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PART 201—EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT
BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS
(REGULATION A)
1. The authority citation for part 201
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(i)–(j), 343 et seq.,
347a, 347b, 347c, 348 et seq., 357, 374, 374a,
and 461.
2. In § 201.51, paragraphs (a) and (b)
are revised to read as follows:
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§ 201.51 Interest rates applicable to credit
extended by a Federal Reserve Bank.3
(a) Primary credit. The interest rate at
each Federal Reserve Bank for primary
credit provided to depository
institutions under § 201.4(a) is 5.00
percent.
(b) Secondary credit. The interest rate
at each Federal Reserve Bank for
secondary credit provided to depository
institutions under § 201.4(b) is 5.50
percent.
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3 The primary, secondary, and seasonal
credit rates described in this section apply to
both advances and discounts made under the
primary, secondary, and seasonal credit
programs, respectively.
By order of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
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12 CFR Part 204
[Docket No. R–1840]
RIN 7100–AG 81
Regulation D: Reserve Requirements
of Depository Institutions
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (‘‘Board’’) has
adopted final amendments to its
Regulation D to revise the rate of
interest paid on balances (‘‘IORB’’)
maintained at Federal Reserve Banks by
or on behalf of eligible institutions. The
final amendments specify that IORB is
4.9 percent, a 0.5 percentage point
decrease from its prior level. The
amendment is intended to enhance the
role of IORB in maintaining the federal
funds rate in the target range established
by the Federal Open Market Committee
(‘‘FOMC’’ or ‘‘Committee’’).
DATES:
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Effective date: This rule (amendments
to part 204 (Regulation D)) is effective
September 25, 2024.
Applicability date: The IORB rate
change was applicable on September 19,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M.
Benjamin Snodgrass, Senior Counsel
(202–263–4877), Legal Division, or
Heather Ford, Group Manager (202–
452–3674); for users of telephone
systems via text telephone (TTY) or any
TTY-based Telecommunications Relay
Services, please call 711 from any
telephone, anywhere in the United
States; Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th and C
Streets NW, Washington, DC 20551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
For monetary policy purposes, section
19 of the Federal Reserve Act (‘‘Act’’)
imposes reserve requirements on certain
types of deposits and other liabilities of
depository institutions.1 Regulation D,
which implements section 19 of the Act,
requires that a depository institution
meet reserve requirements by holding
cash in its vault, or if vault cash is
insufficient, by maintaining a balance in
an account at a Federal Reserve Bank
(‘‘Reserve Bank’’).2 Section 19 also
provides that balances maintained by or
on behalf of certain institutions in an
account at a Reserve Bank may receive
earnings to be paid by the Reserve Bank
at least once each quarter, at a rate or
rates not to exceed the general level of
short-term interest rates.3 Institutions
that are eligible to receive earnings on
their balances held at Reserve Banks
(‘‘eligible institutions’’) include
depository institutions and certain other
institutions.4 Section 19 also provides
that the Board may prescribe regulations
concerning the payment of earnings on
balances at a Reserve Bank.5 Prior to
these amendments, Regulation D
established IORB at 5.4 percent.6
II. Amendment to IORB
The Board is amending § 204.10(b)(1)
of Regulation D to establish IORB at 4.9
percent. The amendment represents a
0.5 percentage point decrease in IORB.
This decision was announced on
September 18, 2024, with an effective
date of September 19, 2024, in the
1 12 U.S.C. 461(b). In March 2020, the Board set
all reserve requirement ratios to zero percent. See
Interim Final Rule, 85 FR 16525 (Mar. 24, 2020);
Final Rule, 86 FR 8853 (Feb. 10, 2021).
2 12 CFR 204.5(a)(1).
3 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A) and (b)(12)(A).
4 See 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A) & (b)(12)(C); see also
12 CFR 204.2(y).
5 See 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(12)(B).
6 See 12 CFR 204.10(b)(1).
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Federal Reserve Implementation Note
that accompanied the FOMC’s statement
on September 18, 2024. The FOMC
statement stated that the Committee
decided to lower the target range for the
federal funds rate to 43⁄4 to 5 percent.
The Federal Reserve Implementation
Note stated:
The Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System voted unanimously to lower
the interest rate paid on reserve balances to
4.9 percent, effective September 19, 2024.
As a result, the Board is amending
§ 204.10(b)(1) of Regulation D to
establish IORB at 4.9 percent.
