[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR344.6]

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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.  344.6  How do I redeem a Time Deposit security before maturity?

    (a) What is the minimum time a security must be held? (1) Zero 
percent certificates of indebtedness of 16 to 29 days. A zero percent 
certificate of indebtedness of 16 to 29 days can be redeemed, at the 
owner's option, no earlier than 15 days after the issue date.
    (2) Certificates of indebtedness of 30 days or more. A certificate 
of indebtedness of 30 days or more can be redeemed, at the owner's 
option, no earlier than 25 days after the issue date.
    (3) Notes or bonds. A note or bond can be redeemed, at the owner's 
option, no earlier than 30 days after the issue date.
    (b) Can I request partial redemption of a security balance? You may 
request partial redemptions in any whole dollar amount; however, a 
security balance of less than $1,000 must be redeemed in total.
    (c) Do I have to submit a request for early redemption? Yes. An 
official authorized to redeem the securities before maturity must submit 
an electronic request in SLGSafe. The request must show the Taxpayer 
Identification Number of the issuer, the security number, and the dollar 
amount of the securities to be redeemed. Upon submission of a request 
for redemption before maturity of a security subscribed for on or after 
August 15, 2005, the request must include a yield certification under 
Sec.  344.2(e)(2)(ii). BPD must receive the request no less than 14 days 
and no more than 60 days before the requested redemption date. You 
cannot submit a request for early redemption for a security which has 
not yet been issued and you cannot cancel a request once it has been 
submitted.
    (d) How do I calculate the amount of redemption proceeds for 
subscriptions on or after October 28, 1996? For securities subscribed 
for on or after October 28, 1996, the amount of the redemption proceeds 
is calculated as follows:
    (1) Interest. If a security is redeemed before maturity on a date 
other than a scheduled interest payment date, Treasury pays interest for 
the fractional interest period since the last interest payment date.
    (2) Redemption value. The remaining interest and principal payments 
are discounted by the current Treasury borrowing rate for the remaining 
term to maturity of the security redeemed. This may result in a premium 
or discount to the issuer depending on whether the current Treasury 
borrowing rate is unchanged, lower, or higher than the stated interest 
rate of the early-redeemed SLGS securities. There is no market charge 
for the redemption of zero interest Time Deposit securities subscribed 
for on or after October 28, 1996. Redemption proceeds in the case of a 
zero-interest security are a return of the principal invested. The 
formulas for calculating the redemption value under this paragraph, 
including examples of the determination of premiums and discounts, are 
set forth in appendix B of this part.
    (e) How do I calculate the amount of redemption proceeds for 
subscriptions from September 1, 1989, through October 27, 1996? For 
securities subscribed for from

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September 1, 1989, through October 27, 1996, the amount of the 
redemption proceeds is calculated as follows:
    (1) Interest. If a security is redeemed before maturity on a date 
other than a scheduled interest payment date, Treasury pays interest for 
the fractional interest period since the last interest payment date.
    (2) Market charge. An amount shall be deducted from the redemption 
proceeds if the current Treasury borrowing rate for the remaining period 
to original maturity exceeds the rate of interest originally fixed for 
such security. The amount shall be the present value of the future 
increased borrowing cost to the Treasury. The annual increased borrowing 
cost for each interest period is determined by multiplying the principal 
by the difference between the two rates. For notes and bonds, the 
increased borrowing cost for each remaining interest period to original 
maturity is determined by dividing the annual cost by two. Present value 
is determined by using the current Treasury borrowing rate as the 
discount factor. When you request a redemption date that is less than 
thirty days before the original maturity date, we will apply the rate of 
a one month security as listed on the SLGS rate table issued on the day 
you make a redemption request. The market charge under this paragraph 
can be computed by using the formulas in appendix A of this part.
    (f) How do I calculate the amount of redemption proceeds for 
subscriptions from December 28, 1976, through August 31, 1989? For 
securities subscribed for from December 28, 1976, through August 31, 
1989, the amount of the redemption proceeds is calculated as follows:
    (1) Interest. Interest for the entire period the security was 
outstanding shall be recalculated if the original interest rate of the 
security is higher than the interest rate that would have been set at 
the time of the initial subscription had the term of the security been 
for the shorter period. If this results in an overpayment of interest, 
we will deduct from the redemption proceeds the aggregate amount of such 
overpayments, plus interest, compounded semi-annually thereon, from the 
date of each overpayment to the date of redemption. The rate used in 
calculating the interest on the overpayment will be one-eighth of one 
percent above the maximum rate that would have applied to the initial 
subscription had the term of the security been for the shorter period. 
If a bond is redeemed before maturity on a date other than a scheduled 
interest payment date, no interest is paid for the fractional interest 
period since the last interest payment date.
    (2) Market charge. An amount shall be deducted from the redemption 
proceeds in all cases where the current Treasury borrowing rate for the 
remaining period to original maturity of the security prematurely 
redeemed exceeds the rate of interest originally fixed for such 
security. You can compute the market charge under this paragraph by 
using the formulas in appendix A of this part.
    (g) How do I calculate the amount of redemption proceeds for 
subscriptions on or before December 27, 1976? For bonds subscribed for 
on or before December 27, 1976, the amount of the redemption proceeds is 
calculated as follows:
    (1) Interest. The interest for the entire period the bond was 
outstanding shall be recalculated if the original interest rate at which 
the bond was issued is higher than an adjusted interest rate reflecting 
both the shorter period during which the bond was actually outstanding 
and a penalty. The adjusted interest rate is the Treasury rate which 
would have been in effect on the date of issue for a marketable Treasury 
bond maturing on the semi-annual maturity period before redemption 
reduced by a penalty which must be the lesser of:
    (i) One-eighth of one percent times the number of months from the 
date of issuance to original maturity, divided by the number of full 
months elapsed from the date of issue to redemption; or
    (ii) One-fourth of one percent.
    (2) Deduction. We will deduct from the redemption proceeds, if 
necessary, any overpayment of interest resulting from previous payments 
made at a higher rate based on the original longer period to maturity.

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