Title 5--Administrative Personnel
CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
PART 839--CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS
UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT
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 | 839.101 |
What is the Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act? |
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 | 839.102 |
Definitions. |
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 | 839.201 |
Do these rules apply to me? |
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 | 839.211 |
If these rules apply to me because I had a qualifying retirement
coverage error, can I choose which retirement plan I want to be in? |
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 | 839.212 |
May I make a retirement coverage election if I received a refund of my
retirement deductions after I was corrected to FERS? |
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 | 839.213 |
May I make a retirement coverage election if I withdrew all or part of
my TSP account after I was corrected to FERS? |
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 | 839.214 |
Am I disqualified from making an election of retirement coverage under
the FERCCA if I withdrew my TSP account after I retired under FERS? |
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 | 839.215 |
May I make a retirement coverage election under the FERCCA if I
received a payment as settlement of my claim for losses because of a qualifying
retirement coverage error? |
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 | 839.221 |
If my qualifying retirement coverage error was that I was put into FERS
by mistake and then, after the error was discovered, I chose my current
retirement coverage, can I now make another election? |
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 | 839.231 |
Can I make an election if my former spouse is entitled to a portion of
my retirement benefits by qualifying court order? |
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 | 839.232 |
If a deceased employee's survivors include both a current spouse and a
former spouse, or spouses, who are eligible for survivor annuities, must all of
them consent to an election of FERS? |
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 | 839.241 |
Am I eligible to make an election under the FERCCA if I had a
qualifying retirement coverage error and none of the conditions mentioned in
839.212 through 839.232 apply to me? |
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 | 839.242 |
Do these rules apply to me if I had multiple errors? |
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 | 839.301 |
What should I do if I am not sure whether I am or was in the wrong
retirement plan? |
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 | 839.302 |
Will my employer give me a written explanation? |
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 | 839.303 |
Is my employer required to find employees with a retirement coverage
error? |
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 | 839.304 |
What if my employer does not notify me? |
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 | 839.401 |
What can I elect if I was put in CSRS or CSRS Offset by mistake? |
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 | 839.411 |
What can I elect if I was put in FERS by mistake? |
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 | 839.501 |
What can I elect if my employer moved me
out of CSRS or CSRS Offset? |
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 | 839.511 |
What can I elect under the FERCCA if my
employer put me into FERS by mistake and then I was not allowed to remain in
FERS when the error was discovered? |
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 | 839.601 |
How do I make an election? |
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 | 839.602 |
What if I don't make an election? |
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 | 839.603 |
Can I later change my election? |
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 | 839.604 |
When is my election effective? |
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 | 839.611 |
What are the time limits for making an election? |
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 | 839.612 |
Can I make a belated election? |
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 | 839.621 |
Can I cancel my FERS election if I was in the wrong retirement plan at
the time I elected FERS coverage and I have an election opportunity under the
FERCCA? |
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 | 839.622 |
Can I cancel my FERS election if my qualifying retirement coverage
error was previously corrected and I now have an election opportunity under the
FERCCA? |
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 | 839.623 |
If I decide to keep the FERS election in effect, may I change the
effective date of the FERS election? |
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 | 839.701 |
Is it correct that even though I had a qualifying retirement coverage
error under the FERCCA, I may not have a choice of retirement coverage? |
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 | 839.702 |
How do these rules apply to me if I don't have an election right under
the FERCCA, but I did have a qualifying retirement coverage error? |
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 | 839.801 |
Do I owe more money if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and
the employee retirement deductions for the new retirement plan are more than
what I already paid? |
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 | 839.802 |
If I was in CSRS during my
qualifying retirement coverage error, paid into the Fund more than I would have
paid as a CSRS Offset, Social Security-Only, or FERS employee, and end up
retroactively in one of those retirement plans, will I get a refund of the
excess I had withheld from my pay? |
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 | 839.803 |
If I am like the person in the previous question, but the amount I paid
as deductions under CSRS is more than the amount of combined retirement
deductions and Social Security taxes due for my new retirement coverage, will I
get a refund of the excess? |
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 | 839.804 |
If my qualifying retirement coverage error occurred while I was a
reemployed annuitant, and I am later corrected retroactively to a different
retirement plan, will I have to pay any additional amount for retirement
deductions? |
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 | 839.811 |
Does my employer owe more money if I had a qualifying retirement
coverage error and the employer retirement contributions for my new retirement
plan are more than what was already paid? |
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 | 839.812 |
Will my employer get a refund if I had a qualifying retirement coverage
error and the employer retirement contributions for my new retirement plan are
less than what was already paid?
