[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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