§217.2. Definitions.
20 C.F.R. § 217.2
The following definitions are used in this part:
Applicant means a person who signs an application for an annuity or lump sum for himself or herself or for some other person.
Application refers only to a form described in § 217.6.
Apply or file means to sign a form or statement that the Railroad Retirement Board accepts as an application.
Award means to process a form to make a payment. An annuity is awarded on the date the payment form is processed.
Claimant means a person who files for an annuity or lump sum for himself or herself or the person for whom an application is filed.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 45 U.S.C. 231d and 45 U.S.C. 231f.
Source
Source: 47 FR 7647, Feb. 22, 1982, unless otherwise noted.