§ 846.723 Agency responsibilities

5 CFR 846.723(a)(a) The employing office must determine whether the employee is eligible to elect FERS coverage.

5 CFR 846.723(b)(1)(b)(1) As close as practicable to the beginning of the open enrollment period, the employing office must provide each employee eligible to elect FERS coverage with notice of that employee's right to make an election.

5 CFR 846.723(b)(2)(2) The employing office must provide each employee eligible to elect FERS coverage with a copy of or ready access to the FERS Transfer Handbook.

5 CFR 846.723(c)(c) An election received by an employing office before July 1, 1998, is deemed to have been received by the employing office on July 1, 1998.

5 CFR 846.723(d)(d) An agency decision that an employee is not eligible to elect FERS coverage or refusing to accept a belated election under § 846.724 must be in writing, must fully set forth the findings and conclusions of the agency, and must notify the employee of the right to appeal the decision under this section to the Merit Systems Protection Board, including all information required under the Board's regulations. See 5 CFR 1201.21.