[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 116 (Thursday, June 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29016-29017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14282]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Departmental Offices; Renewal of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory 
Committee of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

ACTION: Notice of renewal.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 
amended (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), with the concurrence of the 
General Services Administration, the Secretary of the Treasury has 
determined that renewal of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of 
the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (the 
``Committee'') is necessary and in the public interest in connection 
with the performance of duties imposed on the Department of the 
Treasury by law.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karthik Ramanathan, Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Financial Markets and Director, Office of Debt Management 
(202) 622-2042.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Committee is to provide 
informed advice as representatives of the financial community to the 
Secretary of the Treasury and Treasury staff, upon the Secretary of the 
Treasury's request, in carrying out Treasury responsibilities for 
Federal financing and public debt management.
    The Committee meets to consider special items on which its advice 
is sought pertaining to immediate Treasury funding requirements and 
pertaining to longer term approaches to manage the national debt in a 
cost-effective manner. The Committee

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usually meets immediately before the Treasury announces each mid-
calendar quarter funding operation, although special meetings also may 
be held.
    Membership consists of up to 20 representative members, appointed 
by Treasury. The members are senior level officials who are employed by 
primary dealers, institutional investors, and other major participants 
in the government securities and financial markets.
    The Designated Federal Official for the Advisory Committee is the 
Director of the Office of Debt Management. The Treasury Department is 
filing copies of the Committee's renewal charter with appropriate 
committees in Congress.

    Dated: June 1, 2009.
Karthik Ramanathan,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Financial Markets.
[FR Doc. E9-14282 Filed 6-17-09; 8:45 am]
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