[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR845.407]

[Page 355]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 845--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM--DEBT COLLECTION--Table of Contents
 
Subpart D--Agency Requests to OPM for Recovery of a Debt From the Civil 
                         Service Retirement Fund
 
Sec. 845.407  Installment withholdings.

    (a) When possible, OPM will collect a creditor agency's full claim 
in one payment from the debtor's refund or annuity.
    (b) If collection must be made from an annuity and the debt is 
large, the creditor must generally accept payment in installments. The 
responsibility for establishing and notifying the debtor of the amount 
of the installments belongs to the creditor agency (see 
Sec. 845.405(b)(5)). However, OPM will not make an installment deduction 
for more than 50 percent of net annuity, unless a higher percentage is 
needed to satisfy a judgment against a debtor within 3 years or the 
annuitant has consented to the higher amount in writing. All 
correspondence concerning installment deductions received by OPM will be 
referred to the creditor agency for consideration.