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Bulletin No. 2012-09
Volume I

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Retention: August 31, 2013

To: Heads of Government Departments, Agencies, and Others Concerned

Subject: Revised Reporting Dates for the Financial Report of the United States Government and Other Changes to TFM Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 4700, dated May 2012

1. Purpose

This Treasury Financial Manual (TFM) bulletin revises applicable reporting dates because of the extended publication date for the Financial Report of the United States Government. This bulletin also clarifies information for specific reporting requirements in TFM Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 4700: Agency Reporting Requirements for the Financial Report of the United States Government.

2. Changes to TFM Volume I, Part 2, Chapter 4700

Page 4, Section 4705, Closing Package Requirements—The submission date has been changed to November 16, 2012.

Page 6, Subsection 4705.15d, Federal Trading Partner Note—Language specific to deposit fund investments has been removed for clarification.

Page 9, Subsection 4705.20e, Reporting of Government Account Series (GAS) Investments With the Bureau of the Public Debt Purchased by Agencies Using Deposit Fund Monies—A lead-in sentence has been added for clarification of reporting by nonfiduciary deposit funds.

Page 11, Subsection 4705.40, CFO Closing Package Data Verification—The submission date has been changed to November 16, 2012, and a file format is recommended.

Page 12, Subsection 4705.50, Closing Package Schedule of Uncorrected Misstatements Process—A file format is recommended.

Page 12, Section 4705.55b, Other Required Information for Legal Representation Letter—The submission dates have been changed for verifying agencies to submit information about subsequent events that occurred after the effective date of their final legal representation letter through December 21, 2012, that resulted in a change of likelihood or an amount of loss. All agencies should send this information no later than December 26, 2012, by 6 p.m. eastern standard time.

Page 21, Figure 3, FR Reporting and Submission Dates—Changes have been made as follows:

3. Effective Date

This bulletin is effective immediately.

4. Inquiries and Assistance

Direct inquiries relating to this bulletin or requests for assistance to:

Financial Reports Division
Financial and Budget Reports Directorate
Governmentwide Accounting
Financial Management Service
Department of the Treasury
3700 East-West Highway, Room 509B
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Telephone: 202-874-9910

David A. Lebryk's Signature

David A. Lebryk
Commissioner
Date: August 29, 2012