2007 Benefits Administration Letters

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

BAL Number	Date	Subject	Format
100 Series		Retirement Policy and Process Issues
07-101	04/25/06	Annual Changes	[57 KB]
07-102	04/23/07	Retirement Financial Education Plans	[50 KB]
07-103	07/02/07	Hatch v OPM: Allowing Full-Time Credit for Employees on Workers Compensation Who Work Part-Time but Have a Full-Time Appointment	[33 KB]
07-104	10/12/2007	New Nationwide FEDMER procedures
		Attachment: FEDMER Social Security Disability Eligibility Statement	[143 KB]
200 Series		Insurance Policy and Process Issues
07-201	03/12/06	Pre-tax treatment of FEHB and FLTCIP premiums for Retired Public Safety Officers under section 845 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006	[34 KB]
07-202	04/06/07	Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Pre-Tax Health Savings Account Allotments for Federal Employees	[30 KB]
07-203	07/31/07	Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program: New and Redefined SF 50 Codes	[35 KB]
07-204	10/24/07	California wildfires and the FEHB, FEGLI, FEDVIP, FLTCIP and FSAFEDS Programs	[35 KB]
07-205	11/30/07	Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) and Premium Pay	[46 KB]
07-206	12/13/07	Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Requests for Information	[48 KB]
300 Series		Payroll and Financial Management Guidance
07-301	02/28/06	March 2007 Headcount	[36 KB]
07-302	03/27/06	FEHBP Cost Factor for Second Quarter of FY 2007
07-303	06/07	FEHBP Cost Factor for Third Quarter of FY 2007	[40 KB]
07-304	06/07	Changes to FERS Contribution Rates for Fiscal Year 2008	[50 KB]
07-305	08/07	Fiscal Year 2007 Factors for Calculating Imputed Costs
		Attachment - 2007 Cost Factors for the CSRS FERS
07-306	08/07	September 2007 Headcount	[32 KB]
07-307	09/28	FSAFEDS Program: New Procedure for Paying Administrative Fees	[51 KB]
07-308	10/09/07	2008 FEHB Withholdings and Contribution Rates
07-309	11/28/07	Calendar Year 2008 Interest Rate	[34 KB]
07-310	12/07	FEHBP Cost Factor for First Quarter of FY 2008	[32 KB]
400 Series
07-401	08/21/07	2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: What's New	[51 KB]
07-402	08/21/07	2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Rider Information	[33 KB]
		Attachment: Benefits Administration Letter 07-402-2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Rider Information	[34 KB]
07-403	08/28/07	2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Materials	[81 KB]
		Attachment 1: Plan Contact Information for FEDVIP Brochures	[55 KB]
		Attachment 2: Plan Contacts for Brochure Orders	[170 KB]
		Attachment 3: Plan Contacts for Enrollment Forms	[170 KB]
07-404	10/04/07	2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Conducting the Open Season	[83 KB]
07-405	10/15/07	2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Overall Program Changes including FEHB Program Significant Plan Changes	[53 KB]
		Attachment: Overall Program Changes including FEHB Program Significant Plan Changes	[159 KB]
07-405 UDPATED	10/30/07	2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Overall Program Changes including FEHB Program Significant Plan Changes (UPDATED to include corrections and revisions that occurred after October 15, 2007)	[53 KB]
		Attachment: Overall Program Changes including FEHB Program Significant Plan Changes	[159 KB]