[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17980-17981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6754]


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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 OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance 
Officer. The information can be mailed, faxed or e-mailed 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, E-mail address: [email protected].
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 
Fax: 410-965-6400, E-mail address: [email protected].

    I. 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.
    1. Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge--20 CFR 404.929, 
404.933, 416.1429, 404.1433, 405.722, 418.1350--0960-0269. The 
information collected on Form HA-501-U5 is used by SSA to document and 
initiate the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing process for 
determining eligibility or entitlement to Social Security benefits 
(Title II), Supplemental Security Income payments (Title XVI), Special 
Veterans Benefits (Title VIII), Medicare (Title XVIII). This 
information will also be used to request appeal of initial 
determinations regarding Medicare Part B income-related premium subsidy 
reductions. The methods for filing a request for an ALJ hearing are 
being expanded to include the Internet. If an individual receives a 
notice of denial of his/her disability claim and the notice provides 
rights to an ALJ hearing, he/she will have the option of filing for the 
ALJ hearing over the Internet. The individual will complete the 
appropriate appeal screens and submit the appeal to SSA for processing. 
The respondents are individuals requesting an ALJ hearing.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 669,469.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 178,525 hours.

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                                          Number of     Frequency of                               Total burden
          Collection method              respondents      response     Estimated completion time       hours
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Paper & Modernized Claims System.....         334,735               1  10 minutes...............          55,789
i501.................................         334,734               1  22 minutes...............         122,736
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    Totals:..........................         669,469  ..............  .........................         178,525
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    2. Request for Reconsideration--20 CFR 404.907-404.921, 416.1407-
416.1421, 408.1009--0960-0622. The information collected on Form SSA-
561-U2 is used by SSA to document and initiate the reconsideration 
process for determining eligibility or entitlement to Social Security 
benefits (Title II), Supplemental Security Income payments (Title XVI), 
Special Veterans Benefits (Title VIII), Medicare (Title XVIII). This 
information will also be used to request appeal of initial 
determinations regarding Medicare Part B income-related premium subsidy 
reductions. The methods for filing a request for reconsideration are 
being expanded to include the Internet. If an individual receives a 
notice of denial of his/her disability claim and the notice provides 
the right to reconsideration, he/she will have the option of filing for 
the reconsideration over the Internet. The individual will complete the 
appropriate appeal screens and submit the appeal to SSA for processing. 
The respondents are individuals filing for reconsideration.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,461,700.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 341,064 hours.

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                                          Number of     Frequency of                               Total burden
          Collection method              respondents      response     Estimated completion time       hours
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Paper & Modernized Claims System.....         730,850               1  8 min....................          97,447
i561.................................         730,850               1  20 min...................         243,617
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    Totals:..........................       1,461,700  ..............  .........................         341,064
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    Dated: April 5, 2007.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-6754 Filed 4-9-07; 8:45 am]
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