82 FR 19330 - General Administration: Designation of Central and Field Organization; Internal Organization

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 80 (April 27, 2017)

Page Range		19330-19331
FR Document		2017-07893

The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) proposes to amend its regulations to update the members of the Executive Committee, update the responsibilities of the Executive Committee members, and update office titles.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 80 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 80 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 19330-19331]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-07893]


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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

20 CFR Part 200

RIN 3220-AB67


General Administration: Designation of Central and Field 
Organization; Internal Organization

AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) proposes to amend its 
regulations to update the members of the Executive Committee, update 
the responsibilities of the Executive Committee members, and update 
office titles.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Address any comments concerning this proposed rule to 
Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush Street, 
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelli D. Johnson, Assistant General 
Counsel, (312) 751-4937, TTD (312) 751-4701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Railroad Retirement Board (Board) 
proposes to amend its regulations in regard to the Board's policy on 
internal organization. The regulations to be amended are all contained 
in Sec.  200.1(b). In Sec.  200.1(b)(1) of the Board's regulations, the 
Board proposes to remove the language that states ``the General Counsel 
also serves as the Senior Executive Officer,'' and increase the number 
of members of the Executive Committee from six to seven members by 
adding as a member, the Director of Field Service. A description of the 
Director of Field Service's responsibilities will be added to Sec.  
200.1(b)(2). Finally, under Sec.  200.1(b)(3), the office name of the 
Washington/Legislative Office will be changed to the Office of 
Legislative Affairs. Section 200.1(b)(3) of the proposed regulation 
will also remove the Office of Planning, and rename the Bureau of 
Quality Assurance to the Program Evaluation and Management Services 
(PEMS).
    The Board, with the concurrence of the Office of Management and 
Budget, has determined that this is not a significant regulatory action 
under Executive Order 12866, as amended. Therefore, no regulatory 
impact analysis is required. There are no changes to the information 
collections associated with Sec.  200.1(b).

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 200

    Railroad employees, Railroad retirement, General administration.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, the Railroad Retirement 
Board proposes to amend title 20, chapter II, subchapter A, part 200 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 200--GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

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1. The authority citation for part 200 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(5) and 45 U.S.C. 362; Sec.  200.4 
also issued under 5 U.S.C.

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552; Sec.  200.5 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a; Sec.  200.6 also 
issued under 5 U.S.C. 552b; and Sec.  200.7 also issued under 31 
U.S.C. 3717.

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2. Section 200.1 is amended by revising paragraph (b) to read as 
follows:


Sec.  200.1  Designation of central and field organization.

* * * * *
    (b) Internal organization. (1) Reporting directly to the Board 
Members is the seven member Executive Committee. The Executive 
Committee is comprised of the General Counsel, the Director of 
Administration, the Director of Programs, the Chief Financial Officer, 
the Chief Information Officer, and the Director of Field Service. The 
Chief Actuary is a non-voting member. The Board members will designate 
a member of the Executive Committee as Senior Executive Officer.
    (2) The Executive Committee is responsible for the day to day 
operations of the agency. The Senior Executive Officer is responsible 
for the direction and oversight of the Executive Committee. The General 
Counsel is responsible for advising the Board Members on major issues, 
interpreting the Acts and regulations administered by the Board, 
drafting and analyzing legislation, representing the Board in 
litigation and administrative forums and planning, directing, and 
coordinating the work of the Office of General Counsel, the Office of 
Secretary to the Board, the Bureau of Hearings and Appeals, and the 
Office of Legislative Affairs through their respective directors. The 
Director of Programs is responsible for managing, coordinating, and 
controlling the program operations of the agency which carry out 
provisions of the Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Acts. The Director of Administration is responsible for 
managing, coordinating and controlling certain administrative 
operations of the Board including the Division of Acquisition 
Management, the Bureau of Human Resources, the Office of Public 
Affairs, and the Division of Real Property Management. The Chief 
Financial Officer is responsible for the financial management of the 
agency, and the Chief Information Officer is responsible for 
coordinating the agency's information resources management program. The 
Chief Actuary is responsible for the actuarial program of the Board, 
and for maintaining statistical and financial information. The Director 
of Field Services is responsible for the oversight of the agency's 
nationwide field offices.
    (3) The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity is responsible for 
equal employment opportunity and affirmative employment programs.
* * * * *

