[fcb-l] Interesting and important; a bit long.

Tue Jun 1 18:07:34 GMT 2010

Yeah true.
However, I, I don't know about other people, but I can tell the length
just by picking them up, unless it comes to the 100 pounds and/or
euros, then I need to measure, but you got a point.
I personally don't use cash alot. So I guess whatever they do it won't
make a difference for me. But for others it should be a great change
in accessibly.
But how is the symbol or whatever supposed to stay on the bill, won't
it flaten easily? Dull down fast?
Just curious.

On 6/1/10, Shelley Justice <seabelle913 at att.net> wrote:
> I can see problems with that system. You would almost need to have one of
> every bill to be certain what was what, unless you were absolutely certain
> of the exact length of each denomination, or unless the differences in
> length were great enough that you could tell beyond a doubt. I think I would
> rather have a tactile symbol on each denomination and learn those.
>
> Shelley J.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Malak and Mohamed ??? ?????" <malak81890 at gmail.com>
> To: <fcb-l at acb.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 1:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [fcb-l] Interesting and important; a bit long.
>
>
>> They should follow what the British have done with the pound or the
>> Euro. Every bill is a different length.
>> The shortest one is the 5, the one that is a little bigger is the 10, and
>> so on.
>> We should have this method. Very handy.
>>
>> On 5/31/10, Shelley Justice <seabelle913 at att.net> wrote:
>>> The article below is a bit long; but I thought many would be interested
>>> in
>>> reading it.
>>>
>>> Shelley J.
>>>
>>> THE TREASURY proposal (fwd)
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
>>>> Bureau of Engraving and Printing
>>>> Meaningful Access to United States Currency for Blind and Visually
>>>> Impaired
>>>> Persons
>>>> AGENCY: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Department of the Treasury.
>>>> ACTION: Notice of proposed agency action and request for public
>>>> comments.
>>>> SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Bureau of
>>>> Engraving and Printing (BEP) are issuing this Notice pursuant to the
>>>> ruling
>>>> in American Council of the Blind v. Paulson that ordered Treasury to
>>>> provide meaningful access to U.S. currency to people who are blind and
>>>> visually impaired pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
>>>> 1973, as amended. BEP seeks to develop a solution that fully complies
>>>> with
>>>> the Court's order and provides people who are blind and visually
>>>> impaired
>>>> meaningful access to U.S. currency, while also giving appropriate
>>>> consideration to the interests of domestic and international users of
>>>> currency, U.S. businesses, and cash handling and cash-intensive
>>>> industries.
>>>> The purposes of this Federal Register Notice are to inform the public of
>>>> the features that BEP intends to propose to the Secretary of the
>>>> Treasury
>>>> to accommodate people who are blind and visually impaired in
>>>> denominating
>>>> U.S. currency, and to solicit public comment on the proposed
>>>> accommodations.
>>>> DATES: Submit comments on or before August 18, 2010.
>>>> ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting addresses
>>>> and
>>>> information about submitting public comments.
>>>> FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Gano, 202-874-1200.
>>>> SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
>>>> By statute, the Secretary of the Treasury has sole authority for
>>>> approving
>>>> designs of U.S. Federal Reserve notes (U.S. currency). To develop the
>>>> designs, Treasury works in collaboration with the Board of Governors of
>>>> the
>>>> Federal Reserve System (Board) and the Department of Homeland Security's
>>>> United States Secret Service (USSS), through the Advanced Counterfeit
>>>> Deterrence (ACD) Steering Committee.\1\ As a general guideline, the ACD
>>>> has
>>>> recommended that Treasury redesign Federal Reserve notes every seven to
>>>> ten
>>>> years to deter counterfeiting by anticipating advances in technologies.
>>>> The
>>>> most recent redesign of the currency commenced in 2003, and the final
>>>> note
>>>> in that series of currency design is in production. As Treasury begins
>>>> its
>>>> design plans for a new family of currency, Treasury and BEP will
>>>> incorporate additional features to accommodate people who are blind and
>>>> visually impaired. Although it is somewhat difficult to provide a
>>>> specific
>>>> date or time frame as to when the redesign of this new family of
>>>> currency
>>>> will be completed, BEP is required by the Court's order to "take such
>>>> steps
>>>> as may be required to provide meaningful access to United States
>>>> currency
>>>> for blind and other visually impaired persons * * * not later than the
>>>> date
>>>> when a redesign of that denomination is next approved by the Secretary
>>>> of
>>>> the Treasury."
