01-15351. Notice of Changes in Magnetic Media Filing Requirements for Form W-2 Wage Reports

AGENCY:

Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION:

Notice.

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 [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mark Ruley, Financial Management Analyst, Social Security Administration, Room 834, Altmeyer Building, Baltimore, MD 21235; telefax [phone].

Dated: June 12, 2001.

Richard Harron,

Director, Division of Coverage and Support.