Office of Personnel Management

Retirement and Insurance Group

1920 1954 1959 

 

1986 

Benefits Administration Letter

Number: 95-710 Date: October 10, 1995 

SUBJECT October 1995 Rider Information 

Attached is the October 1995 list of Retirement and Insurance Service's (RIS) Rider. Your agency

should receive the rider through regular distribution of the rider. Agencies may order the publications

listed by riding the OPM printing items indicated below. Field and regional offices should submit

their requirements to their department or agency Washington, DC, area headquarters printing office

before November 24, 1995, which is the cutoff date. For further information, call (202) 606-1844.

The actual cost will vary, depending upon the various specifications and quantity. Therefore the

most economical way of obtaining bulk quantities is to ride OPM's printing requisitions.

Mary M. Sugar, Chief

Agency Services Division

Attachment

 
RIDER INFO

October 1995 List of Upcoming OPM Publications

OPM is offering a reprint of the following pamphlets. All inquiries on this rider

should be directed to Retirement and Insurance Service (202) 606-0623.

RI 20-59,

Information for

Annuitants

This is the latest edition, September 1993. The pamphlet addresses those questions about

benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System most frequently asked by retirees and

their families.

This 48-page pamphlet is 89 x 216mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2") and is printed in black ink on white

sub. 50 offset book stock with a self cover. The previous printing cost was approximately

$.50 per copy. OPM does not stock this item. This item is stocked for sale by the

Superintendent of Documents, GPO, but riding OPM's printing requisition is the most

economical way to obtain bulk supplies.

RI 25-26,

Information for

Survivor

 Annuitants

This is the latest edition, July 1995. The pamphlet describes survivors' entitlement to

benefits under CSRS; this includes widows, widowers, former spouses, and children of

deceased Federal employees and annuitants. A more detailed discussion of children's

benefits is found in RI 25-27.

This 35-page pamphlet is 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2") and is printed in black ink on white

sub. 50 offset book stock with a self cover. The printing cost is approximately $.15 per

copy. OPM does not stock this item. This item is stocked for sale by the Superintendent of

Documents, GPO, but riding OPM's printing requisition is the most economical way to obtain

bulk supplies.

RI 25-27,

Survivor

Benefits

for Children

This is the revised November 1995 edition. It addresses a child's entitlement to benefits as

the survivor of a deceased former Federal employee, including the continuation of entitlement

between the ages of 18 and 22 if the child is a student, and continued entitlement beyond

age 18 if the child is disabled.

This 20-page pamphlet is 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2") and is printed in black ink on white

sub. 40 offset book stock with a self cover. The previous printing cost was $.25 per copy.

OPM does not stock this item. This item is stocked for sale by the Superintendent of

Documents, GPO, but riding OPM's printing requisition is the most economical way to obtain

bulk supplies.

RI 30-13,

Information for

Disability Annuitants

This is the latest edition, March 1995, of the pamphlet which describes the eligibility,

benefits, and limitation of disability retirement under the Civil Service Retirement System.

The pamphlet describes annuity computation, medical reviews, earnings while receiving

disability benefits, reemployment, future annuity rights, and other information.

This is a 28-page, 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2") pamphlet, printed in black ink on white sub.

40 offset book stock with a self cover. The previous printing cost was approximately $.10

per copy. OPM does not stock this item. This item is stocked for sale by the Superintendent of

Documents, GPO, but riding OPM's printing requisition is the most economical way to obtain

bulk supplies.
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New Item RI 38-

126,

Life Events and

Your

Retirement and Retirement and

Insurance

Benefits

(for Annuitants)

This pamphlet, dated October 1995, gives information retirees need when various

circumstances in their lives change -- for example, when they move, they marry or they

divorce. It tells the best way to get in touch with OPM and what OPM needs to know in

order to help them more quickly. This is a helpful pamphlet to give retiring employees.

This pamphlet is 140 x 216 mm (5-1/2" x 8-1/2"), printed in black ink on white sub. 50 offset

book stock with a vellum cover. Since this is a new pamphlet, no previous cost information

is available. OPM will not stock this item. Therefore, riding OPM's printing requisition is the

only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 76-10,

Assignment of

FEGLI Insurance

This form, dated January 1995, is used by employees and annuitants to assign their FEGLI

coverage to another person(s), firm(s) or trust(s).

