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federal Reserve bank of Da lla s FISCAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STATES DALLAS. TEXAS 7 5 2 2 2 Circular No. 68-^3 February 1^, 1968 To the Issuing Agent Addressed: Enclosed is a copy of a Treasury Department letter dated February 8 , notifying employers that the services they perform in issuing savings bonds and notes solely to their employees through a payroll savings plan is not a basis for bringing these employers within the scope of Executive Order 11246, entitled "Equal Employment Opportunity". FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OP DALLAS Fiscal Agent of the United States Enclosure (1) This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) TREASURY DEPARTMENT F is c a l A s s is t a n t S e c h e t a r y F is c a l S e rv ic e W A S H IN G T O N February 8 , 1968 TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE EMPLOYER-ISSUING AGENT ADDRESSED . The Department of Labor has authorized us to advise employers that the voluntary, nonprofit service they perform in issuing to their employees United States savings bonds or notes purchased through payroll sayings plans is not a basis for bringing them within the purview of Executive Order 11246, entitled "Equal Employment Opportunity." I wish to assure you, therefore, that notwith standing my letter of November 2, 1967, none of the activities necessary to the issuance by you of United States savings bonds or notes purchased through your payroll savings plan subject you to the Executive Order.