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(1) In the Office of Programs/

Operations: The Retirement Claims 

Manual, RCM Circulars, Special 

Services Manual, Policy Decisions, 

Procedural Memoranda containing 

information on the adjudication of 

claims not contained in the Retirement 

Claims Manual or in RCM Circulars, 

Field Operating Manual (Parts I and VI), 

FOM Circulars and Memoranda, the 

Occupational Disability Rating 

Schedule, Adjudication Instruction 

Manual, memorandum instructions on 

adjudication, and circular letters of 

instruction to railroad officials. 

(2) In the Office of Programs/Policy 

and Systems: The Instructions to 

Employers, and Circular Letters to 

Employers. 

* * * * * 

(5) Field offices shall also make 

available to the extent practicable such 

of these materials and indexes as are 

furnished them in the ordinary course of 

business. 

PART 320—INITIAL DETERMINATIONS 

UNDER THE RAILROAD 

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT 

AND REVIEWS OF AND APPEALS 

FROM SUCH DETERMINATIONS 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 320 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 355 and 362(l). 

■ 5. In § 320.6, paragraph (c) 

introductory text is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 320.6 Adjudicating office. 

* * * * * 

(c) Field Service-Headquarters. Field 

Service-Headquarters staff are 

authorized to make determinations on 

any of the issues listed in paragraph (b) 

of this section. In addition, Field 

Service–Headquarters staff are 

authorized to make initial 

determinations on the following issues: 

* * * * * 

■ 6. In § 320.10, paragraph (c) is revised 

to read as follows: 

§ 320.10 Reconsideration of initial 

determination. 

* * * * * 

(c) Notice of decision. The 

adjudicating office shall, as soon as 

possible, render a decision on the 

request for reconsideration. If a decision 

rendered by a district office, as the 

adjudicating office, sustains the initial 

determination, either in whole or in 

part, the decision shall be referred to the 

appropriate Field Service-Headquarters 

staff for review prior to issuance. The 

party who requested reconsideration 

shall be notified, in writing, of the 

decision on reconsideration no later 

than 15 days from the date of the 

decision or, where the Field ServiceHeadquarters staff has conducted a 

review of the decision, within 7 days 

following the completion of the review. 

If the decision results in denial of 

benefits, the claimant shall be notified 

of the right to appeal as provided in 

§ 320.12 of this part. If the decision 

results in payment of benefits, the baseyear employer(s) shall be notified of the 

right to appeal as provided in § 320.12 

of this part. 

* * * * * 

PART 345—EMPLOYERS’ 

CONTIBUTIONS AND CONTRIBUTION 

REPORTS 

■ 7. The authority citation for part 345 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 45 U.S.C. 362(l). 

■ 8. Revise § 345.202 to read as follows: 

§ 345.202 Consolidated employer records. 

(a) Establishing a consolidated 

employer record. Two or more 

employers that are under common 

ownership or control may request the 

Board to consolidate their individual 

employer records into a joint individual 

employer record. Such joint individual 

employer record shall be treated as 

though it were a single employer record. 

A request for such consolidation shall 

be made to the Director of Policy and 

Systems, and such consolidation shall 

be effective commencing with the 

calendar year following the year of the 

request. 

(b) Discontinuance of a consolidated 

employer record. Two or more 

employers that have established and 

maintained a consolidated employer 

record will be permitted to discontinue 

such consolidated record only if the 

individual employers agree to an 

allocation of the consolidated employer 

record and such allocation is approved 

by the Director of Policy and Systems. 

The discontinuance of the consolidated 

record shall be effective commencing 

with the calendar year following the 

year of the Director of Policy and 

Systems’ approval. 

■ 9. In § 345.307 paragraphs (a) and (b) 

are revised to read as follows: 

§ 345.307 Rate protest. 

(a) Request for reconsideration. An 

employer may appeal a determination of 

a contribution rate computed under this 

part by filing a request for 

reconsideration with the Director of 

Policy and Systems within 90 days after 

the date on which the Board notified the 

employer of its rate of contribution for 

the next ensuing calendar year. Within 

45 days of the receipt of a request for 

reconsideration, the Director shall issue 

a decision on the protest. 

(b) Appeal to the Board. An employer 

aggrieved by the decision of the Director 

of Policy and Systems under paragraph 

(a) of this section may appeal to the 

Board. Such appeal shall be filed with 

the Secretary to the Board within 30 

days after the date on which the 

Director notified the employer of the 

decision on reconsideration. The Board 

may decide such appeal without a 

hearing or, in its discretion, may refer 

the matter to a hearings officer pursuant 

to part 319 of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

Dated: March 11, 2015. 

Martha P. Rico, 

Secretary to the Board, By Authority of the 

Board. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Secretary 

31 CFR Part 1 

RIN 1505–AC37 

Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 

Department of the Treasury (Treasury) 

gives notice of an amendment to update 

its Privacy Act regulations to add an 

exemption from certain provisions of 

the Privacy Act for a system of records 

related to the Internal Revenue Service 

Return Preparer Office. 