III. Administrative Procedure Act
In general, the Administrative
Procedure Act (‘‘APA’’) 7 imposes three
principal requirements when an agency
promulgates legislative rules (rules
made pursuant to Congressionallydelegated authority): (1) publication
with adequate notice of a proposed rule;
(2) followed by a meaningful
opportunity for the public to comment
on the rule’s content; and (3)
publication of the final rule not less
than 30 days before its effective date.
The APA provides that notice and
comment procedures do not apply if the
agency for good cause finds them to be
‘‘unnecessary, impracticable, or contrary
to the public interest.’’ 8 Section 553(d)
of the APA also provides that
publication at least 30 days prior to a
rule’s effective date is not required for
(1) a substantive rule which grants or
recognizes an exemption or relieves a
restriction; (2) interpretive rules and
statements of policy; or (3) a rule for
which the agency finds good cause for
shortened notice and publishes its
reasoning with the rule.9
The Board has determined that good
cause exists for finding that the notice,
public comment, and delayed effective
date provisions of the APA are
unnecessary, impracticable, or contrary
to the public interest with respect to
these final amendments to Regulation D.
The rate change for IORB that is
reflected in the final amendment to
Regulation D was made with a view
towards accommodating commerce and
business and with regard to their
bearing upon the general credit situation
of the country. Notice and public
comment would prevent the Board’s
action from being effective as promptly
as necessary in the public interest and
would not otherwise serve any useful
purpose. Notice, public comment, and a
75
U.S.C. 551 et seq.
U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A).
9 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
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delayed effective date would create
uncertainty about the finality and
effectiveness of the Board’s action and
undermine the effectiveness of that
action. Accordingly, the Board has
determined that good cause exists to
dispense with the notice, public
comment, and delayed effective date
procedures of the APA with respect to
this final amendment to Regulation D.
By order of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The Regulatory Flexibility Act
(‘‘RFA’’) does not apply to a rulemaking
where a general notice of proposed
rulemaking is not required.10 As noted
previously, the Board has determined
that it is unnecessary and contrary to
the public interest to publish a general
notice of proposed rulemaking for this
final rule. Accordingly, the RFA’s
requirements relating to an initial and
final regulatory flexibility analysis do
not apply.
Federal Aviation Administration
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) of 1995,11 the
Board reviewed the final rule under the
authority delegated to the Board by the
Office of Management and Budget. The
final rule contains no requirements
subject to the PRA.
List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 204
Banks, Banking, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Authority and Issuance
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, the Board amends 12 CFR
part 204 as follows:
PART 204—RESERVE
REQUIREMENTS OF DEPOSITORY
INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION D)
1. The authority citation for part 204
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 248(c), 461,
601, 611, and 3105.
2. Section 204.10 is amended by
revising paragraph (b)(1) to read as
follows:
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§ 204.10
Payment of interest on balances.
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(1) For balances maintained in an
eligible institution’s master account,
interest is the amount equal to the
interest on reserve balances rate (‘‘IORB
rate’’) on a day multiplied by the total
balances maintained on that day. The
IORB rate is 4.9 percent.
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U.S.C. 603, 604.
U.S.C. 3506; see 5 CFR part 1320 Appendix
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
14 CFR Part 39
[Docket No. FAA–2024–1007; Project
Identifier MCAI–2023–01249–T; Amendment
39–22823; AD 2024–16–17]
RIN 2120–AA64
Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS
Airplanes
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The FAA is superseding
Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022–13–
11, which applied to all Airbus SAS
Model A350–941 and –1041 airplanes.
AD 2022–13–11 required revising the
existing airplane flight manual (AFM)
for airplanes equipped with affected
flight control units (FCUs) and replacing
any affected FCU with a serviceable
FCU. This AD was prompted by reports
of inadvertent auto flight system (AFS)
altitude changes on the FCU; an
investigation revealed that, depending
on the ring selection, failure of the ALT
knob on the FCU could change the
target altitude. This AD continues to
require certain actions in AD 2022–13–
11, including replacing any affected
FCU with a serviceable FCU, expands
the requirement to revise the existing
AFM for all airplanes, and prohibits the
installation of affected parts; as
specified in a European Union Aviation
Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is
incorporated by reference. The FAA is
issuing this AD to address the unsafe
condition on these products.
DATES: This AD is effective October 30,
2024.
