81 FR 71986 - Conditional Exception to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Relating to the Burma Section 311 Final Rule

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 202 (October 19, 2016)

Page Range		71986-71988
FR Document		2016-25249

This document contains a conditional exception, pursuant to authority under the Bank Secrecy Act, which would permit certain U.S. financial institutions to maintain correspondent accounts for Burmese banks under certain conditions.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 19, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

31 CFR Part 1010

Conditional Exception to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Relating to
the Burma Section 311 Final Rule

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN''), Treasury.

ACTION: Grant of conditional exception.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a conditional exception, pursuant to
authority under the Bank Secrecy Act, which would permit certain U.S.
financial institutions to maintain correspondent accounts for Burmese
banks under certain conditions.

DATES: Applicability Date: This conditional exception is applicable
beginning October 7, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All questions about the exceptive
relief must be addressed to the FinCEN Resource Center at (800) 767-
2825 (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Statutory and Regulatory Background

The Bank Secrecy Act (``BSA''), Titles I and II of Public Law 91-
508, as amended, codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829b, 12 U.S.C. 1951-1959, and
31 U.S.C. 5311-5314 and 5316-5332, authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury (``Secretary''), among other things, to issue regulations
requiring persons to keep records and file reports that are determined
to have a high degree of usefulness in criminal, tax, regulatory, and
counter-terrorism matters. The regulations implementing the BSA appear
at 31 CFR Chapter X. The Secretary's authority to administer the BSA
has been delegated to the Director of FinCEN.\1\
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\1\ Treasury Order 180-01 (Sept. 26, 2002).
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FinCEN has the authority, under 31 U.S.C. 5318(a)(7) and 31 CFR
1010.970, to make exceptions to the requirements of 31 CFR Chapter X.
Such exceptions may be conditional or unconditional, may apply to
particular persons or to classes of persons, and may apply to
particular transactions or classes of transactions. Moreover, an
exception is issuable or revocable in the sole discretion of FinCEN,
based on the circumstances to which the exception applies.

II. FinCEN Issuance 2016-1

This document, FinCEN Issuance 2016-1, provides exceptive relief
under

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31 U.S.C. 5318(a)(7) and 31 CFR 1010.970 to U.S. financial institutions
covered by 31 CFR 1010.651 (FinCEN's rule imposing special measures
against Burma under Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act). The exceptive
relief permits such financial institutions to maintain correspondent
accounts for Burmese banks under certain conditions. Specifically,
FinCEN is providing the following exceptive relief:
The provisions of paragraphs (b)(1) and (2) of 31 CFR 1010.651
shall not apply to a correspondent account that is established,
maintained, administered, or managed in the United States by a covered
financial institution (as defined in 31 CFR 1010.651(a)(3)) for, or on
behalf of, a Burmese banking institution, provided that such covered
financial institution subjects the account to the due diligence
obligations set forth under Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act and its
implementing regulation 31 CFR 1010.610.
FinCEN is providing this exceptive relief given (i) FinCEN's
assessment of Burma's progress to date in addressing issues identified
in FinCEN's 2003 finding that Burma was a jurisdiction of primary money
laundering concern; (ii) a high-level commitment by Burma to continue
making progress in addressing those issues; and (iii) FinCEN's
consideration of the ongoing effect on U.S. national security and
foreign policy of U.S. financial institutions' compliance with 31 CFR
1010.651.

