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August 2, 2007

Treasury Department to Host Pandemic Exercise

The Department of Financial Institutions encourages its licensees to test their business continuity plans during an exercise sponsored by the Department of the Treasury that is scheduled to begin on September 24 and conclude on October 14. The exercise will simulate one wave of pandemic influenza and will be conducted over the internet using a secure website.

Registration for the no-fee exercise is now open and will be available to the financial sector until the end of August. Information about the exercise is available at the website: http://www.fspanfluexercise.com.

Please refer to the attached announcement from the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security (FSSCC) and the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) for more information.