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F e d e r a l R ese r v e Ba n k DALLAS, TEX AS of Dallas 75222 C i r c u l a r No. 75-120 A u g u s t 20, 1975 American Revolution Bicentennial DEPOSITS OF OLD-SERIES FOOD STAMPS TO ALL BANKS IN THE ELEVENTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT: In o u r C i r c u l a r No. 75-103, d a t e d J u l y 21, 1975, we a d v i s e d th a t t h i s B ank a n d its B r a n c h e s w o u ld a c c e p t o l d - s t y l e food c o u p o n s t h r o u g h t h e c lo s e of b u s i n e s s O c to b e r 31, 1975. To f u r t h e r a s s i s t you a n d y o u r c u s t o m e r s in t h e a c c e p t a n c e a n d r e d e m p t io n of t h e o l d - s t y l e c o u p o n s , th e following in fo rm atio n is f u r n i s h e d . T h e J u l y 9, 1975 e d itio n o f t h e FEDERAL REGISTER c a r r i e d t h e fo llowing r e v i s i o n s to th e r e g u l a t i o n s in w h ic h t h e p o s t cutoff re d e m p t io n p r o c e d u r e s a r e s e t forth: 1. R etail food s t o r e s o r meal s e r v i c e s may not a c c e p t 5 0 -c e n t, 2 - d o l l a r , o r o l d - s e r i e s 5 - d o l l a r food c o u p o n s a f te r A u g u s t 31, 1975. 2. O l d - s e r i e s food c o u p o n s in 5 0 -c e n t, 2 - d o l l a r , a n d 5 - d o l l a r d e n o m i n a t i o n s m ay be re d e e m e d by a u t h o r i z e d r e ta i l food s t o r e s , meal s e r v i c e s , o r w h o le s a le food c o n c e r n s at com m ercial b a n k s t h r o u g h S e p t e m b e r 30, 1975. A fter t h i s d a t e , th e o l d - s e r i e s c o u p o n s m ay b e r e d e e m e d o n l y b y m a k i n g a claim to th e Food a n d N u tritio n S e r v ice, h e r e a f t e r r e f e r r e d to a s FNS. 3. A fte r S e p t e m b e r 30, 1975, FNS may re d e e m t h e o l d - s e r i e s food c o u p o n s i s s u e d in 5 0 - c e n t , 2 - d o l l a r , a n d 5 - d o l l a r d e n o m i n a t i o n s w h e n t h e y a r e p r e s e n t e d for r e d e m p t i o n . F ir m s p r e s e n t i n g t h e c o u p o n s for r e d e m p t io n shall s u b m i t th e c o u p o n s to th e local FNS F ie ld Office w ith a p r o p e r l y c o m p le te d r e d e m p t io n c e r t i f i c a t e a n d a w r i t t e n s t a t e m ent, s i g n e d b y a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e firm , d e t a il i n g t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s of th e a c c e p t a n c e of t h e c o u p o n s . If you h a v e a n y q u e s t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g t h e r e d e m p t io n p r o c e d u r e s o r cu to ff d a t e s for th e o l d - s t y l e c o u p o n s , p l e a s e c o n t a c t T . E. S p r e n g , A s s i s t a n t V ice P r e s i d e n t of th is B an k, o r the a p p r o p r i a t e B r a n c h offic er w ho is r e s p o n s i b l e for Food Stamp O p e r a t i o n s . 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)
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