[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 100 (Thursday, May 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29833-29834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11542]


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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 
(Pub. L.) 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective 
October 1, 1995. The information collection package in this notice is 
for a revision to an OMB-approved 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 ways to minimize the 
burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Submit written 
comments and recommendations on the information collection to the SSA 
Reports Clearance Officer. Mail, fax or e-mail the information to the 
address and fax number 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].

We are submitting the information collection below to OMB for 
clearance. Your comments on the information collection will be most 
useful if you send them to 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 [email protected].
    Social Security Benefits Application (Internet, Retirement Survivor 
& Disability)--20 CFR 404.310-.311, 404.315-.322, 404.330-.333, 
404.601-.603, 404.1501-.1512, Subpart D, Subpart G & Subpart P--0960-
0618. Members of the public seeking Social Security benefits must first 
file an application for the desired type of payment. The Internet 
Social Security Benefits Application (ISBA) is an online system that 
allows members of the public to apply electronically for Retirement 
Insurance Benefits, Disability Insurance Benefits, and Spouse's 
Insurance Benefits. This information collection includes: (1) ISBA; (2) 
paper forms (Forms SSA-1, SSA-2, and SSA-16) for these various 
benefits; and (3) Modernized Claims System for these benefits, which 
allows SSA field office employees to enter information in an 
application system during interviews with applicants in a direct input 
process. For each part of this information collection, we ask 
applicants only those questions that are relevant to the specific type 
of benefit they are seeking. This information collection request (ICR) 
is for changes we are making to the ISBA application, including: (1) 
the ability for third parties to complete applications in ISBA and (2) 
redesign changes that will make the application less time-consuming. 
The respondents are applicants for Retirement, Disability, or Spouse's 
Insurance Benefits or their third-party representatives.
    Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    ISBA Burden Information:

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                                                                                  Average burden
                    Form type                        Number of     Frequency of    per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents      response        (minutes)        (hours)
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ISBA 3rd Party..................................          28,118               1              15           7,030
ISBA Applicant after 3rd Party Completion.......          28,118               1               5           2,343
First Party ISBA................................         541,851               1              15         135,463
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    Totals......................................         598,087  ..............  ..............         144,836
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    Paper Forms/Accompanying MCS Screens Burden Information:
    Form SSA-1:

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                                                                                  Average burden
                Collection method                    Number of     Frequency of    per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents      response        (minutes)        (hours)
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MCS.............................................         172,200               1              11          31,750
MCS/Signature Proxy.............................       1,549,800               1              10         258,300
Paper...........................................          21,000               1              11           3,850
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    Totals......................................       1,743,000  ..............  ..............         293,900
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    Form SSA-2:

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                                                                                  Average burden
                Collection method                    Number of     Frequency of    per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents      response        (minutes)        (hours)
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MCS.............................................          36,860               1              15           9,215
MCS/Signature Proxy.............................         331,740               1              14          77,406
Paper...........................................           3,800               1              15             950
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    Totals......................................         372,400  ..............  ..............          87,571
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    Form SSA-16:

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                                                                                  Average burden
                Collection method                    Number of     Frequency of    per response    Total burden
                                                    respondents      response        (minutes)        (hours)
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MCS.............................................         218,657               1              20          72,886
MCS/Signature Proxy.............................       1,967,913               1              19         623,172
Paper...........................................          24,161               1              20           8,054
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    Totals......................................       2,210,732  ..............  ..............         704,112
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    Dated: May 19, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-11542 Filed 5-21-08; 8:45 am]
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