80 FR 47033 - Survey of Foreign Ownership of U.S. Securities as of June 30, 2015

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 151 (August 6, 2015)

Page Range		47033-47033
FR Document		2015-19236

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, 2015. 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 (2015) and instructions may be printed from the Internet at: http://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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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, 2015. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Survey of Foreign Ownership of U.S. Securities as of June 30, 
2015

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, 2015. 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 (2015) and instructions may be 
printed from the Internet at: http://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, 2015.
    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. 2015-19236 Filed 8-5-15; 8:45 am]
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Alan K. Mayberry, collect information on foreign resident
to better inform its rulemaking process.
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and Programs. equities, short-term debt securities
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the commenter provides, to
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complete information on reporting
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With Disabilities Securities as of June 30, 2015 obtained at the Web site address given
For information on facilities or AGENCY: Departmental Offices, above in the Summary, or by contacting
services for individuals with Department of the Treasury. the survey staff of the Federal Reserve
disabilities, or to seek special assistance ACTION: Notice of reporting Bank of New York at (212) 720–6300 or
at the meeting, please contact Cheryl requirements. (646) 720–6300, email: SHLA.help@
Whetsel at 202–366–4431 by August 18, ny.frb.org. The mailing address is:
2015. SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Department of the Treasury is informing Statistics Function, 4th Floor, 33 Liberty
information about the meeting, contact the public that it is conducting a Street, New York, NY 10045–0001.
Cheryl Whetsel by phone at 202–366– mandatory survey of foreign ownership Inquiries can also be made to the
4431 or by email at cheryl.whetsel@ of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2015. Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at
dot.gov. This mandatory survey is conducted (202) 452–3476, or to Dwight Wolkow,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
under the authority of the International at (202) 622–1276, or by email:
Investment and Trade in Services comments2TIC@do.treas.gov.
I. Meeting Details Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) This When To Report: Data should be
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Notice constitutes legal notification to submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank
Safety Administration will hold all United States persons (defined of New York, acting as fiscal agent for
meetings of the GPAC and LPAC. Topics below) who meet the reporting the Department of the Treasury, by
to be discussed will include the requirements set forth in this Notice that August 31, 2015.
regulatory agenda, agency State and they must respond to, and comply with, Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This
stakeholder priorities and safety this survey. Additional copies of the data collection has been approved by
management systems. The committee reporting forms SHLA (2015) and the Office of Management and Budget
members will not be considering any instructions may be printed from the (OMB) in accordance with the
proposed rules at this meeting. Internet at: http://www.treasury.gov/ Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned
Members of the public may attend resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/ control number 1505–0123. An agency
and make a statement during the Pages/forms-sh.aspx. may not conduct or sponsor, and a
advisory committee meeting. If you Definition: A U.S. person is any person is not required to respond to, a
intend to make a statement, please individual, branch, partnership, collection of information unless it
notify PHMSA in advance by associated group, association, estate, displays a valid control number
forwarding an email to cheryl.whetsel@ trust, corporation, or other organization assigned by OMB. The estimated
dot.gov by August 18, 2015. (whether or not organized under the average annual burden associated with
laws of any State), and any government this collection of information is 486
II. Committee Background (including a foreign government, the hours per report for the largest
The GPAC and LPAC are statutorily United States Government, a State or custodians of securities, and 110 hours
mandated advisory committees that local government, and any agency, per report for the largest issuers of
advise PHMSA on proposed safety corporation, financial institution, or securities that have data to report and
standards, risk assessments, and safety other entity or instrumentality thereof, are not custodians. Comments
policies for natural gas pipelines and for including a government-sponsored concerning the accuracy of this burden
hazardous liquid pipelines. Both agency), who resides in the United estimate and suggestions for reducing
committees were established under the States or is subject to the jurisdiction of this burden should be directed to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. the United States. Department of the Treasury, Office of
L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1) and the Who Must Report: The panel for this International Affairs, Attention
pipeline safety law (49 U.S.C. Chap. survey is based primarily on the level of Administrator, International Portfolio
601). Each committee consists of 15 foreign resident holdings of U.S. Investment Data Reporting Systems,
members—with membership evenly securities reported on the June 2014 Room 5422, Washington, DC 20220, and
divided among the Federal and state benchmark survey of foreign resident to OMB, Attention Desk Officer for the
government, the regulated industry, and holdings of U.S. securities, and on the Department of the Treasury, Office of
the public. The committees advise Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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PHMSA on the technical feasibility, Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents Washington, DC 20503.
practicability, and cost-effectiveness of (TIC SLT) report as of December 2014,
each proposed pipeline safety standard. and will consist mostly of the largest Dwight Wolkow,
reporters. Entities required to report will Administrator, International Portfolio
III. Agenda be contacted individually by the Federal Investment Data Reporting Systems.
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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of reporting requirements.
FR Citation		80 FR 47033