80_FR_28110 80 FR 28016 - Privacy Act of 1974; New and Revised Systems of Records

80 FR 28016 - Privacy Act of 1974; New and Revised Systems of Records

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 94 (May 15, 2015)

Page Range28016-28021
FR Document2015-11745

We are updating an existing routine use to release railroad worker identifying information to any last employer, or their designee allowing the RRB to verify entitlement for benefits.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 94 (Friday, May 15, 2015)
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[FR Doc No: 2015-11745]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD


Privacy Act of 1974; New and Revised Systems of Records

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Notice: Publication of an updated routine use for RRB Privacy 
Act Systems of Records, RRB-21 and RRB-22.

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SUMMARY: We are updating an existing routine use to release railroad 
worker identifying information to any last employer, or their designee 
allowing the RRB to verify entitlement for benefits.

DATES: These changes become effective as proposed without further 
notice on June 24, 2015. We will file a report of these Systems of 
Records Notices with the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB).

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Ms. Martha P. Rico, Secretary to the Board, 
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 
60611-2092.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy Grant, Chief Privacy 
Officer, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, 
Illinois 60611-2092; telephone 312-751-4869, or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are adding the term `or their designee' 
to the existing routine uses for our Privacy Act System of Records 
Notices (SORNs), RRB-21(q) and RRB-22(d) respectively. This will allow 
the RRB to verify entitlement for benefits if the railroad worker's 
previous employer has designated a third party provider to manage their 
employment information.

    By Authority of the Board.
Martha P. Rico,
Secretary to the Board.
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RRB-21

SYSTEM NAME:
    Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Insurance Benefit System

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 
60611. Regional and District Offices: See Federal Register notice 79 FR 
58910, Appendix I, or our public Web site at: http://www.rrb.gov/field/field.asp.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    None.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    Applicants and claimants for unemployment and sickness (including 
maternity) benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: Some 
railroad employees injured at work who did not apply for Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act benefits; all railroad employees paid 
separation allowances.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Information pertaining to payment or denial of an individual's 
claim for benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: Name, 
address, sex, social security number, date of birth, total months of 
railroad service (including creditable military service), total 
creditable compensation for base year, last employer and date last 
worked before applying for benefits, last rate of pay in base year, 
reason not working, applications and claims filed, benefit information 
for each claim filed, disqualification periods and reasons for 
disqualification, entitlement to benefits under other laws, benefit 
recovery information about personal injury claims and pay for time not 
worked, medical reports, placement data, correspondence and telephone 
inquiries to and about the claimant, record of protest or appeal by 
claimant of adverse determinations made on his claims.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Section 12(l) of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 
351, et. seq.).

PURPOSE(S):
    The purpose of this system of records is to carry out the function 
of collecting and storing information in order to administer the 
benefit program under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS, AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    a. Beneficiary identifying information may be disclosed to third 
party contacts to determine if incapacity of the beneficiary or 
potential beneficiary to understand or use benefits exists, and to 
determine the suitability of a proposed representative payee.
    b. In the event the Board has determined to designate a person to 
be the representative payee of an incompetent beneficiary, disclosure 
of information concerning the benefit amount and other similar 
information may be made to the representative payee from the record of 
the individual.
    c. Beneficiary identifying information, address, check rate, date 
and number may be released to the Treasury Department to control for 
reclamation and return outstanding benefit payments, to issue benefit 
payments, respond to reports of non-delivery and to insure delivery of 
check to the correct address or account of the beneficiary or 
representative payee.
    d. Beneficiary identifying information, address, payment rate, date 
and number, plus other necessary supporting evidence may be released to 
the U.S. Postal Service for investigation of alleged forgery or theft 
of railroad unemployment/sickness benefit payments.
    e. A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a 
Federal agency, in response to its request, in connection with the 
hiring or retention of an employee, the issuance of a security 
clearance, the reporting of an investigation of an employee, the 
letting of a contract, the issuance of a license, grant, or other 
benefit by the requesting agency, to the extent that the information is 
relevant and necessary to the requesting agency's decision in the 
matter, provided that disclosure would be clearly in the furtherance of 
the interest of the subject individual.
    f. Under Section 2(f), the Railroad Retirement Board has the right 
to recover benefits paid to an employee who later receives remuneration 
for the same period, therefore, the Railroad Retirement Board may 
notify the person or company paying the remuneration of the Board's 
right to recovery and the amount of benefits to be refunded.
    g. Under Section 12(o), the Railroad Retirement Board is entitled 
to reimbursement of sickness benefits paid on account of the infirmity 
for which damages are paid, consequently, the Railroad Retirement Board 
may send a notice of lien to the liable party, and, upon request by the 
liable party, advise the amount of benefits subject to reimbursement.
    h. Beneficiary identifying information, rate and entitlement data 
may be released to the Social Security Administration to correlate 
actions with the administration of the Social Security Act.
    i. The last addresses and employer information may be released to 
Department of Health and Human Services in conjunction with the Parent 
Locator Service.
    j. Benefit rate, entitlement and periods paid may be disclosed to 
the Social Security Administration, Bureau of Supplemental Security 
Income to federal, state and local welfare or public aid agencies to 
assist them in processing applications for benefits under their 
respective programs.
    k. Beneficiary identifying information, entitlement, rate and other 
pertinent data may be released to the Department of Labor in 
conjunction with payment of benefits under the Federal Coal Mine and 
Safety Act.
    l. Records may be referred to the General Accountability Office for 
auditing purposes and for collection of debts arising from overpayments 
under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.
    m. If a request for information pertaining to an individual is made 
by an official of a labor organization, of which the individual is a 
member, information from the record of the individual concerning his 
benefit or anticipated benefit and concerning the method of calculating 
that benefit may be disclosed to the labor organization official.
    n. Pursuant to a request from an employer covered by the Railroad 
Retirement Act or the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, or from an 
organization under contract to an employer or employers, information 
regarding the Board's payment of unemployment or sickness benefits, the 
methods by which such benefits are calculated, entitlement data and 
present address may be released to the requesting employer or the 
organization under contract to an employer or employers for the 
purposes of determining entitlement to and rates of private 
supplemental pension, sickness or unemployment benefits and to 
calculate estimated benefits due.
    o. Records may be disclosed in a court proceeding relating to any 
claims for benefits by the beneficiary under the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act and may be disclosed during the course of an 
administrative appeal to individuals who need the records to prosecute 
or decide the appeal or to individuals who are requested to provide 
information relative to an issue involved in the appeal.
    p. Beneficiary identifying information, entitlement data, benefit 
rates and periods paid may be released to the Veterans Administration 
to verify continued entitlement to benefits.
    q. (Updated) Identifying information such as full name, social 
security number, employee identification number, date last worked, 
occupation, and location last worked may be released to any last 
employer, or their designee, to verify entitlement for benefits under 
the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.
    r. The amount of unemployment benefits paid, if 10 dollars or more 
in a calendar year, and claimant identifying information, may be 
furnished to the Internal Revenue Service for tax administration 
purposes.
    s. The name and address of a claimant may be released to a Member 
of Congress when the Member requests it in order that he or she may 
communicate with the claimant about legislation which affects the 
railroad unemployment insurance system.
    t. Beneficiary identifying and claim period information may be 
furnished to states for the purposes of their notifying the RRB whether 
claimants were paid state unemployment or sickness benefits and also 
whether wages were reported for them. For claimants that a state 
identifies as having received state unemployment or sickness benefits, 
RRB benefit information may be furnished the state for the purpose of 
recovery of the amount of the duplicate payments which is made.
    u. The amount of each sickness benefit that is subject to a tier 1 
railroad retirement tax and the amount of the tier 1 tax withheld may 
be disclosed to the claimant's last railroad employer to enable that 
employer to compute its tax liability under the Railroad Retirement Tax 
Act.
    v. The amount of sickness benefits paid and claimant identifying 
information, except for sickness benefits paid for an on-the-job 
injury, may be furnished to the Internal Revenue Service for tax 
administration purposes.
    w. Entitlement data and benefit rates may be released to any court, 
state agency, or interested party, or to the representative of such 
court, state agency, or interested party in connection with 
contemplated or actual legal or administrative proceedings concerning 
domestic relations and support matters.
    x. Identifying information and information about a claim for 
benefits filed may be disclosed to an employee's

