[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: 31CFR317.9]

[Page 201]
 
                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 317--REGULATIONS GOVERNING AGENCIES FOR ISSUE OF UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 317.9  Role of Federal Reserve Banks.

    (a) Role as fiscal agents. In their capacity as fiscal agents of the 
United States, the Federal Reserve Banks referred to below are 
authorized to perform such duties, including the issuance of 
instructions and forms, as may be necessary to fulfill the purposes and 
requirements of these regulations.
    (b) The following Federal Reserve Offices have been designated to 
provide savings bond services:

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                                     Reserve districts   Geographic area
          Servicing office                 served            served
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Federal Reserve Bank, Buffalo        New York, Boston.  CT, MA, ME, NH,
 Branch, P.O. Box 961, Buffalo, NY                       NJ (northern
 14240.                                                  half), NY (City
                                                         & State), RI,
                                                         VT, Puerto Rico
                                                         and Virgin
                                                         Islands.
Federal Reserve Bank, Pittsburgh     Cleveland,         DE, KY (eastern
 Branch, P.O. Box 867, Pittsburgh,    Philadelphia.      half), NJ
 PA 15230.                                               (southern
                                                         half), OH, PA,
                                                         WV (northern
                                                         panhandle).
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond,    Richmond, Atlanta  AL, DC, FL, LA
 P.O. Box 27622, Richmond, VA 23261.                     (southern
                                                         half), MD, MS
                                                         (southern
                                                         half), NC, SC,
                                                         TN (eastern
                                                         half), VA, WV,
                                                         (except
                                                         northern
                                                         panhandle).
Federal Reserve Bank of              Minneapolis,       IA, IL (northern
 Minneapolis, 90 Hennepin Avenue,     Chicago.           half), IN
 Minneapolis MN 55401.                                   (northern
                                                         half), MI, MN,
                                                         MT, ND, SD, WI.
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas       Dallas, San        AK, AR, AZ, CA,
 City, 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas       Francisco,         CO, HI, ID, IL
 City, MO 64198.                      Kansas City, St.   (southern
                                      Louis.             half), IN
                                                         (southern
                                                         half), KS, KY
                                                         (western half),
                                                         LA (northern
                                                         half), MO, MS
                                                         (northern
                                                         half), NE, NM,
                                                         NV, OK, OR, TN
                                                         (western half),
                                                         TX, WA, WY, UT
                                                         and GU.
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    (c) Specific activities of designated Federal Reserve Banks. The 
specific activities of designated Federal Reserve Banks include:
    (1) Qualifying issuing agents;
    (2) Supplying agents with bond stock, maintaining records of agent 
accountability, and monitoring compliance with stock consignment rules;
    (3) Instructing agents regarding the sale and issue of bonds, the 
custody and control of bond stock, and the accounting for and remittance 
of sales proceeds; and
    (4) Providing guidelines covering the amount of bond stock agents 
may ordinarily requisition and maintain.

[54 FR 40830, Oct. 3, 1989, as amended at 59 FR 10536, Mar. 4, 1994; 63 
FR 38041, July 14, 1998]