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0960-AH88 202410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0960 Social Security Administration SSA Use of Electronic Payroll Data To Improve Program Administration

This final rule implements the Commissioner’s access to and use of wage and employment information held by payroll data providers. We will use this data to help administer the title II Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and title XVI Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs and prevent improper payments. Under section 824 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, we are required to publish regulations implementing our access and use of this data, which is to include: guidelines for the information exchanges, authorizations, reduced wage reporting responsibilities, and procedures for notifying individuals of reduced reporting.

]]> Section 3(f)(1) Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined No 20 CFR 404.702 20 CFR 404.703 20 CFR 404.1588 20 CFR 416.701 20 CFR 416.702 20 CFR 416.708 20 CFR 416.709 20 CFR 416.988 20 CFR 422.150 Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, sec. 824 Yes

In accordance with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, section 824, the Commissioner of Social Security has the authority to enter into an information exchange with a payroll data provider, allowing us to efficiently administer monthly disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits, while preventing improper payments. Section 824(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 requires the agency to publish regulations with the agency’s procedures for accessing and using information held by payroll data providers.

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Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, section 824

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]]> NPRM 02/15/2024 89 FR 11773 NPRM Comment Period End 04/15/2024 Final Action 02/00/2025 No No None No No No No Marc Denos Director 0960 Social Security Administration SSA 410 965-7885 marc.denos@ssa.gov 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21235