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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 19, 2021 / Proposed Rules
economically significant effects of $100
million or more in any one year. While this rule does not reach the economic effect of $100 million or more under Executive Order 12866, this rule has been designated as a significant regulatory action, under Executive Order 12866.

List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 894
Administrative practice and procedure, Government employees, Health facilities, Health insurance, Health professions, Hostages, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Military personnel, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Retirement.

must pay the premiums for all periods of the retroactive coverage. Retroactive premiums will not be on a pre-tax basis they are not subject to premium conversion.

Regulatory Flexibility Act
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley, Regulatory Affairs Analyst.

Accordingly, OPM proposes to amend 5 CFR part 894 as follows:

FEDVIP has three types of enrollment:
a Self only, which covers only the enrollee;
b Self plus one, which covers the enrollee plus one family member; and c Self and family, which covers the enrollee and all family members.
5. Amend 894.202 by revising the section heading to read as follows:

I certify that this regulation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Federalism We have examined this rule in accordance with Executive Order 13132, Federalism, and have determined that this rule will not have any negative impact on the rights, roles and responsibilities of State, local, or tribal governments.
Civil Justice Reform This regulation meets the applicable standard set forth in Executive Order 12988.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

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Paperwork Reduction Act Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq. PRA, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget OMB Control Number.
This rule involves an OMB approved collection of information subject to the PRA for the FEDVIP Enrollment System, known as BENEFEDS, OMB Number:
32060272 but does not impose any new reporting or record-keeping requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The systems of record notice for this collection is: https
www.opm.gov/informationmanagement/privacy-policy/sorn/opmsorn-central-1-civil-service-retirementand-insurance-records.pdf.

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PART 894FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE
PROGRAM
1. The authority citation for part 894
continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 8962; 5 U.S.C. 8992;
Subpart C also issued under section 1 of Pub.
L. 110279, 122 Stat. 2604 2 U.S.C. 2051;
and Sec. 894.601b also issued under Pub. L.
11692, 133 Stat. 1198 5 U.S.C. 8956 note.

Subpart AAdministration and General Provisions 2. Amend 894.101 by revising the definitions of Premium conversion and Stepchild to read as follows:

894.101

Definitions.

Premium conversion means the payment of FEDVIP premiums by an employee using pre-tax dollars. See 892.102 of this chapter for a discussion of how premium conversion works.

Stepchild means your spouses child born within or outside marriage or his or her adopted child. The child of your spouse shall continue to be considered your stepchild after your divorce from your spouse or the death of your spouse so long as the child continues to live with you in a regular parent-child relationship.

3. Amend 894.105 by revising paragraphs b and c to read as follows:
894.105 Who may correct an error in my enrollment?

b OPM may order correction of an administrative error or other noncompliance with FEDVIP rules in this part if it receives evidence that it would be against equity fairness and good conscience not to order the correction. Corrections are made at the discretion of OPM and are not subject to review.
c If the correction gives you or a family member retroactive coverage, you
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4. Revise 894.201 to read as follows:

894.201 What types of enrollments are available under FEDVIP?

This rule will not result in the expenditure by state, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million or more in any year and it will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments.
Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995.

Subpart BCoverage and Types of Enrollment
894.202 I am an enrollee; if I enroll for self plus one, may I decide which family member to cover?

894.203

Removed
6. Remove 894.203.

894.204

Redesignated as 894.203

7. Redesignate 894.204 as 894.203.
8. Revise newly redesignated 894.203 to read as follows:

894.203 May I be enrolled in more than one dental or vision plan at a time?

You may be enrolled or be covered in a FEDVIP dental plan and a separate FEDVIP vision plan at the same time.
But no one may enroll or be covered as a family member in a FEDVIP dental or vision plan if he or she is covered under another persons FEDVIP dental or vision self plus one or self and family enrollment, except as provided under 890.302a2 through 4 of this chapter, with respect to dual enrollments. If two parents of a TEI
child are entitled to be a sponsor, they must choose one parent to be the childs sponsor. Dual enrollments of TEIs are permitted as provided under 890.302a2 of this chapter as applicable to TEI family members.
Subpart CEligibility 9. Amend 894.301 by:
a. Revising the section heading.
b. In paragraph b, removing the word or at the end of the paragraph.
c. In paragraph c2, removing the period of the end of the paragraph and adding ; or in its place.
d. Adding paragraph d.
The revision and addition read as follows:

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