Benefits Administration Letters

Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Corrections Act (FERCCA)

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.

Benefits Administration Letters
BAL Number	Date	Subject
10-104	05/25/2010	Preparing Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Correction Act (FERCCA) Decision Packages
		Appendix I: Erroneous CSRS Coverage Employee Belongs in FERS: Election Between CSRS Offset and FERS
		Appendix II: Erroneous CSRS Offset Coverage Employee Belongs in FERS: Election Between CSRS Offset and FERS
		Appendix III: Erroneous CSRS Coverage Employee Belongs in Social Security Only: Election Between CSRS Offset and Social Security Only
		Appendix IV: Erroneous CSRS Offset Coverage Employee Belongs in Social Security Only: Election Between CSRS Offset and Social Security Only
		Appendix V: Erroneous FERS Coverage Employee Belongs in CSRS: Election Between FERS or CSRS
		Appendix VI: Erroneous FERS Employee Belongs in CSRS Offset: Election Between FERS or CSRS Offset
		Appendix VII: Erroneous FERS Employee Belongs in Social Security Only: Election Between FERS or Social Security Only
		Appendix A: Actuarial Charts for Actuarial Reductions
05-103	03/17/05	Retirement Coverage Error Correction: Correction of Errors that Provide an Election
		Attachment 1 - Common Retirement Plans and Corresponding Code
		Attachment 2 - Examples of Distribution of Employee Contributions Between Retirement and Social Security
		Attachment 3 - Monies Paid to the Civil Service Retirement & Disability Fund
		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.
		Attachment 5 - Sample Letter Notifying Former Agency of Social Security Earnings Correction Needed
		Attachment 6 - Sample Letter Notifying Employee of Time Limit Waiver
		Attachment 7 - Sample Letter Denying Waiver of Time Limit
		Attachment 8 - Annual Elective Defferal Limits(1987 through 2005)
05-102	02/28/2005	Revised Present Value Factors and Discount Factors
04-108	12/22/04	Making Eligibility Determinations Under The Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Correction Act (FERCCA)
		Attachment 1 - FERCCA Determination Eligibility Worksheet
		Attachment 2 - Sample Letters
		Attachment 3 - FERCCA Out-of-Pocket Guidelines
04-107	12/22/04	Required Agency Actions for Retirement Coverage Error Corrections
04-107	12/22/04	Attachment 1 Common Retirement Plans and Corresponding Codes
04-106	12/22/04	Federal Erroneous Retirement Coverage Correction Act (FERCCA): Agency Administrative Issues - Frequently Asked Questions
		Attachment 1: Sample Letter - Notice Of The Right To Request A Waiver Of The Election Time Limit
		Attachment 2: Sample Letter - Denial Of Waiver
03-104	04/15/03	Retirement Coverage Error Correction: Correction of Errors that do not Provide an Election
		Attachment A - Common Retirement Plans & Corresponding Codes
		Attachment B - Examples of Distribution of Monies Between Retirement & Social Security
02-310	05/14/2002	FERCCA - Corrections of Erroneous FERS Coverage Lasting Less Than 3 Years
02-310	05/14/2002	Attachment
02-304	02/06/2002	CSRS Withholdings for CSRS-Offset Employees Who Are HB-PC Participants
02-103	05/07/02	Retirement Coverage Error Correction: Erroneous FERS Coverage in Effect for Less than 3 Years
		Attachment 1 - Correcting Erroneous FERS Coverage
		Attachment 2 - Model Notice of Error Subject to Correction under FERCCA
		Attachment 3 - Model Notice of the Opportunity to Decline FERS Coverage
		Attachment 4 - Thrift Savings Plan Correction Instructions
		Attachment 5 - Employee Decision Guide - Should be CSRS instead of FERS
		Attachment 6 - Employee Decision Guide - Should be CSRS Offset instead of FERS
01-107	06/19/2001	Firefighter Pay Reform Act, PL 105-277, Attachment C - Correcting Retirement Records for Previous Employees
01-107	06/19/2001	Attachment
00-114	12/13/00	FERCCA Implementation
00-114	12/13/00	Attachment
00-113	11/3/00	Correcting Retirement Coverage Errors
00-113	11/3/00	Attachment
00-111	09/29/00	Status on Retirement Coverage Error Corrections Legislation
00-111	09/29/00	Attachment
00-110	07/28/00	Status on Retirement Coverage Error Corrections Legislation
00-110	07/28/00	Attachment
00-108	06/02/2000	Change in Procedures for Retirement Coverage Errors Resulting from the Conner v. Office of Personnel Management Decision