[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 31, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 31CFR315.43] [Page 179] TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 315--REGULATIONS GOVERNING U.S. SAVINGS BONDS, SERIES A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, AND K, AND U.S. SAVINGS NOTES--Table of Contents Subpart H--General Provisions for Payment Sec. 315.43 Effective date of request for payment. The Department of the Treasury will treat the receipt of a bond with an appropiate request for payment by: (a) A Federal Reserve Bank or Branch, (b) The Bureau of the Public Debt, or (c) A paying agent authorized to pay that bond, as the date upon which the rights of the parties are fixed for the purpose of payment.