Comment on FR Doc # 2010-14614

RE: DOCKET FISCAL FMS-2009-0003 Dear Sir or Madam: I am advised that the Treasury Department intends to cease issuance of paper checks. This action will impact the law firm I am with in a significant way. In the past, the firm has experimented with electronic deposit of Social Security attorney fees and found it was not workable. Our bookkeeper was not able to identify the client on whose account the deposit was made. Too much time was required to have to repeatedly contact the authorizing source to determine which client the funds should be credited to. Another problem lies in the difficulty related to obtaining telephone contact with Social Security’s field office to determine the identity of the client. While I am a member of the law firm, I do not “own” the account and I understand that this may require that I open another bank account and then transfer money to the firm’s account, thus requiring more from the office staff that is already burdened. Even if separate bank accounts were feasible, the amount of clerical time required would be clearly excessive!! Bottom line: I understand the need to reduce the Treasury Department’s expenses, but I submit that in this small firm, doing so, i.e. changing, would create inordinate expense for the small firms with a heavy Social Security practice such as ours. I object to the implementation of the program as it relates to representative fee payments. Sincerely, Walter Bower