[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR200.10]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 200_GENERAL ADMINISTRATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 200.10  Representatives of applicant or beneficiaries.

    (a) Power of attorney. An applicant or a beneficiary shall not be 
required to hire, retain or utilize the services of an attorney, agent, 
or other representative in any claim filed with the Board. In the event 
an applicant or beneficiary desires to be represented by another person, 
he or she shall file with the Board prior to the time of such 
representation a power of attorney signed by such applicant or 
beneficiary and naming such other person as the person authorized to 
represent the applicant or beneficiary with respect to matters in 
connection with his or her claim. However, the Board may recognize one 
of the following persons as the duly authorized representative of the 
applicant or beneficiary without requiring such power of attorney when 
it appears that such recognition is in the interest of the applicant or 
beneficiary:
    (1) A Member of Congress;
    (2) A person designated by the railway labor organization of which 
the applicant or beneficiary is a member to act on behalf of members of 
that organization on such matters; or
    (3) An attorney who, in the absence of information to the contrary, 
declares that he or she is representing the applicant or beneficiary.
    (b) Payment of claim. The Board will not certify payment of any 
awarded claim to or through any person other than the applicant or 
beneficiary for the reason that a power of attorney for such person to 
represent such applicant or beneficiary has been filed.

[54 FR 43057, Oct. 20, 1989]

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