83_FR_54727 83 FR 54517 - Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions

83 FR 54517 - Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 210 (October 30, 2018)

Page Range54517-54519
FR Document2018-23608

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 2019. 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 2019 at $16.3 million (up from 16.0 million in 2018). 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 2019 at $124.2 million (up from $122.3 million in 2018). 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-1626]
RIN 7100-AF19


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 2019. 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 2019 at $16.3 million (up from 16.0 million in 
2018). 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 2019 at $124.2 million (up from $122.3 million 
in 2018). 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: November 29, 2018.
    Compliance dates: The new low reserve tranche and reserve 
requirement exemption amount will apply to the fourteen-day reserve 
maintenance period that begins January 17, 2019. For depository 
institutions that report deposit data weekly, this maintenance period 
corresponds to the fourteen-day computation period that begins December 
18, 2018. For depository institutions that report deposit data 
quarterly, this maintenance period corresponds to the seven-day 
computation period that begins December 18, 2018. 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 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sophia H. Allison, Senior Special 
Counsel (202/452-3565), Legal Division, or Kristen R. Payne, Senior 
Financial Institution and Policy 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 2.4 percent, from $7,858 billion to $8,050 billion, 
between June 30, 2017, and June 30, 2018. Accordingly, the Board is 
amending Regulation D to set the reserve requirement exemption amount 
for 2019 at $16.3 million, an increase of $0.3 million from its level 
in 2018.\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 
2.0 percent, from $2,379 billion to $2,425 billion, between June 30, 
2017, and June 30, 2018. Accordingly, the Board is amending Regulation 
D to set the low reserve tranche for net transaction

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accounts for 2019 at $124.2 million, an increase of $1.9 million from 
2018.
    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 17, 
2019. For depository institutions that report deposit data weekly, this 
maintenance period corresponds to the fourteen-day computation period 
that begins December 18, 2018. For depository institutions that report 
deposit data quarterly, this maintenance period corresponds to the 
seven-day computation period that begins December 18, 2018.

II. 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 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, 2017, to June 30, 2018, total transaction accounts, 
savings deposits, and small time deposits at all depository 
institutions increased 3.6 percent, from $12,157 billion to $12,599 
billion. Accordingly, the Board is increasing the nonexempt deposit 
cutoff level by $29.1 million to $1.029 billion for 2019 (up from 
$1.000 billion in 2018). The Board is also increasing the reduced 
reporting limit by $60.7 million to $2.147 billion for 2019 (up from 
$2.086 billion in 2018).\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 2019, the boundaries of the four deposit reporting 
panels will be defined as follows. Those depository institutions with 
net transaction accounts over $16.3 million (the reserve requirement 
exemption amount) or with total transaction accounts, savings deposits, 
and small time deposits greater than or equal to $2.147 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 $1.029 billion (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 $1.029 billion are required to file the FR 2900 
report each quarter. Those depository institutions with net transaction 
accounts less than or equal to $16.3 million (the reserve requirement 
exemption amount) and with total transaction accounts, savings 
deposits, and small time deposits less than $2.147 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 $16.3 million (but with total transaction 
accounts, savings deposits, and small time deposits less than $2.147 
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 $16.3 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.

