Rail Employer Reporting Instructions

Appendix I: Electronic File Format

 Form BA-4, Report of Creditable Compensation Adjustments

 (Grand Total Record)

The information contained in this report, which is required by law under Section 9 of the 

Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and Section 6 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 

Act (RUIA), is needed to adjust compensation and service creditable under the RRA and 

RUIA. It is authorized for collection under OMB control number 3220-0008. Failure to 

report or the making of a false or fraudulent report can result in criminal prosecution or 

civil penalties, or both.

We estimate the electronic versions of this form transmitted by a secure e-mail or a File 

Transfer Protocol (FTP) takes an average of 1 hour per response to complete, including 

time for reviewing the instructions, getting the needed data, and reviewing the completed 

form. Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and respondents are not required to 

respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB number. If you wish, 

send comments regarding the accuracy of our estimate or any other aspect of this form, 

including suggestions for reducing completion time, to

Associate Chief Information Officer for Policy and Compliance

Railroad Retirement Board

844 North Rush Street

Chicago, IL 60611-1275.

Sub-total records are optional. Sub-totals of money amounts may be shown for every 2000 

or fewer records. 

NOTE: Reports submitted on CD ROM, secure email, or FTP must be accompanied by

Form G-440, "Report Specifications Sheet" 

Form BA-4 Grand Total Record Format 

Field 

Length

Record 

Position Data and Instructions

10 1-10 "8888888888" (10 eights-type of record code). 

5 11-15 "GRAND" 

7 16-22 A grand total item count for that particular sub-division of the 

report. 

13 23-35 A grand total decrease of creditable RUIA I creditable 

compensation for that particular sub-division of the report. 

13 36-48 A grand total increase of creditable RUIA I creditable 

compensation for that particular sub-division of the report. 
Rail Employer Reporting Instructions

Appendix I: Electronic File Format

 Form BA-4, Report of Creditable Compensation Adjustments

 (Grand Total Record)

Form BA-4 Grand Total Record Format 

Field 

Length

Record 

Position Data and Instructions

13 49-61 A grand total decrease of creditable RUIA II maximum benefit 

compensation for that particular sub-division of the report.

13 62-74 A grand total increase of creditable RUIA II maximum benefit 

compensation for that particular sub-division of the report.

13 75-87 A grand total decrease of creditable Tier I RRA compensation 

for that particular sub- division of the report. 

13 88-100 A grand total increase of creditable Tier I RRA compensation for 

that particular sub-division of the report.

13 101-113 A grand total decrease of creditable Tier II RRA compensation 

for that particular sub-division of the report. 

13 114-126 A grand total increase of creditable Tier II RRA compensation 

for that particular sub-division of the report.

13 127-139 A grand total decrease of creditable Miscellaneous compensation 

for that particular sub- division of the report. 

13 140-152 A grand total increase of creditable Miscellaneous compensation 

for that particular sub- division of the report.

13 153-165 A grand total decrease of creditable Sick Pay compensation for 

that particular sub-division of the report. 

13 166-178 A grand total increase of creditable Sick Pay compensation for 

that particular sub-division of the report.

22 179-200 Blank or zeros. 

NOTE: The file should be saved as a text (*.txt) file with the record format listed above.