Garnishment of Federal Civilian Employees Wages for Commercial Pay for Debt

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Garnishment of Federal Civilian Employees Wages for Commercial

Pay for Debt

AGENCY: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Office of the

Secretary, Department of Defense

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is giving

notice that all requests for payments pursuant to court-ordered

garnishments as authorized under Section 9 of Public Law No. 103-94,

Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993, for all Department of Defense

Civilian Employees, except those noted below, shall be submitted to the

Defense Finance and Accounting Service--Cleveland Center, Office of

General Counsel, Code L, 1240 East 9th Street, P.O. Box 998002,

Cleveland OH 44199-8002.

For Requests that apply to employees of the Army and Air Force

Exchange Service or civilian employees of the Defense Contract Audit

Agency (DCAA) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) who are employed

outside the United States, see 5 CFR part 581, appendix A.

For requests that apply to civilian employees of the Army Corps of

Engineers, the National Security Agency, the Defense Intelligence

Agency, and non-appropriated fund civilian employees of the Air Force,

contact the following offices:

Army Corps of Engineers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, Central Payroll Office,

Attn: Garnishments, P.O. Box 1439 DTS, Omaha, NE 68101-1439.

National Security Agency

General Counsel, National Security Agency/Central Security Service,

9800 Savage Rd., Ft. G. Meade, MD 20755-6000.

Defense Intelligence Agency

Office of General Counsel, Defense Intelligence Agency, Pentagon,

2E238, Washington, DC 20340-1029.

Air Force Non-Appropriated Fund Employees

Office of General Counsel, Air Force Services Agency, 10100 Reunion

Place, suite 503, San Antonio, TX 78216-4138.

For civilian employees of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps who are

employed outside the United States, contact the following offices:

Army Civilian Employees Europe

266th Theater Finance Command, ATTN: AEUCF-CPF, APO New York 09007-

0137.

Army NAF Civilian Employees in Japan

Commander, US Army Finance & Accounting Office, Japan; Unit 45005,

ATTN: APAJ-RM-FA-E-CP, APO AP 96343-0087.

Army Civilian Employees in Korea

175th Finance & Accounting Office, Korea, Unit 15300, ATTN: EAFC-FO

(Civilian Pay), APO AP 96205-0073.

Army Civilian Employees in Panama

DCSRM Finance & Accounting Office, Unit 7153, ATTN: SORM-FAP-C, APO AA

34004-5000.

Navy and Marine Corps Civilian Employees Overseas

Director of the Office of Civilian Personnel Management; Office of the

General Counsel, Navy Department, 800 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA

22203-1998.

DATES: This action will be effective February 3, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding this notice should be sent to Deputy

Director Resource Management, Defense Finance and Accounting Service,

1931 Jefferson Davis Highway, Crystal Mall 3, room 416, Arlington, VA

22240-5291.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rod Winn at (216) 522-5956 or DSN

580-5956.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress has authorized the garnishment of

Federal civilian employees' wages for commercial debts pursuant to

Section 9 of Public Law 103-94, Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993.

The applications and orders and legal issues related thereto will be

reviewed by the appropriate addressee Office of General Counsel.

Dated: January 4, 1994.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 94-1817 Filed 1-27-94; 8:45 am]

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