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'' Program and Circular Letters
'' Program Letter 2007-01
Program Letter 2007-01
Attachment A
   
To: Certification and Registration Contact Officials
Subject: Summary of the Future Changes effective January 2008 in Service and Compensation and Related Reports
Date: November 3, 2006
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Railroad Retirement Board
844 North Rush Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092

Phone: (312) 751-4992
Fax: (312) 751-7190
E-mail: QRSC@rrb.gov

 

Form Type of Change, Enhancements
Form BA-3, Annual Report of Creditable Compensation

Refer to Program Letter 05-03

 
(a) FORM NAME CHANGE: Form BA-3 replaces Forms BA-3a and BA-3d.

(b) YEAR FIELD IS EXPANDED TO 4 POSITIONS AND FORMATTED CCYY.

(c) SURNAME FIELD IS EXPANDED TO 20 POSITIONS.

(d) FIRST NAME FIELD IS EXPANDED TO 15 POSITIONS.

(e) TIER I AND/OR TIER II FIELDS ARE EXPANDED TO 8 POSITIONS.

(f) DAILY PAY RATE FIELD IS EXPANDED TO 5 POSITIONS.

(g) NEW MISCELLANEOUS COMPENSATION FIELD - EXPANDED TO 8 POSITIONS (Form BA-10 obsolete).

(h) NEW SICK PAY FIELD – EXPANDED TO 8 POSITIONS (Form BA-10 obsolete).

(i) NEW EMPLOYEE ADDRESS FIELD - OPTIONAL Note: Employers who report on paper must submit Form BA-6a.

(j) NEW EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADDRESS FIELD - OPTIONAL Note: Employers who report on paper must submit Form BA-6a. (The address effective date should reflect the date the employer recorded the address in their files. If the employer can not determine this date, the item should be left blank.)

(k) NEW RUIA II COMPENSATION FIELD - OPTIONAL

 (l) NEW STATUS CODES FOR SERVICE MONTH DETAIL - OPTIONAL* Use status codes 8 and/or 9 to report employment relation for non-work months

(m) NEW RECORD LENGTH IS 300.

* Please carefully review the instructions for this item.
Form BA-4, Report of Creditable Compensation Adjustments

Refer to Program Letter 05-06
(a) FORM BA-3 CHANGES (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (k) LISTED ABOVE ARE ALSO CHANGING OR BEING ADDED TO FORM BA-4.

 • DAILY PAY RATE (DPR) EXCEPTION: You cannot adjust the DPR on Form BA-4. You can only enter the full DPR to report an employee who was omitted on the annual report.

 • NEW OPTIONAL STATUS CODES FOR SERVICE MONTH DETAIL CANNOT BE ENTERED ON FORM BA-4: Status codes 8 and/or 9 cannot be reported on Form BA-4. Enter a “1” for every month to be increased or decreased.

(b) NEW RECORD LENGTH is 200.
Form BA-6a, Form BA-6 Address Report

Refer to Program Letter 05-03
(a) FORM BA-3 CHANGES (c) and (d) LISTED ABOVE ARE ALSO CHANGING ON FORM BA-6a.

(b) STREET ADDRESS FIELDS ARE EXPANDED TO 30 POSITIONS.

(c) CITY FIELD IS EXPANDED TO 20 POSITIONS.

(d) NEW EFFECTIVE DATE FIELD ON FORM BA-6a: See Form BA-3 enhancements above for detailed instructions on this item.

(e) NEW RECORD LENGTH IS 180.
Form BA-9, Report of Separation Allowance or Severance Pay

Refer to Program Letter 06-03
(a) FORM BA-3 CHANGES (b), (c), (d) and (e) LISTED ABOVE ARE ALSO BEING CHANGED ON FORM BA-9.

(b) TIER II TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND CREDITABLE COMPENSATION FIELDS ARE EXPANDED TO 8 POSITIONS.

(c) THE DATE RIGHTS RELINQUISHED AND CREDITABLE YEAR HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT A CCYY FORMAT FOR THE YEAR.

(d) NEW RECORD LENGTH IS 120.
BA-10,
Report of Miscellaneous Compensation and Sick Pay
(a) FORM BA-10 WILL BECOME OBSOLETE. Miscellaneous and Sick Pay information will be reported on Form BA-3, Annual Report of Creditable Compensation, and adjusted on Form BA-4, Report of Creditable Compensation Adjustments.
Form BA-11, Report of Gross Earnings

Refer to Program Letter 06-03
(a) FORM BA-3 CHANGES (b), (c) and (d) LISTED ABOVE ARE ALSO BEING CHANGED ON FORM BA-11.

 (b) NEW RECORD LENGTH IS 120.

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Date posted: 11/09/2006
Date updated: 11/06/2006