[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9992-9997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4448]


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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 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 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 SSA Reports Clearance Director to the following 
addresses or fax numbers.

(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].

    I. 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 May 
3, 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. Application for Lump Sum Death Payment--20 CFR 404.390-404.392--
0960-0013. SSA uses Form SSA-8-F4 to collect information needed to 
authorize payment of the lump sum death payment (LSDP) to a widow, 
widower, or children as defined in section 202(i) of the Social 
Security Act. Respondents complete the application for this one-time 
payment via paper form, telephone, or an in-person interview with SSA 
employees. Respondents are applicants for the LSDP.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                Estimated
                   Collection method                         Number of       completion time      Burden hours
                                                            respondents         (minutes)
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MCS....................................................            278,825                 10             46,471
MCS/Signature Proxy....................................            278,825                  9             41,824
Paper..................................................             29,350                 10              4,892
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    Totals:............................................            587,000  .................             93,187
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    2. Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child Not 
in Applicant's Custody--20 CFR 404.330, 404.339-341, and 404.348-
404.349--0960-0019. SSA uses Form SSA-781 to determine if non-custodial 
parents who are filing for spouse's or mother's and father's benefits 
based on having a child in their care meet the in-care requirements. 
Respondents are applicants for spouse's and/or mother's and father's 
benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 14,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,333 hours.
    3. Supplemental Statement Regarding Farming Activities of Person 
Living Outside the U.S.A.--0960-0103. SSA uses Form SSA-7163A to 
document beneficiary or claimant reports of working on a farm outside 
the United States (U.S.). Specifically, the information provided on 
this form helps us to determine if we should apply foreign work 
deductions to the recipient's benefits. We collect the information 
either annually or every other year, depending on the respondent's 
country of residence. Respondents are Social Security recipients 
engaged in farming activities outside the U.S.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
    4. Disability Report--Appeal--20 CFR 404.1512, 416.912, 404.916(c), 
416.1416(c), 405 Subpart C, 422.140--0960-0144. SSA requires disability 
claimants who are appealing an unfavorable disability determination to 
complete Form SSA-3441-BK. This form allows claimants to disclose any 
changes to their disability or resources that might influence SSA's 
unfavorable determination. SSA may use the information to: (1) 
Reconsider and review an initial disability determination; (2) review a 
continuing disability; and (3) evaluate a request for a hearing. This 
information assists the State Disability Determination Services and 
administrative law judges (ALJ) in: (1) Preparing for the appeals and 
hearings; and (2) issuing a determination or decision on an 
individual's entitlement (initial or continuing) to disability 
benefits. Respondents are individuals who appeal denial, reduction, or 
cessation of Social Security disability income and Supplemental 
Security Income (SSI) payments, or who are requesting a hearing before 
an ALJ.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                               Average burden
            Collection method                 Number of       Frequency of      per response    Estimated annual
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)      burden  (hours)
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SSA-3441 (Paper Form)...................            12,604                 1                45             9,453
Electronic Disability Collect System               843,090                 1                45           632,318
 (EDCS).................................
I3441 (Internet Form)...................           417,268                 1               120           834,536
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    Totals..............................         1,272,962  ................  ................         1,476,307
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    5. Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge--20 CFR 404.929, 
404.933, 416.1429, 404.1433, 405.722, 418.1350--0960-0269. When SSA 
denies applicants' or beneficiaries' requests for new or continuing 
