65040 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 211 / Tuesday, October 31, 2000 / Notices

Dated: October 25, 2000.

Bonni G. Tischler,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 00–27838 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 00–77]

Cancellation of Customs Broker

Licenses

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Customs Broker License

Cancellations.

I, as Assistant Commissioner, Office

Field Operations, pursuant to Section

641 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 1641), and the

Customs Regulations (19 CFR 111),

hereby cancel the following Customs

broker’s licenses without prejudice

based on the authority as annotated:

Name Port License No. Authority

United Motor Freight, Inc .......................... Seattle ...................................................... 14362 19 CFR 111.51(a).

ClearFreight Corporation .......................... San Francisco .......................................... 06174 19 CFR 111.51(a).

Dated: October 25, 2000.

Bonni G. Tischler,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 00–27837 Filed 10–30–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Customs Trade Symposium 2000

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of symposium.

SUMMARY: This document announces

that the Customs Service will convene

a major trade symposium to discuss the

agency’s programs, strategic plans, and

its vision for trade in the 21st century.

Members of the international trade and

transportation community are invited,

and, if interested, are requested to

register early.

DATES: The symposium will be held on

Thursday, November 30, 2000, from

8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All registrations

must be made on-line and confirmed by

November 24, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Washington, D.C. at the Ronald Reagan

Building and International Trade

Center, Amphitheater Auditorium, at

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ACS

Client Representatives; Customs

Account Managers; or the Office of the

Trade Ombudsman at (202) 927–1440

(trade.ombudsman@customs.treas.gov).

To obtain the latest information on

program changes or to register on-line,

visit the Customs website at http://

www.customs.gov/trade2000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

will be convening a major trade

symposium (Customs Trade Symposium

2000) on Thursday, November 30, 2000,

from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the

Ronald Reagan Building and

International Trade Center

Amphitheater Auditorium, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. The symposium will

highlight Customs present programs and

strategic plans, and its vision of

international trade in the 21st century.

The symposium will feature

Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly as the

keynote speaker, presentations by senior

Customs officials, and a luncheon

address by nationally-known political

analyst Mark Shields. A reception will

follow the program at which senior

Customs officials will be available to

answer questions.

Symposium program topics include:

Customs Strategic Vision—

Preparation for a new era of global trade

and the challenges that must be

addressed;

The Automated Commercial

Environment (ACE)—Timetable for

implementation;

Trade Compliance—New policies to

drive compliance improvements and to

deliver benefits to low-risk importers;

The Entry Revision Project (ERP)—

The future of Customs entry processing;

The Reconcilliation Prototype

(RECON II)—Streamlining the process

and providing a path to periodic filing

of post entry amendments;

Post Entry Amendments—

Implementation of new policies

designed to simplify the Supplemental

Information Letter and improve

compliance; and

Drawback—Proposals for major

legislative changes to modernize the

drawback process.

Members of the international trade

and transportation community are

invited to attend the Symposium. The

cost is $ 150 per individual. This

includes the cost of the symposium,

continental breakfast, luncheon, and a

post-symposium reception. Interested

parties are requested to register early.

All registrations must be made on-line

at the Customs website (http://

www.customs.gov/trade2000).

Registration, which will be accepted on

a space available basis, must be

confirmed by November 24, 2000.

Dated: October 25, 2000.

Joseph M. Rees,

Trade Ombudsman, U.S. Customs Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Treasury Current Value of Funds Rate

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of rate for use in Federal

debt collection and discount evaluation.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 11 of the

Debt Collection Act of 1982 (31 U.S.C.

3717), the Secretary of the Treasury is

responsible for computing and

publishing the percentage rate to be

used in assessing interest charges for

outstanding debts on claims owed the

Government. Treasury’s Cash

Management Regulations (I TFM 6–

8000) also prescribe use of this rate by

agencies as a comparison point in

evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a

cash discount. Notice is hereby given

that the applicable rate is 6 percent for

calendar year 2001.

DATES: The rate will be in effect for the

period beginning on January 1, 2001 and

ending on December 31, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Inquiries should be directed to the

Program Compliance Division, Financial

Management Service, Department of the

Treasury, 401 14th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20227 (Telephone:

(202) 874–6630).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rate

reflects the current value of funds to the

Treasury for use in connection with

Federal Cash Management systems and