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Employees

NOTICE

FEGLI Open Season Effective Date

For employees who made Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) elections during last year's FEGLI Open Season - September 1, 2004, through September 30, 2004 - newly elected coverage becomes effective the first day of the first full pay period (1) beginning on or after September 1, 2005, and (2) following a pay period in which the employee meets the pay and duty status requirements as follows:

If you . . . then your effective date is . . .
Are in a pay and duty status for the required amount of time* in Pay Period 18 (August 20 through September 2, 2005), September 3, 2005.
Are not in a pay and duty status for the required amount of time* in Pay Period 18 (August 20 through September 2, 2005), the first day of the first full pay period:
• Beginning on or after September 1, 2005.
• Following a pay period in which you meet the pay and duty status requirements.

* Contact your local personnel office for pay and duty status qualifying periods of time.

Beginning September 3, 2005, the Eagan Accounting Service Center (ASC) will automatically verify pay and duty requirements for employees who made new FEGLI elections during Open Season, and, upon the employee's qualification, will generate a Form 50, FEGLI Change (NOA 881). Once the effective date is calculated, employees will receive a copy of Form 50 and a copy of Part 3 - Employee Copy of the FE-2004, FEGLI 2004 Open Season Election Form, in separate mailings at their address of record.

All employees who made a FEGLI Open Season election should do the following:

• Verify that the elected change in coverage has taken place correctly by checking their leave and earnings statement for the pay period their election becomes effective.

• If they believe that their previous coverage has been cancelled inadvertently, contact the local personnel office immediately so the situation can be researched and corrected.

See poster on page of this Postal Bulletin to post on bulletin boards.

— Compensation,
Employee Resource Management, 9-1-05