>>>> In anticipation of this endeavor, in January of 2008, BEP commissioned a
>>>> comprehensive study to (1) review and analyze the needs of the blind and
>>>> visually impaired relating to the identification of U.S. currency
>>>> through
>>>> focus groups, surveys, and usability tests; (2) examine various methods
>>>> that might improve access to the currency by the blind and visually
>>>> impaired through discussions with subject matter experts, foreign
>>>> currency
>>>> experts, and advocacy groups; (3) perform a cost impact analysis of
>>>> possible accommodations on various government and industry sectors; and
>>>> (4)
>>>> provide a decision model, by which BEP could evaluate various potential
>>>> accommodations. See Final Report: Study to Address Options for Enabling
>>>> the
>>>> Blind and Visually Impaired Community to Denominate U.S. Currency, July
>>>> 2009 (Study), which can be found on the BEP Web site at
>>>> http://www.bep.gov/uscurrency/
>>>>  meaningfulaccess.html
>>>> <
>>>> http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html
>>>> <
>>>> http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log
>>>> =linklog&to=
>>>> http://www.bep.gov/uscurrency/meaningfulaccess.html
>>>>>
>>>> &log=linklog&to=
>>>> http://www.bep.gov/uscurrency/meaningfulaccess.html
>>>>> .
>>>> Although there are a wide variety of definitions and methodologies to
>>>> define blindness and visual impairment, the Study used the following
>>>> definitions: it defined blind individuals as those who have no useful
>>>> vision for reading any amount of print, and visually impaired
>>>> individuals
>>>> as those who have difficulty seeing but are able to read some print
>>>> (with
>>>> or without corrective lenses).
>>>> Summary of Proposed Design Modifications ` Based upon the Study's
>>>> findings
>>>> and BEP's own expertise in manufacturing U.S. currency, BEP proposes to
>>>> recommend to the Secretary of the Treasury the following:
>>>> I. Tactile Feature. As part of the next currency redesign, BEP will
>>>> develop
>>>> and deploy a raised tactile feature that builds upon current tactile
>>>> feature technologies. The tactile feature will be unique to each Federal
>>>> Reserve note denomination that it may lawfully change, and will provide
>>>> users with a means of identifying each denomination by way of touch.\2\
>>>> II. Large, High-Contrast Numerals. Consistent with current practice, BEP
>>>> will continue its practice of adding large, high-contrast numerals and
>>>> different and distinct color schemes to each denomination that it is
>>>> permitted by law to alter to further assist visually impaired citizens.
>>>> III. Supplemental Currency Reader Program. BEP also proposes to
>>>> recommend
>>>> to the Secretary of the Treasury a supplemental measure that will be
>>>> taken
>>>> in order to provide access to U.S. currency. This measure would involve
>>>> a
>>>> process to loan and distribute currency readers to the blind and
>>>> visually
>>>> impaired at no cost to them. BEP believes this process will ameliorate
>>>> difficulties stemming from the transition that will occur during the
>>>> co-circulation of notes with and without a tactile feature and large,
>>>> high
>>>> contrast numerals, a transition which will persist for many years after
>>>> the
>>>> introduction of the tactile- enhanced note.
>>>> In addition, BEP will continue to explore emerging technological
>>>> solutions
>>>> to provide access to U.S. currency, such as the development of software
>>>> to
>>>> enable blind and visually impaired individuals to fully access U.S.
>>>> currency. Some of the options include the development and deployment of
>>>> assistive software to enable banknote denomination using cellular
>>>> phones,
>>>> computers, and imaging and reading devices.
>>>> Recommendation Details
>>>> I. Tactile Feature: BEP will develop and incorporate a raised tactile
>>>> feature that will accommodate people who are blind and visually
>>>> impaired.
