Contact Information

Bureau of the Census
Human Resources Division
Pay, Benefits & Services Branch

Mailing address:
Pay, Benefits & Services Branch
U.S. Census Bureau
HRD Call Center, Room 2J432
4600 Silver Hill Road
Washington, DC 20233

Telephone:
(800) 871-5816 or
(301) 763-HR4U (4748)

FAX:
(301) 763-0335 or 0382

Contact benefits staff for forms and information on the following:

Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) Program

Eligibility
Enrollment
Premium Conversion
Change in Plan/Option
Open Season
Claims and Appeals
Continuation of coverage while intermittent or on leave-without-pay
Direct pay premiums while in non-pay status
Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) provisions for self and family members
Converting to an individual policy
Spouse Equity Enrollment for former spouses
Continuation of coverage for children over age 22 and incapable of self-support
Continuing FEHB as a compensationer
Continuing FEHB into retirement

Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program

Eligibility
Enrollment
Changing election
Beneficiaries
Continuation of coverage while intermittent or on LWOP
Living Benefits for the terminally ill
Assignment of life insurance
Converting to an individual policy
Continuing FEGLI as a compensationer
Continuing FEGLI into retirement
Accidental death and dismemberment
Filing a claim

Flexible Spending Accounts

Eligibility
Enrollment
Long Term Care Insurance
Eligibility
Enrollment
Unpaid Compensation
Beneficiaries
Death benefits

Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), CSRS Offset, the Federal Employees

Retirement System (FERS), and Social Security
Eligibility
Withholdings
Beneficiaries
Age and service requirements
Retirement service computation date (RET-SCD)
Sick leave credit
Annuity estimates
Retirement application package
Optional, Early Optional, Disability, Discontinued Service, and Deferred Retirement
FERS supplemental annuity
Alternative Form of Annuity
Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (Buyouts)
FERS transfer considerations
Refunds
Refund of excess CSRS deductions for FERS employees
Redeposit of prior refund
Deposit due for non-deduction (temporary) service
Post-1956 military deposit
Voluntary contribution accounts
Reemployment of annuitants
Survivor benefits
Lump sum death benefits
Spouse Equity provisions for former spouses
Pension Offset Provision
Windfall Elimination Provision
Social Security s Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement
Medicare

Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)

Eligibility
Contributions
Annual tax-deferred limitation
TSP investment funds
Interest rates
Loans
Vesting
TSP-SCD
Beneficiaries
Court Orders
Withdrawal options
Annuities