[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 74 (Wednesday, April 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22935-22936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08982]


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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 of OMB-approved information collections and a new 
information collection.
    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 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 June 
17, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments 
by writing to the above email address.

Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
(PROMISE) Evaluation--Preliminary Activities--0960-NEW

Background

    The Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) program pursues 
positive outcomes for children with disabilities who receive 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and their families by reducing 
dependency on SSI. The Department of Education is awarding grants to 
States to improve the provision and coordination of services and 
support for children with disabilities who receive SSI and their 
families to achieve improved outcomes.

PROMISE Evaluation

    With support from the Department of Labor and the Department of 
Health and Human Services, SSA will evaluate the PROMISE program. SSA 
will contract with an evaluator to conduct the evaluation. The 
assessment will require a process evaluation of the PROMISE projects, 
an impact analysis of important outcomes, and a cost-benefit analysis. 
This will be a multi-site project conducted in four States. The 
evaluation contractor and the local PROMISE projects will collect data 
on project participants.

Current Information Collection Request

    SSA will pursue OMB approval for the actual project surveys and 
focus group interviews at a later date. In this information collection 
request, SSA is only seeking OMB clearance for two pre-project 
activities: (1) An initial intake interview (documented on a 
demonstration enrollment form), and (2) a consent form. Contractors 
will conduct both preliminary activities at local project assessment 
sites. The respondents are minors receiving SSI and their parents/
guardians who will eventually participate in the PROMISE project.
    Type of Request: This is a new information collection.

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                                                                                  Average burden     Estimated
    Modality of completion         Number of      Frequency of       Number of     per response    total annual
                                  respondents       response         responses       (minutes)    burden (hours)
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Demonstration Enrollment Form.           8,000  Subjects will              8,000               5             666
                                                 only fill this
                                                 form out 1 time.
Consent Form..................           8,000  Subjects will              8,000               2             266
                                                 only fill this
                                                 form out 1 time.
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
    Totals....................           8,000  ................          16,000  ..............             932
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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 May 17, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB 
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    1. 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 the 
claimants or their representative, 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 collection                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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    2. 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 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 collection                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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    Dated: April 12, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-08982 Filed 4-16-13; 8:45 am]
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