[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14441-14442]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6082]


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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 104-13, the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice 
includes extensions of and a revision 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 collection listed 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 
May 16, 2011. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-8783 
or by writing to the above e-mail address.
    Statement Regarding Contributions--20 CFR 404.360-404.366 and 
404.736--0960-0020. SSA examines a child's current sources of support 
when determining the child's entitlement to Social Security benefits. 
To make this determination, SSA collects information on Form SSA-783. 
The respondents are individuals providing information about a child's 
sources of support.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 17 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 8,500 hours.
    II. SSA 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 15, 2011. You can obtain copies 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. RSI/DI Quality Review Case Analysis--Sampled Number Holder; 
Auxiliaries/Survivors; Parent; Stewardship Annual Earnings Test--0960-
0189. SSA collects information on Forms SSA-2930, SSA-2931, and SSA-
2932 to establish a national payment accuracy rate for all cases in 
payment status, and to serve as a source of information regarding 
problem areas in the Retirement Survivors Insurance (RSI) and 
Disability Insurance (DI) programs. SSA also uses the information to 
measure the accuracy rate for newly adjudicated RSI/DI cases. SSA 
collects information on Form SSA-4659 to evaluate the effectiveness of 
the annual earnings test and uses the results in developing ongoing 
improvements in the process.
    About 25 percent of respondents will have in-person reviews and 
receive one of the following appointment letters: SSA-L8550-U3 
(Appointment Letter--Sample Individual), SSA-L8551-U3 (Appointment 
Letter--Sample Family), or the SSA-L8552-U3 (Appointment Letter--Rep 
Payee). Seventy-five percent of respondents will receive a notice for a 
telephone review using the SSA-L8553-U3 (Beneficiary Telephone Contact) 
or the SSA-L8554-U3 (Rep Payee Telephone Contact).
    To help the beneficiary prepare for the interview, we include three 
forms with each notice:
    (1) SSA-85 (Information Needed to Review Your Social Security 
Claim) lists the information the beneficiary will need to gather for 
the interview;
    (2) SSA-2935 (Authorization to the Social Security Administration 
to Obtain Personal Information) verifies the beneficiary's correct 
payment amount, if necessary; and
    (3) SSA-8552 (Interview Confirmation) confirms or reschedules the 
interview if necessary.
    The respondents are a statistically valid sample of all RSI/DI 
beneficiaries in current pay status or their representative payees.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     Total annual
                   Form number                       responses       response        response     burden (hours)
                                                                                     (minutes)
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SSA-2930........................................           1,500               1              30             750
SSA-2931........................................             750               1              30             375
SSA-2932........................................             100               1              20              33
SSA-4659........................................             325               1              10              54
SSA-L8550-U3....................................             385               1               5              32
SSA-L8551-U3....................................              95               1               5               8
SSA-L8552-U3....................................              35               1               5               3
SSA-L8553-U3....................................           4,490               1               5             374
SSA-L8554-U3....................................             670               1               5              56
SSA-8552........................................           2,350               1               5             196
SSA-85..........................................           3,850               1               5             321
SSA-2935........................................           2,350               1               5             196
SSA-820/821.....................................             400               1              15             100
SSA-8510........................................             800               1               5              67
iClaim Stewardship Questions....................             324               1              10              54
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    Totals......................................          18,424  ..............  ..............           2,619
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    2. Employer Reports of Special Wage Payments--20 CFR 404.428--
404.429--0960-0565. SSA collects information on the SSA-131 to prevent 
earnings-related overpayments and to avoid erroneous withholding of 
benefits. SSA field offices and processing centers also use Form SSA-
131 for awards and post-entitlement events requiring special wage 
payment verification from employers. The respondents are large and 
small businesses that make special wage payments to retirees.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

 
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                                                                                      Average
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     Total annual
                 Completed form                     respondents      response        response     burden (hours)
                                                                                     (minutes)
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Paper Version: SSA-131 (without 6).....         105,000               1              20          35,000
Paper Version: SSA-131 (6 only)........           1,050               1               2              35
Electronic Version: BSO Special Wage Payments...              26               1               5               2
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    Totals......................................         106,076  ..............  ..............          35,037
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    Dated: March 11, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-6082 Filed 3-15-11; 8:45 am]
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