[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR100.2]

[Page 324-325]
 
                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 100--EXCHANGE OF PAPER CURRENCY AND COIN--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 100.2  Scope of regulations; transactions effected through Federal Reserve banks and branches; distribution of coin and currencies.

    The regulations in this part govern the exchange of the coin and 
paper currency of the United States (including national bank notes and 
Federal Reserve bank notes in process of retirement and Federal Reserve 
notes). Under authorization in the Act approved May 29, 1920, 41 Stat. 
655 (31 U.S.C. 476), the Secretary of the Treasury transferred to the 
Federal Reserve

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banks and branches the duties and functions performed by the former 
Assistant Treasurers of the United States in connection with the 
exchange of paper currency and coin of the United States. Except for the 
duties in this respect to be performed by the Treasurer of the United 
States and the Director of the Mint, as may be indicated from time to 
time by the Secretary of the Treasury, exchanges of the paper currency 
and coin of the United States and the distribution and replacement 
thereof will, so far as practicable, be effected through the Federal 
Reserve banks and branches. The Federal Reserve banks and branches are 
authorized to distribute available supplies of coin and currency to 
depository institutions, as that term is defined in section 103 of the 
Monetary Control Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-221). As authorized by section 
107 of the Act, transportation of coin and currency and coin wrapping 
services will be provided according to a schedule of fees established by 
the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Inquiries by 
depository institutions regarding distribution and related services 
should be addressed to the Federal Reserve bank of the district where 
the institution is located.