[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR208.7]

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                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
         CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 208--MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL AGENCY DISBURSEMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 208.7  Agency responsibilities.

    (a) An agency shall disclose to each individual who is eligible to 
receive a Federal benefit, wage, salary, or retirement payment and who 
is not already receiving payment by electronic funds transfer the 
individual's rights and obligations under Secs. 208.3, 208.4(a) and 
208.5 of this part, unless payment by electronic funds transfer is not 
required pursuant to any provision of subsections (b) through (g) of 
Sec. 208.4.
    (1) Prior to the date the ETA \SM\ becomes available, the disclosure 
shall be in a form substantially similar to the model disclosure set 
forth in appendix A of this part.
    (2) On and after the date the ETA \SM\ becomes available, the 
disclosure shall be in a form substantially similar to the model 
disclosure set forth in appendix B of this part.
    (b) An agency shall put into place procedures that allow recipients 
to indicate that the recipient elects to have payment deposited by 
electronic funds transfer to an account held by the recipient at a 
financial institution. In addition, an agency may put into place 
procedures to request that individuals who are invoking a hardship 
waiver under Sec. 208.4(a) indicate, in writing or orally, that a 
hardship waiver has been invoked. However, an agency may not delay or 
withhold payment if a recipient does not respond to such a request.