95-15380. Collection of Fee for Processing Garnishment of Department of State Employees for Payment of Debt

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 121 (Friday, June 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 32728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15380]



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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 2223]


Collection of Fee for Processing Garnishment of Department of 
State Employees for Payment of Debt

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of State is giving notice that, as authorized 
by title 5 United States Code, section 5520a(j)(2), it will collect and 
use a fee for processing of garnishments against Department of State 
employees to satisfy debts other than for alimony or child support. The 
fee is $30, and it will be collected from the employee at the time the 
garnishment is first instituted. It will be added to the amount 
garnished as a charge against salary.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Pay period beginning July 2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this notice should be sent to the 
Assistant Legal Adviser for Legislation and General Management (L/LM), 
Office of the Legal Adviser, Department of State, room 5425, 22nd and C 
Streets NW., Washington, D.C. 20520.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sheila McCoy phone number (202) 
647-7359.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The law permitting garnishment to satisfy 
debts also authorizes government agencies to collect a fee for such 
garnishments. Based upon a cost study, the Department of State has 
decided to impose a fee of $30.00 for receipt and processing of each 
garnishment. As required by the law, this fee will be charged to the 
employee whose salary is being garnished.
    The fee will be charged for each garnishment order served and 
processed. Thus, each time a court or other institution orders the 
Department to garnish an employee's salary, the Department will deduct 
the $30.00 fee. Although administrative costs are incurred for each pay 
period for which a garnishment is in effect, no additional fee will be 
charged to cover those costs.
    The fee will deducted at the time the garnishment is first 
instituted. It will be added to the garnishment amount, except that, in 
cases where the garnishment amount plus the fee would exceed the 
statutory garnishment limit, the garnishment amount will be reduced to 
keep the total within that limit.
    The fee does not apply to garnishments for child support or alimony 
under title 42 of the United States Code, sections 659, 661, and 662.
Mary Beth West,
Assistant Legal Adviser for Legislation and General Management.
[FR Doc. 95-15380 Filed 6-22-95; 8:45 am]
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