[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 87 (Thursday, May 7, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 21245-21246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-10507]
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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 87 / Thursday, May 7, 2009 / Rules
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Part 229
[Regulation CC; Docket No. R-1355]
Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Governors (Board) is amending the routing number
guide to next-day availability checks and local checks in Regulation CC
to delete the reference to the Seattle branch office of the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco and to reassign the Federal Reserve
routing symbols currently listed under that office to the Los Angeles
branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. The Board
is also amending the routing number guide to delete the reference to
the Denver branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and
to reassign the routing symbols currently listed under that office to
the Los Angeles branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco and to the head office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
These amendments reflect the restructuring of check-processing
operations within the Federal Reserve System.
DATES: The effective date for amendatory instruction 2, amending 12 CFR
Part 229 Appendix A is June 20, 2009, and the effective date for
amendatory instruction 3, further amending 12 CFR Part 229 Appendix A
is June 27, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey S. H. Yeganeh, Financial
Services Manager (202/728-5801), or Joseph P. Baressi, Financial
Services Project Leader (202/452-3959), Division of Reserve Bank
Operations and Payment Systems; or Dena L. Milligan, Attorney (202/452-
3900), Legal Division. For users of Telecommunications Devices for the
Deaf (TDD) only, contact 202/263-4869.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulation CC establishes the maximum period
a depositary bank may wait between receiving a deposit and making the
deposited funds available for withdrawal.\1\ A depositary bank
generally must provide faster availability for funds deposited by a
``local check'' than by a ``nonlocal check.'' A check is considered
local if it is payable by or at or through a bank located in the same
Federal Reserve check-processing region as the depositary bank.
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\1\ For purposes of Regulation CC, the term ``bank'' refers to
any depository institution, including commercial banks, savings
institutions, and credit unions.
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Appendix A to Regulation CC contains a routing number guide that
assists banks in identifying local and nonlocal banks and thereby
determining the maximum permissible hold periods for most deposited
checks. The appendix includes a list of each Federal Reserve check-
processing office and the first four digits of the routing number,
known as the Federal Reserve routing symbol, of each bank that is
served by that office for check-processing purposes. Banks whose
Federal Reserve routing symbols are grouped under the same office are
in the same check-processing region and thus are local to one another.
On June 20, 2009, the Reserve Banks will transfer the check-
processing operations of the Seattle branch office of the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco to the Los Angeles branch office of the
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. On June 27, 2009, the Reserve
Banks will transfer the check-processing operations of the Denver
branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City to the Los
Angeles branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and
to the head office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As a result
of these changes, some checks that are drawn on and deposited at banks
located in the affected check-processing regions and that currently are
nonlocal checks will become local checks subject to faster availability
schedules. To assist banks in identifying local and nonlocal checks and
making funds availability decisions, the Board is amending the list of
routing symbols in appendix A associated with the Federal Reserve Bank
of San Francisco to reflect the transfer of check-processing operations
from the Seattle branch office to the Los Angeles branch office. The
Board is also amending the lists of routing symbols in appendix A
associated with the Federal Reserve Banks of Kansas City, Dallas, and
San Francisco to reflect the transfer of check-processing operations
from the Denver branch office to the Los Angeles branch office and the
Dallas head office. Specifically, the Denver branch office routing
symbols formerly associated with the Salt Lake City branch office
(1240, 1241, 1242, 1243, 3240, 3241, 3242, 3243) will be listed under
the Los Angeles branch office, and the remainder of the Denver branch
office routing symbols, including the routing symbols formerly
associated with the Helena branch office (0920, 0921, 0929, 2920, 2921,
2929, 1020, 1021, 1022, 1023, 1070, 3020, 3021, 3022, 3023, 3070), will
be listed under the Dallas head office. To coincide with the effective
date of the underlying check-processing changes, the amendments to
appendix A regarding the transfer of check-processing operations from
Seattle to Los Angeles are effective June 20, 2009. The amendments to
the appendix regarding the transfer of check-processing operations from
Denver to Los Angeles and Dallas are effective June 27, 2009. The Board
is providing notice of the amendments at this time to give affected
banks ample time to make any needed processing changes. Early notice
also will enable affected banks to amend their availability schedules
and related disclosures if necessary and provide their customers with
notice of these changes.\2\
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\2\ Section 229.18(e) of Regulation CC requires that banks
notify account holders who are consumers within 30 days after
implementing a change that improves the availability of funds.
