[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 199 (Friday, October 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53478-53479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25934]


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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 Public Law 
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.

(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 collection(s).)

    1. Psychiatric Review Technique--0960-0413. The information 
collected on form SSA-2506 by the Social Security Administration is 
needed to assist in the adjudication of claims involving mental 
impairments. The information is used to identify the need for 
additional evidence for the determination of impairment severity; to 
consider aspects of the mental impairment relevant to the individual's 
ability to work; and to organize and present the findings in a clear, 
concise manner. The respondents are State Disability Determination 
Services administering title II and title XVI disability programs.
    Number of Responses: 796,346.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 199,087.
    2. Letter to Employer Requesting Information About Wages Earned--
0960-0034. The information collected on form SSA-L725 will be used by 
the Social Security Administration (SSA) to establish the exact amount 
of wages earned by a beneficiary. The data is requested only in cases 
where the information in SSA's records is incomplete or has been 
questioned. The respondents are employers who provide the wage 
information necessary to resolve wage discrepancies.
    Number of Respondents: 150,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30-50 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 100,000.
    Written comments and recommendations regarding the information 
collection(s) 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.
    Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request.
    The information collection listed below, which was published in the 
Federal Register on August 12, 1996, has been submitted to OMB.
    OMB Desk Officer: Laura Oliven.
    SSA Reports Clearance Officer: Judith T. Hasche.
    Black Lung Student's Statement Regarding Resumption of School 
Attendance and Report of Black Lung Student Beneficiary at End of 
School Year--0960-0314. The information on forms SSA-2602 and SSA-2613 
is used by the Social Security Administration to determine whether or 
not a student beneficiary will resume (or has resumed) full-time school 
attendance at an approved educational institution. If so, he or she 
will be continuously entitled to benefits. The respondents are children 
of disabled or deceased coal miners and officials of the schools they 
attend.
    Number of Respondents: SSA-2602--8,000. SSA-2613--8,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: SSA-2602--5 minutes. SSA-2613--7.5 
minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,667 hours.
    Written comments and recommendations regarding this information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of the date of this 
publication. Comments may be directed to OMB and SSA at the following 
addresses:

(OMB)
    Office of Management and Budget, OIRA, Attn: Laura Oliven, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, 
D.C. 20503
(SSA)

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    Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Judith T. Hasche, 6401 
Security Blvd., 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235

    Dated: October 3, 1996.
Judith T. Hasche,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-25934 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]
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