[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 4 (Friday, January 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 963-964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-38]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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 Public Law 
104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. 
The information collection request included in this notice is for a 
revision to an existing information collection.
    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 should be 
submitted to the SSA Reports Clearance Officer. The information can be 
mailed and/or faxed to the individuals at the addresses and fax number 
listed below:
    Social Security Administration, DCFAM, (SSA), Attn: Reports 
Clearance Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, 
MD 21235. Fax: 410-965-6400.
    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 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.

    Application for a Social Security Card--20 CFR 422.103-.110--
0960-0066. Forms SS-5 (used in the United States) and SS-5-FS (used 
outside the United States) are used to apply for original and 
replacement Social Security cards. Changes are being made to these 
forms to reflect new statutory limits on the number of allowable 
replacement cards. The respondents are requestors of new or 
replacement Social Security cards.

    Note: This Notice is for the full clearance of the collection, 
which received a temporary emergency clearance through April 2006.



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                                                                     Number of      Completion
                      Application scenario                            annual         time  (in     Burden hours
                                                                    respondents      minutes)
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Respondents who do not have to provide parents' SSNs............      13,000,000          8\1/2\       1,841,667
Respondents who are asked to provide parents' SSNs (for                  540,000               9          81,000
 application for original SSN cards for children under age 18)..
Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer additional                  40,000          9\1/2\           6,333
 questions so SSA can determine whether an SSN was previously
 assigned.......................................................
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the new                4,000              60           4,000
 allowable limits (i.e., who must provide additional
 documentation to accompany the application)....................
                                                                 -----------------
    Totals......................................................      13,584,000  ..............       1,933,000
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    Dated: December 30, 2005.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-38 Filed 1-5-06; 8:45 am]
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