Section 311 Action Against Burma

On November 18, 2003, FinCEN found Burma to be a jurisdiction of
primary money laundering concern pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5318A, as added
by Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (Section 311).\2\ FinCEN
based its finding on a number of factors, including (i) Burma's lack of
an effective anti-money laundering/countering the financing of
terrorism (AML/CFT) regime; (ii) high levels of public corruption in
Burma; (iii) a recognition that Burma is a haven for international drug
trafficking; and (iv) a lack of cooperation by Burma with U.S. law
enforcement agencies in criminal matters. In connection with this
finding, on April 12, 2004, FinCEN issued a final rule at 31 CFR
1010.651 prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from maintaining U.S.
correspondent accounts for Burmese banking institutions.\3\
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\2\ 68 FR 66299 (Nov. 25, 2003).
\3\ 69 FR 19093 (Apr. 12, 2004) (codified at 31 CFR 1010.651).
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Burma's Progress in Addressing the Concerns Described in the Section
311 Finding

Since FinCEN promulgated the final rule in 2004, Burma has taken
steps to improve its AML/CFT regime and to address the issues of
corruption, drug trafficking, and law enforcement cooperation.
Improvements to Burma's AML/CFT Regime
FinCEN's finding noted that ``the Burmese anti-money laundering law
is ineffective and unenforceable'' and could not be regarded as
effectively remedying a number of AML/CFT deficiencies, including that:
(i) The Burmese Central Bank had no anti-money laundering regulations
for financial institutions; (ii) banks licensed by Burma were not
legally required to obtain or maintain identification information about
their customers; (iii) such banks were also not required to maintain
transaction records of customer accounts; and (iv) Burmese financial
institutions were not required to report suspicious transactions.\4\
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\4\ 68 FR at 66300.
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Since 2012, Burma has made significant progress in addressing the
strategic AML/CFT deficiencies identified by the Financial Action Task
Force (FATF),\5\ which resulted in its removal in June 2016 from the
FATF's public list of countries with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. In
2013, the Burmese Central Bank, which previously had been part of the
Ministry of Finance, became independent. Through its 2014 Money
Laundering Law and the Burmese Central Bank's 2015 customer due
diligence directive, Burma now requires financial institutions to
conduct due diligence and know the true identity of their customers
including beneficial owners. Burma has criminalized money laundering
and terrorist financing, and it has established a legal framework to
implement targeted financial sanctions under United Nations Security
Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 1267, 1373, and related resolutions.
Further, Burma has established a financial intelligence unit and made
progress in ensuring that it has operational and budgetary
independence.
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\5\ The FATF is an inter-governmental body that sets standards
and promotes effective implementation of legal, regulatory, and
operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist
financing, and other related threats to the integrity of the
international financial system.
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Actions Addressing Public Corruption in Burma
FinCEN's finding noted that, as of 2003, Transparency
International--the leading international non-governmental organization
devoted to curbing corruption--ranked Burma as ``the fourth most
corrupt jurisdiction out of 133 jurisdictions assessed worldwide.'' \6\
Burma has taken some significant steps to address public corruption. In
2012, Burma ratified the UN Convention against Corruption.\7\ Burma
passed an Anti-Corruption Law in 2013 (and amended it in 2016),
improving its ability to receive and investigate allegations of
official corruption.
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\6\ 68 FR at 66302.
\7\ United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, Myanmar becomes
the 165th State Party to UN Convention on Corruption, January 10,
2013.
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Attention to International Drug Trafficking
FinCEN's 2003 finding identified Burma as ``a haven for
international drug trafficking'' and noted that Burma had failed to
take any regulatory or enforcement action against financial
institutions with well-known criminal links.\8\ Burma is in the process
of restructuring and expanding its counternarcotic task forces and
Burma has worked regionally on counternarcotics initiatives, including
those coordinated through the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
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\8\ 68 FR at 66300-301.
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Cooperation With U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies in Criminal Matters
FinCEN noted in its 2003 finding that U.S. law enforcement
indicated that they rarely gained access to bank-related information
pursuant to investigations, and that they received no cooperation
regarding counterfeiting investigations involving Burma.\9\
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\9\ Id. at 66301.
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U.S. law enforcement indicates that cooperation with Burmese
authorities has since improved. For example, in September 2014, the
U.S. and Burmese governments signed a Letter of Agreement to enhance
cooperation in the fight against illicit drugs and transnational crime,
and to support the development of Burma's law enforcement capacity and
promote the rule of law.

