Updates to Agents Designated To Accept Legal Process
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 22, 2026. Document 2026-14753. Updated Nov. 8, 2026.
- What it does
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.
The Personnel Management Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Personnel Management Office has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3206-AO78 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective Date: July 22, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-14753 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Personnel Management Office |
| Published | July 22, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 22, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 3206-AO78 |
| Docket | OPM-2026-0466 |
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