Survey of U.S. Ownership of Foreign Securities as of December 31, 2012, 68206-68207 [2012-27808]

Download as PDF 68206 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 221 / Thursday, November 15, 2012 / Notices (7) Provide information to appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) the Department suspects or has confirmed that the security or confidentiality of information in the system of records has been compromised; (b) the Department has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs (whether maintained by the Department or another agency or entity) that rely upon the compromised information; and (c) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Department’s efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm. 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[FR Doc. 2012–27698 Filed 11–14–12; 8:45 am] Records in this system are safeguarded in accordance with applicable rules and policies, including all applicable Treasury automated systems security and access policies. Strict controls have been imposed to minimize the risk of compromising the information that is being stored. Access to the type and amount of data is governed by privilege management software and policies developed and enforced by federal government personnel and are determined by specific roles and responsibilities. Procedural and physical safeguards, such as personal accountability, will be utilized. Certified system management personnel are responsible for maintaining the system integrity and the data confidentiality. BILLING CODE 4810–25–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:22 Nov 14, 2012 Jkt 229001 See ‘‘Notification procedure’’ above. RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: Records are obtained from Active Directory, Treasury employees, detailees, contractors, and interns. EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: None. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Survey of U.S. Ownership of Foreign Securities as of December 31, 2012 Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements. AGENCY: By this Notice and in accordance with 31 CFR 129, the Department of the Treasury is informing the public that it is conducting a mandatory survey of ownership of foreign securities by U.S. residents as of December 31, 2012. This Notice constitutes legal notification to all SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 United States persons (defined below) who meet the reporting requirements set forth in this Notice that they must respond to, and comply with, this survey. The reporting form SHCA (2012) and instructions may be printed from the Internet at: https://www.treasury.gov/ resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/ Pages/forms-sh.aspx#shc. Definition: Pursuant to 22 USC § 3102 a United States person is any individual, branch, partnership, associated group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other organization (whether or not organized under the laws of any State), and any government (including a foreign government, the United States Government, a State or local government, and any agency, corporation, financial institution, or other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a government-sponsored agency), who resides in the United States or is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Who Must Report: The reporting panel for this survey is based upon the level of U.S. holdings of foreign securities reported on the December 2011 benchmark survey of U.S. holdings of foreign securities, and will consist primarily of the largest reporters on that survey. Entities required to report will be contacted individually by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Entities not contacted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York have no reporting responsibilities. What To Report: This report will collect information on holdings by U.S. residents of foreign securities, including equities, long-term debt securities, and short-term debt securities (including selected money market instruments). How To Report: Completed reports can be submitted electronically or mailed to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Statistics Function, 4th Floor, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045–0001. Inquiries can be made to the survey staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at (212) 720–6300 or email: SHC.help@ny.frb.org. Inquiries can also be made to Dwight Wolkow at (202) 622–1276, email: comments2TIC@do.treas.gov. When To Report: Data must be submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, acting as fiscal agent for the Department of the Treasury, by March 1, 2013. Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This data collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned control number 1505–0146. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 221 / Thursday, November 15, 2012 / Notices collection of information unless it displays a valid control number assigned by OMB. The estimated average annual burden associated with this collection of information is 48 hours per respondent for end-investors and custodians that file Schedule 3 reports covering their securities entrusted to U.S. resident custodians, 145 hours per respondent for large endinvestors filing Schedule 2 reports, and 700 hours per respondent for large custodians of securities filing Schedule 2 reports. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Department of the Treasury, Attention Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting Systems, Room 5422, Washington, DC 20220, and to OMB, Attention Desk Officer for the Department of the Treasury, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503. Dwight Wolkow, Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting Systems. [FR Doc. 2012–27808 Filed 11–14–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Designations of 4 Individuals Pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ‘‘Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism’’ Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of 4 individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, ‘‘Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism.’’ DATES: The designations by the Director of OFAC of the 4 individuals in this notice, pursuant to Executive Order 13224, are effective on November 8, 2012. TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:22 Nov 14, 2012 Jkt 229001 the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622–2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic and Facsimile Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available from OFAC’s web site (www.treas.gov/ofac) or via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/622–0077. Background On September 23, 2001, the President issued Executive Order 13224 (the ‘‘Order’’) pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701–1706, and the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, 22 U.S.C. 287c. In the Order, the President declared a national emergency to address grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon. The Order imposes economic sanctions on persons who have committed, pose a significant risk of committing, or support acts of terrorism. The President identified in the Annex to the Order, as amended by Executive Order 13268 of July 2, 2002, 13 individuals and 16 entities as subject to the economic sanctions. The Order was further amended by Executive Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, to reflect the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all property and interests in property that are in or hereafter come within the United States or the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) Foreign persons listed in the Annex to the Order; (2) foreign persons determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, to have committed, or to pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that threaten the security of U.S. nationals or the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States; (3) persons determined by the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Departments of State, Homeland Security and Justice, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or on behalf of those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or those persons determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of the Order; and (4) except as provided in section 5 of the Order and after such consultation, if any, with PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 68207 foreign authorities as the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and the Attorney General, deems appropriate in the exercise of his discretion, persons determined by the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Departments of State, Homeland Security and Justice, to assist in, sponsor, or provide financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, such acts of terrorism or those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or determined to be subject to the Order or to be otherwise associated with those persons listed in the Annex to the Order or those persons determined to be subject to subsection 1(b), 1(c), or 1(d)(i) of the Order. On November 8, 2012, the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Departments of State, Homeland Security, Justice and other relevant agencies, designated, pursuant to one or more of the criteria set forth in subsections 1(b), 1(c) or 1(d) of the Order, 4 individuals whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13224. The listings for these individuals on OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons appear as follows: Individuals 1. AL-GHANIMI, Karim Ja’far Muhsin (a.k.a. AL–GHANIMI, Karim Mansur; a.k.a. AL–ZIRJAWI, Karim Jafar Hasan; a.k.a. ‘‘ABU ISLAM, Karim’’); DOB 1968; alt. DOB 1969; POB al-Amarah, Iraq; citizen Iraq (individual) [SDGT]. 2. AL-MAKSUSI, Sayyid Salah Mahdi Hantush (a.k.a. AL–MUSAWI, Sayyid Salah; a.k.a. ‘‘HAWRA, Abu’’; a.k.a. ‘‘SALAH, Sayyid’’); DOB 1973; alt. DOB 1971; nationality Iraq (individual) [SDGT]. 3. AL-HAMIDAWI, Riyad Yunis Jasim (a.k.a. ‘‘TAQI, Abu’’; a.k.a. ‘‘TUQA, Abu’’); DOB 16 Jan 1974; POB Baghdad, Iraq; Passport G1751672 expires 08 Feb 2016 (individual) [SDGT]. 4. MINA’I, Mohammad (a.k.a. MINAEE, Muhamed); DOB 1964; POB Iran; citizen Iran (individual) [SDGT] [IRGC] [IFSR]. Dated: November 8, 2012. Adam J. Szubin, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2012–27831 Filed 11–14–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2012)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27808]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Survey of U.S. Ownership of Foreign Securities as of December 31, 
2012

