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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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s839.702"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "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?"
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "839.702"
section_name: "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?"
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "839"
part_name: "CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Title II, Pub. L. 106-265, 114 Stat. 770."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 15609, Mar. 19, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "839"
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# 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.