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FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT
INVESTMENT BOARD
5 CFR Parts 1630, 1651, 1653, and 1690
Thrift Savings Plan Service Office and
ThriftLine Contact Information
Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board.
ACTION: Final Rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board (Agency) is adopting
as final, without change, its proposed
rule updating the Thrift Savings Plan’s
(TSP) participant services’ contact
information. The mailing addresses for
the TSP’s benefits processing units (e.g.,
correspondence, benefits request forms,
court orders and legal process actions,
death benefit claims) has changed from
National Finance Center, P.O. Box
61500, New Orleans, Louisiana 70161–
1500 to the current addresses provided
at https://www.tsp.gov. (These units were
formerly known collectively as the TSP
Service Office.) Additionally, the TSP’s
ThriftLine telephone number has
changed from (504) 255–8777 to (877)
968–3778.
DATES: This final rule is effective:
August 25, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Merritt Willing on (202) 942–1666.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Agency administers the TSP, which was
established by the Federal Employees’
Retirement System Act of 1986
(FERSA), Public Law 99–335, 100 Stat.
514. The TSP provisions of FERSA are
codified, as amended, largely at 5 U.S.C.
8351 and 8401–79. The TSP is a taxdeferred retirement savings plan for
Federal civilian employees and
members of the uniformed services. The
TSP is similar to cash or deferred
arrangements established for privatesector employees under section 401(k)
of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.
401(k)).
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On July 14, 2006, the Agency
published a proposed rule with request
for comments in the Federal Register
(71 FR 40034). The Agency received no
comments on the proposed rule.
Therefore, the Agency is publishing the
proposed rule as final without change.
The rule provides current contact
information for the Agency’s processing
units and ThriftLine. In addition to
providing participants with accurate
contact information, the rule often
directs participants to the TSP Web site
as opposed to a specific address. Use of
the Web site for reference will reduce
Agency resources used to update such
contact information.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
I certify that these regulations will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
They will affect only employees of the
Federal Government.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of
1995
Pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 602, 632,
653, 1501–1571, the effects of this
regulation on state, local, and tribal
governments and the private sector have
been assessed. This regulation will not
compel the expenditure in any one year
of $100 million or more by state, local,
and tribal governments, in the aggregate,
or by the private sector. Therefore, a
statement under section 1532 is not
required.
Submission to Congress and the
General Accounting Office
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 810(a)(1)(A), the
Agency submitted a report containing
this rule and other required information
to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States before
publication of this rule in the Federal
Register. This rule is not a major rule as
defined at 5 U.S.C. 814(2).
Privacy.
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5 CFR Part 1653
Alimony, Child support, Government
employees, Pensions, Retirement.
5 CFR Part 1690
Government employees, Pensions,
Retirement.
Gary A. Amelio,
Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift
Investment Board.
Accordingly, for the reasons set forth
in the preamble, 5 CFR chapter VI is
amended as follows:
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PART 1630—PRIVACY ACT
REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 1630
continues to read as follows:
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2. Amend § 1630.4 by revising the
third sentence of paragraph (a)(1) and
the third sentence of paragraph (a)(2) to
read as follows:
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§ 1630.4
access.
Request for Notification and
(a) * * *
(1) * * * The mailing address of the
Thrift Savings Plan is provided at
https://www.tsp.gov. * * *
(2) * * * To use the TSP ThriftLine,
the participant must have a touch-tone
telephone and call the following
number: (877) 968–3778. * * *
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PART 1651—DEATH BENEFITS
3. The authority citation for part 1651
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8424(d), 8432(j),
8433(e), 8435(c)(2), 8474(b)(5) and 8474(c)(1).
4. Amend § 1651.13 by adding a
sentence at the end of the section to
read as follows:
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§ 1651.13
How to apply for a death benefit.
* * * Please visit https://www.tsp.gov
to obtain a copy of this form and for the
current mailing address for death
benefit applications.
5 CFR Part 1630
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Claims, Government employees,
Pensions, Retirement.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.
I certify that these regulations do not
require additional reporting under the
criteria of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
List of Subjects
5 CFR Part 1651
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PART 1653—COURT ORDERS AND
LEGAL PROCESSES AFFECTING
THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN ACCOUNTS
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service
5. The authority citation for part 1653
continues to read as follows:
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7 CFR Parts 319 and 354
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8435, 8436(b), 8437(e),
8439(a)(3), 8467, 8474(b)(5) and 8474(c)(1).
[Docket No. APHIS 2006–0096]
6. Amend § 1653.3 by revising the
third sentence of paragraph (b)
introductory text to read as follows:
Agricultural Inspection and AQI User
Fees Along the U.S./Canada Border
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(b) * * * Retirement benefits court
orders should be submitted to the TSP
record keeper at the current address as
provided at https://www.tsp.gov. * * *
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7. Amend § 1653.13 by revising the
third sentence of paragraph (b)
introductory text to read as follows:
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Processing legal processes.
