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OPM RIN: 3206-AO47 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: Federal Employee Health Benefits Program: Modification of Effective Date of Coverage for Employees with an Initial Opportunity to Enroll  
Abstract:

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is withdrawing a previously published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would have amended the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) regulations at 5 CFR part 890 that would have allowed FEHB coverage to take effect at the beginning of the pay period that an employee in pay status has an initial opportunity to enroll. OPM is withdrawing the proposed rule as additional research determined that the potential costs to agencies for making updates to business systems and processes for an additional two weeks of FEHB coverage is not an effective use of resources.  

 
Agency: Office of Personnel Management(OPM)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Fully or Partially Exempt 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 890   
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 89   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/01/2024  89 FR 6436   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/01/2024 
Notice of NPRM Withdrawal  07/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Meredith Gitangu
Healthcare and Insurance
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415
Phone:202 606-2678
Email: meredith.gitangu@opm.gov