[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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