Notices. Notice

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BILLING CODE 4910-81-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Termination—The Connecticut Surety Company AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 17 to the Treasury Department Circular 570; 1999 Revision, published July 1, 1999, at 64 FR 35864. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Surety Bond Branch at

(202)874-7102. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Certificate of Authority issued by the Treasury to The Connecticut Surety Company, of Hartford, Connecticut, under the United States Code, Title 31, Sections 9304-9308, to qualify as an acceptable surety on Federal bonds is terminated effective today. The Company was last listed as an acceptable surety on Federal bonds at 64 FR 35871, July 1, 1999. With respect to any bonds currently in force with The Connecticut Surety Company, bond-approving officers should secure new bonds with acceptable sureties in those instances where a significant amount of liability remains outstanding. In addition, bonds that are continuous in nature should not be renewed. The Treasury Department Circular 570 may be viewed and downloaded through the Internet (http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/index.html). A hard copy may be purchased from the Government Printing Office (GPO), Subscription Service, Washington, DC, telephone

(202)512-1800. When ordering the Circular from GPO, use the following stock number: 048-000-00527-6. Questions concerning this notice may be directed to the U.S. Department of Treasury, Financial Management Service, Financial Accounting and Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-West Highway, Room 6A04, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Dated: March 9, 2000. Judith R. Tillman, Assistant Commissioner, Financial Operations, Financial Management Service. [FR Doc. 00-6881 Filed 3-20-00; 8:45 am]