80_FR_71902 80 FR 71681 - Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions

80 FR 71681 - Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 221 (November 17, 2015)

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FR Document2015-29336

The Board is amending Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions, to reflect the annual indexing of the reserve requirement exemption amount and the low reserve tranche for 2016. The Regulation D amendments set the amount of total reservable liabilities of each depository institution that is subject to a zero percent reserve requirement in 2016 at $15.2 million (from $14.5 million in 2015). This amount is known as the reserve requirement exemption amount. The Regulation D amendments also set the amount of net transaction accounts at each depository institution (over the reserve requirement exemption amount) that is subject to a three percent reserve requirement in 2016 at $110.2 million (from $103.6 million in 2015). This amount is known as the low reserve tranche. The adjustments to both of these amounts are derived using statutory formulas specified in the Federal Reserve Act. The Board is also announcing changes in two other amounts, the nonexempt deposit cutoff level and the reduced reporting limit, that are used to determine the frequency at which depository institutions must submit deposit reports.

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Part 204

[Regulation D; Docket No. R-1524]
RIN 7100 AE-38


Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Board is amending Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of 
Depository Institutions, to reflect the annual indexing of the reserve 
requirement exemption amount and the low reserve tranche for 2016. The 
Regulation D amendments set the amount of total reservable liabilities 
of each depository institution that is subject to a zero percent 
reserve

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requirement in 2016 at $15.2 million (from $14.5 million in 2015). This 
amount is known as the reserve requirement exemption amount. The 
Regulation D amendments also set the amount of net transaction accounts 
at each depository institution (over the reserve requirement exemption 
amount) that is subject to a three percent reserve requirement in 2016 
at $110.2 million (from $103.6 million in 2015). This amount is known 
as the low reserve tranche. The adjustments to both of these amounts 
are derived using statutory formulas specified in the Federal Reserve 
Act.
    The Board is also announcing changes in two other amounts, the 
nonexempt deposit cutoff level and the reduced reporting limit, that 
are used to determine the frequency at which depository institutions 
must submit deposit reports.

DATES: Effective date: December 17, 2015.
    Compliance dates: The new low reserve tranche and reserve 
requirement exemption amount will apply to the fourteen-day reserve 
maintenance period that begins January 21, 2016. For depository 
institutions that report deposit data weekly, this maintenance period 
corresponds to the fourteen-day computation period that begins December 
22, 2015. For depository institutions that report deposit data 
quarterly, this maintenance period corresponds to the seven-day 
computation period that begins December 15, 2015. The new values of the 
nonexempt deposit cutoff level, the reserve requirement exemption 
amount, and the reduced reporting limit will be used to determine the 
frequency at which a depository institution submits deposit reports 
effective in either June or September 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clinton N. Chen, Attorney (202/452-
3952), Legal Division, or Ezra A. Kidane, Financial Analyst (202/973-
6161), Division of Monetary Affairs; for users of Telecommunications 
Device for the Deaf (TDD) only, contact (202/263-4869); Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets NW., 
Washington, DC 20551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 19(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act 
(12 U.S.C. 461(b)(2)) requires each depository institution to maintain 
reserves against its transaction accounts and nonpersonal time 
deposits, as prescribed by Board regulations, for the purpose of 
implementing monetary policy. Section 11(a)(2) of the Federal Reserve 
Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a)(2)) authorizes the Board to require reports of 
liabilities and assets from depository institutions to enable the Board 
to conduct monetary policy. The Board's actions with respect to each of 
these provisions are discussed in turn below.

