[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63184-63185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25724]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Request and 
Proposed Request

    The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of 
information collection packages that will require clearance by the 
Office of Management

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and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13 effective October 
1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information 
collection packages that may be included in this notice are for new 
information collections, revisions to OMB-approved information 
collections and extensions (no change) of OMB-approved information 
collections.
    SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden 
estimate; 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. Written comments 
and recommendations regarding the information collection(s) should be 
submitted to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance 
Officer. The information can be mailed and/or faxed to the individuals 
at the addresses and fax numbers listed below:

(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, 
DC 20503, Fax: 202-395-6974.
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1338 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 
Fax: 410-965-6400.

    I. SSA has submitted the information collection listed below for 
emergency consideration by OMB. SSA has requested OMB approval has 
within 30 days from the date of this notice. Therefore, your comments 
will be most useful if received before the 30 days concludes. You can 
obtain copies of the OMB clearance package by calling the SSA Reports 
Clearance Officer at 410-965-0454, or by writing to the address listed 
above.
    Voice Print Proof of Concept--0960-NEW. SSA provides Internet-based 
electronic services to the business community in order to conduct 
business with the Agency. As part of the registration process for these 
services, SSA uses a negative verification option to allow a business' 
management to stop SSA from sending a password to a registrant to act 
on behalf of the business. SSA plans to test the use of voice 
technology, saving a biometric voice-print, as a positive verification 
by the business that a registrant is allowed to act on their behalf. 
This technology is expected to be more secure, less burdensome, faster 
and provide better customer service than other available options. SSA 
will initiate a 2-month Proof of Concept project to test the business 
community's acceptance of this technology. This is strictly voluntary. 
SSA will collect the name, phone number and e-mail address of the 
registrant's supervisor. In addition, SSA may survey both the 
registrant and the supervisor to gauge their reactions to this new 
process.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 83 hours.
    II. The information collections listed below are pending at SSA and 
will be submitted to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. 
Therefore, your comments should be submitted to SSA within 60 days from 
the date of this publication. You can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-
0454, or by writing to the address listed above.
    1. Statement of Marital Relationship (by One of the Parties)--20 
CFR 404.726--0960-0038. SSA uses the information collected on Form SSA-
754 to determine whether the conditions for establishing a common-law 
marriage under state law are met. The respondents are applicants for 
spouse's benefits.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
    2. Marital Relationship Questionnaire--20 CFR 416.1826--0960-0460. 
The information collected on Form SSA-4178 is needed by SSA to 
determine whether unrelated individuals of the opposite sex who are 
living together, and present themselves to the public as husband and 
wife, should be paid as a couple or two eligible individuals. The 
information is used to determine whether correct payment is being made 
to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) couples and individuals. The 
respondents are applicants for and recipients of SSI who are living 
together in a questionable relationship.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 5,100.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 425 hours.
    3. Statement of Living Arrangements, In-Kind Support and 
Maintenance--20 CFR, 416.1130-.1148--0960-0174. Form SSA-8006 provides 
a national uniform vehicle for collecting information from SSI 
applicants and recipients about whether they receive income from in-
kind support and maintenance. Responses are used to determine 
eligibility for SSI benefits. The respondents are individuals applying 
for SSI or whose eligibility is being reevaluated.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 173,380.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 7 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 20,228 hours.
    4. Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance Benefits--20 CFR 
404.335-.338--0960-0004. SSA uses the information collected on the Form 
SSA-10-BK to determine if the applicant meets the statutory and 
regulatory conditions for entitlement to widow(er)'s benefits. The 
respondents are applicants for Widow(er)'s benefits.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 288,580.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 72,145 hours.
    5. Student Reporting Form--20 CFR 404.352(b), 422.135, .415, .434, 
.367-.368--0960-0088. Form SSA-1383 is used by Social Security student 
beneficiaries to report events or changes that may affect continuing 
entitlement to these benefits. The respondents are Social Security 
Student Beneficiaries.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 75,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 6 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.

    Dated: October 4, 2002.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-25724 Filed 10-9-02; 8:45 am]
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