[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 3, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46502-46503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22191]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Request

    The Social Security Administration publishes a list of information 
collection packages that will require submission to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in compliance with P.L. 104-
13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 
information collection(s) listed below requires extension of the 
current OMB approval(s).

(Call the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4125 for a copy 
of the form(s) or package(s), or write to her at the address listed 
below the information collections.)

    1. Application for Supplemental Security Income--0960-0229. The 
information on form SSA-8000 is used by the Social Security 
Administration to determine a claimant's eligibility for

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benefits and the amount payable in claims for Supplemental Security 
Income (SSI). The respondents are certain applicants for SSI.
    Number of Respondents: 1,316,678.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response:
      25 minutes for paper application.
      35 minutes for automated collection of information.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 581,533 hours.
    2. Statement of Living Arrangements, In-Kind Support and 
Maintenance--0960-0174. The information on form SSA-8006 is used by the 
Social Security Administration to determine if an applicant or 
recipient meets the income criteria for eligibility to Supplemental 
Security Income (SSI) benefits. The respondents are individuals who 
apply for or are receiving SSI payments.
    Number of Respondents: 438,400.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 7 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 51,147 hours.
    Written comments and recommendations regarding these information 
collections should be sent within 60 days from the date of this 
publication, directly to the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the 
following address: Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Judith 
T. Hasche, 6401 Security Blvd., 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore, MD 
21235.
    In addition to your comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden 
estimate, we are soliciting comments on the need for the information; 
its practical utility; ways to enhance its quality, utility and 
clarity; and on ways to minimize burden on respondents, including the 
use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

    Dated: August 26, 1996.
Judith T. Hasche,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-22191 Filed 8-30-96; 8:45 am]
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