1. Reserve Requirements

    Pursuant to section 19(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (Act), 
transaction account balances maintained at each depository institution 
are subject to reserve requirement ratios of zero, three, or ten 
percent. Section 19(b)(11)(A) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(11)(A)) 
provides that a zero percent reserve requirement shall apply at each 
depository institution to total reservable liabilities that do not 
exceed a certain amount, known as the reserve requirement exemption 
amount. Section 19(b)(11)(B) provides that, before December 31 of each 
year, the Board shall issue a regulation adjusting the reserve 
requirement exemption amount for the next calendar year if total 
reservable liabilities held at all depository institutions increase 
from one year to the next. No adjustment is made to the reserve 
requirement exemption amount if total reservable liabilities held at 
all depository institutions should decrease during the applicable time 
period. The Act requires the percentage increase in the reserve 
requirement exemption amount to be 80 percent of the increase in total 
reservable liabilities of all depository institutions over the one-year 
period that ends on the June 30 prior to the adjustment.
    Total reservable liabilities of all depository institutions 
increased by 6.4 percent, from $7,026 billion to $7,476 billion between 
June 30, 2014, and June 30, 2015. Accordingly, the Board is amending 
Regulation D to set the reserve requirement exemption amount for 2016 
at $15.2 million, an increase of $0.7 million from its level in 
2015.\1\
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    \1\ Consistent with Board practice, the low reserve tranche and 
reserve requirement exemption amounts have been rounded to the 
nearest $0.1 million.
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    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(2)), 
transaction account balances maintained at each depository institution 
over the reserve requirement exemption amount and up to a certain 
amount, known as the low reserve tranche, are subject to a three 
percent reserve requirement. Transaction account balances over the low 
reserve tranche are subject to a ten percent reserve requirement. 
Section 19(b)(2) also provides that, before December 31 of each year, 
the Board shall issue a regulation adjusting the low reserve tranche 
for the next calendar year. The Act requires the adjustment in the low 
reserve tranche to be 80 percent of the percentage increase or decrease 
in total transaction accounts of all depository institutions over the 
one-year period that ends on the June 30 prior to the adjustment.
    Net transaction accounts of all depository institutions increased 
8.0 percent, from $1,904 billion to $2,056 billion between June 30, 
2014 and June 30, 2015. Accordingly, the Board is amending Regulation D 
to increase the low reserve tranche for net transaction accounts by 
$6.6 million, from $103.6 million for 2015 to $110.2 million for 2016.
    The new low reserve tranche and reserve requirement exemption 
amount will be effective for all depository institutions for the 
fourteen-day reserve maintenance period beginning Thursday, January 21, 
2016. For depository institutions that report deposit data weekly, this 
maintenance period corresponds to the fourteen-day computation period 
that begins December 22, 2015. For depository institutions that report 
deposit data quarterly, this maintenance period corresponds to the 
seven-day computation period that begins December 15, 2015.

2. Deposit Reports

    Section 11(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Board to 
require depository institutions to file reports of their liabilities 
and assets as the Board may determine to be necessary or desirable to 
enable it to discharge its responsibility to monitor and control the 
monetary and credit aggregates. The Board screens depository 
institutions each year and assigns them to one of four deposit 
reporting panels (weekly reporters, quarterly reporters, annual 
reporters, or nonreporters). The panel assignment for annual reporters 
is effective in June of the screening year; the panel assignment for 
weekly and quarterly reporters is effective in September of the 
screening year.
    In order to ease reporting burden, the Board permits smaller 
depository institutions to submit deposit reports less frequently than 
larger depository institutions. The Board permits depository 
institutions with net transaction accounts above the reserve 
requirement exemption amount but total transaction accounts, savings 
deposits, and small time deposits below a specified level (the 
``nonexempt deposit cutoff'') to report deposit data quarterly. 
Depository institutions with net transaction accounts above the reserve 
requirement exemption amount and

