82_FR_51969 82 FR 51754 - Regulation D; Docket No. OP-1582; Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions

82 FR 51754 - Regulation D; Docket No. OP-1582; Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 215 (November 8, 2017)

Page Range51754-51756
FR Document2017-24297

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 2018. 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 2018 at $16.0 million (up from $15.5 million in 2017). 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 2018 at $122.3 million (up from $115.1 million in 2017). 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. OP-1582; 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 2018. 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 2018 at $16.0 million (up from $15.5 million in 
2017). 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 2018 at $122.3 million (up from $115.1 million 
in 2017). 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 8, 2017.
    Compliance Dates: The new low reserve tranche and reserve 
requirement exemption amount will apply to the fourteen-day reserve 
maintenance period that begins January 18, 2018. For depository 
institutions that report deposit data weekly, this maintenance period 
corresponds to the fourteen-day computation period that begins December 
19, 2017. For depository institutions that report deposit data 
quarterly, this maintenance period corresponds to the seven-day 
computation period that begins December 19, 2017. 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 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clinton N. Chen, Senior Attorney (202-
452-3952), Legal Division, or Kristen R. Payne, Financial Analyst (202-
452-2872), 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.

I. 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 3.9 percent, from $7,531 billion to $7,821 billion, 
between June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017. Accordingly, the Board is 
amending Regulation D to set the reserve requirement exemption amount 
for 2018 at $16.0 million, an increase of $0.5 million from its level 
in 2017.\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 
7.8 percent, from $2,200 billion to $2,372 billion, between June 30, 
2016, and June 30, 2017. Accordingly, the Board is amending Regulation 
D to set the low reserve tranche for net transaction accounts for 2018 
at $122.3 million, an increase of $7.2 million from 2017.
    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 18, 
2018. For depository institutions that report deposit data weekly, this 
maintenance period corresponds to the fourteen-day computation period 
that begins December 19, 2017. For depository institutions that report 
deposit data quarterly, this maintenance period corresponds to the 
seven-day computation period that begins December 19, 2017.

II. Deposit Reports

    Section 11(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act authorizes the Board to

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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 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, 2016, to June 30, 2017, total transaction accounts, 
savings deposits, and small time deposits at all depository 
institutions increased 6.1 percent, from $11,457 billion to $12,157 
billion. Accordingly, the Board is increasing the nonexempt deposit 
cutoff level by $21.3 million to $457.5 million for 2018 (up from 
$436.2 million for 2017). The Board is also increasing the reduced 
reporting limit by $97.2 million to $2.086 billion for 2018 (up from 
$1.989 billion in 2017).\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 2018, the boundaries of the four deposit reporting 
panels will be defined as follows. Those depository institutions with 
net transaction accounts over $16.0 million (the reserve requirement 
exemption amount) or with total transaction accounts, savings deposits, 
and small time deposits greater than or equal to $2.086 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 $457.5 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 $457.5 million are required to file the FR 2900 
report each quarter. Those depository institutions with net transaction 
accounts less than or equal to $16.0 million (the reserve requirement 
exemption amount) and with total transaction accounts, savings 
deposits, and small time deposits less than $2.086 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 $16.0 million (but with total transaction 
accounts, savings deposits, and small time deposits less than $2.086 
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 $16.0 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.

Regulatory Analysis

Administrative Procedure 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.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) does not apply to a rulemaking 
where a general notice of proposed rulemaking is not required.\3\ As 
noted previously, the Board has determined that it is unnecessary to 
publish a general notice of proposed rulemaking for this final rule. 
Accordingly, the RFA's requirements relating to an initial and final 
regulatory flexibility analysis do not apply.
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    \3\ 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604.
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Paperwork Reduction Act

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,\4\ the 
Board reviewed this final rule. No collections of information pursuant 
to the Paperwork Reduction Act are contained in the final rule.
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    \4\ 44 U.S.C. 3506; 5 CFR 1320.
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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), 461, 601, 611, and 3105.


