[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9102-9105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02727]


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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 revisions and one extension 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, 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 
Director, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: [email protected].

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    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 
April 8, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by writing to the above email address.
    1. Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child Not 
in Applicant's Custody--20 CFR 404.330, 404.339-341 and 404.348-
404.349--0960-0019. Under the provisions of the Social Security Act 
(Act), non-custodial parents who are filing for spouse, mother, or 
father Social Security benefits based on having the child of a number 
holder or worker in their care must meet the in-care requirements the 
Act discusses. The in-care provision requires claimants have an 
entitled child under age 16 or disabled in their care. SSA uses Form 
SSA-781, Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child in 
Applicant's Custody, to determine if claimants meet the requirement. 
The respondents are applicants for spouse, mother's, or father's Social 
Security benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                Average  burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response        (minutes)         (hours)
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SSA-761.....................................          14,000                1               10            2,333
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    2. Request for Change in Time/Place of Disability Hearing--20 CFR 
404.914(c)(2) and 416.1414(c)(2)--0960-0348. At the request of 
claimants or their representatives, SSA schedules evidentiary hearings 
at the reconsideration level for claimants of title II benefits or 
title XVI payments when we deny their claims for disability. When 
claimants or their representatives find they are unable to attend the 
scheduled hearing, they complete Form SSA-769 to request a change in 
time or place of the hearing. SSA uses the information as a basis for 
granting or denying requests for changes and for rescheduling 
disability hearings. Respondents are claimants or their representatives 
who wish to request a change in the time or place of their hearing.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                Average  burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response        (minutes)         (hours)
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SSA-769.....................................           7,483                1                8              998
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    3. Earnings Record Information--20 CFR 404.801-404.803 and 404.821-
404.822--0960-0505. SSA discovered as many as 70 percent of the wage 
reports we receive for children under age seven are actually the 
earnings of someone other than the child. To ensure we credit the 
correct person with the reported earnings, SSA verifies wage reports 
for children under age seven with the children's employers before 
posting to the earnings record. SSA uses Form SSA-L3231-C1, Request for 
Employer Information, for this purpose. The respondents are employers 
who report earnings for children under age seven.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                Average  burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response        (minutes)         (hours)
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SSA-L3231-C1................................          20,000                1               10            3,333
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    4. Wage Reports and Pension Information--20 CFR 422.122(b)--0960-
0547. Pension plan administrators annually file plan information with 
the Internal Revenue Service, which then forwards the information to 
SSA. SSA maintains and organizes this information by plan number, plan 
participant's name, and Social Security number. Under section 1131(a) 
of the Act, pension plan participants are entitled to request this 
information from SSA. The Wage Reports and Pension Information 
regulation, 20 CFR 422.122(b) of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
stipulates that before SSA disseminates this information, the requestor 
must first submit a written request with identifying information to 
SSA. The respondents are requestors of pension plan information.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                Average  burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response        (minutes)         (hours)
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Requests for pension plan information.......             400                1               30              200
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    5. Beneficiary Interview and Auditor's Observations Form--0960-0630 
-- SSA's Office of the Inspector General collects information through 
Form SSA-322, the Beneficiary Interview and Auditor's Observation form, 
to interview beneficiaries or their representative payees to determine 
if the payees are complying with their duties and responsibilities. SSA 
randomly selects Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and 
Social Security beneficiaries who have representative payees as 
respondents for this collection.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                Average  burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response        (minutes)         (hours)
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SSA-322.....................................           1,000                1               15              250
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    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 30 days from the date of this 
publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them 
no later than March 11, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB 
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    1. Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance Benefits--20 CFR 
404.335-404.338, & 404.603--0960-0004. Since SSA needs information to 
make a formal determination for entitlement to widow(er)'s benefits, we 
use the Form SSA-10-BK to determine whether an applicant meets the 
statutory and regulatory conditions for entitlement to widow(er)'s 
title II benefits. SSA employees interview individuals applying for 
benefits either face-to-face or via telephone and enter the information 
on the paper form or into the Modernized Claims System (MCS). The 
respondents are applicants for widow(er)'s benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     total annual
             Modality of completion                 respondents      response        response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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SSA-10-BK Paper version.........................           5,000               1              15           1,250
SSA-10-BK MCS version...........................         449,000               1              14         104,767
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    Totals......................................         454,000  ..............  ..............         106,017
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    2. Statement for Determining Continuing Eligibility Supplemental 
Security Income Payment--20 CFR 416.204--0960-0145. SSA uses Form SSA-
8202-BK to conduct low and middle error profile telephone or face-to-
face redetermination interviews with SSI recipients and representative 
payees. The information SSA collects during the interview is necessary 
to determine whether SSI recipients met and continue to meet all 
statutory and regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility and whether 
they received, and are still receiving, the correct payment amount.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     total annual
             Modality of completion                 respondents      response        response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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SSA-8202-BK.....................................           6,633               1              21           2,322
Modernized SSI Claims System....................          71,444               1              20          23,815
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    Totals......................................          78,077  ..............  ..............          26,137
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    3. Notice Regarding Substitution of Party Upon Death of Claimant--
Reconsideration of Disability Cessation--20 CFR 404.917-404.921 and 
416.1407-416.1421--0960-0351. When a claimant dies before we make a 
determination on that person's request for reconsideration of a 
disability cessation, SSA seeks a qualified substitute party to pursue 
the appeal. If SSA locates a qualified substitute party, the agency 
uses Form SSA-770 to collect information about whether to pursue or 
withdraw the reconsideration request. We use this information as the 
basis for the decision to continue or discontinue with the appeals 
process. Respondents are substitute applicants who are pursuing a 
reconsideration request for a deceased claimant.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                Average  burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response        (minutes)         (hours)
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SSA-770.....................................           1,200                1                5              100
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    Dated: February 4, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-02727 Filed 2-6-13; 8:45 am]
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