[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4680-4682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2199]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Requests 
and Comment Requests

    This notice lists information collection packages that will require 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as 
information collection packages submitted to OMB for clearance, in 
compliance with PL. 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.
    I. The information collection(s) listed below require(s) 
extension(s) of the current OMB approval(s) or are proposed new 
collection(s):
    1. Government Pension Questionnaire--0960-0160.--The Social 
Security Act and Regulations provide that an individual receiving 
spouse's benefits and concurrently receiving a Government pension, 
based on the

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individual's own earnings, may have the Social Security benefit amount 
reduced by two-thirds of the pension amount. The data collected on Form 
SSA-3885 is used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to 
determine if the individual's Social Security benefit will be reduced, 
the amount of reduction, the effective date of the reduction and if one 
of the exceptions in 20 CFR 404.408a applies. The respondents are 
individuals who are receiving (or will receive) Social Security 
spouse's benefits and also receive their own Government pension.
    Number of Respondents: 76,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 12.5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,833 hours.
    2. Telephone Replacement Card Interview Script--0960-0570. SSA will 
conduct a pilot study by telephone to obtain information from 
individuals who need a duplicate Social Security Number (SSN) card. The 
information collected will be used to properly identify an individual 
prior to releasing a replacement SSN card, thus eliminating the need 
for the respondent to take or mail his/her identity documents to a 
Social Security office. The information provided, which should be known 
by the true Social Security number holder, will be compared to 
information available in our current electronic systems. The 
respondents are U.S. Citizens applying for a replacement SSN card.
    Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 4 minutes.
    Estimated Average Burden: 6,667 hours.
    3. Reconsideration Report for Disability Cessation-- 0960-0350. 
Form SSA-782-BK will be used by claimants and SSA field offices to 
document new developments on the claimant's condition (as perceived by 
the claimant), since the prior continuing disability interview was 
conducted. The form will also be used by the SSA interviewer to provide 
his/her observations of the claimant. The respondents are claimants for 
Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security 
Income, who file a Request for Reconsideration--Disability Cessation.
    Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Average Burden: 50,000 hours.
    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: 
Nicholas E. Tagliareni, 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.
    II. The information collection(s) listed below have been submitted 
to OMB:
    1. Request to be Selected as Payee--0960-0014. The information 
collected on Form SSA-11-BK is used by SSA to determine the proper 
payee for a Social Security beneficiary, and it is designed to aid in 
the investigation of a payee applicant. The form will establish the 
applicant's relationship to the beneficiary, the justification, the 
concern for the beneficiary and the manner in which the benefits will 
be used. The respondents are applicants for selection as representative 
payee for Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI), 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Black Lung benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 1,709,657.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10.5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 299,190 hours.
    2. Application for Benefits Under the Federal Mine Safety and 
Health Act of 1977, as Amended; (Widow's Claim, Child's Claim and 
Dependent's Claim)--0960-0118.
    Sections 402(g) and 412(a) of the Federal Mine Safety and Health 
Act provide that those widows, surviving children, and dependent 
parents, brothers or sisters who are not currently receiving benefits 
on the deceased miner's account must file the appropriate application 
within 6 months of the deceased miner's death, using Forms SSA-47, 48 
and 49. This information is used by SSA to determine eligibility for 
benefits. The respondents are Black Lung widows, surviving children and 
dependents (parents, brothers or sisters) who were not currently 
receiving Black Lung benefits on the Deceased Miner's Account.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 11 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 330 hours.
    3. Work History Report--0960-0552. Form SSA-3369-BK is used by the 
State Disability Determination Services (DDS) to determine disability 
and to record information about the claimant's work history during the 
past 15 years. The respondents are claimants who live in Virginia and 
are applying for OASDI and SSI benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 32,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 16,000 hours.
    4. Disability Report-Child--0960-0504. Form SSA-3820-BK is used by 
the State DDSs to record claimants' allegations and sources of evidence 
in determining eligibility for children filing for SSI disability 
benefits. The respondents are SSI claimants who live in Virginia and 
are applying for disabled child's benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 10,900.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 40 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,267 hours.
    5. Work Incapacity and Reintegration Study--0960-0543. The purpose 
of this study is to identify those incentives and interventions that 
are most successful in assisting persons who are disabled due to a back 
condition to return to work. The information collected will be used 
primarily to complete a cross-national analysis of this issue. Data 
will also be gathered on subjects of particular importance in the U.S. 
The findings will provide policy makers with information that will be 
highly useful in establishing disability policy. The respondents are 
persons entitled to Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental 
Security Income or State Temporary Disability Insurance benefits due to 
a back condition.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 700 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,

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(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.

    Date: January 22, 1998.
Nicholas E. Tagliareni,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-2199 Filed 1-29-98; 8:45 am]
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