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1996 Benefits Administration Letters


The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Governmentwide responsibility and oversight for Federal benefits administration. This page contains the Benefits Adminstration Letters (BALs) used for program administration. The BALs provide guidance to agencies on various aspects of Federal benefits administration.

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96-101

02/01/96

Public Law 104-95: An Act "to limit State taxation of certain pension income

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96-102

04/04/96

Public Law 104-106, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996

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96-103

06/25/96

Potential Retirement Changes Related to the Budget

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96-104

07/26/96

Direct Deposit Requirements Tightened

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96-105

08/09/96

Regulations and Guidance Implementing Public Law 104-106, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal year 1996

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96-106

08/09/96

SSA Satellite Broadcast

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96-107

08/20/96

Retirement Election Opportunity for Certain Employees Appointed to Civil Service Positions on or After August 10, 1996, Following Service in a Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality of the Department of Defense or Coast Guard

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96-108

09/06/96

Retirement Election Opportunities for Certain FERS Employees Appointed Before August 10, 1996, After Service in a Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality of the Department of Defense or Coast Guard

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96-109

10/16/96

New Death Gratuity Payment Authority

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96-110

10/18/96

October 30, 1996, Satellite Broadcast

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96-111

11/15/96

Recent changes in retirement benefits made by Congress

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96-112

12/19/96

Civil Service Guidance on Transition to a new Presidential Term

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96-113

12/26/96

Availability of Revised FERS Death Benefit Application Forms, SF 3104 and SF 3104B

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96-114

12/26/96

Revision of Standard Form (SF) 3107, Application for Immediate Retirement, Federal Employees Retirement System

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96-201

01/05/96

Continuation of FEBH coverage during the furlough

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96-202

04/18/96

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Revision of SF 2818, Continuation of Life Insurance Coverage

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96-203

05/17/96

Empire Blue Cross & Blue Shield HEALTHNET Enrollment Areas

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96-204

05/21/96

Service Benefit Plan Contract Change

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96-205

06/07/96

Special Enrollment Period for Certain Health Net Enrollees

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96-206

09/12/96

Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Tax Treatment of Living Benefits and Viatical Settlements

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96-207

10/16/96

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: New Regulations for Payment of Health Benefit Premiums for Periods of Nonpay Status or Insufficient Pay

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96-208

12/04/96

Waivers of the FEHB participation requirement for employees accepting voluntary incentive payments under P.L. 104-208 or other statutes and certain employees retiring under early optional or discontinued service provisions during the buyout period

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96-401

07/15/96

FEHB Open Season - Introduction

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96-402

09/10/96

FEHB Open Season - Changes to the FEHB Guide

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96-403

90/19/96

1996 FEHB Open Season: Ordering and Distribution

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96-404

09/30/96

FEHB Open Season: Significant Plan Changes

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96-405

10/07/96

FEHB Open Season: FEHB Guide Shipment Delay

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96-406

10/11/96

1996 Open Season: Carrier Contacts

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96-407

10/11/96

1996 FEHB Open Season: Notice of Plan Withdrawal

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96-408

10/15/96

1996 FEHB Open Season: Notice to Employees

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96-409

10/15/96

1996 FEHB Open season: Processing Open Season Changes

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96-410

10/16/96

FEHB Open Season: Conducting the 1996 Open Season

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96-411

10/16/96

1996 Open Season: Carrier Contacts - Tufts Health Plan

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96-412

10/17/96

1996 FEHB Open Season: Withdrawal of Healthsource South Carolina

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96-413

10/25/96

1996 FEHB Open Season: Withdrawal of SmartPlan

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96-414

11/04/96

1996 FEHB Open Season: Withdrawal of Family Health Plan

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96-415

11/19/96

1996 FEHB Open Season: Withdrawal of Florida 1st

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96-601

09/06/96

Transmittal of a Recently Published FEHB Regulation on the Payment of Premiums during Nonpay Status or Insufficient Pay

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96-701

01/04/96

GPO Print Rider Update

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96-702

01/22/96

Pay and Benefits for Employees Affected by the Lapse in Appropriations

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96-703

03/01/96

Career Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced Federal Employees

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96-704

03/04/96

Upcoming Satellite Broadcast

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96-705

05/08/96

Upcoming Social Security Satellite Broadcast

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96-706

08/01/96

Metro Area Reemployment Center

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96-707

09/01/96

September 11, 1996 Satellite Broadcast

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96-708

10/04/96

Availability of the SSA Handbook

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96-709

10/30/96

Upcoming Satellite Broadcasts

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96-710

11/20/96

Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Annuities; New Variable Interest Rate

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96-711

12/03/96

1996 Federal Employees Health Benefit Open Season Materials Available from the OPM Home Page on the World Wide Web

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96-712

12/13/96

Retirement Information and Materials Available from the OPM Home Page on the World Wide Web

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96-713

12/31/96

Index of Benefits Administration Letters for 1996

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    Updated 2 January 2001