This three-part carbon-interleaf form is 216 x 279 mm (8 1//2" x 11"), printed in black ink on

sub. 20 cw writing blue stock. The previous printing cost was $.10 per hundred. OPM does

not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain

copies.

RI 76-12,

Information for

Civil

Service Retirees Service Retirees

About the

Federal

Employee's

Group Life

Insurance

This is the latest edition, February 1995, of this pamphlet that describes the Federal

Employees' Group Life Insurance Program. It provides information on how coverage after

retirement changes and may be changed, the effect of reemployment in the Federal

Government, how to designate a beneficiary for life insurance, and how that beneficiary may

apply for benefits in the event of the death of the insured.

This 32-page pamphlet is 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2"), and is printed in black ink on white

sub. 50 offset book stock with a self cover. The previous printing cost was $.10 per copy.

OPM does not stock this item. This item is stocked for sale by the Superintendent of

Documents, GPO, but riding OPM'S printing requisition is the most economical way to

obtain bulk supplies.

New Item New Item New Item New Item RI 76-21,

FEGLI Booklet

This is the first time this item has been offered through the Rider system. This is the latest

edition, April 1995. Previous editions are not usable. This is the official Description and

Certification of Enrollment in the FEGLI Program. Every employee should have been given

one this spring. In addition, all new employees and all employees newly eligible to elect

FEGLI must be given a copy. It is 23 pages long and side-stapled. The cost is estimated

to be $.25 per copy. OPM will not stock this item. Therefore, riding OPM's printing requisition

is the only way agencies can obtain copies.
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RI 79-2,

Information for

Civil

Service Retirees Service Retirees

and

Survivor

Annuitants

About the

Federal

Employees

Health

Benefits

Program

This is the latest edition, October 1995. It describes those provisions of the Federal

Employees Health Benefits Program most relevant to annuitants and survivors, including

eligibility for coverage, the events for which coverage may be changed, and latest information

about termination of coverage, eligibility for temporary continuation of coverage, and

conversion rights.

This 36-page pamphlet is 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2"), and is printed in black ink on white

sub. 50 offset book stock with a self cover. The previous cost was $.08 per copy. OPM does

not stock this item. This item is stocked for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO,

but riding OPM'S printing requisition is the most economical way to obtain bulk supplies.

RI 79-27,

Temporary

 Continuation of

Coverage (TCC)

Under the

Federal

Employees

Health

Benefits

Program

This is the latest edition, June 1992. It describes the conditions individuals must meet in

order to be eligible for temporary continuation of coverage (TCC) under the Federal

Employees Health Benefits Program when their regular coverage ends. The pamphlet also

explains how to enroll for TCC, how much it costs, and how long it can continue.

This is a 20-page, 92 x 216 mm (3 5/8" x 8 1/2") pamphlet, printed on 20 lb. CW writing

paper with a self cover. The estimated cost is $.15 per copy. OPM does not stock this item.

Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83 Retirement RI 83 Retirement

Facts Pamphlets

The Retirement Facts pamphlets present concise information on individual aspects of the

Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). The intended audience is current Federal

employees who are participating in the Civil Service Retirement System. These pamphlets

can also be of value to personnel offices in handling questions from CSRS employees about

various aspects of the CSRS.

These pamphlets are approximately 96 x 216 mm (3 3/4" x 8 1/2") and range from 4 to 12

pages; they are printed in blue (PMS 287) ink on white sub. 60 offset book stock. OPM does

not stock these items. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain

copies.
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RI 83-1,

 The Civil The Civil

Service Retirement Service Retirement

System

This is an overview of the Civil Service Retirement System, including when you may retire,

how annuities are computed, disability retirement, election of survivor annuity, and alternative

annuity. This is the revised March 1995 edition. Previous editions are not usable. The

previous cost of printing was approximately $.10 per copy. OPM does not stock this item.

Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83-2,

 Credit for Military

Service Under

the CSRS the CSRS

Pamphlet RI 83-2 describes credit for military service, waiving military retired pay, and

making deposits for military service. This is the revised March 1995 edition. The previous

cost for printing was approximately $.20 per copy. OPM does not stock this item. Riding

OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83-3,

 Deposits and

Redeposits Under

the CSRS the CSRS

RI 83-3 is directed to those circumstances when a CSRS employee may make deposits

and/or redeposits for service credit and annuity computation. This is the revised March

1995 edition. The previous cost for printing was approximately $.05 per copy. OPM does not

stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.
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RI 83-4,

 Disability Disability

Retirement Under

the CSRS the CSRS

RI 83-4 is dedicated to the subject of disability retirement eligibility and computation of

annuity benefits. This is the revised March 1995 edition. The previous cost for printing is

approximately $.10 per copy. OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition

is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83-5,

 Survivor

Benefits

 Under the CSRS

This pamphlet addresses survivor benefits: the election of survivor annuity, the qualifications

of a surviving spouse or former spouse for entitlement to survivor annuity, entitlement of

children, and lump-sum payments on the death of the CSRS employee. This is the revised

March 1995 edition. The previous cost for printing was approximately $.05 per copy. OPM

does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain

copies.

RI 83-6,

Early Retirement

 Under the CSRS

RI 83-6 concerns early retirement: early optional retirement, involuntary separation, and

discontinued service retirement. This is the revised March 1995 edition. The previous cost

for printing was approximately $.05 per copy. OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's

printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83-7,

Computing

Retirement Retirement

Benefits Under

the CSRS the CSRS

RI 83-7 provides a means for a CSRS employee to compute his/her retirement annuity, from

the basic annuity to reductions for deposit service, survivor annuity and alternative annuity.

This is the revised March 1995 edition. The previous cost for printing was approximately

$.05 per copy. OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way

agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83-8,

Credit for

Unused

 Sick Leave Sick Leave

Under the CSRS

RI 83-8 is about credit for unused sick leave. If a CSRS employee retires on an immediate

annuity, or dies in service and there is a survivor annuity, unused sick leave will be added

to service time for the purpose of computation of annuity benefits. This is the revised March

1995 edition. The previous cost for printing was approximately $.05 per copy. OPM does not

stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83-9,

Refunds Under

the CSRS the CSRS

RI 83-9 concerns refunds of contributions to the Civil Service Retirement Fund, including

refund eligibility requirements, advantages of leaving contributions in the retirement fund, and

how to obtain a refund. This is the revised March 1995 edition. The previous cost for

printing was approximately $.25 per copy. OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing

requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.
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RI 83-10,

Voluntary

Contributions

Under the CSRS

This is the revised March 1995 edition. RI 83-10 explains the subject of voluntary

contributions under CSRS, from the requirements and procedures, to the effect of

contributions on annuity, to receiving a refund of voluntary contributions. The previous cost

for printing was approximately $.05 per copy. OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's

printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83-11, 

Thinking About

Retirement Retirement

This April 1991 pamphlet provides a plain language explanation of the important actions that

an employee needs to accomplish when preparing for retirement, indicates the activities that

agency personnel and payroll offices must perform to prepare the benefit application

package; and emphasizes the importance for the employee to begin work with the local

agency personnel office well in advance of his or her planned retirement date.

This is a 12-page booklet, 140 x 216 mm (5 1/2" x 8 1/2"), printed in blue ink on white sub.

60 offset book stock. The previous printing cost was approximately $.10 per copy. OPM

does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain

copies.

RI 83-13,

Information for

Separating CSRS

Employees Who

Are

Not Eligible for an

Immediate Annuity

This pamphlet contains information about refunds, deferred annuity benefits, conversion

privileges for health and life insurance, and temporary extension of FEHB coverage for

separating CSRS and CSRS Offset employees who are not eligible for an immediate annuity.

This is the revised March 1995 edition. The estimated cost for printing is $.05 per copy.

OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can

obtain copies.

RI 83-18,

Information About

Reemployment

for

CSRS Annuitants

This pamphlet, dated March 1995, contains information about the effect of reemployment

with the Federal government on a CSRS retiree's annuity. It also addresses future annuity

rights, computation of additional benefits, and effect of reemployment on FEHB and FEGLI.

