{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-841.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 841.304","heading":"Applications filed with OPM.","body":"(a) Separated employees filing applications for retirement or refunds of contributions; survivors filing applications for death benefits based on the deaths of separated employees, retirees, or survivors; and retirees making elections or seeking to change information in their retirement records must file their applications with OPM.\n(b) Survivors filing applications for death benefits based on the death of an employee may file their applications with OPM.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 841—FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION","Subpart C—Claims Processing"],"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":"13ea9b18d3d1e7b70e38edec8e0c75fd0ba4e6076c228a35f025ff6b205e905c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-841.303","next":"us/5-cfr-841.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}