81 FR 35662 - Rules of Practice and Procedure Concerning Regulatory Program Fees and Basin Regulations-Water Supply Charges Concerning Rates
DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 107 (June 3, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 35662-35665] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-13012] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DELAWARE RIVER BASIN COMMISSION 18 CFR Parts 401 and 420 Rules of Practice and Procedure Concerning Regulatory Program Fees and Basin Regulations--Water Supply Charges Concerning Rates AGENCY: Delaware River Basin Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commission is proposing amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure to adopt a new project review fee structure and to the Basin Regulations--Water Supply Charges to provide for automatic inflation adjustments. These changes also are proposed to be incorporated into the Commission's Comprehensive Plan. DATES: The Commission will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The hearing will continue until all those wishing to testify have had an opportunity to do so. Written comments will be accepted and must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 12, 2016. ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held in the Goddard Conference Room at the Commission's office building located at 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ. As Internet mapping tools are inaccurate for this location, please use the driving directions posted on the Commission's Web site. Oral Testimony and Written Comments: Persons wishing to testify at the hearing are asked to register in advance by phoning Paula Schmitt at 609-883-9500, ext. 224. Written comments may be submitted as follows: If by email, to [email protected]; if by fax, to Commission Secretary at 609-883-9522; if by U.S. Mail, to Commission Secretary, DRBC, P.O. Box 7360, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360; and if by overnight mail, to Commission Secretary, DRBC, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360. Comments also may be delivered by hand at any time during the Commission's regular office hours (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. except on national holidays) until the close of the comment period at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 12, 2016. In all cases, please include the commenter's name, address and affiliation, if any, in the comment document and ``Fees Rulemaking'' in the subject line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An FAQ document explaining this proposal in further detail is available on the Commission's Web site, www.drbc.net. For queries about the rulemaking process, please contact Pamela Bush at 609-477-7203. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. The Delaware River Basin Commission (``DRBC'' or ``Commission'') is a Federal interstate compact agency charged with managing the water resources of the Delaware River Basin on a regional basis without regard to political boundaries. Its members are the governors of the four basin states--Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania--and the North Atlantic Division Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, representing the federal government. DRBC is proposing a comprehensive revision of its project review fee structure, including an automatic annual indexed inflation adjustment for most fees. The inflation adjustment is also proposed for DRBC's water supply charges rates applicable to consumptive and non-consumptive surface water withdrawals. Current fees. DRBC's current project review fee structure was adopted by the Commission in 2009 by (uncodified) Resolution No. 2009- 2. For projects involving total costs of $250,000 or less, it consists of a flat project review fee of $1,000 for privately sponsored projects and $500 for publically sponsored projects. For projects with total costs greater than $250,000, DRBC's current project review fee is based upon a percentage of the costs of the project attributable to project components physically located within the basin, and is capped at $75,000. However, projects for which the review is exceptionally involved may be charged DRBC's actual costs, which may exceed $75,000. The current fee structure generates an uneven revenue stream that between 2011 and 2015 produced average annual revenues of $610,843. The Commission's total cost associated with [[Page 35663]] project reviews required by the Delaware River Basin Compact and DRBC regulations is estimated to equal $1.15 million annually. This estimate takes into consideration administrative cost savings expected to accompany implementation of the One Process/One Permit Program (also ``One Process/One Permit''), recently authorized by the Commission through its adoption of the One Permit Program rule, 18 CFR 401.42. DRBC's water supply charges are used to pay debt service, annual operation and maintenance costs, and the costs of required improvements, repairs and replacements associated with water supply storage owned by the Commission in two reservoirs--Blue Marsh and Beltzville--located in Pennsylvania and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Water supply charges revenues also support DRBC activities related to water supply planning and