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Line 4 crosses the Mainstee River at

the same location as Line 1. However,

from the river it travels northwesterly to

cross existing US–131 halfway between

the Manistee River and Fife Lake. It then

continues north across existing M–72,

where it traverses a wetland and merges

with existing US–131 about 8 kilometers

(five miles) north of Kalkaska.

Line 5 crosses the Manistee River

adjacent to the existing structure and

continues northerly before merging with

line 3 west of Kalkaska. Interchanges

would be located at M–186, Boardman

Road, extended M–72, and existing M–

72.

Line 6 crosses the Manistee River

adjacent to the existing structure. It

maximizes the use of the existing rightof-way by staying as close as possible to

existing US–131, which will serve as a

local north-south route. Potential

interchanges are located at M–186,

Boardman Road, the proposed extension

of M–72, and at M–72, northwest of

Kalkaska. North of the community of

South Boardman, this alignment

extends west of existing US–131 and

merges with Line 3.

The proposed extension of M–72 from

south of the US–131/M–72 intersection

westerly to an interchange with the

proposed western freeway alignments

could be a two-lane or four-lane cross

section, and will be discussed in the

DEIS.

Early coordination with a number of

federal, state, and local agencies has

identified the more significant issues to

be addressed in the EIS. A summary of

the scoping process to date, identifying

the alternatives being considered and

the social, economic, and environmental

issues involved, is being prepared.

The scoping summary will be

available to all interested agencies,

organizations, and individuals on

request. A public information meeting

was held on November 3, 1994, to

provide the public an opportunity to

discuss the proposed action. Additional

public information meetings are

anticipated. Comments on the scoping

summary and issues identified are

invited from all interested parties.

Requests for a copy of the scoping

summary or any comments submitted

should be addressed to the above

contact persons.

The Draft EIS is scheduled for

completion in 1996, and will be

available for public and agency review.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning

and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Issued on: April 6, 1995.

A. George Ostensen,

Division Administrator, Federal Highway

Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–9189 Filed 4–13–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Call for Redemption

Washington, April 11, 1995.

To Holders of 83⁄8 Percent Treasury

Bonds of 1995–00, and Others

Concerned:

1. Public notice is hereby given that

all outstanding 83⁄8 percent Treasury

Bonds of 1995–00 (CUSIP No. 912810

BV 9) dated August 15, 1975, due

August 15, 2000, are hereby called for

redemption at par on August 15, 1995,

on which date interest on such bonds

will cease.

2. Full information regarding the

presentation and surrender of such

bonds held in coupon and registered

form for redemption under this call will

be found in Department of the Treasury

Circular No. 300, Revised, dated March

4, 1973, and by contacting a Federal

Reserve Bank or Branch.

3. Such bonds held in book-entry

form will be paid automatically on

August 15, 1995, whether held on the

books of the Federal Reserve Banks or

in TREASURY DIRECT accounts.

Gerald Murphy,

Fiscal Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–9300 Filed 4–11–95; 4:07 pm]

BILLING CODE 4810–40–M

[Treasury Directive Number 27–02]

Organization and Functions of the

Fiscal Service

Dated: April 6, 1995.

1. Purpose. This Directive describes

the organization and functions of the

Fiscal Service, which administers the

Government’s financing operations and

fiscal affairs.

2. Organization Structure. In

accordance with 31 U.S.C. 306, the

Fiscal Service consists of the Office of

the Fiscal Assistant Secretary; the

Financial Management Service, which

has as its head a Commissioner; and the

Bureau of the Public Debt, which has as

its head a Commissioner. The Fiscal

Assistant Secretary is the head of the

Fiscal Service and is appointed by the

Secretary of the Treasury, in accordance

with 31 U.S.C. 301(d).

3. Office of the Fiscal Assistant

Secretary. The officials, organization

and functions of the Office of the Fiscal

Assistant Secretary are as follows.

a. The Fiscal Assistant Secretary is

responsible for the following functions.

(1) Provides general supervision,

policy oversight, management, and

coordination of the Financial

Management Service and the Bureau of

the Public Debt.

(2) Oversees the development of

policies, programs, and systems for the

collection, disbursement, management

and security of public monies in the

United States and in foreign countries

and the related governmentwide

accounting and reporting for such

funds.

(3) Oversees the development of

policies, programs, and systems for

financing and accounting for the public

debt.

(4) Provides general supervision and

policy oversight of the Department of

the Treasury’s role as lead agency in

improving cash management, credit

administration, and financial

management systems on a

governmentwide basis.