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(b) * * * Legal processes should be
submitted to the TSP record keeper at
the current address as provided at
https://www.tsp.gov. * * *
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PART 1690—THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN
8. The authority citation for part 1690
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8474.
9. Amend § 1690.1 by removing the
definition of Thrift Savings Plan Service
Office or TSPSO and by revising the
definition of ThriftLine to read as
follows:
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§ 1690.1
Definitions.
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ThriftLine means the automated voice
response system by which TSP
participants may, among other things,
access their accounts by telephone. The
ThriftLine can be reached at (877) 968–
3778.
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Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service, USDA.
ACTION: Interim rule and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
§ 1653.3 Processing retirement benefits
court orders.
§ 1653.13
RIN 0579–AC06
SUMMARY: We are amending the foreign
quarantine and user fee regulations by
removing the exemptions from
inspection for imported fruits and
vegetables grown in Canada and the
exemptions from user fees for
commercial vessels, commercial trucks,
commercial railroad cars, commercial
aircraft, and international air passengers
entering the United States from Canada.
As a result of this action, all agricultural
products imported from Canada will be
subject to inspection, and commercial
conveyances, as well as airline
passengers arriving on flights from
Canada, will be subject to inspection
and user fees. We are taking this action
in part because we are not recovering
the costs of our current inspection
activities at the U.S./Canada border. In
addition, our data show an increasing
number of interceptions on the U.S./
Canada border of prohibited material
that originated in regions other than
Canada that presents a high risk of
introducing plant pests or animal
diseases into the United States. These
findings, combined with additional
Canadian airport preclearance data on
interceptions of ineligible agricultural
products approaching the U.S. border
from Canada, strongly indicate that we
need to expand and strengthen our pest
exclusion and smuggling interdiction
efforts at that border. In order to do this
and to recover the costs of our existing
inspection activity, we need to collect
user fees for inspection of commercial
conveyances and international air
passengers entering the United States
from Canada.
DATES: This interim rule is effective
November 24, 2006. We will consider
all comments we receive on or before
November 24, 2006.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by either of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and, in the
lower ‘‘Search Regulations and Federal
Actions’’ box, select ‘‘Animal and Plant
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Health Inspection Service’’ from the
agency drop-down menu, then click on
‘‘Submit.’’ In the Docket ID column,
select APHIS–2006–0096 to submit or
view public comments and to view
supporting and related materials
available electronically. Information on
using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the
docket after the close of the comment
period, is available through the site’s
‘‘User Tips’’ link.
• Postal Mail/Commercial Delivery:
Please send four copies of your
comment (an original and three copies)
to Docket No. APHIS–2006–0096,
Regulatory Analysis and Development,
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8, 4700
River Road Unit 118, Riverdale, MD
20737–1238. Please state that your
comment refers to Docket No. APHIS–
2006–0096.
Reading Room: You may read any
comments that we receive on this
docket in our reading room. The reading
room is located in room 1141 of the
USDA South Building, 14th Street and
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC. Normal reading room
hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except holidays. To be
sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 690–2817 before
coming.
Other Information: Additional
information about APHIS and its
programs is available on the Internet at
https://www.aphis.usda.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Alan S. Green, Executive Director, Plant
Health Programs, PPQ, APHIS, 4700
River Road Unit 36, Riverdale, MD
20737; (301) 734–8261.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The regulations in 7 CFR part 319
prohibit or restrict the importation of
certain plants and plant products into
the United States to prevent the
introduction of plant pests. Similarly,
the regulations in 9 CFR subchapter D
prohibit or restrict the importation of
certain animals and animal products
into the United States to prevent the
introduction of pests or diseases of
livestock. The regulations in 7 CFR part
354 provide rates and requirements for
overtime services relating to imports
and exports and for user fees.
The existing regulations in ‘‘SubpartFruits and Vegetables’’ (§§ 319.56
through 319.56–8) require, with very
few exceptions, a specific written
permit for the importation of fresh fruits
or vegetables into the United States. The
imported fruits and vegetables are
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Federal Register
________________________________________________________________________
This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.
The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents.
Prices of new books are listed in the first FEDERAL REGISTER issue of each
week.
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and Regulations
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FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
5 CFR Parts 1630, 1651, 1653, and 1690
Thrift Savings Plan Service Office and ThriftLine Contact
Information
AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
ACTION: Final Rule.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (Agency) is
adopting as final, without change, its proposed rule updating the
Thrift Savings Plan's (TSP) participant services' contact information.
