Federal Register #3220-AB83

Railroad Retirement Board Final Rule on Benefit Payment Jurisdiction

This opportunity is a regulatory update from the Railroad Retirement Board, not a procurement action. - Issued by: Railroad Retirement Board - Purpose: Amends regulations to clarify jurisdiction for benefit payments under the Railroad Retirement Act and Social Security Act - Key changes: - Board has jurisdiction to pay benefits to railroad employees and auxiliary beneficiaries with less than ten years of service, but at least five years after 1995 - Divorced spouses added as eligible auxiliary beneficiaries - Updates procedures for transferring jurisdiction to the Social Security Administration when service requirements are not met or when a deceased employee lacks a current railroad connection - No OEMs, vendors, products, or services are involved - No procurement or contracting activities are associated with this rulemaking

Description

The Railroad Retirement Board amends its regulations to reflect statutory amendments granting jurisdiction to the Board to pay benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act and under Title II of the Social Security Act to railroad employees and auxiliary beneficiaries who have less than ten years of railroad service, but at least five years after 1995. The amendment also adds divorced spouses to the list of auxiliary beneficiaries to whom the Board will pay benefits in accordance with controlling law. The existing regulation is no longer consistent with the statutory criteria in the Railroad Retirement Act for jurisdictional determinations and is therefore facially unlawful.

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