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base-year railroad employer and the employee's most recent railroad 
employer, if different, in order to afford that employer or those 
employers the opportunity to submit information concerning the claim. 
In addition, after the claim has been paid, if the base-year railroad 
employer appeals the decision awarding benefits, all information 
regarding the claim may be disclosed to such base-year railroad 
employer that is necessary and appropriate for it to fully exercise its 
rights of appeal.
    y. Non-medical information relating to the determination of 
sickness benefits may be disclosed to an insurance company 
administering a medical insurance program for railroad workers for 
purposes of determining entitlement to benefits under that program.
    z. Scrambled Social Security Number and complete home address 
information of unemployment claimants may be furnished to the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics for use in its Local Area Unemployment Statistics 
(LAUS) program.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
    None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Paper, microforms, magnetic tape, magnetic disk.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Social Security number (claim number) and name.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Paper and Microforms: Maintained in areas not accessible to the 
public in metal filing cabinents. Access is limited to authorized RRB 
employees. Offices are locked during non-business hours. Building has 
24 hour on-site security officers, closed circuit television monitoring 
and intrusion detection systems.
    Magnetic tape and disks: Computer and computer storage rooms are 
restricted to authorized personnel; on-line query safeguards include a 
lock/unlock password system, a terminal oriented transaction matrix, 
role based access controls and audit trail. For electronic records, 
system securities are established in accordance with National Institute 
of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines, including network 
monitoring, defenses in-depth, incident response and forensics. In 
addition to the on-line query safeguards, they include encryption of 
all data transmitted and exclusive use of leased telephone lines.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Paper and microform: Destroyed by shredding in accordance with NIST 
standards, no sooner than 7 years and no later than 10 years after the 
close of the benefit year.
    Magnetic tape: Records are retained for 90 days and then written 
over following NIST guidelines. For disaster recovery purposes certain 
tapes are stored 12-18 months.
    Magnetic disk: Continually updated and retained for at least 7 but 
not more than 10 years after the close of the benefit year. When 
magnetic disk or other electronic media is no longer required or 
servicable, it is sanitized in accordance with NIST guidelines.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Office of Programs--Director of Policy and Systems, Railroad 
Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Requests for information regarding an individual's record should be 
in writing, including the full name, social security number and 
railroad retirement claim number (if any) of the individual. Before 
information about any record will be released, the individual may be 
required to provide proof of identity, or authorization from the 
individual to permit release of information. Such requests should be 
sent to: Office of Programs--Director of Unemployment & Program Support 
Division, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 
60611.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
    See Notification section above.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
    See Notification section above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Applicant, claimant or his or her representative, physicians, 
employers, labor organizations, federal, state, and local government 
agencies, all Railroad Retirement Board files, insurance companies, 
attorneys, Congressmen, liable parties (in personal injury cases), 
funeral homes and survivors (for payment of death benefits).

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.
* * * * *
RRB-22

SYSTEM NAME:
    Railroad Retirement, Survivor, and Pensioner Benefit System.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 
60611 Regional and District Offices: See Federal Register notice 79 FR 
58910, Appendix I, or our public Web site at: http://www.rrb.gov/field/field.asp.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    None.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    (Updated) Applicants for retirement and survivor benefits, 
(spouses, divorced spouses, widows, surviving divorced spouses, 
children, students, parents, grandchildren), and individuals who filed 
for lump-sum death benefits and/or residual payments.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    Information pertaining to the payment or denial of an individual's 
claim for benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act: Name, address, 
social security number, claim number, proofs of age, marriage, 
relationship, death, military service, creditable earnings and service 
months (including military service), entitlement to benefits under the 
Social Security Act, programs administered by the Veterans 
Administration, or other benefit systems, rates, effective dates, 
medical reports, correspondence and telephone inquiries to and about 
the beneficiary, suspension and termination dates, health insurance 
effective date, option, premium rate and deduction, direct deposit 
data, employer pension information, citizenship status and legal 
residency status (for annuitants living outside the United States), and 
tax withholding information (instructions of annuitants regarding 
number of exemptions claimed and additional amounts to be withheld, as 
well as actual amounts withheld for tax purposes).

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Section 7(b)(6) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (U.S.C. 
231f(b)(6)).

PURPOSE(S):
    Records in this system of records are maintained to administer the 
benefit provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act, sections of the 
Internal Revenue Code related to the taxation of railroad retirement 
benefits, and Title XVIII of the Social Security Act as it pertains to 
Medicare coverage for railroad retirement beneficiaries.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS, AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    a. Beneficiary identifying information may be disclosed to third 
party contacts

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to determine if incapacity of the beneficiary or potential beneficiary 
to understand or use benefits exists, and to determine the suitability 
of a proposed representative payee.
    b. In the event the Board has determined to designate a person to 
be the representative payee of an incompetent beneficiary, disclosure 
of information concerning the benefit amount and other similar 
information may be made to the representative payee from the record of 
the individual.
    c. Entitlement and benefit rates may be released to primary 
beneficiaries regarding secondary beneficiaries (or vice versa) when 
the addition of such beneficiary affects either the entitlement or 
benefit payment.
    d. (Updated) Identifying information such as full name, address, 
date of birth, social security number, employee identification number, 
and date last worked, may be released to any last employer, or their 
designee, to verify entitlement for benefits under the Railroad 
Retirement Act.
    e. Beneficiary identifying information, address, check rates, 
number and date may be released to the Department of the Treasury to 
control for reclamation and return of outstanding benefit payments, to 
issue benefit payments, act on report of non-receipt, to insure 
delivery of payments to the correct address of the beneficiary or 
representative payee or to the proper financial organization, and to 
investigate alleged forgery, theft or unlawful negotiation of railroad 
retirement benefit checks or improper diversion of payments directed to 
a financial organization.
    f. Beneficiary identifying information, address, check rate, date, 
number and other supporting evidence may be released to the U.S. Postal 
Service for investigation of alleged forgery or theft of railroad 
retirement or social security benefit checks.
    g. Beneficiary identifying information, entitlement data, medical 
evidence and related evaluatory data and benefit rate may be released 
to the Social Security Administration and the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services to correlate actions with the administration of Title 
II and Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, as amended.
    h. (Updated) Beneficiary identifying information, including social 
security account number, and supplemental annuity amounts may be 
released to the Internal Revenue Service.
    i. Beneficiary identifying information, entitlement, benefit rates, 
medical evidence and related evaluatory data, and months paid may be 
furnished to the Veterans Administration for the purpose of assisting 
that agency in determining eligibility for benefits or verifying 
continued entitlement to and the correct amount of benefits payable 
under programs which it administers.
    j. Beneficiary identifying information, entitlement data and 
benefit rates may be released to the Department of State and embassy 
and consular officials, the American Institute on Taiwan, and to the 
Veterans Administration Regional Office, Philippines, to aid in the 
development of applications, supporting evidence, and the continued 
eligibility of beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries living abroad.
    k. Beneficiary identifying information, entitlement, benefit rates 
and months paid may be released to the Social Security Administration 
(Bureau of Supplemental Security Income) the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services, to federal, state and local welfare or public aid 
agencies to assist them in processing applications for benefits under 
their respective programs.
    l. The last addresses and employer information may be released to 
the Department of Health and Human Services in conjunction with the 
Parent Locator Service.
    m. Beneficiary identifying information, entitlement, rate and other 
pertinent data may be released to the Department of Labor in 
conjunction with payment of benefits under the Federal Coal Mine and 
Safety Act.
    n. Medical evidence may be released to Board-appointed medical 
examiners to carry out their functions.
    o. Information obtained in the administration of Title XVIII 
(Medicare) which may indicate unethical or unprofessional conduct of a 
physician or practitioner providing services to beneficiaries may be 
released to Professional Standards Review Organizations and State 
Licensing Boards.
    p. Information necessary to study the relationship between benefits 
paid by the Railroad Retirement Board and civil service annuities may 
be released to the Office of Personnel Management.
    q. Records may be disclosed to the General Accountability Office 
for auditing purposes and for collection of debts arising from 
overpayments under Title II and Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 
as amended, or the Railroad Retirement Act.
    r. Pursuant to a request from an employer covered by the Railroad 
Retirement Act or the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, or from an 
organization under contract to an employer or employers, information 
regarding the Board's payment of retirement benefits, the methods by 
which such benefits are calculated, entitlement data and present 
address may be released to the requesting employer or the organization 
under contract to an employer or employers for the purposes of 
determining entitlement to and rates of private supplemental pension, 
sickness or unemployment benefits and to calculate estimated benefits 
due.
    s. If a request for information pertaining to an individual is made 
by an official of a labor organization of which the individual is a 
member and the request is made on behalf of the individual, information 
from the record of the individual concerning his benefit or anticipated 
benefit and concerning the method of calculating that benefit may be 
disclosed to the labor organization official.
    t. Records may be disclosed in a court proceeding relating to any 
claims for benefits by the beneficiary under the Railroad Retirement 
Act, and may be disclosed during the course of an administrative appeal 
to individuals who need the records to prosecute or decide the appeal 
or to individuals who are requested to provide information relative to 
an issue involved in the appeal.
    u. The amount of a residual lump-sum payment and the identity of 
the payee may be released to the Internal Revenue Service for tax audit 
purposes.
    v. The amount of any death benefit or annuities accrued but unpaid 
at death and the identity of such payee may be released to the 
appropriate state taxing authorities for tax assessment and auditing 
purposes.
    w. Beneficiary identifying information, including but not limited 
to name, address, social security account number, payroll number and 
occupation, the fact of entitlement and benefit rate may be released to 
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to enable that agency to 
determine and pay supplemental pensions to qualified railroad retirees.
    x. Medical records may be disclosed to vocational consultants in 
administrative proceedings.
    y. Date employee filed application for annuity to the last employer 
under the Railroad Retirement Act for use in determining entitlement to 
continued major medical benefits under insurance programs negotiated 
with labor organizations.
    z. Information regarding the determination and recovery of an 
overpayment made to an individual may be released to any other 
individual from whom any portion of the overpayment is being recovered.

