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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
OF NEW YORK

Circular No.

10661

October 4, 1993

PO LICY STATEMENT ON PAYMENTS SYSTEM RISK
Com m ent Period on Proposed M odifications
Extended to November 8, 1993

To A ll Depositoiy Institutions, and Others
Concerned, in the Second Federal Reseive Distiict:

Our Circular No. 10654, dated Septem ber 1, 1993, contained proposed modifications by the
Board o f Governors of the Federal Reserve System to its Policy Statem ent on Payments System
Risk; that circular indicated that com m ents on the proposal should be submitted by O ctober 8. The
Board o f Governors has extended that comment period for 30 days. Com m ents on the proposed
m odifications may now be submitted by November 8, 1993. Th e B o ard ’s notice o f this action is
printed on the reverse side of this circular.
Note that Circular No. 10654 also contained an invitation for com m ent on the rate at which
Federal R eserve Banks will assess a penalty fee on the average daylight overdrafts of bankers’
banks, Edge and agreem ent corporations, and limited-purpose trust companies. Th e extension does
not affect this com m ent period, which expired on September 24.
Questions on this m atter may be directed to Don Anderson, Manager, Accounting
D epartm ent (Tel. No. 212-720-5250), or to Anthony Fressola, Chief, Accounting Control Division
(Tel. No. 212-720-5803).




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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Docket No. R-0806
Proposals to Modify the Payments System Risk Reduction Program
AGENCY:

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

ACTION:

Notice; Extension of comment period.

SUMMARY: On August 24, 1993, the Board requested comment on
proposals to modify the Payments System Risk Reduction Policy.
The Secretary of the Board, acting pursuant to delegated
authority, has extended the comment period for 30 days.
DATES:

Comments must be received by November 8, 1993.

ADDRESSES: Comments, which should refer to Docket No. R-0806,
may be mailed to Mr. William W. Wiles, Secretary, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551. Comments
addressed to Mr. Wiles also may be delivered to the Board's mail
room between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. and to the security control
room outside of those hours. Both the mail room and the security
control room are accessible from the courtyard entrance on 20th
Street between Constitution Avenue and C Street, N.W. Comments
may be inspected in Room B-1122 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey C. Marquardt, Assistant
Director (202/452-2360), or Paul Bettge, Manager (202/452-3174),
Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment Systems; for the
hearing impaired only: Telecommunications Device for the Deaf,
Dorothea Thompson (202/452-3544).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is extending the comment
period on the proposed modifications to the Payments System Risk
Reduction Policy in order to give private-sector trade
associations additional time to solicit comments from their
membership.
Interested parties may also require additional time
to examine the somewhat lengthy Guide to the Federal Reserve's
Payments System Risk Policy, which is referenced in the proposed
modifications to the Policy. This document is available in draft
form from any Reserve Bank.
By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, September 22, 1993.

William W. Wiles
Secretary of the Board