[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61550-61551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24841]


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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 (Pub. L.) 
104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. 
This notice includes revisions 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 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 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 November 4, 2010. You can obtain a copy of the OMB 
clearance packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-
965-8783 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
    1. Request for Corrections of Earnings Record--20 CFR 404.820 and 
20 CFR 422.125--0960-0029. Individuals alleging inaccurate earnings 
records that SSA maintains for them use Form SSA-7008 to provide the 
information SSA

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needs to check earnings posted, and as necessary, initiate development 
to resolve any inaccuracies. The respondents are individuals who 
request correction of earnings posted to their Social Security earnings 
record.

    Note: This is a correction notice: SSA published this 
information collection as an extension on August 2, 2010 at 75 FR 
45190. Since we are revising the Privacy Act Statement, this 
collection is actually a revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection. The updated notice below reflects this status.

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

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                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per       Estimated
              Method of collection                  respondents      response        response      annual burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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Paper form......................................          37,500               1              10           6,250
In-person or telephone interview................         337,500               1              10          56,250
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    Total.......................................         375,000  ..............  ..............          62,500
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    2. Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire--26 
CFR 31.6051-2--0960-0432. Each year employers report the wage amounts 
they paid their employees to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax 
purposes, and separately to SSA for retirement and disability coverage 
purposes. These reported amounts should equal each other. However, each 
year some employer wage reports SSA receives are less than the wage 
amounts employers report to the IRS. SSA uses Forms SSA-L93-SM, SSA-
L94-SM, SSA-95-SM, and SSA-97-SM to ensure employees receive full 
credit for their wages. Respondents are employers who reported lower 
wage amounts to SSA than they reported to the IRS.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 360,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 180,000.
    3. Appointment of Representative--20 CFR 404.1707, 404.1720, 
404.1725, 410.684 and 416.1507--0960-0527. Persons claiming rights or 
benefits under the Social Security Act must notify SSA in writing when 
they appoint an individual to represent them in dealing with SSA. SSA 
collects the information on Form SSA-1696-U4 to verify the appointment 
of such representatives. The SSA-1696-U4 allows SSA to inform 
representatives of items that affect the recipient's claim and allows 
claimants to give permission to their appointed representatives to 
designate a person to copy claims files. Respondents are applicants or 
recipients of Social Security benefits or SSI payments who are 
notifying SSA they have appointed a person to represent them in their 
dealings with SSA.
    Type of Request: Revision of an approved-OMB information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 551,520.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 91,920 hours.

    Dated: September 29, 2010.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-24841 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]
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