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    aa. The name and address of an annuitant may be released to a 
Member of Congress when the Member requests it in order that he or she 
may communicate with the annuitant about legislation which affects the 
railroad retirement system.
    bb. Certain identifying information about annuitants, such as name, 
social security number, RRB claim number, and date of birth, as well as 
address, year and month last worked for a railroad, last railroad 
occupation, application filing date, annuity beginning date, identity 
of last railroad employer, total months of railroad service, sex, 
disability onset date, disability freeze onset date, and cause and 
effective date of annuity termination may be furnished to insurance 
companies for administering group life and medical insurance plans 
negotiated between certain participating railroad employers and railway 
labor organizations.
    cc. For payments made after December 31, 1983, beneficiary 
identifying information, address, amounts of benefits paid and repaid, 
beneficiary withholding instructions, and amounts withheld by the RRB 
for tax purposes may be furnished to the Internal Revenue Service for 
tax administration purposes.
    dd. Last address and beneficiary identifying information may be 
furnished to railroad employers for the purpose of mailing railroad 
passes to retired employees and their families.
    ee. Entitlement data and benefits rates may be released to any 
court, state agency, or interested party, or to the representative of 
such court, state agency, or interested party, in connection with 
contemplated or actual legal or administrative proceedings concerning 
domestic relations and support matters.
    ff. Identifying information about annuitants and applicants may be 
furnished to agencies and/or companies from which such annuitants and 
applicants are receiving or may receive worker's compensation, public 
pension, or public disability benefits in order to verify the amount by 
which Railroad Retirement Act benefits must be reduced, where 
applicable.
    gg. Disability annuitant identifying information may be furnished 
to state employment agencies for the purpose of determining whether 
such annuitants were employed during times they receive disability 
benefits.
    hh. Identifying information about Medicare-entitled beneficiaries 
who may be working may be disclosed to the Centers for Medicare & 
Medicaid Services for the purposes of determining whether Medicare 
should be the secondary payer of benefits for such individuals.
    ii. Disclosure of information in claim folders is authorized for 
bonafide researchers doing epidemiological/mortality studies approved 
by the RRB who agree to record only information pertaining to deceased 
beneficiaries.
    jj. Identifying information for beneficiaries, such as name, SSN, 
and date of birth, may be furnished to the Social Security 
Administration and to any State for the purpose of enabling the Social 
Security Administration or State through a computer or manual matching 
program to assist the RRB in identifying female beneficiaries who 
remarried but who may not have notified the RRB of their remarriage.
    kk. An employee's date last worked, annuity filing date, annuity 
beginning date, and the month and year of death may be furnished to 
AMTRAK when such information is needed by AMTRAK to make a 
determination whether to award a travel pass to either the employee or 
the employee's widow.
    ll. The employee's social security number may be disclosed to an 
individual eligible for railroad retirement benefits on the employee's 
earnings record when the employee's social security number would be 
contained in the railroad retirement claim number.

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
    None.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, 
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
    Paper, microforms, magnetic tape and magnetic disk.

RETRIEVABILITY:
    Claim number, social security number and full name.

SAFEGUARDS:
    Paper and Microforms: Maintained in areas not accessible to the 
public in metal filing cabinents. Access is limited to authorizied RRB 
employees. Offices are locked during non-business hours. Building has 
24 hour on-site security officers, closed circuit television monitoring 
and intrusion detection systems.
    Magnetic tape and disks: Computer and computer storage rooms are 
restricted to authorized personnel; on-line query safeguards include a 
lock/unlock password system, a terminal oriented transaction matrix, 
role based access controls and audit trail. For electronic records, 
system securities are established in accordance with National Institute 
of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidelines, including network 
monitoring, defenses in-depth, incident response and forensics. In 
addition to the on-line query safeguards, they include encryption of 
all data transmitted and exclusive use of leased telephone lines.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
    Paper: Identify and transfer inactive folders to FRC periodically, 
Transfer to National Archives 7 years after the close of the fiscal 
year folders were determined to be inactive.
    Electronically imaged documents: Destroy 90 days after the date 
scanned into the system or after completion of the quality assurance 
process, whichever is later.
    Magnetic tape: Magnetic tape records are used to daily update the 
disk file, are retained for 90 days and then written over. For disaster 
recovery purposes certain tapes are stored 12-18 months.
    Magnetic disk: Continually updated and permanently retained.
    Electronically imaged documents. Destroy/delete individual claimant 
data 7 years after the close of the fiscal year determined to be 
inactive.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
    Office of Programs--Director of Policy and Systems, Railroad 
Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
    Requests for information regarding an individual's records should 
be in writing, including the full name, social security number and 
railroad retirement claim number(if any) of the individual. Before 
information about any records will be released, the individual may be 
required to provide proof of identity, or authorization from the 
individual to permit release of information. Such requests should be 
sent to: Director of Unemployment & Programs Support Division, Railroad 
Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
    See Notification section above.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
    See Notification section above.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    Individual applicants or their representatives, railroad employers, 
other employers, physicians, labor organizations, federal, state and 
local government agencies, attorneys, funeral

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homes, congressmen, schools, foreign government.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.
* * * * *

