[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 220 (Tuesday, November 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59335-59336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27509]


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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 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 Director for Reports Clearance 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: Director, Center for 
Reports Clearance, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, 
MD 21235, Fax: 410-965-0454, 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 we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than 
January 19, 2010. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by calling the SSA Director for Reports Clearance at 410-
965-0454 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
    1. Integrated Registration Services (IRES) System--20 CFR 401.45--
0960-0626. The IRES system verifies the identity of individuals, 
businesses, organizations, entities, and government agencies that use 
SSA's eService Internet and telephone applications to request and 
exchange business data with SSA. Requestors provide SSA-required 
information to establish their identities. Once SSA verifies identity, 
IRES will issue the requestor a user identification number (User ID) 
and a password to conduct business with SSA. Respondents are employers 
and third party submitters of wage data, business entities providing 
taxpayer identification information, and data exchange partners 
conducting business in support of SSA programs. In this Information 
Collection Request (ICR), we are making revisions to IRES for certain 
applications.
    Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                  Average burden     Estimated
                        Respondent types                             Number of     per response    annual burden
                                                                    respondents      (minutes)        (hours)
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Appointed Representatives Registering via Internet..............         268,000               5          22,333
All Other Business Services Online (BSO) Respondents Registering        ,300,000               2          43,333
 via Internet...................................................
Appointed Representatives Registering via CSA Intranet..........          88,000              11          16,133
All Other BSO Respondents Registering via CSA Intranet..........         120,794              11          22,146
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    Total.......................................................       1,776,794  ..............         103,945
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    2. Request for Business Entity Taxpayer Information--0960-0731. SSA 
will use the information collected via an Internet application to 
register law firms or other business entities that wish to serve as 
appointed representatives and receive direct payment of fees from SSA 
for representing claimants before SSA. These entities will also be able 
to designate individuals as entity administrators, who they authorize 
to perform certain duties on behalf of the entities (such as providing 
bank account information, maintaining entity information, and updating 
individual

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affiliations). In addition, SSA will use the information to meet any 
requirement to issue a Form 1099-MISC to law firms or other business 
entities pursuant to sections 6041 and 6045(f) of the Internal Revenue 
Code. The respondents are law firms or other business entities that 
wish to serve as appointed representatives and receive direct payment 
of fees.
    Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 8,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,667 hours.
    3. Appointed Representative Services--0960-0732. SSA uses Form SSA-
1699 to register:
     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 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 
requirements to issue specific IRS forms, if we pay these 
representatives in excess of a specific amount.
    This ICR is for changes we will implement to the collection in 
2010. 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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    Dated: November 10, 2009,
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Director, Center for Reports Clearance Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-27509 Filed 11-16-09; 8:45 am]
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