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2. Section 204.4 is amended by revising paragraph (f) 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 ($16.0 million).
    Over reserve requirement exemption   3 percent of amount.
     amount ($16.0 million) and up to
     low reserve tranche ($122.3
     million).
    Over low reserve tranche ($122.3     $3,189,000 plus 10 percent of
     million).                            amount over $122.3 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 2, 2017.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2017-24297 Filed 11-7-17; 8:45 am]
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                                             the OIG to another agency for law                        institutions that report deposit data                 percent of the increase in total
                                             enforcement purposes.                                    quarterly, this maintenance period                    reservable liabilities of all depository
                                             *    *     *    *     *                                  corresponds to the seven-day                          institutions over the one-year period
                                                                                                      computation period that begins                        that ends on the June 30 prior to the
                                               Dated: November 3, 2017.
                                                                                                      December 19, 2017. The new values of                  adjustment.
                                             Susan A. Poling,                                         the nonexempt deposit cutoff level, the                 Total reservable liabilities of all
                                             General Counsel, Government Accountability               reserve requirement exemption amount,                 depository institutions increased by 3.9
                                             Office.                                                  and the reduced reporting limit will be               percent, from $7,531 billion to $7,821
                                             [FR Doc. 2017–24340 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am]              used to determine the frequency at                    billion, between June 30, 2016, and June
                                             BILLING CODE 1610–02–P                                   which a depository institution submits                30, 2017. Accordingly, the Board is
                                                                                                      deposit reports effective in either June              amending Regulation D to set the
                                                                                                      or September 2018.                                    reserve requirement exemption amount
                                             FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      for 2018 at $16.0 million, an increase of
                                                                                                      Clinton N. Chen, Senior Attorney (202–                $0.5 million from its level in 2017.1
                                             12 CFR Part 204                                                                                                  Pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act
                                                                                                      452–3952), Legal Division, or Kristen R.
                                                                                                                                                            (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(2)), transaction
                                             Regulation D; Docket No. OP–1582;                        Payne, Financial Analyst (202–452–
                                                                                                                                                            account balances maintained at each
                                             Reserve Requirements of Depository                       2872), Division of Monetary Affairs; for
                                                                                                                                                            depository institution over the reserve
                                             Institutions                                             users of Telecommunications Device for
                                                                                                                                                            requirement exemption amount and up
                                                                                                      the Deaf (TDD) only, contact (202/263–
                                             AGENCY:  Board of Governors of the                                                                             to a certain amount, known as the low
                                                                                                      4869); Board of Governors of the Federal
                                             Federal Reserve System.                                                                                        reserve tranche, are subject to a three
                                                                                                      Reserve System, 20th and C Streets
                                                                                                                                                            percent reserve requirement.
                                             ACTION: Final rule.                                      NW., Washington, DC 20551.
                                                                                                                                                            Transaction account balances over the
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section                    low reserve tranche are subject to a ten
                                             SUMMARY:    The Board is amending                        19(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12
                                             Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of                                                                          percent reserve requirement. Section
                                                                                                      U.S.C. 461(b)(2)) requires each                       19(b)(2) also provides that, before
                                             Depository Institutions, to reflect the                  depository institution to maintain
                                             annual indexing of the reserve                                                                                 December 31 of each year, the Board
                                                                                                      reserves against its transaction accounts             shall issue a regulation adjusting the
                                             requirement exemption amount and the                     and nonpersonal time deposits, as
                                             low reserve tranche for 2018. The                                                                              low reserve tranche for the next
                                                                                                      prescribed by Board regulations, for the              calendar year. The Act requires the
