[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33142-33144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13028]


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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.
    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 
August 2, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by writing to the above email address.
    1. Certificate of Coverage Request--20 CFR 404.1913--0960-0554. The 
United States has agreements with 24 foreign countries to eliminate 
double Social Security coverage and taxation where, except for the 
provisions of the agreement, a worker would be subject to coverage and 
taxes in both countries. These agreements contain rules for determining 
the country under whose laws the worker's period of employment is 
covered, and to which country the worker will pay taxes. The agreements 
further dictate that, upon the request of the worker or employer, the 
country under whose system the period of work is covered will issue a 
certificate of coverage. The certificate serves as proof of exemption 
from coverage and taxation under the system of the other country. The 
information we collect assists us in determining a worker's coverage 
and in issuing a U.S. certificate of coverage as appropriate. Per our 
agreements, we ask a set number of questions to the workers and 
employers prior to issuing a certificate of coverage; however, our 
agreements with Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden require us to 
ask more questions in those countries. Respondents are workers and 
employers wishing to establish exemption from foreign Social Security 
taxes. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                              Average burden
       Modality of  completion            Number of         Frequency of       per response     Estimated annual
                                         respondents          response          (minutes)        burden (hours)
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Requests via Letter--Individuals                  5,320                  1                 40              3,547
 (minus Denmark, Netherlands,
 Norway, & Sweden)..................
Requests via Internet--Individuals                7,979                  1                 40              5,319
 (minus Denmark, Netherlands,
 Norway, & Sweden)..................
Requests via Letter--Individuals in                 280                  1                 44                205
 Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, &
 Sweden.............................
Requests via Internet--Individuals                  421                  1                 44                309
 in Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, &
 Sweden.............................
Requests via Letter--Employers                   21,279                  1                 40             14,186
 (minus Denmark, Netherlands,
 Norway, & Sweden)..................
Requests via Internet--Employers                 31,920                  1                 40             21,280
 (minus Denmark, Netherlands,
 Norway, & Sweden)..................
Requests via Letter--Employers in                 1,121                  1                 44                822
 Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, &
 Sweden.............................
Requests via Internet--Employers in               1,680                  1                 44               1232
 Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, &
 Sweden.............................
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    Totals..........................             70,000  .................  .................             46,900
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    2. Request for Accommodation in Communication Method--45 CFR 
85.51--0960-0777. SSA allows blind or visually impaired Social Security 
applicants, beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees to 
choose one of seven alternative methods of communication they want SSA 
to use when we send them benefit notices and other related 
communications. The seven alternative methods we offer are: (1) 
Standard print notice by first-class mail; (2) standard print mail with 
a follow-up telephone call; (3) certified mail; (4) Braille; (5) 
Microsoft Word file on data CD; (6) large print (18-point font); or (7) 
audio CD. However, respondents who want to receive notices from SSA 
through a communication method other than the seven methods listed 
above must explain their request to us. Those respondents use Form SSA-
9000 to: (1) Describe the type of accommodation they want, (2) disclose 
their condition necessitating the need for a different type of 
accommodation, and (3) explain why none of the seven methods described 
above are sufficient for their needs. SSA uses Form SSA-9000 to 
determine, based on applicable law and regulation, whether to grant the 
respondents' requests for an accommodation based on their blindness, or 
other visual impairment. SSA collects this information electronically 
through either an in-person interview or a telephone interview during 
which the SSA employee keys in the information on Intranet screens. The 
respondents are blind or visually impaired Social Security applicants, 
beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees and who ask SSA to 
send notices and other communications in an alternative method besides 
the seven modalities we currently offer.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection

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                                                                              Average burden
       Modality of completion             Number of         Frequency of       per response     Estimated annual
                                         respondents          response          (minutes)        burden (hours)
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SSA-9000............................                619                  1                 20                206
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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 July 3, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB 
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    1. Request to be Selected as a Payee--20 CFR 404.2010-404.2055, 
416.601-416.665--0960-0014. An individual applying to be a 
representative payee for a Social Security beneficiary or Supplemental 
Security Income recipient must first complete Form SSA-11-BK. SSA 
obtains information from applicant payees regarding their relationship 
to the beneficiary; personal qualifications; concern for the 
beneficiary's well-being; and their intended use of benefits if 
appointed as payee. The respondents are individuals, private sector 
businesses and institutions, and State and local government 
institutions and agencies applying to become representative payees.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                              Average burden
       Modality of completion             Number of         Frequency of       per response     Estimated annual
                                         respondents          response          (minutes)        burden (hours)
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                                          Individuals/Households (90%)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)...          1,438,200                  1                 11            263,670
Paper Version.......................             91,800                  1                 11             16,830
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    Total...........................          1,530,000  .................  .................            280,500
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                                               Private Sector (9%)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)...            149,940                  1                 11             27,489
Paper Version.......................              3,060                  1                 11                561
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    Total...........................            153,000  .................  .................             28,050
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                                       State/Local/Tribal Government (1%)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)...             16,660                  1                 11               3054
Paper Version.......................                340                  1                 11                 62
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    Total...........................             17,000  .................  .................              3,116
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        Grand Total.................          1,700,000  .................  .................            311,666
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    2. Child Care Dropout Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.211(e)(4)--0960-
0474. If individuals applying for title II disability benefits care for 
their own or their spouse's children under age 3 and have no steady 
earnings during that time period, they may exclude that period of care 
from the disability computation period. We call this the child-care 
dropout exclusion. SSA uses the information from Form SSA-4162 to 
determine if an individual qualifies for this exclusion. Respondents 
are applicants for title II disability benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                              Average burden
       Modality of completion             Number of         Frequency of       per response     Estimated annual
                                         respondents          response          (minutes)        burden (hours)
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SSA-4162............................              2,000                  1                  5                167
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    3. Beneficiary Recontact Form--20 CFR 404.703, 404.705--0960-0502. 
SSA investigates recipients of disability payments to determine their 
continuing eligibility for payments. Research indicates recipients may 
fail to report circumstances that affect their eligibility. Two such 
cases are: (1) When parents receiving disability benefits for their 
child marry; and (2) the removal of an entitled child from parents' 
care. SSA uses Form SSA-1588-OCR-SM to ask mothers or fathers about 
their marital status and children currently in their care to detect 
overpayments and avoid continuing payment to those no longer entitled. 
Respondents are recipients of mothers' or fathers' Social Security 
benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                              Average burden
       Modality of completion             Number of         Frequency of       per response     Estimated annual
                                         respondents          response          (minutes)        burden (hours)
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SSA-1588-OCR-SM.....................            171,506                  1                  5             14,292
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    Dated: May 29, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-13028 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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