[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 203 (Friday, October 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61946-61947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17574]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Farm Service Agency


Export Bid Entry System and Freight Bid Entry System Training

AGENCY: Farm Service Agency, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice is to advise Commodity Vendors, Steamship Lines, 
and Freight Forwarders that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) will hold 
training sessions on the agency's newly redesigned Export Bid Entry 
System (EBES) and the Freight Bid Entry System (FBES), and invite the 
participation of interested parties.

DATES: 
    1. EBES training will be on November 6, 7, or 8, 2006, from 9 a.m. 
to 3 p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT).

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    2. FBES training will be on either November 1 or 2, 2006, for 
steamship lines, and on November 3, 2006, for freight forwarders, from 
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
    3. Deadline: The deadline to register for either EBES or FBES 
Training is 4:30 p.m., EST, on Friday October 27, 2006.

ADDRESSES: 
    1. EBES training will be held at the Kansas City Commodity Office 
(KCCO) located at 6501 Beacon Drive, Kansas City, Missouri, 64141.
    2. FBES training will be held in the Nairobi Room of the Ronald 
Reagan Building located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., in 
Washington, DC 20004-3002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions regarding either of these 
training sessions should be directed to Ken Martin, USDA, Farm Service 
Agency, Kansas City Commodity Office, (816) 926-6552.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

EBES Training

    EBES training is open to all commodity vendors involved in food aid 
related exports. A new version of EBES, the commodity bid entry system, 
will be coming online soon. The objective of this training is to 
provide users of the system with a basic understanding of the steps 
involved in entering bids within this version, and will consist of one 
day of hands-on experience.

FBES Training

    FBES training is open to all steamship lines and freight forwarders 
involved in food aid related exports. FBES is the new electronic 
process steamship lines and freight forwarders will use to enter and 
manage freight bids. The objective of this training is to provide users 
of the system with a basic understanding of the steps involved in 
entering bids, reviewing reports and will consist of one day of hands-
on training. The training is designed for the users that will actually 
be entering bids or reviewing reports.

Registration

    Anyone interested in attending one of these training session may 
register free of charge for any of the listed dates as applicable. 
Every effort will be made to honor the requested date; however, the 
Friday, November 3 date is specifically focused on issues relevant to 
freight forwarders. Space is available on a first-come, first-serve 
basis. Interested parties may register or obtain additional information 
by calling the contact listed above. Other information, including 
information on registration, for the EBES training may be found at: 
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/ebes_training.pdf. Additional information, including registration, for FBES 
training can be found at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/Internet/FSA_File/fbes_training.pdf.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2006.
Teresa C. Lasseter,
Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
[FR Doc. E6-17574 Filed 10-19-06; 8:45 am]
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