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with total transaction accounts, savings deposits, and small time 
deposits greater than or equal to the nonexempt deposit cutoff are 
required to report deposit data weekly. The Board requires certain 
large depository institutions to report weekly regardless of the level 
of their net transaction accounts if the depository institution's total 
transaction accounts, savings deposits, and small time deposits exceeds 
or is equal to a specified level (the ``reduced reporting limit''). The 
nonexempt deposit cutoff level and the reduced reporting limit are 
adjusted annually, by an amount equal to 80 percent of the increase, if 
any, in total transaction accounts, savings deposits, and small time 
deposits of all depository institutions over the one-year period that 
ends on the June 30 prior to the adjustment.
    From June 30, 2014 to June 30, 2015, total transaction accounts, 
savings deposits, and small time deposits at all depository 
institutions increased 5.3 percent, from $10,256 billion to $10,798 
billion. Accordingly, the Board is increasing the nonexempt deposit 
cutoff level by $16.9 million to $416.9 million in 2016 (from $400.0 
million for 2015). The Board is also increasing the reduced reporting 
limit by $77 million to $1.901 billion for 2016 (from $1.824 billion in 
2015).\2\
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    \2\ Consistent with Board practice, the nonexempt deposit cutoff 
level has been rounded to the nearest $0.1 million, and the reduced 
reporting limit has been rounded to the nearest $1 million.
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    Beginning in 2016, the boundaries of the four deposit reporting 
panels will be defined as follows. Those depository institutions with 
net transaction accounts over $15.2 million (the reserve requirement 
exemption amount) or with total transaction accounts, savings deposits, 
and small time deposits greater than or equal to $1.901 billion (the 
reduced reporting limit) are subject to detailed reporting, and must 
file a Report of Transaction Accounts, Other Deposits and Vault Cash 
(FR 2900 report) either weekly or quarterly. Of this group, those with 
total transaction accounts, savings deposits, and small time deposits 
greater than or equal to $416.9 million (the nonexempt deposit cutoff 
level) are required to file the FR 2900 report each week, while those 
with total transaction accounts, savings deposits, and small time 
deposits less than $416.9 million are required to file the FR 2900 
report each quarter. Those depository institutions with net transaction 
accounts less than or equal to $15.2 million (the reserve requirement 
exemption amount) and with total transaction accounts, savings 
deposits, and small time deposits less than $1.901 billion (the reduced 
reporting limit) are eligible for reduced reporting, and must either 
file a deposit report annually or not at all. Of this group, those with 
total deposits greater than $15.2 million (but with total transaction 
accounts, savings deposits, and small time deposits less than $1.901 
billion) are required to file the Annual Report of Deposits and 
Reservable Liabilities (FR 2910a) report annually, while those with 
total deposits less than or equal to $15.2 million are not required to 
file a deposit report. A depository institution that adjusts reported 
values on its FR 2910a report in order to qualify for reduced reporting 
will be shifted to an FR 2900 reporting panel.

3. Notice and Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) relating to notice of proposed 
rulemaking have not been followed in connection with the adoption of 
these amendments. The amendments involve expected, ministerial 
adjustments prescribed by statute and by the Board's policy concerning 
reporting practices. The adjustments in the reserve requirement 
exemption amount, the low reserve tranche, the nonexempt deposit cutoff 
level, and the reduced reporting limit serve to reduce regulatory 
burdens on depository institutions. Accordingly, the Board finds good 
cause for determining, and so determines, that notice in accordance 
with 5 U.S.C. 553(b) is unnecessary. Consequently, the provisions of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, do not apply to these 
amendments.

List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 204

    Banks, Banking, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Board is amending 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), 371a, 461, 601, 611, and 
3105.


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2. In Sec.  204.4, paragraph (f) is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  204.4  Computation of required reserves.

* * * * *
    (f) For all depository institutions, Edge and Agreement 
corporations, and United States branches and agencies of foreign banks, 
required reserves are computed by applying the reserve requirement 
ratios below to net transaction accounts, nonpersonal time deposits, 
and Eurocurrency liabilities of the institution during the computation 
period.

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          Reservable liability                 Reserve requirement
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Net Transaction Accounts:
    $0 to reserve requirement exemption  0 percent of amount.
     amount ($15.2 million).
    Over reserve requirement exemption   3 percent of amount.
     amount ($15.2 million) and up to
     low reserve tranche ($110.2
     million).
    Over low reserve tranche ($110.2     $2,850,000 plus 10 percent of
     million).                            amount over $110.2 million.
Nonpersonal time deposits..............  0 percent.
Eurocurrency liabilities...............  0 percent.
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    By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, acting through the Director of the Division of Monetary 
Affairs under delegated authority, November 12, 2015.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2015-29336 Filed 11-16-15; 8:45 am]
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                                           DATES: This rule is effective December                  Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                           17, 2015.                                                                                                     12 CFR Part 204
                                                                                                      As required by the Regulatory
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                                           Policy, at the Corporation for National                                                                       RIN 7100 AE–38
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                                           York Avenue NW., Washington, DC                                                                               Reserve Requirements of Depository
                                                                                                   entities. Therefore, CNCS has not                     Institutions
                                           20525, phone 202–606–6930. The TDD/                     performed the initial regulatory
                                           TTY number is 800–833–3722.                             flexibility analysis that is required                 AGENCY:  Board of Governors of the
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On                           under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5               Federal Reserve System.
                                           December 19, 2014 (79 FR 75871), the                    U.S.C. 601 et seq.) for major rules that              ACTION: Final rule.
                                           Office of Management and Budget                         are expected to have such results.
                                           issued a joint-agency interim final rule                                                                      SUMMARY:   The Board is amending
                                           that implemented the Uniform                            Unfunded Mandates                                     Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of
                                           Administrative Requirements, Cost                         For purposes of Title II of the                     Depository Institutions, to reflect the
                                           Principles, and Audit Requirements for                  Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of                       annual indexing of the reserve
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                                           Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).                      1995, 2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, as well as                  requirement exemption amount and the
                                           Through that interim final rule, CNCS                   Executive Order 12875, this regulatory                low reserve tranche for 2016. The
                                           adopted and implemented the Uniform                     action does not contain any Federal                   Regulation D amendments set the
                                           Guidance and made specific exceptions                   mandate that may result in increased                  amount of total reservable liabilities of
                                           to the rule. These exceptions are                       expenditures in either Federal, State,                each depository institution that is
                                           published in 2 CFR part 2205.                           local, or tribal governments in the                   subject to a zero percent reserve


