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January 2006 through December 2006


What's New Archive Current \| 2006

12/29/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
12/28/06	Updated Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Benefits
12/22/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
12/21/06	Updated UB-10, Unemployment Benefits for Railroad Employees
12/18/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-57
12/18/06	Updated Longevity of Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries with Historical Data
12/15/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
12/14/06	Updated RRB Notices published in the Federal Register
12/14/06	Updated Agency Overview
12/14/06	RRB Reminders for 2007
12/14/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-54, 06-55, and 06-56
12/13/06	Added Budget Submission FY 2008
12/11/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - October 2006 Selected National and Railroad Data through October 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems - September 2006 Projected maximum earnings bases Quarterly Benefit Statistics, July 2006-September 2006
12/08/06	Added Press Release 06-07
12/08/06	Added Press Release 06-06
12/08/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
12/07/06	Updated Annuity Payment Dates
12/06/06	Customer Service Plan Update
12/04/06	Added Performance & Accountability Report FY 2006
12/01/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
11/30/06	Added Program Letter 2007-03
11/30/06	Updated RRB Proposed Regulations
11/30/06	Updated Form G-77, How Earnings Affect Payment of Survivor Annuities
11/30/06	Updated Form G-77a, How Work Affects Your Railroad Retirement Benefits
11/29/06	Added November 2006 - Employer Exchange Newsletter
11/29/06	Added 2007 Railroad Retirement Reporting Summary
11/28/06	Added Program Letter 2007-02
11/22/06	Added OIG's Semiannual Report To Congress
11/22/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
11/22/06	Added Strategic Plan Summary
11/22/06	Updated Tax Rates and Maximum Taxable Earnings
11/17/06	Added Strategic Plan 2006 - 2011
11/17/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
11/16/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Selected National and Railroad Data through September 2006 Maximum monthly benefit rate under the Railroad Retirement and Social Security Acts
11/09/06	Added Program Letter 2007-01
11/09/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
11/09/06	Updated RRB Notices published in the Federal Register
11/08/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - September 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems - August 2006 23rd Actuarial Valuation of the Assets and Liabilities Under the Railroad Retirement Acts as of December 31, 2004, with Technical Supplement
11/08/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-52 and 06-53
11/03/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
11/02/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-47, 06-48, 06-49 and 06-50
10/31/06	Added Press Release 06-5, Retiree Earnings Limits to Rise
10/31/06	Added Press Release 06-4, Railroad Retirement Benefit Increases
10/30/06	Added NRRIT Quarterly Update for period ending 9-30-2006
10/27/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
10/27/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-43 and 06-45
10/26/06	Updated The Importance of a Current Connection for Railroad Retirement Benefits
10/25/06	Technical Supplement to the 23rd Actuarial Valuation
10/20/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-41 and 06-42
10/20/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
10/18/06	Added Fiscal Year 2006 E-Government Act Report
10/18/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Automatic increases - COLA's and wage indexed amounts Tax rates and maximum taxable earnings under the Social Security, Railroad Retirement and Railroad Unemployment Insurance Acts
10/13/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
10/10/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - August 2006 Selected National and Railroad Data through August 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems - July 2006
10/06/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
10/05/06	Updated Railroad Retirement Spouse and Widow(er)s' Annuities and Public Service Pensions
10/02/06	Added OIG Reports - Evaluation of Information Security and DB2 Conversion Contract
09/28/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
09/28/06	Updated No Fear Act Statistics
09/27/06	Added Surcharge in RUIA Tax Rate For 2007
09/22/06	Added Press Release 06-3, Customer Satisfaction Survey
09/22/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
09/20/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-40
09/19/06	Added Program Letter 2006-07
09/15/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
09/13/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-37, 06-38 and 06-39
09/11/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information - Selected National and Railroad Data through July 2006
09/08/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
09/07/06	Updated Applying for a Railroad Retirement Annuity
09/05/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - July 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems, - June 2006 Quarterly Benefit Statistics, April 2006-June 2006 Statistical Tables through Fiscal Year 2005
09/01/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
08/30/06	Updated RRB Notices published in the Federal Register
08/30/06	Added Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act - 2006 Commercial Activities Inventory
08/28/06	Added OIG Report - Review of Incident Handling and Reporting at the Railroad Retirement Board
08/25/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
08/21/06	Added Evaluation of the Railroad Retirement Board's Disaster Recovery Plan
08/21/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-36
08/18/06	Added Strategic Plan 2006 - 2011 Draft
08/18/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
08/11/06	United States Railroad Retirement Board 2006 Annual Report
08/11/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
08/09/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - June 2006 Selected National and Railroad Data through June 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems, - May 2006 Statistical Tables through Fiscal Year 2005
08/09/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-35
08/04/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
08/04/06	Added Dual Benefit Payments
08/03/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-34
08/02/06	Added NRRIT Quarterly Update for period ending 6-30-2006
07/31/06	Revised booklet Form UB-9, Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
07/28/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
07/27/06	Added OIG Report - Review of Actions to Deny or Cancel Applications for Benefits Under the Railroad Retirement Act
07/21/06	Added Board Coverage Decisions 06-29, 06-30 , 06-31 , 06-32 and 06-33
07/21/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
07/19/06	Added Pay.gov Public Form - Rail Employer Settlement Payment
07/17/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - May 2006 Selected National and Railroad Data through May 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems, - April 2006 Statistical Tables through Fiscal Year 2005