benefits, those applicants/beneficiaries are entitled to request a 
hearing to appeal the decision. SSA uses Form HA-501 to document such 
requests. Although SSA collects this information, the actual hearings 
take place before ALJs employed by the Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS). The respondents are: (1) Applicants for or current 
recipients of various Social Security benefits who want to appeal SSA's 
denial of their requests for new or continued benefits; and (2) 
Medicare Part B recipients whom SSA has determined must pay the 
Medicare Part B Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount, both of whom 
wish to appeal this decision at a hearing before an HHS ALJ.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 669,469.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 111,578 hours.
    6. Information about Joint Checking/Savings Accounts--20 CFR 
416.120, 416.1208--0960-0461. SSA considers a person's resources when 
evaluating eligibility for SSI payments. Generally, we consider funds 
in checking and savings accounts to be resources owned by the 
individuals whose names appear on the account. Individuals applying for 
SSI, however, may rebut an assumption of ownership in a joint account 
if they submit certain evidence establishing the funds do not belong to 
them. SSA uses Form SSA-2574 to collect information from SSI 
applicants/recipients who object to the assumption they own all or part 
of the funds in a joint checking or savings account bearing their 
names. SSA collects information about the account from both the SSI 
applicant/recipient and other account holder(s). After receiving the 
completed form, SSA can determine if we should consider the account to 
be a resource for the SSI payments applicant/recipient. The respondents 
are applicants and recipients of SSI and individuals who list 
themselves as joint owners of financial accounts with SSI applicants/
recipients.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 200,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 23,333 hours.
    7. Request for Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement--20 CFR 
404.810--0960-0466. SSA uses the information collected by Form SSA-7004 
to identify respondents' Social Security earnings records, extract 
posted earnings information, calculate potential benefit estimates, 
produce the resulting Social Security statements, and mail them to the 
requesters. The respondents are Social Security number holders 
requesting information about their Social Security earnings records and 
estimates of their potential benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                               Average burden
                Modality                      Number of       Frequency of      per response      Total annual
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)      burden (hours)
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Paper Version...........................           127,000                 1                 5            10,583
Internet Version........................           426,000                 1                 5            35,500
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    Totals..............................           553,000  ................  ................            46,083
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    8. Beneficiary Recontact Form--20 CFR 404.703, 404.705--0960-0502. 
SSA must ensure that recipients of disability payments continue to be 
eligible for their payments. Research has indicated benefit recipients 
may fail to report circumstances that affect their benefits. Two such 
cases are: (1) When parents receiving disability benefits for their 
child marry; and (2) the removal of an entitled child from parents' 
care. SSA uses Form SSA-1588-OCR-SM to ask mothers/fathers about their 
marital status and children in care to detect overpayments and avoid 
continuing payment to those are no longer entitled. Respondents are 
recipients of mother/father Social Security benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 133,400.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,117 hours.
    9. Complaint Form for Allegations of Discrimination in Programs or 
Activities Conducted by the Social Security Administration--0960-0585. 
SSA uses Form SSA-437 to investigate and formally resolve complaints of 
discrimination based on disability, race, color, national origin 
(including limited English proficiency), sex, sexual orientation, age, 
religion, or retaliation for having participated in a proceeding under 
this administrative complaint process in connection with an SSA program 
or activity. SSA also uses this form to review, investigate, and 
resolve complaints alleging discrimination based on status as a parent 
in education, training programs, or activities conducted by SSA. 
Individuals who believe SSA discriminated against them on any of the 
above bases may file a written complaint of discrimination. SSA uses 
the information to identify the complainant; identify the alleged 
discriminatory act; ascertain the date of such alleged act; obtain the 
identity of any individual(s) with information about the alleged 
discrimination; and ascertain other relevant information that

