80_FR_81123 80 FR 80875 - Finding Regarding Foreign Social Insurance or Pension System-Australia

80 FR 80875 - Finding Regarding Foreign Social Insurance or Pension System-Australia

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)

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FR Document2015-32586

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 80875]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32586]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2015-0069]


Finding Regarding Foreign Social Insurance or Pension System--
Australia

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of Finding Regarding Foreign Social Insurance or Pension 
System--Australia.

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    Finding: Section 202(t)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
402(t)(1)) prohibits payment of monthly benefits to any individual who 
is not a United States citizen or national for any month after he or 
she has been outside the United States for 6 consecutive months. This 
prohibition does not apply to such an individual where one of the 
exceptions described in section 202(t)(2) through 202(t)(5) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(t)(2) through 402(t)(5)) affects his 
or her case.
    Section 202(t)(2) of the Social Security Act provides that, subject 
to certain residency requirements of Section 202(t)(11), the 
prohibition against payment shall not apply to any individual who is a 
citizen of a country which the Commissioner of Social Security finds 
has in effect a social insurance or pension system which is of general 
application in such country and which:
    (a) Pays periodic benefits, or the actuarial equivalent thereof, on 
account of old age, retirement, or death; and
    (b) permits individuals who are United States citizens but not 
citizens of that country and who qualify for such benefits to receive 
those benefits, or the actuarial equivalent thereof, while outside the 
foreign country regardless of the duration of the absence.
    The Commissioner of Social Security has delegated the authority to 
make such a finding to the Associate Commissioner of the Office of 
International Programs. Under that authority, the Associate 
Commissioner of the Office of International Programs has approved a 
finding that Australia, beginning September 27, 2001, has a social 
insurance system of general application which:
    (a) Pays periodic benefits, or the actuarial equivalent thereof, on 
account of old age, retirement, or death; and
    (b) permits United States citizens who are not citizens of 
Australia to receive such benefits, or their actuarial equivalent, at 
the full rate without qualification or restriction while outside 
Australia.
    Accordingly, it is hereby determined and found that Australia has 
in effect, beginning September 27, 2001, a social insurance system 
which meets the requirements of section 202(t)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(t)(2).
    In 1968, we determined that Australia's national pensions system 
did not meet the requirements of 202(t)(2)(A) of the Social Security 
Act (Act). However, under the provisions of section 202(t)(4) of the 
Act, citizens of Australia were afforded the limited exceptions to the 
alien nonpayment provision under section 202(t)(1) if the worker had 10 
years of U.S. residence or 40 quarters of U.S. coverage. We published 
notice of our determination in the Federal Register December 20, 1968 
(33 FR 19054).
    In 1992, Australia enacted a new national coverage scheme system 
called the Superannuation Guarantee (SG). The SG is a contribution 
system of mandatory individual accounts intended to supplement 
Australia's national residence based pension system as a second tier. 
The SG provides benefits at retirement age based on the accumulated 
value of invested contributions in the worker's account. Upon review, 
the SG was found to meet all of the requirements of the section 
202(t)(2) provision. This review required a new determination under 
section 202(t)(2) for Australian citizens.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donna L. Powers, 3700 Robert Ball 
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, (410) 965-
3558.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Program Nos. 96.001 Social 
Security--Disability Insurance; 96.002 Social Security--Retirement 
Insurance; 96.004 Social Security--Survivors Insurance)

