[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21181-21183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08206]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 an extension 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 
Director, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email 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 June 
10, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments 
by writing to the above email address.
    1. Application for Lump Sum Death Payment--20 CFR 404.390-404.392--
0960-0013. SSA uses Form SSA-8-F4 to collect information needed to 
authorize payment of the lump sum

[[Page 21182]]

death payment (LSDP) to a widow, widower, or children as defined in 
Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (Act). Respondents complete 
the application for this one-time payment via paper form, telephone, or 
during an in-person interview with SSA employees. Respondents are 
applicants for the LSDP.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     total annual
             Modality of completion                 respondents      response        response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Modernized claims system (MCS)..................         278,825               1              10          46,471
MCS/Signature Proxy.............................         278,825               1               9          41,824
Paper...........................................          29,350               1              10           4,892
Totals..........................................         587,000  ..............  ..............          93,187
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    2. Questionnaire About Special Veterans Benefits--0960-0782. SSA 
regularly reviews individuals' claims for Special Veterans Benefits 
(SVB) to determine their continued eligibility and the correct payment 
amounts owed to them. Individuals living outside the United States 
receiving SVB must report to SSA any changes that may affect their 
benefits, such as (1) A change in mailing address or residence; (2) an 
increase or decrease in a pension, annuity, or other recurring benefit; 
(3) a return or visit to the United States for a calendar month or 
longer; and (4) an inability to manage benefits. SSA uses Form SSA-
2010, Questionnaire About Special Veterans Benefits, to collect this 
information. Respondents are beneficiaries living outside the United 
States collecting SVB.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     total annual
             Modality of collection                 respondents      response        response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-2010........................................           1,308               1              20             436
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 May 9, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB 
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    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 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.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     total annual
             Modality of collection                 respondents      response        response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-781.........................................          14,000               1              10           2,333
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    2. 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.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     total annual
             Modality of collection                 respondents      response        response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-L3231-C1....................................          20,000               1              10           3,333
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


[[Page 21183]]

    3. 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.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of     burden per     total annual
             Modality of collection                 respondents      response        response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Requests for pension plan information...........             400               1              30             200
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Dated: April 4, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-08206 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P