2023-00854: Distinctive Paper and Distinctive Counterfeit Deterrents for United States Federal Reserve Notes
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This notice of proposed rulemaking would update the description of the distinctive paper and distinctive counterfeit deterrents used to guard against counterfeit and fraudulently altered United States (U.S.) Federal Reserve notes in accordance with the U.S. Code. The Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is amending its distinctive paper and distinctive counterfeit deterrents regulation to remove obsolete language to align the regulation to the current state-of-art and emerging technologies generated as a result of BEP's research and development initiatives; clarify the agency's authority for adopting distinctive paper and distinctive counterfeits deterrents; and announce the adoption of new distinctive paper and counterfeit deterrents by the Secretary of the Treasury.
The agency’s own summary, as published.
What this changes
Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.
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