[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 204 (Monday, October 22, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53352-53355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22970]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2018-0057]


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 an extension and revisions of OMB-approved information 
collections, and one new information collection.
    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-2018-0057].
    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 
December 21, 2018. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by writing to the above email address.

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    1. The Department of the Treasury's Pay.gov Collection Application 
for Benefit Overpayments--20 CFR 404.501, 404.502, 404.521, and 
404.527--0960-NEW. The Social Security Administration will use the new 
internet Pay.gov Application for Overpayments to offer a new repayment 
option to beneficiaries and recipients to recover overpayments they 
incurred. Pay.gov is an online collection portal developed and 
maintained by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury). The internet 
remittance portal will offer beneficiaries and recipients another 
option to repay overpayments via credit card, debit card, and automated 
clearing house (ACH). The SSA application located on SocialSecurity.gov 
will request the overpaid individual's Social Security Number (SSN) and 
dollar amount they wish to repay on his or her overpayment prior to 
sending them to Treasury's Pay.gov application which will request and 
process the payment information on SSA's behalf. The information SSA 
will collect is used to reconcile the Pay.gov transactions, and update 
the overpaid individual's balance on his or her record. The respondents 
are individuals who have Title II or XVI overpayments, and who wish to 
voluntarily repay the overpayment online through SocialSecurity.gov.
    Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.

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                                                                                                                        Average  burden  Estimated total
                       Modality of completion                           Number of       Frequency of      Number of      per  response    annual burden
                                                                       respondents        response        responses        (minutes)         (hours)
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Internet Application for Pay.gov...................................         424,126               12        5,089,512               10          848,252
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    2. Surveys in Accordance with E.O. 12862 for the Social Security 
Administration--0960-0526. Under the auspices of Executive Order 12862, 
Setting Customer Service Standards, SSA conducts multiple customer 
satisfaction surveys each year. These voluntary customer satisfaction 
assessments include paper, internet, and telephone surveys; mailed 
questionnaires; and customer comment cards. The purpose of these 
questionnaires is to assess customer satisfaction with the timeliness, 
appropriateness, access, and overall quality of existing SSA services 
and proposed modifications or new versions of services. The respondents 
are recipients of SSA services (including most members of the public), 
professionals, and individuals who work on behalf of SSA beneficiaries.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of                                     total annual
                                                    respondents                                   burden (burden
                                                    (burden for                       Average         for all
                                                        all        Frequency of     burden per      activities
                                                    activities       response        response       within that
                                                    with  that                       (minutes)         year;
                                                       year)                                       reported  in
                                                                                                      hours)
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Year 1..........................................       5,843,298               1            3-30       1,004,460
Year 2..........................................       5,868,843               1            3-30       1,371,074
Year 3..........................................       5,949,054               1            3-30       1,012,482
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    Total.......................................      17,661,195  ..............  ..............       3,388,016
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    3. The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program--20 CFR 411--
0960-0644. SSA's Ticket to Work (TTW) Program transitions Social 
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income 
(SSI) recipients toward independence by allowing them to receive Social 
Security payments while maintaining employment under the auspices of 
the program. SSA uses service providers, called Employment Networks 
(ENs), to supervise participant progress through the stages of TTW 
Program participation, such as job searches and interviews; progress 
reviews; and changes in ticket status. ENs can be private for-profit 
and nonprofit organizations, as well as state vocational rehabilitation 
agencies (VRs). SSA and the ENs utilize the TTW program manager to 
operate the TTW Program and exchange information about participants. 
For example, the ENs use the program manager to provide updates on 
tasks such as selecting a payment system, or requesting payments for 
helping the beneficiary achieve certain work goals. Since the ENs are 
not PRA-exempt, the multiple information collections within the TTW 
program manager require OMB approval. Most of the categories of 
information are necessary for SSA to: (1) Comply with the Ticket to 
Work legislation; and (2) provide proper oversight of the program. SSA 
collects this information through several modalities, including forms, 
electronic exchanges, and written documentation. The respondents are 
the ENs or state VRs, SSDI beneficiaries, and blind or disabled SSI 
recipients working under the auspices of the TTW Program.
    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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a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(2)--Interactive Voice                 6,428               1             2.5             268
 Recognition Telephone..........................
a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(2)--Portal.................          25,713               1            1.25             536
a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.325(a);                         948               1              15             237
 411.150(b)(3)--SSA-1365........................
a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.325(a);                       3,792               1              11             695
 411.150(b)(3)--SSA-1365 Portal.................

