Civil Service Federal Employees Federal Employees Federal Employees

Retirement Group Life Health Benefits Retirement

System Insurance Program System

United States

Office of Personnel Management

Retirement and Insurance Service

Benefits Administration Letter

Number: 97-703 Date: July 10,1997 

Subject: June 1997 Rider Information 

Attached is the June 1997 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 on the attached list by riding the Office of Personnel Management's requisition. Field

and regional offices should submit their requirements to their department or agency Washington,

DC, area headquarters printing office before August 15, 1997, which is the cutoff date. For

further information, call (202) 606-1844 or send e-mail to asd@opm.gov.

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

 
RETIREMENT AND INSURANCE RIDER INFO

June 1997 List of Upcoming Publications 

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is offering reprints through the rider system of the

following publications in the retirement and insurance areas. While some of the items are available from

the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office (GPO), riding OPM's printing requisition is

the most economical way to obtain bulk supplies. Those items that are available from the Superintendent

of Documents are noted. OPM does not stock supplies of any of the publications. If you have any

questions about this rider, please call (202) 606-0623 or send e-mail to asd@opm.gov.

RI 20-59,

Information for

Annuitants

This is the revised May 1997 edition. The pamphlet addresses those questions

about benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System most frequently asked

by retirees and their families.

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

ink, black and teal (PMS 314), on white sub. 50 offset book stock with a self

cover. The previous printing cost was approximately $.50 per copy. This item

also is stocked for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO.

RI 25-26,

Information for

Survivor

 Annuitants

This is the revised June 1997 edition. 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 28-page pamphlet is 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2") and is printed in 2 color

ink, black and teal (PMS 314), on white sub. 50 offset book stock with a self

cover. The printing cost is approximately $.15 per copy. This item also is

stocked for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO.

RI 25-27,

Survivor Benefits

for Children

This is the revised April 1997 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 2 color

ink, black and teal (PMS 314), on white sub. 50 offset book stock with a self

cover. The previous printing cost was $.25 per copy. This item also is stocked

for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO.

RI 30-13,

Information for

Disability Annuitants

This is the revised June 1997 edition of the pamphlet which describes the

eligibility, benefits, and limitation of disability retirement under the Civil Service

Retirement System including annuity computation, medical reviews, earnings

while receiving disability benefits, reemployment, future annuity rights, and other

information.

This is approximately a 28-page, 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2") pamphlet,

printed in 2 color ink, black and teal (PMS 314), on white sub. 50 offset book

stock with a self cover. The previous printing cost was approximately $.10 per

copy. This item also is stocked for sale by the Superintendent of Documents,

GPO.
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RI 38-126,

Life Events and Your

Retirement and

Insurance Benefits

(for Annuitants)

This pamphlet, revised June 1997, 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 (7" x 8-1/2"), printed in 2 colors, on white sub.

50 offset book stock with a vellum cover. The previous printing cost was

approximately $.15 per copy.

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.

RI 76-12,

Information for Civil

Service Retirees

About the Federal

Employee's Group Life

Insurance

This is the revised March 1997 edition 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 2

color ink, black and teal (PMS 314), on white sub. 50 offset book stock with a

self cover. The previous printing cost was $.10 per copy. This item also is

stocked for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO.

RI 79-2,

Information for Civil

Service Retirees and

Survivor Annuitants

About the Federal

Employees Health

Benefits Program

This is the revised June 1997 edition. 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 pamphlet is approximately 36 pages, 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2"), and

is printed in 2 color ink, black and teal (PMS 314), on white sub. 50 offset book

stock with a self cover. The previous cost was $.08 per copy. This item also is

stocked for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO.

RI 79-27,

Temporary

 Continuation of

Coverage (TCC)

Under the Federal

Employees Health

Benefits Program

This is the revised June 1997 edition. (The revision is for cover color only.) 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 in 2 color

ink, black and magenta (PMS 234), on white sub. 50 offset book stock with a

self cover. The estimated cost is $.15 per copy.
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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 2 color ink, black and teal (PMS 314), on

white sub. 60 offset book stock.

RI 83-1,

 The Civil 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 June 1997 edition. The

previous cost of printing was approximately $.10 per copy.

RI 83-2,

 Credit for Military

Service Under 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 June 1997

edition. The previous cost for printing was approximately $.20 per copy.

RI 83-3,

 Deposits and

Redeposits Under 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 June 1997 edition. The previous cost for printing was approximately

$.05 per copy.

RI 83-4,

 Disability

Retirement Under the CSRS

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

computation of annuity benefits. This is the revised June 1997 edition. The

previous cost for printing is approximately $.10 per copy.

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 June 1997 edition. The previous cost for

printing was approximately $.05 per copy. 

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 June 1997

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

RI 83-7,

Computing Retirement

Benefits Under 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 June 1997 edition. The previous cost

for printing was approximately $.05 per copy. 
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RI 83-8,

Credit for Unused

 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 June 1997 edition. The previous cost for printing

was approximately $.05 per copy. 

RI 83-9,

Refunds Under 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 June 1997

edition. The previous cost for printing was approximately $.25 per copy. 

