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L o u is 6 6 , M is s o A u g u s t 27, uri 195 9 T o A l l B a n k s i n th e E ig h th F e d e r a l R e s e rv e D i s t r ic t : W e h a v e b e e n a d v i s e d b y th e B o a r d o f G o v e r n o r s o f t h e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e S y s te m th a t i t has ta k e n th e f o llo w in g a c tio n : In v ie w o f th e a d m i s s i o n o f H a w a i i to s ta te h o o d , as a r e s u lt o f th e is s u a n c e o f th e P r e s i d e n t ' s p r o c l a m a t i o n o f A u g u s t 21, 1959, i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e A c t o f M a r c h 18, 1959 (7 3 S t a t . 4 ), a n d , a c t i n g p u r s u a n t t o S e c t i o n 17 o f t h a t A c t , th e B o a r d o f G o v e r n o r s o f th e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e S y s t e m h a s r e a d ju s t e d th e F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t s so as to in c lu d e th e S ta te o f H a w a ii in th e T w e lf t h F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t , e f fe c tiv e A u g u s t 21, 1 9 5 9 . W i t h i n t h e T w e l f t h D i s t r i c t t h e S t a t e o f H a w a i i w i l l be i n c l u d e d i n t h e z o n e s e r v e d b y t h e H e a d O f f i c e . S in c e th e a d m is s i o n o f H a w a ii to s ta te h o o d h a s r e n d e r e d in a p p r o p r ia t e c e r t a i n l a n g u a g e i n t h e B o a r d ' s R e g u l a t i o n s E , G , H , I , J , L , a n d U , th e B o a r d h as a ls o a c te d to a m e n d th o s e r e g u la t io n s in th e f o llo w in g r e s p e c t s , e ffe c tiv e o n A u g u s t 21, 1959: R e g u l a t i o n E , S e c t i o n I I , P a r a g r a p h 2, i s a m e n d e d b y e l i m i n a t in g t h e r e f r o m th e w o r d s " c o n t in e n t a l U n it e d S t a t e s " a n d s u b s t i t u t i n g t h e r e f o r t h e w o r d s " s t a t e s o f t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d th e D is t r ic t o f C o lu m b ia " . R e g u la tio n G is a m e n d e d by e lim in a tin g f r o m F o o tn o te 1 th e r e o f th e w o r d s " H a w a i i" a n d " P u e r t o R i c o " and b y s u b s titu tin g f o r t h e w o r d s " c o n t i n e n t a l U n i t e d S t a t e s " t h e w o r d s " s t a t e s o f th e U n ite d S ta te s a n d th e D i s t r i c t o f C o lu m b ia " . T he "d e s ig n a tio n s o f F e d e ra l R e s e rv e D is tr ic t s fo r banks in t e r r it o r ie s , dep end e n c ie s , e tc . " is s u e d p u r s u a n t to F o o tn o te 1 o f R e g u la tio n G is f u r t h e r a m e n d e d b y d e le t in g th e p a r a g r a p h r e f e r r i n g to H a w a i i. R e g u la tio n H is a m e n d e d b y e lim in a tin g f r o m F o o tn o te 1 th e r e o f th e w o r d s " c o n t in e n t a l U n ite d S ta te s " a n d s u b s t it u t in g t h e r e f o r th e w o r d s " s t a t e s o f th e U n it e d S ta te s a n d th e D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a " . - 2 - R e g u la tio n I is a m e n d e d by e lim in a tin g f r o m F o o tn o te 1 th e r e o f th e w o r d s " c o n t in e n t a l U n ite d S ta te s " a n d s u b s titu tin g t h e r e f o r t h e w o r d s " s t a t e s o f th e U n i t e d S t a t e s a n d t h e D i s t r i c t o f C o l u m b i a " . R e g u la tio n J is a m e n d e d by e lim in a tin g f r o m F o o tn o te 1 th e r e o f th e w o r d s " H a w a i i" a n d " P u e r t o R i c o " and by s u b s titu tin g f o r th e w o r d s " c o n t i n e n t a l U n ite d S t a t e s " th e w o r d s " s t a t e s o f th e U n it e d S ta te s a n d th e D i s t r i c t o f C o lu m b i a " . The "d e s ig n a tio n o f F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t s f o r b a n k s in t e r r i t o r i e s , d e p e n d e n c ie s , e tc . " i s s u e d p u r s u a n t to F o o t n o t e 1 o f R e g u l a t i o n J i s f u r t h e r a m e n d e d b y d e l e t i n g t h e p a r a g r a p h r e f e r r i n g to H a w a i i . R e g u l a t i o n L i s a m e n d e d b y e l i m i n a t i n g f r o m F o o t n o t e 3 (B ) t h e r e o f th e w o r d s " th e P h ilip p in e I s la n d s " a n d " H a w a ii, " . R e g u la tio n U, S e c t i o n 2 2 1 . 2 ( I) i s a m e n d e d b y e l i m i n a t i n g t h e r e f r o m th e n u m b e r " 4 9 " . 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