2012 Federal Register Items (January - December)
The Federal Register is a daily publication used to provide notice of proposed or final changes to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), including the regulations of the Bureau of the Public Debt. The Federal Register is also used to provide other important information or requests for information. The most important items relating to the Bureau of the Public Debt published in the Federal Register from January 2012 through December 2012 are listed below. You will leave this site if you choose to access these Federal Register publications.
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| December 28, 2012 Announced December 28, 2012, for the period beginning January 1, 2013, and ending on June 30, 2013, the prompt payment interest rate is 1-3/8 per centum per annum. Action: Notice. |
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| June 29, 2012 The Prompt Payment interest rate published for the period beginning July 1, 2012, and ending on December 31, 2012, was announced at 1/3/4 per centum per annum. Action: Notice. |
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| June 7, 2012 31 CFR Part 344 The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this final rule to revise the regulations governing State and Local Government Series (SLGS) securities. Action: Final rule. |
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| April 3, 2012 Fee Change for Paying Agents Redeeming Definitive Savings Bonds and Savings Notes Effective April 11, 2012, the Department of the Treasury will no longer pay fees to paying agents for redeeming definitive savings bonds and savings notes. The purpose of this change is to reduce Treasury's program costs. Action: Notice. |
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| March 20, 2012 31 CFR Parts 321 and 330 Treasury is changing the procedures for financial institutions to transmit and receive settlement for redeemed definitive (paper) savings securities (savings bonds and savings notes) from the EZ Clear system to an image-based securities process through the Federal Reserve. By changing the procedures, Treasury will reduce costs and provide for a more efficient method of processing savings securities through the Federal Reserve. Treasury is making discretionary the payment of fees to paying agents for the processing of redeemed definitive savings securities. Treasury will have the flexibility to adjust paying agent fees and significantly reduce program costs. Action: Final rule. |
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| January 4, 2012 31 CFR Parts 351, 359, and 363 This rule increases the amount of book-entry Series EE and Series I savings bonds a person may acquire each year. Action: Final rule. |
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