(5) Provides policy advice and general

oversight regarding international cash

management activities and

improvements, including the

agreements to purchase foreign

currencies and the holding and

disbursement of these funds.

(6) Ensures the timely consolidation

and publication of information on the

Federal Government’s financial

operations and financial position for use

by policy makers and decision makers

in the Government and in the private

sector financial markets.

(7) Directs the implementation of

security enhancements to ensure the

authentication and integrity of data

affecting electronic funds transfers.

(8) Oversees the administration and

investment of the major Federal

Government accounts and trust funds,

such as the Social Security Trust Funds,

Civil Service Retirement and Disability

Fund, and the Highway Trust Fund.

(9) Oversees the management of the

Treasury’s daily cash position and the

investment of Treasury’s excess

operating cash balances.

(10) Provides estimates of the

Treasury’s future cash and debt position

for use by the Department in connection

with its financing activities and other

financial operations.

(11) Oversees the performance of

fiscal agency functions by the Federal

Reserve banks as fiscal agents of the

Treasury.

(12) Approves new and revised

governmentwide principles and

standards and system designs for

Treasury’s fiscal accounting systems
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operated and maintained by the

Financial Management Service and

Bureau of the Public Debt, and

coordinates efforts to review, improve

and report such systems in accordance

with Section 4 of the Federal Managers’

Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA), Public

Law 97–255 (31 U.S.C. 3512(d)(2)(B)).

(13) Approves, in accordance with

applicable Treasury directives,

regulations pertaining to the

Government securities market and

participates in the development of

policy issues affecting the liquidity,

integrity and efficiency of the market.

(14) Provides policy advice to the

Department’s Office of the Assistant

Secretary (International Affairs)

regarding terms and conditions of

agreements for borrowing from foreign

international monetary authorities.

(15) Represents the Secretary of the

Treasury in directing the Treasury’s

participation in the Joint Financial

Management Improvement Program for

improvement of all aspects of financial

management in the Federal

Government.

(16) Represents the Secretary on

various interdepartmental commissions,

boards, and committees.

b. The Deputy Fiscal Assistant

Secretary shares fully in carrying out the

functions and responsibilities of the

Fiscal Assistant Secretary and works

closely with the Fiscal Assistant

Secretary in managing program areas for

which the latter is responsible.

c. The Assistant Fiscal Assistant

Secretary serves as the principal advisor

to the Fiscal Assistant Secretary and the

Deputy Fiscal Assistant Secretary on

matters relating to fiscal policy and

banking relationships.

d. The Director, Office of Cash and

Debt Management, is the principal

advisor to the Fiscal Assistant Secretary

and the Deputy Fiscal Assistant

Secretary on matters relating to Treasury

cash and debt position management,

cash flow forecasting, borrowing and

investment activities.

4. The Financial Management Service.

a. Organization. The Financial

Management Service is comprised of the

Washington headquarters and six

Regional Financial Centers. In the

Washington headquarters, the Office of

the Commissioner consists of the

Commissioner, the Deputy

Commissioner, the Office of Planning

and Policy Analysis, and the Office of

Legislative and Public Affairs. The

headquarters office also includes the

Chief Counsel, who resides in the Office

of the Commissioner. The Chief Counsel

is an official of the Department’s Legal

Division and under the supervision of

the General Counsel of the Treasury.

The Commissioner and Deputy

Commissioner direct the activities of the

bureau through six Assistant

Commissioners: Management/Chief

Financial Officer, Regional Operations,

Financial Information, Federal Finance,

Agency Services, and Information

Resources. Regional Financial Centers

are located in Austin, Birmingham,

Chicago, Kansas City, Philadelphia, and

San Francisco.

b. Functions. The Financial

Management Service acts as the

Government’s financial manager and

central accountant and is responsible for

improving the quality of government

financial management through the

following functions:

(1) Develops and implements

programs to improve Government

financial management, including cash

management, credit management, and

debt collection.

(2) Issues electronic funds transfer

payments and Treasury checks,

reconciles all payments, and settles

claims for Treasury checks cashed

under forged endorsements or lost,

stolen or destroyed.

(3) Operates and maintains the

systems for the deposit of Government

receipts, and designates and oversees

the performance of Government

depositaries.

(4) Maintains the central system that

accounts for the monetary assets and

liabilities of the Treasury and tracks

Government collection and payment

operations.

(5) Develops and publishes financial

reports on the Government’s financial

operations and condition.

