[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 171 (Friday, September 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 53241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22460]



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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Privacy Act of 1974; Proposed Changes to Systems of Records

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board (RRB).

ACTION: Notice of proposed changes to a system of records.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this document is to give notice of a proposed 
addition to the categories of records in one system of records and a 
proposed new routine use for the same system of records.

DATES: The amendment to the categories of records and the proposed 
routine use shall become effective as proposed without further notice 
in 40 calendar days from the date of this publication unless comments 
are received that would result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Beatrice Ezerski, Secretary to the Board, 
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 
60611-2092.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LeRoy Bloommaert, Privacy Act Officer, 
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 
60611-2092, (312) 751-4548, e-mail [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective October 1, 2000, the Railroad 
Retirement Board plans to implement a program under which its employees 
can elect a reduction in their compensation in exchange for tax-free 
commuting benefits. Employees who use mass (i.e. subway, bus, rail) for 
commuting to and from work, or who commute in a car pool are eligible 
to receive tax benefits for qualifying transportation expenditures by 
participating in the RRB's Transit Benefit Program. Employees who elect 
to participate in this program will be required to submit adequate 
documentation for certain types of transit expenditures. Such 
documentation cannot be considered within the scope of time, leave and 
payroll information; hence, the need to amend this system of records to 
reflect the new category of information collected and maintained.
    The proposed routine use will allow the RRB to furnish the 
documentation to the Internal Revenue Service as needed for tax 
administration purposes.
    On August 24, 2000, the Railroad Retirement Board filed an altered 
system report for this system with the chairmen of the designated 
Senate and House committees and with the Office of Management and 
Budget. This was done to comply with section 3 of the Privacy Act of 
1974 and OMB Circular No. A-130, Appendix I.

    By authority of the Board.
Beatrice Ezerski,
Secretary to the Board.
RRB-19

System Name:
    Payroll Record System--RRB.
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    This section is revised to read as follows:

Categories of Records in the System:
    Time, leave, payroll information, and supporting documentation 
relating to participation in the agency's transit benefit program.
* * * * *
    A new section is added to read as follows:

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in the System, Including Categories 
of Users and the Purposes of Such Uses:
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    k. Transit benefit program documentation may be furnished to the 
Internal Revenue Service for tax administration purposes.

[FR Doc. 00-22460 Filed 8-31-00; 8:45 am]
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