Personnel Management Office
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible for the rules for processing garnishment orders for child support and/or alimony and the rules for processing commercial garnishment orders. This rule updates the address for the Interior Business Center, which serves as the agent for service of process for many agencies. The rule also adds an agent for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to the list of agents designated to accept legal process.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of Personnel Management 5 CFR Part 581 RIN 3206-AO78 ( printed page 45991) AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM). ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible for the rules for processing garnishment orders for child support and/or alimony and the rules for processing commercial garnishment orders. This rule updates the address for the Interior Business Center, which serves as the agent for service of process for many agencies. The rule also adds an agent for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to the list of agents designated to accept legal process. DATES: Effective Date: July 22, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Barhydt, Office of the General Counsel, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E St. NW, Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-1700. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rules for processing garnishment orders for child support and/or alimony are codified in 5 CFR part 581 . The rules for processing commercial garnishment orders are codified in 5 CFR part 582 . Appendix A to part 581 lists the agent designated by each agency for service of legal process. For most agencies, service under the part 582 regulations must be served on the same agent listed in appendix A to part 581. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) advised OPM that it has changed its agent designated to receive legal process under 5 CFR parts 581 and 582 . OPM determined that the DNF…
Citation: 91 FR 45991
