CFR /  Title 5  /  Part 839: Correction Of Retirement Coverage Errors Under The Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act

Section No.	Description
Section 839.101	Definitions
Section 839.102	Do these rules apply to me?
Section 839.201	If these rules apply to me because I had a qualifying retirement coverage error, can I choose which retirement plan
Section 839.211	May I make a retirement coverage election if I received a refund of my retirement deductions after I was corrected to FERS?
Section 839.212	May I make a retirement coverage election if I withdrew all or part of my TSP account after I was corrected to FERS?
Section 839.213	Am I disqualified from making an election of retirement coverage under the FERCCA if I withdrew my TSP account after I retired
Section 839.214	May I make a retirement coverage election under the FERCCA if I received a payment as settlement of my claim for losses
Section 839.215	If my qualifying retirement coverage error was that I was put into FERS by mistake and then, after the error was
Section 839.221	Can I make an election if my former spouse is entitled to a portion of my retirement benefits by qualifying court order?
Section 839.231	If a deceased employee's survivors include both a current spouse and a former spouse, or spouses, who are eligible for survivor
Section 839.232	Am I eligible to make an election under the FERCCA if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and none of the conditions
Section 839.241	Do these rules apply to me if I had multiple errors?
Section 839.242	What should I do if I am not sure whether I am or was in the wrong retirement plan?
Section 839.301	Will my employer give me a written explanation?
Section 839.302	Is my employer required to find employees with a retirement coverage error?
Section 839.303	What if my employer does not notify me?
Section 839.304	What can I elect if I was put in CSRS or CSRS Offset by mistake?
Section 839.401	What can I elect if I was put in FERS by mistake?
Section 839.411	What can I elect if my employer moved me out of CSRS or CSRS Offset?
Section 839.501	What can I elect under the FERCCA if my employer put me into FERS by mistake and then I was not allowed to remain in FERS when
Section 839.511	How do I make an election?
Section 839.601	What if I don't make an election?
Section 839.602	Can I later change my election?
Section 839.603	When is my election effective?
Section 839.604	What are the time limits for making an election?
Section 839.611	Can I make a belated election?
Section 839.612	Can I cancel my FERS election if I was in the wrong retirement plan at the time I elected FERS coverage and
Section 839.621	Can I cancel my FERS election if my qualifying retirement coverage error was previously corrected and I now have an election
Section 839.622	If I decide to keep the FERS election in effect, may I change the effective date of the FERS election?
Section 839.623	Is it correct that even though I had a qualifying retirement coverage error under the FERCCA, I may not have a choice
Section 839.701	How do these rules apply to me if I don't have an election right under the FERCCA, but I did have a qualifying retirement
Section 839.702	Do I owe more money if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and the employee retirement deductions for the new
Section 839.801	If I was in CSRS during my qualifying retirement coverage error, paid into the Fund more than I would have paid as a CSRS Offset,
Section 839.802	If I am like the person in the previous question, but the amount I paid as deductions under CSRS is more than the amount
Section 839.803	If my qualifying retirement coverage error occurred while I was a reemployed annuitant, and I am later corrected retroactively to
Section 839.804	Does my employer owe more money if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and the employer retirement contributions
Section 839.811	Will my employer get a refund if I had a qualifying retirement coverage error and the employer retirement contributions
Section 839.812	Who is responsible for correcting my records?
Section 839.821	Which employer is responsible for submitting the employee and employer retirement deductions and contributions and correcting my
Section 839.822	When will my employer begin withholding Social Security taxes if I was erroneously in CSRS during my qualifying retirement
Section 839.901	Will my CSRS retirement deductions be used to pay the Social Security taxes for the period of the qualifying retirement
Section 839.902	What happens to the Social Security taxes I erroneously paid when my employer corrects my retirement coverage to CSRS?
Section 839.903	Does the FERCCA allow me to increase my TSP account if I was in CSRS during my qualifying retirement coverage error and my
Section 839.1001	Will OPM compute the lost earnings if my qualifying retirement coverage error was previously corrected and I made TSP
Section 839.1002	How will OPM compute the amount of lost earnings?
Section 839.1003	Are lost earnings payable if I separated or if the employee died?
Section 839.1004	How are my retirement benefits computed if I elect CSRS or CSRS Offset under this part?
Section 839.1101	How are my retirement benefits computed if I elect FERS under this part?
Section 839.1102	If my qualifying retirement coverage error started when I should have been placed under FERS automatically, but my agency put
Section 839.1103	If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I change the election I originally made at retirement
Section 839.1111	If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I retroactively revoke the waiver of military retired pay
Section 839.1112	If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I change my decision about making a deposit or redeposit
Section 839.1113	Will OPM actuarially reduce my benefit if I elect to change my retirement coverage under these rules?
Section 839.1114	What is an actuarial reduction?
Section 839.1115	If, because of the change in my retirement coverage, I will owe larger deposits for military and civilian service credit,
Section 839.1116	If I elect to change my retirement coverage under the FERCCA, can I get a refund of the service credit deposit I made and
Section 839.1117	Will my annuity be actuarially reduced because I had Government contributions in my TSP account?
Section 839.1118	How is the actuarial reduction for TSP computed?
Section 839.1119	What is the Actuarial Reduction for the Basic Employee Death Benefit (BEDB)?
Section 839.1121	Does receipt of a one-time payment of retirement contributions as a death benefit prevent me from electing CSRS Offset?
Section 839.1122	If I took legal action against my employer because of a qualifying retirement coverage error, can OPM reimburse me for
Section 839.1201	Can OPM waive repayment of a monetary award I received as resolution of the harm caused me by a qualifying retirement coverage
Section 839.1202	Can OPM compensate me for my losses if I did not take any legal action against my employer, but did incur some expenses
Section 839.1203	On what basis will OPM review claims under this subpart?
Section 839.1204	Does the Director of OPM review the claims?
Section 839.1205	How do I submit a claim under this subpart?
Section 839.1206	What if my employer determines my error is not subject to these rules?
Section 839.1301	What types of decisions can I appeal?
Section 839.1302	Are there any types of decisions that I cannot appeal?
Section 839.1303	Is there anything else I can do if I am not satisfied with the way my error was corrected?
Section 839.1304	Purpose