Unified Agenda
20 CFR Ch. II
AGENCY:
Railroad Retirement Board.
ACTION:
Semiannual regulatory agenda.
SUMMARY:
This agenda contains lists of regulations that the Board is developing or proposes to develop in the next 12 months and regulations that are scheduled to be reviewed in that period.
ADDRESSES:
844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, (312) 751-4945, FAX (312) 751-7102, TDD (312) 751-4701.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations that are routine in nature or pertain solely to internal agency management have not been included in the agenda.
Dated:
March 13, 2002.
By Authority of the Board.
Beatrice Ezerski, Secretary to the Board.
| Railroad Retirement Board—Proposed Rule Stage | Sequence Number | Title | Regulation Identification Number |
|---|---|---|
| 3440 | Requests for Reconsideration and Appeals Within the Board | 3220-AB03 |
| 3441 | Employers' Contributions and Contribution Reports | 3220-AB53 |
| 3442 | Retirement Age | 3220-AB54 |
| Railroad Retirement Board—Final Rule Stage | Sequence Number | Title | Regulation Identification Number |
|---|---|---|
| 3443 | Application for Annuity or Lump Sum | 3220-AB46 |
| 3444 | Freedom of Information Act Requests | 3220-AB47 |
| 3445 | Appendix 1 to Part 220—Listing of Impairments | 3220-AB51 |
| Railroad Retirement Board—Long-Term Actions | Sequence Number | Title | Regulation Identification Number |
|---|---|---|
| 3446 | Reduction and Non-Payment of Annuities by Reason of Work | 3220-AA61 |
| 3447 | Determining Disability | 3220-AA99 |
| 3448 | Creditable Railroad Compensation | 3220-AB23 |
| 3449 | Determining Disability | 3220-AB50 |
| Railroad Retirement Board—Completed Actions | Sequence Number | Title | Regulation Identification Number |
|---|---|---|
| 3450 | Designation of Central and Field Organization | 3220-AB35 |
| 3451 | Assessment or Waiver of Interest, Penalties, and Administrative Costs With Respect To Collection of Certain Debts | 3220-AB48 |
| 3452 | Employers' Contributions and Contribution Reports | 3220-AB52 |
| Railroad Retirement Board—Discontinued Entries | Regulation Identification Number | Title | Date Withdrawn | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3220-AA75 | Voluntary Quit | 03/13/2002 | Withdrawn |
3440. REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND APPEALS WITHIN THE BOARD
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
45 USC 231f(b)(5); 45 USC 231g; 45 USC 355
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 260; 20 CFR 320
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board is amending 20 CFR sections 260 and 320 to provide for its field offices to make timeliness determinations on requests for reconsideration of decisions of the RRB's various adjudicating units.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | 03/29/02 | 67 FR 15127 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 05/28/02 | |
| Final Action | 07/00/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB03
3441. ¤ EMPLOYERS' CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTION REPORTS
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
45 USC 345 362(l)
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 345.202 to 204
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends sections 345.202 to 204 of 20 CFR part 345 to explain the effective date of consolidated employer records that result in the issuance of a joint contribution rate under the "experience rating" provisions of section 8 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act. The amendment also incorporates a nomenclature change due to a recent agency reorganization.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | 05/00/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB53
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
45 USC 231f(b)(5)
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 218; 20 CFR 220; 20 CFR 225
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends title 20 CFR sections 218, 220, and 225, to update references in those sections to the "age" required for annuity eligibility to reflect changes to full retirement age under the Railroad Retirement Act.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | 09/00/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB54
3443. APPLICATION FOR ANNUITY OR LUMP SUM
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 217.9; 20 CFR 217.30
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends sections 217.9 and 217.30 of its regulations to accept a spouse annuity application, when filed simultaneously with the railroad employee's application for a disability annuity, to be filed more than three months in advance of the earliest annuity beginning date.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | 11/29/01 | 66 FR 59548 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 01/28/02 | |
| Final Action | 07/00/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB46
3444. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUESTS
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
45 USC 231f(b)(5); 45 USC 362; 5 USC 552
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 200.4
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends 20 CFR 200.4 to direct all Freedom of Information Act requests to the Board's General Counsel, and to extend the time within which responses may be made from 10 to 20 working days as provided by the Freedom of Information Act.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| Direct Final Rule | 08/00/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB47
3445. APPENDIX 1 TO PART 220—LISTING OF IMPAIRMENTS
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 220.110; 20 CFR 220, app 1
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends 20 CFR 220.110 and appendix 1—Listing of Impairments, to conform the medical criteria that apply to disability determinations to the medical criteria in the Social Security Administration's regulations (20 CFR 404, subpart P, appendix 1).