>>>> This feature will enable blind and visually impaired individuals to
>>>> identify currency by touching the tactile feature. The Study
>>>> demonstrated
>>>> that raised tactile features allow most blind and visually impaired
>>>> individuals to denominate currency. Indeed, this kind of feature is used
>>>> in
>>>> some foreign currency, and the Study's data indicated that this feature
>>>> was
>>>> more effective than virtually every other kind of accommodation tested,
>>>> including different-sized notes. Additionally, a raised tactile feature
>>>> would not cause a major disruption to the general population because the
>>>> notes will not appear substantially different from their current form.
>>>> BEP recognizes that implementing a raised tactile feature will pose some
>>>> challenges. First, the Study showed that current tactile technology
>>>> wears
>>>> out eventually, so the effectiveness of the feature diminishes over
>>>> time.
>>>> In addition, the Study showed that a raised tactile feature would impose
>>>> costs on both government and industry. For example, some major cash
>>>> handlers expressed concern over stacking, mechanical counting,
>>>> examination,
>>>> and finishing processes of notes with raised tactile features. The
>>>> banking
>>>> industry echoed the major cash handlers' concern of equipment
>>>> malfunctions
>>>> caused by jams and added concerns that increased jams would require
>>>> higher
>>>> inventory levels with associated increased carrying costs to ensure
>>>> sufficient cash would be available at all times. In addition, BEP will
>>>> need
>>>> to put forth a comprehensive public education program for all users of
>>>> U.S.
>>>> currency to acquaint them with the new tactile feature.
>>>> The selection of the raised tactile feature will require additional
>>>> targeted research, testing, and consideration of the public comments.
>>>> Nonetheless, the significant benefits of notes with a tactile feature,
>>>> including the excellent accuracy results the blind and visually impaired
>>>> achieved with them, the ease of use evidenced both by the usability
>>>> tests
>>>> and applicable scientific research, and the relatively minimal impact on
>>>> the general U.S. population, supports the inclusion of a raised tactile
>>>> feature as a recommended accommodation despite its challenges. Based on
>>>> experience, independent research, and the Study, BEP believes it can
>>>> develop a raised tactile feature that is durable and can be incorporated
>>>> into its existing manufacturing systems at a reasonable cost, coincident
>>>> with the introduction of the next design series of U.S. currency.
>>>> BEP invites comment on its proposal to incorporate raised tactile
>>>> features
>>>> in the next redesign of its currency.
>>>> II. Large, High-Contrast Numerals: BEP began incorporating large,
>>>> high-contrast numerals into Federal Reserve notes beginning with the
>>>> Series
>>>> 1996 design $50 note in October 1997. In March 2008, BEP increased the
>>>> size
>>>> of the large high contrast numeral with the introduction of the Series
>>>> 2006
>>>> $5 note. The feedback received from visually impaired individuals has
>>>> been
>>>> positive. This feature will be continued in the new-design $100 note,
>>>> which
>>>> is the last in the Series 2004 family of designs. Because BEP has
>>>> experience printing this feature and the visually impaired community has
>>>> provided positive feedback on it, BEP proposes to continue using this
>>>> feature in the next design for U.S. currency. BEP is aware, however,
>>>> that
>>>> there may be a number of options concerning the size, color, placement,
>>>> background contrast and other features for these large numerals that may
>>>> improve accessibility of currency for persons with low-vision. BEP
>>>> invites
>>>> comment from the public, including persons with low-vision, about the
>>>> best
>>>> choices for the proposed large, high-contrast numerals.
>>>> III. Supplemental Currency Reader Program: BEP will establish a
>>>> supplemental currency reader distribution program. The purpose of the
>>>> program is to provide blind and visually impaired people a means that
>>>> can
>>>> be used independently to correctly identify the denomination of U.S.
>>>> currency. In compliance with legal requirements, BEP will loan a
>>>> currency
>>>> reader device to all blind and visually impaired U.S. citizens and legal
>>>> residents, who wish to avail themselves of this program. The individual
>>>> may
>>>> borrow the reader for as long as the individual desires the assistance
>>>> of
>>>> the reader. Before a reader is distributed, BEP first will verify that
>>>> the
>>>> requestor is eligible.
>>>> Under the reader program, individuals who are United States citizens or
>>>> persons legally residing in the United States who are blind or visually
>>>> impaired and who need a reader to accurately identify the denomination
>>>> of
>>>> U.S. currency will be able to obtain a reader at no cost to the
>>>> individual.
