5 CFR § 843.206 - Designation of beneficiary—proof of receipt.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s843.206"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 843.206 - Designation of beneficiary—proof of receipt."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "843.206"
section_name: "Designation of beneficiary—proof of receipt."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "843"
part_name: "FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—DEATH BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE REFUNDS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 8461; 843.205, 843.208, and 843.209 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8424; 843.309 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8442; 843.406 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 8441."
regulatory_source: "52 FR 2074, Jan. 16, 1987, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "843"
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# 843.206 Designation of beneficiary—proof of receipt.

(a) Upon receipt of a designation of beneficiary, the agency (or OPM) will mark the designation to show the date of receipt.

(b) The date of receipt of designation of beneficiary is presumed to be the date marked by the agency (or OPM).