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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER |
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Questions and Answers Relating to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's
Large Position Recordkeeping and Reporting Rules
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The Department of the Treasury on September 12, 1996, issued final rules pertaining to
recordkeeping and reporting requirements for entities that control large positions in certain
Treasury securities. The rules are effective March 31, 1997, and apply to entities that control
a position in a particular Treasury security or securities equaling or exceeding the specified
large position threshold.
The recordkeeping rules require any entity that controls a position equal to or greater than $2
billion in a specific Treasury security to maintain and preserve records that enable the entity to
compile, aggregate and report large position information. Reports are required only upon
demand by the Treasury Department requesting large position information. The rules
establish $2 billion as an absolute minimum reporting requirement (floor) below which reports
will not be requested. The large position threshold specified in any actual request for large
position information will likely be in excess of $2 billion.
The Treasury Department has prepared the attached Questions and Answers Relating to
Treasurys Large Position Recordkeeping and Reporting Rules (Qs & As) in order to provide
additional clarifying information and guidance to market participants. The Qs & As and the
Federal Register notice of the Treasurys final rules are attached.
For more information, please contact the Government Securities Regulations Staff of the
Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, at (202) 219-3632.
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Nicholas J. Ketcha Jr. |
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Director |
Attachments
Federal Register notice
Distribution:FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)
Note: Paper copies of FDIC financial institution letters may be obtained through the
FDICs Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, N.W., Room 100, Washington, D.C.
20434 ((703) 562-2200 or 800-276-6003).
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