[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 2, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30897-30898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13092]
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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 collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will
submit it 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
August 2, 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. Request for Accommodation in Communication Method--0960-0777. In
American Council of the Blind, et al. v. Michael Astrue and Social
Security Administration, class plaintiffs representing Social Security
applicants, beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees who
are blind or visually impaired challenged the adequacy of the
communication methods SSA uses in its notices and other communications.
Prior to the court's order of October 20, 2009 in American Council of
the Blind, SSA offered three modes of communications for blind and
visually impaired Social Security recipients: (1) A standard print
notice by first-class mail; (2) a standard print notice by first-class
mail with a follow-up telephone call; and (3) certified mail. In
American Council of the Blind, the court required SSA to offer two
additional modes of communication to blind or visually impaired
applicants, beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees: (4)
Braille, and (5) Microsoft Word files (on data compact discs).
In American Council of the Blind, the court further ordered SSA to
implement Section 504 through 45 CFR 85.51 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) meaning SSA must ``take appropriate steps to ensure
effective communication with applicants, participants, personnel of
other Federal entities, and members of the public.'' To meet the
court's mandates, SSA uses Form SSA-9000, Request for Accommodation in
Communication Method, to gather information from blind or visually
impaired individuals about why their particular accommodation (other
than the five accommodations already offered by the agency) will allow
SSA to communicate effectively with them. This form asks respondents to
describe the type of accommodation they want, to disclose the condition
they have that necessitates the need for a different type of
accommodation, and to explain why none of the five methods described
above are sufficient for their needs. The respondents are Social
Security applicants, beneficiaries, recipients, and representative
payees who are blind or visually impaired and are asking SSA to send
them notices and other communications in an alternative method besides
the five modalities we describe in this notice.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Number of Frequency of Response time
Method of information collection respondents response (min.) Burden (hours)
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Personal Interview (over the phone or in-person) 2,250 1 10 375
Form (taken or mailed from field office)........ 250 1 15 63
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Total....................................... 2,500 .............. .............. 438
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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 July 2, 2010. You can obtain a copy of the
OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Director for
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Reports Clearance at 410-965-0454 or by writing to the above e-mail
address.
1. Report to United States Social Security Administration by Person
Receiving Benefits for a Child or for an Adult Unable to Handle Funds/
Report to the United States Social Security Administration--0960-0049.
SSA uses the information it collects on Forms SSA-7161-OCR-SM and SSA-
7162-OCR-SM to: (1) Determine continuing entitlement to Social Security
benefits; (2) correct benefit amounts for beneficiaries outside the
United States; and (3) monitor the performance of representative payees
outside the United States. The respondents are individuals living
outside the United States who are receiving benefits on their own (or
for someone else) under Title II of the Social Security Act.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden
Form No. Number of Frequency of per response Estimated
respondents response (min.) annual burden
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SSA-7161-OCR-SM................................. 30,560 1 15 7,640
SSA-7162-OCR-SM................................. 271,142 1 5 22,595
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Total....................................... 301,702 .............. .............. 30,235
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2. Real Property Current Market Value Estimate--0960-0471. SSA
considers a person's resources when evaluating eligibility for
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The value of an
individual's resources, including non-home real property, is one of the
eligibility requirements for SSI payments. SSA obtains current market
value estimates of the claimant's real property through Form SSA-L2794.
The respondents are small business operators in real estate, state and
local employees, and other individuals knowledgeable about local real
estate values.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of of response annual burden
respondents response (min.) (hours)
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Small Business Operators in Real Estate......... 4,894 1 20 1,631
State and local government...................... 490 1 20 163
Individuals..................................... 54 1 20 18
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Total....................................... 5,438 .............. .............. 1,812
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3. Employer Verification of Earnings After Death--20 CFR 404.821
and 404.822--0960-0472. When SSA records show a wage earner is deceased
and an employer reported wages for the wage earner for a year
subsequent to death, SSA must contact the employer and verify the
reported wage and employee information. SSA uses Form SSA-L4112 to
verify that the wage information the employer previously submitted is
correct for the employee and the year in question. The respondents are
employers who report wages for employees who have died.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 8,333 hours.
Date: May 26, 2010.
John Biles,
Director, Office of Document Management, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-13092 Filed 6-1-10; 8:45 am]
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