[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 7, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20437]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11282]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

31 CFR Part 361


Claims Pursuant to the Government Losses in Shipment Act

AGENCY: Bureau of the Public Debt, Fiscal Service, Department of the 
Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends 31 CFR Part 361 to reflect the change 
of address which resulted when the Bureau of the Public Debt's Division 
of Financial Management was moved from Washington, D.C. to Parkersburg, 
West Virginia.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 7, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Yoke Martin, Attorney-Adviser, 
Office of the Chief Counsel, Bureau of the Public Debt, Parkersburg, 
WV, at 304-480-5197, or via the Internet at [email protected], or 
Kila Frank, CFO Coordinator, Division of Financial Management, Bureau 
of the Public Debt, Parkersburg, WV, at 304-480-6201. A copy of this 
final rule has been made available for downloading from the Bureau of 
the Public Debt home page at the following address: http://
www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/pubdebt/pubdebt.html

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Bureau of the Public Debt has consolidated many of its 
functions and offices, including its Division of Financial Management, 
into its offices in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Accordingly, reports 
and claims pursuant to the Government Losses in Shipment Act should now 
be sent directly to the Division's Parkersburg address.

Procedural Requirements

    This final rule is not a ``significant regulatory action'' pursuant 
to Executive Order 12866. This final rule merely reflects the change of 
address which resulted when the Bureau of the Public Debt's Division of 
Financial Management was moved from Washington, DC to Parkersburg, WV. 
Accordingly, notice and public procedure thereon is unnecessary. 
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), good cause is found for making this 
rule effective upon publication. As no notice of proposed rulemaking is 
required, the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 
601, et seq.) do not apply. There are no collections of information 
required by this rule, and, therefore, the Paperwork Reduction Act does 
not apply.

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 361

    Claims, Common carriers, Fiscal Service, Freight, Government 
property.

    Dated: May 1, 1996.
Richard L. Gregg,
Commissioner of the Public Debt.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 31 CFR Part 361 is amended 
as follows:

PART 361--CLAIMS PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNMENT LOSSES IN SHIPMENT ACT

    1. The authority citation for Part 361 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Sec. 6, 50 Stat. 480; 40 U.S.C. 728.

    2. Paragraph (a) of Sec. 361.7 is amended by revising the first 
sentence to read as follows:


Sec. 361.7   Report of loss, destruction or damage.

    (a) If a consignor receives notice that loss or destruction of, or 
damage to, valuables shipped in accordance with the Act has occurred, 
an immediate written report shall be forwarded by the consignor to the 
Secretary, to the attention of the Bureau of the Public Debt, Division 
of Financial Management, Room 201, P. O. Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 
26106-1328. * * *
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    3. Section 361.8 is amended by revising the first sentence to read 
as follows:


Sec. 361.8   Claim for replacement.

    Claim for replacement shall be made in writing to the Secretary, to 
the attention of the Bureau of the Public Debt, Division of Financial 
Management, Room 210, P. O. Box 1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106-1328. * * *

[FR Doc. 96-11282 Filed 5-6-96; 8:45 am]
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