[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: 20CFR218.2]

[Page 217]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 218_ANNUITY BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 218.2  Definitions.

    As used in this part:
    Applicant means a person who signs an application for an annuity for 
himself, herself or for some other person.
    Application means a form described in part 217 of this chapter.
    Award means to process a form to make a payment.
    Claimant means the person for whom an annuity application is filed.
    Filing date means the date on which an application or written 
statement is filed with the Board.
    Tier I benefit means the benefit calculated using the Social 
Security formulas and is based upon earnings, both in and outside the 
railroad industry.
    Tier II benefit means the benefit calculated under a formula found 
in the Act and is based only upon railroad earnings.