[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8277]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submissions for OMB 
Review

    This notice lists information collection packages that have been 
sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, in 
compliance with Pub. L. 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995.
    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 
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 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: March 25, 1998.
Nicholas E. Tagliareni,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-8277 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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