[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 3] [Revised as of January 1, 2008] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR1650.6] [Page 272] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD PART 1650_METHODS OF WITHDRAWING FUNDS FROM THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN--Table of Subpart A_General Sec. 1650.6 Deceased participant. (a) The TSP will cancel a pending withdrawal request if it processes a written notice that a participant is deceased. The TSP will also cancel an annuity purchase made on or after the participant's date of death but before annuity payments have begun, and the annuity vendor will return the funds to the TSP. (b) If the TSP processes a withdrawal request before being notified that a participant is deceased, the funds cannot be returned to the TSP. [70 FR 32215, June 1, 2005]