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Reserve bank DALLAS, TEXAS of Dallas 75222 C i r c u l a r No. 76-100 J u l y 16, 1976 AMENDMENTS TO RULES REGARDING DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO ALL MEMBER BANKS AND OTHERS CONCERNED IN THE ELEVENTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT: T h e B o a rd of G o v e r n o r s of t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e S y ste m r e c e n t l y a m e n d e d its R u le s R e g a r d i n g D e le g a tio n of A u t h o r i t y . T h e s e c h a n g e s d e l e g a t e to t h e S e c r e t a r y of t h e B o a rd a u t h o r i t y to a p p r o v e A n n u a l R e p o r t s on t h e im p le m e n ta tio n of t h e P r i v a c y A ct a n d to m a k e c h a n g e s in r e g u l a t i o n s to r e f l e c t a d m i n i s t r a t i v e c h a n g e s in t h e s t r u c t u r e of t h e B o a r d ' s s ta f f. T h e B o a rd a l s o r e n u m b e r e d a n a m e n d m e n t s e n t to y o u w ith t h i s B a n k 's C i r c u l a r N o. 76-73 , d a t e d May 21, 1976. T h i s a m e n d m e n t , e f fe c tiv e May 10, 1976, s h o u l d b e r e m o v e d from y o u r b i n d e r a n d d e s t r o y e d . T h e a m e n d m e n t s a r e p r i n t e d on th e r e v e r s e of t h i s c i r c u l a r a n d s h o u l d b e f ile d in y o u r R e g u l a ti o n s B i n d e r . A n y q u e s t i o n s a b o u t t h e B o a r d 's a c t io n s s h o u l d b e d i r e c t e d to R o b e r t S m i t h , III, A s s i s t a n t V ice P r e s i d e n t a n d S e c r e t a r y , a t (214) 651-6207. A d d itio n a l c o p ie s of t h e s e a m e n d m e n t s w ilt b e f u r n i s h e d u p o n r e q u e s t to t h e S e c r e t a r y ' s Office o f t h i s B a n k (214)651-62 67. Sincerely yours, T . W. Plant First Vice President This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM RULES REGARDING DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AM ENDM ENTS t 1. Effective M ay 10, 1976 paragrap h (c) of section 265.2 is am ended by adding subparagraph (18) as follows: (a) The Secretary of the Board (or, in his ab sence, the A cting Secretary) is authorized: * * * * * S E C T IO N 265.2 — S P E C IF IC F U N C T IO N S D ELEG A TED TO BOARD EM PLO YEES A N D T O F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BA N K S (16) U nd er the provisions of section 11 (i) of the F ederal Reserve A ct (12 U.S.C. 248(i)) to conform references to adm inis trative positions o r units in outstanding rules and regulations of the B oard to changes in the adm inistrative structure of the Board. * * * * * (c) The Director o f the Division o f Banking Supervision and Regulation (or in his absence, the A cting D irector) is authorized: * * * * * (18) U n d er the provisions of section 17A (c) (C) of the Securities Exchange A ct of 1934, as am ended, (15 U.S.C. §78q-l(c)(3) (C)) to w ithdraw o r cancel the transfer agent registration o f a m em ber State bank o r a subsidiary thereof, a bank holding com pany, or a subsidiary bank of a bank holding com pany th a t is a b ank as defined in section 3(a)(6) o f the A ct (other than a bank speci fied in clause (i) o r (iii) o f section 3(a)(34) (B) of the A ct (15 U.S.C. §78c(a)(3)(a)(34) (B)) th a t has filed a w ritten notice o f w ith draw al w ith the B oard o r upon a finding th a t such transfer agent is no longer in exist ence o r has ceased to do business as a trans fer agent. 2. Effective June 23, 1976, §265.2(a)(16) is added to read as follows: S E C T IO N 265.2 — S P E C IF IC F U N C T IO N S D ELEG A TED TO BOARD EM PLOYEES AN D FED E R A L RESERV E BANKS A * * * * T he provisions of §553 of Title 5, U nited States Code, relating to notice and public participation and deferred effective date are not followed in connection w ith the adoption o f §265.2(a)(16) because the change involved therein is procedural in nature and accordingly does n o t constitute a substantive rule subject to the requirem ents of such section. 3. Effective July 1, 1976, a new paragraph (17) is added to §265.2(a) to read as follows: S E C T IO N 265.2 — S P E C IF IC F U N C T IO N S D E L E G A T E D TO B O A R D E M P L O Y E E S A N D TO F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BA N K S * * * * * (a) The Secretary o f the Board (or, in his ab sence, the A cting Secretary) is authorized: * * * * * (17) P ursuant to th e requirem ent o f the Privacy A ct (5 U.S.C. §552a(p)), to approve fu tu re A nnual R eports on the Privacy A ct from the B oard of G overnors to the Office of M anagem ent and Budget for inclusion in the P resident’s annual consolidated rep o rt to the Congress. * * * J ji * tF o r these Rules to be complete as amended effective June 23, 1976, retain the following: 1) Printed pamphlet containing the Rules Regarding Delegation of Authority dated September 30, 1975; 2) Amendment, effective November 7, 1975, to Section 265.2(c)(17); 3) Amendments, effective December 31, 1975, to Sections 265.2(a)(12)(iv), 26 5 .2 (a)(9 )(d ), and 265.2(f) (34), 4) Amendments, effective April 2, 1976, to Sections 265.1a and 265.2(a); and 5) This slip sheet.