[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 29 (Monday, February 13, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7609-7610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-1940]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 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 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

[[Page 7610]]

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 individuals at the 
addresses and fax numbers listed below: (SSA) Social Security 
Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Reports Clearance Officer, 1333 Annex 
Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235. Fax: 410-965-6400. 
E-mail: [email protected].
    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.
    Section 107 Representative Payee Study--0960-NEW. As mandated by 
section 107 of the Social Security Protection Act of 2004, the Social 
Security Administration is sponsoring an independently conducted study 
evaluating the Representative Payee Program. In this study, selected 
groups of SSA beneficiaries and representative payees will be 
interviewed about their experiences within the program. These two 
groups' responses will then be compared and contrasted. A re-contact 
interview will be conducted with 100 representative payees identified 
as demonstrating characteristics of abusers of the representative payee 
system. The ultimate purpose of the study is to evaluate the knowledge 
level and performance of representative payees vis-a-vis the standards 
established for them by SSA. The respondents are recipients of SSA 
benefits (adults and ages 14-17) and representative payees (individuals 
and organizations).
    Type of Request: New information collection.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per       Estimated
                                                    respondents      response        response     annual  burden
                                                                                       (min)            (hr)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA Beneficiaries...............................           2,565               1              45           1,924
Representative Payees...........................           5,130               1              55           4,703
Representative Payees (Re-contact study)........             100               1              55              92
                                                 -----------------
    Totals......................................           7,795  ..............  ..............           6,719
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 6,719 hours.

    Dated: February 6, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-1940 Filed 2-10-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P