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Title 5Administrative PersonnelPart / Section
Chapter IOffice of Personnel Management1 – 1199
Subchapter BCivil Service Regulations110 – 990
Part 831Retirement831.101 – 831.2504
Subpart QPhased Retirement831.1701 – 831.1781
§ 831.1701Applicability and purpose.
§ 831.1702Definitions.
§ 831.1703Implementing directives.
Entering Phased Retirement831.1711 – 831.1715
§ 831.1711Eligibility.
§ 831.1712Working percentage and officially established hours for phased employment.
§ 831.1713Application for phased retirement.
§ 831.1714Effective date of phased employment and phased retirement annuity commencing date.
§ 831.1715Effect of phased retirement.
Returning to Regular Employment Status831.1721 – 831.1723
§ 831.1721Ending phased retirement status to return to regular employment status.
§ 831.1722Effective date of end of phased retirement status to return to regular employment status.
§ 831.1723Effect of ending phased retirement status to return to regular employment status.
Entering Full Retirement Status831.1731 – 831.1732
§ 831.1731Application for full retirement status.
§ 831.1732Commencing date of composite retirement annuity.
Computation of Phased Retirement Annuity at Phased Retirement and Composite Retirement Annuity at Full Retirement831.1741 – 831.1743
§ 831.1741Computation of phased retirement annuity.
§ 831.1742Computation of composite annuity at final retirement.
§ 831.1743Cost-of-living adjustments.
Opportunity of a Phased Retiree To Pay a Deposit or Redeposit for Civilian or Military Service831.1751 – 831.1753
§ 831.1751Deposit for civilian service for which no retirement deductions were withheld and redeposit for civilian service for which retirement deductions were refunded to the individual.
§ 831.1752Deposit for military service.
§ 831.1753Civilian and military service of an individual affected by an erroneous retirement coverage determination.
Death Benefits831.1761 – 831.1763
§ 831.1761Death of phased retiree during phased employment.
§ 831.1762Death of an individual who has separated from phased employment and who dies before submitting an application for a composite retirement annuity.
§ 831.1763Lump-sum credit.
Reemployment After Separation From Phased Retirement Status831.1771
§ 831.1771Reemployment of an individual who has separated from phased employment and who dies before submitting an application for a composite retirement annuity.
Mentoring831.1781
§ 831.1781Mentoring.