The previous printing cost was approximately $.10. OPM does not stock this item. Riding

OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

NEW ITEM RI 83-

19,

CSRS Offset

Retirement Retirement

Provisions

This new pamphlet dated October 1995, covers CSRS Offset benefits. It will explain how

regular and disability annuities are computed and reduced. Since this is a new pamphlet,

no previous cost information is available. OPM will not stock this item. Therefore, riding OPM's

printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.
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NEW ITEM RI 83-

20,

Law Enforcement

and

 Firefighter CSRS

 Retirement Retirement

This new pamphlet dated October 1995 covers the special retirement provisions for law

enforcement officers and firefighters. It contains information about the retirement definition

of a law enforcement officer and firefighter, authority to approve a position for the special

coverage, retirement eligibility, and benefit computation. Since this is a new pamphlet, no

previous cost information is available. OPM will not stock this item. Therefore, riding OPM's

printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 83-16,

CSRS

Preretirement

Counseling and

Seminar Guide

The CSRS Preretirement Counseling and Seminar Guide consists of a package of materials to be

used by Federal personnel offices to counsel employees planning to retire under the Civil

Service Retirement System (CSRS). The material may be used for one-on-one sessions

or for group seminars, and can also serve as an excellent informational source for personnel

officers.

Each module in the package includes a lesson plan, masters from which overhead

transparencies can be made, and masters of comprehensive informational handouts which

can be photocopied for the employees being counseled. The package includes sections

addressing the following topics, each geared to CSRS retirees:

1. Instructions to the seminar leader or counselor

2. Overview

3. Eligibility to retire

4. Computation of annuity

5. Survivor annuities

6. Deposits for civilian and military service

7. Alternative form of annuity

8. Health Benefits and Life insurance

9. Preparing to retire

10. Processing of retirements

11. Thrift Savings Plan

You may ride separate OPM requisitions for: a) the complete text of the modules listed

above; b) tab dividers to be inserted into the package; and c) the printed binder for the

package. If desired, you may thereby order a small number of sets of the text (for your

printing purposes), and a large number of binders and sets of tab dividers for the copies you

make yourself. Other possibilities would be for you to order large numbers of sets of the

text, or to order the text without the binders (purchasing your own binders or dividers).

Below are descriptions of the three separate items you may order.

a. Copy of the text of the CSRS Preretirement Guide (approximately 431 pages). This includes

all printed pages in the Guide, including each module's lesson plan, masters for

transparencies, and masters for informational handouts. The text is printed in black ink

on one sided, 50 lb. offset book paper, 216 x 279 mm (8 1/2" X 11"). The pages you

receive will be collated and 3-hole punched, so that you may use the clean masters for

photocopying. The previous cost for printing was approximately $4.50 per copy.

b. Set of tab dividers for the CSRS Preretirement Guide

You will receive a set of 11 titled tab dividers for the 11 modules in the package.

Dividers are printed on white index paper stock, sub 110, 216 x 279 mm (8 1/2" x 11"),

3-hole punched for inserting into a 3-ring binder. The tab portion of each divider will be

laminated with a short title appearing on it. The previous cost for printing was

approximately $.90 per copy.

c. Binder for the CSRS Guide

You will receive a handsome yellow, acrylic 3-ring binder, 279 x 292 mm (11" x 11

1/2"), with a 4" spine. The rings will be D-shaped for ease of opening the binder and

turning pages. The OPM and CSRS logos will appear in black lettering on the cover

and spine. The previous cost for printing was approximately $3.50 per copy.

 OPM does not stock these items. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way

agencies can obtain copies.

NEW SERIES RI

8484,

The Retirement Facts pamphlets, dated October 1995, present concise information on

individual aspects of both the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal

Employees Retirement System (FERS). The intended audience is current Federal

employees who are participating in the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal
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RETIREMENT

FACTS PAMPHLETS

Employees Retirement System. These pamphlets can also be of value to personnel offices

in handling questions from CSRS and FERS employees about various aspects of the

systems.

