[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38714-38715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16805]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2019-0035]


Agency Information Collection Activities: 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-2019-0031].
    SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for 
clearance. Your comments regarding these 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 September 6, 2019. Individuals can obtain copies of 
the OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    1. Application for Lump Sum Death Payment--20 CFR 404.390-404.392--
0960-0013. SSA uses Form SSA-8 to collect information needed to 
authorize payment of the lump sum death payment (LSDP) to a widow, 
widower, or children as defined in section 202(i) of the Social 
Security Act (Act). Respondents complete the application for this one-
time payment through use of the paper form, or person interview with an 
SSA employee either via telephone, or in person in a field office. For 
all personal interviews (either telephone or in-person), we collect the 
information in our electronic Modernized Claim System (MCS) or via our 
Intranet-based Preliminary Claims System (PCS) which mirrors the MCS 
screens. Respondents are applicants for the LSDP.
    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-8--MCS or PCS Screens.......................         656,623               1               9          98,493
SSA-8--Paper Form...............................           5,484               1              10             914
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    Total.......................................         662,107  ..............  ..............          99,407
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    2. Statement for Determining Continuing Eligibility, Supplemental 
Security Income Payment(s)--416.204--0960-0416. To determine whether 
SSI recipients (1) have met and continue to meet all statutory and 
regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility and (2) are receiving the 
correct SSI payment amount, SSA conducts redeterminations of 
disability. Periodic collection of this information using Form SSA-
8203BK is the only way SSA can make these redeterminations, and 
collection of this information is mandatory under the law. We routinely 
collect the information in field offices via personal contact (face-to-
face or telephone interview) using the automated SSI Claims System. The 
respondents are SSI recipients or their representative payees.
    Type of Request: Revision on 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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SSI Claims System...............................       1,468,220               1              19         464,936
Paper...........................................         135,357               1              20          45,119
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    Total.......................................       1,603,577  ..............  ..............         510,055
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    3. Statement for Determining Continuing Entitlement for Special 
Veterans Benefits (SVB)--0960-0782. Title VIII of the Act provides for 
the payment of Special Veterans benefits (SVB) to certain World War II 
veterans who reside outside of the United States. SSA regularly reviews 
individuals' claims for SVB to determine their continued eligibility 
and correct payment amounts. Individuals living outside the United 
States receiving SVB must report to SSA any changes that may affect 
their benefits. These include changes such as: (1) A change in mailing

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address or residence; (2) an increase or decrease in a pension, 
annuity, or other recurring benefit; (3) a return or visit to the 
United States for a calendar month or longer; or (4) an inability to 
manage benefits. SSA uses Form SSA-2010, to collect this information. 
Beneficiaries under age 90 receive notification of their benefit review 
along with the form every two years, and beneficiaries age 90 or older 
have face-to-face interviews with the Foreign Service Post every year 
who assist them in completing this form. Currently, the average 
respondent is over age 90, and very few respondents are under age 90. 
Respondents are beneficiaries living outside the United States 
collecting SVB.
    Type of Request: Revision on 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-2010....................................             382                1               20              127
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    Dated: August 1, 2019.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-16805 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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