Federal Register, Volume 63 Issue 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 131 (Thursday, July 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37160-37162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18289]

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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 Public Law 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):
Reporting Events--SSI--0960-0128. The information collected on Form
SSA-8150-EV is used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to
determine eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments
and to determine correct payment amounts. The respondents are SSI
applicants and recipients.
Number of Respondents: 33,200.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 2,767 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:
Frederick W. Brickenkamp, 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. Representative Payee Report--0960-0068. Forms SSA-6230 and SSA-
623 are used by SSA to determine the continuing suitability of an
individual/organization to serve as representative payee. Form SSA-6230
is sent to parents, stepparents and grandparents with custody of minor
children receiving Social Security benefits. Form SSA-623 is sent to
all other payees with or without custody of the beneficiary. The
respondents are individuals and organizations who serve as
representative payees for SSI and Social Security beneficiaries.

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SSA-623 SSA-6230
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Number of Respondents:...... 3,350,875............... 2,099,298
Frequency of Response:...... 1....................... 1
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.............. 15 minutes
Estimated Annual Burden:.... 837,719 hrs............. 524,824 hrs
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2. Request for Social Security Earnings Statement--0960-0525. The
information on Form SSA-7050 is used by SSA to identify the requestor,
to define the earnings information being requested, and to inform the
requestor of the fee for such information. SSA then produces the
requested statement. The respondents are individuals and organizations
that use this form to request statements of earnings from SSA.
Number of Respondents: 44,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 11 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 8,067 hours.
3. Request for Change in Time/Place of Disability Hearing--0960-
0348. The information on Form SSA-769 is used by SSA to provide
claimants with a structured format to exercise their right to request a
change in the time or place of a scheduled disability hearing. The
information will be used as a basis for granting or denying requests
for changes and for rescheduling hearings. The respondents are
claimants who wish to request a change in the time or place of their
disability hearing.
Number of Respondents: 7,483.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 8 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 998 hours.
4. Request for Reconsideration--Disability Cessation--0960-0349.
The information on Form SSA-789 is used by SSA to schedule hearings and
to develop additional evidence for individuals who have received an
initial or revised determination that their disability ceased, did not
exist, or is no longer disabling. The respondents are disability
beneficiaries who file a claim for reconsideration.
Number of Respondents: 15,015.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 12 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 3,003 hours.
5. Summary of Evidence--0960-0430. The information on Form SSA-887
is used by State Disability Determination Services (DDS) to provide
claimants with a list of medical/vocational reports pertaining to their
disability. The form will aid claimants in reviewing the evidence in
their folders and will be used by hearing officers in preparing for and
conducting hearings. The respondents are State DDSs that make
disability determinations.
Number of Respondents: 22,024.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 5,506 hours.
6. Report of Work Activity--Notice of Continuing Disability--0960-
0108. The information collected on Form SSA-3945 will be used by SSA to
determine whether an individual's work after entitlement to disability
is cause for that entitlement to end. The respondents are individuals
who report earnings after their entitlement to disability benefits.
Number of Respondents: 140,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 105,000 hours.
7. Employee Identification Statement--0960-0473. The information on
Form SSA-4156 is used by SSA to resolve situations where two or more
individuals have used the same Social Security Number (SSN), and an
employer has erroneously reported earnings under an SSN. The
respondents are employers involved in erroneous wage reporting.
Number of Respondents: 4,750.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 792 hours.
8. RSI/DI Quality Review Case Analysis-Sampled Number Holder; RSI/
DI Quality Review Case Analysis-Auxiliaries/Survivors; RSI/DI Quality
Review Case Analysis-Parent; RSI/DI Quality Review Case Analysis-Annual
Earnings Test (AET)--0960-0555. The information on Forms SSA-2930, SSA-
2931 and SSA-2932 is used by SSA to establish a national payment
accuracy rate for all cases in payment status and to serve as a source
of information regarding problem areas in the Retirement and Survivors
Insurance (RSI) and Disability Insurance (DI) programs. The information
is also used to measure the accuracy rate for newly adjudicated RSI/DI
cases. SSA uses the information on Form SSA-4659 to evaluate the annual
earnings test in order to determine its effectiveness. The results will
be used to develop ongoing improvements in the process. The respondents
are RSI and DI beneficiaries.

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SSA-2930 SSA-2931 SSA-2932 SSA-4659
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Number of Respondents:...................................... 5,500 2,750 1,375 740
Frequency of Response:...................................... 1 1 1 1
Average Burden Per Response:................................ \1\ 30 \1\ 30 \1\ 20 \1\ 10
Estimated Annual Burden (Hours):............................ 2,750 1,375 458 123
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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: Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
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) 965-4145 or write to him at
the address listed above.

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Dated: July 2, 1998.
Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-18289 Filed 7-8-98; 8:45 am]
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