[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24155-24158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09573]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2016-0013]


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-2016-0013].
    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 June 
24, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments 
by writing to the above email address.
    Report to United States Social Security Administration by Person 
Receiving Benefits for a Child or for an Adult Unable to Handle Funds/
Report to the United States Social Security Administration--0960-0049. 
Section 203(c) of the Social Security Act (Act) requires the 
Commissioner of SSA to make benefit deductions from the following 
categories: (1) Entitled individuals who engage in remunerative 
activity outside of the United States in excess of 45 hours a month; 
and (2) beneficiaries who fail to have in their care the specified 
entitled child beneficiaries. SSA uses Forms SSA-7161-OCR-SM and SSA-
7162-OCR-SM to: (1) Determine continuing entitlement to Social Security 
benefits; (2) correct benefit amounts for beneficiaries outside the 
United States; and (3) monitor the performance of representative payees 
outside the United States. This collection is mandatory as an annual 
(or every other year, depending on the country of residence) review for 
fraud prevention. In addition, the results can affect benefits by 
increasing or decreasing payment amount or by causing SSA to suspend or 
terminate benefits. The respondents are individuals living outside the 
United States who are receiving benefits on their own (or on

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behalf of someone else) under title II of the Act.
    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
                                                    respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)
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SSA-7161-OCR-SM.................................          42,176               1              15          10,544
SSA-7162-OCR-SM.................................         394,419               1               5          32,868
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    Totals......................................         436,595  ..............  ..............          43,412
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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 May 25, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB 
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    1. Request to be Selected as a Payee--20 CFR 404.2010-404.2055, 
416.601-416.665--0960-0014. SSA requires an individual applying to be a 
representative payee for a Social Security beneficiary or Supplemental 
Security Income (SSI) recipient to complete Form SSA-11-BK. SSA obtains 
information from applicant payees regarding their relationship to the 
beneficiary, personal qualifications; concern for the beneficiary's 
well-being; and intended use of benefits if appointed as payee. The 
respondents are individuals, private sector businesses and 
institutions, and State and local government institutions and agencies 
applying to become representative payees.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information 
collection.

                                          Individuals/Households (90%)
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                                                                                                      Estimated
                                                                                          Average       total
                   Modality of completion                      Number of    Frequency    burden per     annual
                                                              respondents  of response    response      burden
                                                                                         (minutes)     (hours)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)...........................    1,438,200            1           11      263,670
Paper Version...............................................       91,800            1           11       16,830
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    Total...................................................    1,530,000  ...........  ...........      280,500
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                                               Private Sector (9%)
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                                                                                                      Estimated
                                                                                          Average       total
                   Modality of completion                      Number of    Frequency    burden per     annual
                                                              respondents  of response    response      burden
                                                                                         (minutes)     (hours)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)...........................      149,940            1           11       27,489
Paper Version...............................................        3,060            1           11          561
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    Total...................................................      153,000  ...........  ...........       28,050
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                                       State/Local/Tribal Government (1%)
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                                                                                                      Estimated
                                                                                          Average       total
                   Modality of completion                      Number of    Frequency    burden per     annual
                                                              respondents  of response    response      burden
                                                                                         (minutes)     (hours)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)...........................       16,660            1           11        3,054
Paper Version...............................................          340            1           11           62
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    Total...................................................       17,000  ...........  ...........        3,116
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    Grand Total.............................................    1,700,000  ...........  ...........      311,666
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    2. Application for Benefits Under the Italy-U.S. International 
Social Security Agreement--20 CFR 404.1925--0960-0445. As per the 
November 1, 1978 agreement between the United States and Italian Social 
Security agencies, residents of Italy filing an application for U.S. 
Social Security benefits directly with one of the Italian Social 
Security agencies must complete Form SSA-2528. SSA uses Form SSA-2528 
to establish age, relationship, citizenship, marriage, death, military 
service, or to evaluate a family bible or other family record when 
determining eligibility for benefits. The Italian Social Security 
agencies assist applicants in completing Form SSA-2528, and then 
forward the

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application to SSA for processing. The respondents are individuals 
living in Italy who wish to file for U.S. 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-2528....................................             300                1               20              100
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    3. Child Care Dropout Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.211(e)(4)--0960-
0474. If individuals applying for title II disability benefits care for 
their own or their spouse's children under age 3, and have no steady 
earnings during the time they care for those children, they may exclude 
that period of care from the disability computation period. We call 
this the child-care dropout exclusion. SSA uses the information from 
Form SSA-4162 to determine if an individual qualifies for this 
exclusion. Respondents are applicants for title II disability 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-4162....................................           2,000                1                5              167
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    4. Certification of Contents of Document(s) or Record(s)--20 CFR 
404.715--0960-0689. SSA established procedures for individuals to 
provide the evidence necessary to establish their rights to Social 
Security benefits. Examples of such evidence categories include age, 
relationship, citizenship, marriage, death, and military service. Form 
SSA-704 allows SSA employees; State record custodians; and other 
custodians of evidentiary documents to certify and record information 
from original documents and records under their custodial ownership to 
establish these types of evidence. SSA uses Form SSA-704 in situations 
where individuals cannot produce the original evidentiary documentation 
required to establish benefits eligibility. The respondents are State 
record custodians and other custodians of evidentiary documents.
    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-704.....................................             176                1               10               29
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    5. Supplemental Security Income Wage Reporting (Telephone and 
Mobile)--20 CFR 416.701-732--0960-0715. SSA requires SSI recipients to 
report changes which could affect their eligibility for, and the amount 
of, their SSI payments, such as changes in income, resources, and 
living arrangements. SSA's SSI Telephone Wage Reporting (SSITWR) and 
SSI Mobile Wage Reporting (SSIMWR) enable SSI recipients to meet these 
requirements via an automated mechanism to report their monthly wages 
by telephone and mobile application, instead of contacting their local 
field offices. The SSITWR allows callers to report their wages by 
speaking their responses through voice recognition technology, or by 
keying in responses using a telephone key pad. The SSIMWR allows 
recipients to report their wages through the mobile wage reporting 
application on their smartphone. SSITWR and SSIMWR systems collect the 
same information and send it to SSA over secure channels. To ensure the 
security of the information provided, SSITWR and SSIMWR ask respondents 
to provide information SSA can compare against our records for 
authentication purposes. Once the system authenticates the identity of 
the respondents, they can report their wage data. The respondents are 
SSI recipients, deemors, or their representative payees.
    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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Training/Instruction*.......................          79,000                1               35           46,083
SSITWR......................................          37,000               12                5           37,000
SSIMWR......................................          42,000               12                3           25,200
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    Total...................................          79,000   ...............  ...............         108,283
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Note: * The same 79,000 respondents are completing training and a modality of collection, therefore the actual
  total number of respondents is still 79,000.



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    Dated: April 20, 2016.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-09573 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
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