FROM THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Washington, DC - Department of the Treasury Secretary Paul H. O'Neill and U.S. Treasurer Rosario Marin on Tuesday, October 9, 2001 will participate in the official signing ceremony for paper currency.

During the ceremony, Secretary O'Neill and Treasurer Marin will give their signatures to be used by the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing on Series 2001 Federal Reserve Notes, scheduled to begin public circulation in the upcoming months.

The ceremony will be held on October 9 at 1 p.m. at Main Treasury Building, Diplomatic Room (Rm. 3311), 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Media without Treasury or White House press credentials planning to attend the ceremony should contact Treasury's Office of Public Affairs at 202-622-2960, no later than 10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 9, 2001 with the following information: name, social security number and date of birth. The Treasury Department will be closed on Monday, October 8, 2001 in observance of Columbus Day, but this information can be faxed to 202-622-1999.