[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 117 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15351]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Changes in Magnetic Media Filing Requirements for Form 
W-2 Wage Reports

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that SSA will incorporate a change to 
its Magnetic Media Reporting and Electronic Filing (MMREF) publication 
under which SSA will no longer accept annual Form W-2 wage reports 
filed using value added networks (VANs) or dial-up networking, 
beginning with calendar year 2002. Instead, such wage reports shall be 
filed by employers or third-party preparers using SSA's Employer 
Services Online (ESO), 3 \1/2\ inch diskettes, \1/2\ inch tapes, or 
3480/3490 cartridges. The MMREF publication and additional information 
on wage report filing can be obtained by accessing SSA's employer 
reporting web site at www.ssa.gov/employer or by calling 800-772-6270.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 15, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this change should be mailed or delivered to 
Norman Goldstein, Senior Financial Executive, Social Security 
Administration, Room 834, Altmeyer Building, Baltimore, MD 21235; or 
sent by telefax to (410) 966-8753.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Ruley, Financial Management 
Analyst, Social Security Administration, Room 834, Altmeyer Building, 
Baltimore, MD 21235; telefax (410) 966-8753.

    Dated: June 12, 2001.
Richard Harron,
Director, Division of Coverage and Support.
[FR Doc. 01-15351 Filed 6-15-01; 8:45 am]
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