[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 167 (Monday, August 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53703-53704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22007]


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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 a request for a new information collection, and 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, email, 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 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 October 28, 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.
    Screen Pop--20 CFR 401.45--0960-New. Section 205(a) of the Social 
Security Act (Act) requires SSA to verify the identity of individuals 
who request a record or information pertaining to themselves, and to 
establish procedures for disclosing personal information. SSA has 
established Screen Pop, an automated telephone process, to speed up 
verification for such individuals. Accessing Screen Pop, callers enter 
their Social Security number (SSN) using their telephone keypad or 
speech technology prior to speaking with a National 800 Number Network 
(N8NN) agent. The automated Screen Pop application collects the SSN and 
routes it to the ``Start New Call'' Customer Help and Information 
(CHIP) screen. Functionality for the Screen Pop application ends once 
the SSN connects to the CHIP screen and the SSN routes to the agent's 
screen. When the call connects to the SSA agent, the agent can use the 
SSN to access the caller's record as needed.
    The respondents for this collection are individuals who contact 
SSA's N8NN to speak with an agent.
    Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 34,000,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 1 minute.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 566,667 hours.

II. SSA Submitted the Information Collections Below to OMB for 
Clearance

    Your comments regarding 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 September 28, 2011. Individuals 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. Application for Benefits Under a U.S. International Social Security 
Agreement--20 CFR 404.1925-0960-0448

    Section 233(a) of the Act authorizes the President to broker 
international Social Security agreements (totalization agreements) 
between the United States

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and foreign countries. SSA collects information using Form SSA-2490-BK 
to determine entitlement to Social Security benefits from the United 
States, or from a country that enters into a totalization agreement 
with the United States. The respondents are individuals applying for 
Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits from the United 
States or from a totalization agreement country.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                               Average  burden
                Form No.                      Number of       Frequency of      per  response     Total annual
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)      burden  (hours)
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SSA-2490-BK (MCS).......................            14,000                 1                30             7,000
SSA-2490-BK (paper).....................             2,000                 1                30             1,000
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    Totals..............................            16,000  ................  ................             8,000
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2. Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS)--20 CFR 416.110(e), 416.1180-
1182, 416.1225-1227-0960-0559

    The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program encourages 
disability payment recipients to return to work. One of the program 
objectives is to provide incentives and opportunities that help 
recipients do this. The PASS provision allows individuals to use 
available income or resources (such as business equipment, education, 
or specialized training) to enter or re-enter the workforce and become 
self-supporting. In turn, SSA does not count the income or resources 
recipients use to fund a PASS when determining an individual's SSI 
eligibility or payment amount. An SSI recipient, who wants to use 
available income and resources to obtain education or training to 
become self-supporting, completes the SSA-545. SSA uses the information 
from the SSA-545 to evaluate the recipient's PASS, and to determine 
eligibility under the provisions of the SSI program.
    The respondents are SSI recipients who are blind or disabled and 
want to develop a plan to work.

    Note:  This is a correction notice. SSA published this 
information collection as an extension on June 15, 2011 at 76 FR 
35067. Since we are revising the Privacy Act Statement, this is now 
a revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 7,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 14,000 hours.

3. Authorization To Disclose Information to SSA--20 CFR 404.1512 and 
416.912, 45 CFR 160 and 164-0960-0623

    SSA must obtain sufficient evidence to make eligibility 
determinations for Title II and Title XVI payments. Therefore, the 
applicant must authorize the release of information from various 
sources to SSA. The applicant uses the SSA-827 to provide consent for 
the release of medical records, education records, and other 
information related to his or her ability to perform tasks. Once the 
applicant completes the SSA-827, SSA or the State Disability 
Determination Service sends the form to the designated source(s) to 
obtain pertinent records. The respondents are applicants for Title II 
benefits and Title XVI payments.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

    Note:  This is a correction notice: SSA published incorrect 
burden information for this collection at 76 FR 23640, on April 27, 
2011. We are correcting the error here.


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                                                                               Average  burden
                Modaility                     Number of       Frequency of      per  response     Total annual
                                             respondents        response          (minutes)      burden  (hours)
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SSA-827 with electronic signature (adult         2,530,000                 1                 9           379,500
 first person only).....................
SSA-827 with wet signature..............         1,591,551                 1                10           265,258
Reading the Internet Instructions.......           708,100                 1                 3            35,405
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    Totals..............................         4,829,651  ................  ................           680,163
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    Dated: August 24, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-22007 Filed 8-26-11; 8:45 am]
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