III. 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 part 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:

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 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 ($16.3 million).
    Over reserve requirement exemption   3 percent of amount.
     amount ($16.3 million) and up to
     low reserve tranche ($124.2
     million).
    Over low reserve tranche ($124.2     $3,237,000 plus 10 percent of
     million).                            amount over $124.2 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, October 24, 2018.
Ann E. Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 2018-23608 Filed 10-29-18; 8:45 am]
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                                             This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    period that begins January 17, 2019. For              December 31 of each year, the Board
                                             contains regulatory documents having general            depository institutions that report                   shall issue a regulation adjusting the
                                             applicability and legal effect, most of which           deposit data weekly, this maintenance                 reserve requirement exemption amount
                                             are keyed to and codified in the Code of                period corresponds to the fourteen-day                for the next calendar year if total
                                             Federal Regulations, which is published under           computation period that begins                        reservable liabilities held at all
                                             50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
                                                                                                     December 18, 2018. For depository                     depository institutions increase from
                                             The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by              institutions that report deposit data                 one year to the next. No adjustment is
                                             the Superintendent of Documents.                        quarterly, this maintenance period                    made to the reserve requirement
                                                                                                     corresponds to the seven-day                          exemption amount if total reservable
                                                                                                     computation period that begins                        liabilities held at all depository
                                             FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM                                  December 18, 2018. The new values of                  institutions should decrease during the
                                                                                                     the nonexempt deposit cutoff level, the               applicable time period. The Act requires
                                             12 CFR Part 204                                         reserve requirement exemption amount,                 the percentage increase in the reserve
                                             [Regulation D; Docket No. R–1626]                       and the reduced reporting limit will be               requirement exemption amount to be 80
                                                                                                     used to determine the frequency at                    percent of the increase in total
                                             RIN 7100–AF19
                                                                                                     which a depository institution submits                reservable liabilities of all depository
                                             Reserve Requirements of Depository                      deposit reports effective in either June              institutions over the one-year period
                                             Institutions                                            or September 2019.                                    that ends on the June 30 prior to the
                                                                                                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      adjustment.
                                             AGENCY:  Board of Governors of the                      Sophia H. Allison, Senior Special                        Total reservable liabilities of all
                                             Federal Reserve System.                                 Counsel (202/452–3565), Legal Division,               depository institutions increased by 2.4
                                             ACTION: Final rule.                                     or Kristen R. Payne, Senior Financial                 percent, from $7,858 billion to $8,050
                                                                                                     Institution and Policy Analyst (202/                  billion, between June 30, 2017, and June
                                             SUMMARY:    The Board is amending                       452–2872), Division of Monetary                       30, 2018. Accordingly, the Board is
                                             Regulation D, Reserve Requirements of                   Affairs; for users of                                 amending Regulation D to set the
                                             Depository Institutions, to reflect the                 Telecommunications Device for the Deaf                reserve requirement exemption amount
                                             annual indexing of the reserve                          (TDD) only, contact (202/263–4869);                   for 2019 at $16.3 million, an increase of
                                             requirement exemption amount and the                    Board of Governors of the Federal                     $0.3 million from its level in 2018.1
                                             low reserve tranche for 2019. The                       Reserve System, 20th and C Streets NW,                   Pursuant to section 19(b)(2) of the Act
                                             Regulation D amendments set the                         Washington, DC 20551.                                 (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(2)), transaction
                                             amount of total reservable liabilities of               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section                    account balances maintained at each
