[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 69321] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-32173] [[Page 69321]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Fee Schedule for the Transfer of U.S. Treasury Book-Entry Securities Held on the National Book-Entry System
Agency
Bureau of the Public Debt, Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
The Department of the Treasury is notifying the public of its delay in implementing its 2000 price changes for the transfer of book- entry securities maintained on the National Book-Entry System (NBES) until April 1, 2000. The delay is to minimize changes during the period surrounding the century rollover.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The new fees will go into effect April 1, 2000. The effective date was changed from January 1, 2000, in order to minimize changes during the period surrounding the century rollover.
For Further Information Contact
Edward C. Leithead, Director, Primary & Secondary Market Fixed Income Securities (Financing), Bureau of the Public Debt, Suite 3014, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278, telephone (212) 264-6358. Diane M. Polowczuk, Government Securities Specialist (Financing), Bureau of the Public Debt, Room 510, 999 E Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20239-0001, telephone (202) 691-3550.
Supplementary Information
Treasury's current basic fee of $.75 for each securities transfer and reversal sent and received will continue in effect until April 1, 2000. The current off-line surcharge of $13.00 will also remain in effect until that date. The new fee schedule, to be announced shortly, will take effect on April 1, 2000. The fees described in this notice apply only to the transfer of Treasury book-entry securities held on NBES. The Federal Reserve System assesses a fee to recover the costs associated with the processing of the funds component of Treasury book-entry transfer messages, as well as the costs of providing book-entry services for Government agencies on NBES. The Federal Reserve's $.10 movement of funds fee for a Treasury security transfer over the Fedwire will also continue in effect until April 1, 2000.
Authority: 31 CFR 357.45.
Dated: December 8, 1999. Donald V. Hammond, Fiscal Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-32173 Filed 12-9-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810-35-P