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SSA RIN: 0960-AH18 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Garnishment of Accounts Containing Federal Benefit Payments  
Abstract: Treasury, SSA, VA, RRB and OPM (Agencies) are jointly issuing an interim final rule with request for public comment to implement statutory restrictions on the garnishment of Federal benefit payments. The rule establishes procedures that financial institutions must follow when they receive a garnishment order against an account holder who receives certain types of Federal benefit payments by direct deposit. The rule requires financial institutions that receive such a garnishment order to determine the sum of such Federal benefit payments deposited to the account during a two month period, and to ensure that the account holder has access to a "protected amount" equal to that sum or to the current balance of the account, whichever is lower. 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 404.1821    20 CFR 416.534   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 405(a)    42 USC 405(n)    42 USC 407    42 USC 920(a)(5)    42 USC 909(a)    ...   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/19/2010  75 FR 20299   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/18/2010    
Interim Final Rule  02/23/2011  76 FR 9939   
Interim Final Rule Effective  05/01/2011    
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/24/2011    
Next Action Undetermined  To Be Determined    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 3206-AM17, Related to 3220-AB63, Related to 1505-AC20, Related to 2900-AN67  Related Agencies: Joint: OPM, RRB, TREAS/DO, VA; 
Agency Contact:
Craig Ormson
Attorney
Social Security Administration
Office of the General Counsel, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
Phone:410 965-5621