>>>> BEP will define blind or visually impaired under the same definition as
>>>> the
>>>> Study, with the following change to the Study's definition of visual
>>>> impairment: The reader program will not extend to visually impaired
>>>> individuals whose impairment is corrected with ordinary eyeglasses or
>>>> contact lenses.
>>>> BEP is considering the scope of an appropriate verification framework to
>>>> determine eligibility to receive a reader. Specifically, it is
>>>> considering
>>>> a framework inspired by the eligibility requirements that the Library of
>>>> Congress uses when loaning library materials to blind and other disabled
>>>> persons as set forth in 36 CFR 701.6. Under that framework, applicants
>>>> may
>>>> submit verification of their eligibility from a "competent authority."
>>>> BEP
>>>> would define a "competent authority as one of the following: doctors of
>>>> medicine, doctors of osteopathy, doctors of optometry, registered
>>>> nurses,
>>>> and licensed practical nurses.
>>>> Alternatively, if a person who is blind or visually impaired has
>>>> verification of visual impairment from another Federal agency, including
>>>> the Social Security Administration, the Library of Congress, or a State
>>>> or
>>>> local agency, that person need only submit a copy of that verification.
>>>> BEP
>>>> is inviting comments on whether this verification system is appropriate,
>>>> or
>>>> whether other frameworks would be more appropriate.
>>>> Parents or legal guardians of a blind or visually impaired child under
>>>> 18,
>>>> and caregivers, legal guardians, or those with power of attorney for a
>>>> U.S.
>>>> citizen or someone legally residing in the U.S. may act as a proxy on
>>>> behalf of the blind or visually impaired child or represented individual
>>>> and request a currency reader. BEP will require verification for the
>>>> child
>>>> or represented individual.
>>>> BEP will solicit and award a single, long-term contract to implement the
>>>> currency reader program. The contractor will be designated as the
>>>> Currency
>>>> Reader Program Coordinator (CRPC). Once the program is operational, a
>>>> potentially eligible person may request a currency reader by contacting
>>>> the
>>>> CRPC and completing and submitting a request form. Depending on the
>>>> verification framework adopted, upon verification of eligibility, the
>>>> person will be provided a reader. If an individual believes that the
>>>> CRPC
>>>> erroneously denied him or her a reader, the individual may appeal the
>>>> decision to the appropriate authority at BEP, who will be designated
>>>> after
>>>> BEP awards the CRPC contract.
>>>> Except for the postage to mail application forms to the CRPC, the user
>>>> should not have to expend any funds for the reader. Any fees for
>>>> shipping
>>>> and the initial battery will be borne by the provider. Readers will be
>>>> delivered by mail. There will be a "one reader per verified eligible
>>>> person" limit. Though there is a "one reader" limit, an eligible
>>>> individual
>>>> may receive a replacement reader from the CRPC upon request if the
>>>> circumstances, such as a lost, damaged, or obsolete reader, are
>>>> reasonable
>>>> and warrant replacement.
>>>> The CRPC will also establish a selection of approved reader suppliers.
>>>> BEP
>>>> anticipates that more than one reader supplier may be authorized by the
>>>> CRPC to provide readers and will seek to keep costs low by requiring
>>>> suppliers to meet the lowest price in order to be a program participant.
