[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR1602.170-10]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
  CHAPTER 16--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH 
                     BENEFITS ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 1602--DEFINITIONS OF WORDS AND TERMS--Table of Contents
 
               Subpart 1602.1--Definitions of FEHBP Terms
 
Sec. 1602.170-10  Letter of credit.

    Letter of credit means the method by which certain carriers, and 
their underwriters if authorized, receive recurring premium payments and 
contingency reserve payments by drawing against a commitment (certified 
by a responsible OPM official) which specifies a dollar amount 
available. For each carrier participating in the letter of credit 
arrangement for payment under this part, the terms ``carrier reserves,'' 
and ``special reserves'' include any balance in the carrier's letter of 
credit account.

[53 FR 51783, Dec. 23, 1988, as amended at 57 FR 14359, Apr. 20, 1992. 
Redesignated at 62 FR 47574, Sept. 10, 1997]