06-4339. Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: The Gray Casualty & Surety Company

AGENCY:

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

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

This is Supplement No. 15 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2005 Revision, published July 1, 2005, at 70 FR 38502.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Surety Bond Branch at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A Certificate of Authority as an acceptable surety on Federal bonds is hereby issued under 31 U.S.C. 9305 to the following company:

The Gray Casualty & Surety Company (NAIC # 10671). Business Address: P.O. Box 6202, Metairie, Louisiana 70009-6202. Phone: [phone]. Underwriting Limitation b/: $1,204,000. Surety Licenses c:/ AL, AR, GA, LA, MS, NM, OK, SC, TX. Incorporated in: Louisiana. Federal bond-approving officers should annotate their reference copies of the Treasury Circular 570 (“Circular”), 2005 Revision, at 70 FR 38520, to reflect this addition.

Certificates of Authority expire on June 30th each year, unless revoked prior to that date. The Certificates are subject to subsequent annual renewal as along as the companies remain qualified (see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified companies is published annually as of July 1 in the Circular, which outlines details as to the underwriting limitations, areas in which companies are licensed to transact surety business, and other information.

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: 769-004-05219-0.

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 6F01, Hyattsville, MD 20782.

Dated: April 27, 2006.

Vivian L. Cooper,

Director, Financial Accounting and Services Division, Financial Management Service.