<RULE>
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
<CFR>20 CFR Part 235</CFR>
<RIN>RIN 3220-AB78</RIN>
<SUBJECT>Payment of Social Security Benefits by the Railroad Retirement Board</SUBJECT>
<HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD>
Railroad Retirement Board.
<HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD>
Direct final rule; request for comments.
<SUM>
<HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD>
The Railroad Retirement Board amends its regulations to add additional statutory conditions under which the Railroad Retirement Board will pay benefits certified to it by the Commissioner of Social Security. These updates are necessary to reflect the amendments to section 205(i) of the Social Security Act enacted by section 103(i)(3) of the Railroad Retirement and Survivors' Improvement Act of 2001 and section 843 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.
</SUM>
<DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD>
This rule becomes effective September 3, 2024 without further action, unless adverse comment is received by July 3, 2024. If adverse comment is received, the Railroad Retirement Board will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the
<E T="04">Federal Register</E>
.
</DATES>
<HD SOURCE="HED">ADDRESSES:</HD>
You may submit comments, identified by RIN 3320-AB78, through any of the following methods:
1. Internet—Send inquiries via email to
<E T="03">SecretarytotheBoard@rrb.gov.</E>
2. Fax—(312) 751-7102.
3. Mail—Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 N Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275.
Do not submit the same comment multiple times or by more than one method. Regardless of which method you choose, please indicate that your comments refer to RIN number 3320-AB78.
<E T="03">Caution:</E>
You should be careful to include in your comments only information that you wish to make publicly available as comments are posted without change, with any personal information provided. The Board strongly urges you not to include in your comments any personal information, such as
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