[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 31, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 31CFR208.5] [Page 48] TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY CHAPTER II--FISCAL SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PART 208_MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL AGENCY DISBURSEMENTS--Table of Contents Sec. 208.5 Availability of the ETA \SM\. An individual who receives a Federal benefit, wage, salary, or retirement payment shall be eligible to open an ETA \SM\ at any Federally-insured financial institution that offers ETAs \SM\. Any Federally-insured financial institution shall be eligible, but not required, to offer ETAs \SM\ as Treasury's Financial Agent. A Federally- insured financial institution that elects to offer ETAs \SM\ shall, upon entering into an ETA \SM\ Financial Agency Agreement with the Treasury, be designated as Treasury's Financial Agent for the offering of the account pursuant to Public Law 104-208. Treasury shall make publicly available required attributes for ETAs \SM\ and any ETA \SM\ offered by a Federally-insured financial institution shall comply with such requirements. The offering of an ETA \SM\ shall constitute the provision of EBT services within the meaning of Public Law 104-208.