[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: 31CFR344.5]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 344--U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES--STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERIES--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B--Time Deposit Securities
 
Sec. 344.5  How do I subscribe for Time Deposit securities?

    (a) Where do I submit transactions? All subscriptions for purchase, 
cancellation requests, changes to initial or final subscriptions and 
notices of redemption must be sent to DSI.
    (b) What requirements apply to initial subscriptions?
    (1) When is my initial subscription or cancellation due in DSI? The 
subscriber must fix the issue date of each security in the initial 
subscription. The issue date must be a business day. The issue date 
cannot be more than sixty days after the date DSI receives the initial 
subscription. To determine when you must send an initial subscription or 
cancellation request, follow this table:

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                  If:                                 Then:
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(i) The subscription is for:...........  DSI must receive an initial
                                          subscription (or you can
                                          cancel it without penalty):
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(A) $10 million or less, or............  at least 5 days before the
                                          issue date of the
                                          subscription.
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(B) Over $10 million...................  at least 7 days before the
                                          issue date of the
                                          subscription.
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(ii) The 5th or 7th day before the       DSI must receive the
 issue date is a non-business day.        cancellation request on the
                                          preceding business day.
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(iii) DSI receives an initial            DSI will not accept an initial
 subscription more than 60 days before    subscription.
 the issue date.
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    Example to paragraph (b)(1): If SLGS securities totaling $10 million 
or less will be issued on March 16th, DSI must receive the initial 
subscription no later than March 11th. If SLGS securities totaling more 
than $10 million will be issued on March 16th, DSI must receive the 
initial subscription no later than March 9th.

    (2) What form is used to submit an initial subscription? An initial 
subscription must be submitted on an electronic or paper Treasury form, 
PD F 4144, ``Subscription for Purchase and Issue of U.S. Treasury 
Securities State and Local Government Series Time Deposit.''
    (3) Can I submit a letter instead of an initial subscription form? 
Yes. If you do not have an initial subscription form under paragraph 
(b)(2) of this section, then submit a letter to DSI that contains the 
following information:
    (i) The total principal amount;
    (ii) The issue date;
    (iii) The name and the Taxpayer Identification Number of issuer 
eligible to purchase SLGS securities;
    (iv) The date; and
    (v) The signature and title of an official authorized to purchase 
SLGS securities.
    (4) How do I change an initial subscription? You can change an 
initial subscription on or before the issue date, but not later than 
3:00 p.m., Eastern time, on the issue date. Changes to an initial 
subscription are acceptable with the following exceptions:
    (i) You cannot change the issue date to require issuance earlier 
than the issue date originally specified. The issue date can be changed 
up to seven days after the original issue date. If you make such a 
change, you should notify DSI as soon as possible, but no later than 
3:00 p.m., Eastern time, one business day before the original issue 
date;
    (ii) You may change the aggregate principal amount specified in the 
initial subscription up to $10 million or ten percent, whichever is 
greater;
    (iii) You can change an interest rate provided it does not exceed 
the maximum interest rate in the SLGS rate table that was in effect for 
a security of comparable maturity on the date the initial subscription 
was submitted (unless the issuer obtains a higher rate by canceling and 
resubscribing in compliance with this section); and
    (iv) If you submit an untimely change, Treasury, in its sole 
discretion, can accept the change on an exception basis under 
Sec. 344.2(n). Whether we accept the change before or after the issue 
date, the amended information will be applied to the securities. The 
six-month penalty will be imposed under Sec. 344.2(h). If Treasury 
waives the six-month penalty, you will be charged a late payment 
assessment under Sec. 344.2(h)(2).
    (5) When is an initial subscription not required? No initial 
subscription is required when a final subscription is received at least 
five days before the issue date for subscriptions of $10 million or less 
and at least seven days before the issue date for subscriptions of over 
$10 million. Such final subscription is treated as the initial 
subscription for purposes of determining the applicable SLGS rate table 
under Sec. 344.4(b).
    (c) What requirements apply to final subscriptions?
    (1) What form is used to submit a final subscription? You must 
submit an electronic or paper Treasury form, PD F 4144 ``Subscription 
for Purchase and Issue of U.S. Treasury Securities State and Local 
Government Series Time Deposit,'' as a final subscription.
    (2) What information must be contained on the final subscription? 
The final subscription must:
    (i) be dated and signed by an official authorized to make the 
purchase;
    (ii) include the Taxpayer Identification Number of the issuer;
    (iii) be accompanied with a copy of the initial subscription (or if 
a SLGSafe\SM\ subscription, the Treasury case number) where applicable;
    (iv) separately itemize securities by the various maturities, 
interest rates,

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and first interest payment dates (in the case of notes and bonds);
    (v) not be more than $10 million or ten percent, whichever is 
greater, above or below the aggregate principal amount specified in the 
initial subscription; and
    (vi) not be paid with proceeds that are derived, directly or 
indirectly, from the redemption before maturity of SLGS securities 
subscribed for on or before December 27, 1976.
    (3) How do I change a final subscription? You can change a final 
subscription on or before the issue date in the same fashion as you 
change an initial subscription under Sec. 344.5(b)(4)(i)-(iv).
    (4) When must I send a final subscription? DSI must receive a final 
subscription on or before the issue date, but not later than 3:00 p.m., 
Eastern time, on the issue date.