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Appendix 1: Electronic File Format for Form BA-3 Sub-Total Record View this document in PDF

 
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The information contained in this report, which is required by law under Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and Section 6 of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), is needed to pay RRA and RUIA benefits and is authorized for collection under OMB control number 3220-0008.

This report is due at the Railroad Retirement Board by no later than the last day of February. Failure to report or the making of a false or fraudulent report can result in criminal prosecution or civil penalties, or both.

We estimate the electronic version of this form, transmitted by e-mail or FTP, takes an average of 46.25 hours per response to complete, including time for reviewing the instructions, getting the needed data, and reviewing the completed form.

Sub-total records are optional. Sub-totals of money amounts may be shown for every 2000 or fewer records.

Form BA-3 Sub-Total Record Format
Field Length Tape Positions Data and Instructions
10 1-10  "8888888888" (10 eights-type of record code).
5 11-15 "SUBTO"
7 16-22 A sub-total item count for that particular sub-division of the report.
13 23-35 A sub-total of creditable RUIA I creditable compensation for that particular sub-division of the report.
13 36-48 A sub-total of creditable RUIA II maximum benefit compensation for that particular sub-division of the report.
13 49-61 A sub-total of creditable Tier I RRA compensation for that particular sub- division of the report.
13 62-74 A sub-total of creditable Tier II RRA compensation for that particular sub-division of the report.
13 75-87 A sub-total of creditable Miscellaneous compensation for that particular sub- division of the report.
13 88-100 A sub-total of creditable Sick Pay compensation for that particular sub-division of the report.
200 101-300 Blank or zeros.

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