[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59411-59412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-23429]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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].

    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 
November 25, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by writing to the above email address.
    1. Development for Participation in a Vocational Rehabilitation or 
Similar Program--20 CFR 404.316(c), 404.337(c), 404.352(d), 
404.1586(g), 404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327, 404.328, 416.1338(c)(d), 
416.1320(d), 416.1331(a)-(b), and 416.1338--0960-0282. State Disability 
Determination Services (DDS) must determine if Social Security 
disability payment recipients whose disability ceased and who 
participate in vocational rehabilitation programs may continue to 
receive disability payments. To do this, DDSs need information about 
the recipients, the types of program participation, and the services 
they receive under the rehabilitation program. SSA uses Form SSA-4290 
to collect this information. The respondents are State employment 
networks, vocational rehabilitation agencies, or other providers of 
educational or job training services.
    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-4290....................................           3,000                1               15              750
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    2. Consent Based Social Security Number Verification Process--20 
CFR 400.100--0960-0760. The Consent Based Social Security Number 
Verification (CBSV) process is a fee-based automated Social Security 
number (SSN) verification service available to private businesses and 
other requesting parties. To use the system, private businesses and 
requesting parties must register with SSA and obtain valid consent from 
SSN number holders prior to verification. We collect the information to 
verify if the submitted name and SSN match the information in SSA 
records. After completing a registration process and paying the fee, 
the requesting party can use the CBSV process to submit a file 
containing the names of number holders who have given valid consent, 
along with each number holder's accompanying SSN and date of birth (if 
available) to obtain real-time results using a web service application 
or SSA's Business Services Online (BSO) application.
    SSA matches the information against the SSA master file of SSNs, 
using SSN, name, date of birth, and gender code (if available). The 
requesting party retrieves the results file from SSA, which indicates 
only a match or no match for each SSN submitted.
    Under the CBSV process, the requesting party does not submit the 
consent forms of the number holders to SSA. SSA requires each 
requesting party to retain a valid consent form for each SSN 
verification request. The requesting party retains the consent forms in 
either electronic or paper format.
    To ensure the integrity of the CBSV process, SSA has added a strong 
audit component that requires audits (called ``compliance reviews'') at 
the discretion of the agency with all audit costs paid by the 
requesting party. Independent certified public accounts (CPAs) conduct 
these reviews to ensure compliance with all the terms and conditions of 
the party's agreement with SSA, including a review of the consent 
forms. CPAs conduct the reviews at the requesting party's place of 
business to ensure the integrity of the process. In addition, SSA 
reserves the right to perform unannounced onsite inspections of the 
entire process, including review of the technical systems that maintain 
the data and transaction records. The respondents to the CBSV 
collection are the participating companies, members of the public who 
consent to the SSN verification, and CPAs who provide compliance review 
services.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

Time Burden

    Participating Companies:

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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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Registration process for new                * 14               1              14             120              28
 participating companies........
Creation of file with SSN holder              90          ** 251          22,590              60          22,590
 identification data;
 maintaining required
 documentation/forms............
Using the system to upload                    90             251          22,590               5           1,883
 request file, check status, and
 download results file..........
Storing Consent Forms...........              90             251          22,590              60          22,590
Activities related to compliance              90             251          22,590              60          22,590
 review.........................
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    Totals......................  ..............  ..............          90,374  ..............          69,681
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* One-time registration process/approximately 14 new participating companies per year.
** Please note there are 251 Federal business days per year on which a requesting party could submit a file.

    People whose SSNs SSA Will Verify:

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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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Reading and signing                    2,500,000               1       2,500,000               3         125,000
 authorization for SSA to
 release SSN verification.......
Responding to CPA re-contact....           5,750               1           5,750               5             479
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    Totals......................       2,505,750  ..............       2,165,872  ..............         125,479
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    There is one CPA respondent conducting compliance reviews and 
preparing written reports of findings. The average burden per response 
is 4,800 minutes for a total burden of 7,200 hours annually.

Cost Burden

    The public burden cost is dependent upon the number of companies 
and transactions. SSA based the cost estimates below upon 90 
participating companies submitting a total 2.5 million transactions per 
year.
    One-Time per Company Registration Fee--$5,000.
    Estimated per SSN Transaction Fee--$1.10.\i\
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    \i\ The annual costs associated with the transaction to each 
company are dependent upon the number of SSN transactions submitted 
to SSA by the company on a yearly basis. For example, if a company 
anticipates submitting 1 million requests to SSA for the year, its 
total transaction cost for the year would be $1.10 x 1,000,000, or 
$1,100,000. Periodically, SSA will calculate our costs to provide 
CBSV services and adjust the fee charged as needed. SSA notifies 
companies in writing and via Federal Register Notice of any changes 
and companies have the opportunity to cancel the agreement or 
continue service using the new transaction fee.
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    Estimated per Company Cost to Store Consent Forms--$300.

    Dated: September 23, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-23429 Filed 9-25-13; 8:45 am]
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