                                             Regulation D amendments set the                          purpose of implementing monetary
                                             amount of total reservable liabilities of                                                                      adjustment in the low reserve tranche to
                                                                                                      policy. Section 11(a)(2) of the Federal               be 80 percent of the percentage increase
                                             each depository institution that is                      Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a)(2))                     or decrease in total transaction accounts
                                             subject to a zero percent reserve                        authorizes the Board to require reports               of all depository institutions over the
                                             requirement in 2018 at $16.0 million                     of liabilities and assets from depository             one-year period that ends on the June 30
                                             (up from $15.5 million in 2017). This                    institutions to enable the Board to                   prior to the adjustment.
                                             amount is known as the reserve                           conduct monetary policy. The Board’s                    Net transaction accounts of all
                                             requirement exemption amount. The                        actions with respect to each of these                 depository institutions increased 7.8
                                             Regulation D amendments also set the                     provisions are discussed in turn below.               percent, from $2,200 billion to $2,372
                                             amount of net transaction accounts at                                                                          billion, between June 30, 2016, and June
                                             each depository institution (over the                    I. Reserve Requirements
                                                                                                                                                            30, 2017. Accordingly, the Board is
                                             reserve requirement exemption amount)                       Pursuant to section 19(b) of the                   amending Regulation D to set the low
                                             that is subject to a three percent reserve               Federal Reserve Act (Act), transaction                reserve tranche for net transaction
                                             requirement in 2018 at $122.3 million                    account balances maintained at each                   accounts for 2018 at $122.3 million, an
                                             (up from $115.1 million in 2017). This                   depository institution are subject to                 increase of $7.2 million from 2017.
                                             amount is known as the low reserve                       reserve requirement ratios of zero, three,              The new low reserve tranche and
                                             tranche. The adjustments to both of                      or ten percent. Section 19(b)(11)(A) of               reserve requirement exemption amount
                                             these amounts are derived using                          the Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(11)(A))                     will be effective for all depository
                                             statutory formulas specified in the                      provides that a zero percent reserve                  institutions for the fourteen-day reserve
                                             Federal Reserve Act.                                     requirement shall apply at each                       maintenance period beginning
                                                The Board is also announcing changes                  depository institution to total reservable            Thursday, January 18, 2018. For
                                             in two other amounts, the nonexempt                      liabilities that do not exceed a certain              depository institutions that report
                                             deposit cutoff level and the reduced                     amount, known as the reserve                          deposit data weekly, this maintenance
                                             reporting limit, that are used to                        requirement exemption amount.                         period corresponds to the fourteen-day
                                             determine the frequency at which                            Section 19(b)(11)(B) provides that,                computation period that begins
                                             depository institutions must submit                      before December 31 of each year, the                  December 19, 2017. For depository
                                             deposit reports.                                         Board shall issue a regulation adjusting              institutions that report deposit data
                                             DATES:                                                   the reserve requirement exemption                     quarterly, this maintenance period
                                                Effective Date: December 8, 2017.                     amount for the next calendar year if                  corresponds to the seven-day
                                                Compliance Dates: The new low                         total reservable liabilities held at all              computation period that begins
                                             reserve tranche and reserve requirement                  depository institutions increase from                 December 19, 2017.
                                             exemption amount will apply to the                       one year to the next. No adjustment is                II. Deposit Reports
                                             fourteen-day reserve maintenance                         made to the reserve requirement
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                                             period that begins January 18, 2018. For                 exemption amount if total reservable                     Section 11(b)(2) of the Federal
                                             depository institutions that report                      liabilities held at all depository                    Reserve Act authorizes the Board to
                                             deposit data weekly, this maintenance                    institutions should decrease during the
                                                                                                                                                               1 Consistent with Board practice, the low reserve
                                             period corresponds to the fourteen-day                   applicable time period. The Act requires              tranche and reserve requirement exemption
                                             computation period that begins                           the percentage increase in the reserve                amounts have been rounded to the nearest $0.1
                                             December 19, 2017. For depository                        requirement exemption amount to be 80                 million.