    Date: May 12, 2015.
Martha P. Rico,
For The Board Secretary to the Board.
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                                                  Published Rates 5 (GEPS—NPR 5),                           3. Comments by interested persons in                RRB–21
                                                  resulting from its proposed creation of                 these proceedings are due no later than
                                                  GEPS—NPR 5 Version 2 prices.1 The                       May 18, 2015.                                         SYSTEM NAME:
                                                  Postal Service also asks that the                         4. The Secretary shall arrange for                    Railroad Unemployment and Sickness
                                                  Commission add GEPS—NPR 5 Version                       publication of this order in the Federal              Insurance Benefit System
                                                  2 to the GEPS—NPR 5 product grouping                    Register.
                                                  in the competitive product list within                    By the Commission.                                  SYSTEM LOCATION:
                                                  the Mail Classification Schedule. Notice                Shoshana M. Grove,
                                                  at 9.                                                                                                           U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844
                                                                                                          Secretary.                                            Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611.
                                                     To support its Notice, the Postal                    [FR Doc. 2015–11684 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am]           Regional and District Offices: See
                                                  Service filed a copy of the GEPS–NPR                                                                          Federal Register notice 79 FR 58910,
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P
                                                  5 Version 2 model contract; a copy of                                                                         Appendix I, or our public Web site at:
                                                  the Governors’ Decision authorizing the                                                                       http://www.rrb.gov/field/field.asp.
                                                  product; a set of maximum and
                                                  minimum prices; a certification of                      RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
                                                                                                                                                                SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
                                                  compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a); a
                                                  copy of a related management analysis;                  Privacy Act of 1974; New and Revised                    None.
                                                  an application for non-public treatment;                Systems of Records
                                                                                                                                                                CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
                                                  and supporting financial workpapers.                    AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.                    SYSTEM:
                                                  The Postal Service also identified the                  ACTION: Notice: Publication of an
                                                  Commission docket and the Governors’                    updated routine use for RRB Privacy Act                  Applicants and claimants for
                                                  Decision associated with the price                      Systems of Records, RRB–21 and RRB–                   unemployment and sickness (including
                                                  changes and addressed several                           22.                                                   maternity) benefits under the Railroad
                                                  differences between the GEPS—NPR 5                                                                            Unemployment Insurance Act: Some
                                                  Version 2 model contract and the                        SUMMARY:   We are updating an existing                railroad employees injured at work who
                                                  original GEPS—NPR 5 model contract.                     routine use to release railroad worker                did not apply for Railroad
                                                  Id. at 5–7.                                             identifying information to any last                   Unemployment Insurance Act benefits;
                                                                                                          employer, or their designee allowing the              all railroad employees paid separation
                                                  II. Notice of Commission Action
                                                                                                          RRB to verify entitlement for benefits.               allowances.
                                                    The Commission establishes Docket                     DATES: These changes become effective
                                                  Nos. MC2015–23 and CP2015–65 for                                                                              CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
                                                                                                          as proposed without further notice on
                                                  consideration of matters raised by the                  June 24, 2015. We will file a report of                 Information pertaining to payment or
                                                  Notice.                                                 these Systems of Records Notices with                 denial of an individual’s claim for
                                                    The Commission invites comments on                    the Committee on Homeland Security                    benefits under the Railroad
                                                  whether the Postal Service’s filings are                and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;               Unemployment Insurance Act: Name,
                                                  consistent with the policies of 39 U.S.C.               the Committee on Oversight and                        address, sex, social security number,
                                                  3632, 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and                 Government Reform of the House of                     date of birth, total months of railroad
                                                  39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments                   Representatives; and the Office of                    service (including creditable military
                                                  are due no later than May 18, 2015. The                 Information and Regulatory Affairs,                   service), total creditable compensation
                                                  public portions of these filings can be                 Office of Management and Budget                       for base year, last employer and date last
                                                  accessed via the Commission’s Web site                  (OMB).                                                worked before applying for benefits, last
                                                  (http://www.prc.gov).                                   ADDRESSES:  Send comments to Ms.                      rate of pay in base year, reason not
                                                    The Commission appoints Curtis Kidd                   Martha P. Rico, Secretary to the Board,               working, applications and claims filed,
                                                  to serve as Public Representative in                    Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North                  benefit information for each claim filed,
                                                  these dockets.                                          Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–                 disqualification periods and reasons for
                                                                                                          2092.                                                 disqualification, entitlement to benefits
                                                  III. Ordering Paragraphs                                                                                      under other laws, benefit recovery
                                                    It is ordered:                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:       Mr.            information about personal injury
                                                                                                          Timothy Grant, Chief Privacy Officer,                 claims and pay for time not worked,
                                                    1. The Commission establishes Docket                  Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
                                                  Nos. MC2015–23 and CP2015–65 to                                                                               medical reports, placement data,
                                                                                                          Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–                 correspondence and telephone inquiries
                                                  consider the matters raised by the                      2092; telephone 312–751–4869, or email
                                                  Notice.                                                                                                       to and about the claimant, record of
                                                                                                          at tim.grant@rrb.gov.                                 protest or appeal by claimant of adverse
                                                    2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Curtis                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are                     determinations made on his claims.
                                                  Kidd is appointed to serve as officer of                adding the term ‘or their designee’ to the
                                                  the Commission (Public Representative)                  existing routine uses for our Privacy Act             AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
                                                  to represent the interests of the general               System of Records Notices (SORNs),
                                                  public in these proceedings.                                                                                    Section 12(l) of the Railroad
                                                                                                          RRB–21(q) and RRB–22(d) respectively.                 Unemployment Insurance Act (45
                                                                                                          This will allow the RRB to verify                     U.S.C. 351, et. seq.).
                                                    1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of
                                                                                                          entitlement for benefits if the railroad
                                                  Change in Prices for Global Expedited Package
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                                                  Services—Non-Published Rates 5 (GEPS—NPR 5              worker’s previous employer has                        PURPOSE(S):
                                                  Version 2) and Application for Non-Public               designated a third party provider to
                                                  Treatment of Materials Files Under Seal, May 7,         manage their employment information.                     The purpose of this system of records
                                                  2015 (Notice). The Notice was filed pursuant to 39                                                            is to carry out the function of collecting
                                                  CFR 3015.5 and Order No. 2320. See Docket Nos.            By Authority of the Board.                          and storing information in order to
                                                  MC2015–23 and CP2015–29, Order No. 2320, Order          Martha P. Rico,
                                                  Adding Global Expedited Package Services—Non-
                                                                                                                                                                administer the benefit program under
                                                  Published Rates Contract 5 (GEPS—NPR 5) to the
                                                                                                          Secretary to the Board.                               the Railroad Unemployment Insurance
                                                  Competitive Product List, January 13, 2015.             *      *     *       *       *                        Act.


