[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: 20CFR228.13]

[Page 450]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 228_COMPUTATION OF SURVIVOR ANNUITIES--Table of Contents
 
                 Subpart B_The Tier I Annuity Component
 
Sec. 228.13  Computation of the tier I annuity component of a parent's 
insurance annuity.

    The tier I annuity component of a parent's insurance annuity is 
dependent on whether one or two parents are entitled.
    (a) One parent entitled. A parent's tier I annuity component is 
equal to 82\1/2\ percent of the PIA computed under Sec. 228.10 of this 
part.
    (b) More than one parent entitled. A parent's tier I annuity 
component is equal to 75 percent of the PIA computed under Sec. 228.10 
of this part.
    (c) The amounts computed under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section 
may be adjusted for the family maximum. See Sec. 228.14 of this part.