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would assist in the investigation and resolution of the complaint. 
Respondents are individuals who believe SSA or SSA employees, 
contractors, or agents in programs or activities conducted by SSA 
discriminated against them.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 140.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 140 hours.
    10. Social Security Benefits Application--20 CFR 404.310-404.311, 
404.315-404.322, 404.330-404.333, 404.601-404.603, and 404.1501-
404.1512--0960-0618. This collection comprises the various application 
modalities for retirement, survivors, and disability benefits. These 
modalities include paper forms (SSA Forms SSA-1, SSA-2, and SSA-16), 
Modernized Claims System (MCS) screens for in-person field office 
interview applications, and the Internet-based iClaim application. This 
information collection request (ICR) is for additions and revisions to 
the information collection.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Paper Forms/Accompanying MCS Screens Burden Information:

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                                                                               Average burden
            Collection method                 Number of       Frequency of      per response    Estimated annual
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)      burden (hours)
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                                                   Form SSA-1
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MCS.....................................           172,200                 1                11            31,570
MCS/Signature Proxy.....................         1,250,800                 1                10           208,467
Paper...................................            20,000                 1                11             3,667
Medicare-only MCS.......................           299,000                 1                 7            34,883
Medicare-only Paper.....................             1,000                 1                 7               117
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    Totals..............................         1,743,000  ................  ................           278,704
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                                                   Form SSA-2
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MCS.....................................            36,860                 1                15             9,215
MCS/Signature Proxy.....................           331,740                 1                14            77,406
Paper...................................             3,800                 1                15               950
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    Totals..............................           372,400  ................  ................            87,571
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                                                   Form SSA-16
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MCS.....................................           218,657                 1                20            72,886
MCS/Signature Proxy.....................         1,967,913                 1                19           623,172
Paper...................................            24,161                 1                20             8,054
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    Totals..............................         2,210,731  ................  ................           704,112
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                                                     iClaim
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iClaim 3rd Party........................            28,118                 1                15             7,030
iClaim Applicant after 3rd Party                    28,118                 1                 5             2,343
 Completion.............................
First Party iClaim......................           541,851                 1                15           135,463
Medicare-only iClaim....................           200,000                 1                10            33,333
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    Totals..............................           798,087  ................  ................           178,169
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    Aggregate Public Reporting Burden: 1,248,556 hours.
    11. SSI Telephone Wage Reporting System (SSITWR)--20 CFR 416.701-
0732--0960-0715. SSA requires SSI recipients to report changes that 
could affect their eligibility for and the amount of their SSI 
payments, such as changes in income, resources, and living 
arrangements. The SSITWR, formerly the Statement for SSI Monthly Wage 
Reporting (Telephone), enables SSI recipients to meet these 
requirements by providing them with a fully automated mechanism to 
report their monthly wages by telephone, instead of contacting their 
local field offices. The SSITWR allows callers to report their wages 
either by speaking their responses through voice recognition 
technology, or by keying in responses using the telephone key pad. To 
ensure the security of the information provided, SSITWR asks callers to 
provide information SSA can compare against its records for 
authentication purposes. Once the system authenticates the identity of 
the callers, the callers can speak or key in their wage data. The 
respondents are SSI recipients, deemors, and representative payees of 
recipients.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                  Estimated
            Collection method               Frequency of        Number of      completion time   Burden  (hours)
                                              reporting        respondents        (minutes)
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Training/Instruction....................                 1            85,000                35            49,584
SSITWR..................................                12            85,000                 5            85,000
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    Total...............................  ................           *85,000  ................           134,584
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Note: * The same 85,000 respondents are completing both activities, so the actual total number of respondents is
  only 85,000.

