[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35423-35424]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15081]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2015-0033]


Agency Information Collection Activities: 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, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance 
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: [email protected].

    Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov, 
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2015-0029].
    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,

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we must receive them no later than July 20, 2015. Individuals can 
obtain copies of the OMB clearance packages by writing to 
[email protected].
    1. Statement of Care and Responsibility for Beneficiary--20 CFR 
404.2020, 404.2025, 408.620, 408.625, 416.620, 416.625--0960-0109. SSA 
uses the information from Form SSA-788 to verify payee applicants' 
statements of concern and to identify other potential payees. SSA is 
concerned with selecting the most qualified representative payee who 
will use Social Security benefits in the beneficiary's best interest. 
SSA considers factors such as the payee applicant's capacity to perform 
payee duties; awareness of the beneficiary's situation and needs; 
demonstration of past and current concern for the beneficiary's well-
being; etc. If the payee applicant does not have custody of the 
beneficiary, SSA will obtain information from the custodian for 
evaluation against information provided by the applicant. Respondents 
are individuals who have custody of the beneficiary in cases where 
someone else filed to be the beneficiary's representative payee.
    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-788.........................................         130,000               1              10          21,667
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    2. Representative Payee Report-Special Veterans Benefits--20 CFR 
408.665--0960-0621. Title VIII of the Social Security Act allows for 
payment of monthly Social Security benefits to qualified World War II 
veterans residing outside the United States. An SSA-appointed 
representative payee may receive and manage the monthly payment for the 
beneficiary's use and benefit. SSA uses the information on Form SSA-
2001-F6 to determine whether the representative payee used the 
certified payments properly, and continues to demonstrate strong 
concern for the beneficiary's best interests. Representative payees who 
receive SVB on behalf of beneficiaries residing outside the United 
States must complete the SSA-2001-F6 annually. We also require these 
representative payees to complete the form any time we have reason to 
believe they could be misusing the benefit payments. The respondents 
are individuals or organizations serving as representative payees who 
receive SVB on behalf of beneficiaries living outside the United 
States.
    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-2001-F6.....................................              50               1              10               8
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    3. Social Security Number Verification Services--20 CFR 401.45--
0960-0660. Internal Revenue Service regulations require employers to 
provide wage and tax data to SSA using Form W-2 or its electronic 
equivalent. As part of this process, the employer must furnish the 
employee's name and Social Security number (SSN). In addition, the 
employee's name and SSN must match SSA's records for SSA to post 
earnings to the employee's earnings record, which SSA maintains. SSA 
offers the Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS), which 
allows employers to verify the reported names and SSNs of their 
employees match those in SSA's records. SSNVS is a cost-free method for 
employers to verify employee information either through the Internet or 
via telephone. The respondents are employers who need to verify SSN 
data using SSA's records.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                      Average        Estimated
                                     Number of     Frequency of     (Number of      burden per     total annual
     Modality of  completion        respondents      response       responses)       response         burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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SSNVS Internet..................          44,975              60     (2,698,500)               5         224,875
SSNVS Telephone.................           1,750               2         (3,500)              10             583
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Totals..........................          46,725  ..............     (2,702,000)  ..............         225,458
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    Dated: June 16, 2015.
Faye I. Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-15081 Filed 6-18-15; 8:45 am]
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