The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has Governmentwide responsibility and oversight for Federal benefits administration. These pages contain the Benefits Administration Letters (BALs) used for program administration. The BALs provide guidance to agencies on various aspects of Federal administration.
| 11-112 |
12/2011 |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
[84 KB]
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| 11-111 |
12/2011 |
Revised Present Value Factors and Discount Factors |
[167 KB]
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| 11-109 |
10/2011 |
Additional Guidance to BAL 10-102, Non-Foreign Area Retirement Equity Assurance |
[849 KB]
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| Attachment 4 |
[30 KB]
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| Attachment 5 |
[204 KB]
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| 11-108 |
08/2011 |
Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions (Civil Service Retirement System), Standard Form 2802 |
[80 KB]
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| 11-107 |
08/2011 |
Fact Sheets on Retirement Scams |
[66 KB]
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| Help Your Employees Achieve Their Retirement Dream |
[637 KB]
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| Early Retirement Seminars |
[611 KB]
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| 11-106 |
08/2011 |
Temporarily Decrease in Social Security Employee Tax Rate |
[159 KB]
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| 11-105 |
08/2011 |
Documentation in Support of Disability Retirement, Standard Form 3112, dated May 2011 |
[79 KB]
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| 11-104 |
02/2011 |
Agency Retirement Financial Education Plans |
[76 KB]
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| 11-103 |
02/2011 |
Authority to Redeposit Refunds under the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) |
[67 KB]
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| 11-102 |
03/2011 |
Guidance on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Provisions on Sick Leave for FERS Retirees |
[35 KB]
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| 11-101 |
03/2011 |
Annual Changes |
[44 KB]
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| 11-205 |
11/2011 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Announcing New FEGLI
Premiums |
[171 KB]
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| Attachment: New FEGLI Premiums |
[249 KB]
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| 11-204 |
06/2011 |
Interim IRS Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of the Cost of Group Health Insurance Coverage |
[45 KB]
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| 11-203 |
03/2011 |
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the Affordable Care Act: Covering Children until Age 26 |
[45 KB]
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| Attachment 1: Notice for Federal Children: Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program |
[18 KB]
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| Attachment 2: Certification for Foster Children |
[10 KB]
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| 11-202 |
02/2011 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Revisions of FE-6, Claim for Death Benefits and FE-6 DEP, Statement of Claim-Option C Family Life Insurance |
[44 KB]
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| 11-201 |
02/2011 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Announcing New FEGLI Regulations |
[193 KB]
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| Attachment 1: Instructions for Completing the Option B/C Sections of the SF 2818 "Continuation of Life Insurance Coverage as an Annuitant or Compensationer" |
[52 KB]
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| Attachment 2: Certification for Foster Children |
[41 KB]
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| 11-310 |
11/2011 |
FEHBP Cost Factor for First Quarter of FY 2012 |
[73 KB] |
| 11-309 |
11/2011 |
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Announcing New FEGLI Premiums |
[59 KB] |
| Attachment: Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Announcing New FEGLI Premiums |
[22 KB]
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| 11-308 |
11/2011 |
Calendar Year 2012 Interest Rate |
[119 KB] |
| Attachment 1: Composite Interest Rates |
[42 KB]
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| 11-307 |
10/2011 |
2012 FEHB Withholdings and Contribution Rates |
[71 KB] |
| 11-306 |
08/2011 |
September 2011 Headcount |
[302 KB] |
| 11-305 |
08/2011 |
Fiscal Year 2011 Factors for Calculating Imputed Costs |
[225 KB] |
| 11-304 |
06/2011 |
Changes to FERS Contribution Rates for Fiscal Year 2012 |
[93 KB] |
| 11-303 |
03/2011 |
FEHBP Cost Factor for Third Quarter of FY 2011 |
[28 KB] |
| 11-302 |
02/2011 |
March 2011 Headcount |
[29 KB] |
| 11-301 |
01/2011 |
FEHBP Cost Factor for Second Quarter of FY 2011 |
[32 KB] |
| 11-405 |
09/2011 |
2011 Federal Benefits Open Season: FEHB Program Significant Plan
Changes |
[201 KB]
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| Attachment 1: FEDVIP Significant Plan Changes for 2012 |
[51 KB]
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| Attachment 2: FEHB Significant Plan Changes for 2012 |
[188 KB]
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| Attachment 3: Plan Termination FastFacts |
[112 KB]
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| 11-404 |
09/2011 |
2011 Federal Benefits Open Season: Conducting the Open Season |
[39 KB]
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| Attachment 1: Inform Employees and Provide Information about Open Season |
[87 KB]
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| Attachment 2: FSAFEDS Program Flyer |
[180 KB]
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| Attachment 3: Going Green - FEHB Brochure |
[14 KB]
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| Attachment 4: FastFacts Open Season is Coming |
[48 KB]
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| Attachment 5: FastFacts What to Consider |
[29 KB]
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| Attachment 6: Advise Employees on the Federal Benefits Programs |
[35 KB]
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| Attachment 7: Process Enrollment Actions |
[25 KB]
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| 11-403 |
09/2011 |
2011 Federal Benefits Open Season: Ordering and Distributing Materials |
[202 KB]
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| Attachment 1: Going Green - FEHB Brochure |
[165 KB]
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| Attachment 2: Easy to Use Chart for Ordering and Distributing Materials |
[323 KB]
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| Attachment 3: Specific Plan Contacts for Ordering FEDVIP Brochures and Open Season Fairs |
[48 KB]
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| Attachment 4: FEHB Plan Contacts for Requesting HMO Brochure |
[254 KB]
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| Attachment 5: FEHB Plan Contacts Regarding Enrollment |
[236 KB]
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| Attachment 6: Open FFS FEHB Contacts for Ordering Materials for the Visually Impaired |
[47 KB]
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| Attachment 7: FEHB Plan Contacts for Organizing Open Season Fairs |
[191 KB]
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| 11-402 |
08/2011 |
2011 Federal Benefits Open Season: Rider Information |
[34 KB]
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| Attachment A: 2011 Federal Benefits Open Season 2011 Rider Information |
[42 KB]
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| 11-401 |
07/2011 |
2011 Federal Benefits Open Season: Announcement |
[48 KB]
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| Attachment A: 2011 Open Season Checklist |
[54 KB]
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| Attachment B: 2011 Open Season Resources |
[249 KB]
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| Attachment C: 2011 Frequently Questioned Services |
[62 KB]
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| Attachment D: 2011 Circle 'Round Your Benefits |
[752 KB]
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| 11-801 |
02/2011 |
The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS): 2011 Administrative Fees |
[27 KB] |
| 11-802 |
11/2011 |
The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS): 2012 Administrative Fees/td>
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[49 KB] |
| 11-901 |
02/2011 |
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program - Open Season April 4 - June 24, 2011 |
[29 KB] |