[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53109-53110]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26349]
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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 Pub. L. 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. Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--0960-0565. SSA gathers
the
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information on Form SSA-131 to prevent earnings related overpayments to
employees and to avoid erroneous withholding. The respondents are
employers who provide special wage payment verification.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 20-22 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 33,367 hours.
2. Railroad Employment Questionnaire--0960-0078. Form SSA-671 is
used by SSA to secure sufficient information to coordinate Social
Security claims processing with the Railroad Retirement Board. The form
is completed whenever claimants indicate having been employed in the
Railroad Industry. The respondents are retired employees of the
Railroad Industry or their dependents.
Number of Respondents: 125,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,417 hours.
3. Concise Notice Survey--0960-NEW. SSA will conduct a survey of
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) awardees to determine customer
opinions and preferences on the format and clarity of existing and
proposed SSI award notices. The information will be used to determine
whether a new concise notice format would improve comprehension of the
information thus improving service to SSI customers. The respondents
will be a random sample of new SSI awardees.
Number of Respondents: 800.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 200 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.
You can obtain a copy of the collection instrument and related
instructions by calling Mr. Brickenkamp on 410-965-4145.
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. Internet Request for Identity Verification--0960-NEW. SSA has
established a process for verifying the identity of individuals who use
the Internet to request information from SSA records. The electronic
screens request certain information which will allow the public to
establish their identity with SSA. These screens must be completed in
order for the requestor to use the electronic applications that SSA has
developed for use on the Internet, such as the Request for a Personal
Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement, a Request for a Replacement
Benefit Statement (SSA-1099/SSA-1042S), etc. SSA will use the
information to verify the requester's identity by comparing it with
information already in SSA's records. The respondents are members of
the public who request information from SSA through the Internet.
Number of Respondents: 540,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 3.5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 31,500 hours.
2. Electronic Request for Benefit Verification Information--0960-
NEW. SSA provides verification of benefits, when requested, to
individuals receiving title II and/or title XVI benefits. In order to
provide to the public an easy and convenient means of requesting
benefit information, SSA has developed an electronic request form which
will allow persons to request the information through the Internet. The
information collected on the electronic screens will be used by SSA to
process the request for a benefit verification statement. To ensure
appropriate confidentiality, the statement will be mailed to the
recipient/beneficiary address shown in SSA's records. The respondents
are title II and title XVI recipient/beneficiaries who request benefit
verification information using the Internet.
Number of Respondents: 133,920.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: \1/2\ minute.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,116 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: Desk Officer for
SSA, New Executive Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW,
Washington, DC 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 OMB clearance packages,
call the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4145 or write to
him at the address listed above.
Dated: September 28, 1998.
Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-26349 Filed 10-1-98; 8:45 am]
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