[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 151 (Wednesday, August 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42278-42279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20602]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submissions for Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) Review.

    This notice lists information collection packages that have been 
sent to OMB for clearance, in compliance with Public Law 104-13 
effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    1. Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--0960-0565. The 
information collected on form SSA-131 will be used to verify wage 
information in order to prevent earnings-related overpayments or to 
avoid erroneous withholding of benefits. Only a small segment of 
employers, estimated at about 1,000, will need to complete the entire 
form. For these employers, the estimated average burden to complete a 
single form is 22 minutes. It will take an estimated average burden of 
20 minutes to complete a single form for the majority of the employers. 
The respondents are employers who need to report an event which 
requires special wage payment verification.
    Number of Respondents: 100,000.

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    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20-22 Minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 33,367.
    2. Social Security Tax and Benefit Statement Survey--0960-NEW. 
Public Law 104-121 requires SSA to conduct and report to Congress on a 
pilot study of the efficacy of providing beneficiaries with information 
about their Social Security benefits, earnings and taxes paid on those 
earnings. SSA will conduct a one-time survey to solicit beneficiaries' 
reactions to such a statement and to determine whether the statement 
promotes better understanding of their contributions and benefits under 
the Social Security programs. The respondents are a sample of Social 
Security beneficiaries who are randomly selected and agree to 
participate in the survey.
    Number of Respondents: 1,600.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 267 hours.
    3. Work Activity Report--Employee--0960-0059. The form SSA-821-BK 
is used by the Social Security Administration to obtain information on 
work activity. The information is needed to determine if disabled 
individuals are performing substantial gainful activity and, if so, 
whether they continue to meet the disability criteria of the law. The 
respondents are Social Security and SSI disability applicants and 
recipients.
    Number of Respondents: 300,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 225,000 hours.
    Written comments and recommendations regarding the information 
collection(s) should be directed within 30 days to the OMB Desk Officer 
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer 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)

Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni, 1-
A-21 Operations Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235

    To receive a copy of any of the forms or clearance packages, call 
the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4125 or write to him at 
the address listed above.

    Dated: July 30, 1997.
Nicholas E. Tagliareni,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-20602 Filed 8-5-97; 8:45 am]
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