These pamphlets are approximately 152 x 229 mm (6" x 9"), and range from 5 to 15 pages;

they are printed in black ink on 60 offset book stock with a separate grey vellum cover.. OPM

will not stock this item. Therefore, riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies

can obtain copies.

NEW ITEM RI 84-1,

Court-ordered

Benefits for Former

Spouses UnderCSRS and

FERS

This new pamphlet covers both CSRS and FERS employees who need information on courtordered benefits for former spouses.

Since this is a new pamphlet, no previous cost information is available. OPM will not stock this

item. Therefore, riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

NEW ITEM RI 84-2,

Federal Payments

That May Be

Available to Available to

Federal

Employees and

Their

 Families When

 Employees are

Injured

 or Die on the Job

This new pamphlet, dated October 1995, describes a variety of benefits available to both

CSRS and FERS employees and their survivors, relating to Workers Compensation,

Retirement, Insurance, Thrift Savings, Social Security, and Public Safety Officers' Benefits.

The intended audience is employees who suffer work-related injuries or disease, and the

family members of employees who die as a result of work-related injury or disease.

Since this is a new pamphlet, no previous cost information is available. OPM will not stock this

item. Therefore, riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.

NEW ITEM RI 84-3,

Life Events and

Your

 Retirement and Retirement and

 Insurance

Benefits

 (For

Employees)

This new pamphlet, dated October 1995, provides benefits related information employees

need to consider when various circumstances in their lives change. For example, benefits

and/or designated beneficiaries may change should they move, marry, have children, etc.

The pamphlet explains some of the impact of these changes, and who can help advise them.

This pamphlet is a companion to the New Item RI 38-126 (For Annuitants). This one gives

information for employees when various circumstances in their lives change. It also lets

them know who to contact. 

Since this is a new pamphlet, no previous cost information is available. OPM will not stock this

item. Therefore, riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.
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RI 90-1,

The Federal

Employees

Retirement Retirement

System

Each new Federal employee automatically becomes a member of the Federal Employees

Retirement System (FERS). This booklet describes the new employee's retirement

program, including the Social Security benefit, basic FERS benefit, and Thrift Savings Plan

components of the FERS program. This is the new October 1995 revised edition. The

October 1995 edition is the only usable edition.

This pamphlet is 152 x 229 mm (6" x 9"), and is printed in blue-and-red ink on white sub.

60 offset book stock. The previous cost was approximately $.20 per copy. OPM does not

stock this item. This item is stocked for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO, but

riding OPM'S printing requisition is the most economical way to obtain bulk supplies.

RI 90-3,

FERS Transfer

 Handbook Handbook

This is a newly revised edition, October 1995. This handbook is for employees who have

a choice between CSRS or CSRS Offset coverage and FERS coverage. It contains

important comparison information employees need to consider in deciding which retirement

system has the features he/she wants most.

This handbook is approximately 90 pages (8 1/2" x 11"). It is printed in blue ink on 60 lb

offset book, with a separate vellum cover. OPM will not stock this item. Therefore riding

OPM's printing requisition is the most economical way to obtain bulk supplies.

RI 90-8,

Information for

FERS

Annuitants

This is the revised November 1995 edition of the pamphlet that provides annuitants retired

under the Federal Employees Retirement System with information about their retirement

benefits. It covers computation of the various portions of the FERS retirement benefits,

cost-of-living adjustments, taxes and other deductions, alternative annuities, disability

annuity, employment in the private sector and reemployment in the Federal Government,

survivor elections both at and after retirement, and death benefits for survivors.

This is a 60-page, 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2"), pamphlet, printed in blue ink on sub. 50

offset buff stock. The previous cost was $.25 per copy. This item is stocked for sale by the

Superintendent of Documents, GPO, but riding OPM'S printing requisition is the most

economical way to obtain bulk supplies. OPM does not stock this item.

RI 90-11,

Information for

Separating FERS

Employees Who

Are

Not Eligible for an

Immediate Annuity

This pamphlet is the FERS counterpart of RI 83-13, described above. This is the March

1995 edition. The estimated cost for printing is $.15 per copy.

