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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>3206</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Personnel Management</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OPM</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Postal Service Health Benefits Program</RULE_TITLE>
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<p class="GPOHtml">The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing an interim final rule to administer the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program pursuant to the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA). Under 5 U.S.C. Section 8903c, OPM must establish a PSHB Program for Postal Service employees, Postal Service annuitants, and their eligible family members, and not later than one year after the date of enactment, the OPM Director must issue regulations to carry out section 8903c. Subject to limited exceptions, Postal Service annuitants who retire and become Medicare-eligible after December 31, 2024, and their Medicare-eligible family members will be required to enroll in Medicare Part B as a condition of eligibility to enroll in the PSHB Program.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>5 CFR 890</CFR>
            <CFR>48 CFR Ch. 16</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 117-108</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 89</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>04/06/2023</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Section 101 of the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 requires rulemaking no later than 1 year after enactment</DLINE_DESC>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/06/2023</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>88 FR 20383</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/05/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/05/2023</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/00/2024</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Rina</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Shah</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Senior Policy Analyst</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3206</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Personnel Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OPM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 606-2128</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>rina.shah@opm.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1900 E Street NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20415</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Louise</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Yinug</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Healthcare and Insurance</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3206</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Personnel Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OPM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 999-0369</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 606-4640</FAX>
                <EMAIL>louise.yinug@opm.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1900 E Street NW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20415-8200</ZIP>
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