                                             each depository institution that is                     19(b)(2) of the Federal Reserve Act (12               depository institution over the reserve
                                             subject to a zero percent reserve                       U.S.C. 461(b)(2)) requires each                       requirement exemption amount and up
                                             requirement in 2019 at $16.3 million                    depository institution to maintain                    to a certain amount, known as the low
                                             (up from 16.0 million in 2018). This                    reserves against its transaction accounts             reserve tranche, are subject to a three
                                             amount is known as the reserve                          and nonpersonal time deposits, as                     percent reserve requirement.
                                             requirement exemption amount. The                       prescribed by Board regulations, for the              Transaction account balances over the
                                             Regulation D amendments also set the                    purpose of implementing monetary                      low reserve tranche are subject to a ten
                                             amount of net transaction accounts at                   policy. Section 11(a)(2) of the Federal               percent reserve requirement. Section
                                             each depository institution (over the                   Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 248(a)(2))                     19(b)(2) also provides that, before
                                             reserve requirement exemption amount)                   authorizes the Board to require reports               December 31 of each year, the Board
                                             that is subject to a three percent reserve              of liabilities and assets from depository             shall issue a regulation adjusting the
                                             requirement in 2019 at $124.2 million                   institutions to enable the Board to                   low reserve tranche for the next
                                             (up from $122.3 million in 2018). This                  conduct monetary policy. The Board’s                  calendar year. The Act requires the
                                             amount is known as the low reserve                      actions with respect to each of these                 adjustment in the low reserve tranche to
                                             tranche. The adjustments to both of                     provisions are discussed in turn below.               be 80 percent of the percentage increase
                                             these amounts are derived using
                                                                                                     I. Reserve Requirements                               or decrease in total transaction accounts
                                             statutory formulas specified in the
                                                                                                                                                           of all depository institutions over the
                                             Federal Reserve Act.                                       Pursuant to section 19(b) of the                   one-year period that ends on the June 30
                                                The Board is also announcing changes                 Federal Reserve Act (Act), transaction                prior to the adjustment.
                                             in two other amounts, the nonexempt                     account balances maintained at each
                                             deposit cutoff level and the reduced                                                                             Net transaction accounts of all
                                                                                                     depository institution are subject to
                                             reporting limit, that are used to                                                                             depository institutions increased 2.0
                                                                                                     reserve requirement ratios of zero, three,
                                             determine the frequency at which                                                                              percent, from $2,379 billion to $2,425
                                                                                                     or ten percent. Section 19(b)(11)(A) of
                                             depository institutions must submit                                                                           billion, between June 30, 2017, and June
                                                                                                     the Act (12 U.S.C. 461(b)(11)(A))
                                                                                                                                                           30, 2018. Accordingly, the Board is
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                                             deposit reports.                                        provides that a zero percent reserve
                                                                                                                                                           amending Regulation D to set the low
                                             DATES:                                                  requirement shall apply at each
                                                                                                                                                           reserve tranche for net transaction
                                                Effective date: November 29, 2018.                   depository institution to total reservable
                                                Compliance dates: The new low                        liabilities that do not exceed a certain                 1 Consistent with Board practice, the low reserve
                                             reserve tranche and reserve requirement                 amount, known as the reserve                          tranche and reserve requirement exemption
                                             exemption amount will apply to the                      requirement exemption amount. Section                 amounts have been rounded to the nearest $0.1
                                             fourteen-day reserve maintenance                        19(b)(11)(B) provides that, before                    million.



