[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10699-10700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04229]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2016-0004]


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, 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-2016-0004].
    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 May 
2, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by 
writing to the above email address.
    Real Property Current Market Value Estimate--0960-0471. SSA 
considers an individual's resources when evaluating eligibility for 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The value of an 
individual's resources, including non-home real property, is one of the 
eligibility requirements for SSI payments. SSA obtains current market 
value estimates of the claimant's real property through Form SSA-L2794. 
We allow respondents to use readily available records to complete the 
form, or we can accept their best estimates. We use this form as part 
of initial applications and in post-entitlement situations. The 
respondents are small business operators in real estate; state and 
local government employees tasked with assessing real property values; 
and other individuals knowledgeable about local real estate values.
    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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SSA-L2794.......................................             250               1              20              83
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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 March 31, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB 
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    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 SSI 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

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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 national 800 number. 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.
    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,              3,317,351               1              12         663,470
 MSSICS, 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


    Dated: February 23, 2016.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-04229 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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