0001145549-21-001063.txt : 20210113 0001145549-21-001063.hdr.sgml : 20210113 20210113095853 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-21-001063 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20201031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210113 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210113 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20210113 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000856517 IRS NUMBER: 251415329 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-05950 FILM NUMBER: 21525278 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4000 ERICSSON DRIVE CITY: WARRENDALE STATE: PA ZIP: 15086-7561 BUSINESS PHONE: 8003417400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4000 ERICSSON DRIVE CITY: WARRENDALE STATE: PA ZIP: 15086-7561 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MONEY MARKET OBLIGATIONS TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20101109 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MONEY MARKET OBLIGATIONS TRUST /NEW/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000856517 S000009533 Federated Hermes Institutional Tax-Free Cash Trust C000026054 Premier Shares FTFXX C000167073 Institutional Shares FFTXX 0000856517 S000009535 Federated Hermes Georgia Municipal Cash Trust C000026058 Federated Hermes Georgia Municipal Cash Trust GAMXX 0000856517 S000009544 Federated Hermes California Municipal Cash Trust C000026075 Cash II Shares CALXX C000026076 Cash Series Shares CCSXX C000026077 Capital Shares CCCXX C000026078 Service Shares CACXX C000026079 Wealth Shares CAIXX 0000856517 S000009552 Federated Hermes Pennsylvania Municipal Cash Trust C000026097 Cash Series Shares PACXX C000026098 Service Shares FPAXX C000026099 Wealth Shares PAMXX 0000856517 S000009554 Federated Hermes Massachusetts Municipal Cash Trust C000026101 Cash Series Shares FMCXX C000026102 Service Shares MMCXX C000195260 Wealth Shares MAWXX 0000856517 S000009560 Federated Hermes New York Municipal Cash Trust C000026114 Cash II Shares NYCXX C000026115 Cash Series Shares FNCXX C000026116 Service Shares FNTXX C000026117 Wealth Shares NISXX 0000856517 S000009572 Federated Hermes Virginia Municipal Cash Trust C000026150 Cash Series Shares VCSXX C000026151 Service Shares VACXX N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0303 N-CEN LIVE 0000856517 XXXXXXXX true false false N-1A S000009533 true S000009552 true S000009560 true S000009554 true S000009544 true S000009572 true S000009535 true Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust 811-05950 0000856517 25490005VWJDWX717014 Federated Hermes Funds 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale 15086-7561 US-PA US 8003417400 Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust f/k/a Money Market Obligations Trust Federated Hermes Funds 4000 Ericsson Drive Warrendale 15086-7561 8003417400 Registrant - All records required to be maintained that are not maintained by other service providers. 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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees of

Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust:

In planning and performing our audits of the financial statements of Federated Hermes California Municipal Cash Trust (formerly, Federated California Municipal Cash Trust), Federated Hermes Georgia Municipal Cash Trust (formerly, Federated Georgia Municipal Cash Trust), Federated Hermes Massachusetts Municipal Cash Trust (formerly, Federated Massachusetts Municipal Cash Trust), Federated Hermes New York Municipal Cash Trust (formerly, Federated New York Municipal Cash Trust), Federated Hermes Pennsylvania Municipal Cash Trust (formerly, Federated Pennsylvania Municipal Cash Trust), Federated Hermes Virginia Municipal Cash Trust (formerly, Federated Virginia Municipal Cash Trust) and Federated Hermes Institutional Tax-Free Cash Trust (formerly, Federated Institutional Tax-Free Cash Trust) (collectively, the “Funds”) (seven of the portfolios constituting Federated Hermes Money Market Obligations Trust (formerly, Money Market Obligations Trust)) as of and for the year ended October 31, 2020, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), we considered the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

The management of the Funds is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material

weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). However, we noted no deficiencies in the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material weakness as defined above as of October 31, 2020.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Trustees of the Funds and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

December 23, 2020