Rules and Regulations. Notice

Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets, Treasury
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 2012-5078

Summary

The Department of the Treasury (“Department” or “Treasury”) called for the submission of Large Position Reports by those entities whose reportable positions in the 1 1/4 % Treasury Notes of January 2019 equaled or exceeded $2 billion as of close of business February 21, 2012.

Dates

Large Position Reports must be received before noon Eastern Time on March 2, 2012.

Supplementary Information

In a press release issued on February 27, 2012, and in this Federal Register notice, the Treasury called for Large Position Reports from entities whose reportable positions in the 1 1/4 % Treasury Notes of January 2019 equaled or exceeded $2 billion as of the close of business Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Entities whose reportable positions in this note equaled or exceeded the $2 billion threshold must submit a report to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This call for Large Position Reports is pursuant to the Department's large position reporting rules under the Government Securities Act regulations (17 CFR part 420). Entities with positions in this note below $2 billion are not required to file reports. Large Position Reports must be received by the Government Securities Dealer Statistics Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before noon Eastern Time on Friday, March 2, 2012, and must include the required positions and administrative information. The reports may be faxed to (212) 720-5030 or delivered to the Bank at 33 Liberty Street, 4th floor. The 1- 1/4 % Treasury Notes of January 2019, Series G-2019, have a CUSIP number of 912828 SD 3, a STRIPS principal component CUSIP number of 912820 ZV 2, and a maturity date of January 31, 2019. The press release and a copy of a sample Large Position Report, which appears in Appendix B of the rules at 17 CFR Part 420, are available at the Bureau of the Public Debt's Web site at www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/statreg/gsareg/gsareg.htm. Questions about Treasury's large position reporting rules should be directed to Treasury's Government Securities Regulations Staff at Public Debt on (202) 504-3632. Questions regarding the method of submission of Large Position Reports should be directed to the Government Securities Dealer Statistics Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at (212) 720-7993. The collection of large position information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act under OMB Control Number 1535-0089. Mary J. Miller, Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets. [FR Doc. 2012-5078 Filed 2-28-12; 11:15 am]