    By Authority of the Board.
Martha P. Rico,
Secretary to the Board.
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feet above the surface at Colorado City List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 71 the Executive Committee, update the
Municipal Airport, Colorado City, AZ. Airspace, Incorporation by reference, responsibilities of the Executive
The airspace would be modified from Navigation (air). Committee members, and update office
the 6.5-mile radius of the airport to 7.8 titles.
miles west and 2 miles east of the 163° The Proposed Amendment DATES: Submit comments on or before
(from 173°) bearing from the airport to Accordingly, pursuant to the June 26, 2017.
16 miles (from 12 miles) south of the authority delegated to me, the Federal ADDRESSES: Address any comments
airport to contain the NDB–A procedure Aviation Administration proposes to concerning this proposed rule to
turn, and a segment would be added amend 14 CFR part 71 as follows: Secretary to the Board, Railroad
from the 6.5-mile radius of the airport Retirement Board, 844 N. Rush Street,
extending to 15.1 miles southeast of the PART 71—DESIGNATION OF CLASS A, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092.
airport to support a new RNAV GPS B, C, D, AND E AIRSPACE AREAS; AIR FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
RWY 29 instrument approach procedure TRAFFIC SERVICE ROUTES; AND Kelli D. Johnson, Assistant General
for IFR operations at the airport. REPORTING POINTS
The Class E airspace area extending Counsel, (312) 751–4937, TTD (312)
upward from 1,200 feet would be 751–4701.
■ 1. The authority citation for 14 CFR
removed as there is sufficient 1,200 foot part 71 continues to read as follows: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
airspace provided by St. George Class E Railroad Retirement Board (Board)
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, proposes to amend its regulations in
airspace extending from 700 feet above 40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR,
the surface and Grand Canyon Class E regard to the Board’s policy on internal
1959–1963 Comp., p. 389.
en route airspace. Also, this action organization. The regulations to be
would update the geographic § 71.1 [Amended] amended are all contained in § 200.1(b).
coordinates of the airport to lat. ■ 2. The incorporation by reference in In § 200.1(b)(1) of the Board’s
36°57′36″ N., long. 113°00′50″ W. (from 14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.11A, regulations, the Board proposes to
lat. 36°57′08″ N., long. 113°00′59″ W.), Airspace Designations and Reporting remove the language that states ‘‘the
to match the FAA’s current aeronautical Points, dated August 3, 2016, and General Counsel also serves as the
database. effective September 15, 2016, is Senior Executive Officer,’’ and increase
Class E airspace designations are amended as follows: the number of members of the Executive
published in paragraph 6005 of FAA Committee from six to seven members
Order 7400.11A, dated August 3, 2016, Paragraph 6005 Class E Airspace Areas by adding as a member, the Director of
Extending Upward From 700 Feet or More
and effective September 15, 2016, which Field Service. A description of the
Above the Surface of the Earth.
is incorporated by reference in 14 CFR Director of Field Service’s
71.1. The Class E airspace designations * * * * * responsibilities will be added to
