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■ Accordingly, part 103 of chapter I of parent; no fee for an applicant filing as withdrawal.1 A depositary bank
title 8 of the Code of Federal a refugee under section 209(a) of the generally must provide faster
Regulations is amended as follows: Act; provided that no additional fee will availability for funds deposited by a
be charged for a request for travel local check than by a nonlocal check. A
PART 103—POWERS AND DUTIES; document (advance parole) or check drawn on a bank is considered
AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS employment authorization filed by an local if it is payable by or at a bank
■ 1. The authority citation for part 103 applicant who has paid the Form I–485 located in the same Federal Reserve
continues to read as follows: application fee, regardless of whether check processing region as the
the Form I–131 or Form I–765 is depositary bank. A check drawn on a
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, 552(a); 8 required to be filed by such applicant to nonbank is considered local if it is
U.S.C. 1101, 1103, 1304, 1356; 31 U.S.C.
receive these benefits. payable through a bank located in the
9701; Public Law 107–296, 116 Stat. 2135 (6
U.S.C. 1 et seq.); E.O. 12356, 47 FR 14874, * * * * * same Federal Reserve check processing
15557; 3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p.166; 8 CFR part Form I–765. For filing an application region as the depositary bank. Checks
2. for employment authorization pursuant that do not meet the requirements for
■ 2. Section 103.7 is amended by to 8 CFR 274a.13—$340. local checks are considered nonlocal.
revising the entries for ‘‘For capturing Appendix A to Regulation CC
* * * * * contains a routing number guide that
biometric information’’ and the entries
Dated: July 27, 2007. assists banks in identifying local and
for ‘‘Form I–131’’, ‘‘Form I–485’’, and
‘‘Form I–765’’ in paragraph (b)(1), to Michael Chertoff, nonlocal banks and thereby determining
Secretary. the maximum permissible hold periods
read as follows:
[FR Doc. E7–14973 Filed 8–16–07; 8:45 am] for most deposited checks. The
§ 103.7 Fees. BILLING CODE 4410–10–P
appendix includes a list of each Federal
* * * * * Reserve check processing office and the
(b) * * * first four digits of the routing number,
(1) * * * known as the Federal Reserve routing
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
* * * * * symbol, of each bank that is served by
For capturing biometric information 12 CFR Part 229 that office for check processing
(Biometric Fee). A service fee of $80 purposes. Banks whose Federal Reserve
[Regulation CC; Docket No. R–1293] routing symbols are grouped under the
will be charged for any individual who
is required to have biometric same office are in the same check
Availability of Funds and Collection of processing region and thus are local to
information captured in connection Checks
with an application or petition for one another.
certain immigration and naturalization AGENCY: Board of Governors of the As explained in the Board’s final rule
benefits (other than asylum), and whose Federal Reserve System. published in the Federal Register on
residence is in the United States; ACTION: Final rule; technical
May 18, 2007, the Federal Reserve
provided that: Extension for amendment. Banks have decided to restructure their
check processing services by reducing
intercountry adoptions: If applicable, no
SUMMARY: The Board of Governors is further the number of locations at which
biometric service fee is charged when a
amending appendix A of Regulation CC they process checks.2 The Board issues
written request for an extension of the
to delete the reference to the Helena separate final rules amending appendix
approval period is received by USCIS
branch office of the Federal Reserve A for each phase of the restructuring,
prior to the expiration date of approval
Bank of Minneapolis and reassign the and the amendments set forth in this
indicated on the Form I–171H if a Form
Federal Reserve routing symbols notice are such final rules.3
I–600 has not yet been submitted in As part of the restructuring process,
connection with an approved Form I– currently listed under that office to the
Denver branch office of the Federal the Helena branch office of the Federal
600A. This extension without fee is Reserve Bank of Minneapolis will cease
limited to one occasion. If the approval Reserve Bank of Kansas City. These
amendments will ensure that the processing checks on October 20, 2007.4
extension expires prior to submission of As of that date, banks with routing
an associated Form I–600, then a information in appendix A accurately
describes the actual structure of check symbols currently assigned to the
complete application and fee must be Helena branch office for check
submitted for a subsequent application. processing operations within the
Federal Reserve System. processing purposes will be reassigned
* * * * * to the Denver branch office of the
Form I–131. For filing an application DATES: The final rule will become
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. As
for travel document—$305. effective on October 20, 2007.
* * * * * FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack 1 For purposes of Regulation CC, the term ‘‘bank’’

Form I–485. For filing an application K. Walton II, Associate Director (202/ refers to any depository institution, including
for permanent resident status or creation 452–2660), or Joseph P. Baressi, commercial banks, savings institutions, and credit
Financial Services Project Leader (202/ unions.
of a record of lawful permanent 2 See 72 FR 27951, May 18, 2007.
residence—$930 for an applicant 452–3959), Division of Reserve Bank 3 In addition to the general advance notice of
fourteen years of age or older; $600 for Operations and Payment Systems; or future amendments provided by the Board, and the
an applicant under the age of fourteen Kara L. Handzlik, Attorney (202/452– Board’s notices of final amendments, the Reserve
years when submitted concurrently for 3852), Legal Division. For users of Banks strive to inform affected depository
Telecommunications Devices for the institutions of the exact date of each office
adjudication with the Form I–485 of a transition at least 120 days in advance. The Reserve
parent and the applicant is seeking to Deaf (TDD) only, contact 202/263–4869. Banks’ communications to affected depository
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adjust status as a derivative of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Regulation institutions are available at http://
parent, based on a relationship to the CC establishes the maximum period a www.frbservices.org.
4 The Reserve Banks intend, however, for the
same individual who provides the basis depositary bank may wait between Helena branch to continue serving as a site at which
for the parent’s adjustment of status, or receiving a deposit and making the substitute checks are printed for delivery to paying
under the same legal authority as the deposited funds available for banks.