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                                           requirement in 2016 at $15.2 million                    of liabilities and assets from depository              calendar year. The Act requires the
                                           (from $14.5 million in 2015). This                      institutions to enable the Board to                    adjustment in the low reserve tranche to
                                           amount is known as the reserve                          conduct monetary policy. The Board’s                   be 80 percent of the percentage increase
                                           requirement exemption amount. The                       actions with respect to each of these                  or decrease in total transaction accounts
                                           Regulation D amendments also set the                    provisions are discussed in turn below.                of all depository institutions over the
                                           amount of net transaction accounts at                                                                          one-year period that ends on the June 30
                                                                                                   1. Reserve Requirements                                prior to the adjustment.
                                           each depository institution (over the
                                           reserve requirement exemption amount)                      Pursuant to section 19(b) of the                      Net transaction accounts of all
                                           that is subject to a three percent reserve              Federal Reserve Act (Act), transaction                 depository institutions increased 8.0
                                           requirement in 2016 at $110.2 million                   account balances maintained at each                    percent, from $1,904 billion to $2,056
                                           (from $103.6 million in 2015). This                     depository institution are subject to                  billion between June 30, 2014 and June
                                           amount is known as the low reserve                      reserve requirement ratios of zero, three,             30, 2015. Accordingly, the Board is
                                           tranche. The adjustments to both of                     or ten percent. Section 19(b)(11)(A) of                amending Regulation D to increase the
                                           these amounts are derived using                         the Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(11)(A))                      low reserve tranche for net transaction
                                           statutory formulas specified in the                     provides that a zero percent reserve                   accounts by $6.6 million, from $103.6
                                           Federal Reserve Act.                                    requirement shall apply at each                        million for 2015 to $110.2 million for
                                              The Board is also announcing changes                 depository institution to total reservable             2016.
                                           in two other amounts, the nonexempt                     liabilities that do not exceed a certain                 The new low reserve tranche and
                                           deposit cutoff level and the reduced                    amount, known as the reserve                           reserve requirement exemption amount
                                           reporting limit, that are used to                       requirement exemption amount. Section                  will be effective for all depository
                                           determine the frequency at which                        19(b)(11)(B) provides that, before                     institutions for the fourteen-day reserve
                                           depository institutions must submit                     December 31 of each year, the Board                    maintenance period beginning
                                           deposit reports.                                        shall issue a regulation adjusting the                 Thursday, January 21, 2016. For
                                           DATES: Effective date: December 17,                     reserve requirement exemption amount                   depository institutions that report
                                           2015.                                                   for the next calendar year if total                    deposit data weekly, this maintenance
                                              Compliance dates: The new low                        reservable liabilities held at all                     period corresponds to the fourteen-day
                                           reserve tranche and reserve requirement                 depository institutions increase from                  computation period that begins
                                           exemption amount will apply to the                      one year to the next. No adjustment is                 December 22, 2015. For depository
                                           fourteen-day reserve maintenance                        made to the reserve requirement                        institutions that report deposit data
                                           period that begins January 21, 2016. For                exemption amount if total reservable                   quarterly, this maintenance period
                                           depository institutions that report                     liabilities held at all depository                     corresponds to the seven-day
                                           deposit data weekly, this maintenance                   institutions should decrease during the                computation period that begins
                                           period corresponds to the fourteen-day                  applicable time period. The Act requires               December 15, 2015.
                                           computation period that begins                          the percentage increase in the reserve                 2. Deposit Reports
                                           December 22, 2015. For depository                       requirement exemption amount to be 80                     Section 11(b)(2) of the Federal
