[Federal Register: October 27, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 208)]
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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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