(6) Invests Government accounts and

trust funds as directed by statute.

(7) Provides financial management

information to Government decision

makers through financial reports that

show budget results and the

Government’s overall financial status,

such as the Daily Treasury Statement,

the Monthly Treasury Statement, the

Quarterly Treasury Bulletin, the Annual

Report of the U.S. Government, and the

Consolidated Financial Statement.

(8) Performs a wide range of financial

services for Government agencies

including accounting cross-servicing,

providing financial advice and

guidance, consulting on financial

management services, assisting with

financial systems, and training of

accounting and finance staffs.

(9) Develops a Financial

Accountability Report for the citizenry.

5. The Bureau of the Public Debt.

a. Organization. The Bureau of the

Public Debt is comprised of the

Washington headquarters and

operations facilities in Washington and

in Parkersburg, West Virginia. In the

Washington headquarters, the Office of

the Commissioner consists of the

Commissioner, the Deputy

Commissioner, the Government

Securities Regulations Staff, and the

Program Advisory Staff. The

headquarters office also includes the

Office of the Chief Counsel. The Chief

Counsel is an official of the

Department’s Legal Division and under

the supervision of the General Counsel

of the Treasury. The Commissioner and

Deputy Commissioner direct the

bureau’s activities through six Assistant

Commissioners: Securities and

Accounting Services; Public Debt

Accounting; Administration; Automated

Information Systems; Savings Bond

Operations; and Financing; and the

Executive Director of the Savings Bond

Marketing Office.

b. Functions. The Bureau of the Public

Debt borrows the money needed to

operate the Federal Government and

accounts for the resulting public debt,

and is responsible for the following

functions:

(1) Maintains accounting controls

over public debt receipts and

expenditures, securities and interest

costs, and publishes the Monthly

Statement of the Public Debt of the

United States.

(2) Participates with the Deputy

Assistant Secretary (Federal Finance) in

the development of policies and plans

pursuant to the Government Securities

Act of 1986 and, on a day-to-day basis,

carries out duties pursuant to the Act.

(3) Issues regulations and instructions

pertaining to public debt securities,

such as commercial and direct access

book-entry securities, definitive

securities, savings-type securities, and

other special purpose securities.

(4) Prepares Department of the

Treasury announcements and

participates in preparation of offering

circulars for public debt securities,

including savings bonds.

(5) Directs the auction and final

allotment of subscriptions for public

debt securities and issues such

securities.

(6) Provides policy direction and

exercises general oversight

responsibility for the commercial bookentry system for Treasury marketable

securities, and ensures the availability

of an efficient mechanism for the

conduct of secondary market

transactions and the Treasury Direct

System.

(7) Plans and implements a national

marketing program for U.S. Savings

Bonds.

(8) Maintains accounts, processes

transactions, and authorizes payments
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for investors whose book-entry,

registered and/or savings bond accounts

are held directly with the Treasury.

(9) Provides policy direction and

exercises general oversight

responsibility for the nationwide

network of institutions authorized to

issue and redeem savings bonds.

6. Authority. Treasury Order 101–05,

‘‘Reporting Relationships and

Supervision of Officials, Offices and

Bureaus, Delegation of Certain

Authority, and Order of Succession in

the Department of the Treasury.’’

7. Cancellation. Treasury Directive

27–02, ‘‘Organization and Functions of

the Fiscal Service,’’ dated August 3,

1992, is superseded.

8. Expiration Date. This Directive

expires three years after the date of

issuance unless canceled or superseded

prior to that date.

9. Office of Primary Interest. Office of

the Fiscal Assistant Secretary.

Gerald Murphy,

Fiscal Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–9245 Filed 4–13–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P

Customs Service

Receipt of Domestic Interested Party

Petition Concerning the Classification

of 1.25 Ounce Nonwoven Disposable

Polypropylene Protective Coveralls

AGENCY: Customs Service, Department

of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of domestic

interested party petition; solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: Customs has received a

petition submitted on behalf of a

domestic interested party concerning

the tariff classification of 1.25 ounce

nonwoven disposable polypropylene

protective coveralls.

The petitioner challenges Customs

classification of the subject garments

under subheading 6210.10.5000,

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS), which provides

for ‘‘[G]arments made up of fabrics of

heading 5602 or 5603: other: nonwoven

disposable apparel designed for use in

hospitals, clinics, laboratories or

contaminated areas.’’ The petitioner

states that these types of garments do

not provide adequate protection to be

considered true protective apparel, and

advocates classification under

subheading 6210.10.9010, HTSUS,

which provides for ‘‘[G]arments made

up of fabrics of heading 5602 or 5603:

other: other: other * * * overalls and

coveralls’’ which do not qualify as

apparel designed for use in hospitals,

clinics, laboratories or contaminated

areas.

