[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14279-14280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4085]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: 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 Public Law 
104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. 
The information collection package included in this notice is for 
approval of a new information collection.
    SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden 
estimate; the need for the information;

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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, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security 
Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410-965-6400, E-mail: 
[email protected].
    The information collection listed below has been submitted to OMB 
for clearance. Your comments on the information collection 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.
    Redetermination of Eligibility for Help with Medicare Prescription 
Drug Plan Costs--0960-NEW. Under the aegis of the Medicare 
Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173), SSA will conduct low-
income subsidy eligibility redeterminations for Medicare beneficiaries 
who filed for the subsidy and were determined by SSA to be eligible. 
Subsidy eligibility redeterminations will be conducted when: (1) 
Medicare Part D subsidy beneficiaries use form SSA-1026-REDE to report 
a change in income, resources, or household information in response to 
SSA's inquiry via form SSA-L1026 and (2) Medicare Part D subsidy 
beneficiaries use form SSA-1026-SCE to report a subsidy-changing event 
which could potentially impact the amount of their subsidy, including 
marriage, separation, divorce/annulment, or spousal death. The 
respondents are current recipients of the Medicare Part D low-income 
subsidy who will undergo an eligibility redetermination for one of the 
reasons mentioned above.
    Following is a description of the forms in this collection, the 
number of respondents who will complete them, and their burden data.
    Type of Request: New information collection.

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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                                                            burden per
                                                                                                           Frequency of      response        Estimated
                   Form                               Explanation               Number of respondents     response  (per    (completion    annual burden
                                                                                                               year)           time;       (expressed in
                                                                                                                           expressed in       hours)
                                                                                                                             minutes)
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SSA-L1026................................  Passive redetermination letter    1.5 million................               1               5         125,000
                                            informing Medicare Part D
                                            subsidy recipients what income,
                                            resource, and household
                                            information SSA has on file for
                                            them, and asking if this
                                            information has changed.
SSA-1026-REDE............................  Redetermination form completed    300,000....................               1              20         100,000
                                            by Medicare Part D subsidy
                                            recipients who said their
                                            income, resource, or household
                                            information had changed in
                                            their response to form SSA-
                                            L1026.
                                           Beginning in 2007, this form
                                            will also be used as a cyclical
                                            redetermination form to be
                                            completed by Medicare Part D
                                            subsidy recipients who are
                                            automatically sent the form
                                            based on certain profile/
                                            selection criteria.
SSA-1026-SCE.............................  Redetermination form completed    76,000.....................               1              20          25,333
                                            by Medicare Part D subsidy
                                            recipients who called SSA to
                                            inform them of an event which
                                            is potentially subsidy-changing
                                            (marriage, divorce, annulment,
                                            legal separation, spousal
                                            death). This form, which is
                                            identical to form SSA-1026-RE
                                            but has a different cover
                                            sheet, will replace form OMB
                                            No. 0960-0703 (SSA-1020-SC).
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    Total................................  ................................  1,876,000..................  ..............  ..............         250,333
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    Dated: March 16, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-4085 Filed 3-20-06; 8:45 am]
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