31 CFR § 601.1 - Notice and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t31/s601.1"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "31 CFR § 601.1 - Notice and scope."
title_number: 31
title_name: "Money and Finance: Treasury"
section_number: "601.1"
section_name: "Notice and scope."
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "601"
part_name: "DISTINCTIVE PAPER AND DISTINCTIVE COUNTERFEIT DETERRENTS FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 301; 12 U.S.C. 418, 421; 18 U.S.C. 474A; 31 U.S.C. 321."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 43063, July 6, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "601"
---


# 601.1 Notice and scope.

The regulation in this part governs the distinctive paper and distinctive counterfeit deterrents adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury for United States Federal Reserve notes, which are subject to 18 U.S.C. 474A. The Director of Bureau of Engraving and Printing, by delegated authority, hereby gives notice of the distinctive paper and distinctive counterfeit deterrents adopted by the Secretary of the Treasury.