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SSA RIN: 0960-AH88 Publication ID: Fall 2024 
Title: Use of Electronic Payroll Data To Improve Program Administration 
Abstract:

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.

 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Section 3(f)(1) Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 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   
Legal Authority: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, sec. 824   
Legal Deadline:  None

Statement of Need:

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.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, section 824

Alternatives:

To be determined

Anticipated Costs and Benefits:

To be provided with publication of the final rule.

Risks:

To be determined

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/15/2024  89 FR 11773   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/15/2024 
Final Action  02/00/2025 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Marc Denos
Director
Social Security Administration
6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235
Phone:410 965-7885
Email: marc.denos@ssa.gov