Survey of Foreign Ownership of U.S. Securities as of June 30, 2016, 35121 [2016-12937]

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This mandatory survey is conducted under the authority of the International Investment and Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 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. Additional copies of the reporting forms SHLA (2016) and instructions may be printed from the Internet at: https://www.treasury.gov/ resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/ Pages/forms-sh.aspx. Definition: A U.S. 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 panel for this survey is based primarily on the level of foreign resident holdings of U.S. securities reported on the June 2014 benchmark survey of foreign resident holdings of U.S. securities, and on the Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents (TIC SLT) report as of December 2014, and will consist mostly of the largest reporters. 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00153 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 35121 What To Report: This report will collect information on foreign resident holdings of U.S. securities, including equities, short-term debt securities (including selected money market instruments), and long-term debt securities. How To Report: Copies of the survey forms and instructions, which contain complete information on reporting procedures and definitions, may be obtained at the Web site address given above in the Summary, or by contacting the survey staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at (212) 720–6300 or (646) 720–6300, email: SHLA.help@ ny.frb.org. The mailing address is: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Statistics Function, 4th Floor, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045–0001. Inquiries can also be made to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at (202) 452–3476, or to Dwight Wolkow, at (202) 622–1276, or by email: comments2TIC@do.treas.gov. When To Report: Data should be submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, acting as fiscal agent for the Department of the Treasury, by August 31, 2016. 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 1505–0123. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 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 486 hours per report for the largest custodians of securities, and 110 hours per report for the largest issuers of securities that have data to report and are not custodians. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the Department of the Treasury, Office of International Affairs, 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. 2016–12937 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 35121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12937]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Survey of Foreign Ownership of U.S. Securities as of June 30, 
2016

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.

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SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Department of the Treasury is informing 
the public that it is conducting a mandatory survey of foreign 
ownership of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2016. This mandatory survey 
is conducted under the authority of the International Investment and 
Trade in Services Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). 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. Additional 
copies of the reporting forms SHLA (2016) and instructions may be 
printed from the Internet at: https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/forms-sh.aspx.
    Definition: A U.S. 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 panel for this survey is based primarily on 
the level of foreign resident holdings of U.S. securities reported on 
the June 2014 benchmark survey of foreign resident holdings of U.S. 
securities, and on the Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities by 
U.S. and Foreign Residents (TIC SLT) report as of December 2014, and 
will consist mostly of the largest reporters. 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 foreign 
resident holdings of U.S. securities, including equities, short-term 
debt securities (including selected money market instruments), and 
long-term debt securities.
    How To Report: Copies of the survey forms and instructions, which 
contain complete information on reporting procedures and definitions, 
may be obtained at the Web site address given above in the Summary, or 
by contacting the survey staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 
at (212) 720-6300 or (646) 720-6300, email: SHLA.help@ny.frb.org. The 
mailing address is: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Statistics 
Function, 4th Floor, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045-0001. 
Inquiries can also be made to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, 
at (202) 452-3476, or to Dwight Wolkow, at (202) 622-1276, or by email: 
comments2TIC@do.treas.gov.
    When To Report: Data should be submitted to the Federal Reserve 
Bank of New York, acting as fiscal agent for the Department of the 
Treasury, by August 31, 2016.
    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 1505-0123. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a 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 486 hours per report 
for the largest custodians of securities, and 110 hours per report for 
the largest issuers of securities that have data to report and are not 
custodians. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate 
and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the 
Department of the Treasury, Office of International Affairs, 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. 2016-12937 Filed 5-31-16; 8:45 am]
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