FinCEN's Remaining Concerns

FinCEN is encouraged by Burma's progress thus far, but believes
that Burma has not yet fully addressed the concerns articulated in the
2003 finding.
Although Burma has made a number of technical improvements to its
AML/

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CFT regime, FinCEN remains concerned that Burma has not yet implemented
its new reforms and has not displayed adequate effectiveness in
mitigating the risks and threats of money laundering and terrorist
financing. FinCEN also notes that a significant portion of financial
activity in Burma relies upon informal money transfer systems, which
remain largely unregulated and unsupervised.
FinCEN is also concerned that Burma has not sufficiently addressed
the corruption issues identified in the 2003 finding. Burma's ranking
on Transparency International's International Corruption Perceptions
Index remains high. The U.S. State Department's 2016 International
Narcotics Control Strategy Report on Burma notes that ``corruption is
endemic in both business and government. . . The rule of law remains
weak, and Burma continues to face a significant risk of narcotics
proceeds being laundered through commercial ventures.'' \10\
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\10\ U.S. State Department, 2016 International Narcotics Control
Strategy Report, available at http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/vol2/253387.htm.
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The United States also continues to recognize Burma as a haven for
international drug trafficking. In September 2016, under the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, the President determined Burma to be a
major illicit drug producing country or major drug-transit country.\11\
Further, Burma's cooperation with U.S. law enforcement, while improved
since 2003, nonetheless remains nascent and largely untested.
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\11\ See Section 706(1) of the Foreign Relations Authorization
Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Pub. L. 107-228); 2016 Presidential
Determination for Major Drug Producing and Transit Countries,
available at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/12/presidential-determination-major-drug-transit-or-major-illicit-drug.
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Considerations for Exceptive Relief

As noted in the final rule, the Section 311 action was designed to
encourage Burma to make necessary changes to its AML/CFT regime in
order to address FinCEN's concerns. Burma has begun to address those
concerns, but significant work remains. FinCEN welcomes Burma's recent
commitment to work with FinCEN and other components of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury, as well as with the U.S. government more
broadly, in advancing its AML/CFT efforts. FinCEN has considered
Burma's progress, its remaining deficiencies, and its commitment to
address those deficiencies in deciding to issue this exceptive relief.
This exceptive relief also takes into account the effect of
FinCEN's action on U.S. national security and foreign policy, as did
the final rule.\12\ FinCEN's final rule contained an exemption at 31
CFR 1010.651(b)(3) that allowed U.S. financial institutions to maintain
correspondent accounts for Burmese banks if such activity was licensed
under authorities administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Since 2012, OFAC has, via
general licenses, authorized a broad range of financial activity with
respect to Burma that would otherwise have been prohibited under the
Section 311 rule. On October 7, 2016, the President terminated the
national emergency with respect to Burma and revoked all Burma
sanctions Executive orders, lifting the economic and financial
sanctions on Burma administered by OFAC. As a result of the termination
of the Burma sanctions program, the OFAC general licenses referenced
above are no longer in effect. Therefore, the exemption incorporated
into FinCEN's final rule at 31 CFR 1010.651(b)(3), which effectively
permitted U.S. correspondent account activity with Burmese banks, no
longer has any operational effect. FinCEN has taken this into
consideration in deciding to issue this exceptive relief.
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\12\ 69 FR at 19094.