This pamphlet is 95 x 216 mm (3 3/4" x 8 1/2") with 12 pages; it is printed in blue ink (PMS

287) on buff paper. OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only

way agencies can obtain copies.

RI 90-12,

Information for

FERS

Survivor

Annuitants

This pamphlet, dated October 1993, describes survivors' entitlement to benefits under

FERS; this includes widows, widowers, former spouses, and children of deceased Federal

employees and annuitants.

This 36-page pamphlet is 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2") and is printed in blue ink on buff

colored paper. We estimate the printing cost at $.30 per copy.

OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can

obtain copies.

RI 90-18,

Information About

Reemployment

for

This pamphlet dated March 1995 is the FERS counterpart of RI 83-18, described previously.

The previous printing cost was $.10. OPM does not stock this item. Riding OPM's printing

requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies. 

This pamphlet is 95 x 216 mm (3 3/4" x 8 1/2"); it is printed in blue ink (PMS 287) on buff

paper.
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FERS Annuitants

RI 98-2,

Information for

FERS

Disability Annuitants

This pamphlet, dated August 1995, is intended for disability retirees under the Federal

Employees Retirement System. It addresses such issues as computation of annuity,

periodic medical reviews, earnings while receiving FERS disability annuity benefits,

reemployment, and future annuity rights.

This is a 24-page, 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2"), pamphlet, and is printed in blue ink on sub.

50 offset buff stock. We estimate the printing cost at $.25 per copy. OPM does not stock this

item. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the only way agencies can obtain copies.
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Ordering, Cost Estimate and Distribution

Information

Departments and agencies may order the publications listed

in this issue by riding the OPM printing items indicated below.

Field and regional offices should submit their requirements to

their department or agency Washington, DC, area

headquarters printing officer before the cutoff date shown.

Agencies may estimate costs by using the current GPO price

list of printing services and the information given in the

description of each publication. PLEASE NOTE: The Office

of Personnel Management cannot provide agencies with the

exact cost of the individual publications listed in this flyer.

The cost agencies will pay is an actual production cost which

varies greatly, depending upon the various specifications of

the publication, especially the quantity. Individual unit cost

can vary significantly, usually decreasing as the total quantity

printed increases. Since we are unable to estimate the total

number of copies that agencies will order, accurate estimates

are nearly impossible to gauge.

OPM regrets this inconvenience; however, your agency

headquarters printing officer may be able to assist you.

Some of the publications listed below may be purchased from

the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing

Office, Washington, DC 20402; however, the most

economical way of obtaining bulk quantities is to ride OPM's

printing requisitions. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the

only way to obtain copies of documents not stocked by the

Superintendent of Documents. Agencies may order a bulk

supply from GPO and make their own distribution to

component offices or have GPO make the distribution

(distribution list should be attached to the Standard Form 1

showing the number of copies to be sent to each address).

NOTE: Field or regional activities should coordinate their

requirements with their Washington, DC, area

headquarters printing officer before submitting any

paperwork. GPO will return all requisitions sent

directly from field or regional offices.

Item No.

FY 96 Publication Title

ID

umbe

Refer to

Requisiti

on

Edition

Cutoff

Date

to GPO

(SF 1)

PLEASE NOTE: OPM has discontinued listing requisition numbers; instead, we are asking you to refer to the item number and title when ordering these

publications. Please substitute the item number in the requisition number space on the SF-1. Thank you for your observance of this important change. The

items in parentheses are for OPM use only.

553. Information for Annuitants (ZR00 22) ......................................... RI 20-059 09/93 11/24/95

554. Information for Survivor Annuitants (ZR00 1) ................................... RI 25-026 07/95 11/24/95

555. Survivor Benefits for Children (ZR00 2) ....................................... RI 25-027 11/95 11/24/95

556. Information for Disability Annuitants (ZR00 23) ................................. RI 30-013 03/95 11/24/95

557. Life Events and Your Retirement and

 Insurance Benefits (for Annuitants) (ZR00 36) ................................. RI 38-126 10/95 11/24/95

