[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 13, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 43295]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21402]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Part 200

RIN 3220-AB31


General Administration; Disclosure

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) hereby proposes to amend 
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.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before October 14, 1997.

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, TDD (FTS (312) 386-4701).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 200.8(g) of the regulations of the 
Board provides for disclosure of information obtained by the Board in 
the administration of the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Acts. This rulemaking would amend Sec. 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 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.

    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. * * *
    (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: August 5, 1997.

    By authority of the Board.

For The Board,
Beatrice Ezerski,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-21402 Filed 8-12-97; 8:45 am]
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