The petitioner challenges Customs

interpretation of the term ‘‘designed for

use in hospitals, clinics, laboratories or

contaminated areas’’ for purposes of

classifying garments within subheading

6210.10.5000, HTSUS. This document

invites comments regarding the

correctness of Customs classification of

1.25 ounce nonwoven disposable

polypropylene protective coveralls as

garments designed for such uses.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before June 13, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments (preferably in

triplicate) may be submitted to the U.S.

Customs Service, Office of Regulations

and Rulings, Regulations Branch,

Franklin Court, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20229.

Comments may be viewed at the Office

of Regulations and Rulings, Franklin

Court, 1099 14th Street, N.W., Suite

4000, Washington, D.C. 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Suzanne Karateew, Commercial Rulings

Division, U.S. Customs Service, (202)

482–4047.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Pursuant to section 516, Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (19 U.S.C 1516), a

petition has been filed by a domestic

interested party concerning the

classification of 1.25 ounce nonwoven

disposable polypropylene protective

coveralls.

Heading 6210, Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),

provides for ‘‘[G]arments, made up of

fabrics of heading 5602, 5603, 5903,

5906 or 5907.’’ Heading 5603, HTSUS,

provides for nonwoven fabrics. As the

subject garments are made from

nonwoven fabric, they are classifiable

within heading 6210, HTSUS. The

determinative issue is whether the

subject garments are classifiable under

subheading 6210.10.5000, HTSUS,

which provides for ‘‘[G]arments made

up of fabrics of heading 5602 or 5603:

other: nonwoven disposable apparel

designed for use in hospitals, clinics,

laboratories or contaminated areas,’’ or

under subheading 6210.10.9010,

HTSUS, which provides for ‘‘[G]arments

made up of fabrics of heading 5602 or

5603: other: other: other * * * overalls

and coveralls’’ which do not qualify as

apparel designed for use in hospitals,

clinics, laboratories or contaminated

areas. Subheading 6210.10.5000,

HTSUS, carries a duty of 5.6 percent ad

valorem and does not have an attendant

textile category number. Subheading

6210.10.9010, HTSUS, carries a duty of

16.9 percent ad valorem and has a

textile category number of 659.

The petitioner challenges Customs

classification of these types of garments

under subheading 6210.10.5000,

HTSUS, and asserts that they do not

provide adequate protection to be

considered true protective apparel.

Specifically, the petitioner notes that

1.25 ounce nonwoven disposable

polypropylene coveralls are not

designed for use in hospitals, clinics,

laboratories or contaminated areas

because they are not impermeable to air

or liquid borne contaminants, they are

not chemical resistant, they do not

retard bacterial growth, they do not have

a slick surface nor high tensile/tear

strength, and they are not puncture and

abrasive resistant.

Customs will classify a garment as

‘‘designed for use in hospitals, clinics,

laboratories or contaminated areas’’ if it

has an established commercial

acceptability for such uses. A

determination of whether a garment

provides sufficient protection from

exposure to contaminants is not within

the purview of the Customs Service, and

it is the marketplace or regulatory

agencies which will determine whether

a garment offers adequate protection for

its intended purpose. Customs has

previously determined whether a

garment will qualify for classification as

a protective garment of subheading

6210.10.5000, HTSUS, on the basis of

the garment’s physical design and

properties, as well as how it is

marketed, advertised or sold. The

garments submitted to this office as

representative samples of 1.25 ounce

nonwoven disposable polypropylene

coveralls possess design features

indicative of protective wear: 5 attached

boots, elastic wrist closures, and

attached hood with elasticized edges. It

is Customs opinion that garments such

as these will adequately serve as

protective apparel in some situations

(i.e., asbestos removal), but not in all.

We note that the term ‘‘designed for use

in hospitals, clinics, laboratories or

contaminated areas’’ covers a multitude

of environmental situations and no

specific set of requirements or standards

can be adopted as the only criteria to be

used in determining whether a garment

offers adequate protection for purposes

of classification within subheading

6210.10.5000, HTSUS.

Comments

Pursuant to section 175.21(a),

Customs Regulations (19 CFR 175.21(a)),

before making a determination on this

matter, Customs invites written

comments from interested parties on

this issue. The petition of the domestic