[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 218 (Friday, November 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69516-69518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28511]
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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 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 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 at 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].
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
January 11, 2011. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-
8783 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
1. Advanced Notice of Termination of Child's Benefits & Student's
Statement Regarding School Attendance--20 CFR 404.350-404.352, 404.367-
404.368--0960-0105. SSA collects information on Forms SSA-1372-BK and
SSA-1372-BK-FC to determine whether children of an insured worker meet
the eligibility requirements for student benefits. The data we collect
allows SSA to determine student entitlement and whether to terminate
benefits. The respondents are student claimants for Social Security
benefits, their respective schools, and, in some cases, their
representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
SSA-1372-BK:
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Type of respondent respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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Individuals/Households.......................... 99,850 1 8 13,313
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State/Local/Tribal Government................... 99,850 1 3 4,993
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Totals...................................... 199,700 .............. .............. 18,306
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SSA-1372-BK-FC:
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Type of respondent respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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Individuals/Households.......................... 150 1 8 20
State/Local/Tribal Government................... 150 1 3 8
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Totals...................................... 300 .............. .............. 8
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Total Burden: 18,334 hours.
2. Agreement to Sell Property--20 CFR 416.1240-1245--0960-0127.
Individuals or couples who are otherwise eligible for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) benefits, but their resources exceed the
allowable limit, may receive conditional payments if they agree to
dispose of the excess non-liquid resources and (in the case of current
recipients) return excess SSI payments. SSA uses Form SSA-8060-U3 to
document this agreement and to ensure the individuals understand their
obligations. Respondents are applicants for and recipients of SSI
payments who agree to dispose of excess non-liquid resources.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,333 hours.
3. Epidemiological Research Report--20 CFR 401.165--0960-0701.
Section 311 of the Social Security Independence and Program
Improvements Act of 1994 directs SSA to provide support to health
researchers involved in epidemiological research. Specifically, when we
determine a study contributes to a national health interest, SSA
furnishes information to determine whether a study subject appears in
SSA administrative records as alive or deceased (vital status). SSA
charges a small fee per request for providing this information. Web-
posted questions solicit the information SSA needs to provide the data
and to collect the fees. The requestors are scientific researchers who
are applying to receive vital status information about individuals from
Social Security administrative data records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Type of respondent respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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State & Local Government........................ 15 1 120 30
Private Entities................................ 13 1 120 26
Federal Entities................................ 2 1 120 4
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Totals...................................... 30 .............. .............. 60
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Cost Burden:
Average annual cost per respondent (based on SSA data): $3,665.
Total estimated annual cost burden: $109,950.
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 December 13, 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. Statement of Agricultural Employer (Year Prior to 1988; and 1988
and Later)--20 CFR 404.702, 404.802, 404.1056--0960-0036. SSA collects
information on Forms SSA-1002-F3 and SSA-1003-F3 to resolve
discrepancies when farm workers allege their employers did not report
their wages, or reported the wages incorrectly. If an agricultural
employer incorrectly reported wages, or failed to report any wages for
an employee, SSA must attempt to correct its records by contacting the
employer to obtain convincing evidence of the wages. The respondents
are agricultural employers who have information about their employees'
wages.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Form No. respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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SSA-1002........................................ 7,500 1 30 3,750
SSA-1003........................................ 25,000 1 30 12,500
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Total....................................... 32,500 .............. .............. 16,250
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2. Student Reporting Form--20 CFR 404.367 & 404.368--0960-0088.
Sections 20 CFR 404.367 and 404.368 of the Code of Federal Regulations
provide a student beneficiary must attend an educational institution
full-time to qualify for Social Security benefits. SSA requires
beneficiaries to report events that may cause a reduction, termination,
or suspension of their benefits. SSA collects information on Form SSA-
1383 to determine if the change or event a student reports affects
continuing entitlement to Social Security benefits. We also use the
information to determine the correct benefit amounts. The respondents
are Social Security student beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Form No. respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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SSA-1383........................................ 74,887 1 6 7489
SSA-1383-FC..................................... 113 1 6 11
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Total....................................... 75,000 .............. .............. 7,500
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3. Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
(PABSS)--Grant Awardees/Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of
Social Security (PABSS)-- Beneficiaries--20 CFR 435.51-435.52--0960-
0768. In August of 2004, SSA announced its intention to award grants to
establish community-based protection and advocacy projects in every
State and U.S. Territory, as authorized under section 1150 of the
Social Security Act. Potential awardees were protection and advocacy
organizations (under Title I of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act) that submitted a timely application
conforming to the requirements shown in the 2004 announcement. The
projects SSA funds under the PABSS program are part of SSA's strategy
to increase the number of beneficiaries who return to work and achieve
self-sufficiency as the result of advocacy or other services. The
overall goal of the program is to provide information and advice about
obtaining vocational rehabilitation and employment services, and to
provide advocacy or other services a beneficiary with a disability may
need to secure, maintain, or regain gainful employment.
The PABSS Semi-Annual Program Performance Report collects
statistical information from the various protection and advocacy (P&A)
projects to manage program performance. SSA uses the information to
evaluate the efficacy of the program and to ensure beneficiaries are
receiving the dollars appropriated for PABSS services. The project data
is valuable to SSA in its analysis of, and future planning for, the
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI programs. The
respondents are the 57 designated P&A project system sites (in each of
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories), and
beneficiaries of SSDI and SSI programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of Number of burden per Estimated
Type of respondent respondents response annual response annual burden
responses (minutes) (hours)
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PABSS Program Grantees.......... 57 2 114 60 114
Beneficiaries................... 5,000 1 1 15 1,250
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Totals...................... 5,057 .............. .............. .............. 1,364
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Dated: November 8, 2010.
Liz Davidson,
Center Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-28511 Filed 11-10-10; 8:45 am]
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