PART 323—DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS Authority: 80 Stat. 379; sec. 3, 60 Stat. 238, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 301, 552, unless otherwise noted. Source: 32 FR 9967, July 7, 1967, unless otherwise noted. Subpart A—Freedom of Information Act Source: 89 FR 102741, Dec. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted. § 323.1 Purpose of regulations. The regulations of this subpart are issued to implement 5 U.S.C. 552(a)-(2) and (3). The requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) are met through the publication in the Federal Register [32 FR 9967, July 7, 1967, as amended at 89 FR 102741, Dec. 18, 2024] § 323.2 Rules governing availability of information. (a) General. (b) Limitations on the availability of records relating to securities. [32 FR 9967, July 7, 1967, as amended at 68 FR 67944, Dec. 5, 2003] § 323.3 Materials available for inspection and copying. (a) Availability. (1) Final opinions or orders made in the adjudication of cases. Any issued by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service would be in the form of letters or memorandums setting out determinations made in disposing of any matter before the Bureau. (2) Statements of policy and interpretations which have been adopted by the Bureau but not published in the Federal Register. (3) Administrative staff manuals and instructions to the staff that affect any member of the public. Some Federal Reserve Bank memorandums and Fiscal Service memorandums will be made available under this provision. (b) Location. § 323.4 Requests for identifiable records. (a) Procedure. (2) A request for an identifiable record relating to any Treasury Department security, other than a savings bond or note, or a security of a Government agency or a wholly or partially Government-owned corporation, the record of which is maintained by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, shall be addressed to the Chief, Division of Loans and Currency, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Washington, DC 20226. (3) A request for an identifiable record relating to any security of a Government agency or wholly or partially Government-owned corporation, the record for which is maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, shall be addressed to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York, NY 10045. (4) A written request for any identifiable record that the Bureau of the Fiscal Service has other than those set out in paragraphs (a) (1), (2), and (3) of this section shall be addressed to the Commissioner of the Fiscal Service, Washington, DC 20220. (5) A request may be presented in person at the office to which a written request would be addressed. (b) Determination of availability. § 323.5 Fees. The fees provided in part 1 of title 31 of the CFR (32 FR 9562, July 1, 1967), shall apply to all requests for identifiable records under this part except as follows: (a) No charge will be made for verifying the record of a savings bond or note identified by series and denomination and either the registration and issue date or the serial number at the request of the owner, coowner, or surviving beneficiary or person entitled to the security under the applicable regulations. (b) No charge will be made for verifying the record of a registered Treasury security, other than a savings bond or note, or a registered security of a Government agency or a wholly or partially Government-owned corporation, identified as to loan and registration for an owner, joint owner or person entitled to the security under the applicable regulations. (c) No charge will be made for advising a person who has submitted satisfactory evidence of ownership as to the status of a bearer Treasury security or a bearer security of a Government agency or a wholly or partially Government-owned corporation. (d) No charge will be made for furnishing an owner, coowner, joint owner, surviving beneficiary, or person who is entitled to the security under the applicable regulations a photocopy or similar reproduction of any Treasury security, with any necessary supporting documents, which it is alleged was improperly paid or was reissued, transferred or redeemed on a forged or defective request, endorsement, or assignment. (e) Fees may be waived for other classes of requested records upon a finding by the Commissioner of the Fiscal Service that the person requesting the information is entitled to the record requested without charge. Subpart B—SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 Source: 89 FR 102741, Dec. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted. Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3105(f). § 323.10 Purpose of this subpart. The regulations of this subpart are issued to implement section 122 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, 31 U.S.C. 3105(f). The requirements of 31 U.S.C. 3105(f) are additionally met through the publication of a new Routine Use in the applicable Fiscal Service System of Record Notice. § 323.11 Rules governing sharing of applicable savings bond information with States. (a) Definitions. Applicable address Applicable savings bond Last known address Name Record Registered address State (b) Requests for records. (c) Use of records. (1) Must be used only for the purpose of locating the owner of an applicable savings bond; (2) Must not be used to escheat savings bond ownership to a State; and (3) Must not be released by a State to the public or any third party, unless explicitly approved in writing, in advance, by Treasury. (d) Liability. § 323.12 Severability. The provisions of this subpart are severable, and if any section, subsection, clause, paragraph, or phrase of this subpart shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this subpart, but shall be confined in its operation to the section, subsection, clause, paragraph, or phrase directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered, and the remainder of this subpart shall continue to be in force and effect.