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.

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SUMMARY: By this Notice and in accordance with 31 CFR 129, the 
Department of the Treasury is informing the public that it is 
conducting a mandatory survey of ownership of foreign securities by 
U.S. residents as of December 31, 2012. This Notice constitutes legal 
notification to all United States persons (defined below) who meet the 
reporting requirements set forth in this Notice that they must respond 
to, and comply with, this survey. The reporting form SHCA (2012) and 
instructions may be printed from the Internet at: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/forms-sh.aspx#shc.
    Definition: Pursuant to 22 USC Sec.  3102 a United States person is 
any individual, branch, partnership, associated group, association, 
estate, trust, corporation, or other organization (whether or not 
organized under the laws of any State), and any government (including a 
foreign government, the United States Government, a State or local 
government, and any agency, corporation, financial institution, or 
other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a government-
sponsored agency), who resides in the United States or is subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States.
    Who Must Report: The reporting panel for this survey is based upon 
the level of U.S. holdings of foreign securities reported on the 
December 2011 benchmark survey of U.S. holdings of foreign securities, 
and will consist primarily of the largest reporters on that survey. 
Entities required to report will be contacted individually by the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Entities not contacted by the Federal 
Reserve Bank of New York have no reporting responsibilities.
    What To Report: This report will collect information on holdings by 
U.S. residents of foreign securities, including equities, long-term 
debt securities, and short-term debt securities (including selected 
money market instruments).
    How To Report: Completed reports can be submitted electronically or 
mailed to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Statistics Function, 
4th Floor, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045-0001. Inquiries can be 
made to the survey staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at 
(212) 720-6300 or email: SHC.help@ny.frb.org. Inquiries can also be 
made to Dwight Wolkow at (202) 622-1276, email: 
comments2TIC@do.treas.gov.
    When To Report: Data must be submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank 
of New York, acting as fiscal agent for the Department of the Treasury, 
by March 1, 2013.
    Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This data collection has been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned control number 1505-0146. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a

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collection of information unless it displays a valid control number 
assigned by OMB. The estimated average annual burden associated with 
this collection of information is 48 hours per respondent for end-
investors and custodians that file Schedule 3 reports covering their 
securities entrusted to U.S. resident custodians, 145 hours per 
respondent for large end-investors filing Schedule 2 reports, and 700 
hours per respondent for large custodians of securities filing Schedule 
2 reports. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and 
suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the 
Department of the Treasury, Attention Administrator, International 
Portfolio Investment Data Reporting Systems, Room 5422, Washington, DC 
20220, and to OMB, Attention Desk Officer for the Department of the 
Treasury, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 
20503.

Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting 
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2012-27808 Filed 11-14-12; 8:45 am]
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