Dated: October 13, 2016.
Jamal El Hindi,
Acting Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
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31 U.S.C. 5318(a)(7) and 31 CFR Burma’s Progress in Addressing the Actions Addressing Public Corruption
1010.970 to U.S. financial institutions Concerns Described in the Section 311 in Burma
covered by 31 CFR 1010.651 (FinCEN’s Finding FinCEN’s finding noted that, as of
rule imposing special measures against 2003, Transparency International—the
Burma under Section 311 of the USA Since FinCEN promulgated the final
leading international non-governmental
PATRIOT Act). The exceptive relief rule in 2004, Burma has taken steps to organization devoted to curbing
permits such financial institutions to improve its AML/CFT regime and to corruption—ranked Burma as ‘‘the
maintain correspondent accounts for address the issues of corruption, drug fourth most corrupt jurisdiction out of
Burmese banks under certain trafficking, and law enforcement 133 jurisdictions assessed worldwide.’’ 6
conditions. Specifically, FinCEN is cooperation. Burma has taken some significant steps
providing the following exceptive relief: Improvements to Burma’s AML/CFT to address public corruption. In 2012,
The provisions of paragraphs (b)(1) Regime Burma ratified the UN Convention
and (2) of 31 CFR 1010.651 shall not against Corruption.7 Burma passed an
FinCEN’s finding noted that ‘‘the Anti-Corruption Law in 2013 (and
apply to a correspondent account that is
Burmese anti-money laundering law is amended it in 2016), improving its
established, maintained, administered,
ineffective and unenforceable’’ and ability to receive and investigate
or managed in the United States by a allegations of official corruption.
covered financial institution (as defined could not be regarded as effectively
in 31 CFR 1010.651(a)(3)) for, or on remedying a number of AML/CFT Attention to International Drug
behalf of, a Burmese banking institution, deficiencies, including that: (i) The Trafficking
provided that such covered financial Burmese Central Bank had no anti- FinCEN’s 2003 finding identified
institution subjects the account to the money laundering regulations for Burma as ‘‘a haven for international
due diligence obligations set forth under financial institutions; (ii) banks licensed drug trafficking’’ and noted that Burma
Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act by Burma were not legally required to had failed to take any regulatory or
and its implementing regulation 31 CFR obtain or maintain identification enforcement action against financial
1010.610. information about their customers; (iii) institutions with well-known criminal
such banks were also not required to links.8 Burma is in the process of
FinCEN is providing this exceptive
maintain transaction records of restructuring and expanding its
relief given (i) FinCEN’s assessment of
customer accounts; and (iv) Burmese counternarcotic task forces and Burma
Burma’s progress to date in addressing
financial institutions were not required has worked regionally on
issues identified in FinCEN’s 2003 counternarcotics initiatives, including
to report suspicious transactions.4
finding that Burma was a jurisdiction of those coordinated through the United
primary money laundering concern; (ii) Since 2012, Burma has made
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
a high-level commitment by Burma to significant progress in addressing the
continue making progress in addressing strategic AML/CFT deficiencies Cooperation With U.S. Law
those issues; and (iii) FinCEN’s identified by the Financial Action Task Enforcement Agencies in Criminal
consideration of the ongoing effect on Force (FATF),5 which resulted in its Matters
U.S. national security and foreign policy removal in June 2016 from the FATF’s FinCEN noted in its 2003 finding that
of U.S. financial institutions’ public list of countries with strategic U.S. law enforcement indicated that
compliance with 31 CFR 1010.651. AML/CFT deficiencies. In 2013, the they rarely gained access to bank-related
Burmese Central Bank, which information pursuant to investigations,
Section 311 Action Against Burma previously had been part of the Ministry and that they received no cooperation
On November 18, 2003, FinCEN of Finance, became independent. regarding counterfeiting investigations
found Burma to be a jurisdiction of Through its 2014 Money Laundering involving Burma.9
Law and the Burmese Central Bank’s U.S. law enforcement indicates that
primary money laundering concern
2015 customer due diligence directive, cooperation with Burmese authorities
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5318A, as added has since improved. For example, in
by Section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Burma now requires financial
institutions to conduct due diligence September 2014, the U.S. and Burmese
Act of 2001 (Section 311).2 FinCEN governments signed a Letter of
based its finding on a number of factors, and know the true identity of their
customers including beneficial owners. Agreement to enhance cooperation in
including (i) Burma’s lack of an effective the fight against illicit drugs and
anti-money laundering/countering the Burma has criminalized money
transnational crime, and to support the
financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) laundering and terrorist financing, and
development of Burma’s law
regime; (ii) high levels of public it has established a legal framework to enforcement capacity and promote the
corruption in Burma; (iii) a recognition implement targeted financial sanctions rule of law.
that Burma is a haven for international under United Nations Security Council
drug trafficking; and (iv) a lack of Resolutions (UNSCR) 1267, 1373, and FinCEN’s Remaining Concerns
cooperation by Burma with U.S. law related resolutions. Further, Burma has FinCEN is encouraged by Burma’s
enforcement agencies in criminal established a financial intelligence unit progress thus far, but believes that
matters. In connection with this finding, and made progress in ensuring that it Burma has not yet fully addressed the
on April 12, 2004, FinCEN issued a final has operational and budgetary concerns articulated in the 2003 finding.
rule at 31 CFR 1010.651 prohibiting U.S. independence. Although Burma has made a number
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financial institutions from maintaining of technical improvements to its AML/
U.S. correspondent accounts for 4 68 FR at 66300.
6 68
5 The FATF is an inter-governmental body that FR at 66302.
Burmese banking institutions.3 7 United
sets standards and promotes effective Nations Office of Drugs and Crime,
implementation of legal, regulatory, and operational Myanmar becomes the 165th State Party to UN
2 68FR 66299 (Nov. 25, 2003). measures for combating money laundering, terrorist Convention on Corruption, January 10, 2013.
3 69 8 68 FR at 66300–301.
FR 19093 (Apr. 12, 2004) (codified at 31 CFR financing, and other related threats to the integrity
1010.651). of the international financial system. 9 Id. at 66301.

