{"id":39,"date":"2023-10-28T13:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T13:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:11:11","slug":"documents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/resources\/documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: left\">NARFE Chapter 0439 Documents<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/10\/2024-membership-application-0224-chapter-0439.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Member Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/NARFE-Dues-Withholding-for-New-Members.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NARFE Dues Withholding for New Members<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/02\/NARFE-Dues-Withholding-for-Current-Members.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NARFE Dues Withholding for Current Members<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/07\/NARFE-Gift-Membership-Chapter-439.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NARFE Gift Membership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/09\/Chapter-Transfer-Form.pdf\">Chapter Transfer Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/01\/1954-08-Ch0469-Charter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NARFE Chapter 0439 Charter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>NARFE National Documents<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/F-126-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Worst Mistakes Federal <strong>Employees<\/strong> Can Make<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/F-127-pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Worst Mistakes Federal <strong>Retirees<\/strong> Can Make\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Forms<\/h5>\n<p>To apply for benefits when an employee, former employee, or retiree dies who was covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) at the time of death or separation from federal service, use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/forms\/pdf_fill\/sf3104.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SF 3104 Application for Death Benefits Federal Employees Retirement System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To apply for benefits when an employee, former employee, or retiree dies who was covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) at the time of death or separation from federal service, use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/forms\/pdf_fill\/sf2800.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SF 2800 Application for Death Benefits Civil Service Retirement System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB)<\/h5>\n<p>Under the Postal Service Reform Act, all postal employees and annuitants were required to select a health insurance plan in the PSHB program during the 2024 Open Season from November 11, 2024 to December 9, 2024. To learn more, click on the fact sheets and guides below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PSHB-Summary-and-FAQs_4-6-23-Update.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NARFE Fact Sheet on the PSHB Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/07\/guide-to-understanding-the-pshb-program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide to Understanding the Postal Service Health Benefits Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/05\/pshb-employee-fact-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSHB Employee Fact Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/05\/pshb-annuitant-fact-sheet-042023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSHB Annuitant Fact Sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/05\/pshb-faqs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSHB Frequently Asked Questions by USPS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/healthcare-insurance\/pshb\/#url=FAQs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSHB Frequently Asked Questions by OPM<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/07\/UPSP-Open-Season-Possible-Problems.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PSHB Medicare Part D possible problems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Planning for Retirement<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/05\/opm-retirement-quick-guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OPM Quick Retirement Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/retirement-center\/calculators\/federal-ball-park-estimator\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Calculate Your Retirement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/retirement-center\/retirement-faqs\/pre-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pre-Retirement Questions and Answers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Reporting the Death of an Annuitant\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>To report the death of an annuitant, contact the Office of Personnel Management at 1-888-767-6738 or go online at<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opm.gov\/reportdeath\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.opm.gov\/reportdeath<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn what happens once the death of an annuitant is reported, and what survivor benefits are available by reading\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2024\/04\/Survivors-of-Fed-Annuitants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Affairs in Order: Benefits Guidance for Survivors of Federal Annuitants<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5>Social Security Fairness Act<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/benefits\/retirement\/social-security-fairness-act.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Latest Updates<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund (FEEA)<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Disaster relief grants, emergency hardship loans, scholarships, tutoring, childcare subsidies and more are available through the FEEA. Merit based scholarships of $1000 to $5000 are available to children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren of NARFE members. Applicants must be seniors in high school. The scholarship program is funded by the NARFE-FEEA Fund, supported by NARFE members, and administered by the FEEA. For more information and to access the application, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/feea.org\/our-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEEA.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><strong>For NARFE Members Only:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/lp\/meeting-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NARFE Chapter 0439 General Meeting Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/?s=Magazine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NARFE Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/cab\/tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Configuration Advisory Board (CAB) Tutorials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fedhub.narfe.org\/quick-start-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEDHub Quick Start Tutorial<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Documents include new member application; Dues Withholding application; and information on planning for retirement, reporting the death of an annuitant, the Social Security Fairness Act, Postal Service Health Benefits, scholarships, disaster relief grants; as well as Chapter 439 and NARFE national material.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":616,"parent":27,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":120,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1259,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/1259"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/chapter0439\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}