Title 20, Part 422 — Organization and Procedures

Organization and functions.

District offices and branch offices.

Material included in this subpart.

Social security numbers.

Who can be assigned a social security number.

Presumption of authority of nonimmigrant alien to engage in employment.

Filing applications with other government agencies.

Evidence requirements.

Criminal penalties.

Individual's request for change in record.

Employer identification numbers.

Annual wage reporting process.

Earnings reported without a social security number or with an incorrect employee name or social security number.

Information on deferred vested pension benefits.

Statements of earnings; resolving earnings discrepancies.

Claim procedure.

Reports by beneficiaries.

Reconsideration of initial determination.

Guidelines for establishing and maintaining an information exchange with payroll data providers.

Material included in this subpart.

Hearings.

Proceedings before the Appeals Council.

Judicial review.

Scope of this subpart.

Interest, late payment penalties, and administrative costs of collection.

Report of overdue program overpayment debts to consumer reporting agencies.

Report of overdue administrative debts to credit reporting agencies.

Collection of overdue debts by administrative offset.

Review of our records related to the debt.

Review of the debt.

What is the scope of this subpart?

What special definitions apply to this subpart?

When may we use administrative wage garnishment?

What notice will we send you about administrative wage garnishment?

What actions will we take after we send you the notice?

Will we reduce the amount that your employer must withhold from your pay when withholding that amount causes financial hardship?

May you inspect and copy our records related to the debt?

How will we conduct our review of the debt?

When will we refund amounts of your pay withheld by administrative wage garnishment?

What happens when we decide to send an administrative wage garnishment order to your employer?

What are your employer's responsibilities under an administrative wage garnishment order?

May we bring a civil action against your employer for failure to comply with our administrative wage garnishment order?

Applications and other forms used in Social Security Administration programs.

What types of applications and related forms are used to apply for retirement, survivors, and disability insurance benefits?

Applications and related forms used in the health insurance for the aged program.

Applications and related forms used in the black lung benefits program.

Forms used for withdrawal, reconsideration and other appeals, appointment of representative, and representative registration.

Forms related to maintenance of earnings records.

Where applications and other forms are available.

Private printing and modification of prescribed applications, forms, and other publications.

Scope and purpose.

Terms used in this subpart.

Overview of the review process.

Request for detailed information.

Request for review.

Processing the request for review.

Limited reopening of assignments.

Scope and purpose.

When SSA employees may listen-in to or record telephone conversations.

Procedures SSA will follow.

Scope of this subpart.

Collection activities.

Demand for payment.

Interest, penalties, and administrative costs.

Collection in installments.

Salary offset for current employees.

Discretionary referral for cross-servicing.

Mandatory referral for cross-servicing.

Referral of administrative debts to the Department of the Treasury.

Required certification.

Fees.

Administrative offset.

Notification of intent to collect by administrative offset.

Debtor rights to review or copy records, submit repayment proposals, or request administrative review.

Non-centralized administrative offset.

Centralized administrative offset.

Offset against tax refunds.

Federal salary offset.

Administrative wage garnishment for administrative debts.

Debt reporting and use of credit reporting agencies.

Contracting with private collection contractors and with entities that locate and recover unclaimed assets.

Offset against amounts payable from civil service retirement and disability fund and the Federal employees' retirement system.

Liquidation of collateral.

Bases for compromise.

Suspension and termination of collection activities.

Referrals to the Department of Justice.

Scope and purpose.

Definition of personnel for purposes of this subpart.

Prohibited conduct.

Notice of the ban.

Appeal rights.

Periodic request for review of ban decision.

Posting requirement.