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Update to the Public Utility Exemption Under the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 18, 2024.

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What the agency says

FinCEN is publishing this final rule to clarify an exemption under the beneficial ownership information reporting rule that FinCEN published on September 30, 2022. This rule modifies the language exempting certain public utilities from the definition of "reporting company" in the beneficial ownership information reporting rule to more clearly implement the language of the exemption found in the Corporate Transparency Act.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-23920
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Treasury Department; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Published: October 18, 2024
Dates: This rule is October 18, 2024.
Regulation ID (RIN): 1506-AB49
Code of Federal Regulations: 31 CFR 1010
Topics: Administrative practice and procedure; Aliens; Authority delegations (Government agencies); Brokers; Business and industry; Citizenship and naturalization; Commodity futures; Currency; Electronic filing; Holding companies; Indians; Indians-law; Indians-tribal government; Insurance companies; Investigations; Investment companies; Law enforcement; Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Securities; Small businesses; Terrorism; Time
Significant: Yes, under Executive Order 12866
Pages: 2

The document on federalregister.gov PDF

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