[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8845-8846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2857]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service


Financial Management Service; Electronic Authentication Policy; 
Correction

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of publication of policies and practices for the use of 
electronic transactions and authentication techniques in Federal 
payments and collections; correction.

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SUMMARY: Financial Management Service published a document in the 
Federal Register of January 3, 2001 concerning Treasury's Electronic 
Authentication Policy. The document is being corrected to insert a 
sentence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Grippo, Director, Electronic 
Commerce, Financial Management Service, Department of the Treasury, 401 
14th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20227. (202) 874-6816, 
[email protected].

Correction

    In the Federal Register of January 3, 2001, in FR Doc. 01-79, on 
page 394, under the ``Scope'' caption, in the third column, first full 
paragraph, correct the paragraph to read:

[[Page 8846]]

    Focus is also placed on the use of public key cryptographic 
techniques, which can provide for robust electronic authentication, and 
on the manner in which Federal agencies must go about obtaining public 
key digital certificates for payment, collection, and collateral 
transactions. (It should be noted that in establishing such guidance, 
our intent is not necessarily to dictate that a particular 
certification authority provider be used, but rather to try to follow a 
general principal that offers agencies some choice, particularly where 
commercial certification authorities must be relied upon. Specifically, 
it is our intent to foster a competitive environment that would allow 
agencies to have some choice when obtaining cryptographic credentials 
for collections as covered by this policy.) In addition to public key 
cryptography, the policy covers other forms of remote electronic 
authentication and electronic signatures, including but not limited to 
knowledge-based authentication (Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) 
and passwords) and biometrics.

    Dated: January 26, 2001.
Richard L. Gregg,
Commissioner.
[FR Doc. 01-2857 Filed 2-1-01; 8:45 am]
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