[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8322-8324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3291]


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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 (PRA) of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This 
notice includes an extention and a revision 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, Email address: [email protected].

(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCRDP, Attn: Reports Clearance 
Officer, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email 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 
April 16, 2012. 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 email address.

Youth Transition Process Demonstration Evaluation Data Collection--
0960-0687

Background

    The purpose of the Youth Transition Demonstration (YTD) project is 
to help

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young people with disabilities make the transition from school to work. 
While participating in the project, youth can continue to work or 
continue their education because SSA waives certain disability program 
rules and offers services to youth who are receiving disability 
benefits or have a high probability of receiving them. We are currently 
implementing YTD projects in three sites across the country. Three 
other sites completed service delivery and closed. The evaluation will 
produce empirical evidence on the effects of the waivers and project 
services including (1) educational attainment, (2) employment, (3) 
earnings, (4) receipt of benefits by youth with disabilities, and (5) 
Social Security Trust Fund and Federal income tax revenues. Sections 
1110 and 234 of the Social Security Act authorize this project.

Project Description

    Given the importance of estimating YTD effects as accurately as 
possible, we are evaluating the project using rigorous analytic methods 
based on randomly assigning youth to a treatment or control group. We 
conducted several data collections. These include: (1) Baseline 
interviews with youth and their parents or guardians prior to random 
assignment; (2) follow-up interviews at 12 months after random 
assignment; (3) interviews and roundtable discussions with local 
program administrators, program supervisors, and service delivery 
staff; and (4) focus groups of youths, their parents, and service 
providers. We are currently collecting follow-up interviews at 36 
months after random assignment. We began collecting information for YTD 
in 2007, and we will conclude data collection for the project in 2013. 
The respondents are youths with disabilities enrolled in the project; 
their parents or guardians; program staff; and service providers.
    Type of Request: Extension of an existing OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                  Average burden  Total response
     Data collection year          Collection        Number of     Responses per   per  response      burden
                                                    respondents     respondent        (hours)         (hours)
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                                                  FY 2012 Data
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2012..........................  36 Month Follow-             364               1            0.83             302
                                 up.
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    Total.....................  ................  ..............  ..............  ..............             302
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                                          Combined Data from 2007-2013
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All Years.....................  Baseline........           5,651               1            0.55           3,108
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                                Informed Consent           5,651               1             .83             469
                                12 Month Follow-           4,752               1             .83           3,944
                                 up.
                                In-depth                     240               1             .42             101
                                 Interviews.
                                Focus Group.....             440               1            1.5              660
                                Program Staff/               192               1            1                192
                                 Service
                                 Provider.
                                36 Month Follow-           3,962               1             .83           3,288
                                 up.
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    Grand Total...............  ................          20,888  ..............  ..............          11,762
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    II. SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for 
clearance. Your comments regarding 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 March 15, 2012. Individuals can obtain copies of the 
OMB clearance package by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 
410-965-8783 or by writing to the above email address.

Application for Extra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs--
20 CFR 418.310--0960-0696

    The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 mandated the creation of the 
Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage program and the provision of 
subsidies for eligible Medicare beneficiaries. SSA uses Form SSA-1020 
and the i1020, the Application for Extra Help with Medicare 
Prescription Drug Plan Costs, to obtain income and resource information 
from Medicare beneficiaries and to make a subsidy decision. The 
respondents are Medicare beneficiaries applying for the Part D low-
income subsidy.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     Burden per     total annual
              Collection instrument                  responses       response        Response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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SSA-1020 (paper application form)...............         724,238               1              30         362,119
i1020 (online application)......................         409,189               1              25         170,495
Field office interview..........................         278,613               1              30         139,307
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    Totals......................................       1,412,040  ..............  ..............         671,921
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    Dated: February 8, 2012.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, 
Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-3291 Filed 2-13-12; 8:45 am]
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