                                           institutions that report deposit data                   percent of the increase in total                       Reserve Act authorizes the Board to
                                           quarterly, this maintenance period                      reservable liabilities of all depository               require depository institutions to file
                                           corresponds to the seven-day                            institutions over the one-year period                  reports of their liabilities and assets as
                                           computation period that begins                          that ends on the June 30 prior to the                  the Board may determine to be
                                           December 15, 2015. The new values of                    adjustment.                                            necessary or desirable to enable it to
                                           the nonexempt deposit cutoff level, the                    Total reservable liabilities of all                 discharge its responsibility to monitor
                                           reserve requirement exemption amount,                   depository institutions increased by 6.4               and control the monetary and credit
                                           and the reduced reporting limit will be                 percent, from $7,026 billion to $7,476                 aggregates. The Board screens
                                           used to determine the frequency at                      billion between June 30, 2014, and June                depository institutions each year and
                                           which a depository institution submits                  30, 2015. Accordingly, the Board is                    assigns them to one of four deposit
                                           deposit reports effective in either June                amending Regulation D to set the                       reporting panels (weekly reporters,
                                           or September 2016.                                      reserve requirement exemption amount                   quarterly reporters, annual reporters, or
                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        for 2016 at $15.2 million, an increase of              nonreporters). The panel assignment for
                                           Clinton N. Chen, Attorney (202/452–                     $0.7 million from its level in 2015.1                  annual reporters is effective in June of
                                           3952), Legal Division, or Ezra A. Kidane,                  Pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act             the screening year; the panel assignment
                                           Financial Analyst (202/973–6161),                       (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(2)), transaction                     for weekly and quarterly reporters is
                                           Division of Monetary Affairs; for users                 account balances maintained at each                    effective in September of the screening
                                           of Telecommunications Device for the                    depository institution over the reserve                year.
                                           Deaf (TDD) only, contact (202/263–                      requirement exemption amount and up                       In order to ease reporting burden, the
                                           4869); Board of Governors of the Federal                to a certain amount, known as the low                  Board permits smaller depository
                                           Reserve System, 20th and C Streets                      reserve tranche, are subject to a three                institutions to submit deposit reports
                                           NW., Washington, DC 20551.                              percent reserve requirement.                           less frequently than larger depository
                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section                      Transaction account balances over the                  institutions. The Board permits
                                           19(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12                 low reserve tranche are subject to a ten               depository institutions with net
                                           U.S.C. 461(b)(2)) requires each                         percent reserve requirement. Section                   transaction accounts above the reserve
                                           depository institution to maintain                      19(b)(2) also provides that, before                    requirement exemption amount but total
                                           reserves against its transaction accounts               December 31 of each year, the Board                    transaction accounts, savings deposits,
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                                           and nonpersonal time deposits, as                       shall issue a regulation adjusting the                 and small time deposits below a
                                           prescribed by Board regulations, for the                low reserve tranche for the next                       specified level (the ‘‘nonexempt deposit
                                           purpose of implementing monetary                           1 Consistent with Board practice, the low reserve
                                                                                                                                                          cutoff’’) to report deposit data quarterly.
                                           policy. Section 11(a)(2) of the Federal                 tranche and reserve requirement exemption
                                                                                                                                                          Depository institutions with net
                                           Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a)(2))                       amounts have been rounded to the nearest $0.1          transaction accounts above the reserve
                                           authorizes the Board to require reports                 million.                                               requirement exemption amount and