listed in this document will be AWP AZ E5 Colorado City, AZ [Modified] § 200.1(b)(2). Finally, under
published subsequently in the Order. Colorado City Municipal Airport, AZ § 200.1(b)(3), the office name of the
(Lat. 36°57′36″ N., long. 113°00′50″ W.) Washington/Legislative Office will be
Regulatory Notices and Analyses
That airspace extending upward from 700 changed to the Office of Legislative
The FAA has determined that this feet above the surface within a 6.5-mile Affairs. Section 200.1(b)(3) of the
regulation only involves an established radius of the Colorado City Municipal proposed regulation will also remove
body of technical regulations for which Airport, and within 7.8 miles west and 4.2 the Office of Planning, and rename the
frequent and routine amendments are miles east of a 163° bearing extending from Bureau of Quality Assurance to the
necessary to keep them operationally the airport to 16 miles south of the airport, Program Evaluation and Management
current, is non-controversial and and within 2 miles each side of a 123° Services (PEMS).
unlikely to result in adverse or negative bearing from the airport extending to 15.1 The Board, with the concurrence of
comments. It, therefore: (1) Is not a miles southeast of the airport.
the Office of Management and Budget,
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under Issued in Seattle, Washington, on April 19, has determined that this is not a
Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a 2017. significant regulatory action under
‘‘significant rule’’ under DOT Sam S.L. Shrimpton, Executive Order 12866, as amended.
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 Acting Group Manager, Operations Support Therefore, no regulatory impact analysis
FR 11034; February 26, 1979); and (3) Group, Western Service Center. is required. There are no changes to the
does not warrant preparation of a [FR Doc. 2017–08448 Filed 4–26–17; 8:45 am] information collections associated with
regulatory evaluation as the anticipated BILLING CODE 4910–13–P § 200.1(b).
impact is so minimal. Since this is a
routine matter that will only affect air List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 200
traffic procedures and air navigation, it RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Railroad employees, Railroad
is certified that this rule, when retirement, General administration.
promulgated, would not have a 20 CFR Part 200 For the reasons set out in the
significant economic impact on a preamble, the Railroad Retirement
RIN 3220–AB67
substantial number of small entities Board proposes to amend title 20,
under the criteria of the Regulatory General Administration: Designation of chapter II, subchapter A, part 200 of the
Flexibility Act. Central and Field Organization; Code of Federal Regulations as follows:
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Environmental Review Internal Organization
PART 200—GENERAL
This proposal will be subject to an AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board. ADMINISTRATION
environmental analysis in accordance ACTION: Proposed rule.
with FAA Order 1050.1F, ■ 1. The authority citation for part 200
‘‘Environmental Impacts: Policies and SUMMARY: The Railroad Retirement continues to read as follows:
Procedures’’ prior to any FAA final Board (Board) proposes to amend its Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231f(b)(5) and 45
regulatory action. regulations to update the members of U.S.C. 362; § 200.4 also issued under 5 U.S.C.

