TREASURY DIRECTIVE 16-55

Date: November 10, 1992

Sunset Review: TBD

Expiration Date: TBD

SUBJECT: Furnishing Instructions to Federal Reserve Banks

1. DELEGATION. By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of the Treasury under Section 15 of the Federal Reserve Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 391), and pursuant to the authority delegated to the Fiscal Assistant Secretary by Treasury Order (TO) 101-05, I hereby delegate to the Commissioner of the Public Debt authority to furnish instructions to the Federal Reserve Banks, acting as fiscal agents of the United States, with respect to functions performed which relate to activities of the Bureau of the Public Debt.

2. REDELEGATION. The authority delegated to the Commissioner of the Public Debt may be redelegated to subordinate officials.

3. CANCELLATION. Treasury Directive 16-55, "Furnishing Instructions to Federal Reserve Banks," dated September 22, 1986, is superseded.

4. AUTHORITIES.

a. TO 101-05, "Reporting Relationships and Supervision of Officials, Offices and Bureaus, Delegation of Certain Authority, and Order of Succession in the Department of the Treasury."

b. 12 U.S.C. 391.

5. OFFICE OF PRIMARY INTEREST. Office of the Fiscal Assistant Secretary.

Gerald Murphy

Fiscal Assistant Secretary