operations. DRBC's current water supply charges rates, in effect since January 1, 2011, are $80 per million gallons for consumptive use and $.80 per million gallons for non-consumptive use. The previous rates, $60 per million gallons for consumptive use and $.60 per million gallons for non- consumptive use, were adopted in 1978 and remained unchanged for more than 30 years. DRBC's water supply charges revenues have lagged significantly behind inflation. Proposed Changes. The proposed project review fee restructuring includes: For wastewater discharge projects, elimination of DRBC project review fees for applications that undergo coordinated review pursuant to the One Process/One Permit Program; and for water withdrawal projects, (1) for those projects for which DRBC continues to act as lead review agency, replacement of the current fee structure with fees based on monthly water allocation limits; and (2) for renewals subject to coordinated review under One Process/One Permit, elimination of the project review fee. DRBC is simultaneously proposing an annual coordination, monitoring and assessment fee for all water withdrawal and wastewater discharge projects subject to DRBC review and approval, including projects that receive permits from a signatory party agency under the One Process/One Permit Program. The annual fee will range from $300 to $1,000 per year, depending upon the permitted discharge capacity or monthly water allocation. The fee for DRBC's review of ``Other'' projects--those that involve no ongoing withdrawals or discharges--will continue to be calculated on the basis of project cost. The coordination, monitoring and assessment fee will not apply to such ``Other'' projects. An annual, indexed, automatic inflation adjustment is proposed for most project review fees. The proposed regulatory program fees structure is expected to provide a more predictable and sustainable source of revenues and to help close the annual gap of approximately $539,000 in funding to support DRBC's project review program. No increase is proposed to DRBC's current water supply charges rates, set forth at 18 CFR 420.41. However, an annual, indexed, automatic inflation adjustment is proposed, applicable to both the consumptive and non-consumptive use rates for surface water withdrawals. Additional information. An FAQ document explaining DRBC's fee restructuring proposal in greater detail is available on the Commission's Web site, www.drbc.net. List of Subjects 18 CFR Part 401 Administrative practice and procedure, Penalties, Water pollution control, Water resources. 18 CFR Part 420 Water Supply. For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Delaware River Basin Commission proposes to amend parts 401 and 420 of title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows: PART 401--RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE 0 1. The authority citation for part 401 continues to read as follows: Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact (75 Stat. 688), unless otherwise noted. 0 2. Add Sec. 401.43 to subpart C to read as follows: Sec. 401.43 Regulatory program fees. (a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide an adequate, stable and reliable stream of revenue to cover the cost of the Commission's regulatory program activities, an important means by which the Commission coordinates management of the shared water resources of the Basin. Activities to be covered by the fees include the review of applications for projects that are subject to review under the Delaware River Basin Compact and implementing regulations; and ongoing activities associated with such projects, including but not limited to, effluent and ambient monitoring, data analysis, hydrodynamic and water quality modeling, and coordination with state and federal agencies. (b) Types of fees. The following types of fees are established by this section: (1) Docket Application Fee. Except as set forth in paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of this section, the Docket Application Fee shall apply to: (i) Any project that, in accordance with the Delaware River Basin Compact and DRBC regulations, requires a Commission-issued docket or permit, whether it be a new or existing project for which the Commission has not yet issued an approval or a project for which the renewal of a previous Commission approval is required. (ii) Any project that in accordance with section 11 or section 13.1 of the Delaware River Basin Compact and DRBC regulations must be added to the Comprehensive Plan (also, ``Plan''). In addition to any new project required to be included in the Plan, such projects include existing projects that in accordance with section 13.1 of the Compact are required to be included in the Plan and which were not previously added to the Plan. Any existing project that is changed substantially from the project as described in the Plan shall be deemed to be a new and different project for purposes of this section. (iii) Exemptions. The Docket Application Fee shall not apply to: (A) Any project for which the Signatory Party Agency serves as lead under the one permit program rule (Sec. 401.42), unless such project must be added by the Commission to the Comprehensive Plan. (B) Any project for which an agency, authority or commission of a signatory to the Compact is the primary