Temporary extension of attorney fee payment system to Title XVI; 5-year demonstration project extending fee withholding and payment procedures to eligible non-attorney representatives; definition of past-due benefits; and assessment for fee payment services. Interim final rules with request for comments.

We are issuing these interim final rules to reflect in our regulations three self-implementing statutory provisions in the Social Security Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA) and three related self-implementing provisions in earlier legislation. These earlier provisions are in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA), the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (SSIPIA), and the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWWIIA).