[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77169-77170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27258]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Survey of U.S. Ownership of Foreign Securities as of December 31, 
2022

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.

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    Summary: By this Notice, the Department of the Treasury is 
informing the public that it is conducting a mandatory survey of 
ownership of foreign securities by U.S. residents as of December 31, 
2022. 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. 
The reporting form SHCA (2022) and instructions may be printed from the 
internet at:https://home.treasury.gov/data/treasury-international-capital-tic-system-home-page/tic-forms-instructions/forms-shc.
    Definition: Pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3102(3) and (4): a person means 
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 or local 
government, and any agency, corporation, financial institution, or 
other entity or instrumentality thereof, including a government-
sponsored agency); and a United States person means any person resident 
in the United States or subject to the jurisdiction of the United 
States.
    Who Must Report: The reporting panel is based upon the data 
submitted for the 2021 Benchmark survey and the June 2022 TIC report 
``Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term Securities by U.S. and Foreign 
Residents'' (TIC SLT). 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, 
may be obtained at the website address given above in the Summary. 
Completed reports can be submitted electronically or via email at 
[email protected]. Inquiries can be made to the survey staff of the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York at (212) 720-6300 or email: 
[email protected]. Inquiries can also be made to Dwight Wolkow at 
(202) 622-1276, email: [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 3, 2023.
    Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This data collection has been 
approved by

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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 49 hours per 
respondent for end-investors and custodians that file Schedule 3 
reports covering their foreign securities entrusted to U.S. resident 
custodians, 146 hours per respondent for large end-investors filing 
Schedule 2 reports, and 546 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 1050, Washington, DC 20220, and to OMB, Attention: Desk 
Officer for the Department of the Treasury, Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503. In light of the current 
pandemic, please also email comments to Dwight Wolkow at: 
[email protected].

Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting 
Systems.
[FR Doc. 2022-27258 Filed 12-15-22; 8:45 am]
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