{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.304","heading":"What if my employer does not notify me?","body":"(a) If your error has not previously been corrected, the 6-month time limit on making an election of retirement coverage under the FERCCA (see § 839.611(a)) does not begin to run until you are notified of the error.\n(b) If your error was previously corrected, the 18-month time limit on making an election of retirement coverage ends on September 19, 2002. Employers and OPM may extend the time limit if you were prevented from making a timely election due to a cause beyond your control (see § 839.612).","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 839—CORRECTION OF RETIREMENT COVERAGE ERRORS UNDER THE FEDERAL ERRONEOUS RETIREMENT COVERAGE CORRECTIONS ACT","Subpart C—Employer Responsibility to Notify Employees"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"92bd33f6a535224a535527deebd52c33fef62e9f1558df112b2c5555118d9189","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.303","next":"us/5-cfr-839.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}