Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations—Imposition of Special Measure against Infobank as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 189 / Thursday, September 30, 2004 / Proposed Rules 58375 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 31 CFR Part 103 RIN 1506–AA67 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations—Imposition of Special Measure against Infobank as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period. SUMMARY: On August 24, 2004, FinCEN requested public comment on a proposed rulemaking to impose a special measure against Infobank as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern, pursuant to the authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318A of the Bank Secrecy Act. FinCEN is extending the comment period on the proposal until November 1, 2004. This action will allow interested persons additional time to analyze the issues and prepare their comments. DATES: Written comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking (69 FR 51973) must be submitted on or before November 1, 2004. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 1506–AA67, by any of the following methods:

• Federal e-rulemaking portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: regcomments@fincen.treas.gov. Include RIN 1506–AA67 in the subject line of the message.
• Mail: FinCEN, P.O. Box, 39, Vienna, VA 22183. Include RIN 1506–AA67 in the body of the text. Instructions: It is preferable for comments to be submitted by electronic mail because paper mail in the Washington, DC, area may be delayed. Please submit comments by one method only. All submissions received must include the agency name and the Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this proposed rulemaking. All comments received will be posted without change to http:// www.fincen.gov, including any personal information provided. Comments may be inspected at FinCEN between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., in the FinCEN reading room in Washington, DC. Persons wishing to inspect the comments submitted must request an appointment by telephoning (202) 354–6400 (not a toll-free number). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Regulatory Programs, FinCEN, at (202) 354–6400 or Office of Chief Counsel, FinCEN, at (703) 905–3590 (not toll-free numbers). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 24, 2004, FinCEN requested comment on a proposal to impose the special measure authorized by 31 U.S.C. 5318A(b)(5) against Infobank. That special measure authorizes the prohibition of the opening or maintaining of correspondent or payable-through accounts by any domestic financial institution or domestic financial agency for, or on behalf of, a foreign financial institution found to be of primary money laundering concern. The proposal was published for a 30- day comment period, which closed September 23, 2004. In order to ensure that as many interested parties as possible have time to comment on the proposal, the comment period is being extended to November 1, 2004. Dated: September 23, 2004. William J. Fox, Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. [FR Doc. 04–21878 Filed 9–29–04; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–02–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [AZ 134–082; FRL–7819–9] Revisions to the Arizona State Implementation Plan, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve revisions to the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department (MCESD) portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from solvent cleaning. We are proposing to approve local rules to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action. DATES: Any comments must arrive by November 1, 2004. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Andy Steckel, Rulemaking Office Chief (AIR– 4), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105–3901 or e-mail to steckel.andrew@epa.gov, or submit comments at http:// www.regulations.gov. You can inspect copies of the submitted SIP revisions, EPA’s technical support documents (TSD), and public comments at our Region IX office during normal business hours by appointment. You may also see copies of the submitted SIP revisions by appointment at the following locations: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Room B–102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., (Mail Code 6102T), Washington, DC 20460. Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, 1110 W. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85007. Maricopa County Environmental Services Department, 1001 N. Central Avenue, Suite 695, Phoenix, AZ 85004. A copy of the rule may also be available via the Internet at http:// www.maricopa.gov/envsvc/AIR/ ruledesc.asp. Please be advised that this is not an EPA Web site and may not contain the same version of the rule that was submitted to EPA. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francisco Do´n˜ ez, EPA Region IX, (415)972–3956, Donez.Francisco@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ and ‘‘our’’ refer to EPA. Table of Contents I. The State’s Submittal A. What Rule Did the State Submit? B. Are There Other Versions of This Rule? C. What Is the Purpose of the Submitted Rule Revisions? II. EPA’s Evaluation and Action A. How Is EPA Evaluating the Rule? B. Does the Rule Meet the Evaluation Criteria? C. EPA Recommendations to Further Improve the Rule D. Public Comment and Final Action I. The State’s Submittal A. What Rule Did the State Submit? Table 1 shows the rule addressed by this proposal with the dates that it was adopted by the local air agencies and submitted by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ). VerDate jul<14>2003 18:16 Sep 29, 2004 Jkt 203001 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\30SEP1.SGM 30SEP1