95-16000. First Meeting of the Representative Payment Advisory Committee

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 125 (Thursday, June 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33895-33896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16000]



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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


First Meeting of the Representative Payment Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

ACTION: Notice.

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DATES: July 20, 1995, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; July 21, 1995, 9:00 a.m.-
3:00 p.m.

addresses: The Capitol Holiday Inn Hotel, 550 C Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    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 first meeting of the Representative Payment Advisory 
Committee. The Committee will provide the Commissioner of Social 
Security independent advice, counsel, and recommendations regarding 
SSA's responsibilities directly or indirectly associated with the 
administration of its representative payment program as authorized by 
sections 205(j) and 1631(a)(2) of the Act. The Committee will advise 
the Commissioner concerning representative payment policy in five broad 
areas: (1) Beneficiary incapability; (2) payee selection; (3) payee 
recruitment and retention; (4) standards for payee performance; and (5) 
payee oversight. The Committee will review all phases of representative 
payment policy. The Committee will assess the need for change in 
representative payment policy and make recommendations for possible 
legislation. Its deliberations will focus on protecting beneficiary 
rights, promoting beneficiary well-being and self-sufficiency, and 
setting appropriate standards for payee performance, as well as 
sanctions for malfeasance. Specific issues may include whether (and 
how) SSA should change its policies relating to evidentiary standards 
for determining beneficiaries' (in)capability, whether special payee 
investigatory and selection policies are needed for cases involving 
beneficiaries who are substance abusers or who are homeless, 
development of more 

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definitive guidelines on acceptable uses of benefits by payees, and 
establishing policies for payment for payee services where such payment 
is authorized by law.
    Agenda: The full Committee will meet commencing at 9:00 a.m. on 
Thursday, July 20, 1995 until 5:00 p.m. and from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
on Friday, July 21. Agenda items on July 20 will include, but not be 
limited to: swearing in of Committee members; brief introductory 
remarks by Committee members; pronouncement of mission statement; 
establishment of ground rules for meetings; briefing by SSA officials 
on various issues, including privacy or ethical concerns; and comments 
from selected experts in the five broad policy areas being considered. 
Oral statements are sought from the public for presentation on July 21. 
Presentation will be limited to 5 minutes per public speaker.
    Persons interested in presenting an oral statement should submit a 
written request, along with a copy of their statement, to the 
Representative Payment Advisory Committee, 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 file an advance request 
for presentation, but desire to make an oral statement, may sign up at 
the meeting site before noon on July 21. These persons will be allowed 
to present their oral statement as time permits. The Committee also 
welcomes written comments. They may be sent to the Representative 
Payment Advisory Committee at P.O. Box 17763, Baltimore, MD 21203-7763.
    Records will be kept of all Committee proceedings, and will be 
available for public inspection at the office of the Representative 
Payment Advisory Committee, Room 2-N-24, Operations Building, 6401 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21203 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. 
to 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: [phone]; FAX: [phone]; Internet: 
[e-mail].


    Dated: June 23, 1995.
Reba R. Andrew,
Staff Director, Representative Payment Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 95-16000 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]
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