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| Interim Final Rule | 09/00/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB51
3446. REDUCTION AND NON-PAYMENT OF ANNUITIES BY REASON OF WORK
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
45 USC 231f(b)(5)
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 230
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends 20 CFR part 230 to explain how annuity deductions on account of work are assessed in accordance with current law.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | 08/16/95 | 60 FR 42482 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 09/25/95 | 60 FR 43999 |
| Final Action | To Be Determined |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AA61
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 220.114
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends title 20 CFR 220.114 to expand the Board's description of the manner in which symptoms, including pain, are evaluated for purposes of determining disability.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | 09/11/95 | 60 FR 47122 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 11/13/95 | |
| Final Action | To Be Determined |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AA99
3448. CREDITABLE RAILROAD COMPENSATION
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 211.3
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The RRB amends its regulations regarding the creditability of pay for time lost to prohibit the crediting of pay for time lost beyond the date of a judgment or settlement, or in the absence of a judgment or settlement, beyond the date of payment. The Labor Member of the RRB dissents from this proposal and recommends allowing the crediting of pay for time lost in these circumstances when the accompanying railroad retirement taxes are paid on the compensation.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | 12/04/97 | 62 FR 61488 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 02/02/98 | |
| Final Action | To Be Determined |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB23
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 220.143; 20 CFR 220.170
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends 20 CFR sections 220.143 and 220.170 to index the amount of earnings used to determine if an individual is engaged in substantial gainful activity (SGA) to any increase in the Social Security national average wage index, and to increase (from $200 to $530) the minimum amount of monthly earnings to count during a trial work period, and then to index that amount to the Social Security national average wage index.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | To Be Determined |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB50
3450. DESIGNATION OF CENTRAL AND FIELD ORGANIZATION
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Info./Admin./Other
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 200.1
| Reason | Date | FR Cite |
| Final Rule | 02/07/02 | 67 FR 5723 |
| Final Rule Effective | 02/07/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB35
3451. ASSESSMENT OR WAIVER OF INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS WITH RESPECT TO COLLECTION OF CERTAIN DEBTS
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 200.7
| Reason | Date | FR Cite |
| Final Rule | 02/07/02 | 67 FR 5723 |
| Final Rule Effective | 02/07/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB48
3452. ¤ EMPLOYERS' CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTION REPORTS
Agency:
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Priority:
Substantive, Nonsignificant
Legal Authority:
45 USC 362(l)
CFR Citation: (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
20 CFR 345.111; 20 CFR 345.113 to 115; 20 CFR 345.124; 20 CFR 345.307
Legal Deadline:
None
Abstract:
The Railroad Retirement Board amends sections 345.111, 345.113 to 115, 345.124, and 345.307 of 20 CFR part 345, to provide for electronic filing of railroad employers' quarterly reports of contributions under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, as required by the Government Paperwork Elimination Act.
| Action | Date | FR Cite |
| NPRM | 01/16/02 | 67 FR 2157 |
| NPRM Comment Period End | 03/18/02 | |
| Final Action | 03/25/02 | 67 FR 13567 |
| Final Action Effective | 03/25/02 |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:
No
Small Entities Affected:
No
Government Levels Affected:
Federal
Agency Contact:
Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611-2092
Phone: 312 751-4945
TDD Phone: 312 751-4701
Fax: 312 751-7102
RIN:
3220-AB52