[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: 20CFR217.2]

[Page 209]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 217_APPLICATION FOR ANNUITY OR LUMP SUM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 217.2  Definitions.

    The following definitions are used in this part:
    Applicant means a person who signs an application for an annuity or 
lump sum for himself or herself or for some other person.
    Application refers only to a form described in Sec. 217.6.
    Apply or file means to sign a form or statement that the Railroad 
Retirement Board accepts as an application.
    Award means to process a form to make a payment. An annuity is 
awarded on the date the payment form is processed.
    Claimant means a person who files for an annuity or lump sum for 
himself or herself or the person for whom an application is filed.