Do not seek correction of personal information through the procedures described below. To seek correction
of information related to individual records, benefits,
or earnings, please contact the RRB
field office nearest you.
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OMB
Section 515 Information Quality Guidelines--Background
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The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) issued government-wide
guidelines under section 515 of the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001. The
OMB section 515 guidelines:
- Are intended to ensure and
maximize the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity
of information disseminated by Federal agencies
- Direct each Federal agency
to issue its own information quality guidelines
- Require each agency to establish
procedures that allow people to seek correction of
information disseminated by the agency on or after
October 1, 2002, that is subject to section 515 and
which does not comply with the agency or OMB guidelines
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RRB
Section 515 Information Quality Guidelines |
You can review the RRB
section 515 information quality guidelines.
These guidelines conform to the guidance, scope of applicability,
and intent of the guidelines issued by OMB. |
What's
NOT Covered under Section 515 |
Information that is NOT
subject to the RRB Information Quality Guidelines includes:
Benefit
Information
- personal
information received as a result of agency adjudicative
decisions, such as notices
- program
publications that explain benefit programs and how
to apply for benefits, such as pamphlets
- information
about individual Railroad Retirement records
If the information
you want to correct falls into any of the categories
listed above, or in any way involves the status of your
benefits, please contact the field office nearest you.
Other
Excluded Information
- procedural
and policy manuals, and other information pertaining
to basic Agency operations
- management
information that is produced primarily for internal
use
- research
reports clearly identified as not representing RRB
positions, whether prepared by RRB staff or grantees
whose research we funded.
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What
IS Covered under Section 515 |
Information that IS subject to the RRB Information Quality
Guidelines includes:
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statistical or actuarial information prepared for
public dissemination
- reports,
studies and summaries prepared to inform the public
about the impact of Railroad Retirement programs or
for use in formulating broad program policy.
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How
to seek corrections |
If
you want to seek correction of information from us that
is subject to section 515 Information Quality Guidelines,
please follow the procedure
for seeking correction of such RRB information. |