# 2026-15589: OPM Dusts Off Its Claims Filing Cabinet Again

2026-15589, Procedures for Settling Claims, is a Federal Register rule from Personnel Management Office published 2026-07-31, effective 2026-09-29; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-07).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15589
- As of: 2026-08-07
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15589
- Title: Procedures for Settling Claims
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Personnel Management Office
- Citation: 91 FR 48231
- Published: 2026-07-31
- Effective: 2026-09-29
- Comments close: 2026-08-31
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: 3206-AP10
- Last updated: 2026-08-07

## In one line

OPM Dusts Off Its Claims Filing Cabinet Again

## Summary

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing this direct final rule to update the provisions concerning administrative claims submissions to OPM.

## Effects PRIA read

- Mandatory OPM eFiling for Claims: mixed, medium. If you are filing an administrative claim with OPM (for compensation, leave, deceased-employee pay, or certain veterans' benefits), you must use OPM's electronic filing system at https://opmefile.opm.gov/hc/en-us for any submission on or after September 29, 2026. Absent a granted exemption, OPM wil…
- New Required Claim Information: benefit, low. When you submit a claim under 5 CFR part 178, the claim must be signed (wet or digital), describe the basis and amount sought, and include the claimant's name, address, telephone number, and email; the agency employee's name, address, telephone number, and email who denied the claim; and a copy of…
- eFiler Registration, Service, and Exemption Rules: mixed, low. To file in OPM's eFile system you and your representative must register using a unique email, which constitutes consent to electronic service; documents filed electronically are deemed received on the submission date and you will get an acknowledgement. OPM may exempt a party who cannot reasonably…

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## Sources
- [2026-15589 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/31/2026-15589/procedures-for-settling-claims)
- [2026-15589 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-31/pdf/2026-15589.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15589 (as of 2026-08-07).