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                                             require depository institutions to file                  to $2.086 billion for 2018 (up from                    requirement exemption amount, the low
                                             reports of their liabilities and assets as               $1.989 billion in 2017).2                              reserve tranche, the nonexempt deposit
                                             the Board may determine to be                               Beginning in 2018, the boundaries of                cutoff level, and the reduced reporting
                                             necessary or desirable to enable it to                   the four deposit reporting panels will be              limit serve to reduce regulatory burdens
                                             discharge its responsibility to monitor                  defined as follows. Those depository                   on depository institutions. Accordingly,
                                             and control the monetary and credit                      institutions with net transaction                      the Board finds good cause for
                                             aggregates. The Board screens                            accounts over $16.0 million (the reserve               determining, and so determines, that
                                             depository institutions each year and                    requirement exemption amount) or with                  notice in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
                                             assigns them to one of four deposit                      total transaction accounts, savings                    553(b) is unnecessary.
                                                                                                      deposits, and small time deposits
                                             reporting panels (weekly reporters,                                                                             Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                                                                                      greater than or equal to $2.086 billion
                                             quarterly reporters, annual reporters, or
                                                                                                      (the reduced reporting limit) are subject
                                             nonreporters). The panel assignment for                                                                            The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
                                                                                                      to detailed reporting, and must file a
                                             annual reporters is effective in June of                 Report of Transaction Accounts, Other                  does not apply to a rulemaking where a
                                             the screening year; the panel assignment                 Deposits and Vault Cash (FR 2900                       general notice of proposed rulemaking
                                             for weekly and quarterly reporters is                    report) either weekly or quarterly. Of                 is not required.3 As noted previously,
                                             effective in September of the screening                  this group, those with total transaction               the Board has determined that it is
                                             year.                                                    accounts, savings deposits, and small                  unnecessary to publish a general notice
                                                                                                      time deposits greater than or equal to                 of proposed rulemaking for this final
                                                In order to ease reporting burden, the
                                                                                                      $457.5 million (the nonexempt deposit                  rule. Accordingly, the RFA’s
                                             Board permits smaller depository
                                                                                                      cutoff level) are required to file the FR              requirements relating to an initial and
                                             institutions to submit deposit reports                                                                          final regulatory flexibility analysis do
                                             less frequently than larger depository                   2900 report each week, while those with
                                                                                                      total transaction accounts, savings                    not apply.
                                             institutions. The Board permits
                                             depository institutions with net                         deposits, and small time deposits less                 Paperwork Reduction Act
                                                                                                      than $457.5 million are required to file
                                             transaction accounts above the reserve
                                                                                                      the FR 2900 report each quarter. Those                   In accordance with the Paperwork
                                             requirement exemption amount but total
                                                                                                      depository institutions with net                       Reduction Act of 1995,4 the Board
                                             transaction accounts, savings deposits,
                                                                                                      transaction accounts less than or equal                reviewed this final rule. No collections
                                             and small time deposits below a                          to $16.0 million (the reserve                          of information pursuant to the
                                             specified level (the ‘‘nonexempt deposit                 requirement exemption amount) and                      Paperwork Reduction Act are contained
                                             cutoff’’) to report deposit data quarterly.              with total transaction accounts, savings               in the final rule.
                                             Depository institutions with net                         deposits, and small time deposits less
                                             transaction accounts above the reserve                   than $2.086 billion (the reduced                       List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 204
                                             requirement exemption amount and                         reporting limit) are eligible for reduced
                                             with total transaction accounts, savings                                                                          Banks, banking, Reporting and
                                                                                                      reporting, and must either file a deposit
                                             deposits, and small time deposits                                                                               recordkeeping requirements.
                                                                                                      report annually or not at all. Of this
                                             greater than or equal to the nonexempt                   group, those with total deposits greater                 For the reasons set forth in the
                                             deposit cutoff are required to report                    than $16.0 million (but with total                     preamble, the Board is amending 12
                                             deposit data weekly. The Board requires                  transaction accounts, savings deposits,                CFR part 204 as follows:
                                             certain large depository institutions to                 and small time deposits less than $2.086
                                             report weekly regardless of the level of                 billion) are required to file the Annual               PART 204—RESERVE
                                             their net transaction accounts if the                    Report of Deposits and Reservable                      REQUIREMENTS OF DEPOSITORY
                                             depository institution’s total transaction               Liabilities (FR 2910a) report annually,                INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION D)
                                             accounts, savings deposits, and small                    while those with total deposits less than
                                             time deposits exceeds or is equal to a                   or equal to $16.0 million are not                      ■ 1. The authority citation for part 204
                                             specified level (the ‘‘reduced reporting                 required to file a deposit report. A                   continues to read as follows:
                                             limit’’). The nonexempt deposit cutoff                   depository institution that adjusts
                                                                                                      reported values on its FR 2910a report                   Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 248(c), 461,
                                             level and the reduced reporting limit are                                                                       601, 611, and 3105.
                                             adjusted annually, by an amount equal                    in order to qualify for reduced reporting
                                             to 80 percent of the increase, if any, in                will be shifted to an FR 2900 reporting                ■ 2. Section 204.4 is amended by
                                                                                                      panel.                                                 revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:
                                             total transaction accounts, savings
                                             deposits, and small time deposits of all                 Regulatory Analysis
                                                                                                                                                             § 204.4         Computation of required reserves.
                                             depository institutions over the one-year                Administrative Procedure Act
                                             period that ends on the June 30 prior to                                                                        *          *       *    *      *
                                             the adjustment.                                            The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)                       (f) For all depository institutions,
                                                                                                      relating to notice of proposed                         Edge and Agreement corporations, and
                                               From June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2017,                  rulemaking have not been followed in
                                             total transaction accounts, savings                                                                             United States branches and agencies of
                                                                                                      connection with the adoption of these                  foreign banks, required reserves are
                                             deposits, and small time deposits at all                 amendments. The amendments involve
                                             depository institutions increased 6.1                                                                           computed by applying the reserve
                                                                                                      expected, ministerial adjustments                      requirement ratios below to net
                                             percent, from $11,457 billion to $12,157                 prescribed by statute and by the Board’s               transaction accounts, nonpersonal time
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                                             billion. Accordingly, the Board is                       policy concerning reporting practices.                 deposits, and Eurocurrency liabilities of
                                             increasing the nonexempt deposit cutoff                  The adjustments in the reserve                         the institution during the computation
                                             level by $21.3 million to $457.5 million
                                                                                                                                                             period.
                                             for 2018 (up from $436.2 million for                       2 Consistent with Board practice, the nonexempt