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                                           with total transaction accounts, savings                               Deposits and Vault Cash (FR 2900                                  policy concerning reporting practices.
                                           deposits, and small time deposits                                      report) either weekly or quarterly. Of                            The adjustments in the reserve
                                           greater than or equal to the nonexempt                                 this group, those with total transaction                          requirement exemption amount, the low
                                           deposit cutoff are required to report                                  accounts, savings deposits, and small                             reserve tranche, the nonexempt deposit
                                           deposit data weekly. The Board requires                                time deposits greater than or equal to                            cutoff level, and the reduced reporting
                                           certain large depository institutions to                               $416.9 million (the nonexempt deposit                             limit serve to reduce regulatory burdens
                                           report weekly regardless of the level of                               cutoff level) are required to file the FR                         on depository institutions. Accordingly,
                                           their net transaction accounts if the                                  2900 report each week, while those with                           the Board finds good cause for
                                           depository institution’s total transaction                             total transaction accounts, savings                               determining, and so determines, that
                                           accounts, savings deposits, and small                                  deposits, and small time deposits less                            notice in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
                                           time deposits exceeds or is equal to a                                 than $416.9 million are required to file                          553(b) is unnecessary. Consequently,
                                           specified level (the ‘‘reduced reporting                               the FR 2900 report each quarter. Those                            the provisions of the Regulatory
                                           limit’’). The nonexempt deposit cutoff                                 depository institutions with net                                  Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, do not
                                           level and the reduced reporting limit are                              transaction accounts less than or equal                           apply to these amendments.
                                           adjusted annually, by an amount equal                                  to $15.2 million (the reserve
                                           to 80 percent of the increase, if any, in                              requirement exemption amount) and                                 List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 204
                                           total transaction accounts, savings                                    with total transaction accounts, savings                            Banks, Banking, Reporting and
                                           deposits, and small time deposits of all                               deposits, and small time deposits less                            recordkeeping requirements.
                                           depository institutions over the one-year                              than $1.901 billion (the reduced
                                                                                                                                                                                      For the reasons set forth in the
                                           period that ends on the June 30 prior to                               reporting limit) are eligible for reduced
                                                                                                                                                                                    preamble, the Board is amending 12
                                           the adjustment.                                                        reporting, and must either file a deposit
                                              From June 30, 2014 to June 30, 2015,                                                                                                  CFR part 204 as follows:
                                                                                                                  report annually or not at all. Of this
                                           total transaction accounts, savings                                    group, those with total deposits greater                          PART 204—RESERVE
                                           deposits, and small time deposits at all                               than $15.2 million (but with total                                REQUIREMENTS OF DEPOSITORY
                                           depository institutions increased 5.3                                  transaction accounts, savings deposits,                           INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION D)
                                           percent, from $10,256 billion to $10,798                               and small time deposits less than $1.901
                                           billion. Accordingly, the Board is                                     billion) are required to file the Annual                          ■ 1. The authority citation for part 204
                                           increasing the nonexempt deposit cutoff                                Report of Deposits and Reservable                                 continues to read as follows:
                                           level by $16.9 million to $416.9 million                               Liabilities (FR 2910a) report annually,
                                           in 2016 (from $400.0 million for 2015).                                                                                                    Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 248(c), 371a,
                                                                                                                  while those with total deposits less than                         461, 601, 611, and 3105.
                                           The Board is also increasing the reduced                               or equal to $15.2 million are not
                                           reporting limit by $77 million to $1.901                               required to file a deposit report. A                              ■ 2. In § 204.4, paragraph (f) is revised
                                           billion for 2016 (from $1.824 billion in                               depository institution that adjusts                               to read as follows:
                                           2015).2                                                                reported values on its FR 2910a report
                                              Beginning in 2016, the boundaries of                                                                                                  § 204.4    Computation of required reserves.
                                                                                                                  in order to qualify for reduced reporting
                                           the four deposit reporting panels will be                              will be shifted to an FR 2900 reporting                           *      *     *     *    *
                                           defined as follows. Those depository                                   panel.                                                               (f) For all depository institutions,
                                           institutions with net transaction                                                                                                        Edge and Agreement corporations, and
                                           accounts over $15.2 million (the reserve                               3. Notice and Regulatory Flexibility Act                          United States branches and agencies of
                                           requirement exemption amount) or with                                     The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)                              foreign banks, required reserves are
                                           total transaction accounts, savings                                    relating to notice of proposed                                    computed by applying the reserve
                                           deposits, and small time deposits                                      rulemaking have not been followed in                              requirement ratios below to net
                                           greater than or equal to $1.901 billion                                connection with the adoption of these                             transaction accounts, nonpersonal time
                                           (the reduced reporting limit) are subject                              amendments. The amendments involve                                deposits, and Eurocurrency liabilities of
                                           to detailed reporting, and must file a                                 expected, ministerial adjustments                                 the institution during the computation
                                           Report of Transaction Accounts, Other                                  prescribed by statute and by the Board’s                          period.

