[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 208 (Friday, October 27, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26435]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
5 CFR Part 838
RIN 3206-AG42
Child Abuse Accountability Act Implementation
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is adopting its
interim regulations to implement the Child Abuse Accountability Act.
The Act requires OPM to comply with certain court orders for the
enforcement of a judgment rendered against an employee or retiree for
physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of a child. These regulations
establish procedures under which OPM will receive and process court
orders, determine the amounts available to satisfy a court order, and
make payments under the Act.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 27, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Harold L. Siegelman, (202) 606-0299.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 28, 1994, we published (at 59 FR
66635) interim regulations to implement the Child Abuse Accountability
Act, Pub. L. 103-358. The Act requires OPM, as the administrator of the
Civil Service Retirement System and basic benefits under the Federal
Employees Retirement System, to comply with certain court orders for
the enforcement of judgments rendered against employees or retirees for
physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of a child. The Act was effective
on October 14, 1994, and applies to court orders that OPM receives on
or after that date. To implement the Act, we issued interim regulations
effective on the effective date of the Act to establish procedures for
claimants to apply for benefits and for OPM to process claims under the
Act. At that time we also requested comments on the interim
regulations. We received no comments.
Our experience during the time that the interim regulations have
been in effect has not caused us to change the procedures established
in the interim regulation. Accordingly we are now adopting the interim
regulation as final without change.
E.O. 12866, Regulatory Review
This rule has been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
in accordance with E.O. 12866.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
I certify that this regulation will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities because the regulation
will only affect Federal employees and agencies and retirement payments
to retired Government employees and their survivors.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 838
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Disability benefits,
Government employees, Income taxes, Pensions, Retirement, Courts.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
James B. King,
Director.
Accordingly, under authority of 5 U.S.C. 8345, 8347, 8461, and
8467, OPM is adopting its interim rules amending 5 CFR Part 838
published on December 28, 1994, at 59 FR 66635, as final rules without
change.
[FR Doc. 95-26435 Filed 10-26-95; 8:45 am]
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