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                                                  ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE               the amount of benefits subject to                     individuals who are requested to
                                                  SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS, AND              reimbursement.                                        provide information relative to an issue
                                                  THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:                                h. Beneficiary identifying                          involved in the appeal.
                                                     a. Beneficiary identifying information               information, rate and entitlement data                   p. Beneficiary identifying
                                                  may be disclosed to third party contacts                may be released to the Social Security                information, entitlement data, benefit
                                                  to determine if incapacity of the                       Administration to correlate actions with              rates and periods paid may be released
                                                  beneficiary or potential beneficiary to                 the administration of the Social Security             to the Veterans Administration to verify
                                                  understand or use benefits exists, and to               Act.                                                  continued entitlement to benefits.
                                                  determine the suitability of a proposed                   i. The last addresses and employer                     q. (Updated) Identifying information
                                                  representative payee.                                   information may be released to                        such as full name, social security
                                                     b. In the event the Board has                        Department of Health and Human                        number, employee identification
                                                  determined to designate a person to be                  Services in conjunction with the Parent               number, date last worked, occupation,
                                                  the representative payee of an                          Locator Service.                                      and location last worked may be
                                                  incompetent beneficiary, disclosure of                    j. Benefit rate, entitlement and periods            released to any last employer, or their
                                                  information concerning the benefit                      paid may be disclosed to the Social                   designee, to verify entitlement for
                                                  amount and other similar information                    Security Administration, Bureau of                    benefits under the Railroad
                                                  may be made to the representative payee                 Supplemental Security Income to                       Unemployment Insurance Act.
                                                  from the record of the individual.                      federal, state and local welfare or public               r. The amount of unemployment
                                                     c. Beneficiary identifying information,              aid agencies to assist them in processing             benefits paid, if 10 dollars or more in a
                                                  address, check rate, date and number                    applications for benefits under their                 calendar year, and claimant identifying
                                                  may be released to the Treasury                         respective programs.                                  information, may be furnished to the
                                                                                                            k. Beneficiary identifying information,             Internal Revenue Service for tax
                                                  Department to control for reclamation
                                                                                                          entitlement, rate and other pertinent                 administration purposes.
                                                  and return outstanding benefit
                                                                                                          data may be released to the Department                   s. The name and address of a claimant
                                                  payments, to issue benefit payments,
                                                                                                          of Labor in conjunction with payment of               may be released to a Member of
                                                  respond to reports of non-delivery and
                                                                                                          benefits under the Federal Coal Mine                  Congress when the Member requests it
                                                  to insure delivery of check to the correct
                                                                                                          and Safety Act.                                       in order that he or she may
                                                  address or account of the beneficiary or                  l. Records may be referred to the                   communicate with the claimant about
                                                  representative payee.                                   General Accountability Office for                     legislation which affects the railroad
                                                     d. Beneficiary identifying                           auditing purposes and for collection of               unemployment insurance system.
                                                  information, address, payment rate, date                debts arising from overpayments under                    t. Beneficiary identifying and claim
                                                  and number, plus other necessary                        the Railroad Unemployment Insurance                   period information may be furnished to
                                                  supporting evidence may be released to                  Act.                                                  states for the purposes of their notifying
                                                  the U.S. Postal Service for investigation                 m. If a request for information                     the RRB whether claimants were paid
                                                  of alleged forgery or theft of railroad                 pertaining to an individual is made by                state unemployment or sickness benefits
                                                  unemployment/sickness benefit                           an official of a labor organization, of               and also whether wages were reported
                                                  payments.                                               which the individual is a member,                     for them. For claimants that a state
                                                     e. A record from this system of                      information from the record of the                    identifies as having received state
                                                  records may be disclosed to a Federal                   individual concerning his benefit or                  unemployment or sickness benefits,
                                                  agency, in response to its request, in                  anticipated benefit and concerning the                RRB benefit information may be
                                                  connection with the hiring or retention                 method of calculating that benefit may                furnished the state for the purpose of
                                                  of an employee, the issuance of a                       be disclosed to the labor organization                recovery of the amount of the duplicate
                                                  security clearance, the reporting of an                 official.                                             payments which is made.
                                                  investigation of an employee, the letting                 n. Pursuant to a request from an                       u. The amount of each sickness
                                                  of a contract, the issuance of a license,               employer covered by the Railroad                      benefit that is subject to a tier 1 railroad
                                                  grant, or other benefit by the requesting               Retirement Act or the Railroad                        retirement tax and the amount of the tier
                                                  agency, to the extent that the                          Unemployment Insurance Act, or from                   1 tax withheld may be disclosed to the
                                                  information is relevant and necessary to                an organization under contract to an                  claimant’s last railroad employer to
                                                  the requesting agency’s decision in the                 employer or employers, information                    enable that employer to compute its tax
                                                  matter, provided that disclosure would                  regarding the Board’s payment of                      liability under the Railroad Retirement
                                                  be clearly in the furtherance of the                    unemployment or sickness benefits, the                Tax Act.
                                                  interest of the subject individual.                     methods by which such benefits are                       v. The amount of sickness benefits
                                                     f. Under Section 2(f), the Railroad                  calculated, entitlement data and present              paid and claimant identifying
                                                  Retirement Board has the right to                       address may be released to the                        information, except for sickness benefits
                                                  recover benefits paid to an employee                    requesting employer or the organization               paid for an on-the-job injury, may be
                                                  who later receives remuneration for the                 under contract to an employer or                      furnished to the Internal Revenue
                                                  same period, therefore, the Railroad                    employers for the purposes of                         Service for tax administration purposes.
                                                  Retirement Board may notify the person                  determining entitlement to and rates of                  w. Entitlement data and benefit rates
                                                  or company paying the remuneration of                   private supplemental pension, sickness                may be released to any court, state
                                                  the Board’s right to recovery and the                   or unemployment benefits and to                       agency, or interested party, or to the
                                                  amount of benefits to be refunded.                      calculate estimated benefits due.                     representative of such court, state
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                                                     g. Under Section 12(o), the Railroad                   o. Records may be disclosed in a court              agency, or interested party in
                                                  Retirement Board is entitled to                         proceeding relating to any claims for                 connection with contemplated or actual
                                                  reimbursement of sickness benefits paid                 benefits by the beneficiary under the                 legal or administrative proceedings
                                                  on account of the infirmity for which                   Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act                   concerning domestic relations and
                                                  damages are paid, consequently, the                     and may be disclosed during the course                support matters.
                                                  Railroad Retirement Board may send a                    of an administrative appeal to                           x. Identifying information and
                                                  notice of lien to the liable party, and,                individuals who need the records to                   information about a claim for benefits
                                                  upon request by the liable party, advise                prosecute or decide the appeal or to                  filed may be disclosed to an employee’s


