[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 135 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34616-34617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-16906]


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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 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 to 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, email, 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 shown 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].
    SSA has submitted the information collections we list below to OMB 
for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would be 
most useful if OMB and SSA receive them within 30 days from the date of 
this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive 
them no later than August 17, 2009. 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 email address.
    1. Appointed Representative Services--0960-0732. SSA uses Form SSA-
1699 to register the following people:
     Individuals appointed as representatives;
     Individuals who will perform advocacy services on behalf 
of an appointed representative;
     Individuals who will act on behalf of an appointed 
representative and want access to our electronic services; and
     Individuals who will serve as administrators for an entity 
appointed as a representative.

    By registering these individuals, SSA: (1) Authenticates and 
authorizes them to do business with us; (2) allows them access to our 
records for the claimants they represent; (3) facilitates direct 
payment of authorized fees to appointed representatives; and (4) 
collects information needed to meet IRS requirements to issue specific 
IRS forms, if we pay these representatives in excess of a specific 
amount ($600).
    This information collection request is for changes we will 
implement later in the year. The respondents are appointed claimant 
representatives.
    Type of Request: Revision to an OMB approved information 
collection.

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                                                                               Average  burden      Estimated
         Modality of completion              Number  of       Frequency  of     per response     annual  burden
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)          (hours)
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SSA-1699 (paper form)...................            52,800                 1                30            26,400
Internet-based SSA-1699.................            13,200                 1                22             4,840
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    Totals..............................            66,000  ................  ................            31,240
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    2. Electronic Records Express (Third Parties)--20 CFR 404.1700-
404.1715--0960-0767. Electronic Records Express is an online system 
that enables medical providers and various third party representatives 
to submit disability claimant information electronically to SSA as part 
of the disability application process. We are adding a new 
functionality for third parties who use this system.
    Type of Request: Revision of an existing OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Frequency of Response: 40.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 44,000 hours.

    Dated: July 6, 2009.
John Biles,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-16906 Filed 7-15-09; 8:45 am]
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