[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR841.306]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 841_FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM_GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart C_Claims Processing
 
Sec. 841.306  Reconsideration.

    (a) Who may file. Except as noted in paragraph (b) of this section, 
any individual whose rights or interests under FERS are affected by an 
OPM decision (under Sec. 841.305) stating the right to request 
reconsideration may request OPM to review its initial decision.
    (b) Actions covered elsewhere. (1) A request for reconsideration of 
termination of annuity payments under 5 U.S.C. 8311 through 22 will be 
made in accordance with the procedures set out in subpart K of part 831 
of this chapter.
    (2) A request for reconsideration of a decision to collect a debt 
will be made in accordance with Sec. 845.204(b).
    (3) A decision on court orders affecting FERS benefits will be made 
in accordance with subpart I of this part.
    (c) Reconsideration. A request for reconsideration, when applicable, 
must be in writing, must include the applicant's name, address, date of 
birth and claim number, if applicable, and must state the basis for the 
request.
    (d) Time limits on reconsideration. (1) A request for 
reconsideration must be received by OPM within 30 calendar days from the 
date of the initial decision.
    (2) The Associate Director's representative responsible for 
reconsiderations may extend the time limit for filing when the requestor 
shows that he or she was not notified of the time limit and was not 
otherwise aware of it, or that he or she was prevented by circumstances 
beyond his or her control from making the request within the time limit.
    (e) Final decision. After any applicable reconsideration, the 
Associate Director's representative will issue a final decision that 
must be in writing,

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must fully set forth the findings and conclusions of the 
reconsideration, and must contain notice of the right to request an 
appeal provided in Sec. 841.308. Copies of the final decision must be 
sent to the individual, to any competing claimants and, where 
applicable, to the agency.