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                                                  base-year railroad employer and the                      RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:                               SYSTEM LOCATION:
                                                  employee’s most recent railroad                            Paper and microform: Destroyed by                     U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844
                                                  employer, if different, in order to afford               shredding in accordance with NIST                     Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611
                                                  that employer or those employers the                     standards, no sooner than 7 years and                 Regional and District Offices: See
                                                  opportunity to submit information                        no later than 10 years after the close of             Federal Register notice 79 FR 58910,
                                                  concerning the claim. In addition, after                 the benefit year.                                     Appendix I, or our public Web site at:
                                                  the claim has been paid, if the base-year                  Magnetic tape: Records are retained                 http://www.rrb.gov/field/field.asp.
                                                  railroad employer appeals the decision                   for 90 days and then written over                     SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
                                                  awarding benefits, all information                       following NIST guidelines. For disaster
                                                  regarding the claim may be disclosed to                                                                          None.
                                                                                                           recovery purposes certain tapes are
                                                  such base-year railroad employer that is                 stored 12–18 months.                                  CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
                                                  necessary and appropriate for it to fully                                                                      SYSTEM:
                                                                                                             Magnetic disk: Continually updated
                                                  exercise its rights of appeal.                                                                                   (Updated) Applicants for retirement
                                                    y. Non-medical information relating                    and retained for at least 7 but not more
                                                                                                           than 10 years after the close of the                  and survivor benefits, (spouses,
                                                  to the determination of sickness benefits                                                                      divorced spouses, widows, surviving
                                                  may be disclosed to an insurance                         benefit year. When magnetic disk or
                                                                                                           other electronic media is no longer                   divorced spouses, children, students,
                                                  company administering a medical                                                                                parents, grandchildren), and individuals
                                                  insurance program for railroad workers                   required or servicable, it is sanitized in
                                                                                                           accordance with NIST guidelines.                      who filed for lump-sum death benefits
                                                  for purposes of determining entitlement                                                                        and/or residual payments.
                                                  to benefits under that program.                          SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
                                                    z. Scrambled Social Security Number                                                                          CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
                                                  and complete home address information                      Office of Programs—Director of Policy                  Information pertaining to the payment
                                                  of unemployment claimants may be                         and Systems, Railroad Retirement                      or denial of an individual’s claim for
                                                  furnished to the Bureau of Labor                         Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois             benefits under the Railroad Retirement
                                                  Statistics for use in its Local Area                     60611–2092.                                           Act: Name, address, social security
                                                  Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)                           NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
                                                                                                                                                                 number, claim number, proofs of age,
                                                  program.                                                                                                       marriage, relationship, death, military
                                                                                                             Requests for information regarding an               service, creditable earnings and service
                                                  DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING                         individual’s record should be in writing,             months (including military service),
                                                  AGENCIES:                                                including the full name, social security              entitlement to benefits under the Social
                                                     None.                                                 number and railroad retirement claim                  Security Act, programs administered by
                                                  POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
                                                                                                           number (if any) of the individual. Before             the Veterans Administration, or other
                                                  RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND                    information about any record will be                  benefit systems, rates, effective dates,
                                                  DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:                      released, the individual may be required              medical reports, correspondence and
                                                                                                           to provide proof of identity, or                      telephone inquiries to and about the
                                                  STORAGE:
                                                                                                           authorization from the individual to                  beneficiary, suspension and termination
                                                   Paper, microforms, magnetic tape,                       permit release of information. Such
                                                  magnetic disk.                                                                                                 dates, health insurance effective date,
                                                                                                           requests should be sent to: Office of                 option, premium rate and deduction,
                                                  RETRIEVABILITY:                                          Programs—Director of Unemployment &                   direct deposit data, employer pension
                                                    Social Security number (claim                          Program Support Division, Railroad                    information, citizenship status and legal
                                                  number) and name.                                        Retirement Board, 844 Rush Street,                    residency status (for annuitants living
                                                                                                           Chicago, Illinois 60611.                              outside the United States), and tax
                                                  SAFEGUARDS:
                                                                                                                                                                 withholding information (instructions of
                                                     Paper and Microforms: Maintained in                   RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
                                                                                                                                                                 annuitants regarding number of
                                                  areas not accessible to the public in                        See Notification section above.                   exemptions claimed and additional
                                                  metal filing cabinents. Access is limited                                                                      amounts to be withheld, as well as
                                                  to authorized RRB employees. Offices                     CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
                                                                                                                                                                 actual amounts withheld for tax
                                                  are locked during non-business hours.                        See Notification section above.                   purposes).
                                                  Building has 24 hour on-site security
                                                  officers, closed circuit television                      RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:                             AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
                                                  monitoring and intrusion detection                          Applicant, claimant or his or her                    Section 7(b)(6) of the Railroad
                                                  systems.                                                 representative, physicians, employers,                Retirement Act of 1974 (U.S.C.
                                                     Magnetic tape and disks: Computer                     labor organizations, federal, state, and              231f(b)(6)).
                                                  and computer storage rooms are                           local government agencies, all Railroad               PURPOSE(S):
                                                  restricted to authorized personnel; on-                  Retirement Board files, insurance
                                                  line query safeguards include a lock/                                                                            Records in this system of records are
                                                                                                           companies, attorneys, Congressmen,                    maintained to administer the benefit
                                                  unlock password system, a terminal                       liable parties (in personal injury cases),
                                                  oriented transaction matrix, role based                                                                        provisions of the Railroad Retirement
                                                                                                           funeral homes and survivors (for                      Act, sections of the Internal Revenue
                                                  access controls and audit trail. For                     payment of death benefits).
                                                  electronic records, system securities are                                                                      Code related to the taxation of railroad
                                                  established in accordance with National                  EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:                    retirement benefits, and Title XVIII of
                                                                                                                                                                 the Social Security Act as it pertains to
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                                                  Institute of Standards and Technology                        None.
                                                  (NIST) guidelines, including network                                                                           Medicare coverage for railroad
                                                                                                           *     *      *       *       *                        retirement beneficiaries.
                                                  monitoring, defenses in-depth, incident
                                                  response and forensics. In addition to                   RRB–22                                                ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
                                                  the on-line query safeguards, they                                                                             SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS, AND
                                                  include encryption of all data                           SYSTEM NAME:                                          THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
                                                  transmitted and exclusive use of leased                    Railroad Retirement, Survivor, and                   a. Beneficiary identifying information
                                                  telephone lines.                                         Pensioner Benefit System.                             may be disclosed to third party contacts


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                                                  to determine if incapacity of the                       purpose of assisting that agency in                   retirement benefits, the methods by
                                                  beneficiary or potential beneficiary to                 determining eligibility for benefits or               which such benefits are calculated,
                                                  understand or use benefits exists, and to               verifying continued entitlement to and                entitlement data and present address
                                                  determine the suitability of a proposed                 the correct amount of benefits payable                may be released to the requesting
                                                  representative payee.                                   under programs which it administers.                  employer or the organization under
                                                     b. In the event the Board has                          j. Beneficiary identifying information,             contract to an employer or employers
                                                  determined to designate a person to be                  entitlement data and benefit rates may                for the purposes of determining
                                                  the representative payee of an                          be released to the Department of State                entitlement to and rates of private
                                                  incompetent beneficiary, disclosure of                  and embassy and consular officials, the               supplemental pension, sickness or
                                                  information concerning the benefit                      American Institute on Taiwan, and to                  unemployment benefits and to calculate
                                                  amount and other similar information                    the Veterans Administration Regional                  estimated benefits due.
                                                  may be made to the representative payee                 Office, Philippines, to aid in the                       s. If a request for information
                                                  from the record of the individual.                      development of applications, supporting               pertaining to an individual is made by
                                                     c. Entitlement and benefit rates may                 evidence, and the continued eligibility               an official of a labor organization of
                                                  be released to primary beneficiaries                    of beneficiaries and potential                        which the individual is a member and
                                                  regarding secondary beneficiaries (or                   beneficiaries living abroad.                          the request is made on behalf of the
                                                  vice versa) when the addition of such                     k. Beneficiary identifying information,             individual, information from the record
                                                  beneficiary affects either the entitlement              entitlement, benefit rates and months                 of the individual concerning his benefit
                                                  or benefit payment.                                     paid may be released to the Social                    or anticipated benefit and concerning
                                                     d. (Updated) Identifying information                 Security Administration (Bureau of                    the method of calculating that benefit
                                                  such as full name, address, date of birth,              Supplemental Security Income) the                     may be disclosed to the labor
                                                  social security number, employee                        Centers for Medicare & Medicaid                       organization official.
                                                  identification number, and date last                    Services, to federal, state and local                    t. Records may be disclosed in a court
                                                  worked, may be released to any last                     welfare or public aid agencies to assist              proceeding relating to any claims for
                                                  employer, or their designee, to verify                  them in processing applications for                   benefits by the beneficiary under the
                                                  entitlement for benefits under the                      benefits under their respective                       Railroad Retirement Act, and may be
                                                  Railroad Retirement Act.                                programs.                                             disclosed during the course of an
                                                     e. Beneficiary identifying information,                l. The last addresses and employer                  administrative appeal to individuals
                                                  address, check rates, number and date                   information may be released to the                    who need the records to prosecute or
                                                  may be released to the Department of                    Department of Health and Human                        decide the appeal or to individuals who
                                                  the Treasury to control for reclamation                 Services in conjunction with the Parent               are requested to provide information
                                                  and return of outstanding benefit                       Locator Service.                                      relative to an issue involved in the
                                                  payments, to issue benefit payments, act                  m. Beneficiary identifying                          appeal.
                                                  on report of non-receipt, to insure                     information, entitlement, rate and other                 u. The amount of a residual lump-sum
                                                  delivery of payments to the correct                     pertinent data may be released to the                 payment and the identity of the payee
                                                  address of the beneficiary or                           Department of Labor in conjunction                    may be released to the Internal Revenue
                                                  representative payee or to the proper                   with payment of benefits under the                    Service for tax audit purposes.
                                                  financial organization, and to                          Federal Coal Mine and Safety Act.                        v. The amount of any death benefit or
                                                  investigate alleged forgery, theft or                     n. Medical evidence may be released                 annuities accrued but unpaid at death
                                                  unlawful negotiation of railroad                        to Board-appointed medical examiners                  and the identity of such payee may be
                                                  retirement benefit checks or improper                   to carry out their functions.                         released to the appropriate state taxing
                                                  diversion of payments directed to a                       o. Information obtained in the                      authorities for tax assessment and
                                                  financial organization.                                 administration of Title XVIII (Medicare)              auditing purposes.
                                                     f. Beneficiary identifying information,              which may indicate unethical or                          w. Beneficiary identifying
                                                  address, check rate, date, number and                   unprofessional conduct of a physician                 information, including but not limited
                                                  other supporting evidence may be                        or practitioner providing services to                 to name, address, social security
                                                  released to the U.S. Postal Service for                 beneficiaries may be released to                      account number, payroll number and
                                                  investigation of alleged forgery or theft               Professional Standards Review                         occupation, the fact of entitlement and
                                                  of railroad retirement or social security               Organizations and State Licensing                     benefit rate may be released to the
                                                  benefit checks.                                         Boards.                                               Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to
                                                     g. Beneficiary identifying information,                p. Information necessary to study the               enable that agency to determine and pay
                                                  entitlement data, medical evidence and                  relationship between benefits paid by                 supplemental pensions to qualified
                                                  related evaluatory data and benefit rate                the Railroad Retirement Board and civil               railroad retirees.
                                                  may be released to the Social Security                  service annuities may be released to the                 x. Medical records may be disclosed
                                                  Administration and the Centers for                      Office of Personnel Management.                       to vocational consultants in
                                                  Medicare & Medicaid Services to                           q. Records may be disclosed to the                  administrative proceedings.
                                                  correlate actions with the                              General Accountability Office for                        y. Date employee filed application for
                                                  administration of Title II and Title XVIII              auditing purposes and for collection of               annuity to the last employer under the
                                                  of the Social Security Act, as amended.                 debts arising from overpayments under                 Railroad Retirement Act for use in
                                                     h. (Updated) Beneficiary identifying                 Title II and Title XVIII of the Social                determining entitlement to continued
                                                  information, including social security                  Security Act, as amended, or the                      major medical benefits under insurance
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                                                  account number, and supplemental                        Railroad Retirement Act.                              programs negotiated with labor
                                                  annuity amounts may be released to the                    r. Pursuant to a request from an                    organizations.
                                                  Internal Revenue Service.                               employer covered by the Railroad                         z. Information regarding the
                                                     i. Beneficiary identifying information,              Retirement Act or the Railroad                        determination and recovery of an
                                                  entitlement, benefit rates, medical                     Unemployment Insurance Act, or from                   overpayment made to an individual may
                                                  evidence and related evaluatory data,                   an organization under contract to an                  be released to any other individual from
                                                  and months paid may be furnished to                     employer or employers, information                    whom any portion of the overpayment
                                                  the Veterans Administration for the                     regarding the Board’s payment of                      is being recovered.


