[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4191-4192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-888]


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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 packages that may be included in this notice 
are for new information collections, approval of existing 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 SSA Reports Clearance Officer. The information can be 
mailed and/or faxed to the individual at the address and fax number 
listed below:

    (SSA), Social Security Administration, DCFAM, 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 collection 
instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-

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965-0454 or by writing to the address listed above.
    Permanent Residence Under Color of the Law (PRUCOL)--20 CFR 
416.1615 and 416.1618--0960-0451. Under Public Law 104-193, which was 
effective August 22, 1996, a non-citizen must be a ``qualified alien'' 
and meet certain additional requirements in order to be eligible for 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI). This law also established an 
exception to the new requirements for certain ``nonqualified aliens'' 
(i.e., non-citizens who are not qualified aliens). Nonqualified aliens 
who were receiving SSI on August 22, 1996 were allowed to remain on the 
rolls until September 30, 1997, at which time benefits would be 
suspended if the aliens had not acquired qualified alien status. Public 
Law 105-33 extended the suspension date to September 30, 1998. Public 
law 105-306, enacted October 28, 1998, provided that nonqualified 
aliens who were receiving SSI on August 22, 1996 would remain eligible 
for SSI after September 30, 1998 provided all other requirements for 
eligibility were met (e.g., income and resources, etc.). SSI 
eligibility for this group of aliens--''grandfathered nonqualified 
aliens''--will continue to be determined based on the rules governing 
alien eligibility in effect prior to August 22, 1996, i.e., the PRUCOL 
standard.
    As discussed in SSA regulations at 20 CFR 416.1615 and 416.1618, a 
PRUCOL alien must present evidence of his/her alien status at 
application and periodically thereafter as part of the eligibility 
determination process for SSI. SSA verifies the validity of the 
evidence of PRUCOL for grandfathered nonqualified aliens with the 
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Based on the DHS response, SSA 
will determine whether the individual is PRUCOL. Without this 
information, SSA would not be able to determine whether the individual 
is eligible for SSI payments. The respondents are individuals who have 
alien status and live in the United States.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 9,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 750 hours.

    Dated: January 18, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-888 Filed 1-24-06; 8:45 am]
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