[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 196 (Friday, October 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 54511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26866]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

    This notice lists information collection package(s) that have been 
submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance 
with Pub. L. 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995. The following information collection is under OMB review:
    Manchaca Ruling Compliance Survey--0960-NEW. In accordance with the 
terms of Manchaca et. al. v. Chater, the Social Security Administration 
(SSA) must inform title II and title XVI applicants/recipients in the 
State of Texas, locus of the class action litigation, about benefits 
under the food stamp program and make available food stamp applications 
to these individuals. SSA is also required to complete food stamp 
applications for title XVI applicants/recipients when all members of 
the individual's household are receiving title XVI benefits. Another 
term of the settlement agreement requires SSA to conduct a study in the 
State of Texas, to determine SSA's effectiveness in promoting the goals 
of joint processing of food stamp applications and SSA's compliance 
with these goals. As part of the study, SSA will survey a random sample 
of title II and title XVI applicants/recipients. The survey will 
determine the level of the respondent's awareness of food stamp 
processing in SSA field offices in Texas, and the degree to which field 
offices have complied with the food stamp application procedures. The 
information will be included in a report which will be provided to the 
court and the plaintiff.
    Number of Respondents: 450.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 112.5 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: OMB 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 clearance packages, call 
the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4145 or write to him at 
the address listed above.

    Dated: October 1, 1998.
Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-26866 Filed 10-8-98; 8:45 am]
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