RI 83-10,

Voluntary

Contributions

Under the CSRS

This is the revised June 1997 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. 

RI 83-11, 

Thinking About

Retirement

This June 1997 revision 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 2 color

ink, black and teal (PMS 314), ink on white sub. 60 offset book stock. The

previous printing cost was approximately $.10 per copy. 

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 June 1997 edition. The

estimated cost for printing is $.05 per copy. 

 RI 83-18,

Information About

Reemployment for

CSRS Annuitants

This pamphlet, revised June 1997, 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 per copy. 

 RI 83-19,

CSRS Offset

Retirement Provisions

This pamphlet, revised June 1997, covers CSRS Offset benefits. It explains how

regular and disability annuities are computed and reduced. The previous printing

cost was approximately $.15 per copy. 

 RI 83-20,

Law Enforcement and

 Firefighter CSRS Retirement

This pamphlet, revised 1997 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.
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The previous printing cost for this pamphlet was approximately $.10 per copy.

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 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
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lettering on the cover and spine. The previous cost for printing was

approximately $3.50 per copy.

 

RI 84,

RETIREMENT FACTS

 PAMPHLETS

These pamphlets 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 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 4

to 16 pages; they are printed in 2 color ink, black and on 60 offset book stock

with a separate vellum cover. 

 RI 84-1,

Court-ordered Benefits for

 Former Spouses Under CSRS

 and FERS

This pamphlet, revised June 1997, covers both CSRS and FERS employees who

need information on court-ordered benefits for former spouses.

The previous printing cost was approximately $.10 per copy. 

 RI 84-2,

Work-Related Injuries and

Fatalities -- What You and

 Your Family Need to Know

 About Your Benefits 

This pamphlet, revised June 1997, 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 workrelated injuries or disease, and the family members of employees who die as a

result of work-related injury or disease.

The previous printing cost was approximately $.10 per copy. 

 RI 84-3,

Life Events and Your

 Retirement and

 Insurance Benefits

 (For Employees)

This pamphlet, revised June 1997, 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 RI 38-126 (For Annuitants). This version gives

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

also lets them know who to contact. 

The previous printing cost was approximately $.10 per copy.

RI 90-1,

The Federal

Employees 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

June 1997 revised edition.

This pamphlet is 152 x 229 mm (6" x 9"), and is printed in black, teal and

magenta ink on white sub. 60 offset book stock with a separate litho cover. The

previous cost was approximately $.20 per copy. This item also is stocked for

sale by the Superintendent of Documents, GPO.
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RI 90-3,

FERS Transfer

 Handbook

This is the revised June 1997 edition. 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 76 pages (8 1/2" x 11"). It is printed in 3 color

ink, black, teal and magenta, on 60 lb offset book, with a separate litho cover.

The previous printing cost was approximately $.47 per copy. 

RI 90-8,

Information for FERS

Annuitants

This is the revised June 1997 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 48-page, 89 x 216 mm (3 1/2" x 8 1/2"), pamphlet, printed in 2 color

ink, black and magenta (PMS 314), 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.

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

revised June 1997 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

2 color ink, black and magenta (PMS 234), on sub. 50 offset book buff paper. 

RI 90-12,

Information for FERS

Survivor

Annuitants

This pamphlet, revised June 1997, 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 2 color

ink, black and magenta (PMS 234), on sub. 50 offset book buff colored paper.

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

RI 90-18

Information About

Reemployment for

FERS Annuitants

This pamphlet revised June 1997 is the FERS counterpart of RI 83-18, described

previously. The previous printing cost was $.10. 

This pamphlet is a 12-page, 95 x 216 mm (3 3/4" x 8 1/2"); it is printed in 2

color ink, black and magenta (PMS 234), on sub. 50 offset book buff paper.

RI 98-2

Information for FERS

Disability Annuitants

This pamphlet, revised June 1997, 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 2

color ink, black and magenta (PMS 234), on sub. 50 offset book buff stock. We

estimate the printing cost at $.25 per copy. 
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Ordering, Cost Estimate and Distribution Information

Departments and agencies may order the OPM regrets this inconvenience; however, your

publications listed in this issue by riding the OPM agency headquarters printing officer may be able to

printing items indicated below. Field and regional assist you.

offices should submit their requirements to their

department or agency Washington, DC, area Some of the publications listed below may be

headquarters printing officer before the cutoff date purchased from the Superintendent of Documents,

shown. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 

Agencies may estimate costs by using the current obtaining bulk quantities is to ride OPM's printing

GPO price list of printing services and the requisitions. Riding OPM's printing requisition is the

information given in the description of each only way to obtain printed copies of documents not

publication. PLEASE NOTE: The U.S. Office of stocked by the Superintendent of Documents. 

