[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 4753]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

5 CFR Parts 581 and 582

RIN 3206-AI91


Processing Garnishment Orders for Child Support and/or Alimony 
and Commercial Garnishment of Federal Employees' Pay

AGENCY:  Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION:  Final rule.

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SUMMARY:  The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending the list 
of designated agents to accept legal process for child support and 
alimony, and list of designated agents to accept commercial garnishment 
orders.

EFFECTIVE DATE:  March 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Murray M. Meeker, Senior Attorney, 
Office of the General Counsel, (202) 606-1700.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  On October 22, 1998 (63 FR 56537), OPM 
corrected errors that appeared in the list of agents designated to 
accept legal process for child support and alimony (Appendix A to Part 
581) that were published on March 26, 1998 (63 FR 14756). This document 
makes additional amendments to the designated agent listings in this 
appendix. In addition, at the request of the Defense Finance and 
Accounting Service, OPM is amending the list of designated agents in 
Appendix A to 5 CFR Part 582 to remove the listing for the Army Corps 
of Engineers.

Waiver of General Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

    Under section 553(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, I find 
that good cause exists for waiving the general notice of proposed 
rulemaking. As provided under section 553(b)(3)(B), general notice may 
be waived where it is unnecessary as is the case where the lists of 
designated agents in the appendices to 5 CFR Parts 581 and 582 are 
revised.

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Review

    In accordance with Executive Order 12866, this rule has been 
reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    I certify that these regulations will not have significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities because their effects 
are limited to Federal employees and their creditors.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Parts 581 and 582

    Alimony, Child support, Claims, Government employees, and Wages.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Janice R. Lachance,
Director.

    Accordingly, OPM is amending parts 581 and 582 of Title 5, Code of 
Federal Regulations, as follows:

PART 581--PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND 
ALIMONY

    1. The authority citation for part 581 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 659; 15 U.S.C. 1673; E.O. 12105 (43 FR 
59465 and 3 CFR 262).

    2. Appendix A to part 581 is amended as follows:
    A. In I Departments under Department of Agriculture:
    i. The listing for Food Safety is removed;

    ii. The listing for Food Safety and Inspection Service is revised;

    iii. The note is removed;

    iv. The listing for Forest Service, Region 6, Oregon, Mt. Hood 
National Forest, is revised;

    B. In II. Agencies:
    i. The listing for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation is 
added;
    ii. The listing for the Presidio Trust is added. The additions and 
revisions to Appendix A read as follows.

Appendix A to Part 581--List of Agents Designated to Accept Legal 
Process

* * * * *

I. Departments

Department of Agriculture

* * * * *

Food Safety and Inspection Service

Chief, Employee Relations Branch, Labor and Employee Relations 
Division, Food Safety and Inspection Service, Room 3175 South 
Building, 14th & Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-
3700, 1-800-217-1886
* * * * *
Mt. Hood--Forest Supervisor, 16400 Champion Way, Sandy, OR 97055, 
(503) 668-1613

II. Agencies

* * * * *

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation

Chief, Payroll Operations Division, Attention: Mail Code 2640, 
National Business Center, Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 
272030, Denver, CO 80227-9030, (303) 969-7739
* * * * *

Presidio Trust

Chief, Payroll Operations Division, Attention: Mail Code 2640, 
National Business Center, Department of the Interior, P.O. Box 
272030, Denver, CO, 80227-9030, (303) 969-7739

PART 582--COMMERCIAL GARNISHMENT OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' PAY

    3. The authority citation for part 582 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5520a; 15 U.S.C. 1673; E.O. 12897.

Appendix A [Amended]

    4. In appendix A, the listing for the Army Corps of Engineers is 
removed.

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