Common use of VERIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST Clause in Contracts

VERIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST. A. Verification SSA will take no adverse action regarding individuals identified through the matching process solely based on information that SSA obtains from the match. SSA will attempt to contact the beneficiary to develop the necessary evidence to verify the match results before taking adverse action. SSA will consider the information provided by OPM to be verified if the beneficiary does not respond within 30 days after he or she is notified of the proposed adverse action. The beneficiary will be advised that failure to respond within 30 days will provide a valid basis for concluding that the data provided by OPM are correct. Where the beneficiary fails to respond, SSA will not take any adverse action before 30 days have elapsed from the date of the notice. B. Opportunity to Contest Before taking any adverse action based on the information received from the match, SSA will provide all the beneficiaries for whom SSA decides such adverse action is necessary with the following information: 1. SSA has received civil service benefit and payment data indicating that the beneficiary is receiving a specific civil service annuity based on his or her own noncovered earnings which, by law, requires a reduction in the Social Security spouse's benefit; 2. The effective date of the Social Security benefit adjustment; 3. The beneficiary has 30 days to contest the adverse decision; and 4. Failure to respond to the notice within 30 days of the date of the notice will be considered verification that the information received from the match is correct and will justify the adverse action described in the notice.

VERIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST. A. Verification SSA will take no adverse action regarding individuals identified through the matching process solely based on information that SSA obtains from the match. SSA will attempt to contact the beneficiary to develop the necessary evidence to verify the match results before taking adverse action. SSA will consider the information provided by OPM to be verified if the beneficiary does not respond within 30 days after he or she is notified of the proposed adverse action. The beneficiary will be advised that failure to respond within 30 days will provide a valid basis for concluding that the data provided by OPM are is correct. Where the beneficiary fails to respond, SSA will not take any adverse action before 30 days have elapsed from the date of the notice. B. Opportunity to Contest Before taking any adverse action based on the information received from the match, SSA will provide all the beneficiaries for whom SSA decides such adverse action is necessary with the following information: 1. SSA has received civil service benefit and payment data indicating that the beneficiary is receiving a specific civil service annuity based on his or her own noncovered earnings which, by law, requires which may require a reduction in the beneficiary’s Social Security spouse's benefit; 2. The effective date of the Social Security benefit adjustment; 3. The beneficiary has 30 days from the date that the notice is prepared to contest the adverse decision; and 4. Failure to respond to the notice within 30 days of the date of the notice will be considered verification that the information received from the match is correct and will justify the adverse action described in the notice.