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CFT regime, FinCEN remains concerned This exceptive relief also takes into and other general rule revisions
that Burma has not yet implemented its account the effect of FinCEN’s action on submitted by the State of Utah. The
new reforms and has not displayed U.S. national security and foreign revisions affect the Utah Division of
adequate effectiveness in mitigating the policy, as did the final rule.12 FinCEN’s Administrative Rules (DAR), R307–300
risks and threats of money laundering final rule contained an exemption at 31 Series; Requirements for Specific
and terrorist financing. FinCEN also CFR 1010.651(b)(3) that allowed U.S. Locations. The revisions had
notes that a significant portion of financial institutions to maintain submission dates of May 9, 2013, May
financial activity in Burma relies upon correspondent accounts for Burmese 20, 2014, September 8, 2015, and March
informal money transfer systems, which banks if such activity was licensed 8, 2016. The March 8, 2016 submittal
remain largely unregulated and under authorities administered by the contains rule revisions to address our
unsupervised. U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office February 25, 2016 conditional approval
FinCEN is also concerned that Burma of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Since of several Utah DAR R307–300 Series
has not sufficiently addressed the 2012, OFAC has, via general licenses, rules submitted on February 2, 2012,
corruption issues identified in the 2003 authorized a broad range of financial May 9, 2013, and May 20, 2014. These
finding. Burma’s ranking on activity with respect to Burma that area source rules control emissions of
Transparency International’s would otherwise have been prohibited direct PM2.5 and PM2.5 precursors,
International Corruption Perceptions under the Section 311 rule. On October which are sulfur dioxides (SO2),
Index remains high. The U.S. State 7, 2016, the President terminated the nitrogen oxides (NOX) and volatile
Department’s 2016 International national emergency with respect to organic compounds (VOC).
Narcotics Control Strategy Report on Burma and revoked all Burma sanctions Additionally, the EPA is finalizing to
Burma notes that ‘‘corruption is Executive orders, lifting the economic approve the State’s reasonably available
endemic in both business and and financial sanctions on Burma control measure (RACM) determinations
government. . . The rule of law remains administered by OFAC. As a result of for the rule revisions that pertain to the
weak, and Burma continues to face a the termination of the Burma sanctions PM2.5 SIP. This action is being taken
significant risk of narcotics proceeds program, the OFAC general licenses under section 110 of the Clean Air Act
being laundered through commercial referenced above are no longer in effect. (CAA or Act).
ventures.’’ 10 Therefore, the exemption incorporated DATES: This final rule is effective on
The United States also continues to into FinCEN’s final rule at 31 CFR November 18, 2016.
recognize Burma as a haven for 1010.651(b)(3), which effectively ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
international drug trafficking. In permitted U.S. correspondent account docket for this action under Docket ID
September 2016, under the Foreign activity with Burmese banks, no longer No. EPA–R08–OAR–2016–0311. All
Relations Authorization Act, the has any operational effect. FinCEN has documents in the docket are listed on
President determined Burma to be a taken this into consideration in deciding the http://www.regulations.gov Web
major illicit drug producing country or to issue this exceptive relief. site. Although listed in the index, some