                                             2017). The Board is also increasing the                  deposit cutoff level has been rounded to the nearest
                                                                                                                                                                 35   U.S.C. 603 and 604.
                                                                                                      $0.1 million, and the reduced reporting limit has
                                             reduced reporting limit by $97.2 million                 been rounded to the nearest $1 million.                    4 44  U.S.C. 3506; 5 CFR 1320.



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                                             51756             Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 215 / Wednesday, November 8, 2017 / Rules and Regulations

                                                                                  Reservable liability                                                                          Reserve requirement

                                             Net Transaction Accounts:
                                                 $0 to reserve requirement exemption amount ($16.0 million) ..........                                 0 percent of amount.
                                                 Over reserve requirement exemption amount ($16.0 million) and                                         3 percent of amount.
                                                   up to low reserve tranche ($122.3 million).
                                                 Over low reserve tranche ($122.3 million) ........................................                    $3,189,000 plus 10 percent of amount over $122.3 million.
                                             Nonpersonal time deposits .......................................................................         0 percent.
                                             Eurocurrency liabilities ..............................................................................   0 percent.



                                               By order of the Board of Governors of the                           information on the availability of FAA                          Subsequent to publication, the FAA
                                             Federal Reserve System, acting through the                            Order 7400.11B at NARA, call (202)                           discovered that ‘‘Memorial’’ was
                                             Director of the Division of Monetary Affairs                          741–6030, or go to https://                                  inadvertently omitted from the airport
                                             under delegated authority, November 2,                                www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/                       name in the regulatory text of the NPRM
                                             2017.
                                                                                                                   ibr-locations.html.                                          and is corrected in this action.
                                             Ann E. Misback,                                                                                                                       Except for the edit noted above, this
                                                                                                                      FAA Order 7400.11, Airspace
                                             Secretary of the Board.                                               Designations and Reporting Points, is                        rule is the same as published in the
                                             [FR Doc. 2017–24297 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am]                           published yearly and effective on                            NPRM.
                                             BILLING CODE 6210–01–P                                                September 15.                                                   Class E airspace designations are
                                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                                published in paragraph 6005 of FAA
                                                                                                                   Jeffrey Claypool, Federal Aviation                           Order 7400.11B, dated August 3, 2017,
                                             DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                          Administration, Operations Support                           and effective September 15, 2017, which
                                                                                                                   Group, Central Service Center, 10101                         is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR
                                             Federal Aviation Administration                                                                                                    71.1. The Class E airspace designations
                                                                                                                   Hillwood Parkway, Fort Worth, TX
                                                                                                                   76177; telephone (817) 222–5711.                             listed in this document will be
                                             14 CFR Part 71                                                                                                                     published subsequently in the Order.
                                                                                                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                             [Docket No. FAA–2017–0620; Airspace                                                                                                Availability and Summary of
                                             Docket No. 17–ASW–10]                                                 Authority for This Rulemaking                                Documents for Incorporation by
                                                                                                                     The FAA’s authority to issue rules                         Reference
                                             Establishment Class E Airspace;
                                             Cisco, TX                                                             regarding aviation safety is found in                           This document amends FAA Order
                                                                                                                   Title 49 of the United States Code.                          7400.11B, Airspace Designations and
                                             AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                                             Subtitle I, Section 106 describes the                        Reporting Points, dated August 3, 2017,
                                             Administration (FAA), DOT.                                            authority of the FAA Administrator.                          and effective September 15, 2017. FAA
                                             ACTION: Final rule.                                                   Subtitle VII, Aviation Programs,                             Order 7400.11B is publicly available as
