BA-3 (electronic e Annual Report of Creditable Compensation

OMB Approved-3220-0008
Employer Reporting Instructions Form BA-3

Effective 01-2008

Electronic File Format for BA-3, Annual Report of Creditable Compensation
The information contained in this report, which is required by law under Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) and Section 6 of the
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), is needed to pay RRA and RUIA benefits and is authorized for collection under OMB control
number 3220-0008 . This report is due at the Railroad Retirement Board by no later than the last day of February. Failure to report or the
making of a false or fraudulent report can result in criminal prosecution or civil penalties, or both. We estimate the electronic version@)of
this form, (magnetic tape, disketteICD-Rom, secure E-mail and File Transfer Protocol(FTP) takes an average of 46.25 hours per response
to complete, including time for reviewing the instructions, getting the needed data, and reviewing the completed form.

Data Element
Type report

1

field size
1

Year

Record Position
1 (enter zero "0" for
all records)
2-5

Processing code

6

1

ER NO
Payroll ID No

7-10
11-20

4
10

Middle Initial
Filler
RUIA I Compensation
(to qualify for benefits)
Filler
RUIA I1 Compensation
(to determine maximum benefits)
Filler
SM Detail
SM Total
Tier I Compensation
Filler
Tier I1 Compensation
Filler
Daily Pay Rate
Filler

1 65
I N/A

Miscellaneous Compensation
Filler
Sick Pay Compensation
Filler
Street address line 1
Street address line 2
Citv
State
Zip code
Effective Date
Filler
(Filler is added to allow for future
expansion.)

1

1

1
1
1

4

1

66-72

7

73-74
75-81

2
7

82-83
84-95
96-97
98-105
106-107
108-115
116-117
118-122
123-124

2
12
2
8
2
8
2
5
2

125-132
133-134
135-142
143-145
146-175
176-205
206-225
226-227
228-232
233-240
241-300
Record Ends at 300

8
2
8
3
30
30
20
2
5
8
60

-

-

-

-

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Federal agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and respondents are not required to respond to, any collection of information unless it
displays a valid OMB number. If you wish, send comments regarding the accuracy of our estimates or any other aspect of these forms,
including suggestions for reducing completion time, to CHIEF OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, RAILROAD
RETIREMENT BOARD, 844 N RUSH STREET, CHICAGO. IL 60611-2092.