/CFT Priorities
into risk-based programs; and (iii) provides for certain technical
changes. Once finalized, this proposed rule will affect all financial
institutions subject to regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act and have
AML/CFT program obligations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/00/23
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB52
160. Residential Real Estate Transaction Reports and Records [1506-
AB54]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) to address money laundering threats in the U.S. residential real
estate sector.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 12/08/21 86 FR 69589
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 02/07/22
NPRM................................ 08/00/23
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB54
161. Revisions to Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial
Institutions [1506-AB60]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue an NPRM entitled Revisions to
Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions,
relating to Section 6403(d) of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).
The CTA was enacted into law as part of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). Section 6403(d) of the
CTA requires FinCEN to revise its customer due diligence (CDD)
requirements for financial institutions to account for the changes
created by the two other rulemakings FinCEN is required to issue
pursuant to the CTA. With regard to the first required rulemaking,
FinCEN issued a final rule entitled ``Beneficial Ownership Information
Reporting Requirements'' (BOI reporting rule). The second required
rulemaking relates to access by authorized recipients to beneficial
ownership information (BOI) that will be reported to FinCEN and the use
of FinCEN identifiers. FinCEN previously issued an ANPRM entitled
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements on April 5,
2021, that solicited comments on a wide range of
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questions that concerned all three rulemakings. FinCEN also previously
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the same title on December
8, 2021 (BOI Reporting NPRM) that addressed only the first of the three
rulemakings, but the comments FinCEN received related to all three
subjects. The proposed rule reflects FinCEN's consideration of public
comments that have been received in response to the ANPRM and BOI
Reporting NPRM. The CTA requires that the revisions to the CDD
requirements be finalized within one year after the effective date of
the BOI reporting rule.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/00/23
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB60
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)
Final Rule Stage
162. Section 6212. Pilot Program on Sharing of Information Related to
Suspicious Activity Reports Within a Financial Group [1506-AB51]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Final Rule in order to
implement Section 6212 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the
AML Act). This section amends the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5318(g))
to establish a pilot program that permits financial institutions to
share suspicious activity report (SAR) information with their foreign
branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates for the purpose of combating
illicit finance risks. The section further requires the Secretary of
the Treasury to issue rules to implement the amendment within one year
of enactment of the AML Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 01/25/22 87 FR 3719
NPRM Comment Period End............. 03/28/22
Final Rule.......................... 11/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB51
163. Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of
FinCEN Identifiers for Entities [1506-AB59]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a final rule entitled Beneficial
Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN
Identifiers for Entities. The proposed regulations will establish
protocols to protect the security and confidentiality of the beneficial
ownership information (BOI) that will be reported to FinCEN pursuant to
Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), and will
establish the framework for authorized recipients' access to the BOI
reported. The final rule will also specify when and how reporting
companies can use FinCEN identifiers to report the BOI of entities. The
CTA was enacted into law as part of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). This rule is the second of three
rulemakings FinCEN is required to issue under the CTA. With regard to
the first required rulemaking, FinCEN issued a final rule entitled
``Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements'' (BOI
reporting rule).
The third required rulemaking will revise the customer due
diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions. FinCEN
previously issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
entitled Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements on
April 5, 2021, that solicited comments on a wide range of questions
that concerned all three rulemakings. FinCEN also previously issued a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the same title on December 8, 2021
(BOI Reporting NPRM) that addressed only the first of the three
rulemakings, but the comments FinCEN received related to all three
subjects. This rule reflects FinCEN's consideration of public comments
that have been received in response to the ANPRM and BOI Reporting
NPRM, as well as to the NPRM for Beneficial Ownership Information
Access and Safeguards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/16/22 87 FR 77404
NPRM Comment Period End............. 02/14/23
Final Action........................ 09/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB59
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)
Long-Term Actions
164. Amendments to the Definition of Broker or Dealer in Securities
(Crowd Funding) [1506-AB36]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5332
Abstract: FinCEN is finalizing amendments to the regulatory
definitions of ``broker or dealer in securities'' under the regulations
implementing the Bank Secrecy Act. The changes are intended to expand
the current scope of the definitions to include funding portals
involved in the offering or selling of securities through crowdfunding
pursuant to section 4(a)(6) of the Securities Act of 1933. In addition,
these amendments would require funding portals to implement policies
and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with all of
the Bank Secrecy Act requirements that are currently applicable to
brokers or dealers in securities. The rule to require these
organizations to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act regulations is
intended to help prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and
other financial crimes.
