97-29021. Survey of United States Ownership of Foreign Long-Term Securities as of December 31, 1997  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 59384-59385]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-29021]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
    
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy
    
    
    Survey of United States Ownership of Foreign Long-Term Securities 
    as of December 31, 1997
    
    agency: Department 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 the ownership of 
    foreign long-term securities by United States residents as of December 
    31, 1997. 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. United States persons who meet the reporting requirements but 
    who do not receive a set of the survey forms and instructions should 
    contact the Department of the Treasury at (202) 622-2240 to obtain a 
    copy.
        Definition: A U.S. person is any individual, branch, partnership, 
    associated group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other 
    organization (whether or not organized under the
    
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    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 following U.S. persons must report on this 
    survey:
    
    --U.S. persons who manage as custodians the safekeeping of foreign 
    long-term securities (as specified below) for United States persons. 
    These U.S. persons, who include the affiliates in the United States of 
    foreign entities, must report on this survey if the total market value 
    of the foreign long-term securities whose safekeeping they manage on 
    behalf of U.S. persons--aggregated over all accounts and for all 
    branches and affiliates of their firm--is $20 million or more as of 
    December 31, 1997.
    --U.S. persons who own foreign long-term securities, if the total 
    market value of their securities owned is $20 million or more as of 
    December 31, 1997.
    
        What To Report: The survey will measure U.S. holdings of all 
    foreign equity securities, and all foreign debt securities with an 
    original term-to-maturity in excess of one year.
        How To Report: Copies of the survey forms and instructions, which 
    contain complete information on reporting procedures, can be obtained 
    by contacting the survey staff at (202) 622-2240.
        When To Report: Data should be submitted to the Department of the 
    Treasury by March 31, 1998.
    
        Dated: October 22, 1997.
    Robert Gillingham,
    Deputy Assistant Secretary Policy Coordination.
    [FR Doc. 97-29021 Filed 10-31-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4810-25-M
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
11/03/1997
Department:
Treasury Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of reporting requirements.
Document Number:
97-29021
Pages:
59384-59385 (2 pages)
PDF File:
97-29021.pdf