[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66574-66575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31160]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Notice of Meeting of the Representative Payment Advisory
Committee
Date and Time: January 22, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; January 23,
1996, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Place: Urban Life Center Auditorium, Georgia State University,
Decatur and Piedmont Streets, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083.
Type of Meeting: The meeting is open to the public.
Purpose: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the Social Security Administration (SSA)
announces the third meeting of the Representative Payment Advisory
Committee. The Committee will discuss issues related to payee
recruitment and retention, standards for payee performance, use/misuse
of benefits, payee accountability and payee oversight. The Committee
will focus its discussion on the investigation and selection of payees.
SSA investigates all payee applicants. The application form
requires the individual to disclose certain information, including his/
her relationship to the beneficiary and his/her own source(s) of
income. After the applicant has provided positive identification, SSA
uses its own records to verify the applicant's social security number
and work history. SSA screens the applicant against a listing of
persons who have been convicted of social security or supplemental
security income fraud. Such persons may not be appointed as payees
under any circumstances. There are other factors which may result in
the nonselection of a payee applicant also.
SSA has built a data base of representative payee information which
is readily accessible to all social security offices. The data base
includes information concerning any prior performance as a
representative payee.
SSA selects the best payee from among the applicants who are
willing to serve. If none is immediately available, SSA continues
developing leads until a satisfactory applicant is located. Unless
direct payment is legally prohibited, benefits generally continue to be
paid to a beneficiary while SSA seeks a qualified payee.
Advance notification of the payee selection is provided to the
beneficiary (or his or her legal representative or guardian) before
payment is certified and the beneficiary is given the opportunity to
appeal the payee selection.
Agenda: The Committee will meet commencing at 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m. on Monday, January 22, 1996, with a break for dinner, and from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 23, 1996. Agenda items for
both days will include, but not be limited to, a discussion concerning
the investigation and selection of the payee applicant. Oral statements
on these issues or any issue concerning representative payment policy
are sought from the public for presentation on January 23.
Presentations will be limited to 5 minutes per public speaker.
Persons interested in presenting an oral statement may call the
Advisory Committee staff at (410) 966-4688 to schedule a presentation
time or they may submit a written request, along with a copy of their
statement, to the Representative Payment Advisory Committee, 2-N-24
Operations Building, P.O. Box 17763, Baltimore, MD 21203-7763. Requests
should contain the name, address, telephone number and any business or
professional affiliation of the person desiring to make an oral
statement. Groups having similar interests are requested to combine
their comments and present them through a single representative. The
allocation of time may be adjusted to accommodate the level of
expressed interest. The Representative Payment Advisory Committee will
notify each presenter by mail or telephone of their assigned
presentation time. Persons who do not make a written or oral request
for presentation in advance, but desire to make an oral statement, may
sign up at the meeting site before noon on January 23. These persons
will be allowed to present their oral statements as time permits. The
Committee also encourages written comments. They may be sent to the
Representative Payment Advisory Committee at 2-N-24 Operations
Building, P.O. Box 17763, Baltimore, MD 21203-7763.
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Records are being kept of all Committee proceedings, and are
available for public inspection at the office of the Social Security
Administration, Representative Payment Advisory Committee, Room 2-N-24,
Operations Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on regular business days.
Anyone requiring information regarding the Committee should contact the
Representative Payment Advisory Committee at P.O. Box 17763, Baltimore,
MD 21203-7763; Telephone: (410) 966-4688; FAX: (410) 966-0980;
Internet: [email protected].
Dated: December 14, 1995.
Reba Andrew,
Staff Director, Representative Payment Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-31160 Filed 12-21-95; 8:45 am]
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