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 | 839.821 |
Who is responsible for correcting my records? |
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 | 839.822 |
Which employer is responsible for submitting the employee and employer
retirement deductions and contributions and correcting my records if I had
different employers?
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 | 839.901 |
When will my employer begin withholding Social Security taxes if I was
erroneously in CSRS during my qualifying retirement coverage error and my
corrected coverage will now require me to pay Social Security taxes?
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 | 839.902 |
Will my CSRS retirement deductions be used to pay the Social Security
taxes for the period of the qualifying retirement coverage error if I was
erroneously placed in CSRS and did not pay Social Security taxes?
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 | 839.903 |
What happens to the Social Security taxes I erroneously paid when my
employer corrects my retirement coverage to CSRS?
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 | 839.1001 |
Does the FERCCA allow me to increase my TSP account if I was in CSRS
during my qualifying retirement coverage error and my correct coverage will be
FERS?
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 | 839.1002 |
Will OPM compute the lost earnings if my qualifying retirement coverage
error was previously corrected and I made TSP make-up contributions?
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 | 839.1003 |
How will OPM compute the amount of lost earnings? |
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 | 839.1004 |
Are lost earnings payable if I separated or if the employee died?
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 | 839.1101 |
How are my retirement benefits computed if I elect CSRS or CSRS Offset
under this part?
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 | 839.1102 |
How are my retirement benefits computed if I elect FERS under this
part?
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 | 839.1103 |
If my qualifying retirement coverage error started when I should have
been placed under FERS automatically, but my agency put me in CSRS because I had
some past service, will I get a CSRS component in my FERS annuity for the
service before the error if I elect FERS?
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 | 839.1111 |
If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I
change the election I originally made at retirement for survivor benefits?
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 | 839.1112 |
If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I
retroactively revoke the waiver of military retired pay I made at retirement?
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 | 839.1113 |
If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I
change my decision about making a deposit or redeposit for civilian or military
service?
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 | 839.1114 |
Will OPM actuarially reduce my benefit if I elect to change my
retirement coverage under these rules? |
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 | 839.1115 |
What is an actuarial reduction?
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 | 839.1116 |
If, because of the change in my retirement coverage, I will owe larger
deposits for military and civilian service credit, will I have to pay the
additional deposit due or will OPM actuarially reduce my annuity?
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 | 839.1117 |
If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I get
a refund of the service credit deposit I made and receive the actuarial
reduction instead?
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 | 839.1118 |
Will my annuity be actuarially reduced because I had Government
contributions in my TSP account?
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 | 839.1119 |
How is the actuarial reduction for TSP computed?
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 | 839.1121 |
What is the Actuarial Reduction for the Basic Employee Death Benefit
(BEDB)?
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 | 839.1122 |
Does receipt of a one-time payment of retirement contributions as a
death benefit prevent me from electing CSRS Offset?
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 | 839.1201 |
If I took legal action against my employer because of a qualifying
retirement coverage error, can OPM reimburse me for expenses related to my legal
actions?
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 | 839.1202 |
Can OPM waive repayment of a monetary award I received as resolution of
the harm caused me by a qualifying retirement coverage error?
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 | 839.1203 |
Can OPM compensate me for my losses if I did not take any legal action
against my employer, but did incur some expenses because of a qualifying
retirement coverage error?
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 | 839.1204 |
On what basis will OPM review claims under this subpart?
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 | 839.1205 |
Does the Director of OPM review the claims?
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 | 839.1206 |
How do I submit a claim under this subpart?
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 | 839.1301 |
What if my employer determines my error is not subject to these rules?
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 | 839.1302 |
What types of decisions can I appeal?
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 | 839.1303 |
Are there any types of decisions that I cannot appeal?
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 | 839.1304 |
Is there anything else I can do if I am not satisfied with the way my
error was corrected?
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