sponsor. Projects sponsored by political subdivisions of the signatory states shall not be included in this exemption. For purposes of this section ``political subdivisions'' shall include without limitation municipalities, municipal utility authorities, municipal development corporations, and all other entities not directly under the budgetary and administrative control of the Commission's members. (2) Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee. An Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee shall apply to each withdrawal and/or discharge project for which a water allocation or wastewater discharge approval issued pursuant to the Compact and implementing regulations is in effect, regardless of whether the approval was issued by the Commission in the form of a docket, permit or other instrument, or by a Signatory Party Agency under the one permit program rule (Sec. 401.42). The fee shall be based on [[Page 35664]] the amount of a project's approved monthly water allocation and/or approved daily discharge capacity. (3) Alternative Review Fee. In instances where the Commission's activities and related costs associated with the review of an existing or proposed project are expected to involve extraordinary time and expense, an Alternative Review Fee equal to the Commission's actual costs may be imposed. The Executive Director shall inform the project sponsor in writing when the Alternative Review Fee is to be applied and may require advance payment in the amount of the Commission's projected costs. Instances in which the Alternative Review Fee may apply include, but are not limited to, matters in which: (i) DRBC staff perform a detailed pre-application review, including but not limited to the performance or review of modeling and/or analysis to identify target limits for wastewater discharges; (ii) DRBC staff perform or review complex modeling in connection with the design of a wastewater discharge diffuser system; (iii) DRBC manages a public process for which the degree of public involvement results in extraordinary effort and expense, including but not limited to, costs associated with multiple stakeholder meetings, special public hearings, and/or voluminous public comment. (iv) DRBC conducts or is required to engage third parties to conduct additional analyses or evaluations of a project in response to a court order. (4) Additional fees--(i) Emergency approval. A request for an emergency certificate under Sec. 401.40 to waive or amend a docket condition shall be subject to a minimum fee in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section. An Alternative Review Fee also may be charged in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this section. (ii) Late filed renewal application. Any renewal application submitted fewer than 120 calendar days in advance of the expiration date or after such other date specified in the docket or permit or letter of the Executive Director for filing a renewal application shall be subject to a Late Filed Renewal Application charge in excess of the otherwise applicable fee. (iii) Modification of a DRBC approval. Following Commission action on a project, each project revision or modification that the Executive Director deems substantial shall require an additional Docket Application Fee calculated in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section and subject to an Alternative Review Fee in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this section. (iv) Name change. Each project with a docket or permit issued by the DRBC or by a Signatory Party Agency pursuant to the one permit program rule (Sec. 401.42) will be charged an administrative fee as set forth in paragraph (e) of this section. (v) Change of ownership. Each project that undergoes a ``change in ownership'' as that term is defined at 18 CFR 420.31(e)(2) will be charged an administrative fee as set forth in paragraph (e) of this section. (c) Indexed adjustment. On July 1 of every year, beginning July 1, 2017, all fees established by this section will increase commensurate with any increase in the annual April 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Philadelphia, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics during that year.\1\ In any year in which the April 12-month CPI for Philadelphia declines or shows no change, the Docket Application Fee and Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee will remain unchanged. Following any indexed adjustment made under this paragraph, a revised fee schedule will be posted on the Commission's Web site. Interested parties may also obtain the current fee schedule by contacting the Commission directly during business hours. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Consumer Price Index--U/Series ID: CWURA102SA0/Not Seasonally Adjusted/Area: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA- NJ-DE-MD/Item: All items/Base Period: 1982-84=100. