[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 92 (Friday, May 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25643-25644]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9461]


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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, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. The 
information collection packages that may be included in this notice are 
for new and revised 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, 
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 collection listed below is 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 
instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at (410) 965-
0454 or by writing to the address listed above.
    National Direct Deposit Initiative--31 CFR 210--0960-NEW. Many 
recipients of SSA's benefits choose to receive their payments via the 
Direct Deposit Program, in which funds are transferred directly into 
recipients' accounts at a financial institution (FI). However, 8 
million Title II payment recipients still receive their payments 
through traditional paper checks. In an effort to encourage these 
beneficiaries to change from paper checks to the Direct Deposit 
Program, SSA is collaborating with the Department of the Treasury and 
several FIs to implement the National Direct Deposit Initiative. In 
this program, SSA will work with FIs to determine which of the target 8 
million Title II beneficiaries have accounts at the participating 
banks. The banks will then send forms to these beneficiaries 
encouraging them to enroll in the Direct Deposit Program. The 
respondents are the participating FIs and Title II beneficiaries 
currently receiving their payments via check.
    Type of Request: New information collection.

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                                                                           Financial institutions
               Respondents                 Title II payment recipients            (banks)               Totals
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Information Collection Requirements......  Direct Deposit Enrollment    Data screening/matching;
                                            Form.                        SSA's data management
                                                                         requirements.
Number of Respondents....................  500,000....................  12.........................      512,000
Frequency of Response....................  1..........................  1.
Average Burden per Response (minutes)....  2..........................  240.
Estimated Annual Burden (hours)..........  16,667.....................  48.........................       16,715
Cost Requirement.........................  N/A........................  Printing and mailing of
                                                                         300,000 enrollment forms.
Estimated Cost Burden per Respondent.....  N/A........................  $2,462.
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    Total Annual Cost Burden.............  N/A........................  $29,544....................      $29,544
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    II. The information collections listed below have 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 
packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-0454, 
or by writing to the address listed above.

    Note: Please note that this collection was erroneously published 
as a 60-day Federal Register Notice on Monday, April 25, 2005, at 70 
FR 8125. It should have been published as a 30-day Federal Register 
Notice. Comments should be submitted within 30 days of publication.

The Ticket To Work and Self-Sufficiency Program--20 CFR 411.160-.730--
0960-0644

    The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency program allows individuals 
with disabilities who are receiving disability payments to work towards 
decreased dependence on government cash benefits programs without 
jeopardizing their benefits during the transition period to employment. 
The program allows disability payment recipients to choose a provider 
from an employment network (EN), who will guide these beneficiaries in 
obtaining, regaining, and maintaining self-supporting employment. 20 
CFR 411.160-.730 of the Code of Federal Regulations discusses the rules 
governing this program. The respondents are individuals entitled to 
Social Security benefits based on disability or individuals entitled to 
SSI based on disability; program managers; EN contractors; and State 
vocational rehabilitation agencies.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
           CFR sections                Number of    Frequency of response   Average  burden per    annual burden
                                      respondents                           response  (minutes)       (hours)
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411.140(c)........................          70,000  2/year...............  60...................         140,000
[X-refer sections 411.145,
 411.150, 411.325(a), (b), (c), &
 (d), 411.320(f)].
411.325(e)........................          70,000  12/year..............  60...................         840,000
[X-refer section 411.395(b)]......
411.325(f)........................          60,000  1/year...............  5....................           5,000
[X-refer section 411.395(a)]......
411.190(a)........................             250  1/year...............  30...................             125
[X-refer section 411.195].........
411.220(a)(1).....................              55  Varies...............  30...................              28
441.245(b)(1).....................          12,000  1....................  1....................             200
411.325(d)........................              25  1....................  480..................             200
411.365...........................              82  1....................  240..................             328
411.575...........................           6,000  1....................  30...................           3,000
[X-refer section 411.500].........
411.605(b)........................          27,000  Varies...............  5....................           2,250
[X-refer section 411.610].........
411.435(c)........................             100  Once.................  60...................             100
411.615...........................           1,000  Once.................  60...................           1,000
411.625...........................              50  Once.................  60...................              50
411.210(b)........................           2,000  Once.................  30...................           1,000
411.590(b)........................             100  Once.................  60...................             100
411.655...........................               1  Once/year............  120..................               2
411.200...........................             150  1/monthly............  15...................             450
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    Total annual respondents......         248,813  .....................  Total Annual Burden           993,833
                                                                            Hours.
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    Dated: May 6, 2005.
James Craig Hartson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-9461 Filed 5-12-05; 8:45 am]
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