[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 206 (Thursday, October 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49694-49695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23342]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2017-0056]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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-2017-0056].
    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 
December 26, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by writing to the above email address.
    1. Request for Review of Hearing Decision/Order--20 CFR 404.967-
404.981, 416.1467-416.1481--0960-0277. Claimants have a statutory right 
under the Social Security Act and current regulations to request review 
of an administrative law judge's (ALJ) hearing decision or dismissal of 
a hearing request on Title II and Title XVI claims. Claimants may 
request Appeals Council review by filing a written request using paper 
Form HA-520, or the Internet application, i520. SSA uses the 
information we collect to establish the claimant filed the request for 
review within the prescribed time, and to ensure the claimant completed 
the requisite steps permitting the Appeals Council review. The Appeals 
Council then uses the information to: (1) Document the claimant's 
reason(s) for disagreeing with the ALJ's decision or dismissal; (2) 
determine whether the claimant has additional evidence to submit; and 
(3) determine whether the claimant has a representative or wants to 
appoint one. The respondents are claimants requesting review of an 
ALJ's decision or dismissal of hearing.
    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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HA-520--Paper...................................         105,000               1              10          17,500
i520--Internet..................................          70,000               1              15          17,500
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    Totals......................................         175,000  ..............  ..............          35,000
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    2. You Can Make Your Payment by Credit Card--0960-0462. SSA uses 
the information we collect on Form SSA-4588, and its electronic 
application, Form SSA-4589, to update individuals' Social Security 
records to reflect payments made on their overpayments. In addition, 
SSA uses this information to process payments through the appropriate 
credit card company. SSA provides a copy of the SSA-4588 when we inform 
an individual that we detected an overpayment. Individuals may choose 
to make a one-time payment or recurring monthly payments when they 
complete and submit the SSA-4588. When individuals choose to telephone 
the Program Service Centers to make a one-time payment in lieu of 
completing Form SSA-4588, an SSA debtor contact representative 
completes the SSA-4589 electronic Intranet application. Respondents are 
Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) beneficiaries and 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who have outstanding 
overpayments.
    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-4588 (Paper)................................          16,500               1              10           2,750
SSA-4589 (Electronic intranet application)......         258,500               1               5          21,542
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    Totals......................................         275,000  ..............  ..............          24,292
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    3. Request to Show Cause for Failure to Appear--20 CFR 404.938, 
404.957(a)(ii), 416.1438--0960-0794. When claimants who requested a 
hearing before an ALJ fail to appear at their scheduled hearing, the 
ALJ may reschedule the hearing if the claimants establish good cause 
for missing the hearings. To establish good cause,

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claimants must show one of the following: (1) SSA did not properly 
notify the claimant of the hearing, or (2) an unexpected event occurred 
without sufficient time for the claimant to request a postponement. The 
claimants can use paper Form HA-L90 or HA-L90-OP1 to provide their 
reason for not appearing at their scheduled hearings; or the claimants' 
representatives can use Electronic Records Express (ERE), OMB Control 
No. 0960-0753, Internet screens to submit the HA-L90 online. SSA uses 
the HA-L90 for new cases, and the HA-L90-OP1 for redeterminations 
cases. We need two versions of the paper form, as the ALJ follows 
different procedures when determining the good cause on redetermination 
cases (cases that have a prior decision and evidence on file), than 
they do for new cases (where we have no evidence on file). The ERE 
modality automatically adjusts for redetermination cases, so we only 
need one version of the Internet screens. If the ALJ determines the 
claimants established good cause for failure to appear at the hearing, 
the ALJ will schedule a supplemental hearing; if not, the ALJ will make 
a claims eligibility determination based on the claimants' evidence of 
record. Respondents are claimants, or their representatives, seeking to 
establish good cause for failure to appear at a scheduled hearing 
before an ALJ.
    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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HA-L90..........................................          39,500               1              10           6,583
HA-L90-OP1......................................             500               1              10              83
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    Totals......................................          40,000  ..............  ..............           6,666
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* We do not account for the ERE Internet screens here as we account for them under OMB Control No. 0960-0753.


    Dated: October 23, 2017.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-23342 Filed 10-25-17; 8:45 am]
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