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552; § 200.5 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552a; employment opportunity and U.S.C. United States Code
§ 200.6 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 552b; and affirmative employment programs.
§ 200.7 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3717. II. Background, Purpose, and Legal
* * * * * Basis
■ 2. Section 200.1 is amended by
By Authority of the Board. On November 16, 2016, the Coast
revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:
Martha P. Rico, Guard received an Application for
§ 200.1 Designation of central and field Secretary to the Board. Marine Event for the Tough Cup event
organization. [FR Doc. 2017–07893 Filed 4–26–17; 8:45 am] to be held on the South Branch of the
* * * * * BILLING CODE P Chicago River and the Chicago Sanitary
(b) Internal organization. (1) and Ship Canal between the South
Reporting directly to the Board Pulaski Road Bridge and the South
Members is the seven member Executive Halsted Street Bridge. This event
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
Committee. The Executive Committee is involves high performance rowing
SECURITY
comprised of the General Counsel, the shells and sculls that range in size from
Director of Administration, the Director Coast Guard 27 feet to 65 feet in length and oars out
of Programs, the Chief Financial Officer, to 25 feet in width to race on a course
the Chief Information Officer, and the 33 CFR Part 165 along the South Branch of the Chicago
Director of Field Service. The Chief River and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship
Actuary is a non-voting member. The [Docket No. USCG–2017–0197] Canal. The Captain of the Port Lake
Board members will designate a member RIN 1625–AA00 Michigan has determined that the
of the Executive Committee as Senior potential hazards associated with this
Executive Officer. Safety Zone; South Branch of the event would be a safety concern for
(2) The Executive Committee is Chicago River and Chicago Sanitary participants as well as recreational and
responsible for the day to day and Ship Canal, Chicago, IL, Tough commercial traffic in or around the
operations of the agency. The Senior Cup course where the event will take place.
Executive Officer is responsible for the This purpose of the rulemaking is to
direction and oversight of the Executive AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. ensure the safety of vessels, persons and
Committee. The General Counsel is ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. the navigable waters immediately
responsible for advising the Board before, during, and immediately after
Members on major issues, interpreting SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to
the scheduled event. The specific
the Acts and regulations administered establish a temporary safety zone on the
hazards include collisions among event
by the Board, drafting and analyzing South Branch of the Chicago River and
participants, recreational traffic, and
legislation, representing the Board in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal,
commercial traffic that may cause injury
litigation and administrative forums and Chicago, IL. This action is necessary to
or marine casualties. The legal basis for
planning, directing, and coordinating protect spectators, participants, and
this proposed rule is the Coast Guard’s
the work of the Office of General vessels from the hazards associated with
authority to establish safety zones: 33
Counsel, the Office of Secretary to the the Tough Cup, a crew regatta event.
U.S.C. 1231; 33 CFR 1.05–1, 160.5;
Board, the Bureau of Hearings and This proposed rulemaking would
Department of Homeland Security
Appeals, and the Office of Legislative prohibit persons and vessels from being
Delegation No. 0170.1.
Affairs through their respective in the safety zone unless authorized by
directors. The Director of Programs is the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan. III. Discussion of Proposed Rule
responsible for managing, coordinating, DATES: Comments and related material The Captain of the Port Lake
and controlling the program operations must be received by the Coast Guard on Michigan proposes to establish a safety
of the agency which carry out or before May 30, 2017. zone on all waters of the South Branch
provisions of the Railroad Retirement ADDRESSES: You may submit comments of the Chicago River and the Chicago
and Railroad Unemployment Insurance identified by docket number USCG– Sanitary and Ship Canal between the
Acts. The Director of Administration is 2017–0197 using the Federal South Pulaski Road Bridge and the
responsible for managing, coordinating eRulemaking Portal at http:// South Halsted Street Bridge. This safety
and controlling certain administrative www.regulations.gov. See the ‘‘Public zone will be enforced from 7:00 a.m. to
operations of the Board including the Participation and Request for 2:00 p.m. on September 30, 2017. The
Division of Acquisition Management, Comments’’ portion of the safety zone enforcement times are
the Bureau of Human Resources, the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for intended to ensure the safety of persons
Office of Public Affairs, and the further instructions on submitting and vessels immediately before, during
Division of Real Property Management. comments. and immediately after the event.
The Chief Financial Officer is The Captain of the Port Lake
responsible for the financial FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If Michigan has determined that the safety
management of the agency, and the you have questions about this proposed zone in this proposed rule is necessary
Chief Information Officer is responsible rulemaking, call or email LT Lindsay to ensure the safety of vessels and
for coordinating the agency’s Cook, Marine Safety Unit Chicago, U.S. people during this event. The safety
information resources management Coast Guard; telephone (630) 986–2155, zone in this proposed rule will be
program. The Chief Actuary is email Lindsay.N.Cook@uscg.mil. enforced for seven hours on September
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responsible for the actuarial program of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 30, 2017.
the Board, and for maintaining I. Table of Abbreviations The Captain of the Port Lake
statistical and financial information. Michigan will notify the public that the
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
The Director of Field Services is DHS Department of Homeland Security
zone in this proposal will be enforced
responsible for the oversight of the FR Federal Register by all appropriate means to the affected
agency’s nationwide field offices. NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking segments of the public, including
(3) The Office of Equal Employment Pub. L. Public Law publication in the Federal Register, as
Opportunity is responsible for equal § Section practicable, in accordance with 33 CFR

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule.
Dates		Submit comments on or before June 26, 2017.
Contact		Kelli D. Johnson, Assistant General Counsel, (312) 751-4937, TTD (312) 751-4701.
FR Citation		82 FR 19330
RIN Number		3220-AB67
CFR Associated		Railroad Employees; Railroad Retirement and General Administration