[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 2815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-1042]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


District of Columbia's Retired Superior Court and Court of 
Appeals Justices; New Payroll Office

SUMMARY: The Department of Treasury's Office of DC Pensions (ODCP) is 
issuing this notice to advise the public of a new payroll office to 
serve the District of Columbia's retired Superior Court and Court of 
Appeals justices. The payroll services provided for these justices will 
change from the District of Columbia's Office of Pay and Retirement 
Services (OPRS) to the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of Public 
Debt (BPD), effective December 1, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Pensions Operations Analyst, Office of DC Pensions, P.O. Box 
14307, Washington DC 20044-4307, E-Mail: [email protected]; or 
DCPension [email protected] at the Bureau of the Public Dept, 
Parkersburg, WV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Moltz, 202-622-2316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997, Pub. L. 105-33, the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of 
Public Debt (BPD) located in Parkersburg, WV, will begin using a new 
retirement system called STAR (System to Administer Retirement) to pay 
the retirements for the District of Columbia's retired Superior Court 
and Court of Appeals justices.
    The current system run by OPRS will produce its last payment to the 
justices on December 2, 2002 and BPD will produce the first payment to 
the justices using STAR on January 2, 2003. The STAR Payroll Office 
Number is 99004863. Any outstanding garnishments in place today, such 
as tax levies, child support, alimony, or bankruptcy, will also be 
deducted from the annuitant's payment in the new system. Requests to 
perform garnishments should be directed to STAR DC Pension Payroll 
Office, Bureau of Public Debt PO Box 1328 Parkersburg, WV 26101-1328 
and marked time sensitive.
    If you have any questions or concerns regarding this transition, 
please contact the Pension Operations Analyst, at [email protected].

Kay Clarey,
Director, Information System, Office of DC Pensions.
[FR Doc. 03-1042 Filed 1-17-03; 8:45 am]
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