Note: This is not a new requirement; it replaces RINs 1506-AB24
and 1506-AB29.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/04/16 81 FR 19086
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NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/03/16
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Final Action........................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-
2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB36
165. Clarification of the Requirement To Collect, Retain, and Transmit
Information on Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies
and Digital Assets With Legal Tender Status [1506-AB41]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
FinCEN (collectively, the ``Agencies'') intend to issue a revised
proposal to clarify the meaning of ``money'' as used in the rules
implementing the Bank Secrecy Act requiring financial institutions to
collect, retain, and transmit information on certain funds transfers
and transmittals of funds. The Agencies intend that the revised
proposal will ensure that the rules apply to domestic and cross-border
transactions involving convertible virtual currency, which is a medium
of exchange (such as cryptocurrency) that either has an equivalent
value as currency, or acts as a substitute for currency, but lacks
legal tender status. The Agencies further intend that the revised
proposal will clarify that these rules apply to domestic and cross-
border transactions involving digital assets that have legal tender
status.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/27/20 85 FR 68005
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/27/20
Second NPRM......................... 06/00/24
Second NPRM Comment Period End...... 08/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-
2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB41
166. Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible
Virtual Currency or Digital Assets [1506-AB47]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN is amending the regulations implementing the Bank
Secrecy Act (BSA) to require banks and money service businesses (MSBs)
to submit reports, keep records, and verify the identity of customers
in relation to transactions involving convertible virtual currency
(CVC) or digital assets with legal tender status (``legal tender
digital assets'' or ``LTDA'') held in unhosted wallets, or held in
wallets hosted in a jurisdiction identified by FinCEN.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/23/20 85 FR 83840
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/04/21
Final Action........................ 06/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-
2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB47
167. Section 6110. Bank Secrecy Act Application to Dealers in
Antiquities and Assessment of Bank Secrecy Act Application to Dealers
in Arts [1506-AB50]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
to implement Section 6110 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the
AML Act). This section amends the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C.
5312(a)(2)) to include as a financial institution a person engaged in
the trade of antiquities, including an advisor, consultant, or any
other person who engages as a business in the solicitation or the sale
of antiquities, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of
the Treasury. The section further requires the Secretary of the
Treasury to issue proposed rules to implement the amendment within 360
days of enactment of the AML Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM............................... 09/24/21 86 FR 53021
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 10/25/21
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NPRM................................ To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-
2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB50
168. Commercial Real Estate Transaction Reports And Records
[1506-AB61]
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) to address money laundering threats in the U.S. commercial real
estate sector.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 09/00/24
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/00/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB61
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Customs Revenue Function (CUSTOMS)
Final Rule Stage
169. Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
[1515-AE26]
Legal Authority: Title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-125); 19 U.S.C. 1595a(c)(2)(G); 19
U.S.C. 1624
Abstract: This rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) regulations pertaining to importations of merchandise that
violate or are suspected of violating the copyright laws in accordance
with title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
2015 (TFTEA) and certain provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/16/19 84 FR 55251
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NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/16/19
Final Rule.......................... 07/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Alaina Van Horn, Chief, Intellectual Property
Enforcement Branch, Department of the Treasury, Customs Revenue
Function, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202
325-0083, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1515-AE26
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Final Rule Stage
170. Guidance on the Elimination of Interbank Offered Rates [1545-BO91]
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 882c and 7805; 26 U.S.C. 7805
Abstract: The final regulations will provide guidance on the tax
consequences of the phased elimination of interbank offered rates
(IBORs) that is underway in the United States and many foreign
countries. Taxpayers have requested guidance that addresses the
transition from IBOR to other reference rates and the determination of
the interest expense deduction of a foreign corporation.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/09/19 84 FR 54068
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/25/19
Final Action (TD 9961).............. 01/04/22 87 FR 166
Final Action Effective.............. 03/07/22
Final Action........................ 06/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Caleb Trimm, Attorney, Department of the Treasury,
Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4579,
Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-6002, Fax: 855 589-8672, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1545-BO91
171. MEPs and the Unified Plan Rule [1545-BO97]
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; 26 U.S.C. 413
Abstract: These proposed regulations provide guidance relating to
the tax qualification of multiple employer plans (MEPs) described in
section 413(e) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The proposed
regulations would provide an exception, if certain requirements are
met, to the application of the ``unified plan rule'' for section 413(e)
MEPs in the event of a failure by one or more participating employers
to take actions required of them to satisfy the requirements of section
401(a) or 408 of the Code. The regulations affect participants in MEPs,
MEP sponsors and administrators, and employers maintaining MEPs.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/03/19 84 FR 31777
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/01/19
Second NPRM......................... 03/28/22 87 FR 17225
Second NPRM Comment Period End...... 05/27/22
Final Action........................ 06/00/23
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jamie Dvoretzky, Attorney, Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-4836, Fax: 885 605-5282, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1545-BO97
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Completed Actions
172. Information Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage and Other
Issues Under Sections 6055 and 6056 [1545-BQ11]
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; 26 U.S.C. 5000A; 26 U.S.C. 6056
Abstract: These regulations revise notice and filing requirements
under sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code. The
regulations are needed to provide health coverage reporters an
extension of time in which to furnish certain statements and an
alternative manner of allowing certain health coverage reporters to
provide information to covered individuals. These regulations also
provide that the term ``minimum essential coverage'', as that term is
defined in health insurance-related tax laws, does not include Medicaid
coverage limited to COVID-19 testing and diagnostic services provided
pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action: TD 7790............... 12/15/22 87 FR 76569
Final Action Effective.............. 12/15/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Gerald Semasek, Phone: 202 317-7006, Fax: 855 576-
2339, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1545-BQ11
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