[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR1651.4]

[Page 276]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
         CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
 
PART 1651--DEATH BENEFITS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1651.4  Change or cancellation of a designation of beneficiary.

    (a) Change. In order to change a designation of beneficiary, the 
participant must properly complete a new Form TSP-3, which must be 
received by the TSP record keeper on or before the date of death of the 
participant under the same rules as set forth in Sec. 1651.3(a). The TSP 
record keeper will honor the Form TSP-3 with the latest date signed by 
the participant which is otherwise valid under the rules set forth in 
Sec. 1651.3. A change of beneficiary may be made at any time and without 
the knowledge or consent of the participant's spouse or any current or 
prior designated beneficiaries.
    (b) Cancellation. A participant may cancel all prior designations of 
beneficiaries by sending the TSP record keeper either a new valid Form 
TSP-3 or a letter, signed and dated by the participant and witnessed in 
the same manner as a Form TSP-3, stating that all prior designations are 
can celed. In order to be effective, either of these documents must be 
received by the TSP record keeper on or before the date of death of the 
participant in accordance with the rules set forth in Sec. 1651.3(a). 
The filing of either of these documents will cancel all earlier 
designations.
    (c) Will. A will, or any document other than Form TSP-3 or Form TSP-
11-B, may not be used to change or cancel a beneficiary(ies) of a TSP 
account.