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                                             accounts for 2019 at $124.2 million, an                 to 80 percent of the increase, if any, in              reported values on its FR 2910a report
                                             increase of $1.9 million from 2018.                     total transaction accounts, savings                    in order to qualify for reduced reporting
                                               The new low reserve tranche and                       deposits, and small time deposits of all               will be shifted to an FR 2900 reporting
                                             reserve requirement exemption amount                    depository institutions over the one-year              panel.
                                             will be effective for all depository                    period that ends on the June 30 prior to
                                             institutions for the fourteen-day reserve                                                                      III. Regulatory Analysis
                                                                                                     the adjustment.
                                             maintenance period beginning                               From June 30, 2017, to June 30, 2018,               Administrative Procedure Act
                                             Thursday, January 17, 2019. For                         total transaction accounts, savings
                                             depository institutions that report                     deposits, and small time deposits at all                 The provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)
                                             deposit data weekly, this maintenance                   depository institutions increased 3.6                  relating to notice of proposed
                                             period corresponds to the fourteen-day                  percent, from $12,157 billion to $12,599               rulemaking have not been followed in
                                             computation period that begins                          billion. Accordingly, the Board is                     connection with the adoption of these
                                             December 18, 2018. For depository                       increasing the nonexempt deposit cutoff                amendments. The amendments involve
                                             institutions that report deposit data                   level by $29.1 million to $1.029 billion               expected, ministerial adjustments
                                             quarterly, this maintenance period                      for 2019 (up from $1.000 billion in                    prescribed by statute and by the Board’s
                                             corresponds to the seven-day                            2018). The Board is also increasing the                policy concerning reporting practices.
                                             computation period that begins                          reduced reporting limit by $60.7 million               The adjustments in the reserve
                                             December 18, 2018.                                      to $2.147 billion for 2019 (up from                    requirement exemption amount, the low
                                                                                                     $2.086 billion in 2018).2                              reserve tranche, the nonexempt deposit
                                             II. Deposit Reports                                                                                            cutoff level, and the reduced reporting
                                                                                                        Beginning in 2019, the boundaries of
                                                Section 11(b)(2) of the Federal                      the four deposit reporting panels will be              limit serve to reduce regulatory burdens
                                             Reserve Act authorizes the Board to                     defined as follows. Those depository                   on depository institutions. Accordingly,
                                             require depository institutions to file                 institutions with net transaction                      the Board finds good cause for
                                             reports of their liabilities and assets as              accounts over $16.3 million (the reserve               determining, and so determines, that
                                             the Board may determine to be                           requirement exemption amount) or with                  notice in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
                                             necessary or desirable to enable it to                  total transaction accounts, savings                    553(b) is unnecessary.
                                             discharge its responsibility to monitor                 deposits, and small time deposits                      Regulatory Flexibility Act
                                             and control the monetary and credit                     greater than or equal to $2.147 billion
                                             aggregates. The Board screens                           (the reduced reporting limit) are subject                 The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA)
                                             depository institutions each year and                   to detailed reporting, and must file a                 does not apply to a rulemaking where a
                                             assigns them to one of four deposit                     Report of Transaction Accounts, Other                  general notice of proposed rulemaking
                                             reporting panels (weekly reporters,                     Deposits and Vault Cash (FR 2900                       is not required.3 As noted previously,
                                             quarterly reporters, annual reporters, or               report) either weekly or quarterly. Of                 the Board has determined that it is
                                             nonreporters). The panel assignment for                 this group, those with total transaction               unnecessary to publish a general notice
                                             annual reporters is effective in June of                accounts, savings deposits, and small                  of proposed rulemaking for this final
                                             the screening year; the panel assignment                time deposits greater than or equal to                 rule. Accordingly, the RFA’s
                                             for weekly and quarterly reporters is                   $1.029 billion (the nonexempt deposit                  requirements relating to an initial and