The Director of the Federal Register
approved the incorporation by reference
of a certain publication listed in this AD
as of October 30, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
AD Docket: You may examine the AD
docket at regulations.gov under Docket
No. FAA–2024–1007; or in person at
Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. The AD docket
contains this final rule, the mandatory
continuing airworthiness information
(MCAI), any comments received, and
SUMMARY:
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other information. The address for
Docket Operations is U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
Material Incorporated by Reference:
• For EASA material identified in this
AD, contact EASA, Konrad-AdenauerUfer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany;
telephone +49 221 8999 000; email
ADs@easa.europa.eu; website
easa.europa.eu. You may find this
material on the EASA website at
ad.easa.europa.eu.
• You may view this material at the
FAA, Airworthiness Products Section,
Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195.
It is also available at regulations.gov
under Docket No. FAA–2024–1007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dat
Le, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, 1600
Stewart Avenue, Suite 410, Westbury,
NY 11590; telephone 516–228–7300;
email 9-avs-nyaco-cos@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The FAA issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to supersede AD 2022–13–11,
Amendment 39–22097 (87 FR 39741,
July 5, 2022) (AD 2022–13–11). AD
2022–13–11 applied to all Airbus SAS
Model A350–941 and –1041 airplanes.
AD 2022–13–11 was prompted by a
report of inadvertent AFS altitude
changes on the FCU; an investigation
revealed that, depending on the ring
selection, failure of the ALT knob on the
FCU could change the target altitude.
AD 2022–13–11 required revising the
existing AFM to include a procedure on
the use of the AFS control panel ALT
knob. AD 2022–13–11 also required
replacing any affected FCU with a
serviceable FCU, which would
terminate the AFM revision following
that replacement. The FAA issued AD
2022–13–11 to address erroneous target
altitude during descent, climb, or goaround, which could result in an
unexpected vertical trajectory deviation
and loss of correct situational awareness
that could potentially result in
uncontrolled impact with the ground.
The NPRM published in the Federal
Register on April 23, 2024 (89 FR
30281). The NPRM was prompted by
AD 2023–0215, dated December 11,
2023; corrected December 13, 2023;
issued by EASA, which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the
European Union (EASA AD 2023–0215)
(also referred to as the MCAI). The
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Part 204
[Docket No. R-1840]
RIN 7100-AG 81
Regulation D: Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
(``Board'') has adopted final amendments to its Regulation D to revise
the rate of interest paid on balances (``IORB'') maintained at Federal
Reserve Banks by or on behalf of eligible institutions. The final
amendments specify that IORB is 4.9 percent, a 0.5 percentage point
decrease from its prior level. The amendment is intended to enhance the
role of IORB in maintaining the federal funds rate in the target range
established by the Federal Open Market Committee (``FOMC'' or
``Committee'').
DATES:
Effective date: This rule (amendments to part 204 (Regulation D))
is effective September 25, 2024.
Applicability date: The IORB rate change was applicable on
September 19, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. Benjamin Snodgrass, Senior Counsel
(202-263-4877), Legal Division, or Heather Ford, Group Manager (202-
452-3674); for users of telephone systems via text telephone (TTY) or
any TTY-based Telecommunications Relay Services, please call 711 from
any telephone, anywhere in the United States; Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets NW, Washington, DC 20551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Statutory and Regulatory Background
For monetary policy purposes, section 19 of the Federal Reserve Act
(``Act'') imposes reserve requirements on certain types of deposits and
other liabilities of depository institutions.\1\ Regulation D, which
implements section 19 of the Act, requires that a depository
institution meet reserve requirements by holding cash in its vault, or
if vault cash is insufficient, by maintaining a balance in an account
at a Federal Reserve Bank (``Reserve Bank'').\2\ Section 19 also
provides that balances maintained by or on behalf of certain
institutions in an account at a Reserve Bank may receive earnings to be
paid by the Reserve Bank at least once each quarter, at a rate or rates
not to exceed the general level of short-term interest rates.\3\
Institutions that are eligible to receive earnings on their balances
held at Reserve Banks (``eligible institutions'') include depository
institutions and certain other institutions.\4\ Section 19 also
provides that the Board may prescribe regulations concerning the
payment of earnings on balances at a Reserve Bank.\5\ Prior to these
amendments, Regulation D established IORB at 5.4 percent.\6\
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\1\ 12 U.S.C. 461(b). In March 2020, the Board set all reserve
requirement ratios to zero percent. See Interim Final Rule, 85 FR
16525 (Mar. 24, 2020); Final Rule, 86 FR 8853 (Feb. 10, 2021).
