OPM Checks In on Disabled Feds' Health Under 60
Published Date: 2/24/2026
Notice
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management is asking for feedback on a form that collects info from federal workers under 60 who get disability benefits. This form helps check their health and job status to make sure benefits are right. Comments are open until April 27, 2026, and no big cost changes are expected.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
OPM disability form: 1-hour reply
If you are under 60 and receive a federal disability annuity, OPM may ask you to fill out form RI 30-1 about your physical condition and employment. OPM estimates 8,000 people will respond, each response takes about 60 minutes (totaling 8,000 burden hours). Comments on the information collection are accepted until April 27, 2026.
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