[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 82 (Friday, April 30, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 22866-22867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09036]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Part 200

RIN 3220-AB 76


Guidance Documents

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Final rule; rescission of regulation.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive Order 13992, ``Revocation of 
Certain Executive Orders Concerning Federal Regulation,'' issued by 
President Biden on January 20, 2021, this final rule rescinds the 
Railroad Retirement Board's rule on guidance.

DATES: This final rule is effective April 30, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marguerite P. Dadabo, Assistant 
General Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275, telephone (312) 751-4945, TTD (312) 751-
4701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 28, 2020, the Railroad Retirement 
Board published an interim final rule on guidance implementing 
Executive Order 13891, ``Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved 
Agency Guidance Documents,'' signed by President Donald Trump on 
October 9, 2019 (85 FR 53160). As required by the Executive Order, the 
rule contained policy and requirements for issuing, modifying, 
withdrawing, and using guidance, making guidance available to the 
public, a notice and comment process for significant guidance, and 
taking and responding to petitions about guidance. On January 20, 2021, 
President Joseph Biden issued Executive Order 13992, ``Revocation of 
Certain Executive Orders

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Concerning Federal Regulation'' which among other things, revoked 
Executive Order 13891 and directed agencies to take steps promptly to 
rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, or policies, or 
portions thereof, implementing or enforcing the revoked Executive 
Orders (86 FR 7049).
    In order to comply with Executive Order 13992, the Railroad 
Retirement Board has determined that this rule is suitable for final 
rulemaking. The Railroad Retirement Board also finds good cause to 
provide for an immediate effective date for this rule, because it 
imposes no obligations on parties inside or outside the federal 
government and therefore no advance notice is required to enable 
employees or other private parties to come into compliance.

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 200

    Railroad employees, Railroad retirement, General administration.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(5), the Railroad Retirement Board amends title 20, 
chapter II, subchapter A, part 200, of the Code of Federal Regulations 
as follows:

PART 200--GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

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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.


Sec.  200.11  [Removed]

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2. Remove Sec.  200.11.

    By Authority of the Board.

    Dated: April 26, 2021.
Stephanie Hillyard,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 2021-09036 Filed 4-29-21; 8:45 am]
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