[Federal Register: October 20, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 203)]
[Notices]
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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/[fxsp0]FSA--File/[fxsp0]ebes--
training.pdf. Additional information, including registration, for FBES
training can be found at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/[fxsp0]Internet/FSA--
File/[fxsp0]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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