Fee Schedule for the Transfer of U.S. Treasury Book-Entry Securities Held on the National Book-Entry System, 67062-67063 [2012-26869]

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Michele Meyer, Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, November 2, 2012. Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary of the Board. Dated at Washington, DC, this 31st day of October 2012. Robert E. Feldman, Executive Secretary. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. [FR Doc. 2012–27283 Filed 11–7–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–33–P 6210–01–P 6714–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Fee Schedule for the Transfer of U.S. Treasury Book-Entry Securities Held on the National Book-Entry System Bureau of the Public Debt, Fiscal Service, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is announcing a new fee schedule applicable to transfers of U.S. Treasury book-entry securities maintained on the National Book-Entry SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 System (NBES) that occur on or after January 2, 2013. DATES: Effective January 2, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Yeh, Bureau of the Public Debt, 202–504–3550. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Treasury has established a fee structure for the transfer of Treasury book-entry securities maintained on NBES. Treasury reassesses this fee structure periodically, based on our review of the latest book-entry costs and volumes. For each Treasury securities transfer or reversal sent or received on or after January 2, 2013, the basic fee will increase from $0.48 to $0.56. The Federal Reserve will maintain its fee for Federal Reserve funds movement at $0.09. This will result in a combined fee of $0.65 for each transfer of Treasury book-entry securities. The surcharge for an off-line Treasury book-entry securities transfer will remain at $40.00. Off-line refers to the sending and receiving of transfer messages to or from a Reserve Bank by means other than online access, such as by written, facsimile, or telephone voice instruction. The basic transfer fee assessed to both sends and receives is reflective of costs associated with the processing of securities transfers. The off-line surcharge reflects the additional processing costs associated with the manual processing of off-line securities transfers. Treasury does not charge a fee for account maintenance, the stripping and reconstitution of Treasury securities, the wires associated with original issues, or interest and redemption payments. Treasury currently absorbs these costs. The fees described in this notice apply only to the transfer of Treasury book-entry securities held on NBES. Information concerning fees for bookentry transfers of Government Agency securities, which are priced by the Federal Reserve System, is set out in a separate Federal Register notice published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The following is the Treasury fee schedule that will take effect on January 2, 2013, for book-entry transfers on NBES: E:\FR\FM\08NON1.SGM 08NON1 67063 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 217 / Thursday, November 8, 2012 / Notices TREASURY—NBES FEE SCHEDULE 1 [Effective January 2, 2013 (in dollars)] Transfer type On-line On-line On-line On-line Off-line Off-line Off-line Off-line Off-line Basic fee transfer originated ............................................................................................... transfer received ................................................................................................. reversal transfer originated ................................................................................. reversal transfer received ................................................................................... transfer originated ............................................................................................... transfer received ................................................................................................. account switch received ...................................................................................... reversal transfer originated ................................................................................. reversal transfer received ................................................................................... 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 0.56 Off-line surcharge N/A N/A N/A N/A 40.00 40.00 0.00 40.00 40.00 Funds 2 movement fee 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 0.09 Total fee 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65 40.65 40.65 0.65 40.65 40.65 1 Treasury does not charge a fee for account maintenance, the stripping and reconstituting of Treasury securities, the wires associated with original issues, or interest and redemption payments. Treasury currently absorbs these costs. 2 The funds movement fee is not a Treasury fee, but is charged by the Federal Reserve for the cost of moving funds associated with the transfer of a Treasury book-entry security. Authority: 31 CFR 357.45. Dated: October 16, 2012. Richard L. Gregg, Fiscal Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2012–26869 Filed 11–7–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–39–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS VA Directive 0005 on Scientific Integrity Office of Policy and Planning, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This Federal Register notice announces the adoption of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Directive 0005 on Scientific Integrity and responds to public comments about the draft version of this Directive, which was originally announced in the Federal Register on April 9, 2012 (77 FR 21158). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Billy E. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67062-67063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26869]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Fee Schedule for the Transfer of U.S. Treasury Book-Entry 
Securities Held on the National Book-Entry System

AGENCY: Bureau of the Public Debt, Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is announcing a new 
fee schedule applicable to transfers of U.S. Treasury book-entry 
securities maintained on the National Book-Entry System (NBES) that 
occur on or after January 2, 2013.

DATES: Effective January 2, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Yeh, Bureau of the Public 
Debt, 202-504-3550.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Treasury has established a fee structure for 
the transfer of Treasury book-entry securities maintained on NBES. 
Treasury reassesses this fee structure periodically, based on our 
review of the latest book-entry costs and volumes.
    For each Treasury securities transfer or reversal sent or received 
on or after January 2, 2013, the basic fee will increase from $0.48 to 
$0.56. The Federal Reserve will maintain its fee for Federal Reserve 
funds movement at $0.09. This will result in a combined fee of $0.65 
for each transfer of Treasury book-entry securities. The surcharge for 
an off-line Treasury book-entry securities transfer will remain at 
$40.00. Off-line refers to the sending and receiving of transfer 
messages to or from a Reserve Bank by means other than on-line access, 
such as by written, facsimile, or telephone voice instruction. The 
basic transfer fee assessed to both sends and receives is reflective of 
costs associated with the processing of securities transfers. The off-
line surcharge reflects the additional processing costs associated with 
the manual processing of off-line securities transfers.
    Treasury does not charge a fee for account maintenance, the 
stripping and reconstitution of Treasury securities, the wires 
associated with original issues, or interest and redemption payments. 
Treasury currently absorbs these costs.
    The fees described in this notice apply only to the transfer of 
Treasury book-entry securities held on NBES. Information concerning 
fees for book-entry transfers of Government Agency securities, which 
are priced by the Federal Reserve System, is set out in a separate 
Federal Register notice published by the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System.
    The following is the Treasury fee schedule that will take effect on 
January 2, 2013, for book-entry transfers on NBES:

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                                         Treasury--NBES Fee Schedule \1\
                                    [Effective January 2, 2013 (in dollars)]
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                                                                                         Funds \2\
                        Transfer type                          Basic fee     Off-line     movement    Total fee
                                                                            surcharge       fee
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On-line transfer originated.................................         0.56          N/A         0.09         0.65
On-line transfer received...................................         0.56          N/A         0.09         0.65
On-line reversal transfer originated........................         0.56          N/A         0.09         0.65
On-line reversal transfer received..........................         0.56          N/A         0.09         0.65
Off-line transfer originated................................         0.56        40.00         0.09        40.65
Off-line transfer received..................................         0.56        40.00         0.09        40.65
Off-line account switch received............................         0.56         0.00         0.09         0.65
Off-line reversal transfer originated.......................         0.56        40.00         0.09        40.65
Off-line reversal transfer received.........................         0.56        40.00         0.09        40.65
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\1\ Treasury does not charge a fee for account maintenance, the stripping and reconstituting of Treasury
  securities, the wires associated with original issues, or interest and redemption payments. Treasury currently
  absorbs these costs.
\2\ The funds movement fee is not a Treasury fee, but is charged by the Federal Reserve for the cost of moving
  funds associated with the transfer of a Treasury book-entry security.


    Authority: 31 CFR 357.45.

    Dated: October 16, 2012.
Richard L. Gregg,
Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-26869 Filed 11-7-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-39-P
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