[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR353.56]

[Page 336-337]
 
                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 353--REGULATIONS GOVERNING UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS, SERIES EE AND HH--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart J--Certifying Officers
 
Sec. 353.56  General instructions and liability.

    (a) The certifying officer must: (1) Require the person presenting a 
bond, or an appropriate Public Debt transaction form, to establish his 
or her identity in accordance with Department of the Treasury 
instructions and identification guidelines;
    (2) Place a notation on the back of the bond or on the appropriate 
Public Debt transaction form, or in a separate

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record, showing exactly how identification was established; and
    (3) Affix, as part of the certification, his or her official 
signature, title, seal or issuing or paying agent's stamp, address, and 
the date of execution.
    (b) The certifying officer and, if such person is an officer or an 
employee of an organization, the organization will be held fully 
responsible for the adequacy of the identification.