[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations]
[Railroad Retirement Board Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
[From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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Part XLII





Railroad Retirement Board





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD (RRB)                                        
  
  
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Ch. II

Semiannual Agenda of Regulations Under Development or Review

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Agenda of regulations under development or review.

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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 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas W. Sadler, Assistant General 
Counsel, Railroad Retirement Board, (312) 751-4513.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For this edition of the Railroad Retirement 
Board's regulatory agenda, the most important significant regulatory 
actions are included in The Regulatory Plan, which appears in Part II 
of this issue of the Federal Register. The Regulatory Plan entries are 
listed in the Table of Contents below and are denoted by a bracketed 
bold reference, which directs the reader to the appropriate Sequence 
Number in Part II.

    Regulations that are routine in nature or pertain solely to 
internal agency management have not been included in the agenda. 
Current regulations that are proposed to be modified based on a 
completed review of the regulations are listed in the agenda.

Dated: August 17, 1994.

By Authority of the Board.

Beatrice Ezerski,

Secretary to the Board.

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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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4699        Employers Under the Railroad Retirement Act; Employers Under the Railroad Unemployment              
            Insurance Act (Reg Plan Seq. No. 188).................................................    3220-AA51 
4700        Computing Employee, Spouse, and Divorced Spouse Annuities (Reg Plan Seq. No. 189).....    3220-AA58 
4701        Reduction and Nonpayment of Annuities by Reason of Work...............................    3220-AA61 
4702        Voluntary Quit........................................................................    3220-AA75 
4703        Employers' Contributions and Contribution Reports (Reg Plan Seq. No. 190).............    3220-AA79 
4704        Determining Disability................................................................    3220-AA99 
4705        Requests for Reconsideration and Appeals Within the Board From Decisions Issued by the              
            Bureau of Disability and Medicare Operations, Bureau of Retirement Benefits, etc......    3220-AB03 
4706        General Administration................................................................   3220-AB07  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


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                                                                                                     Regulation 
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4707        Recovery of Overpayments (Reg Plan Seq. No. 191)......................................    3220-AA44 
4708        Employees Under the Railroad Retirement Act (Reg Plan Seq. No. 192)...................    3220-AA52 
4709        Survivor Annuity Computations (Reg Plan Seq. No. 193).................................    3220-AA59 
4710        Initial Determinations Under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act and Reviews of                 
            and Appeals From Such Determinations..................................................   3220-AB06  
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in Part II of this issue of the Federal Register.          


                                                Completed Actions                                               
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4711        Availability of Information to the Public.............................................    3220-AB05 
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD (RRB)                     Proposed Rule Stage
  
  
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4699. EMPLOYERS UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT; EMPLOYERS UNDER THE 
RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 188 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3220-AA51
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4700. COMPUTING EMPLOYEE, SPOUSE, AND DIVORCED SPOUSE ANNUITIES

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 189 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3220-AA58
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4701. REDUCTION AND NONPAYMENT OF ANNUITIES BY REASON OF WORK

Legal Authority:  45 USC 231f(b)(5)

CFR Citation:  20 CFR 230

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) proposes to amend 20 
CFR Part 230 to explain how annuity deductions on account of work are 
assessed in accordance with current law.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas W. Sadler, Assistant General Counsel, Bureau of 
Law, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, 312 
751-4513

RIN: 3220-AA61
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4702. VOLUNTARY QUIT

Legal Authority:  45 USC 362(l)

CFR Citation:  20 CFR 328

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A new part 328 is added to explain when unemployment 
insurance benefits are not payable because the employee voluntarily 
left employment.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            00/00/00

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas W. Sadler, Assistant General Counsel, Bureau of 
Law, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, 312 
751-4513

RIN: 3220-AA75
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4703. EMPLOYERS' CONTRIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTION REPORTS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 190 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3220-AA79
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4704. DETERMINING DISABILITY

Legal Authority:  45 USC 231a; 45 USC 231f

CFR Citation:  20 CFR 220.114; 20 CFR 220.170

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Section 114 of part 220 is being amended to expand the 
Board's description of the manner in which symptoms, including pain, 
are evaluated for purposes of determining disability. Section 170 of 
part 220 will be amended to redefine ``trial work period.''

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/00/95

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas W. Sadler, Assistant General Counsel, Bureau of 
Law, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, 312 
751-4513

RIN: 3220-AA99
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4705. REQUESTS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND APPEALS WITHIN THE BOARD FROM 
DECISIONS ISSUED BY THE BUREAU OF DISABILITY AND MEDICARE OPERATIONS, 
BUREAU OF RETIREMENT BENEFITS, ETC

Legal Authority:  45 USC 231f(b)(5); 45 USC 231g; 45 USC 355

CFR Citation:  20 CFR 260

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The RRB will change its regulations to provide for its field 
offices to make timeliness determinations on requests for 
reconsideration of decisions of the RRB's various adjudicating units.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Thomas W. Sadler, Assistant General Counsel, Bureau of 
Law, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, 312 
751-4513

RIN: 3220-AB03
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4706.  GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

Legal Authority:  45 USC 231f(b)(5); 5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  20 CFR 200.4(o)

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A new subsection (o) is added to 20 CFR 200.4 which explains 
when the Board will provide custom-tailored information to a member of 
the public and the charges for such special services.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas W. Sadler, Assistant General Counsel, Bureau of 
Law, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, 312 
751-4513

RIN: 3220-AB07
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD (RRB)                        Final Rule Stage
  
  
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4707. RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENTS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 191 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3220-AA44
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4708. EMPLOYEES UNDER THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 192 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3220-AA52
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4709. SURVIVOR ANNUITY COMPUTATIONS

Regulatory Plan:  This entry is Seq. No. 193 in Part II of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

RIN: 3220-AA59
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4710. INITIAL DETERMINATIONS UNDER THE RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 
ACT AND REVIEWS OF AND APPEALS FROM SUCH DETERMINATIONS

Legal Authority:  45 USC 355; 45 USC 362(l)

CFR Citation:  20 CFR 320

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Amends part 320 of the Board's regulations to provide 
authority for the Board's Field Offices to make determinations with 
respect to eligibility for sickness benefits and to prescribe the 
authority for the new Division of Debt Management in the Bureau of 
Unemployment and Sickness Insurance. These changes are purely 
organizational and do not affect the substantive rights of claimants or 
beneficiaries.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    12/00/94

Small Entities Affected: None

Government Levels Affected: Federal

Agency Contact: Thomas W. Sadler, Assistant General Counsel, Bureau of 
Law, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, IL 60611, 312 
751-4513

RIN: 3220-AB06
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD (RRB)                       Completed Actions
  
  
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4711. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC

CFR Citation:  20 CFR 200.4(g)(1)

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

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Final Action                    06/03/94                    59 FR 28764
Final Action Effective          06/03/94                    59 FR 28764

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local, Tribal, Federal

Agency Contact: Thomas W. Sadler, 312 751-4513

RIN: 3220-AB05
[FR Doc. 94-21028 Filed 11-10-94; 8:45 am]
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