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (d) Late payment charge. When any fee established by this section remains unpaid 30 calendar days after the payment due date provided on the Commission's invoice, an incremental charge equal to 2% of the amount owed shall be automatically assessed. Such charge shall be assessed every 30 days thereafter until the total amount owed, including any late payment charges has been paid in full. (e) Fee schedules. The fees described in this section shall be as follows: Docket Application Filing Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Docket application Project type fee Fee maximum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ $400 per million Greater of: gallons/month of $15,000 \1\ or allocation,\1\ Alternative not to exceed Review Fee $15,000. \1\ Water Withdrawal................ Fee is doubled for any portion to be exported from the basin. Wastewater Discharge............ Private projects: Alternative Review $1,000 \1\ Public Fee projects: $500 \1\. 0.4% of project Greater of: cost up to $75,000 \1\ or $10,000,000 plus Alternative 0.12% of project Review Fee cost above. Other........................... $10,000,000 (if applicable), not to exceed $75,000. \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section. Annual Monitoring and Coordination Fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Annual fee Allocation ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\$300 <4.99 mgm. \1\450 5.00 to 49.99 mgm. Water Withdrawal............. \1\650 50.00 to 499.99 mgm. \1\825 500.00 to 9,999.99 mgm. \1\1,000; > or = to 10,000 mgm. Annual fee Discharge design capacity \1\300 <0.05 mgd. Wastewater Discharge......... \1\610 0.05 to 1 mgd. [[Page 35665]] \1\820 1 to 10 mgd. \1\1,000 >10 mgd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section. Additional Fees ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Proposed action Fee Fee maximum ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Emergency Approval Under 18 CFR $5,000............ Alternative Review 401.40. Fee. Late Filed Renewal Surcharge.... $2,000............ At Executive Alternative Review Director's Fee. discretion, Docket Application Fee for the appropriate project type. Modification of a DRBC Approval. Name change..................... $1,000, \1\ Change of Ownership............. $1,500. \1\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\ Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section. PART 420--BASIN REGULATIONS--WATER SUPPLY CHARGES 0 3. The authority citation for part 420 continues to read as follows: Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact, 75 Stat. 688. 0 4. Revise Sec. 420.41 to read as follows: Sec. 420.41 Schedule of water charges. The schedule of water charges established in accordance with Sec. 420.22 shall be as follows: (a) $80 per million gallons for consumptive use, subject to paragraph (c) of this section; and (b) $0.80 per million gallons for non-consumptive use, subject to paragraph (c) of this section. (c) On July 1 of every year, beginning July 1, 2017, the rates established by this section will increase commensurate with any increase in the annual April 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Philadelphia, published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics during that year.\1\ In any year in which the April 12-month CPI for Philadelphia declines or shows no change, the water charges rates will remain unchanged. Following any indexed adjustment made under this paragraph, revised consumptive and non-consumptive use rates will be posted on the Commission's Web site. Interested parties may also obtain the current rates by contacting the Commission directly during business hours. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Consumer Price Index--U/Series ID: CWURA102SA0/Not Seasonally Adjusted/Area: Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA- NJ-DE-MD/Item: All items/Base Period: 1982-84=100. Dated: May 26, 2016. Pamela M. Bush, Commission Secretary. 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account number, or credit or debit card consider and use in this proceeding, as Commission Secretary, DRBC, 25 State
number. You are also solely responsible appropriate. The Commission will Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 08628–
for making sure that your comment does consider all timely and responsive 0360. Comments also may be delivered
not include any sensitive health public comments that it receives on or by hand at any time during the
information, such as medical records or before September 6, 2016. You can find Commission’s regular office hours
other individually identifiable health more information, including routine (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.
information. In addition, do not include uses permitted by the Privacy Act, in through 5:00 p.m. except on national
any ‘‘[t]rade secret or any commercial or the Commission’s privacy policy, at holidays) until the close of the comment
financial information which is . . . http://www.ftc.gov/ftc/privacy.htm. period at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August
privileged or confidential,’’ as discussed By direction of the Commission. 12, 2016. In all cases, please include the
in section 6(f) of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. commenter’s name, address and
Donald S. Clark,
46(f), and FTC Rule 4.10(a)(2), 16 CFR affiliation, if any, in the comment
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inventories, formulas, patterns, devices, FAQ document explaining this proposal
manufacturing processes, or customer in further detail is available on the
names. DELAWARE RIVER BASIN Commission’s Web site, www.drbc.net.
