[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8607-8608]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-3894]


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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 requiring 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. 
This notice includes revisions and an extension 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 ways to minimize the 
burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. Mail, e-mail, or 
fax your comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) 
to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance Officer to the 
addresses or 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, 1332 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 
Fax: 410-965-6400, E-mail address: [email protected].

    I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will 
submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. 
Therefore, your comments would be most helpful if you submit them to 
SSA within 60 days from the date of this publication. Individuals can 
obtain copies of the collection instrument by calling the SSA Reports 
Clearance Officer at 410-965-3758 or by writing to the e-mail address 
listed above.
    1. Medical or Psychological Review of Childhood Disability 
Evaluation Form (SSA-538)--20 CFR 416.1040, 416.1043, 416.1045, 
416.924(g)--0960-0675. SSA's regional review component use Form SSA-536 
to facilitate the contract medical or psychological consultant's review 
of the Childhood Disability Evaluation Form (SSA-538). The SSA-536 
records the reviewing consultant's assessment of the evaluation 
prepared by the adjudicating component. The consultant completes an 
SSA-536 for each Title XVI childhood disability case he or she reviews 
because a Childhood Disability Evaluation Form (SSA-538) is required in 
each case. The respondents are consultants who review the adjudicating 
component's completion of the Childhood Disability Evaluation Form 
(SSA-538).
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 256.
    Frequency of Response: 66.
    Average Burden Per Response: 12 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,379 hours.
    2. Identifying Information for Possible Direct Payment of 
Authorized Fees--0960-0730. SSA uses Form SSA-1695 to collect 
information from appointed representatives to process and facilitate 
direct payment of authorized fees to a financial institution. SSA will 
use this information to issue a Form 1099-MISC, if applicable. The 
respondents are attorneys and other individuals who represent claimants 
for benefits before SSA.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Frequency of Response: 40.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 66,667 hours.
    II. SSA has submitted the information collections listed below to 
OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections 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 
packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-3758, 
or by writing to the above listed address.
    Application for a Social Security Card--20 CFR 422.103-.110--0960-
0066. SSA collects information on Forms SS-5 (used in the United 
States) and SS-5-FS (used outside the United States) to issue original 
or replacement Social Security cards. SSA is revising the race/
ethnicity question on the forms to comply with Office of Management and 
Budget standards. Additionally, SSA is making several other minor 
changes to the form's instructions. The respondents are applicants for 
original and replacement Social Security cards.
    Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                     Number of
                      Application scenario                            annual        Completion     Burden  hours
                                                                    respondents   time (minutes)
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Respondents who do not have to provide parents' SSNs............      13,000,000          8\1/2\       1,841,667
Respondents who are asked to provide parents' SSNs (for                  540,000               9          81,000
 application for original SSN cards for children under age 18)..
Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer additional                  40,000          9\1/2\           6,333
 questions so SSA can determine whether an SSN was previously
 assigned.......................................................
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the new                4,000              60           4,000
 allowable limits (i.e., who must provide additional
 documentation to accompany the application)....................
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    Totals......................................................      13,584,000  ..............       1,933,000
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    Dated: February 18, 2009.
John Biles,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 
Security Administration.
 [FR Doc. E9-3894 Filed 2-24-09; 8:45 am]
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