Departmental Offices; Change in the Calculation of Interest Rate Paid on Cash Deposited To Secure U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Immigration Bonds, 45018-45019 [2015-18545]

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AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, amended its regulations at 8 CFR part 293 on the payment of interest on cash bond deposits to state that ‘‘Interest on cash deposited to secure immigration bonds will be at the rate as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, but in no case will exceed 3 per centum per annum or be less than zero.’’ For the purposes of this provision, Treasury is providing notice that interest on the bonds will accrue during each calendar quarter at a rate equal to the lesser of the average of the bond equivalent rates on 91-day Treasury bills auctioned during the preceding calendar quarter, or 3 per centum per annum, but in no case less SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 144 / Tuesday, July 28, 2015 / Notices than zero. The rate will be a variable rate re-calculated quarterly. Treasury will post this rate in Table 2b—Interest Rates for Specific Legislation on the TreasuryDirect Web site beginning on October 1, 2015 and subsequently in the Federal Register. true time value of the cash placed on deposit. Dated: July 20, 2015. Gary Grippo, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Finance. [FR Doc. 2015–18545 Filed 7–27–15; 8:45 am] DATES: This notice is effective October 1, 2015. BILLING CODE 4810–25–P You can download this notice at the following Internet addresses: https://www.treasury.gov or https://www.federalregister.gov. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen McLoughlin, Office of Federal Program Finance, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (202) 622– 5447. 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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45018-45019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18545]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Departmental Offices; Change in the Calculation of Interest Rate 
Paid on Cash Deposited To Secure U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement Immigration Bonds

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, amended its regulations at 8 CFR part 293 on the 
payment of interest on cash bond deposits to state that ``Interest on 
cash deposited to secure immigration bonds will be at the rate as 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, but in no case will exceed 
3 per centum per annum or be less than zero.'' For the purposes of this 
provision, Treasury is providing notice that interest on the bonds will 
accrue during each calendar quarter at a rate equal to the lesser of 
the average of the bond equivalent rates on 91-day Treasury bills 
auctioned during the preceding calendar quarter, or 3 per centum per 
annum, but in no case less

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than zero. The rate will be a variable rate re-calculated quarterly. 
Treasury will post this rate in Table 2b--Interest Rates for Specific 
Legislation on the TreasuryDirect Web site beginning on October 1, 2015 
and subsequently in the Federal Register.

DATES: This notice is effective October 1, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You can download this notice at the following Internet 
addresses: https://www.treasury.gov or https://www.federalregister.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen McLoughlin, Office of Federal 
Program Finance, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20220, (202) 622-5447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal law requires that interest payments 
on cash deposited to secure immigration bonds shall be ``at a rate 
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, except that in no case 
shall the interest rate exceed 3 per centum per annum.'' 8 U.S.C. 
1363(a). Since 1971, this rate has been set at a fixed 3 per centum per 
annum. Beginning October 1, 2015, cash bond deposits will pay a 
variable rate of interest that changes quarterly based on 91-day 
Treasury bills. This change will better reflect market conditions and 
the true time value of the cash placed on deposit.

    Dated: July 20, 2015.
Gary Grippo,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Finance.
[FR Doc. 2015-18545 Filed 7-27-15; 8:45 am]
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