    12. Treating Physician Consultative Examination Interest Form--20 
CFR 404.1519g--20 CFR 404.1519i--0960-0751. When an applicant for 
Social Security disability benefits has not consulted a physician for a 
specified period preceding the application, SSA will ask the applicant 
to complete a consultative examination (CE). If the applicant has a 
treating physician (TP), SSA sends a medical evidence of record request 
letter and Form SSA-84 to the applicant's TP; the TP completes the 
latter form and returns it to SSA to indicate interest in conducting 
the CE. If the TP does not return the form, SSA assumes the TP is not 
interested in performing the CE. Respondents are disability benefits 
applicants' treating physicians.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 168.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14 hours.
    13. Claimant Travel Reimbursement Request--20 CFR 404.999a-20 CFR 
404.99c--0960-0752. SSA sends Form SSA-104 to Social Security benefits 
recipients with a CE appointment notice. To receive reimbursement for 
their travel expenses to the CE, recipients must: (1) Submit an 
itemized list of expenditures for their round trip; and (2) complete, 
sign, and return the SSA-104 to SSA. SSA collects this information to 
determine the amount of reimbursement. Respondents are applicants for 
disability claims applying for reimbursement of travel expenses to a 
CE.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 11,092.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,849 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 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 April 5, 2010. You can obtain a copy of the 
OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Director for Reports 
Clearance at 410-965-0454 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
    1. Farm Self-Employment Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1082(c) & 
404.1095--0960-0061. Section 211(a) of the Social Security Act requires 
the existence of a trade or business as a prerequisite for determining 
if an individual or partnership can claim net earnings from self-
employment. During a personal interview, the requesting Social Security 
field office uses Form SSA-7165 to elicit the information necessary to 
establish the existence of an agricultural trade or business and 
subsequent covered earnings for Social Security entitlement purposes. 
The respondents are applicants for Social Security benefits whose 
entitlement depends on whether the worker has covered earnings from 
self-employment as a farmer.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 47,500.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7,917 hours.
    2. Statement for Determining Continuing Eligibility Supplemental 
Security Income Payment--20 CFR 416.204--0960-0145. SSA uses the 
information from Form SSA-8202-BK to conduct low- and middle-error-
profile (LEP-MEP) telephone or face-to-face redetermination (RZ) 
interviews with SSI recipients and representative payees. The 
information SSA collects during the interview is needed to determine 
whether SSI recipients have met and continue to meet all statutory and 
regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility and whether they have been, 
and are still receiving, the correct payment amount.

    Note: SSA published this information collection with the 
incorrect burden information on December 28, 2009 at 74 FR 68655. 
The correct information is below.

    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                               Average burden
                Form No.                      Number of       Frequency of      per response      Total annual
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)      burden (hours)
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SSA-8202-BK.............................           235,390                 1                21            82,387
MSSICS..................................           333,408                 1                20           111,136
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    Totals..............................           568,798  ................  ................           193,523
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    3. Claimant Statement About Loan of Food or Shelter; Statement 
About Food or Shelter Provided to Another--20 CFR 416.1130-416.1148--
0960-0529. SSA uses Forms SSA-5062 and SSA-L5063 to obtain statements 
about food and/or shelter provided to SSI claimants or recipients. SSA 
uses this information to determine whether food and/or shelter are bona 
fide loans or if SSA should count them as income for SSI purposes. This 
determination can affect a claimant or recipient's eligibility for SSI 
and the amount of SSI payments. The respondents are claimants and 
recipients for SSI payments and individuals who provide loans of food 
or shelter to them.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 131,080.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 21,847 hours.
    4. Request To Resolve Questionable Quarters of Coverage (QC); 
Request for QC History Based on Relationship--0960-0575. The Personal 
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act states that 
aliens admitted for lawful residence who have worked and earned 40 
qualifying QCs for Social Security

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purposes can generally receive State benefits. States complete Form 
SSA-512 to request clarification from SSA on questionable QC 
information. Specifically, States use this form to request QC 
information for an alien's spouse or child in cases where the alien 
does not sign a consent form giving permission to access his/her Social 
Security records. We can allocate QCs to a spouse and/or to a child 
under age 18, if needed, to obtain 40 qualifying QCs for the alien. The 
respondents are State agencies that require QC information to determine 
eligibility for benefits.

    Note: This is a correction notice. SSA published this 
information collection with the incorrect burden information on 
December 28, 2009 at 74 FR 68655. In addition, since we are revising 
the Privacy Act Statement, this is now a revision of an OMB-approved 
information collection.

    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                               Average burden
                Form No.                      Number of       Frequency of      per response      Total annual
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)      burden (hours)
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SSA-512.................................            25,000                 1                 2               833
SSA-513.................................            25,000                 1                 2               833
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    Totals..............................            50,000  ................  ................             1,666
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    5. Site Review Questionnaire for Volume and Fee-for-Service Payees 
and Beneficiary Interview Form--20 CFR 404.2035, 404.2065, 416.665, 
416.701, and 416.708--0960-0633. SSA asks organizational representative 
payees to complete Form SSA-637, Site Review Questionnaire for Volume 
and Fee-for-Service Payees, to provide information on how they carry 
out their representative payee responsibilities, including how they 
manage beneficiary funds. SSA then obtains information from the 
beneficiaries these organizations represent via the SSA-639, 
Beneficiary Interview Form, to corroborate the payees' statements. Due 
to the sensitivity of the information, SSA employees always complete 
the forms based on the answers respondents give during the interview. 
The respondents are individuals, State and local governments, and non-
profit and for-profit organizations that serve as representative payees 
and the beneficiaries they serve.