    Dated: December 16, 2015.
Vance Teel,
Associate Commissioner, Office of International Programs.
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 248 / Monday, December 28, 2015 / Notices 80875 navigation/forms-notices-sops/notices. authority, the Associate Commissioner OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES Questions regarding the CA Pilot of the Office of International Programs TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Program may be directed to the Lender has approved a finding that Australia, Relations Specialist in the local SBA beginning September 27, 2001, has a Request for Public Comments on district office. The local SBA district social insurance system of general Review of Employment Impact of the office may be found at http:// application which: Trans-Pacific Partnership www.sba.gov/about-offices-list/2. (a) Pays periodic benefits, or the AGENCY: Office of the United States actuarial equivalent thereof, on account Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(25) and 13 CFR Trade Representative. 120.3. of old age, retirement, or death; and (b) permits United States citizens who ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct an Dated: December 17, 2015. are not citizens of Australia to receive employment impact review of the Maria Contreras-Sweet, such benefits, or their actuarial Trans-Pacific Partnership and request Administrator. equivalent, at the full rate without for comments. [FR Doc. 2015–32583 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] qualification or restriction while outside SUMMARY: The Office of the United BILLING CODE 8025–01–P Australia. States Trade Representative (USTR) and Accordingly, it is hereby determined the Department of Labor (DOL), through and found that Australia has in effect, the Trade Policy Staff Committee SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION beginning September 27, 2001, a social (TPSC), are initiating an employment insurance system which meets the impact review of the Trans-Pacific [Docket No. SSA–2015–0069] requirements of section 202(t)(2) of the Partnership (TPP) Agreement. USTR is Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(t)(2). seeking public comments on the impact Finding Regarding Foreign Social In 1968, we determined that Insurance or Pension System— of the TPP Agreement on U.S. Australia’s national pensions system did employment, including labor markets. Australia not meet the requirements of DATES: Written comments are due by AGENCY: Social Security Administration 202(t)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act Wednesday, January 13, 2016. (SSA). (Act). However, under the provisions of ADDRESSES: Written comments should ACTION: Notice of Finding Regarding section 202(t)(4) of the Act, citizens of Australia were afforded the limited be submitted electronically via the Foreign Social Insurance or Pension Internet at www.regulations.gov. If you System—Australia. exceptions to the alien nonpayment provision under section 202(t)(1) if the are unable to provide submissions at Finding: Section 202(t)(1) of the www.regulations.gov, please contact worker had 10 years of U.S. residence or Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(t)(1)) Yvonne Jamison, TPSC, at (202) 395– 40 quarters of U.S. coverage. We prohibits payment of monthly benefits 3475, to arrange for an alternative published notice of our determination to any individual who is not a United method of transmission. in the Federal Register December 20, States citizen or national for any month 1968 (33 FR 19054). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For after he or she has been outside the In 1992, Australia enacted a new procedural questions concerning written United States for 6 consecutive months. national coverage scheme system called comments, contact Yvonne Jamison at This prohibition does not apply to such the Superannuation Guarantee (SG). The (202) 395–3475. All other questions an individual where one of the SG is a contribution system of should be directed to Greg Schoepfle, exceptions described in section 202(t)(2) mandatory individual accounts Director, Office of Economic and Labor through 202(t)(5) of the Social Security intended to supplement Australia’s Research, Bureau of International Labor Act (42 U.S.C. 402(t)(2) through national residence based pension Affairs, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 402(t)(5)) affects his or her case. system as a second tier. The SG Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, Section 202(t)(2) of the Social provides benefits at retirement age DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–4887 or Security Act provides that, subject to based on the accumulated value of Lewis Karesh, Assistant United States certain residency requirements of invested contributions in the worker’s Trade Representative for Labor, Office of Section 202(t)(11), the prohibition account. Upon review, the SG was the United States Trade Representative, against payment shall not apply to any found to meet all of the requirements of 600 17th Street NW., Washington, DC individual who is a citizen of a country the section 202(t)(2) provision. This 20508, telephone (202) 395–3330. which the Commissioner of Social review required a new determination SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Security finds has in effect a social under section 202(t)(2) for Australian 1. Background insurance or pension system which is of citizens. general application in such country and On November 5, 2015, consistent with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Trade Promotion Authority (Title I of which: Donna L. Powers, 3700 Robert Ball (a) Pays periodic benefits, or the the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Priorities and Accountability Act of actuarial equivalent thereof, on account Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, (410) 965– 2015, Pub. L. 114–26) (19 U.S.C. 4201 et of old age, retirement, or death; and (b) permits individuals who are 3558. seq.) (‘‘the Act’’), the President notified United States citizens but not citizens of (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Congress of his intent to enter into the that country and who qualify for such Program Nos. 96.001 Social Security— Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) benefits to receive those benefits, or the Disability Insurance; 96.002 Social Agreement. Also on November 5, 2015, Security—Retirement Insurance; 96.004 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES actuarial equivalent thereof, while USTR requested that the U.S. Social Security—Survivors Insurance) outside the foreign country regardless of International Trade Commission the duration of the absence. Dated: December 16, 2015. (USITC) prepare a report as specified in The Commissioner of Social Security Vance Teel, section 105(c)(2)–(3) of the Act assessing has delegated the authority to make Associate Commissioner, Office of the likely impact of the TPP Agreement such a finding to the Associate International Programs. on the U.S. economy as a whole and on Commissioner of the Office of [FR Doc. 2015–32586 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] specific industry sectors and the International Programs. Under that BILLING CODE 4191–02–P interests of U.S. consumers. On VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:31 Dec 24, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Finding Regarding Foreign Social Insurance or Pension System--Australia.
ContactDonna L. Powers, 3700 Robert Ball Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, (410) 965- 3558.
FR Citation80 FR 80875 
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