major drug-transit country.11 Further, Dated: October 13, 2016. information is not publicly available,
Burma’s cooperation with U.S. law Jamal El Hindi, e.g., CBI or other information whose
enforcement, while improved since Acting Director, Financial Crimes disclosure is restricted by statute.
2003, nonetheless remains nascent and Enforcement Network. Certain other material, such as
largely untested. [FR Doc. 2016–25249 Filed 10–18–16; 8:45 am] copyrighted material, is not placed on
Considerations for Exceptive Relief BILLING CODE 4810–02–P
the Internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
As noted in the final rule, the Section Publicly available docket materials are
311 action was designed to encourage available through http://
Burma to make necessary changes to its ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.regulations.gov, or please contact
AML/CFT regime in order to address AGENCY the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
FinCEN’s concerns. Burma has begun to INFORMATION CONTACT section for
40 CFR Part 52
address those concerns, but significant additional availability information.
work remains. FinCEN welcomes [EPA–R08–OAR–2016–0311; FRL–9954–14– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Burma’s recent commitment to work Region 8] Crystal Ostigaard, Air Program, EPA,
with FinCEN and other components of Region 8, Mailcode 8P–AR, 1595
the U.S. Department of the Treasury, as Approval and Promulgation of Air
Quality Implementation Plans; State of Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado
well as with the U.S. government more 80202–1129, (303) 312–6602,
broadly, in advancing its AML/CFT Utah; Revisions to the Utah Division of
Administrative Rules, R307–300 ostigaard.crystal@epa.gov.
efforts. FinCEN has considered Burma’s SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
progress, its remaining deficiencies, and Series; Area Source Rules for
its commitment to address those Attainment of Fine Particulate Matter I. Background
deficiencies in deciding to issue this Standards
On October 17, 2006 (71 FR 61144),
exceptive relief. AGENCY: Environmental Protection the EPA strengthened the level of the
Agency (EPA). 24-hour PM2.5 National Ambient Air
10 U.S. State Department, 2016 International
ACTION: Final rule. Quality Standards (NAAQS), lowering
Narcotics Control Strategy Report, available at the primary and secondary standards
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http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/vol2/
253387.htm. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection from 65 micrograms per cubic meter
11 See Section 706(1) of the Foreign Relations Agency (EPA) is finalizing approval and (mg/m3), the 1997 standard, to 35 mg/m3.
Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Pub. L. 107– finalizing the conditional approval of On November 13, 2009 (74 FR 58688),
228); 2016 Presidential Determination for Major portions of the fine particulate matter the EPA designated three nonattainment
Drug Producing and Transit Countries, available at
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/ (PM2.5) State Implementation Plan (SIP) areas in Utah for the 24-hour PM2.5
09/12/presidential-determination-major-drug- NAAQS of 35 mg/m3. These are the Salt
transit-or-major-illicit-drug. 12 69 FR at 19094. Lake City, Utah; Provo, Utah; and

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81 FR 71986 - Conditional Exception to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Relating to the Burma Section 311 Final Rule

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYFinancial Crimes Enforcement Network

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 202 (October 19, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network