If you want the Commission to give COMMISSION For queries about the rulemaking
your comment confidential treatment, process, please contact Pamela Bush at
you must file it in paper form, with a 18 CFR Parts 401 and 420
609–477–7203.
request for confidential treatment, and
Rules of Practice and Procedure SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
you must follow the procedure
explained in FTC Rule 4.9(c), 16 CFR Concerning Regulatory Program Fees Background. The Delaware River
4.9(c).1 Your comment will be kept and Basin Regulations—Water Supply Basin Commission (‘‘DRBC’’ or
confidential only if the FTC General Charges Concerning Rates ‘‘Commission’’) is a Federal interstate
Counsel grants your request in compact agency charged with managing
AGENCY: Delaware River Basin the water resources of the Delaware
accordance with the law and the public Commission.
interest. River Basin on a regional basis without
ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of public regard to political boundaries. Its
Postal mail addressed to the
Commission is subject to delay due to hearing. members are the governors of the four
heightened security screening. As a basin states—Delaware, New Jersey,
SUMMARY: The Commission is proposing New York and Pennsylvania—and the
result, we encourage you to submit your amendments to the Rules of Practice
comments online. To make sure that the North Atlantic Division Commander of
and Procedure to adopt a new project the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Commission considers your online review fee structure and to the Basin
comment, you must file it at https:// representing the federal government.
Regulations—Water Supply Charges to DRBC is proposing a comprehensive
ftcpublic.commentworks.com/ftc/ provide for automatic inflation
rvaluerule, by following the instruction revision of its project review fee
adjustments. These changes also are structure, including an automatic
on the web-based form. If this Notice proposed to be incorporated into the
appears at http://www.regulations.gov, annual indexed inflation adjustment for
Commission’s Comprehensive Plan. most fees. The inflation adjustment is
you also may file a comment through
DATES: The Commission will hold a also proposed for DRBC’s water supply
that Web site.
If you prefer to file your comment on public hearing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, charges rates applicable to consumptive
paper, mail your comment to the July 27, 2016. The hearing will continue and non-consumptive surface water
following address: Federal Trade until all those wishing to testify have withdrawals.
Commission, Office of the Secretary, had an opportunity to do so. Written Current fees. DRBC’s current project
600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Suite comments will be accepted and must be review fee structure was adopted by the
CC–5610 (Annex B), Washington, DC received by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 12, Commission in 2009 by (uncodified)
20580, or deliver your comment to the 2016. Resolution No. 2009–2. For projects
following address: Federal Trade ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be involving total costs of $250,000 or less,
Commission, Office of the Secretary, held in the Goddard Conference Room it consists of a flat project review fee of
Constitution Center, 400 7th Street SW., at the Commission’s office building $1,000 for privately sponsored projects
5th Floor, Suite 5610 (Annex B), located at 25 State Police Drive, West and $500 for publically sponsored
Washington, DC 20024. If possible, Trenton, NJ. As Internet mapping tools projects. For projects with total costs
submit your paper comment to the are inaccurate for this location, please greater than $250,000, DRBC’s current
Commission by courier or overnight use the driving directions posted on the project review fee is based upon a
service. Commission’s Web site. percentage of the costs of the project
Visit the Commission Web site at Oral Testimony and Written attributable to project components
http://www.ftc.gov to read this ANPR Comments: Persons wishing to testify at physically located within the basin, and
and the news release describing it. The the hearing are asked to register in is capped at $75,000. However, projects
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FTC Act and other laws that the advance by phoning Paula Schmitt at for which the review is exceptionally
Commission administers permit the 609–883–9500, ext. 224. Written involved may be charged DRBC’s actual
comments may be submitted as follows: costs, which may exceed $75,000. The
1 In particular, the written request for confidential If by email, to paula.schmitt@ current fee structure generates an
treatment that accompanies the comment must drbc.nj.gov; if by fax, to Commission uneven revenue stream that between
include the factual and legal basis for the request,
and must identify the specific portions of the
Secretary at 609–883–9522; if by U.S. 2011 and 2015 produced average annual
comment to be withheld from the public record. See Mail, to Commission Secretary, DRBC, revenues of $610,843. The
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ANNUAL MONITORING AND COORDINATION FEE—Continued
Annual fee Allocation
1820 1 to 10 mgd.
11,000 >10 mgd.
1 Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section.
ADDITIONAL FEES
Proposed action Fee Fee maximum
Emergency Approval Under 18 CFR 401.40 .... $5,000 ............................................................... Alternative Review Fee.
