[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 4 (Monday, January 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22643]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and 
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 packages that are included in this notice 
are for approvals 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: (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 copies of the collection 
instruments by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-
0454 or by writing to the address listed above.

Accelerated Benefits Demonstration Project--0960-NEW

    The Accelerated Benefits Demonstration Project is a multi-phase 
study designed to assess whether providing new SSI disability 
recipients with certain benefits will stabilize or improve their health 
and help them return to work early. In this long-term study, new SSI 
disability recipients (i.e., those who have just begun receiving 
benefits and who have at least 18 months remaining before they qualify 
for Medicare) will be divided into three groups: (1) A control group 
who will just receive their regular SSI benefits; (2) a treatment group 
who will receive immediate access to health care benefits; and (3) a 
treatment group who will receive health care benefits and additional 
care management, employment, and benefits services and support. The 
study, which will be conducted for SSA by research contractors and 
health care experts, will assess if the additional medical benefits and 
employment supports help new beneficiaries improve and return to work 
earlier and if there is a difference between the treatment groups. The 
respondents are beneficiaries who have just begun receiving SSI 
disability benefits and are not yet eligible for Medicare health 
benefits.
    Type of Request: New information collection.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per       Estimated
                  Part of study                     respondents      response        response     annual  burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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Focus Groups....................................              40               1             120              80
Pilot Survey....................................             500               1              30             250
Actual Survey/Assessment of Treatment Efficacy             2,000               1              30           1,000
 (``Baseline Survey'')..........................
Three-Month Follow-Up Survey (``Early Use                    480               1              30             240
 Survey'')......................................
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    Total.......................................           3,020  ..............  ..............           1,570
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    Dated: December 29, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
 [FR Doc. E6-22643 Filed 1-5-07; 8:45 am]
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