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a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.325(a);                      21,600               1              60          21,600
 411.150(b)(3)--SSA-1370........................
a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.325(a);                       5,868               1              10             978
 411.150(b)(3)--SSA-1370 Portal.................
a) 20 CFR 411.166; 411.170(b)--Electronic File            40,324               1               5           3,360
 Submission.....................................
b) 20 CFR 411.145; 411.325......................           2,494               1              15             624
b) 20 CFR 411.145; 411.325--Portal..............           7,481               1              11           1,372
b) 20 CFR 411.535(a)(1)(iii)--Data Sharing/                8,505               1               5             709
 Portal.........................................
c) 20 CFR 411.192(b)&(c)........................               6               1              30               3
c) 20 CFR 411.200(b)--SSA-1375..................         120,000               1              15          30,000
c) 20 CFR 411.200(b) -Portal....................          64,824               1               5           5,402
c) 20 CFR 411.210(b)............................              41               1              30              21
c) 20 CFR 411.200(b) Wise Webinar Registration             4,812               1               3             241
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d) 20 CFR 411.365; 411.505; 411.515.............               6               1              10               1
e) 20 CFR 411.325(d); 411.415*..................               1               1             480               8
f) 20 CFR 411.575--SSA[dash]1389; SSA[dash]1391;           2,805               1              40           1,870
 SSA[dash]1398; SSA[dash]1399...................
f) 20 CFR 411.575--Portal.......................          42,075               1              22          15,428
f) 20 CFR 411.560--SSA[dash]1401................             100               1              20              33
g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)............................           1,371               1              45           1,028
h) 20 CFR 411.435; 411.615; 411.625.............               2               1             120               4
i) 20 CFR 411.320--SSA[dash]1394................              52               1              10               9
i) 20 CFR 411.320--SSA[dash]1394 Portal.........             158               1               5              13
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    Totals......................................         359,406  ..............  ..............          84,440
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* Note: We have not received any responses since 2011.

    4. Promoting Opportunity Demonstration--0960-0809. Section 823 of 
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 required SSA to carry out the 
Promoting Opportunity Demonstration (POD) to test a new benefit offset 
formula for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries. 
Therefore, SSA is undertaking POD, a demonstration to evaluate the 
affect the new policy will have on SSDI beneficiaries and their 
families in several critical areas. We previously obtained OMB approval 
for this demonstration, and are in the midst of implementing the 
project. In this information collection request, we are seeking 
approval to add new questions to our follow-up surveys. Respondents are 
SSDI beneficiaries, who will provide written consent before agreeing to 
participate in the study and before we randomly assign them to one of 
the study treatment groups.
    Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.

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                                                                                  Average burden     Estimated
     Modality of completion          Number of     Frequency of      Number of     per response    total annual
                                    respondents      response        responses       (minutes)    burden (hours)
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Informed Consent Form...........          16,500               1          16,500              10           2,750
Baseline Survey.................          16,500               1          16,500              20           5,500
12-Month Follow Up Survey.......           6,000               1           6,000              31           3,100
24-Month Follow Up Survey.......          12,000               1          12,000              26           5,200
Interviews with Site Staff......              40               4             160              66             176
Onsite Audit of Sample of Case                 8               2              16              20               5
 Files..........................
Semi-Structured Interviews with              144               1             144              60             144
 Treatment Group Subjects.......
Monthly Earnings and Impairment-           1,820              12          21,840              10           3,640
 Related Expenses Reporting Form
 (paper)........................
Monthly Earnings and Impairment-             780              12           9,360               5             780
 Related Expenses Reporting Form
 (Internet).....................
End of Year Reporting Form                   945               1             945              15             236
 (paper)........................
End of Year Reporting Form                   405               1             405              10              68
 (Internet).....................
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    Totals......................          55,142  ..............          83,870  ..............          21,599
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    II. SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for 
clearance. Your comments regarding this 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 November 21, 2018. Individuals can obtain copies of 
the OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    Certificate of Support--20 CFR 404.370, 404.750, 404.408a--0960-
0001. A parent of a deceased, fully insured worker may be entitled to 
Social Security Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) 
benefits based on the earnings record of the deceased worker under 
certain conditions. One of the conditions is the parent receives at 
least one-half support from the deceased worker. The one-half support 
requirement also applies to a spousal applicant in determining whether 
OASDI benefits are subject to Government Pension Offset (GPO). SSA uses 
Form SSA-760-F4 to determine if the parent of a deceased worker or a 
spouse applicant meets the one-half support requirement. Respondents 
are (1) parents of deceased workers, and (2)

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spouses who may meet the GPO exception,
    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-760-F4......................................          18,000               1              15           4,500
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    Dated: October 17, 2018.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-22970 Filed 10-19-18; 8:45 am]
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