04-19515. Government Securities: Call for Large Position Reports

AGENCY:

Office of the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Department of the Treasury (“Department” or “Treasury”) called for the submission of Large Position Reports by those entities whose reportable positions in the 4% Treasury Notes of June 2009 equaled or exceeded $2 billion as of close of business August 18, 2004.

DATES:

Large Position Reports must be received before noon Eastern Time on August 27, 2004.

ADDRESSES:

The reports must be submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Government Securities Dealer Statistics Unit, 4th Floor, 33 Liberty Street, New York, New York 10045; or faxed to [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lori Santamorena, Executive Director; Lee Grandy, Associate Director; or Kevin Hawkins, Government Securities Specialist; Bureau of the Public Debt, Department of the Treasury, at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In a press release issued on August 23, 2004, and in this Federal Register notice, the Treasury called for Large Position Reports from entities whose reportable positions in the 4% Treasury Notes of June 2009, Series J-2009, equaled or exceeded $2 billion as of the close of business Wednesday, August 18, 2004. This call for Large Position Reports is a test pursuant to the Department's large position reporting rules under the Government Securities Act regulations (17 CFR part 420). Entities whose reportable positions in this note equaled or exceeded the $2 billion threshold must report these positions to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Entities with positions in this note below $2 billion are not required to file reports. Large Position Reports must be received by the Government Securities Dealer Statistics Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before noon Eastern Time on Friday, August 27, 2004, and must include the required position and administrative information. The Reports may be faxed to [phone] or delivered to the Bank at 33 Liberty Street, 4th floor.

The 4% Treasury Notes of June 2009 have a CUSIP number of 912828 CL 2, a STRIPS principal component CUSIP number of 912820 KH 9, and a maturity date of June 15, 2009.

The press release and a copy of a sample Large Position Report, which appears in Appendix B of the rules at 17 CFR part 420, are available at the Bureau of the Public Debt's Internet site at www.publicdebt.treas.gov.

Questions about Treasury's large position reporting rules should be directed to Treasury's Government Securities Regulations Staff at Public Debt on [phone]. Questions regarding the method of submission of Large Position Reports should be directed to the Government Securities Dealer Statistics Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at [phone].

The collection of large position information has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act under OMB Control Number 1535-0089.

Dated: August 19, 2004.

Brian C. Roseboro,

Under Secretary, Domestic Finance.