Current through September 30, 2024
Section 841.506 - Effect of part 772 of this chapter on FERS payments(a)Agency notification to OPM.(1) When it is determined that a FERS employee is to be given interim relief under 5 U.S.C. 7701(b)(2)(A) , the employing agency must notify OPM of the effective date of the interim appointment under § 772.102 of this chapter. The notice must specify that the appointment is required by the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989.(2) When the MSPB initial decision cancelling the employee's separation becomes final, when the Board issues a final order cancelling the retiree's separation, or when the agency agrees to cancel the separation, the employing agency must notify OPM of the date the interim appointment ends and request the amount of the erroneous payment to be recovered under § 550.805(e) of this chapter from any back pay adjustment to which the employee may be entitled.(b)Employee deductions and normal cost percentage. For the duration of the appointment, the agency will withhold the appropriate employee deduction and contribute the total amount of the normal cost percentage for the employee as prescribed by OPM. If and when a separation action is cancelled, the agency must make the corrections specified under § 841.507 of this subpart.57 FR 3714, Jan. 31, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 48273, Sept. 15, 1993