POMO schedule March 14 - April 11, 2011

The Desk's tentative outright Treasury operation schedules for the purchases associated with the $600 billion purchase program announced by the FOMC on November 3, 2010 and for the purchases associated with the reinvestment of principal payments from agency debt and agency MBS announced by the FOMC on August 10, 2010.

Across all operations in the schedule listed below, the Desk plans to purchase approximately$102 billion. This represents $80 billion in purchases of the announced $600 billion purchase program and $22 billion in purchases associated with principal payments from agency debt and agency MBS expected to be received between mid-March and mid-April.

OPERATION DATE1	SETTLEMENT DATE	OPERATION TYPE2	MATURITY RANGE	EXPECTED PURCHASE SIZE
March 14, 2011	March 15, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	05/15/2018 – 02/15/2021	$6.5 - $8.5 billion
March 16, 2011	March 17, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	03/31/2015 – 08/31/2016	$5.5 - $7.5 billion
March 17, 2011	March 18, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	09/30/2013 – 02/28/2015	$5.5 - $7.5 billion
March 18, 2011	March 21, 2011	Outright TIPS Purchase	04/15/2013 – 02/15/2041	$1 - $2 billion
March 21, 2011	March 22, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	08/15/2028 – 02/15/2041	$1.5 - $2.5 billion
March 22, 2011	March 23, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	09/30/2016 – 02/28/2018	$6.5 - $8.5 billion
March 23, 2011	March 24, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	05/15/2018 – 02/15/2021	$6.5 - $8.5 billion
March 24, 2011	March 25, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	09/30/2013 – 02/28/2015	$5.5 - $7.5 billion
March 25, 2011	March 28, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	09/30/2012 – 09/15/2013	$4 - $6 billion
March 28, 2011	March 29, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	03/31/2015 – 08/31/2016	$5.5 - $7.5 billion
March 29, 2011	March 30, 2011	Outright TIPS Purchase	04/15/2013 – 02/15/2041	$1 - $2 billion
March 30, 2011	March 31, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	10/15/2013 – 02/28/2015	$5.5 - $7.5 billion
March 31, 2011	April 1, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	05/15/2021 – 11/15/2027	$1.5 - $2.5 billion
April 4, 2011	April 5, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	10/31/2016 – 03/31/2018	$6.5 - $8.5 billion
April 5, 2011	April 6, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	05/15/2018 – 02/15/2021	$6.5 - $8.5 billion
April 6, 2011	April 7, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	08/15/2028 – 02/15/2041	$1.5 - $2.5 billion
April 7, 2011	April 8, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	04/30/2015 – 09/30/2016	$5.5 - $7.5 billion
April 11, 2011	April 12, 2011	Outright Treasury Coupon Purchase	10/31/2016 – 03/31/2018	$6.5 - $8.5 billion

The next release of the approximate purchase amount and tentative outright Treasury operation schedule will be at 2 p.m. on April 12, 2011. At that time, the Desk will also publish information on prices paid for securities included in the operations listed above. from http://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/tot_operation_schedule.html#