The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Government wide 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 benefits administration.
97-101 |
01/17/97 |
Availability of Revised FERS Refund Application Forms, SF 3106 and SF
3106A |
[20 KB]
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97-102 |
02/10/97 |
Direct Deposit to Canada |
[50 KB] |
97-103 |
02/19/97 |
Potential Retirement Changes related to the Budget |
[22 KB] |
97-104 |
03/05/97 |
Tax Status of New Death Gratuity Payment Authority |
[23 KB] |
97-105 |
06/18/97 |
Certain FERS Employees with Previous NAFI Service Need to Make a Service
Credit Election |
[49 KB] |
97-106 |
08/13/97 |
Retirement Changes in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 |
[16 KB] |
97-107 |
09/25/97 |
Corrections of Automatic FERS Coverage for Employees
With 5 Years of Civilian Service Before 1987 |
[30 KB] |
97-108 |
10/03/97 |
Possible New FERS Open Enrollment Period |
[17 KB] |
97-109 |
10/09/97 |
Standard Form 2802, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions (CSRS).
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[13 KB] |
97-110 |
10/09/97 |
SF 2803, Application to Make Deposit or Redeposit (CSRS), and SF 3108,
Application to Make Service Credit Payment for Civilian Service (FERS) |
[15 KB] |
97-111 |
10/15/97 |
State Tax and Savings Bond Deductions from Annuity Payments under the
Civil Service and Federal Employees Retirement Systems |
[16 KB] |
97-112 |
10/20/97 |
Line Item Veto of FERS Open Enrollment Period |
[15 KB] |
97-113 |
11/28/97 |
New Federal Income Tax Rules for Annuities Commencing After December
31, 1997 |
[14 KB] |
97-114 |
12/11/97 |
Notice of Change to the Rules on Correction of Administrative Errors
Affecting Thrift Savings Plan Accounts |
[21 KB] |
97-201 |
03/04/97 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Rcent Legislation Requires
Agencies to Advance the Employee Share of FEHB Premiums During Periods of
Nonpay Status or Insufficient Pay. |
[36 KB] |
97-202 |
03/05/97 |
FEHB Enrollment Reconciliation |
[131 KB] |
97-203 |
03/05-97 |
Special Enrollment Period for Enrollees in Prudential Healthcare HMO-MA.
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[31 KB] |
97-204 |
04/02/97 |
Gratuities Offered by Federal Employees Health Benefit Carriers. |
[21 KB] |
97-205 |
08/15/97 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity to Enroll
and Change Enrollment. |
[78 KB] |
97-206 |
08/15/97 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Continued Coverage
for Disabled Children Over Age 22. |
[16 KB] |
97-207 |
09/25/97 |
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance; Miscellaneous
Changes and Information |
[21 KB] |
97-208 |
09/25/97 |
New legislation affecting the FEHB Program |
[40 KB] |
97-209 |
09/29/97 |
Health and Life Insurance Changes under the Balanced
Budget Act of 1997 |
[18 KB] |
97-210 |
10/07/97 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Implementing New Regulations
on Opportunities to Enroll and Change Enrollment. |
[19 KB] |
97-211 |
10/30/97 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: New FEGLI Regulations |
[111 KB] |
97-212 |
10/31/97 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: New Maximum Amounts |
[15 KB] |
97-213 |
11/31/97 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Revision of SF 2817 (Life Insurance
Election) |
[12 KB] |
97-401 |
08/14/97 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Open Season - Introduction.
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[14 KB] |
97-402 |
08/29/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Ordering
and Distribution of Open Season Materials |
[27 KB] |
97-403 |
10/07/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant
Plan Changes |
[52 KB] |
97-404 |
10/03/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Carrier
Contacts |
[2.2 MB] |
97-405 |
10/09/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Notice
to Employees |
[21 KB] |
97-406 |
10/09/97 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Conducting the 1997
Open Season |
[31 KB] |
97-407 |
10/09/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Processing
Open season Changes |
[25 KB] |
97-408 |
10/17/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: FEHB
Guide Shipment Delay |
[12 KB] |
97-409 |
10/21/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: BlueChoice
Health Plan |
[12 KB] |
97-410 |
11/07/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Health
Fairs |
[12 KB] |
97-411 |
11/10/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Errors
in Open Season Materials |
[14 KB] |
97-412 |
12/9/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: MVP
Health Plan (New York) - Reduction of Service Area |
[12 KB] |
97-413 |
12/11/97 |
1997 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Blue
Cross Blue Shield Service benefit Plan - Change of Preferred Providers in
Northeastern Pennsylvania |
[9 KB] |
97-601 |
12/11/97 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Proposed Disenrollment
Regulations |
[25 KB] |
97-602 |
07/29/97 |
Retirement and Insurance Benefits When an Annuitant Is Missing -- Proposed
Regulation. |
[29 KB] |
97-701 |
01/14/97 |
Revised Substitute Forms Policy |
[38 KB] |
97-702 |
06/18/97 |
Announcement of the new Benefits Administration Letter (BAL) format.
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[11 KB] |
97-703 |
07/10/97 |
June 1997 Rider Information |
[52 KB] |
97-704 |
07/25/97 |
Availability of a Computer Model to Help Employees Make Retirement Coverage
Elections Under Public Law 104-106. |
[14 KB] |
97-705 |
10/02/97 |
Benefits Center is now available |
[23 KB] |
97-706 |
11/28/97 |
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Annuities; New Variable Interest Rate
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[30 KB] |