[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 1998)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 34]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34186]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Part 200

RIN: 3220-AB33


General Administration

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) proposes to revise its 
regulations to eliminate the list of Board forms and their descriptions 
found therein. The Board also proposes to remove the tables which 
cross-reference Board forms to OMB information collection control 
numbers and sections in the Code of Federal Regulations. The purpose of 
these proposed revisions is to eliminate either out-of-date information 
or information already provided elsewhere in a more usable fashion.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be received by March 3, 1998.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas W. Sadler, Senior Attorney, 
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, 
(312) 751-4513, TDD (312) 754-4701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 200.3 of the Board's regulations 
currently purports to list all Board forms. This listing is not 
required by any authority currently in effect and is out-of-date.
    Section 200.3 also contains a table which lists Board forms, their 
OMB information control numbers, and where the information collection 
is found in the text of the Code of Federal Regulations. Such tables 
are not required since the Board lists the OMB control number on its 
forms and in the text of any regulation requiring information 
collection. See 5 CFR 1320.3(f).
    The revised regulation will provide that Board forms may be 
obtained from Board headquarters or from local Board offices.
    The Board, with the agreement of the Office of Management and 
Budget, has determined that this is not a significant regulatory action 
under Executive Order 12866; therefore, no regulatory impact 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, Part 200, Title 20, 
Chapter II, of the Code of Federal Regulations is proposed to be 
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; Sec. 200.7 also 
issued under 31 U.S.C. 3717.

    2. Section 200.3, ``Designation of forms and display of assigned 
OMB control numbers,'' is revised to read as follows: Sec. 200.3 
Obtaining forms from the Railroad Retirement Board.
    Forms used by the Board, including applications for benefits and 
informational publications, may be obtained from the Board's 
headquarters at 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611, and from 
local Board offices.

    Dated: December 19, 1997.
    By Authority of the Board.

Beatrice Ezerski,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 97-34186 Filed 12-31-97; 8:45 am]
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