DATES: Effective date: March 17, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Silverman, Management and 

Program Analyst, Privacy, 

Governmental Liaison and Disclosure, 

1111 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20224. Phone: (202) 

317–6452 (not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On behalf 

of the Internal Revenue Service 

Treasury published a system of records 

notice at 76 FR 70813, November 15, 

2011, establishing a new system of 

records entitled ‘‘Treasury/IRS 37.111— 

Preparer Tax Identification Number 

Records.’’ 

Treasury also published a proposed 

rule at 76 FR 71293, on November 17, 

2011, that would amend 31 CFR 

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The proposed rule would exempt the 

new system of records (Treasury/IRS 

37.111) from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2). 

The proposed rule requested that the 

public submit comments to the Internal 

Revenue Service, Return Preparer 

Office, and no comments were received. 

Accordingly, Treasury is hereby giving 

notice that the system of records 

entitled ‘‘Treasury/IRS 37.111—Preparer 

Tax Identification Number Records’’ is 

exempt from certain provisions of the 

Privacy Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2) as set forth in the proposed 

rule. 

This final rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. 

Pursuant to the requirements of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601–612, it is hereby certified 

that this rule will not have significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. This 

certification is based on the fact that the 

final rule affects individuals and not 

small entities. The term ‘‘small entity’’ 

is defined to have the same meaning as 

the terms ‘‘small business,’’ ‘‘small 

organization,’’ and ‘‘small governmental 

jurisdiction,’’ as defined in the RFA. 

As authorized by 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), 

Treasury finds that good cause exists for 

dispensing with the 30-day delay in the 

effective date of this rule. These 

regulations exempt certain investigative 

records maintained by Treasury from 

notification, access, and amendment of 

a record. In order to protect the 

confidentiality of such investigatory 

records Treasury finds that it is in the 

public interest to make these regulations 

effective upon publication. In addition, 

interested persons have had advance 

notice of and an opportunity to 

comment on the proposed rule and no 

comments were received. 

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 1 

Privacy. 

Part 1, Subpart C of title 31 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations is amended 

as follows: 

PART 1—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301 and 31 U.S.C. 321. 

Subpart A also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552 as 

amended. Subpart C also issued under 5 

U.S.C. 552a. 

■ 2. In § 1.36, paragraph (g)(1)(vii) is 

amended by adding an entry for ‘‘IRS 

37.111’’ to the table in numerical order 

to read as follows: 

§ 1.36 Systems exempt in whole or in part 

from provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a and this 

part. 

(g) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(vii) * * * 

Number Name of system 

*******

IRS 37.111 ............................................... Preparer Tax Identification Number Records. 

*******

* * * * * 

Dated: February 23, 2015. 

Helen Goff Foster, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy, 

Transparency, and Records. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01––P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[Docket No. USCG–2015–0142] 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Snohomish River and Steamboat 

Slough, Everett and Marysville, WA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of deviation from 

drawbridge regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a 

temporary deviation from the operating 

schedule that governs the SR 529 

Bridges across the Snohomish River, 

mile 3.6 near Everett, WA, and the SR 

529 Bridges across Steamboat Slough, 

mile 1.1, near Marysville, WA. The 

deviation is necessary to accommodate 

the Everett Marathon. The deviation 

allows the bridges to remain in the 

closed-to-navigation position during the 

marathon to allow safe movement of 

event participants. 

DATES: This deviation is effective from 

7:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on April 12, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for this 

deviation, [USCG–2015–0142] is 

available at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Type the docket number in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this deviation. You may 

also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in Room W12–140 on the 

ground floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

deviation, call or email Mr. Steven 

Fischer, Bridge Administrator, 

Thirteenth Coast Guard District; 

telephone 206–220–7282, email d13-pfd13bridges@uscg.mil. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Washington State Department of 

Transportation (WSDOT) has requested 

that the SR 529 Bridges, north bound 

and south bound, across the Snohomish 

River and Steamboat Slough remain 

closed to vessel traffic to facilitate safe, 

uninterrupted roadway passage of 

participants of the Everett Marathon. 

The SR 529 Bridges over the Snohomish 

River at mile 3.6 provides 37 feet of 

vertical clearance above mean high 

water elevation while in the closed 

position. Under normal conditions these 

bridges operate in accordance with 33 

CFR 117.1059(c), which requires 

advance notification of one-hour when 

a bridge opening is needed. 

The SR 529 Bridges over Steamboat 

Slough at mile 1.1 provide 10 feet of 

vertical clearance above mean high 

water elevation while in the closed 

position. Under normal conditions these 

bridges operate in accordance with 33 

CFR 117.1059(g), which requires 

advance notification of four hours when 

a bridge opening is needed. 

The deviation allows the SR 529 

Bridges crossing the Snohomish River 

and Steamboat Slough to remain in the 

closed-to navigation position, and need 


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