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Administrative Procedure Act
The Board has not followed the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)
relating to notice and public participation in connection with the
adoption of the final rule. The revisions to appendix A are technical
in nature and are required by the statutory and regulatory definitions
of ``check-processing region.'' Because there is no substantive
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change on which to seek public input, the Board has determined that the
Sec. 553(b) notice and comment procedures are unnecessary. In
addition, the underlying consolidation of Federal Reserve Bank check-
processing offices involves a matter relating to agency management,
which is exempt from notice and comment procedures.
Paperwork Reduction Act
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3506; 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1), the Board has reviewed the final rule
under authority delegated to the Board by the Office of Management and
Budget. The technical amendments to appendix A of Regulation CC will
(i) delete the reference to the Seattle branch office of the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco and reassign the routing symbols listed
under that office to the Los Angeles branch office of the Federal
Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and (ii) delete the reference to the
Denver branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and
reassign the routing symbols listed under that office to the Los
Angeles branch office of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and
to the head office of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The
depository institutions that are located in the affected check-
processing regions and that include the routing numbers in their
disclosure statements would be required to notify customers of the
resulting change in availability under Sec. 229.18(e). However, all
paperwork collection procedures associated with Regulation CC already
are in place, and the Board accordingly anticipates that no additional
burden will be imposed as a result of this rulemaking.
List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 229
Banks, Banking, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority and Issuance
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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Board is amending 12 CFR
part 229 to read as follows:
PART 229--AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND COLLECTION OF CHECKS
(REGULATION CC)
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1. The authority citation for part 229 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4001-4010, 12 U.S.C. 5001-5018.
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2. Effective June 20, 2009, the Twelfth District routing symbol list in
appendix A is revised to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 229--Routing Number Guide to Next-Day Availability
Checks and Local Checks
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Twelfth Federal Reserve District
[Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco]
Los Angeles Branch
1210 3210
1211 3211
1212 3212
1213 3213
1220 3220
1221 3221
1222 3222
1223 3223
1224 3224
1230 3230
1231 3231
1232 3232
1233 3233
1250 3250
1251 3251
1252 3252
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3. Effective June 27, 2009, the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth District
routing symbol lists in appendix A are amended by removing the headings
and listings for the Tenth Federal Reserve District and revising the
listings for the Eleventh and Twelfth Federal Reserve Districts to read
as follows:
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Eleventh Federal Reserve District
[Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas]
Head Office
0920 2920
0921 2921
0929 2929
1010 3010
1011 3011
1012 3012
1019 3019
1020 3020
1021 3021
1022 3022
1023 3023
1030 3030
1031 3031
1039 3039
1070 3070
1110 3110
1111 3111
1113 3113
1119 3119
1120 3120
1122 3122
1123 3123
1130 3130
1131 3131
1140 3140
1149 3149
1163 3163
Twelfth Federal Reserve District
[Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco]
Los Angeles Branch
1210 3210
1211 3211
1212 3212
1213 3213
1220 3220
1221 3221
1222 3222
1223 3223
1224 3224
1230 3230
1231 3231
1232 3232
1233 3233
1240 3240
1241 3241
1242 3242
1243 3243
1250 3250
1251 3251
1252 3252
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By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, May 1, 2009.
Jennifer J. Johnson,
Secretary of the Board.
[FR Doc. E9-10507 Filed 5-6-09; 8:45 am]
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