Personnel Management cannot provide agencies Agencies may order a bulk supply from GPO and

with the exact cost of the individual publications make their own distribution to component offices or

listed in this flyer. The cost agencies will pay is an have GPO make the distribution (distribution list

actual production cost which varies greatly, should be attached to the Standard Form 1 showing

depending upon the various specifications of the the number of copies to be sent to each address).

publication, especially the quantity. Individual unit

cost can vary significantly, usually decreasing as the NOTE: Field or regional activities should coordinate

total quantity printed increases. Since we are their requirements with their Washington,

unable to estimate the total number of copies that DC, area headquarters printing officer before

agencies will order, accurate estimates are nearly submitting any paperwork. GPO will return

impossible to gauge. all requisitions sent directly from field or

20402; however, the most economical way of

regional offices.

Item No. Publication Title ID Refer to Cutoff Date 

FY 97 Number Edition 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.

 1. Information for Annuitants (ZR00 22) ......................... RI 20-059 05/97 08/15/97

 2. Information for Survivor Annuitants (ZR00 1) .................... RI 25-026 06/97 08/15/97

 3. Survivor Benefits for Children (ZR00 2) ........................ RI 25-027 04/97 08/15/97

 4. Information for Disability Annuitants (ZR00 23) .................. RI 30-013 06/97 08/15/97

 5. Life Events and Your Retirement and

 Insurance Benefits (for Annuitants) (ZR00 36) .................. RI 38-126 06/97 08/15/97

 6. Assignment of FEGLI Insurance (ZR00 32) ..................... RI 76-010 01/95 08/15/97

 7. Information for Civil Service Retirees About

 the Federal Employee's Group Life Insurance (ZR00 37) ........... RI 76-012 03/97 08/15/97

 8. Information for Civil Service Retirees and Survivor

 Annuitants About the FEHB Program (ZR00 4) .................. RI 79-002 06/97 08/15/97

Retirement Pamphlets

 9. Retirement Facts Pamphlets on CSRS (ZR00 9) .................. RI 83-001 06/97 08/15/97

10. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Military Service Credit (ZR00 10) ...... RI 83-002 06/97 08/15/97

11. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Deposits and Redeposits (ZR00 11) ..... RI 83-003 06/97 08/15/97

12. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Disability Retirement (ZR00 12) ....... RI 83-004 06/97 08/15/97

13. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Survivor Benefits (ZR00 13) .......... RI 83-005 06/97 08/15/97

14. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Early Retirement (ZR00 14) .......... RI 83-006 06/97 08/15/97

15. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Computing Retirement

 Benefits (ZR00 15) ..................................... RI 83-007 06/97 08/15/97

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

 Sick Leave (ZR00 16) ................................... RI 83-008 06/97 08/15/97

17. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Refunds (ZR00 17) ................ RI 83-009 06/97 08/15/97
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Item No. Publication Title ID Refer to Cutoff Date 

FY 97 Number Edition to GPO

(SF 1)

18. Retirement Facts Pamphlet on Voluntary Contributions (ZR00 18) ..... RI 83-010 06/97 08/15/97

19. Thinking About Retirement? (ZR00 20) ........................ RI 83-011 06/97 08/15/97

20. Information for Separating CSRS Employees

 Who Are Not Eligible for an Immediate Annuity (ZR00 19) .......... RI 83-013 06/97 08/15/97

21. CSRS Preretirement Counseling Guide (text) (ZR00 27) ............. RI 83-016 06/94 08/15/97

22. CSRS Preretirement Counseling Guide (tab dividers) (ZR00 28) ....... " 06/94 08/15/97

23. CSRS Preretirement Counseling Guide (binder) (ZR00 29) ........... " 06/94 08/15/97

24. Information About Reemployment for CSRS Annuitants (ZR00 30) ..... RI 83-018 06/97 08/15/97

25. CSRS Offset Retirement Provisions (ZR00 39) .................. RI 83-019 06/97 08/15/97

26. Law Enforcement and Firefighter CSRS Retirement (ZR00 40) ....... RI 83-020 06/97 08/15/97

27. Court-ordered Benefits for Former Spouses

 Under CSRS and FERS (ZR00 41) ........................... RI 84-001 06/97 08/15/97

28. 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 06/97 08/15/97

29. Life Events and Your Retirement and

 Insurance Benefits (for Employees) (ZROO 43) .................. RI 84-003 06/97 08/15/97

30. Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) Under the

 Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (ZR00 5) ............. RI 79-027 06/97 08/15/97

31. Federal Employees Retirement System (ZR00 6) .................. RI 90-001 06/97 08/15/97

32. FERS Transfer Handbook (ZR00 44) .......................... RI 90-003 06/97 08/15/97

33. Information for FERS Annuitants (ZR00 7) ...................... RI 90-008 06/97 08/15/97

34. Information for FERS Survivor Annuitants (ZR00 26) ............... RI 90-012 06/97 08/15/97

35. Information for Separating FERS Employees

 Who Are Not Eligible for an Immediate Annuity (ZR00 21) .......... RI 90-011 06/97 08/15/97

36. Information About Reemployment for FERS Annuitants (ZR00 31) ..... RI 90-018 06/97 08/15/97

37. Information for FERS Disability Annuitants (ZR00 8) ............... RI 98-002 06/97 08/15/97

Additional information on the publications listed in this issue, or questions or suggestions regarding this RIS Rider, may be obtained

from the Retirement and Insurance Service by calling (202) 606-0623.