The mailing addresses for the TSP's benefits processing units (e.g.,
correspondence, benefits request forms, court orders and legal process
actions, death benefit claims) has changed from National Finance
Center, P.O. Box 61500, New Orleans, Louisiana 70161-1500 to the
current addresses provided at https://www.tsp.gov. (These units were
formerly known collectively as the TSP Service Office.) Additionally,
the TSP's ThriftLine telephone number has changed from (504) 255-8777
to (877) 968-3778.
DATES: This final rule is effective: August 25, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merritt Willing on (202) 942-1666.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency administers the TSP, which was
established by the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986
(FERSA), Public Law 99-335, 100 Stat. 514. The TSP provisions of FERSA
are codified, as amended, largely at 5 U.S.C. 8351 and 8401-79. The TSP
is a tax-deferred retirement savings plan for Federal civilian
employees and members of the uniformed services. The TSP is similar to
cash or deferred arrangements established for private-sector employees
under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 401(k)).
On July 14, 2006, the Agency published a proposed rule with request
for comments in the Federal Register (71 FR 40034). The Agency received
no comments on the proposed rule. Therefore, the Agency is publishing
the proposed rule as final without change.
The rule provides current contact information for the Agency's
processing units and ThriftLine. In addition to providing participants
with accurate contact information, the rule often directs participants
to the TSP Web site as opposed to a specific address. Use of the Web
site for reference will reduce Agency resources used to update such
contact information.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
I certify that these regulations will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. They will
affect only employees of the Federal Government.
Paperwork Reduction Act
I certify that these regulations do not require additional
reporting under the criteria of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 602,
632, 653, 1501-1571, the effects of this regulation on state, local,
and tribal governments and the private sector have been assessed. This
regulation will not compel the expenditure in any one year of $100
million or more by state, local, and tribal governments, in the
aggregate, or by the private sector. Therefore, a statement under
section 1532 is not required.
Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 810(a)(1)(A), the Agency submitted a report
containing this rule and other required information to the U.S. Senate,
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the
United States before publication of this rule in the Federal Register.
This rule is not a major rule as defined at 5 U.S.C. 814(2).
List of Subjects
5 CFR Part 1630
Privacy.
5 CFR Part 1651
Claims, Government employees, Pensions, Retirement.
5 CFR Part 1653
Alimony, Child support, Government employees, Pensions, Retirement.
5 CFR Part 1690
Government employees, Pensions, Retirement.
Gary A. Amelio,
Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
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Accordingly, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, 5 CFR chapter
VI is amended as follows:
PART 1630--PRIVACY ACT REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 1630 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a.
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2. Amend Sec. 1630.4 by revising the third sentence of paragraph
(a)(1) and the third sentence of paragraph (a)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 1630.4 Request for Notification and access.
(a) * * *
(1) * * * The mailing address of the Thrift Savings Plan is
provided at https://www.tsp.gov. * * *
(2) * * * To use the TSP ThriftLine, the participant must have a
touch-tone telephone and call the following number: (877) 968-3778. * *
*
* * * * *
PART 1651--DEATH BENEFITS
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3. The authority citation for part 1651 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8424(d), 8432(j), 8433(e), 8435(c)(2),
8474(b)(5) and 8474(c)(1).
0
4. Amend Sec. 1651.13 by adding a sentence at the end of the section
to read as follows:
Sec. 1651.13 How to apply for a death benefit.
* * * Please visit https://www.tsp.gov to obtain a copy of this form
and for the current mailing address for death benefit applications.
[[Page 50320]]
PART 1653--COURT ORDERS AND LEGAL PROCESSES AFFECTING THRIFT
SAVINGS PLAN ACCOUNTS
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5. The authority citation for part 1653 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8435, 8436(b), 8437(e), 8439(a)(3), 8467,
8474(b)(5) and 8474(c)(1).
0
6. Amend Sec. 1653.3 by revising the third sentence of paragraph (b)
introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 1653.3 Processing retirement benefits court orders.
* * * * *
(b) * * * Retirement benefits court orders should be submitted to
the TSP record keeper at the current address as provided at https://
www.tsp.gov. * * *
* * * * *
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7. Amend Sec. 1653.13 by revising the third sentence of paragraph (b)
introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 1653.13 Processing legal processes.
* * * * *
(b) * * * Legal processes should be submitted to the TSP record
keeper at the current address as provided at https://www.tsp.gov. * * *
* * * * *
PART 1690--THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN
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8. The authority citation for part 1690 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8474.
0
9. Amend Sec. 1690.1 by removing the definition of Thrift Savings Plan
Service Office or TSPSO and by revising the definition of ThriftLine to
read as follows:
Sec. 1690.1 Definitions.
* * * * *
ThriftLine means the automated voice response system by which TSP
participants may, among other things, access their accounts by
telephone. The ThriftLine can be reached at (877) 968-3778.
* * * * *
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