[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 86 (Monday, May 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23792-23793]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10954]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and 
Comment Request

    The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of 
information collection packages that will require clearance by 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 
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. 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.
    Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the United States; 20 CFR 
404.460, 20 CFR 422.505(b), 20 CFR 404.460 and 404.463 of Subpart E, 
and 42 CFR 407.27(c)-0960-0051. The information collected on Form SSA-
21 is used by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to determine 
continuing entitlement to Social Security benefits and the proper 
benefit amounts of alien beneficiaries living outside the United States 
(U.S.). It is also used to determine whether benefits are subject to 
withholding tax. The respondents are comprised of individuals entitled 
to Social Security benefits, who are, will be, or have been residing 
outside the U.S.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved Information 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 35,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,917.
    II. The information collection listed below has been submitted to 
OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would 
be most useful if received by OMB and SSA within 30 days from the date 
of this publication. You can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance package 
by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-0454, or by 
writing to the address listed above.
    1. Prohibition of Payments of SSI Benefits to Fugitive Felons and 
Parole/Probation Violators; CFR 416.708-0960-0617. Section 1611(e) of 
the Act provides that a person shall not be considered an eligible 
individual or eligible spouse for purposes of the SSI program for any 
month during which the person is fleeing to avoid prosecution for a 
crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under the 
laws of the place from which the person flees (or which, in the case of 
the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of the 
State); is fleeing to avoid custody or confinement after conviction for 
a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under the 
laws of the place from which the person flees (or which, in the case of 
the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of the 
State); or is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
under Federal or State law. 20 CFR 416.708 describes events which must 
be reported by an individual receiving SSI benefits, a representative 
payee for an SSI recipient, or an applicant awaiting a final decision 
on an application for SSI benefits. It is therefore necessary for SSA 
to require a report for SSI applicants and recipients if they are in 
violation of any of the stated conditions. The information reported 
will be used by SSA to determine eligibility for SSI benefits or 
whether to suspend SSI benefit payments. The respondents are SSI 
applicants or recipients, or the representative payee of same, who are 
in violation of the above stipulations.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved Information 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 16.6.
    2. Request to be Selected as Payee--20 CFR 404.2010-404.2025; 20 
CFR 416.601-416.665-0960-0014. The information collected by SSA on form 
SSA-11-BK is used to determine the proper payee for a Social Security 
beneficiary, and it is designed to aid in the investigation of a payee 
applicant. The form will establish the applicant's relationship to the 
beneficiary, the justification of the need for a payee, the concern for 
the beneficiary and the manner in which the benefits will be used. The 
respondents are applicants for selection as representative payee for 
Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security 
Income (SSI), and title VIII Special Veterans Benefits.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved Information 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 2,121,686.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10.5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 371,295 hours.
    3. Request for Internet Service--Authentication--20 CFR 401.45-
0960-0596. The information collected on the electronic request for 
Internet Service--

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Authentication, is used by the Social Security Administration to 
identify its customers who are requesting Privacy Act protected 
information. The respondents are members of the public who request 
services from SSA through the Internet.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved Information 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 21,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1.5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 525 hours.
    4. Claim for Amount Due in the Case of a Deceased Beneficiary--20 
CFR 405.503(b)--0960-0101. Section 204(d) of the Social Security Act 
provides that if a beneficiary dies before payment of Social Security 
benefits has been completed, the amount due will be paid to the persons 
meeting specified qualifications. The information collected on Form 
SSA-1724 is used by SSA to determine whether an individual is entitled 
to the underpayment. The respondents are applicants for the amounts of 
an underpayment of a deceased beneficiary.
    Type of Request: Revision of an Approved OMB Information 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 300,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hours.
    5. Statement of Employer--20 CFR 404.801-404.803-0960-0030. The 
information collected by SSA on form SSA-7011 is needed to substantiate 
allegations of wages paid to workers when those wages do not appear in 
SSA's records of earnings and the worker does not have proof that 
payment was made. This information is used to process claims for social 
security benefits and to resolve discrepancies in earnings records. The 
respondents are certain employers who can verify allegations of wages 
made by the wage earner.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved Information 
Collection.
    Number of Respondents: 925,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 308,333 hours.

    Dated: April 29, 2003.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-10954 Filed 5-2-03; 8:45 am]
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