558. Assignment of FEGLI Insurance (ZR00 32) ..................................... RI 76-010 01/95 11/24/95

559. Information for Civil Service Retirees About

 the Federal Employee's Group Life Insurance (ZR00 37) ........................ RI 76-012 02/95 11/24/95

560. FEGLI Booklet (ZR00 38) .................................................. RI 76-021 04/95 11/24/95

561. Information for Civil Service Retirees and Survivor

 Annuitants About the FEHB Program (ZR00 4) ................................ RI 79-002 10/95 11/24/95

Retirement Pamphlets

562. Retirement Facts Pamphlets on CSRS (ZR00 9) ................................ RI 83-001 03/95 11/24/95

563. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Military Service Credit (ZR00 10) .................... RI 83-002 03/95 11/24/95

564. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Deposits and Redeposits (ZR00 11) ................. RI 83-003 03/95 11/24/95

565. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Disability Retirement (ZR00 12) ..................... RI 83-004 03/95 11/24/95

566. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Survivor Benefits (ZR00 13) ....................... RI 83-005 03/95 11/24/95

567. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Early Retirement (ZR00 14) ........................ RI 83-006 03/95 11/24/95

568. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Computing Retirement

 Benefits (ZR00 15) ...................................................... RI 83-007 03/95 11/24/95

569. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Credit for Unused ...............................

 Sick Leave (ZR00 16) .................................................... RI 83-008 03/95 11/24/95

570. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Refunds (ZR00 17) .............................. RI 83-009 03/95 11/24/95
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Item No.

FY 96 Publication Title

ID

umbe

Refer to

Requisiti

on

Edition

Cutoff

Date

to GPO

(SF 1)

571. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Voluntary Contributions (ZR00 18) .................. RI 83-010 03/95 11/24/95

572. Thinking About Retirement? (ZR00 20) ....................................... RI 83-011 04/91 11/24/95

573. Information for Separating CSRS Employees

 Who Are Not Eligible for an Immediate Annuity (ZR00 19) ........................ RI 83-013 03/95 11/24/95

574. CSRS Preretirement Counseling Guide (text) (ZR00 27) .......................... RI 83-016 06/94 11/24/95

575. CSRS Preretirement Counseling Guide (tab dividers) (ZR00 28) .................... " 06/94 11/24/95

576. CSRS Preretirement Counseling Guide (binder) (ZR00 29) ........................ " 06/94 11/24/95

577. Information About Reemployment for CSRS Annuitants (ZR00 30) ................... RI 83-018 03/95 11/24/95

578. CSRS Offset Retirement Provisions (ZR00 39) ................................. RI 83-019 10/95 11/24/95

579. Law Enforcement and Firefighter CSRS Retirement (ZR00 40) .................... RI 83-020 10/95 11/24/95

580. Court-ordered Benefits for Former Spouses

 Under CSRS and FERS (ZR00 41) ......................................... RI 84-001 10/95 11/24/95

581. Federal Payments That May Be Available to Federal

 Employees and Their Families When Employees

 are Injured or Die on the Job (ZR00 42) ...................................... RI 84-002 10/95 11/24/95

582. Life Events and Your Retirement and

 Insurance Benefits (for Employees) (ZROO 43) ................................ RI 84-003 10/95 11/24/95

583. Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) Under the

 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (ZR00 5) .......................... RI 79-027 06/92 11/24/95

584. Federal Employees Retirement System (ZR00 6) ................................ RI 90-001 10/95 11/24/95

585. FERS Transfer Handbook (ZR00 44) ......................................... RI 90-003 10/95 11/24/95

586. Information for FERS Annuitants (ZR00 7) ..................................... RI 90-008 11/95 11/24/95

587. Information for FERS Survivor Annuitants (ZR00 26) ............................. RI 90-012 10/93 11/24/95

588. Information for Separating FERS Employees

 Who Are Not Eligible for an Immediate Annuity (ZR00 21) ........................ RI 90-011 03/95 11/24/95

589. Information About Reemployment for FERS Annuitants (ZR00 31) .................. RI 90-018 03/95 11/24/95

590. Information for FERS Disability Annuitants (ZR00 8) ............................. RI 98-002 08/95 11/24/95

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