[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR850.201]

[Page 398-399]
 
                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED)
 
PART 850_RETIREMENT SYSTEMS MODERNIZATION--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart B_Applications for Benefits; Elections
 
Sec.  850.201  Applications for benefits.


    (a)(1) Applications and related submissions that otherwise would be 
required by this chapter to be made in writing may instead be submitted 
in such form as the Director prescribes under Sec.  850.104.
    (2) Subject to any directives prescribed by the Director under Sec.  
850.104, applications and related submissions that are otherwise 
required to be made to an individual's employing agency (other than by 
statute) may instead be submitted to the electronic retirement and 
insurance processing system or to OPM.
    (b) Data provided under subpart C of this part are the basis for 
adjudicating claims for CSRS and FERS retirement benefits, and will 
support the administration of FEGLI, FEHB and RFEHB coverage for 
annuitants, under this part.
    (c) For the purposes of this subpart, ``OPM notice'' means the 
notice informing the retiree or other individual of the annuity 
computation rate and of the elections made by the retiree or

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other such individual eligible to make such an election and informing 
him or her of the time limit under Sec.  850.202 or 850.203 for any 
election, revocation or change of election.