[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 2140-2141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-850]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Part 200

RIN 3220-AB31


General Administration; Disclosure

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) amends its regulations 
to permit disclosure of pertinent information to a consular official 
acting on behalf of a compatriot who has claimed benefits under the 
Railroad Retirement Act or Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 13, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North 
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael C. Litt, General Attorney, 
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 
60611, (312) 751-4929, TDD (312) 751-4701, (FTS (312) 386-4701).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 200.8(g) of the regulations of the 
Board provides for disclosure of information

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obtained by the Board in the administration of the Railroad Retirement 
and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts. This rulemaking amends 
section 200.8(g) to permit disclosure of information to a consular 
official acting on behalf of a compatriot who has claimed benefits 
under the Railroad Retirement Act, or Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act. Only information pertinent to his or her claim may be disclosed.
    The rule was published as a proposed rule August 13, 1997 (62 FR 
43295), requesting comments on or before October 14, 1997. No comments 
were received.
    The Board, with the concurrence of the Office of Management and 
Budget, has determined that this is not a major rule for purposes of 
Executive Order 12866. Therefore, no regulatory analysis is required. 
There are no information collections associated with this rule.

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 200

    Railroad employees, Railroad retirement.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, title 20, chapter II, Part 
200 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 200--GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

    1. The authority citation for part 200 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(5) and 45 U.S.C. 362; Sec. 200.4 
also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552; Sec. 200.5 also issued under 5 
U.S.C. 552a; Sec. 200.6 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552b; and 
Sec. 200.7 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3717.

    2. Section 200.8 is amended by adding new paragraph (g)(12) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 200.8  Disclosure of information obtained in the administration of 
the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
Act.

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    (g) Authorized release of information. * * *
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    (12) To any consular official, other than a consular officer of a 
country to which United States Treasury checks and warrants may not be 
sent, acting in behalf of a compatriot who has claimed benefits under 
the Railroad Retirement Act or Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 
information that is pertinent to the claim and that the applicant 
himself could have upon his or her own request.
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    Dated: January 6, 1998.

    By Authority of the Board.
For the Board.
Beatrice Ezerski,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 98-850 Filed 1-13-98; 8:45 am]
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