    Note: This is a correction notice. SSA published this 
information collection as an extension on December 08, 2009 at 74 FR 
64801. Since we are revising the Privacy Act Statement, this is now 
a revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                               Average burden
                Form No.                      Number of       Frequency of      per response      Total annual
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)      burden (hours)
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SSA-637.................................             2,001                 1               120             4,002
SSA-639.................................             9,341                 1                10             1,557
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    Totals..............................            11,342  ................  ................             5,559
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    6. Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form (Country)--31 CFR 210--0960-0686. 
SSA's International Direct Deposit Program allows beneficiaries living 
abroad to receive their payments via direct deposit to an account at a 
financial institution outside the United States. SSA uses Form SSA-1199 
to obtain the direct deposit information for such foreign accounts. 
Routing account number information varies slightly for each foreign 
country, so we use a variation of the Treasury Department's Form SF-
1199A for each country. The respondents are Social Security 
beneficiaries residing abroad who want SSA to deposit their benefits 
payments directly to a foreign financial institution.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
    7. Certification of Prisoner Identity Information--20 CFR 422.107--
0960-0688. This regulation stipulates that when a valid agreement is in 
place, prison officials may verify the identity of certain incarcerated 
U.S. citizens who need replacement Social Security cards. Information 
the prison officials provide will come from the official prison files, 
sent on prison letterhead. SSA uses this information to establish the 
applicant's identity in the replacement Social Security card process. 
The respondents are prison officials who certify the identities of 
prisoners applying for replacement Social Security cards.

    Note: This is a correction notice. SSA published this 
information collection as an extension on December 08, 2009 at 74 FR 
64801. Since we are revising the Privacy Act Statement, this is now 
a revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: 200.
    Average Burden per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    8. Temporary Extension of Attorney Fee Payment System to Title XVI; 
5-Year Demonstration Project Extending Fee Withholding and Payment 
Procedures to Eligible Non-Attorney Representatives; Definition of 
Past-Due Benefits; and Assessment for Fee Payment Services--20 CFR 
404.1717, 404.1730(c)(1), 404.1730(c)(2)(i), 404.1730(c)(2)(ii), 
416.1517, 416.1528(a), 416.1530(c)(1), 416.1530(c)(2)(i), 
416.1530(c)(2)(i)--0960-0745. Section 302 of the Social Security 
Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA), Public Law 108-203, amended section 
1631(d)(2) of the Social Security Act to temporarily extend the Title 
II attorney fee withholding and direct payment process to Title XVI. 
Section 303 of the SSPA directed SSA to develop and conduct a 5-year 
nationwide demonstration project to allow qualifying non-attorneys the 
option of

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fee withholding and direct payment of fees under both Titles II and 
XVI. SSA uses the information obtained through this demonstration 
project to administer fee withholding and direct payment to certain 
non-attorney representatives. Respondents are non-attorneys who are 
eligible to receive direct payment of fees for representing individuals 
before SSA.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                               Average burden
        Regulation section             Number of      Frequency of response     per response    Estimated annual
                                      respondents                                 (minutes)      burden  (hours)
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404.1730(c)(2)(i)................               841  10/year................                30             4,205
404.1730(c)(2)(ii)...............               600  1......................                 3                30
416.1530(c)(2)(i)................               561  10/year................                30             2,805
416.1530(c)(2)(ii)...............               400  1......................                 3                20
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    Totals.......................             2,402  .......................  ................             7,060
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    Dated: February 26, 2010.
Faye I. Lipsky,
Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
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