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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

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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:
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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.

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(c)
The Director o f the Division o f Banking
Supervision and Regulation (or in his absence, the
A cting D irector) is authorized:
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(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
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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
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(a)
The Secretary o f the Board (or, in his ab­
sence, the A cting Secretary) is authorized:
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(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.
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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.