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Federal Register: May 4, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 85)NoticesPage 24590-24591From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Zenith Insurance, Ltd.--Fraudulent Bonding

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

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This is regarding Treasury Department Circular 570; 1997 Revision, published July 1, 1997, at 62 FR 35548.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874-6850.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal bond-approving officers are advised that Zenith Insurance Company, Woodland Hills, CA, a Treasury certified company, does not issue construction, bid, performance or payment bonds and is in no way related to Zenith Insurance, Ltd. Zenith Insurance, Ltd. is not a Treasury approved surety company.

Please refer to the State of California Department of Insurance Press Release #041, dated April 3, 1998, for additional information regarding Zenith Insurance, Ltd.

Questions related to the authenticity of Zenith bonds should be directed to Zenith Insurance company at (818) 587-5721. The authenticity of its bonds currently in force, that were written during the past year, should also be verified.

The Treasury Department Circular 570 may be viewed and downloaded through the Internet at http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570/index.html or through our computerized public bulletin board system (FMS Inside Line) at (202) 874-6887. A hard copy of the Circular 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: 048000-00509-8.

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Questions concerning this Notice may be directed to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, Funds Management Division, Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-West Highway, Room 6A11, Hyattsville, MD 20792.

Dated: April 27, 1998. Mitchell A. Levine, Assistant Commissioner, Financial Information, Financial Management Service.

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