The following information is provided to assist you in understanding how the Privacy Act affects your rights to records which the RRB maintains about individuals in the Railroad Industry, and how you can obtain records about yourself.

Privacy Act Overview

The Privacy Act Overview explains what the Privacy Act is, what it covers, when it applies and an individual's rights and an agency's obligations under it.

Finding the Right System if You are a Member of the Railroad Public

Finding the Right System explains what a system of records is and how you can find the system or systems that pertain to you.

Information the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Maintains on Individuals In the Railroad Industry

Information the RRB Maintains on Individuals explains the three categories of information we maintain. The distinction between information created by the RRB and information obtained by the RRB is explained.

How to Obtain Records About Yourself

How to Obtain Records About Yourself provides an address to send your request to, and explains the information to include in your request.

RRB's Privacy Act Systems of Records

The RRB's Privacy Act Systems of Records will take you to the actual text of the RRB systems of records, as they were published in the Federal Register through 2001. You will be leaving the RRB's web site and entering the web site of the Government Printing Office which publishes the Federal Register. The first screen will be a listing of the RRB's systems of records. You will need to scroll down to find the actual text.