>>>> The CRPC shall:
>>>> 1. Be responsible for overall implementation and operation of the
>>>> program
>>>> pursuant to a government contract;
>>>> 2. Have the program operational within six months after contract award;
>>>> 3. Communicate with eligible persons via mail, Braille, e-mail, phone,
>>>> fax,
>>>> TTY, and Web site;
>>>> 4. Maintain a help desk for a minimum of ten hours a day, five days a
>>>> week;
>>>> 5. Be able quickly to scale up or down staffing resources to react to
>>>> demand on the program;
>>>> 6. Accept requests for readers;
>>>> 7. Verify eligibility, using the appropriate criteria;
>>>> 8. Within three weeks of receiving a request, either provide a reader to
>>>>
>>>> a
>>>> requester deemed eligible or inform said person that he or she does not
>>>> meet the eligibility criteria;
>>>> 9. Establish a formal CRPC Authorized Supplier Program, with documented
>>>> contractual controls and agreements between the CRPC and each supplier;
>>>> 10. Monitor each supplier's operation;
>>>> 11. Certify each supplier's reader products;
>>>> 12. Publicize a list of approved suppliers and products;
>>>> 13. Establish payment mechanisms for authorized suppliers;
>>>> 14. Evaluate and possibly add new reader suppliers as they enter the
>>>> market;
>>>> 15. Suspend reader suppliers if they fail to perform;
>>>> 16. Establish internal controls to assist BEP in preventing fraud,
>>>> waste,
>>>> and abuse; and obtain an annual independently verified SAS-70 Report
>>>> (Type
>>>> II) of those controls;
>>>> 17. Maintain a database of each person who requested a reader, was
>>>> issued
>>>> a
>>>> reader, or was denied a reader, and for readers issued, which reader
>>>> (including its serial number) was issued to which person;
>>>> 18. Implement privacy controls; and
>>>> 19. Ensure that all CRPC Authorized Suppliers are able and contractually
>>>> obligated to:
>>>> a. Provide a reader that quickly and accurately denominates U.S.
>>>> currency;
>>>> b. Interact with verified eligible persons via mail, Braille, e- mail,
>>>> phone, fax, TTY, and Web site;
>>>> c. Provide readers directly to verified eligible persons if necessary;
>>>> d. Provide accessible instructional materials on how to use the reader;
>>>> e. Provide readers that use a non-proprietary battery;
>>>> f. Provide readers with unique serial numbers for accountability;
>>>> g. Provide at least a one-year parts and labor warranty on each reader;
>>>> h. Provide free return postage for malfunctioning readers and for
>>>> warranty
>>>> service; and
>>>> i. Recognize that the selection of a reader is based on the free market
>>>> and
>>>> personal choice and that there is no minimum quantity of readers that
>>>> the
>>>> government guarantees from any supplier.
>>>> BEP will assess the structure of this program on a continuing basis and
>>>> implement changes as needed to enhance its effectiveness or efficiency.
>>>> Funding
>>>> The Board pays BEP for its currency-related expenses, which are
>>>> primarily
>>>> the costs of producing new currency. BEP's costs associated with
>>>> incorporating the proposed tactile and large, high-contrast numeral
>>>> features would be funded by the Board, as are the costs of other design
>>>> elements for U.S. currency. BEP plans also to charge the Board for the
>>>> costs associated with the proposed currency readers. Because the U.S.
>>>> District Court for the District of Columbia determined that BEP is
>>>> required
>>>> by the Rehabilitation Act to provide meaningful access to U.S. currency,
>>>> BEP believes these costs represent a necessary expense that may be
>>>> appropriately charged to the Board.
>>>> Questions for Comment
>>>> Treasury welcomes all comments and suggestions regarding the proposed
>>>> solutions. Treasury is particularly interested, however, in comments on
>>>> the
>>>> specific questions set forth below:
>>>> 1. What would be the ideal placement of the raised tactile feature? In
>>>> what
>>>> kind of pattern or patterns should the raised tactile feature be
>>>> arranged?
>>>> 2. How should the large, high contrast numerals be incorporated? In
>>>> other
>>>> words, what colors should BEP use, what is the optimal size of the
>>>> numerals, and where should the numerals be placed on the note?
>>>> 3. What background colors would provide the highest color contrast for
>>>> people who are visually impaired?
>>>> 4. What technological solutions should BEP explore to help people who
>>>> are
>>>> blind and visually impaired denominate currency?
>>>> 5. What is the nature of the burden, if any, on the general public of
>>>> including a raised tactile feature on U.S. currency?
>>>> 6. If there are any burdens imposed on the public by a raised tactile
>>>> feature on currency, how can such burdens be minimized?
>>>> 7. What is the nature of the burden, if any, on industry and business of
>>>> including a raised tactile feature on U.S. currency?
>>>> 8. If there are such burdens, how can they be minimized?
>>>> 9. Does the supplemental currency reader program impose a burden on the
>>>> blind and visually impaired?
>>>> 10. If so, what are those burdens, and how can they be minimized?
