Section 615.5456 - Authority of Federal Reserve Banks(a) Each Federal Reserve Bank is hereby authorized as fiscal agent of the Farm Credit banks and the Funding Corporation to perform functions with respect to the issuance of book-entry securities offered and sold by the Farm Credit banks and the Funding Corporation to which this subpart applies, in accordance with the terms of the securities documentation and the provisions of this subpart:(1) To service and maintain book-entry securities in accounts established for such purposes;(2) To make payments of principal and interest, as directed by the Farm Credit banks and the Funding Corporation;(3) To effect transfer of book-entry securities between participants' securities accounts as directed by the participants;(4) To effect conversions between book-entry securities and definitive Farm Credit securities with respect to those securities as to which conversion rights are available pursuant to the applicable securities documentation; and(5) To perform such other duties as fiscal agent as may be requested by the Farm Credit banks and the Funding Corporation.(b) Each Federal Reserve Bank may issue Operating Circulars not inconsistent with this subpart, governing the details of its handling of book-entry securities, security entitlements, and the operation of the Book-entry System under this subpart.