Final Rule

Roth In-Plan Conversion; Correction

Final rule; correction.

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Summary:

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) published a final rule in the Federal Register on January 15, 2026, amending its regulation to permit participants in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to convert amounts in their traditional TSP balances to their Roth TSP balances (91 FR 1669). This document corrects a minor, non-substantive issue in the published version, where one instance of the term "Roth initiation date" appeared rather than the term "Roth begin date."

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Citation: 91 FR 3027

Effective January 28, 2026.

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Document Details

Document Number	2026-01450
FR Citation	91 FR 3027
Type	Final Rule
Published	Jan 26, 2026
Effective Date	Jan 28, 2026
RIN	3222-AA00
Docket ID	-
Pages	3027–3027 (1 pages)
Text Fetched	Yes

Agencies & CFR References

Agency Hierarchy:

Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

CFR References:

5 CFR 1690

Linked CFR Parts

Part	Name	Agency
5 CFR 1690	Thrift Savings Plan...	-

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Type	Proposed	Final	Method	Conf
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Doc #	Type	Title	Published
2026-00765	Final Rule	Roth In-Plan Conversions...	Jan 15, 2026

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<RULE>
 
 
 FEDERAL RETIREMENT THRIFT INVESTMENT BOARD 
 <CFR>5 CFR Part 1690</CFR>
 <RIN>RIN 3222-AA00</RIN>
 <SUBJECT>Roth In-Plan Conversion; Correction</SUBJECT>
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
 Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. 
 
 
 <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
 Final rule; correction. 
 
 <SUM>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
 
 The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) published a final rule in the 
 <E T="04">Federal Register</E>
 on January 15, 2026, amending its regulation to permit participants in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) to convert amounts in their traditional TSP balances to their Roth TSP balances (91 FR 1669). This document corrects a minor, non-substantive issue in the published version, where one instance of the term “Roth initiation date” appeared rather than the term “Roth begin date.”
 
 </SUM>
 <EFFDATE>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
 Effective January 28, 2026. 
 </EFFDATE>
 <FURINF>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD>
 
 
 <E T="03">For press inquiries:</E>
 Jim Kaplan at (202) 864-7150. 
 <E T="03">For information about how to comment on this proposed rule:</E>
 Charles Stone at (202) 253-9006.
 
 </FURINF>
 
 <SUPLINF>
 <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD>
 
 In FR Doc. 2026-00765 appearing on page 1669 in the 
 <E T="04">Federal Register</E>
 of Thursday, January 15, 2026, the following correction is made:
 
 <REGTEXT TITLE="5" PART="1690">
 1. On page 1672, in the second column, in part 1690, in amendment 8, in the definition “Roth begin date”, paragraph (2) is corrected as follows: 
 <SECTION>
 <SECTNO>§ 1690.1 </SECTNO>
 <SUBJECT>[Corrected]</SUBJECT>
 <STARS/>
 
 <E T="03">Roth begin date</E>
 * * *
 
 (2) If a participant has a civilian account and a uniformed services account, the Roth begin date for both accounts will be the same. 
 <STARS/>
 </SECTION>
 </REGTEXT>
 <SIG>
 <DATED>Dated: January 22, 2026.</DATED>
 <NAME>Ravindra Deo,</NAME>
 Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board. 
 </SIG>
 </SUPLINF>
 <FRDOC>[FR Doc. 2026-01450 Filed 1-23-26; 8:45 am]</FRDOC>
 </RULE>
						

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