[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 64397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25733]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs; 
Survey of U.S. Ownership of Foreign Securities as of December 31, 2008

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.

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SUMMARY: By this Notice and in accordance with 31 CFR 129, the 
Department of the Treasury is informing the public that it is 
conducting a mandatory survey of U.S. ownership of foreign securities 
as of December 31, 2008. This Notice constitutes legal notification to 
all United States persons (defined below) who meet the reporting 
requirements set forth in this Notice that they must respond to, and 
comply with, this survey. Additional copies of the reporting form SHCA 
(2008) and instructions may be printed from the Internet at: http://www.treas.gov/tic/forms-sh.html.
    Definition: Pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3102 a U.S. person is any 
individual, branch, partnership, associated group, association, estate, 
trust, corporation, or other organization (whether or not organized 
under the laws of any State), and any government (including a foreign 
government, the United States Government, a state, provincial, or local 
government, and any agency, corporation, financial institution, or 
other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a government-
sponsored agency), who resides in the United States or is subject to 
the jurisdiction of the United States.
    Who Must Report: The panel for this survey is based upon the level 
of U.S. holdings of foreign securities reported on the December 2006 
benchmark survey of U.S. holdings of foreign securities, and will 
consist primarily of the largest reporters on that survey. Entities 
required to report will be contacted individually by the Federal 
Reserve Bank of New York. Entities not contacted by the Federal Reserve 
Bank of New York have no reporting responsibilities.
    What to Report: This report will collect information on holdings by 
U.S. residents of foreign securities, including equities, long-term 
debt securities, and short-term debt securities (including selected 
money market instruments).
    How to Report: Copies of the survey forms and instructions, which 
contain complete information on reporting procedures and definitions, 
can be obtained at the Web site address given above in the SUMMARY, or 
by contacting the survey staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 
at (212) 720-6300, e-mail: [email protected]. The mailing address is: 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Statistics Function, 4th Floor, 33 
Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045-0001. Inquiries can also be made to 
Dwight Wolkow at (202) 622-1276, e-mail: [email protected].
    When to Report: Data must be submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank 
of New York, acting as fiscal agent for the Department of the Treasury, 
by March 6, 2009.
    Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This data collection has been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance 
with the Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned control number 1505-0146. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid 
control number assigned by OMB. The estimated average annual burden 
associated with this collection of information is 48 hours per 
respondent for end-investors and custodians that file Schedule 3 
reports covering their securities entrusted to U.S. resident 
custodians, 145 hours per respondent for large end-investors filing 
Schedule 2 reports, and 700 hours per respondent for large custodians 
of securities filing Schedule 2 reports. Comments concerning the 
accuracy of this burden estimate and suggestions for reducing this 
burden should be directed to the Department of the Treasury, Attention 
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting 
Systems, Room 5422, Washington, DC 20220, and to OMB, Attention Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Treasury, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503.

Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting 
Systems.
[FR Doc. E8-25733 Filed 10-28-08; 8:45 am]
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