[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 74 (Friday, April 18, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06684]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 74 / Friday, April 18, 2025 /
Proposed Rules
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FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD
5 CFR Part 1655
Procedures for Applying Payments to Principal and Interest Upon
Loan Reamortization
AGENCY: Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB)
proposes to amend a loan reamorization rule that requires payment of
all accrued interest prior to allowing payments on the principal and
current interest. Under the proposed rule, the Thrift Savings Plan
(TSP) record keeper would combine the accrued interest with the
outstanding principal when reamortizing a loan.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 19, 2025.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments using one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Office of General Counsel, Attn: Dharmesh Vashee,
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 77 K Street NE, Suite 1000,
Washington, DC 20002.
Comments will be made available to the public online at https://www.regulations.gov. Do not include any personally identifiable or
confidential information that you do not want publicly disclosed.
Anonymous comments are acceptable.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For press inquiries: Jim Kaplan at (202) 864-7150.
For information about how to comment on this proposed rule:
Laurissa Stokes at (202) 308-7707.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FRTIB administers the TSP, which was
established by the Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986
(FERSA), Public Law 99-335, 100 Stat. 514. The TSP is a tax-deferred
retirement savings plan for Federal civilian employees and members of
the uniformed services. The TSP is similar to cash or deferred
arrangements established for private-sector employees under section
401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 401(k)). The provisions
of FERSA that govern the TSP are codified, as amended, largely at 5
U.S.C. 8351 and 8401-79.
Section 1655.16 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires the TSP
record keeper to follow specific procedures when a TSP loan is
reamortized. Currently, under Sec. 1655.16(b), the outstanding
principal balance of a participant's loan remains the same upon
reamortization, and any accrued interest is paid off first before
payments are applied to principal and current interest.
The FRTIB proposes to update this regulation to require the TSP
record keeper to combine the accrued interest with the outstanding
principal when reamortizing a loan. This proposed rule aligns the TSP's
procedures with the procedures that the TSP record keeper uses for
processing reamortized loan repayments of individuals who participate
in the private sector plans that the TSP record keeper also services.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: This proposed regulation will not have
a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities. This regulation will affect Federal employees, members of the
uniformed services who participate in the TSP and who take out a loan
from their TSP account and later have their loan reamortized.
Paperwork Reduction Act: This proposed regulation does not require
additional reporting under the criteria of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995: Pursuant to the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 602, 632, 653, and 1501-1571, the
effects of this regulation on State, local, and Tribal governments and
the private sector have been assessed. This regulation will not compel
the expenditure in any one year of $100 million or more by State,
local, and Tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private
sector. Therefore, a statement under 2 U.S.C. 1532 is not required.
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1655
Government employees, Pensions, Retirement, Loan programs.
Ravindra Deo,
Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board.
The FRTIB proposes to amend 5 CFR part 1655 as follows:
PART 1655--LOAN PROGRAM
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1. The authority citation for part 1655 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8432d, 8433(g), 8439(a)(3) and 8474.
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2. Amend Sec. 1655.16 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Sec. 1655.16 Reamortization.
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(b) Upon reamortization, the new principal balance of the loan will
equal the outstanding principal on the date of reamortization, plus any
accrued interest.
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[FR Doc. 2025-06684 Filed 4-17-25; 8:45 am]
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