                                                                                         Reservable liability                                                                                Reserve requirement

                                           Net Transaction Accounts:
                                               $0 to reserve requirement exemption amount ($15.2 million) ............................                                 0 percent of amount.
                                               Over reserve requirement exemption amount ($15.2 million) and up to low re-                                             3 percent of amount.
                                                 serve tranche ($110.2 million).
                                               Over low reserve tranche ($110.2 million) ..........................................................                    $2,850,000 plus 10 percent of amount over $110.2 million.
                                           Nonpersonal time deposits .........................................................................................         0 percent.
                                           Eurocurrency liabilities ................................................................................................   0 percent.
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                                             2 Consistent with Board practice, the nonexempt                      $0.1 million, and the reduced reporting limit has
                                           deposit cutoff level has been rounded to the nearest                   been rounded to the nearest $1 million.



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                                           71684            Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 221 / Tuesday, November 17, 2015 / Rules and Regulations

                                             By order of the Board of Governors of the                For service information identified in              www.regulations.gov/
                                           Federal Reserve System, acting through the              this AD, contact Bombardier, Inc., 400                #!documentDetail;D=FAA-2015-0929-
                                           Director of the Division of Monetary Affairs            Côte-Vertu Road West, Dorval, Québec                0002.
                                           under delegated authority, November 12,
                                           2015.
                                                                                                   H4S 1Y9, Canada; telephone: 514–855–
                                                                                                                                                         Comments
                                                                                                   5000; fax: 514–855–7401; email:
                                           Robert deV. Frierson,                                                                                           We gave the public the opportunity to
                                                                                                   thd.crj@aero.bombardier.com; Internet
                                           Secretary of the Board.                                                                                       participate in developing this AD. We
                                                                                                   http://www.bombardier.com. You may
                                           [FR Doc. 2015–29336 Filed 11–16–15; 8:45 am]            view this referenced service information              received no comments on the NPRM (80
                                           BILLING CODE 6210–01–P                                  at the FAA, Transport Airplane                        FR 26490, May 8, 2015) or on the
                                                                                                   Directorate, 1601 Lind Avenue SW.,                    determination of the cost to the public.
                                                                                                   Renton, WA. For information on the                    Conclusion
                                           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            availability of this material at the FAA,
                                                                                                   call 425–227–1221. It is also available                 We reviewed the relevant data and
                                           Federal Aviation Administration                         on the Internet at http://                            determined that air safety and the
                                                                                                   www.regulations.gov by searching for                  public interest require adopting this AD
                                           14 CFR Part 39                                          and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–                     as proposed except for minor editorial
                                           [Docket No. FAA–2015–0929; Directorate                  0929.                                                 changes. We have determined that these
                                           Identifier 2014–NM–218–AD; Amendment                                                                          minor changes:
                                           39–18323; AD 2015–23–07]                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        • Are consistent with the intent that
                                                                                                   Assata Dessaline, Aerospace Engineer,                 was proposed in the NPRM (80 FR
                                           RIN 2120–AA64                                           Avionics and Service Branch, ANE–172,                 26490, May 8, 2015) for correcting the
                                                                                                   FAA, New York Aircraft Certification                  unsafe condition; and
                                           Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier,
                                           Inc. Airplanes
                                                                                                   Office, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Suite 410,                 • Do not add any additional burden
                                                                                                   Westbury, NY 11590; telephone: 516–                   upon the public than was already
                                           AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                               228–7301; fax: 516–794–5531.                          proposed in the NPRM (80 FR 26490,
                                           Administration (FAA), Department of                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            May 8, 2015).
                                           Transportation (DOT).
                                                                                                   Discussion                                            Related Service Information Under 1
                                           ACTION: Final rule.
                                                                                                      We issued a notice of proposed                     CFR Part 51
                                           SUMMARY:   We are adopting a new                        rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR                       Bombardier, Inc. has issued Service
                                           airworthiness directive (AD) for certain                part 39 by adding an AD that would                    Bulletin 100–24–24, dated June 6, 2014.
                                           Bombardier, Inc. Model BD–100–1A10                      apply to certain Bombardier, Inc. Model               The service information describes
                                           (Challenger 300) airplanes. This AD was                 BD–100–1A10 (Challenger 300)                          procedures for an inspection, repair if
