[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15774-15776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06642]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2016-0007]


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-2016-0007].
    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 May 
23, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments 
by writing to the above email address.
    1. Representative Payee Evaluation Report--20 CFR 404.2065 & 
416.665--0960-0069. Sections 205(j) and 1631(a)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (Act) state SSA may appoint a representative payee to 
receive Title II benefits or Title XVI payments on behalf of 
individuals unable to manage or direct the management of those funds 
themselves. SSA requires appointed representative payees to report once 
each year on how they used or conserved those funds. When a 
representative payee fails to adequately report to SSA as required, SSA 
conducts a face-to-face interview with the payee and completes Form 
SSA-624, Representative Payee Evaluation Report, to determine the 
continued suitability of the representative payee to serve as a payee. 
The respondents are individuals or organizations serving as 
representative payees for individuals receiving Title II benefits or 
Title XVI payments and who fail to comply with SSA's statutory annual 
reporting requirement.

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    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-624.....................................         267,000                1               30          133,500
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    2. 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 
both their marital status and children under their care, to detect 
overpayments and avoid continuing payment to those are 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  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of     per response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response        (minutes)         (hours)
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SSA-1588-OCR-SM.............................          94,293                1                5            7,858
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    3. Technical Updates to Applicability of the Supplemental Security 
Income (SSI) Reduced Benefit Rate for Individuals Residing in Medical 
Treatment Facilities--20 CFR 416.708(k)--0960-0758. Section 
1611(e)(1)(A) of the Act states residents of public institutions are 
ineligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). However, Sections 
1611(e)(1)(B) and (G) list certain exceptions to this provision making 
it necessary for SSA to collect information about SSI recipients who 
enter or leave a medical treatment facility or other public or private 
institution. SSA's regulation 20 CFR 416.708(k) establishes the 
reporting guidelines that implement this legislative requirement. SSA 
collects the information to determine eligibility for SSI and the 
payment amount. The respondents are SSI recipients who enter or leave 
an institution.
    Type of Request: Extension 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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Technical Updates Statement.................          34,200                1                7            3,990
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    4. Waiver of Supplemental Security Income Payment Continuation--20 
CFR 416.1400-416.1422--0960-0783. SSI recipients who wish to 
discontinue their SSI payments while awaiting a determination on their 
appeal complete Form SSA-263-U2, Waiver of Supplemental Security Income 
Payment Continuation, to inform SSA of this decision. SSA collects the 
information to determine whether the SSI recipient meets the provisions 
of the Act regarding waiver of payment continuation and as proof 
respondents no longer want their payments to continue. Respondents are 
recipients of SSI payments who wish to discontinue receipt of payment 
while awaiting a determination on their appeal.
    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-263-U2..................................           3,000                1                5              250
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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 April 25, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB 
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    1. Supplemental Statement Regarding Farming Activities of Person 
Living Outside the U.S.A.--0960-0103. When a beneficiary or claimant 
reports farm work from outside the United States, SSA documents this 
work on Form

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SSA-7163A-F4. Specifically, SSA uses the form to determine if we should 
apply foreign work deductions to the recipient's Title II benefits. We 
collect the information either annually or every other year, depending 
on the respondent's country of residence. Respondents are Social 
Security recipients engaged in farming activities outside the United 
States.
    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-7163A-F4................................           1,000                1               60            1,000
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    2. Employer Verification of Earnings After Death--20 CFR 404.821 
and 404.822--0960-0472. When SSA records show a wage earner is deceased 
and we receive wage reports from an employer for the wage earner for a 
year subsequent to the year of death, SSA mails the employer Form SSA-
L4112 (Employer Verification of Earnings After Death). SSA uses the 
information Form SSA-L4112 provides to verify wage information 
previously received from the employer is correct for the employee and 
the year in question. The respondents are employers who report wages 
for employees who have died.
    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-L4112...................................          50,000                1               10            8,333
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    3. Certificate of Incapacity--5 CFR 890.302(d)--0960-0739. Rules 
governing the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plan require a 
physician to verify the disability of Federal employees' children ages 
26 and over for these children to retain health benefits under their 
employed parents' plans. The physician must verify the adult child's 
disability: (1) Pre-dates the child's 26th birthday; (2) is very 
serious; and (3) will continue for at least one year. Physicians use 
Form SSA-604, the Certificate of Incapacity, to document and certify 
this information, and SSA uses the information provided to determine 
the eligibility for these children, ages 26 and over, for coverage 
under a parent's FEHB plan. The respondents are physicians of SSA 
employees' children ages 26 or over who are seeking to retain health 
benefits under their parent's FEHB coverage.
    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-604.....................................              50                1               45               38
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    Dated: March 18, 2016.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-06642 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am]
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