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Financial Management Letters

 

Financial Management Letters

Note:

OPM ceased publication of the Financial Management Letters on December 30, 2000. Starting with 2001, this information is now published in Benefits Administration Letters in the 300 series (i.e., the first Benefits Administration Letter providing information to agency financial offices is BAL 01-301). See below for links to pre-2001 Financial Management Letters:

2000

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Government wide responsibility and oversight for Federal benefits administration. This page contains the Financial Management Letters used to advise Federal agencies about various aspects of benefits administration.

Financial Management Letters (FMLs)
FML NumberDateTitle
F-00-01 03/15/00 Compendium of 1999 Financial Management Letters
Attachment
F-00-02 02/8/00 Health Insurance Premium Conversion
Attachment
F-00-03 05/4/00 Joint Benefit Officer/Payroll Meeting
F-00-04 08/11/00 Financial Management Information Improvements
F-00-05 08/28/00 Reconciliation of Intergovernmental Balances: Accounting for the "Straddling Pay Period"
F-00-06 09/15/00 Accounting for Offsets From Pay of Reemployed Annuitants>
F-00-07 10/16/00 2000 Cost Factors for Pension and Other Retirement Benefits
Attachment A
Attachment B
F-00-08 11/15/00 Fiscal Year 2000 Confirmation of Intragovernmental Account Balances
Attachment
F-00-09 11/17/00 Fiscal Year 2000 Intragovernmental Account Balances
Attachment

1999

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Government wide responsibility and oversight for Federal benefits administration. This page contains the Financial Management Letters used to advise Federal agencies about various aspects of benefits administration.

Financial Management Letters (FMLs)
FML NumberDateTitle
F-99-01 01/08/99 Compendium of 1998 Financial Management Letters
F-99-02 02/09/99 Index of 1999 Benefits Administration Letters
F-99-03 02/05/99 Assurance Regarding Health Benefit Cost Factor
F-99-04 02/16/99 Modernizing Today
F-99-05 06/10/99 98-08 Agreed Upon Life Insurance Procedure
F-99-06 08/20/99 Interdepartmental Eliminations
F-99-07 08/13/99 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance: Option C and Portability Changes
F-99-08 09/30/99 Accounting for and Reporting Imputed Costs
F-99-09 10/15/99 1999 Cost Factors for Pension and Other Retirement Benefits

1998

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Government wide responsibility and oversight for Federal benefits administration. This page contains the Financial Management Letters used to advise Federal agencies about various aspects of benefits administration.

Financial Management Letters (FMLs)
FML NumberDateTitle
F-98-01 01/14/98 Compendium of 1997 Financial Management Letters
F-98-02 01/30/98 Material Relating to Accounting for Pension Costs
F-98-03 02/10/98 You are invited to the 1998 Benefits Officers Conference
F-98-04 04/24/98 FERS Open Season
F-98-05 04/24/98 The Conner Decision
F-98-06 09/04/98 1998 Cost Factors and Other Retirement Benefits Expenses
F-98-07 10/23/98 1998 Cost Factors for Pension and Other Retirement Benefits Expenses
F-98-08 11/10/98 Federal Employees Life Insurance Improvement Act
F-98-09 12/23/98 Interdepartmental Eliminations

1997

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Government wide responsibility and oversight for Federal benefits administration. This page contains the Financial Management Letters used to advise Federal agencies about various aspects of benefits administration.

Financial Management Letters (FMLs)
FML NumberDateTitle
F-97-01 01/13/97 Reminder: Supplemental Contributions Required for VSIP'S
F-97-01A 01/17/97 Compendium of 1996 Financial Management Letters
F-97-02 05/30/97 Enrollment Reconciliation and Death Gratuity Payments
F-97-03 08/21/97 Transmittal of Payroll Office Letters
F-97-04 08/20/97 September 1997 Headcount
F-97-05 09/02/97 Headcount Reporting
F-97-06 08/19/97 Revision of Health Benefits Open Season File Format
F-97-07 08/27/97 Revised CSRS and FERS Contribution Rates
F-97-08 10/23/97 Cost Factors for Pensions and Other Retirement Benefits
F-97-09 11/19/97 Assurance Regarding Cost Factors
F-97-10 00/00/97 Financial Management Letter not issued
F-97-11 00/00/97 Financial Management Letter not issued
F-97-12 11/17/97 Salary Offset
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