\2\ 12 CFR 204.5(a)(1).
\3\ 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A) and (b)(12)(A).
\4\ See 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A) & (b)(12)(C); see also 12 CFR
204.2(y).
\5\ See 12 U.S.C. 461(b)(12)(B).
\6\ See 12 CFR 204.10(b)(1).
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II. Amendment to IORB
The Board is amending Sec. 204.10(b)(1) of Regulation D to
establish IORB at 4.9 percent. The amendment represents a 0.5
percentage point decrease in IORB. This decision was announced on
September 18, 2024, with an effective date of September 19, 2024, in
the Federal Reserve Implementation Note that accompanied the FOMC's
statement on September 18, 2024. The FOMC statement stated that the
Committee decided to lower the target range for the federal funds rate
to 4\3/4\ to 5 percent.
The Federal Reserve Implementation Note stated:
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System voted
unanimously to lower the interest rate paid on reserve balances to
4.9 percent, effective September 19, 2024.
As a result, the Board is amending Sec. 204.10(b)(1) of Regulation
D to establish IORB at 4.9 percent.
III. Administrative Procedure Act
In general, the Administrative Procedure Act (``APA'') \7\ imposes
three principal requirements when an agency promulgates legislative
rules (rules made pursuant to Congressionally-delegated authority): (1)
publication with adequate notice of a proposed rule; (2) followed by a
meaningful opportunity for the public to comment on the rule's content;
and (3) publication of the final rule not less than 30 days before its
effective date. The APA provides that notice and comment procedures do
not apply if the agency for good cause finds them to be ``unnecessary,
impracticable, or contrary to the public interest.'' \8\ Section 553(d)
of the APA also provides that publication at least 30 days prior to a
rule's effective date is not required for (1) a substantive rule which
grants or recognizes an exemption or relieves a restriction; (2)
interpretive rules and statements of policy; or (3) a rule for which
the agency finds good cause for shortened notice and publishes its
reasoning with the rule.\9\
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\7\ 5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.
\8\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A).
\9\ 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
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The Board has determined that good cause exists for finding that
the notice, public comment, and delayed effective date provisions of
the APA are unnecessary, impracticable, or contrary to the public
interest with respect to these final amendments to Regulation D. The
rate change for IORB that is reflected in the final amendment to
Regulation D was made with a view towards accommodating commerce and
business and with regard to their bearing upon the general credit
situation of the country. Notice and public comment would prevent the
Board's action from being effective as promptly as necessary in the
public interest and would not otherwise serve any useful purpose.
Notice, public comment, and a
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delayed effective date would create uncertainty about the finality and
effectiveness of the Board's action and undermine the effectiveness of
that action. Accordingly, the Board has determined that good cause
exists to dispense with the notice, public comment, and delayed
effective date procedures of the APA with respect to this final
amendment to Regulation D.
IV. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (``RFA'') does not apply to a
rulemaking where a general notice of proposed rulemaking is not
required.\10\ As noted previously, the Board has determined that it is
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest to publish a general
notice of proposed rulemaking for this final rule. Accordingly, the
RFA's requirements relating to an initial and final regulatory
flexibility analysis do not apply.
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\10\ 5 U.S.C. 603, 604.
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V. Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (``PRA'') of
1995,\11\ the Board reviewed the final rule under the authority
delegated to the Board by the Office of Management and Budget. The
final rule contains no requirements subject to the PRA.
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\11\ 44 U.S.C. 3506; see 5 CFR part 1320 Appendix A.1.
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List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 204
Banks, Banking, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority and Issuance
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Board amends 12 CFR
part 204 as follows:
PART 204--RESERVE REQUIREMENTS OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS
(REGULATION D)
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1. The authority citation for part 204 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 248(c), 461, 601, 611, and 3105.
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2. Section 204.10 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(1) to read as
follows:
Sec. 204.10 Payment of interest on balances.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) For balances maintained in an eligible institution's master
account, interest is the amount equal to the interest on reserve
balances rate (``IORB rate'') on a day multiplied by the total balances
maintained on that day. The IORB rate is 4.9 percent.
* * * * *
By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
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