                                                                                                                   describes in more detail the scope of the                    listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
                                             SUMMARY:    This action establishes Class                             agency’s authority. This rulemaking is                       document. FAA Order 7400.11B lists
                                             E airspace extending upward from 700                                  promulgated under the authority                              Class A, B, C, D, and E airspace areas,
                                             feet above the surface at Gregory M.                                  described in Subtitle VII, Part A,                           air traffic service routes, and reporting
                                             Simmons Memorial Airport, Cisco, TX,                                  Subpart I, Section 40103. Under that                         points.
                                             to accommodate a new public                                           section, the FAA is charged with
                                             instrument approach procedure at the                                  prescribing regulations to assign the use                    The Rule
                                             airport and for safety and management                                 of airspace necessary to ensure the                            This amendment to Title 14, Code of
                                             of instrument flight rules (IFR)                                      safety of aircraft and the efficient use of                  Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part 71
                                             operations at the airport. Also, a                                    airspace. This regulation is within the                      establishes Class E airspace extending
                                             correction is made to the airport name                                scope of that authority as it establishes                    upward from 700 feet above the surface
                                             in the regulatory text.                                               Class E airspace extending upward from                       within a 6.6-mile radius of Gregory M.
                                             DATES: Effective 0901 UTC, February 1,                                700 feet above the surface at Gregory M.                     Simmons Memorial Airport, Cisco, TX,
                                             2018. The Director of the Federal                                     Simmons Memorial Airport, Cisco, TX,                         due to the establishment of a new public
                                             Register approves this incorporation by                               to support IFR operations at this airport.                   instrument approach procedure at the
                                             reference action under Title 1, Code of                                                                                            airport. Controlled airspace is necessary
                                             Federal Regulations, part 51, subject to                              History
                                                                                                                                                                                for the safety and management of
                                             the annual revision of FAA Order                                        On August 1, 2017, the FAA                                 instrument approach procedures for IFR
                                             7400.11 and publication of conforming                                 published in the Federal Register (82                        operations at the airport. The airport
                                             amendments.                                                           FR 35716) Docket No. FAA–2017–0620,                          name is corrected to Gregory M.
                                             ADDRESSES: FAA Order 7400.11B,                                        a notice of proposed rulemaking                              Simmons Memorial Airport, from
                                             Airspace Designations and Reporting                                   (NPRM) to establish Class E airspace                         Gregory M. Simmons Airport, as set
                                             Points, and subsequent amendments can                                 extending upward from 700 feet above                         forth in the regulatory text of the NPRM.
                                             be viewed online at http://www.faa.gov/                               the surface at Gregory M. Simmons
                                             air_traffic/publications/. For further                                Memorial Airport, Cisco, TX, to support                      Regulatory Notices and Analyses
                                             information, you can contact the                                      the new public instrument approach                              The FAA has determined that this
                                             Airspace Policy Group, Federal Aviation                               procedure and enhance the safety and                         regulation only involves an established
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                                             Administration, 800 Independence                                      management of IFR operations at this                         body of technical regulations for which
                                             Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;                                     airport. Interested parties were invited                     frequent and routine amendments are
                                             telephone: (202) 267–8783. The Order is                               to participate in this rulemaking effort                     necessary to keep them operationally
                                             also available for inspection at the                                  by submitting written comments on the                        current, is non-controversial and
                                             National Archives and Records                                         proposal to the FAA. No comments                             unlikely to result in adverse or negative
                                             Administration (NARA). For                                            were received.                                               comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a


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Document Created: 2017-11-08 01:20:15
Document Modified: 2017-11-08 01:20:15
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.
DatesEffective Date: December 8, 2017.
ContactClinton N. Chen, Senior Attorney (202- 452-3952), Legal Division, or Kristen R. Payne, Financial Analyst (202- 452-2872), 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 Citation82 FR 51754 
CFR AssociatedBanks; Banking and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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