We may correct the record of your earnings to remove, reduce, or enter earnings for work in the employ of the United States only if--
(a) Correction is permitted under Sec. 404.821 or Sec. 404.822; and
(b) Any necessary determinations concerning the amount of remuneration paid for your work and the periods for which such remuneration was paid have been made as shown by--
(1) A tax return filed under section 3122 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 3122); or
(2) A certification by the head of the Federal agency or instrumentality of which you have been an employee or his or her agent. A Federal instrumentality for these purposes includes a nonappropriated fund activity of the armed forces or Coast Guard. [44 FR 38454, July 2, 1979, as amended at 55 FR 24891, June 19, 1990]
Notice of Removal or Reduction of an Entry of Earnings