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                                                     aa. The name and address of an                       whether Medicare should be the                        electronic records, system securities are
                                                  annuitant may be released to a Member                   secondary payer of benefits for such                  established in accordance with National
                                                  of Congress when the Member requests                    individuals.                                          Institute of Standards and Technology
                                                  it in order that he or she may                            ii. Disclosure of information in claim              (NIST) guidelines, including network
                                                  communicate with the annuitant about                    folders is authorized for bonafide                    monitoring, defenses in-depth, incident
                                                  legislation which affects the railroad                  researchers doing epidemiological/                    response and forensics. In addition to
                                                  retirement system.                                      mortality studies approved by the RRB                 the on-line query safeguards, they
                                                     bb. Certain identifying information                  who agree to record only information                  include encryption of all data
                                                  about annuitants, such as name, social                  pertaining to deceased beneficiaries.                 transmitted and exclusive use of leased
                                                  security number, RRB claim number,                        jj. Identifying information for                     telephone lines.
                                                  and date of birth, as well as address,                  beneficiaries, such as name, SSN, and
                                                  year and month last worked for a                                                                              RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
                                                                                                          date of birth, may be furnished to the
                                                  railroad, last railroad occupation,                     Social Security Administration and to                   Paper: Identify and transfer inactive
                                                  application filing date, annuity                        any State for the purpose of enabling the             folders to FRC periodically, Transfer to
                                                  beginning date, identity of last railroad               Social Security Administration or State               National Archives 7 years after the close
                                                  employer, total months of railroad                      through a computer or manual matching                 of the fiscal year folders were
                                                  service, sex, disability onset date,                    program to assist the RRB in identifying              determined to be inactive.
                                                  disability freeze onset date, and cause                 female beneficiaries who remarried but                  Electronically imaged documents:
                                                  and effective date of annuity                           who may not have notified the RRB of                  Destroy 90 days after the date scanned
                                                  termination may be furnished to                         their remarriage.                                     into the system or after completion of
                                                  insurance companies for administering                     kk. An employee’s date last worked,                 the quality assurance process,
                                                  group life and medical insurance plans                  annuity filing date, annuity beginning                whichever is later.
                                                  negotiated between certain participating                date, and the month and year of death                   Magnetic tape: Magnetic tape records
                                                  railroad employers and railway labor                    may be furnished to AMTRAK when                       are used to daily update the disk file,
                                                  organizations.                                          such information is needed by                         are retained for 90 days and then
                                                     cc. For payments made after                          AMTRAK to make a determination                        written over. For disaster recovery
                                                  December 31, 1983, beneficiary                          whether to award a travel pass to either              purposes certain tapes are stored 12–18
                                                  identifying information, address,                       the employee or the employee’s widow.                 months.
                                                  amounts of benefits paid and repaid,                      ll. The employee’s social security                    Magnetic disk: Continually updated
                                                  beneficiary withholding instructions,                   number may be disclosed to an                         and permanently retained.
                                                  and amounts withheld by the RRB for                     individual eligible for railroad                        Electronically imaged documents.
                                                  tax purposes may be furnished to the                    retirement benefits on the employee’s                 Destroy/delete individual claimant data
                                                  Internal Revenue Service for tax                        earnings record when the employee’s                   7 years after the close of the fiscal year
                                                  administration purposes.                                social security number would be                       determined to be inactive.
                                                     dd. Last address and beneficiary                     contained in the railroad retirement                  SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
                                                  identifying information may be                          claim number.
                                                  furnished to railroad employers for the                                                                         Office of Programs—Director of Policy
                                                  purpose of mailing railroad passes to                   DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING                      and Systems, Railroad Retirement
                                                  retired employees and their families.                   AGENCIES:                                             Board, 844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
                                                     ee. Entitlement data and benefits rates                None.                                               60611–2092
                                                  may be released to any court, state                                                                           NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
                                                  agency, or interested party, or to the                  POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
                                                  representative of such court, state                     RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND                   Requests for information regarding an
                                                  agency, or interested party, in                         DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:                   individual’s records should be in
                                                  connection with contemplated or actual                  STORAGE:
                                                                                                                                                                writing, including the full name, social
                                                  legal or administrative proceedings                                                                           security number and railroad retirement
                                                                                                           Paper, microforms, magnetic tape and                 claim number(if any) of the individual.
                                                  concerning domestic relations and                       magnetic disk.
                                                  support matters.                                                                                              Before information about any records
                                                     ff. Identifying information about                    RETRIEVABILITY:                                       will be released, the individual may be
                                                  annuitants and applicants may be                          Claim number, social security number                required to provide proof of identity, or
                                                  furnished to agencies and/or companies                  and full name.                                        authorization from the individual to
                                                  from which such annuitants and                                                                                permit release of information. Such
                                                  applicants are receiving or may receive                 SAFEGUARDS:                                           requests should be sent to: Director of
                                                  worker’s compensation, public pension,                     Paper and Microforms: Maintained in                Unemployment & Programs Support
                                                  or public disability benefits in order to               areas not accessible to the public in                 Division, Railroad Retirement Board,
                                                  verify the amount by which Railroad                     metal filing cabinents. Access is limited             844 Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
                                                  Retirement Act benefits must be                         to authorizied RRB employees. Offices                 60611–2092.
                                                  reduced, where applicable.                              are locked during non-business hours.                 RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
                                                     gg. Disability annuitant identifying                 Building has 24 hour on-site security
                                                                                                                                                                  See Notification section above.
                                                  information may be furnished to state                   officers, closed circuit television
                                                  employment agencies for the purpose of                  monitoring and intrusion detection                    CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
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                                                  determining whether such annuitants                     systems.                                                See Notification section above.
                                                  were employed during times they                            Magnetic tape and disks: Computer
                                                  receive disability benefits.                            and computer storage rooms are                        RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
                                                     hh. Identifying information about                    restricted to authorized personnel; on-                 Individual applicants or their
                                                  Medicare-entitled beneficiaries who                     line query safeguards include a lock/                 representatives, railroad employers,
                                                  may be working may be disclosed to the                  unlock password system, a terminal                    other employers, physicians, labor
                                                  Centers for Medicare & Medicaid                         oriented transaction matrix, role based               organizations, federal, state and local
                                                  Services for the purposes of determining                access controls and audit trail. For                  government agencies, attorneys, funeral


