81 FR 35121 - Survey of Foreign Ownership of U.S. Securities as of June 30, 2016

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)

Page Range		35121-35121
FR Document		2016-12937

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, 2016. 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 (2016) 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, 2016. 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, 
2016

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, 2016. 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 (2016) 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, 2016.
    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.
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Revenue 97–33 provides procedures and Estimated Total Annual Burden What To Report: This report will
information that will help taxpayers to Hours: 2,337. collect information on foreign resident
electronically make FTDs and tax holdings of U.S. securities, including
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payments through EFTPS. equities, short-term debt securities
Affected Public: Businesses or other Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
(including selected money market
for-profits. [FR Doc. 2016–12730 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am]
instruments), and long-term debt
Estimated Total Annual Burden BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
securities.
Hours: 278,622.
How To Report: Copies of the survey
OMB Control Number: 1545–1850.
Type of Review: Extension of a DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY forms and instructions, which contain
previously approved collection. complete information on reporting
Survey of Foreign Ownership of U.S. procedures and definitions, may be
Title: TD 9178—Testimony or
Securities as of June 30, 2016 obtained at the Web site address given
Production of Records in a Court or
Other Proceeding. AGENCY: Departmental Offices, above in the Summary, or by contacting
Abstract: This document contains Department of the Treasury. the survey staff of the Federal Reserve
final regulations replacing the existing ACTION: Notice of reporting Bank of New York at (212) 720–6300 or
regulation that establishes the requirements. (646) 720–6300, email: SHLA.help@
procedures to be followed by IRS ny.frb.org. The mailing address is:
officers and employees upon receipt of SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York,
a request or demand for disclosure of Department of the Treasury is informing Statistics Function, 4th Floor, 33 Liberty
IRS records or information. The purpose the public that it is conducting a Street, New York, NY 10045–0001.
of the final regulations is to provide mandatory survey of foreign ownership Inquiries can also be made to the
specific instructions and to clarify the of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2016. Federal Reserve Board of Governors, at
circumstances under which more This mandatory survey is conducted (202) 452–3476, or to Dwight Wolkow,
specific procedures take precedence. under the authority of the International at (202) 622–1276, or by email:
The final regulations extend the Investment and Trade in Services comments2TIC@do.treas.gov.
application of the regulation to former Survey Act (22 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). This
Notice constitutes legal notification to When To Report: Data should be
IRS officers and employees as well as to
persons who are or were under contract all United States persons (defined submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank
to the IRS. The final regulations affect below) who meet the reporting of New York, acting as fiscal agent for
current and former IRS officers, requirements set forth in this Notice that the Department of the Treasury, by
employees and contractors, and persons they must respond to, and comply with, August 31, 2016.
who make requests or demands for this survey. Additional copies of the Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This
disclosure. reporting forms SHLA (2016) and data collection has been approved by
Affected Public: Individuals or instructions may be printed from the the Office of Management and Budget
households. Internet at: http://www.treasury.gov/ (OMB) in accordance with the
Estimated Total Annual Burden resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/ Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned
Hours: 1,400. Pages/forms-sh.aspx. control number 1505–0123. An agency
OMB Control Number: 1545–2025. Definition: A U.S. person is any
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
Type of Review: Revision of a individual, branch, partnership,
person is not required to respond to, a
currently approved collection. associated group, association, estate,
collection of information unless it
Title: Clean Renewable Energy Bond trust, corporation, or other organization
displays a valid control number
Credit and Gulf Bond Credit. (whether or not organized under the
laws of any State), and any government assigned by OMB. The estimated
Abstract: Form 8912, Clean average annual burden associated with
Renewable Energy Bond Credit and Gulf (including a foreign government, the
United States Government, a State or this collection of information is 486
Bond Credit, was developed to carry out hours per report for the largest
the provisions of new Internal Revenue local government, and any agency,
corporation, financial institution, or custodians of securities, and 110 hours
Code sections 54 and 1400N(l). The
other entity or instrumentality thereof, per report for the largest issuers of
form provides a means for the taxpayer
including a government-sponsored securities that have data to report and
to compute the clean renewable energy
agency), who resides in the United are not custodians. Comments
bond credit and the Gulf bond credit.
Estimated Total Annual Burden States or is subject to the jurisdiction of concerning the accuracy of this burden
Hours: 6,890. the United States. estimate and suggestions for reducing
Who Must Report: The panel for this this burden should be directed to the
OMB Control Number: 1545–2168.
Type of Review: Revision of a survey is based primarily on the level of Department of the Treasury, Office of
currently approved collection. foreign resident holdings of U.S. International Affairs, Attention
Title: Tax Return Preparer Complaint securities reported on the June 2014 Administrator, International Portfolio
Process. benchmark survey of foreign resident Investment Data Reporting Systems,
Form: Form 14157, Form 14157–A. holdings of U.S. securities, and on the Room 5422, Washington, DC 20220, and
Abstract: These forms (14157 and Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term to OMB, Attention Desk Officer for the
14157–A), are designed specifically for Securities by U.S. and Foreign Residents Department of the Treasury, Office of
tax return preparer complaints and (TIC SLT) report as of December 2014, Information and Regulatory Affairs,
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include the items necessary for the IRS and will consist mostly of the largest Washington, DC 20503.
to evaluate and route to the appropriate reporters. Entities required to report will
be contacted individually by the Federal Dwight Wolkow,
function. The form will be used by
taxpayers to report allegations of Reserve Bank of New York. Entities not Administrator, International Portfolio
misconduct by tax return preparers. contacted by the Federal Reserve Bank Investment Data Reporting Systems.
Affected Public: Individuals or of New York have no reporting [FR Doc. 2016–12937 Filed 5–31–16; 8:45 am]
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of reporting requirements.
FR Citation		81 FR 35121