5 CFR 839.702 - How do these rules apply to me if I don't have an election right under the FERCCA, but I did have a qualifying retirement coverage error?

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§ 839.701 - Is it correct that even though I had a qualifying retirement coverage error under the FERCCA, I may not have a choice of retirement coverage?

§ 839.702 - How do these rules apply to me if I don't have an election right under the FERCCA, but I did have a qualifying retirement coverage error?

§ 839.701 - Is it correct that even though I had a qualifying retirement coverage error under the FERCCA, I may not have a choice of retirement coverage?

Under the FERCCA, the types of retirement coverage errors listed in § 839.241 trigger a right to make a retirement coverage election. The following chart summarizes the types of errors that do not trigger an election right:

You are in:	And you belong in:	Your coverage must be corrected to:
CSRS Offset	CSRS	CSRS.
CSRS	CSRS Offset	CSRS Offset.
Social Security-Only	CSRS	CSRS.
Social Security-Only	CSRS Offset	CSRS Offset.
Social Security-Only	FERS	FERS.

§ 839.702 - How do these rules apply to me if I don't have an election right under the FERCCA, but I did have a qualifying retirement coverage error?

After your retirement coverage is corrected to the proper plan, your retirement deductions will be adjusted in accordance with subpart H of this part and your Social Security taxes will be adjusted in accordance with subpart I of this part, if applicable. You may also file a claim for losses in accordance with subpart L of this part.

authority: Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770

source: 66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 5 CFR 839.702