[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 66803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26561]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service Bureau of the Fiscal Service


Fee Schedule for the Transfer of U.S. Treasury Book-Entry 
Securities Held on the National Book-Entry System

AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is announcing a new 
fee schedule applicable to transfers of U.S. Treasury book-entry 
securities maintained on the National Book-Entry System (NBES) that 
occur on or after January 2, 2014.

DATES: Effective January 2, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Yeh, Bureau of the Fiscal 
Service, 202-504-3550.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Treasury has established a fee structure for 
the transfer of Treasury book-entry securities maintained on NBES. 
Treasury reassesses this fee structure periodically based on our review 
of the latest book-entry costs and volumes.
    For each Treasury securities transfer or reversal sent or received 
on or after January 2, 2014, the basic fee will be unchanged at $0.56. 
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) 
will increase its fee for Federal Reserve funds movement from $0.09 to 
$0.11. This will result in a combined fee of $0.67 for each transfer of 
Treasury book-entry securities. The surcharge for an off-line Treasury 
book-entry securities transfer will remain at $40.00. Off-line refers 
to the sending and receiving of transfer messages to or from a Federal 
Reserve Bank by means other than on-line access, such as by written, 
facsimile, or telephone voice instruction. The basic transfer fee 
assessed to both sends and receives is reflective of costs associated 
with the processing of securities transfers. The off-line surcharge 
reflects the additional processing costs associated with the manual 
processing of off-line securities transfers.
    Treasury does not charge a fee for account maintenance, the 
stripping and reconstitution of Treasury securities, the wires 
associated with original issues, or interest and redemption payments. 
Treasury currently absorbs these costs.
    The fees described in this notice apply only to the transfer of 
Treasury book-entry securities held on NBES. Information concerning 
fees for book-entry transfers of Government Agency securities, which 
are priced by the Federal Reserve, is set out in a separate Federal 
Register notice published by the Federal Reserve.
    The following is the Treasury fee schedule that will take effect on 
January 2, 2014, for book-entry transfers on NBES:

                                         Treasury-NBES Fee Schedule \1\
                                    [Effective January 2, 2014 (in dollars)]
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                                                                   Off[dash]line     Funds \2\
                  Transfer type                      Basic fee       surcharge     movement fee      Total fee
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On[dash]line transfer originated................            0.56             N/A            0.11            0.67
On[dash]line transfer received..................            0.56             N/A            0.11            0.67
On[dash]line reversal transfer originated.......            0.56             N/A            0.11            0.67
On[dash]line reversal transfer received.........            0.56             N/A            0.11            0.67
Off[dash]line transfer originated...............            0.56           40.00            0.11           40.67
Off[dash]line transfer received.................            0.56           40.00            0.11           40.67
Off[dash]line account switch received...........            0.56            0.00            0.11            0.67
Off[dash]line reversal transfer originated......            0.56           40.00            0.11           40.67
Off[dash]line reversal transfer received........            0.56           40.00            0.11           40.67
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\1\ Treasury does not charge a fee for account maintenance, the stripping and reconstituting of Treasury
  securities, the wires associated with original issues, or interest and redemption payments. Treasury currently
  absorbs these costs.
\2\ The funds movement fee is not a Treasury fee, but is charged by the Federal Reserve for the cost of moving
  funds associated with the transfer of a Treasury book-entry security.


    Authority: 31 CFR 357.45.

    October 30, 2013.
Richard L. Gregg,
Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-26561 Filed 11-5-13; 8:45 am]
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