>>>> 11. Does a verification process of the currency reader program inspired
>>>> by
>>>> the Library of Congress process impose too a great a burden on the blind
>>>> and visually impaired?
>>>> 12. If so, what are those burdens, and how can they be minimized?
>>>> 13. Alternatively, if a person who is blind or visually impaired has
>>>> verification of visual impairment from another Federal agency (such as
>>>> the
>>>> Social Security Administration or Library of Congress), or a State or
>>>> local
>>>> agency, should BEP allow that person to submit a copy of that
>>>> verification
>>>> in order to satisfy a proof of visual impairment requirement in order to
>>>> obtain a currency reader? If so, what burdens might this impose, and how
>>>> can those burdens be minimized?
>>>> 14. Should BEP consider working with local governments and/or State
>>>> agencies to deliver the currency readers?
>>>> 15. Should BEP consider additional or different criteria when
>>>> determining
>>>> eligibility for the currency reader program?
>>>> 16. What administrative and/or operational challenges does the currency
>>>> reader program create?
>>>> Electronic Submission of Comments, Electronic Access and Mailing Address
>>>> Regulations.gov offers the public the ability to comment on, search, and
>>>> view publicly available rulemaking materials, including comments
>>>> received
>>>> on rules. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. You
>>>> may
>>>> also e-mail electronic comments to
>>>> meaningful.access at bep.gov
>>>> . You may fax
>>>> comments to 202-874-1212. Please mail any written comments to Meaningful
>>>> Access, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Office of External Relations,
>>>> 14th and C Streets, SW., Room 530-1M, Washington, DC 20228.
>>>> In general, comments received will be published on Regulations.gov
>>>> without
>>>> change, including any business or personal information provided.
>>>> Comments
>>>> received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part
>>>> of
>>>> the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not enclose any
>>>> information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider
>>>> confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.
>>>> You may also inspect and copy comments at: Treasury Department Library,
>>>> Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) collection, Room 1428, Main Treasury
>>>> Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. Before
>>>> visiting, you must call (202) 622-0990 for an appointment.
>>>> Public Forum
>>>> BEP will host two open public forums simultaneously on June 22, 2010.
>>>> One
>>>> will be held at the Eastern Currency Facility (14th and C Streets, SW.,
>>>> Washington, DC 20228) and the other at the Western Currency Facility
>>>> (9000
>>>> Blue Mound Road, Ft. Worth, TX 76131). BEP representatives will be
>>>> available to discuss the proposed accommodations for meaningful access
>>>> and
>>>> to hear public comment. Registration to attend the public forum (at
>>>> either
>>>> the Washington, DC or Fort Worth, TX facility) must be made by calling
>>>> (877) 874-4114. Because the BEP is a secure Federal installation, all
>>>> attendees must pre-register for the public forum by providing their name
>>>> and are subject to magnetometer inspection and their bags are subject to
>>>> x-ray prior to entering and upon exiting the facility. To ensure your
>>>> access, please notify BEP of your intent to attend by 5 p.m., EDT on
>>>> June
>>>> 18, 2010.
>>>> Larry R. Felix,
>>>> Director.
>>>> [FR Doc. 2010-12091 Filed 5-19-10; 8:45 am]
>>>> BILLING CODE 4840-01-P
>>>> Endnotes
>>>> \1\ The ACD Steering Committee was established by charter in 1982 to
>>>> recommend designs to the Secretary of the Treasury for Federal Reserve
>>>> notes. The ACD Steering Committee is chaired by the Treasury's Under
>>>> Secretary for Domestic Finance. Its members include the senior
>>>> representatives from the Department of the Treasury, Treasury's Bureau
>>>> of
>>>> Engraving and Printing, the Federal Reserve System, and the USSS.
>>>> \2\ The Department of the Treasury is not permitted to redesign the $1
>>>> note. The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Public Law 111- 8, Section
>>>> 111, states that "None of the funds appropriated in this Act or
>>>> otherwise
>>>> available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving
>>>> and
>>>> Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note." In
>>>> addition,
>>>> the Court's October 3, 2008 order explicitly excluded the $1 note and
>>>> the
>>>> soon to be released $100 note.
>>>>
>>>>
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