[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51153-51154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20382]


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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 104-13, the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice 
includes a revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
    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, email, or fax your 
comments and recommendations on the information collection to the OMB 
Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer 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: Reports Clearance 
Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 
Fax: 410-965-6400, E-mail address: [email protected].

    SSA has submitted the information collection listed below to OMB 
for clearance. Your comments on the information collection 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 September 17, 2010. You can obtain a copy of the OMB 
clearance package by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-
965-8783 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
    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, as well as the Internet-based iClaim and 
iAppointment applications. SSA will use the information to determine if 
applicants are eligible for the above-mentioned Social Security 
benefits and the amount of the benefits. This information collection 
request is for additions and revisions to the current information 
collection modalities. The respondents are applicants for retirement, 
survivors, and disability benefits.
    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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                                      Paper Forms/Accompanying MCS Screens
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Form SSA-1:
    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:
    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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                                              Internet Applications
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iClaim:
    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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iAppointment:
    iAppointment........................           200,000                 1                10            33,333
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    Aggregate Public Reporting Burden: 1,281,889 hours.

    Dated: August 13, 2010.
Liz Davidson,
Center Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-20382 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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