Late Filed Renewal Surcharge .......................... $2,000.
At Executive Director’s discretion, Docket Ap- Alternative Review Fee.
plication Fee for the appropriate project type.
Modification of a DRBC Approval.
Name change .................................................... $1,000, 1
Change of Ownership ........................................ $1,500. 1
1 Subject to annual adjustment in accordance with paragraph (c) of this section.
PART 420—BASIN REGULATIONS— DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AB35 in the body of the text. Please
WATER SUPPLY CHARGES submit comments by one method only.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network • Comments submitted in response to
■ 3. The authority citation for part 420 this NPRM will become a matter of
continues to read as follows: 31 CFR Part 1010 public record. Therefore, you should
Authority: Delaware River Basin Compact, submit only information that you wish
RIN 1506–AB35
75 Stat. 688. to make publicly available.
■ 4. Revise § 420.41 to read as follows: • Inspection of comments: FinCEN
Imposition of Special Measure Against
§ 420.41 Schedule of water charges. North Korea as a Jurisdiction of uses the electronic, Internet-accessible
The schedule of water charges Primary Money Laundering Concern dockets at Regulations.gov as its
established in accordance with § 420.22 complete, official-record docket; all
AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement hard copies of materials that should be
shall be as follows: Network (‘‘FinCEN’’), Treasury.
(a) $80 per million gallons for in the docket, including public
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. comments, are electronically scanned
consumptive use, subject to paragraph
(c) of this section; and and placed there. Federal Register
SUMMARY: In a finding, notice of which
(b) $0.80 per million gallons for non- notices published by FinCEN are
was published elsewhere in this issue of
consumptive use, subject to paragraph searchable by docket number, RIN, or
the Federal Register (‘‘Notice of
(c) of this section. document title, among other things, and
Finding’’), the Director of FinCEN found
(c) On July 1 of every year, beginning the docket number, RIN, and title may
that the Democratic People’s Republic of
July 1, 2017, the rates established by be found at the beginning of such
Korea (‘‘North Korea’’) is a jurisdiction
this section will increase commensurate notices. In general, FinCEN will make
of primary money laundering concern.
with any increase in the annual April all comments publicly available by
FinCEN is issuing this notice of
12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) posting them on http://
proposed rulemaking (‘‘NPRM’’) to
for Philadelphia, published by the U.S. www.regulations.gov.
propose to prohibit covered financial
Bureau of Labor Statistics during that
institutions from opening or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
year.1 In any year in which the April 12-
maintaining a correspondent account in FinCEN Resource Center at (800) 949–
month CPI for Philadelphia declines or
the United States for or on behalf of a 2732.
shows no change, the water charges
rates will remain unchanged. Following North Korean banking institution and to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
any indexed adjustment made under prohibit the use of foreign banking
institutions’ correspondent accounts at I. Statutory Provisions
this paragraph, revised consumptive
and non-consumptive use rates will be covered U.S. financial institutions to On October 26, 2001, the President
posted on the Commission’s Web site. process transactions involving North signed into law the Uniting and
Interested parties may also obtain the Korean financial institutions. Strengthening America by Providing
current rates by contacting the DATES: Written comments on the notice Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept
Commission directly during business of proposed rulemaking must be and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001,
hours. submitted on or before August 2, 2016. Public Law 107–56 (the ‘‘USA PATRIOT
Dated: May 26, 2016. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Act’’). Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act
identified by 1506–AB35, by any of the amended the anti-money laundering
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Pamela M. Bush,
following methods: provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act
Commission Secretary.
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• Mail: The Financial Crimes
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| Dates | The Commission will hold a public hearing at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. The hearing will continue until all those wishing to testify have had an opportunity to do so. Written comments will be accepted and must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, August 12, 2016. | |
| Contact | An FAQ document explaining this proposal in further detail is available on the Commission's Web site, www.drbc.net. For queries about the rulemaking process, please contact Pamela Bush at 609-477-7203. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 35662 | |
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