69608 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 223 / Friday, November 17, 2000 / Notices

the transfer of Treasury book-entry

securities maintained on NBES.

Based on the latest review of bookentry costs and volumes, Treasury will

decrease its basic fee and increase the

off-line surcharge from the levels

currently in effect. Beginning January 2,

2001, the basic fee will be $.63 for each

securities transfer and reversal sent and

received, a 3% fee reduction per

transfer. The current off-line surcharge

of $18.00 will increase to $25.00, a 39%

increase.

The basic transfer fee assessed to both

sends and receives reflects stability of

costs associated with the processing of

a security transfer. The increased offline surcharge reflects the additional

costs associated with the processing of

off-line security transfers.

The Treasury does not charge a fee for

account maintenance, the stripping and

reconstituting of Treasury securities, or

for wires associated with original issues,

or interest and redemption payments.

The Treasury currently absorbs these

costs and will continue to do so.

The fees described in this notice

apply only to the transfer of Treasury

book-entry securities held on NBES. The

Federal Reserve System assesses a fee to

recover the costs associated with the

processing of the funds component of

Treasury book-entry transfer messages,

as well as the costs of providing bookentry services for Government agencies

on NBES. Information concerning bookentry transfers of government agency

securities, which are priced by the

Federal Reserve System, is set out in a

separate Federal Register notice

published by the Board of Governors of

the Federal Reserve System elsewhere

in this issue of the Federal Register.

The following is the Treasury fee

schedule that will take effect on January

2, 2001, for the book-entry transfers on

NBES:

TREASURY-NBES FEE SCHEDULE 1 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2, 2001

[In Dollars]

Transfer type Basic fee Off-line surcharge

Funds 2

movement

fee

Total fee

On-line transfer originated ............................................................................................... .63 .00 .07 .70

On-line transfer received ................................................................................................. .63 .00 .07 .70

On-line reversal transfer originated ................................................................................. .63 .00 .07 .70

On-line reversal transfer received ................................................................................... .63 .00 .07 .70

Off-line transfer originated ............................................................................................... .63 25.00 .07 25.70

Off-line transfer received ................................................................................................. .63 25.00 .07 25.70

Off-line account switch received ...................................................................................... .63 .00 .07 .70

Off-line reversal transfer originated ................................................................................. .63 25.00 .07 25.70

Off-line reversal transfer received ................................................................................... .63 25.00 .07 25.70

1The Treasury does not charge a fee for account maintenance, the stripping and reconstituting of Treasury securities, or the wires associated

with original issues, or interest and redemption payments. The Treasury currently absorbs these costs and will continue to do so. 2The funds movement fee is not a Treasury fee, but is charged by the Federal Reserve for the cost of moving funds associated with the transfer of a Treasury book-entry security.

Authority: 31 CFR 357.45

Dated: November 9, 2000.

Donald V. Hammond,

Fiscal Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29385 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–04: OTS Nos. H–3683 and 00567]

Lawrence Financial Holdings, Inc.,

Ironton, OH; Approval of Conversion

Application

Notice is hereby given that on

November 13, 2000, the Director, Office

of Examination and Supervision, Office

of Thrift Supervision, or his designee,

acting pursuant to delegated authority,

approved the application of Lawrence

Federal Savings Bank, Ironton, Ohio, to

convert to the stock form of

organization. Copies of the application

are available for inspection at the

Dissemination Branch, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, and the Central

Regional Office, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 200 West Madison Street,

Suite 1300, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Dated: November 14, 2000.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29457 Filed 11–16–00; 8:45 am]

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