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B-199938 1 (1980-10-21)

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                        THE  COMPTROLLER GENERAL
cIcSIoN   $     ,OF THE UNITED STATES
                        WASH;NGTON, D. C. 20548


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B-199938              DATE:  October 21, 1980

OF: Jacquelin4 L. Faike -2Refund of Insurance
    PremiumsJ

 Employee of the Forest Service, Department,
 of Agriculture, waived life insurance
 coverage at time of appointment. Upon
 transfer to a new position, life insurance:
 premiums were erroneously withheld from
 her salary. Premiums may be refunded
 since under applicable regulations employee
 was never covered by insurance. B-151443,
 May 17, 1963.


     By a letter dated May 12, 1980, Mr. H. Larry Jordan,
an authorized certifying officer with the National Finance
Center, United States Department of Agriculture, requests
an advance decision concerning the claim of Ms. Jacqueline L.
Faike for the refund of life insurance premiums which were
deducted from her salary due to administrative error.

     The record shows that Ms. Faike waived life insurance
coverage when she accepted a career conditional appointment
with the Forest Service in 1976. She was transferred to a
new position in May 1973 at which time deductions for life
insurance premiums began to be made from her salary. At
M,5. Faike's request the Personnel Office attempted to stop
the deductions, but they continued until July 1979.

     The certifying officer asks the following questions
regarding Ms. Faike's Claim:

            l.  Was she insured during the time
                 deductions were made from her
                 salary?

            2.  Should payment of the refund be
                 denied due to the lack of written
                 evidence indicating timely efforts
                 were made to stop the deductions?

     Under the Federal Group Life Insurance Act of 1954,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. §S 8701-8716, the Office of Personnel
Management may issue regulations which prescribe the time

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