Direct Deposit of Pay by Electronic Funds Transfer

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 14:38:08 -0500
To: "USGS Employees"<distribution
From: " All Employee email,  Reston, VA" <all@igsrsparc4.er.usgs.GOV
Subject: All DOI Emp - Direct Deposit of Pay by Electronic Funds
         Transfer



     Note:  Supervisors, please assure employees without e-mail access
            receive a paper copy of this memorandum.

     MEMORANDUM

     To:        All Department of the Interior Employees

     From:      John Berry
                Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

     Subject:   Direct Deposit of Pay by Electronic Funds Transfer

     Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) is the most cost effective way for
     the Government to make payments to its employees.  Most Department
     employees voluntarily use electronic funds transfer already and 

     enjoy the convenience, safety and reliability that direct deposit
     of their pay provides.  Soon, the Debt Collection Improvement Act
     will require Federal employees to be paid by electronic funds
     transfer unless a waiver is requested and granted.  The purpose of
     this memorandum is to implement the provisions of this law in the
     Department.

     Beginning January 2, 1999, employee salaries, awards and bonuses will
     be paid by electronic funds transfer.  By that date, every employee
     must elect to be enrolled for electronic funds transfer or have a
     waiver of the requirement approved by his/her servicing personnel
     office. 
   
     Employees who currently have direct deposit of their pay by 
     electronic funds transfer already meet the requirements of the law
     and do not have to do anything at this time. 
    
     Employees who are not currently using electronic funds transfer
     should elect to do so immediately.  Servicing personnel offices have
     the necessary form for this purpose and can explain the simple
     procedures involved. 
    
     Individual employees may apply for a waiver of the electronic funds
     transfer requirement if they believe that payment by electronic funds
     transfer would impose a hardship due to physical or mental disability
     or a geographic, language or literacy barrier, or other reason.  

     Applications for a waiver must be in writing and clearly state the
     reason(s) for the request. 
    
     New electronic funds transfer election forms, or applications for
     waiver, must be filed with servicing personnel offices by January 2,
     1999. 
   
     New employees entering on duty after January 2, 1999 must be
     provided with the necessary form to elect electronic funds transfer,
     as well as waiver request procedures, as soon as they report.   
    
     Inquiries regarding these requirements may directed to servicing 
     personnel offices.