[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 14, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 1947-1948] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-858] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Notice of Proposed Change in Magnetic Media Reporting Specifications, for Submitters Who File Wage Reports Using Magnetic Media or Electronic Filing SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that SSA has developed proposed new Magnetic Media Reporting and Electronic Filing Specifications (MMREF-1) for submitters who file wage reports with SSA using Magnetic tape, diskette, cartridge or electronic filing. MMREF-1 will replace existing Technical Information Bulletins (TIB) 4, 5, 6 and 7. The MMREF-1 consists of a single record format to be used to report domestic or territorial reports using magnetic media and electronic filing. A pilot will be conducted for tax year 1998 reporting using selected submitters. Beginning with tax year 1999 and over a several year period, submitters will be required to transition to the MMREF-1 format. We would like to receive any comments the public may offer on the MMREF-1. An educational seminar on the MMREF-1 is scheduled to be held at the SSA headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, January 16, 1997, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. To receive a draft copy of the MMREF-1 and/or to attend the educational seminar contact the addressee below. DATES: Comments on the MMREF-1 must be received on or before February 28, 1997. Reservations for the seminar would be appreciated but are not necessary by January 10, 1997. ADDRESSES: To receive a draft and/or to make a reservation for the seminar, contact Ed Bulson, Social Security Administration, Room 3-B-15 Operations Building, Baltimore, Maryland 21235 or fax at (410) 966- 4159. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Harron, Chief, Earnings Records and Reporting Branch, Office of Program Benefits Policy, Social Security Administration, 3-F-26 Operations Building, Baltimore, Maryland 21235, telephone (410) 966-3856, fax (410) 966-9214. [[Page 1948]] Dated: January 8, 1997. Richard Harron, Tax Forms Coordinator. [FR Doc. 97-858 Filed 1-13-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4190-29-P