[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 54 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12170-12172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6323]


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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 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 a revision and extensions 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].

    The information collections below are pending at SSA. SSA will 
submit them to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be 
sure that we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than 
May 22, 2009. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-
3758 or by writing to the e-mail address listed above.

1. Surveys in Accordance With E.O. 12862 for the Social Security 
Administration--0960-0526

    Under the auspices of Executive Order 12862, Setting Customer 
Service Standards, SSA conducts multiple customer satisfaction surveys 
each year. These voluntary customer satisfaction assessments include 
paper, Internet, and telephone surveys; mailed questionnaires; focus 
groups; and customer comment cards. The purpose of these questionnaires 
is to assess customer satisfaction with the timeliness, 
appropriateness, access, and overall quality of existing SSA services 
and proposed modifications/new versions of services. The respondents 
are recipients of SSA services (including most members of the public), 
professionals, and parties who work on behalf of SSA beneficiaries.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                 Burden (burden
                                          Number of                                                 for all
                                         respondents        Frequency of    Range of response  activities within
       Year in approval cycle          (burden for all        response       times  (minutes)      that year;
                                      activities within                                           reported in
                                          that year)                                                 hours)
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Year 1 (June 2009-May 2010).........          1,400,001                  1               5-90            123,000
Year 2 (June 2010-May 2011).........          1,400,351                  1               5-90            123,058
Year 3 (June 2011-June 2012)........          1,400,001                  1               5-90            123,000
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    Total...........................          4,200,353  .................  .................            369,058
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2. Prohibition of Payment of SSI Benefits to Fugitive Felons and 
Parole/Probation Violators--20 CFR 416.708(o)-0960-0617

    Section 1611(e)(4) of the Social Security Act precludes eligibility 
for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for certain fugitives 
and probation/parole violators. Regulations at 20 CFR 416.708(o) 
require individuals to report to SSA if they are fleeing to avoid 
prosecution for a crime, fleeing to avoid custody or confinement after 
conviction of a crime, or violating a condition of probation or parole. 
SSA will use the information reported to deny eligibility or suspend 
the recipient's SSI payments. The respondents are SSI applicants/
recipients or representative payees of SSI recipients who are reporting 
the applicant's/recipient's status as a fugitive felon or probation/
parole violator.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 17 hours.

3. 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 uses Form SSA-536 to facilitate the 
medical or psychological consultant's review of the Childhood 
Disability Evaluation Form. The form records the reviewing consultant's 
assessment of the adjudicating component's evaluation. The consultant 
completes an SSA-536 for each Title XVI childhood disability he/she 
reviews. The respondents are consultants who review the adjudicating 
component's completion of the Childhood Disability Evaluation Form 
(SSA-538).
    Type of Request: Extension 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.

4. Request for Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit 
Information--20 CFR 404.408(e)-0960-0098

    SSA uses Form SSA-1709 to verify Worker's Compensation/Public 
Disability Benefits (WC/PDB). SSA uses the information to compute the 
correct reduction of disability insurance benefits. The claimant may be 
able to furnish adequate verification of the WC/PDB benefits by 
submitting a copy of his or her award notice, benefit check, etc. SSA 
considers the claimant the primary source of verification. If he or she 
provides the necessary evidence, we do not use the form. If the 
claimant cannot provide evidence, the other reliable source of this 
information is the entity giving the benefits, its agent (such as an 
insurance carrier), or an administering public agency. The respondents 
are Federal, State, and local agencies administering WC/PDB, insurance 
carriers, and public or private self-insured companies.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 120,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000 hours.

 5. Request for Internet Services--Authentication; Automated Telephone 
Speech Technology--Knowledge-Based Authentication-20 CFR 401.45--0960-
0596

    To verify identity, SSA requests individuals and third parties who 
seek personal information from SSA records, or register to participate 
in SSA's online business services, to provide certain identifying 
information. As an extra measure of protection, SSA asks requestors who 
use the Internet and telephone services to provide additional 
identifying information unique to those services so SSA can 
authenticate their identities before releasing personal information. 
The respondents are current beneficiaries who are requesting personal 
information from SSA and/or individuals or third parties who are 
registering for SSA's online business services.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per
                      Forms                         respondents      response        response      Burden hours
                                                                                     (minutes)
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Internet Requestors.............................       3,357,503               1          1\1/2\          83,938
Telephone Requestors............................      24,171,867               1          1\1/2\         604,297
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    Total.......................................      27,529,370  ..............  ..............         688,235
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    Dated: March 18, 2009.
John Biles,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 
Security Administration.
 [FR Doc. E9-6323 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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