                                           prompted by multiple reports of chafing                 airplanes. The NPRM published in the                  necessary, and modification of the
                                           found on an electrical wiring harness in                Federal Register on May 8, 2015 (80 FR                wiring harness installation to prevent
                                           the aft equipment bay, caused by                        26490).                                               contact with the hydraulic line. This
                                           contact between the wiring harness and                     Transport Canada Civil Aviation                    service information is reasonably
                                           a neighboring hydraulic line. This AD                   (TCCA), which is the aviation authority               available because the interested parties
                                           requires an inspection, repair if                       for Canada, has issued Canadian                       have access to it through their normal
                                           necessary, and modification of the                      Airworthiness Directive CF–2014–32,                   course of business or by the means
                                           wiring harness installation to ensure                   dated September 8, 2014 (referred to                  identified in the ADDRESSES section of
                                           that the wiring harness routing is correct              after this as the Mandatory Continuing                this AD.
                                           and a minimum clearance between the                     Airworthiness Information, or ‘‘the
                                           wire and the hydraulic line is                                                                                Costs of Compliance
                                                                                                   MCAI’’), to correct an unsafe condition
                                           maintained. We are issuing this AD to                   for certain Bombardier, Inc. Model BD–                   We estimate that this AD affects 107
                                           detect and correct chafing on an                        100–1A10 (Challenger 300) airplanes.                  airplanes of U.S. registry.
                                           electrical wiring harness, which could                  The MCAI states:                                         We also estimate that it will take
                                           cause an electrical short circuit or lead                                                                     about 4 work-hours per product to
                                           to a malfunction of the flight control                     There have been multiple in-service
                                                                                                   reports of chafing found on an electrical
                                                                                                                                                         comply with the basic requirements of
                                           system, the engine indication system, or                                                                      this AD. The average labor rate is $85
                                                                                                   wiring harness in the aft equipment bay. An
                                           the hydraulic power control system; and                                                                       per work-hour. Required parts will cost
                                                                                                   investigation determined that the chafing was
                                           adversely affect the continued safe                     attributed to contact between the wiring              about $64 per product. Based on these
                                           operation and landing of the airplane.                  harness and a neighboring hydraulic line.             figures, we estimate the cost of this AD
                                           DATES: This AD becomes effective                        This chafing could cause an electrical short          on U.S. operators to be $43,228, or $404
                                           December 22, 2015.                                      circuit or lead to a malfunction of the flight        per product.
                                             The Director of the Federal Register                  control system, the engine indication system,            We have received no definitive data
                                           approved the incorporation by reference                 or the hydraulic power control system; which          that would enable us to provide cost
                                           of a certain publication listed in this AD              could adversely affect the continued safe
                                                                                                                                                         estimates for the on-condition actions
                                           as of December 22, 2015.                                operation and landing of the aeroplane.
                                                                                                      This [Canadian] AD mandates the                    specified in this AD. We have no way
                                           ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD                       inspection [general visual inspection],               of determining the number of aircraft
                                           docket on the Internet at http://                       rectification as required [repair of damage           that might need these actions.
                                           www.regulations.gov/                                    (including wear and chafing)], and                       According to the manufacturer, all of
                                           #!docketDetail;D=FAA-2015-0929 or in                    modification of the wiring harness                    the costs of this AD may be covered
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                                           person at the Docket Management                         installation to ensure the correct wiring             under warranty, thereby reducing the
                                           Facility, U.S. Department of                            routing and a minimum clearance between               cost impact on affected individuals. We
                                           Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                   the wire and the hydraulic line is                    do not control warranty coverage for
                                           30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                    maintained.                                           affected individuals. As a result, we
                                           W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                     You may examine the MCAI in the                      have included all costs in our cost
                                           Washington, DC.                                         AD docket on the Internet at http://                  estimate.


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Document Created: 2015-12-14 14:00:15
Document Modified: 2015-12-14 14:00:15
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
ContactClinton N. Chen, Attorney (202/452- 3952), Legal Division, or Ezra A. Kidane, Financial Analyst (202/973- 6161), Division of Monetary Affairs; for users of Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) only, contact (202/263-4869); Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C Streets NW., Washington, DC 20551.
FR Citation80 FR 71681 
RIN Number7100 AE38
CFR AssociatedBanks; Banking and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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