[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 4681]] 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, [[Page 4682]] (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] BILLING CODE 4190-29-P