Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act (FERCCA)
Benefits Administration Letters
Benefits Administration Letters (BAL) provide guidance to agencies on various aspects of Federal benefits administration. The following list of BALs are specific to the processing of FERCCA cases. Click here to view additional BALs.
05-103 |
03/17/2005 |
Retirement Coverage Error Correction: Correction of Errors that Provide an Election |
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Attachment 1 - COMMON RETIREMENT PLANS AND CORRESPONDING CODE |
[20 KB] |
Attachment 2 - EXAMPLES OF DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN RETIREMENT AND SOCIAL SECURITY |
[100 KB] |
Attachment 3 - MONIES PAID TO THE CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT & DISABILITY FUND |
[87 KB] |
Attachment 4 - Examples of the amounts agencies must pay for TSP for employees who are erroneously in CSRS or CSRS Offset but belong in FERS and who elect FERS coverage. |
[23 KB] |
Attachment 5 - SAMPLE LETTER NOTIFYING FORMER AGENCY OF SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS CORRECTION NEEDED |
[12 KB] |
Attachment 6 - SAMPLE LETTER NOTIFYING EMPLOYEE OF TIME LIMIT WAIVER |
[11 KB] |
Attachment 7 - SAMPLE LETTER DENYING WAIVER OF TIME LIMIT |
[12 KB] |
Attachment 8 - ANNUAL ELECTIVE DEFERRAL LIMITS (1987 THROUGH 2005) |
[14 KB] |
05-102 |
02/28/2005 |
Revised Present Value FActors and Discount Factors |
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04-108 |
12/22/2004 |
Making FERCCA Eligibility Determinations |
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Attachment 1 - FERCCA Eligibility Determination Worksheet |
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Attachment 2 - Sample Letters |
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Attachment 3 - OOP Guidelines |
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04-107 |
12/22/2004 |
Required Agency Actions for Retirement Coverage
Error Corrections |
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Attachment 1 |
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04-106 |
12/22/2004 |
Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections
Act (FERCCA): Agency Administrative Issues - Frequently Asked Questions |
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Attachment 1 |
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Attachment 2 |
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03-104 |
04/15/2003 |
Retirement Coverage Error Correction: Correction
of Errors that do not Provide an Election |
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Attachment A - Common Retirement Plans & Corresponding Codes |
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Attachment B - Examples of Distribution of Monies Between Retirement
& Social Security |
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02-310 |
05/14/2002 |
FERCCA - Corrections of Erroneous FERS Coverage
Lasting Less Than 3 Years |
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Attachment |
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02-304 |
02/06/2002 |
CSRS Withholdings for CSRS-Offset Employees Who
Are HB-PC Participants |
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02-103 |
05/07/2002 |
Retirement Coverage Error Correction: Erroneous
FERS Coverage in Effect for Less than 3 Years |
[27 KB] |
Attachment 1 - Correcting Erroneous FERS Coverage |
[153 KB] |
Attachment 2 - Model Notice of Error Subject to Correction under
FERCCA |
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Attachment 3 - Model Notice of the Opportunity to Decline FERS
Coverage |
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Attachment 4 - Thrift Savings Plan Correction Instructions |
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Attachment 5 - Employee Decision Guide - Should be CSRS instead
of FERS |
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Attachment 6 - Employee Decision Guide - Should be CSRS Offset
instead of FERS |
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01-107 |
06/19/2001 |
Firefighter Pay Reform Act, PL 105-277, Attachment
C - Correcting Retirement Records for Previous Employees |
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Attachment |
[11 KB] |
00-114 |
12/13/2000 |
FERCCA Implementation |
[22 KB] |
Attachment |
[19 KB] |
00-113 |
11/03/2000 |
Correcting Retirement Coverage Errors |
[15 KB] |
Attachment |
[11 KB] |
00-111 |
09/29/2000 |
Status on Retirement Coverage Error Corrections
Legislation |
[11 KB] |
Attachment |
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00-110 |
07/28/2000 |
Status on Retirement Coverage Error Corrections
Legislation |
[21 KB] |
Attachment |
[13 KB] |
00-108 |
06/02/2000 |
Change in Procedures for Retirement Coverage Errors
Resulting from the Conner v. Office of Personnel Management Decision |
[17 KB] |
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