[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: 5CFR1690.2] [Page 296] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD PART 1690--MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 1690.2 Power of attorney. This section applies to all regulations in this chapter that require a signature by the participant on a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) form, where the participant desires to effect transactions through an agent (i.e., an attorney-in-fact). Before an attorney-in-fact may sign a TSP form on behalf of a participant, the Board must have approved either a general power of attorney which authorizes the attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of the participant with respect to the principal's personal property or in Federal Government retirement, financial, or business transactions; or a special power of attorney which authorizes the attorney-in-fact to effect transactions in the TSP on behalf of the participant. For a power of attorney to be acceptable to effect transactions in the TSP, it must be authenticated, attested, acknowledged, or certified before a notary public or other official authorized by law to administer oaths or affirmations. The Board will advise the person submitting a power of attorney whether it is valid to effect transactions in the TSP. [64 FR 31062, June 9, 1999] [[Page 297]]