{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-839.611","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 839.611","heading":"What are the time limits for making an election?","body":"(a) If your qualifying retirement coverage error was not previously corrected, you have 6 months from the date you receive notice of the error under § 839.302 to make an election.\n(b) If your qualifying retirement coverage error was previously corrected, the time limit for making an election expires on September 19, 2002.","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 F—Making an Election"],"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":"4f6f2f04646f9f4ac08b4c2eb74f6e99c11f3b7c3462de8ecea28dd3037ea42c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-839.604","next":"us/5-cfr-839.612"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}