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Proposed Rules
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 13
Friday, January 22, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 12 CFR Parts 21 and 163
Docket No. OCC20200037
RIN 1557AE77

Exemptions to Suspicious Activity Report Requirements Office of the Comptroller of the Currency OCC, Treasury USDT.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking with request for public comment.
AGENCY:

The OCC is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would modify the requirements for national banks and federal savings associations to file Suspicious Activity Reports. The proposed rule would amend the OCCs Suspicious Activity Report regulations to allow the OCC to issue exemptions from the requirements of those regulations. The proposed rule makes it possible for the OCC to grant relief to national banks or federal savings associations that develop innovative solutions intended to meet Bank Secrecy Act requirements more efficiently and effectively.
DATES: Comments must be received by February 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal, if possible. Please use the title Exemptions to Suspicious Activity Report Requirements to facilitate the organization and distribution of the comments. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal Regulations.gov Classic or Regulations.gov Beta:
Regulations.gov Classic: Go to https
www.regulations.gov/. Enter Docket ID
OCC20200037 in the Search Box and click Search. Click on Comment Now to submit public comments. For help with submitting effective comments please click on View
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Commenters Checklist. Click on the Help tab on the Regulations.gov home page to get information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for submitting public comments.
Regulations.gov Beta: Go to https
beta.regulations.gov/ or click Visit New Regulations.gov Site from the Regulations.gov Classic homepage.
Enter Docket ID OCC20200037 in the Search Box and click Search.
Public comments can be submitted via the Comment box below the displayed document information or by clicking on the document title and then clicking the Comment box on the topleft side of the screen. For help with submitting effective comments please click on Commenters Checklist. For assistance with the Regulations.gov Beta site, please call 877 3785457 toll free or 703 4549859 MondayFriday, 9 a.m.5 p.m. ET or email regulations@
erulemakinghelpdesk.com.
Mail: Chief Counsels Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400
7th Street SW, Suite 3E218, Washington, DC 20219.
Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E218, Washington, DC 20219.
Instructions: You must include OCC as the agency name and Docket ID OCC20200037 in your comment.
In general, the OCC will enter all comments received into the docket and publish the comments on the Regulations.gov website without change, including any business or personal information provided such as name and address information, email addresses, or phone numbers.
Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.
You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to this rulemaking action by the following methods:
Viewing Comments Electronically Regulations.gov Classic or Regulations.gov Beta:
Regulations.gov Classic: Go to https
www.regulations.gov/. Enter Docket ID
OCC20200037 in the Search box and click Search. Click on Open Docket
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Comments and supporting materials can be viewed and filtered by clicking on View all documents and comments in this docket and then using the filtering tools on the left side of the screen. Click on the Help tab on the Regulations.gov home page to get information on using Regulations.gov.
The docket may be viewed after the close of the comment period in the same manner as during the comment period.
Regulations.gov Beta: Go to https
beta.regulations.gov/ or click Visit New Regulations.gov Site from the Regulations.gov Classic homepage.
Enter Docket ID OCC20200037 in the Search Box and click Search.
Click on the Comments tab.
Comments can be viewed and filtered by clicking on the Sort By drop-down on the right side of the screen or the Refine Results options on the left side of the screen. Supporting materials can be viewed by clicking on the Documents tab and filtered by clicking on the Sort By drop-down on the right side of the screen or the Refine Results options on the left side of the screen. For assistance with the Regulations.gov Beta site, please call 877 3785457 toll free or 703 454
9859 MondayFriday, 9 a.m.5 p.m. ET
or email regulations@
erulemakinghelpdesk.com.
The docket may be viewed after the close of the comment period in the same manner as during the comment period.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Vivenzio, Senior Counsel; Jina Cheon, Counsel; Henry Barkhausen, Counsel; or Scott Burnett, Counsel, Chief Counsels Office 202 6495490; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction OCC regulations require national banks and federal savings associations to file Suspicious Activity Reports SARs under certain conditions. These regulations also provide for: i Board of director notification; ii filing exceptions; iii SAR confidentiality; iv recordkeeping requirements; v supporting documentation requirements; and vi limitations on liability. Requirements related to SARs are codified at 12 CFR 21.11 for national banks and 12 CFR 163.180 for federal savings associations. This proposed rule
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