07/14/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
07/11/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-28
07/07/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
07/06/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-26
07/03/06	Added RRB Financial Reports
06/30/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
06/28/06	Added Annual Report on the Financial Status of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance System required by Section 7105 of the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-647)
06/28/06	Added 23rd Actuarial Valuation of the Assets and Liabilities Under the Railroad Retirement Acts as of December 31, 2004
06/23/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
06/22/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-21, 06-23 and 06-24
06/21/06	Added Program Letter 2006-06 - New Benefit Year Information, Form Letter ID-30 Discontinued
06/16/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-22
06/16/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
06/15/06	Added Actuarial and Statistical Information - Projected maximum earnings bases
06/13/06	Added FOIA Improvement Plan
06/13/06	Updated Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - April 2006 Selected National and Railroad Data through April 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems, - March 2006 Quarterly Benefit Statistics, January 2006-March 2006 Railroad Retirement Act Annuitants and Active Railroad Employees by Congressional District Statistical Tables through Fiscal Year 2005
06/13/06	Added Benefit Rate Increase for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
06/09/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
06/06/06	Updated New Benefit Year for Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Benefits
06/04/06	Added NRRIT Quarterly Update for period ending 3-31-2006
06/02/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
05/31/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-20
05/31/06	Added OIG's Review of the Termination and Suspension of Benefits Paid Under the Railroad Retirement Act
05/26/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
05/26/06	Updated Statistical Tables through Fiscal Year 2005
05/24/06	Added OIG's Semiannual Report To Congress
05/23/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-19
05/19/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
05/12/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
05/11/06	Updated Monthly Reports, Employment Reports & Statistical Tables
05/09/06	Updated RRB Issuing Statements of Service
05/09/06	Updated Acting for Impaired Railroad Retirement Beneficiaries
05/05/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
05/04/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 18
05/03/06	Updated Form UB-12
05/03/06	Updated RRB Proposed Regulations
04/24/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 17
04/28/06	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
04/24/06	Updated Federal Register Notices
04/24/06	Added Board Coverage Decision 14, 15 & 16
04/24/06:	Added Form EEO-39, Informal Complaint of Discrimination and Publication Section 504 Policy Statement
04/21/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
04/19/06:	Updated RRB Handbook
04/18/06:	Added OIG Report - Review of Compliance with Provisions of the Railroad Retirement Act Governing the Initial Award of Benefits
04/14/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
04/11/06:	No Fear Act Notice and Statistics
04/11/06:	Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - February 2006 Selected National and Railroad Data through February 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems, - January 2006 Active employees and Railroad Retirement Act beneficiaries by State Total employment by State and last railroad employer Total railroad employment by State and County
04/10/06:	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-13
04/07/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
04/06/06:	Credit for Military Service Under the Railroad Retirement Act
03/31/06:	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-11 and 06-12
03/31/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
03/24/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
03/21/06:	Added Board Coverage Decision 06-09 and 06-10
03/17/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
03/13/06:	Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2005 - January 2006 Selected National and Railroad Data through January 2006 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems, - December 2005 Quarterly Benefit Statistics, October 2005-December 2005
03/10/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
03/10/06:	Benefits Under Railroad Retirement and Social Security
03/10/06:	Report Under the Freedom of Information Act for the Year 2005
03/03/06:	Updated Board Coverage Decision 06-08
03/03/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
02/27/06:	Updated OIG Report - Annuity Deductions for Retired Employees Working After Full Retirement Age
02/27/06:	National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust Annual Management Report for Fiscal Year 2005
02/24/06:	Updated Board Coverage Decision
02/24/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
02/21/06:	Updated Board Coverage Decision
02/17/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
02/10/06:	Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2004 - December 2005 Selected National and Railroad Data through December 2005 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems, - November 2005
02/10/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
02/07/06:	Program Letter, National Rail Employer Training Seminar 2006
02/07/06:	Updated Board Coverage Decision
02/06/06:	Updated Railroad Retirement Survivor Benefits
02/06/06:	Updated OIG Report - Accuracy and Reliability of GPRA Performance Measures: Timeliness of Non-Disability Survivor Annuity Payments
02/03/06:	Updated Board Coverage Decision
02/03/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
02/03/06:	Added Forms of Interest on the IRS Website - IRS Form W-4V, Voluntary Withholding Request
01/31/06:	Program Letter, E-mail Requests for 12(o) and 2(f) Reimbursement Amounts
01/27/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
01/26/06:	Updated Board Coverage Decision
01/25/06:	Added Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act - 2005 Commercial Activities Inventory
01/25/06:	Added NRRIT data for period ending 12-31-2005
01/20/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
01/18/06:	Actuarial and Statistical Information
	Average Railroad Employment, January 2004 - November 2005 Selected National and Railroad Data through November 2005 Benefits and beneficiaries under the Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance systems, - October 2005
01/13/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
01/11/06:	Federal Income Tax and Railroad Retirement Benefits
01/09/06:	Program Letters Future change in Service and Compensation Related Reports Reporting Instructions to Labor Employers - Version
01/06/06:	Updated Railroad Jobs Listing
01/04/06:	Updated Board Coverage Decision

What's New Archive Current \| 2006


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