[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81664-81666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32849]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2015-0079]


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, 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-2015-0079].
    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 
February 29, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by writing to the above email address.
    1. Internet Direct Deposit Application--31 CFR 210--0960-0634. SSA 
requires all applicants and recipients of Social Security Old Age, 
Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits, or Supplemental 
Security Income payments to receive these benefits and payments via 
direct deposit at a financial institution. SSA receives Direct Deposit/
Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/EFT) enrollment information from OASDI 
beneficiaries and SSI recipients to facilitate DD/EFT of their funds 
with their chosen financial institution. We also use this information 
when an enrolled individual wishes to change their DD/EFT information. 
For the convenience of the respondents, we collect this information 
through several modalities, including an Internet application, in-
office or telephone interviews, and our automated telephone system. In 
addition to using the direct deposit information to enable DD/EFT of 
funds to the recipient's chosen financial institution, we also use the 
information through our Direct Deposit Fraud Indicator to ensure the 
correct recipient receives the funds. Respondents are OASDI 
beneficiaries and SSI recipients requesting that we enroll them in the 
Direct Deposit program or change their direct deposit banking 
information.

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    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                  Average burden     Estimated
             Modality of completion                  Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual
                                                     responses       response        (minutes)    burden (hours)
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Internet DD.....................................         507,214               1              10          84,536
Non-Electronic Services (FO, 800#-ePath, MSSICS,       3,317,351               1              12         663,470
 SPS, MACADE, POS, RPS).........................
Direct Deposit Fraud Indicator..................          54,016               1               2           1,801
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    Totals......................................       3,878,581  ..............  ..............         749,807
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    2. Centenarian and Medicare Non-Utilization Project Development 
Worksheets: Face-to-Face Interview and Telephone Interview--20 CFR 
416.204(b) and 422.135--0960-0780. SSA conducts interviews with 
centenary Title II beneficiaries and Title XVI recipients, and Medicare 
Non-Utilization Project (MNUP) beneficiaries age 90 and older to: (1) 
Assess if the beneficiaries are still living; (2) prevent fraud through 
identity misrepresentation; and (3) evaluate the well-being of the 
recipients. SSA field office personnel obtain the information through 
one-time, in-person interviews with the centenarians and MNUP 
beneficiaries. If the centenarians and MNUP beneficiaries have 
representatives or caregivers, SSA personnel invite them to the 
interviews. During these interviews, SSA employees make overall 
observations of the centenarians, MNUP beneficiaries, and their 
representative payees (if applicable). The interviewer uses the 
appropriate Development Worksheet as a guide for the interview, in 
addition to documenting findings during the interview. Non-completion 
of the Worksheets, or refusal of the interviews, will result in the 
suspension of the centenarians' or MNUP beneficiaries' payments. SSA 
conducts the interviews either over the telephone or through a face-to-
face discussion with the respondents. Respondents are SSI recipients or 
Social Security beneficiaries 100 years old or older; MNUP 
beneficiaries; their representative payees; or their caregivers.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                  Average burden     Estimated
             Modality of completion                  Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual
                                                     responses       response        (minutes)    burden (hours)
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Centenarian Project--Title XVI Only *...........             240               1              15              60
MNUP--All Title II Responses....................           4,400               1              15           1,100
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    Totals......................................           4,640  ..............  ..............           1,160
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* Some cases are T2 rollovers from prior Centenarian workloads.

    II. SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for 
clearance. Your comments regarding the information collection 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 January 29, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the 
OMB clearance package by writing to [email protected].

Protecting the Public and Our Personnel To Ensure Operational 
Effectiveness (RIN 0960-AH35), Regulation 3729I--20 CFR 422.905 and 
422.906--0960-0796

Background

    On September 2, 2011, the agency published interim final 
regulations and notifications processes for the restrictive access and 
alternative service process at 76 FR 54700. These regulations explain 
the process we follow when we restrict individuals from receiving in-
person services in our field offices and provide them, instead, with 
alternative services. We published these rules to create a safer 
environment for our personnel and members of the public who use our 
facilities, while ensuring we continue to serve the American people 
with as little disruption to our operations as possible. Under our 
regulations at 20 CFR 422.905, an individual whom we restrict access to 
our facilities has the opportunity to appeal our decision within 60 
days of the date of the restrictive access and alternative service 
notice. Under 20 CFR 422.906, if the individual does not appeal the 
decision within the 60 days; if we restrict the individual prior to the 
effective date of this regulation; or if the appeal results in a 
denial, the individual has another opportunity to request review of the 
restriction after a three-year period. We make this periodic review 
available to all restricted individuals once every three years.

Information Collection Description

    The interim final restrictive access and alternative services rules 
contain two public reporting burdens:
     20 CFR 422.905--after SSA issues a restrictive access and 
alternative service decision against an individual, the individual has 
60 days to appeal the determination. Restricted individuals must submit 
a written appeal stating why they believe SSA should rescind the 
restriction and allow them to conduct business with us on a face-to-
face basis in one of our offices. There is no printed form for this 
request; restricted individuals create their own written statement of 
appeal, and submit it to a sole decision-maker in the regional office 
of the region where the restriction originated. The individuals may 
also provide additional documentation to support their appeal.
     20 CFR 422.906--three years after the original restrictive 
access and alternative service decision, restricted individuals may re-
submit a written

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appeal of the decision. The same criteria apply as for the original 
appeal: (1) It must be in writing; (2) it must go to a sole decision-
maker in the regional office of the region where the restriction 
originated for review; and (3) it may accompany supporting 
documentation.
    Respondents for this collection are individuals appealing their 
restrictions from in-person services at SSA field offices.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                  Average burden     Estimated
               Regulation section                    Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual
                                                    respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)
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20 CFR 422.905..................................              75               1              15              19
20 CFR 422.906..................................              75               1              20              25
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    Totals......................................             150  ..............  ..............              44
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    Dated: December 24, 2015.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-32849 Filed 12-29-15; 8:45 am]
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