[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
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[CITE: 20CFR259.3]

[Page 491]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 259_INITIAL DETERMINATIONS AND APPEALS FROM INITIAL DETERMINATIONS 
WITH RESPECT TO EMPLOYER STATUS AND EMPLOYEE STATUS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 259.3  Reconsideration of initial determinations with respect to 
employer or employee status.

    (a) A party to an initial decision issued under Sec. 259.1 shall 
have the right to request reconsideration of that decision. A request 
for reconsideration shall be in writing and must be filed with the 
Secretary to the Board within one year following the date on which the 
initial determination was issued. Where a request for reconsideration 
has been timely filed, the Secretary to the Board shall notify all other 
parties to the initial determination of such request. The party who 
requested reconsideration and any other party shall have the right to 
submit briefs or written argument, as well as any documentary evidence 
pertinent to the issue under consideration. The General Counsel or his 
or her designee shall review the material furnished all parties and 
shall submit it to the Board with a recommendation as to the 
determination upon reconsideration. The Board shall then issue a 
determination with respect to the request for reconsideration. The 
Secretary to the Board shall promptly notify all parties and other 
interested persons or entities of the determination upon 
reconsideration.
    (b) A party who claims to be aggrieved by an initial decision of the 
Board but who fails to timely request reconsideration under this section 
shall forfeit any further right to appeal under this part.

[57 FR 4366, Feb. 5, 1992]