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                                                  homes, congressmen, schools, foreign                    www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be                    The text of the proposed rule change is
                                                  government.                                             directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the                  provided below.
                                                                                                          Securities and Exchange Commission,                    (additions are italicized; deletions are
                                                  EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
                                                                                                          Office of Information and Regulatory                   [bracketed])
                                                      None.                                               Affairs, Office of Management and                      *    *     *      *     *
                                                  *     *      *       *      *                           Budget, Room 10102, New Executive
                                                    Date: May 12, 2015.                                   Office Building, Washington, DC 20503                  Chicago Board Options Exchange,
                                                  Martha P. Rico,                                         or by sending an email to: Shagufta_                   Incorporated Rules
                                                  For The Board Secretary to the Board.                   Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) Pamela                     *        *      *     *   *
                                                                                                          Dyson, Director/Chief Information
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–11745 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am]                                                                    Rule 6.79. Floor Broker Practices
                                                                                                          Officer, Securities and Exchange
                                                  BILLING CODE 7905–01–P
                                                                                                          Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-Simon,                        (a) Liquidation or Reduction of Error
                                                                                                          100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549                 Account Positions. For a position
                                                                                                          or by sending an email to PRA_                         obtained as a result of a bona fide error,
                                                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                                 Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments must be                      a floor broker may reduce or liquidate
                                                  COMMISSION                                              submitted within 30 days of this notice.               a position in the floor broker’s error
                                                  Submission for OMB Review;                                Dated: May 11, 2015.                                 account (‘‘error account position’’) in
                                                  Comment Request                                         Robert W. Errett,                                      accordance with this Rule, but any
                                                                                                          Deputy Secretary.                                      profit/loss from the liquidation or
                                                  Upon Written Request, Copies Available                                                                         reduction belongs to the floor broker
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–11728 Filed 5–14–15; 8:45 am]
                                                   From: Securities and Exchange                                                                                 (‘‘liquidating floor broker’’).
                                                                                                          BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                   Commission, Office of FOIA Services,                                                                             A liquidating floor broker may
                                                   100 F Street NE., Washington, DC                                                                              personally represent an order that will
                                                   20549–2736                                                                                                    liquidate or reduce the broker’s error
                                                                                                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                  Extension:                                              COMMISSION                                             account position (‘‘liquidation order’’);
                                                    Rule 15g–5; SEC File No. 270–348, OMB                                                                        however, a liquidating floor broker may
                                                      Control No. 3235–0394.                              [Release No. 34–74923; File No. SR–CBOE–               not cross a liquidation order with a
                                                                                                          2015–030]                                              client’s order also represented by the
                                                     Notice is hereby given that pursuant
                                                  to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                                                                         liquidating floor broker, unless the
                                                                                                          Self-Regulatory Organizations;                         liquidating floor broker either: (1) Prior
                                                  (‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the                 Chicago Board Options Exchange,
                                                  Securities and Exchange Commission                                                                             to executing the orders, the liquidating
                                                                                                          Incorporated; Notice of Filing and                     floor broker informs the client of the
                                                  (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the                   Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                                                                                broker’s intention to execute the client’s
                                                                                                          Rule Change Related to Floor Broker                    order against an order for the floor
                                                  (‘‘OMB’’) a request for approval of                     Errors and the Use of Floor Broker
                                                  extension of the previously approved                                                                           broker’s error account and the client
                                                                                                          Error Accounts                                         does not object; (2) the liquidating floor
                                                  collection of information provided for in
                                                  Rule 15g–5—Disclosure of                                May 11, 2015.                                          broker sends the liquidation order to an
                                                  Compensation of Associated Persons in                      Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the                 unassociated broker; or (3) the
                                                  Connection with Penny Stock                             Securities Exchange Act of 1934                        liquidating floor broker sends the
                                                  Transactions—(17 CFR 240.15g–5)                         (‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2                client’s order to a PAR Official. For 1
                                                  under the Securities Exchange Act of                    notice is hereby given that on April 30,               through 3 above, the client’s order must
                                                  1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.).                           2015, Chicago Board Options Exchange,                  either be displayed in the relevant order
                                                     Rule 15g–5 requires brokers and                      Incorporated (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or                      book or announced in open outcry in
                                                  dealers to disclose to customers the                    ‘‘CBOE’’) filed with the Securities and                accordance with Rule 6.74. An
                                                  amount of compensation to be received                   Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or                        unassociated broker for purposes of this
                                                  by their sales agents in connection with                ‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule                      rule is any broker who is not directly or
                                                  penny stock transactions. The purpose                   change as described in Items I and II                  indirectly controlling, controlled by, or
                                                  of the rule is to increase the level of                 below, which Items have been prepared                  under common control with the
                                                  disclosure to investors concerning                      by the Exchange. The Exchange filed the                liquidating floor broker. After a floor
                                                  penny stocks generally and specific                     proposal as a ‘‘non-controversial’’                    broker executes a liquidation order, the
                                                  penny stock transactions.                               proposed rule change pursuant to                       floor brokers must notify the Exchange
                                                     The Commission estimates that                        Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act 3 and              in a form and manner prescribed by the
                                                  approximately 221 broker-dealers will                   Rule 19b–4(f)(6) thereunder.4 The                      Exchange via Regulatory Circular.
                                                  spend an average of 87 hours annually                   Commission is publishing this notice to                   (b) Erroneously Executed Orders.
                                                  to comply with the rule. Thus, the total                solicit comments on the proposed rule                  Orders erroneously executed (e.g.,
                                                  compliance burden is approximately                      change from interested persons.                        executing a call order as a put or a buy
                                                  19,245 burden-hours per year.                                                                                  order as a sell) on the Exchange must
                                                     Rule 15g–5 contains record retention                 I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                      clear in the error account of the floor
                                                  requirements. Compliance with the rule                  Statement of the Terms of Substance of                 broker that executed the erroneous
                                                  is mandatory.                                           the Proposed Rule Change                               order, unless the erroneously executed
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                                                     An agency may not conduct or                           The Exchange seeks to update its                     orders are nullified pursuant to a
                                                  sponsor, and a person is not required to                rules related to floor broker errors and               mutual agreement under Exchange
                                                  respond to, a collection of information                 the use of floor broker error accounts.                Rules. It shall be considered conduct
                                                  under the PRA unless it displays a                                                                             inconsistent with just and equitable
                                                  currently valid OMB control number.                       1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).                               principals of trade and a violation of
                                                     The public may view background                         2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.                                  Rule 4.1 for a floor broker to give a trade
                                                  documentation for this information                        3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).                       acquired through an error to another
                                                  collection at the following Web site:                     4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(6).                            Trading Permit Holder or for a Trading


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice: Publication of an updated routine use for RRB Privacy Act Systems of Records, RRB-21 and RRB-22.
DatesThese changes become effective as proposed without further notice on June 24, 2015. We will file a report of these Systems of Records Notices with the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
ContactMr. Timothy Grant, Chief Privacy Officer, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092; telephone 312-751-4869, or email at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 28016 

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