                                             effective in September of the screening                                                                        final regulatory flexibility analysis do
                                                                                                     cutoff level) are required to file the FR
                                             year.                                                                                                          not apply.
                                                                                                     2900 report each week, while those with
                                                In order to ease reporting burden, the
                                             Board permits smaller depository                        total transaction accounts, savings                    Paperwork Reduction Act
                                             institutions to submit deposit reports                  deposits, and small time deposits less
                                                                                                     than $1.029 billion are required to file                 In accordance with the Paperwork
                                             less frequently than larger depository                                                                         Reduction Act of 1995,4 the Board
                                             institutions. The Board permits                         the FR 2900 report each quarter. Those
                                                                                                     depository institutions with net                       reviewed this final rule. No collections
                                             depository institutions with net                                                                               of information pursuant to the
                                             transaction accounts above the reserve                  transaction accounts less than or equal
                                                                                                     to $16.3 million (the reserve                          Paperwork Reduction Act are contained
                                             requirement exemption amount but total                                                                         in the final rule.
                                             transaction accounts, savings deposits,                 requirement exemption amount) and
                                             and small time deposits below a                         with total transaction accounts, savings               List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 204
                                             specified level (the ‘‘nonexempt deposit                deposits, and small time deposits less
                                                                                                     than $2.147 billion (the reduced                         Banks, banking, Reporting and
                                             cutoff’’) to report deposit data quarterly.                                                                    recordkeeping requirements.
                                             Depository institutions with net                        reporting limit) are eligible for reduced
                                             transaction accounts above the reserve                  reporting, and must either file a deposit                For the reasons set forth in the
                                             requirement exemption amount and                        report annually or not at all. Of this                 preamble, the Board is amending 12
                                             with total transaction accounts, savings                group, those with total deposits greater               CFR part 204 as follows:
                                             deposits, and small time deposits                       than $16.3 million (but with total
                                                                                                     transaction accounts, savings deposits,                PART 204—RESERVE
                                             greater than or equal to the nonexempt                                                                         REQUIREMENTS OF DEPOSITORY
                                             deposit cutoff are required to report                   and small time deposits less than $2.147
                                                                                                     billion) are required to file the Annual               INSTITUTIONS (REGULATION D)
                                             deposit data weekly. The Board requires
                                             certain large depository institutions to                Report of Deposits and Reservable
                                                                                                     Liabilities (FR 2910a) report annually,                ■ 1. The authority citation for part 204
                                             report weekly regardless of the level of                                                                       continues to read as follows:
                                             their net transaction accounts if the                   while those with total deposits less than
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                                             depository institution’s total transaction              or equal to $16.3 million are not                        Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 248(c), 461,
                                                                                                     required to file a deposit report. A                   601, 611, and 3105.
                                             accounts, savings deposits, and small
                                             time deposits exceeds or is equal to a                  depository institution that adjusts                    ■ 2. Section 204.4 is amended by
                                             specified level (the ‘‘reduced reporting                  2 Consistent with Board practice, the nonexempt
                                                                                                                                                            revising paragraph (f) to read as follows:
                                             limit’’). The nonexempt deposit cutoff                  deposit cutoff level has been rounded to the nearest
                                             level and the reduced reporting limit are               $0.1 million, and the reduced reporting limit has          35   U.S.C. 603 and 604.
                                             adjusted annually, by an amount equal                   been rounded to the nearest $1 million.                    4 44  U.S.C. 3506; 5 CFR part 1320.



