FinCEN, to comply with the
congressional mandate to prescribe regulations under section 104(e)
of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
Act of 2010 ("CISADA") and consistent with its statutory mission
under 31 U.S.C. 310, issued regulations that would require a U.S.
bank that maintains a correspondent account for a foreign bank to
inquire of the foreign bank, and report to FinCEN, with respect to
whether the foreign bank maintains a correspondent account for, or
has processed one or more transfers of funds within the preceding
90 calendar days, other than through a correspondent account,
related to any financial institution designated by the U.S.
Government in connection with Iran's proliferation of weapons of
mass destruction or delivery systems for weapons of mass
destruction, or in connection with Iran's support for international
terrorism. In addition, FinCEN is requiring a U.S. bank that
maintains a correspondent account for a foreign bank to inquire of
the foreign bank, and report to FinCEN, with respect to whether the
foreign bank has processed one or more transfers of funds within
the preceding 90 calendar days related to Iran's Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps ("IRGC") or any of its agents or
affiliates designated by the U.S. Government. Under the
regulations, U.S. banks will only be required to report this
information to FinCEN upon receiving a specific written request
from FinCEN.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.