03-19951. Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Termination-Universal Surety of America

AGENCY:

Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This is Supplement No. 25 to the Treasury Department Circular 570; 2002 Revision, published July 1, 2002 at 67 FR 44294.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Surety Bond Branch at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Notice is hereby given that the Certificate of Authority issued by the Treasury to the above named Company, under the United States Code, Title 31, sections 9304-9308, to qualify as an acceptable surety on Federal bonds was terminated effective June 30, 2003.

The Company was last listed as an acceptable surety on Federal bonds at 67 FR 44332, July 1, 2002.

With respect to any bonds, including continuous bonds, currently in force with above listed Company, bond-approving officers should secure new bonds with acceptable sureties in those instances where a significant amount of liability remains outstanding. In addition, in no event should bonds that are continuous in nature be renewed.

The Circular may be viewed and downloaded through the Internet at http://www.fms.treas.gov/​c570. A hard copy may be purchased from the Government Printing Office (GPO), Subscription Service, Washington, DC, telephone [phone]. When ordering the Circular from GPO, use the following stock number: 769-004-04067-1.

Questions concerning this notice may be directed to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, Financial Accounting and Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F07, Hyattsville, MD 20782.

Dated: June 30, 2003.

Judith R. Tillman,

Assistant Commissioner, Financial Operations, Financial Management Service.