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46144 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 159 / Friday, August 17, 2007 / Rules and Regulations

a result of this change, some checks that 5 CFR part 1320 Appendix A.1), the 1011 3011
are drawn on and deposited at banks Board has reviewed the final rule under 1012 3012
located in the affected check processing authority delegated to the Board by the 1019 3019
regions and that currently are nonlocal Office of Management and Budget. This Denver Branch
checks will become local checks subject technical amendment to appendix A of 0920 2920
to faster availability schedules. Because Regulation CC will delete the reference 0921 2921
the Denver check processing region to the Helena branch office of the 0929 2929
serves banks located in multiple Federal Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 1020 3020
Reserve districts, banks located in the and reassign the routing symbols listed 1021 3021
expanded Denver check processing under that office to the Denver branch 1022 3022
region cannot determine that a check is office of the Federal Reserve Bank of 1023 3023
nonlocal solely because the paying bank Kansas City. The depository institutions 1070 3070
for that check is located in another 1240 3240
that are located in the affected check 1241 3241
Federal Reserve District. processing regions and that include the 1242 3242
To assist banks in identifying local routing numbers in their disclosure 1243 3243
and nonlocal checks, the Board statements would be required to notify
accordingly is amending the lists of * * * * *
customers of the resulting change in
routing symbols associated with the availability under § 229.18(e). However,
Federal Reserve Banks of Minneapolis because all paperwork collection By order of the Board of Governors of the
and Kansas City to conform to the Federal Reserve System, acting through the
procedures associated with Regulation Secretary of the Board under delegated
transfer of operations from the CC already are in place, the Board authority, August 13, 2007.
Minneapolis Reserve Bank’s Helena anticipates that no additional burden
branch office to the Kansas City Reserve Jennifer J. Johnson,
will be imposed as a result of this
Bank’s Denver branch office. To Secretary of the Board.
rulemaking.
coincide with the effective date of the [FR Doc. E7–16184 Filed 8–16–07; 8:45 am]
underlying check processing changes, List of Subjects in 12 CFR Part 229 BILLING CODE 6210–01–P
the amendments are effective October Banks, Banking, Reporting and
20, 2007. The Board is providing recordkeeping requirements.
advance notice of these amendments to DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
give affected banks ample time to make Authority and Issuance
any needed processing changes. The ■ For the reasons set forth in the Office of the Secretary
advance notice also will enable affected preamble, the Board is amending 12
banks to amend their availability CFR part 229 to read as follows: 32 CFR Part 199
schedules and related disclosures, if
necessary, and provide their customers PART 229—AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS [DOD–2007–HA–0048]
with notice of these changes.5 The AND COLLECTION OF CHECKS
RIN 0720–AB16
Federal Reserve routing symbols (REGULATION CC)
assigned to all other Federal Reserve TRICARE; Outpatient Hospital
branches and offices will remain the ■ 1. The authority citation for part 229
continues to read as follows: Prospective Payment System (OPPS)
same at this time.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4001–4010, 12 U.S.C. AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DoD.
Administrative Procedure Act 5001–5018.
ACTION: Interim final rule; withdrawal.
The Board has not followed the
■ 2. The Ninth and Tenth District
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) relating to SUMMARY: On August 14, 2007, the
routing symbol lists in appendix A are
notice and public participation in Department of Defense published an
revised to read as follows:
connection with the adoption of this interim final rule on TRICARE;
final rule. The revisions to the appendix APPENDIX A TO PART 229— Outpatient Hospital Prospective
are technical in nature, and the routing ROUTING NUMBER GUIDE TO NEXT- Payment System (OPPS) in error at 72
symbol revisions are required by the DAY AVAILABILITY CHECKS AND FR 45359. The rule has not been
statutory and regulatory definitions of LOCAL CHECKS approved for publication and cannot
‘‘check-processing region.’’ Because * * * * * take effect. This document withdraws
there is no substantive change on which that rule.
to seek public input, the Board has NINTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT
DATES: Effective Date: The interim final
determined that the § 553(b) notice and [Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis]
rule amending 32 CFR Part 199,
comment procedures are unnecessary.
Head Office published on August 14, 2007 (72 FR
In addition, the underlying
0910 2910 45359) is withdrawn effective August
consolidation of Federal Reserve Bank
0911 2911 17, 2007.
check processing offices involves a
0912 2912 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: L.M.
matter relating to agency management, 0913 2913
which is exempt from notice and Bynum 703–696–4970.
0914 2914
comment procedures. 0915 2915 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
0918 2918 List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 199
Paperwork Reduction Act
0919 2919
In accordance with the Paperwork 0960 2960 Claims, Dental health, Health care,
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506;
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TENTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT Health insurance, Individuals with


disabilities, Military personnel.
5 Section229.18(e) of Regulation CC requires that [Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City]
■ The interim rule published on August
banks notify account holders who are consumers
Head Office 14, 2007 amending 32 CFR part 199 is
within 30 days after implementing a change that
improves the availability of funds. 1010 3010 hereby withdrawn.

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