[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8828]


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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Parts 220, 221 and 224

[Regulations T, U and X; Docket No. R-0995]


Securities Credit Transactions

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comment; 
extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Board is extending the comment period for responding to 
the Board's advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning its margin 
regulations, Regulations T, U and X. The Secretary of the Board, acting 
pursuant to delegated authority, has extended the comment period from 
April 1, 1998, to May 1, 1998, to give the public additional time to 
provide comments.

DATES: Comments should be received by May 1, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to Docket No. R-0995 and may be mailed 
to William W. Wiles, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20551. Comments also may be delivered to Room B-2222 of the Eccles 
Building between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. weekdays, or to the guard 
station in the Eccles Building courtyard on 20th Street, N.W. between 
Constitution Avenue and C Street, N.W. at any time. Comments received 
will be available for inspection in Room MP-500 of the Martin Building 
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, except as provided in 12 CFR 
261.12 of the Board's Rules Regarding Availability of Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oliver Ireland, Associate General 
Counsel (202) 452-3625; Scott Holz, Senior Attorney (202) 452-2966; or 
Jean Anderson, Staff Attorney (202) 452-3707, Legal Division; for the 
hearing impaired only, Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD), 
Diane Jenkins (202) 452-3544.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 16, 1998, the Board requested 
comment in response to an advance notice of proposed rulemaking 
concerning its margin regulations, Regulations T, U and X (63 FR 2840).

    By order of the Secretary of the Board, acting pursuant to 
delegated authority for the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System, March 31, 1998.
William W. Wiles,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. 98-8828 Filed 4-2-98; 8:45 am]
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