[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 76 (Thursday, April 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20431-20432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5899]


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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; 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.
    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 
study will also be conducted with 100 of the representative payees. The 
ultimate purpose of the study is to evaluate the knowledge level and 
performance of representative payees vis-[agrave]-vis the standards 
established for them by SSA. The respondents are recipients of SSA 
benefits (adults and youth ages 14-17) and representative payees 
(individuals and organizations).


    Note: Please note that both the organization and numbers in the 
burden chart are different than those in the 60-day Federal Register 
Notice. The reason for this change is that the contractors who are 
conducting this study have made slight alterations to their study 
plan since the 60-day Notice was published.


    Type of Request: New information collection.

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                                         Beneficiary Burden Information
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                                                                                      Average
                                                                   Frequency of     burden per       Estimated
                                          Number of respondents      response        response      annual burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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Advance Pre-Screening Letter..........  2,565...................               1               5             214
Screening Process.....................  Same group as above.....               1              10             428
Survey Interview......................  Same group as above.....               1              30           1,283
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    Totals............................  2,565...................  ..............  ..............           1,925
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                                     Representative Payee Burden Information
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                                                                                      Average
                                                                   Frequency of     burden per       Estimated
                                          Number of respondents      response        response      annual burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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Advance Pre-Screening Letter..........  5,130...................               1               5             428
Screening Process.....................  Same group as above.....               1              10             855
Survey Interview......................  Same group as above.....               1              40           3,420
Re-Contact Interview..................  100 (a sample from the                 1              60             100
                                         above group).
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    Totals............................  5,130...................  ..............  ..............           4,803
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    Total Burden Hours: 6,728 hours.

    Dated: April 14, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-5899 Filed 4-19-06; 8:45 am]
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