[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR302.7]

[Page 541]
 
                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
                  CHAPTER II--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
 
PART 302_QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  302.7  Establishing base year service and compensation.

    (a) Employer reports. In determining whether an applicant for 
benefits is a qualified employee, the Board will rely initially upon 
reports of base year service and compensation provided by employers in 
accordance with part 209 of this chapter.
    (b) No employer report located. If the Board cannot locate the 
employer's report of base year service and compensation for an 
applicant, the applicant will be afforded an opportunity, by completing 
the form prescribed by the Board, to provide such other statement, 
information, evidence or documentation to establish his or her status as 
a qualified employee. An employee's claim for credit for service or 
compensation that is not shown in the Board's records of service and 
compensation shall be verified in accordance with Sec.  Sec.  210.7 and 
211.14 of this chapter.
    (c) Employer fails to report. When an employer has failed or refuses 
to file a report under part 209 of this chapter, an employee may 
establish his or her base year service and compensation by submitting:
    (1) Statements, under oath or otherwise, signed by an official or 
duly authorized employee of a Federal or State governmental agency, 
based upon reports to the agency by the employer; or
    (2) Statements, under oath or otherwise, signed by an officer or a 
duly authorized employee of the employer, or if not so signed, on forms 
prepared by the employer.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control numbers 
3220-0025 and 3220-0070)