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                                                                  Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 30, 2018 / Rules and Regulations                                                          54519

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

                                                                                 Reservable liability                                                                        Reserve requirement

                                             Net Transaction Accounts:
                                                 $0 to reserve requirement exemption amount ($16.3 million) ..........                             0 percent of amount.
                                                 Over reserve requirement exemption amount ($16.3 million) and                                     3 percent of amount.
                                                   up to low reserve tranche ($124.2 million).
                                                 Over low reserve tranche ($124.2 million) ........................................                $3,237,000 plus 10 percent of amount over $124.2 million.
                                                 Nonpersonal time deposits ................................................................        0 percent.
                                                 Eurocurrency liabilities ......................................................................   0 percent.



                                               By order of the Board of Governors of the                         Office of Airspace Services, Federal                       Delay of Effective Date
                                             Federal Reserve System, acting through the                          Aviation Administration, 800
                                             Director of the Division of Monetary Affairs                                                                                   ■ Accordingly, pursuant to the authority
                                                                                                                 Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
                                             under delegated authority, October 24, 2018.                                                                                   delegated to me, the effective date of the
                                                                                                                 DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–8783.
                                             Ann E. Misback,                                                                                                                final rule, Airspace Docket 17–AGL–23,
                                             Secretary of the Board.                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 as published in the Federal Register on
                                             [FR Doc. 2018–23608 Filed 10–29–18; 8:45 am]                                                                                   September 7, 2018 (83 FR 45337), FR
                                                                                                                 Background                                                 Doc. 2018–19347, is hereby delayed
                                             BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
                                                                                                                    The FAA published a final rule in the                   from November 8, 2018 to January 3,
                                                                                                                 Federal Register for Docket No. FAA–                       2019.
                                             DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                        2018–0219 (83 FR 45337, September 7,                         Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103,
                                                                                                                 2018), amending VOR Federal airways                        40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
                                             Federal Aviation Administration                                     V–72 and V–429 in the vicinity of                          1959–1963 Comp., P. 389.
                                                                                                                 Mattoon and Charleston, IL. The                              Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24,
                                             14 CFR Part 71                                                                                                                 2018.
                                                                                                                 effective date for that final rule is
                                             [Docket No. FAA–2018–0219; Airspace                                 November 8, 2018. The FAA expects to                       Rodger A. Dean Jr.,
                                             Docket No. 17–AGL–23]                                               complete and flight check the enroute                      Manager, Airspace Policy Group.
                                             RIN 2120–AA66                                                       and terminal procedures associated with                    [FR Doc. 2018–23563 Filed 10–29–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                 the planned decommissioning of the                         BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                             Amendment of Air Traffic Service                                    Mattoon, IL, VOR by January 3, 2018;
                                             (ATS) Routes in the Vicinity of Mattoon                             therefore the rule amending V–72 and
                                             and Charleston, IL                                                  V–429 is delayed to coincide with that                     DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                             AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                                           date.
                                                                                                                                                                            Bureau of Industry and Security
                                             Administration (FAA), DOT.                                             VOR Federal airways are published in
                                             ACTION: Final rule, delay of effective                              paragraph 6010(a) of FAA Order                             15 CFR Part 744
                                             date.                                                               7400.11C dated August 13, 2018, and
                                                                                                                 effective September 15, 2018, which is                     [Docket No. 181010930–8930–01]
                                             SUMMARY:   This action changes the                                  incorporated by reference in 14 CFR                        RIN 0694–AH67
                                             effective date of a final rule published                            71.1. The VOR Federal airways listed in
                                             in the Federal Register on September 7,                                                                                        Addition of an Entity to the Entity List
                                                                                                                 this document will be subsequently
                                             2018, amending VHF Omnidirectional
                                                                                                                 published in the Order.
                                             Range (VOR) Federal airways V–72 and                                                                                           AGENCY:  Bureau of Industry and
                                             V–429 in the vicinity of Mattoon and                                Good Cause for No Notice and                               Security, Commerce.
                                             Charleston, IL. The FAA is delaying the                             Comment                                                    ACTION: Final rule.
                                             effective date to coincide with the
                                             expected completion and flight check of                                Section 553(b)(3)(B) of Title 5, United                 SUMMARY:   In this rule, the Bureau of
                                             enroute and terminal procedures                                     States Code, (the Administrative                           Industry and Security (BIS) amends the
                                             associated with the planned                                         Procedure Act) authorizes agencies to                      Export Administration Regulations
                                             decommissioning of the Mattoon, IL,                                 dispense with notice and comment                           (EAR) by adding one entity to the Entity
                                             VOR.                                                                procedures for rules when the agency                       List. The entity that is added to the
                                             DATES: The effective date of the final                              for ‘‘good cause’’ finds that those                        Entity List has been determined by the
                                             rule published on September 7, 2018 (83                             procedures are ‘‘impracticable,                            U.S. Government to pose a significant
                                             FR 45337) is delayed from November 8,                               unnecessary, or contrary to the public                     risk of becoming involved in activities
                                             2018 to January 3, 2019. The Director of                            interest.’’ Under this section, an agency,                 contrary to the national security or
                                             the Federal Register approved this                                  upon finding good cause, may issue a                       foreign policy interests of the United
                                                                                                                                                                            States. This entity will be listed under
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                                             incorporation by reference action under                             final rule without seeking comment
                                             Title 1 Code of Federal Regulations part                            prior to the rulemaking. The FAA finds                     the destination of China.
                                             51, subject to the annual revision of                               that prior notice and public comment to                    DATES: Effective Date: This rule is
                                             FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of                                this final rule is unnecessary due to the                  effective October 30, 2018.
                                             conforming amendments.                                              brief length of the extension of the                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                    effective date and the fact that there is                  Chair, End-User Review Committee,
                                             Colby Abbott, Airspace Policy Group,                                no substantive change to the rule.’’                       Office of the Assistant Secretary, Export


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Document Created: 2018-10-30 00:43:45
Document Modified: 2018-10-30 00:43:45
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: November 29, 2018.
ContactSophia H. Allison, Senior Special Counsel (202/452-3565), Legal Division, or Kristen R. Payne, Senior Financial Institution and Policy 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 Citation83 FR 54517 
RIN Number7100-AF19
CFR AssociatedBanks; Banking and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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