RL-88r (proposed)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

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The Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for the payment of a supplemental annuity to an
employee annuitant who meets certain eligibility requirements. The RRA also requires that if the
employee receives a private railroad pension from a railroad employer, the supplemental annuity
must be reduced by the amount of that private railroad pension.
As defined in 20 CFR 216.42 of the Railroad Retirement Board's (RRB) regulations, a private
railroad penSion is either
• a defined benefit plan or
• a defined contribution plan, including a 401(k) savings plan, under which the railroad
employer is obligated to make fixed contributions to the plan regardless of profit. A defined
contribution plan under which the employer's contributions are discretionary will not reduce
the supplemental annuity.
The RRB is requesting information about any private railroad pension including fixed contribution
401 (k) savings plans that maintains for its employees to determine if benefits
from the plan will cause a reduction to the supplemental annuities of covered employees. Our
authority for requesting this information iscontained in 20 CFR 209.2 of the RRB's regulations.
Please complete Form G-88r, Request for Information About New or Revised Employer Pension
Plan, for each private railroad pension and 401 (k) savings plan and return the completed form,
along with a copy of the plan, to:
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
Policy and Systems
Attention: Mr. Janis Sedlins
844 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2092
You may copy the enclosed Form G-88r if needed. You may also obtain Form G-88r, instructions
for completing the form, and additional information about supplemental annuities and private
railroad pensions from our website at http://www.rrb.gov/AandT/ERI/Part6/chapter6.asp.

RL-88r (xx-xx)

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If you have any questions about this request, please contact Mr. Janis Sedlins of my staff at
(312) 751-4808 or at Janis.Sedlins@rrb.gov.

Sincerely,

Enclosure

RL-88r (xx-xx)