[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48204-48205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19696]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2019-0037]


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 one new 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-2019-0037].
    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 
November 12, 2019. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by writing to the above email address.

Ohio Direct Referral Demonstration (ODRD)--0960-NEW

Background

    SSA is requesting clearance to collect data necessary to conduct a 
random assignment evaluation of volunteers in Ohio who enroll in Ohio 
Direct Referral Demonstration (ODRD). SSA and Opportunities for 
Ohioan's with Disabilities (OOD) will conduct the ODRD to test the 
effectiveness of providing direct referrals to vocational 
rehabilitation services for 18 and 19 year-olds who are, or may become, 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability 
Insurance (SSDI) recipients. The participants in the demonstration will 
be individuals ages 18 and 19 at the time of enrollment, who are either 
(1) applying for SSDI or SSI or (2) undergoing an age-18 
redetermination of SSI eligibility. The ODRD is a joint effort by SSA 
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OOD's Division of Disability Determination (DDD), and Ohio's Bureau of 
Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR). ODRD builds off other work by SSA 
exploring ways to improve the adult employment outcomes and financial 
independence for SSI recipients and SSI and SSDI applicants who are in 
the process of transitioning to adulthood. ODRD tests the effects of a 
direct referral to vocational rehabilitation services for individuals 
aged 18 or 19 who are in the process of applying for, or undergoing an 
evaluation to, retain SSDI benefits or SSI payments. We will use the 
data collected to answer the following questions:
     What effect did the intervention have on receipt of Ohio's 
BVR services?
     What effect did the intervention have on employment 
outcomes, such as job placement and earnings?
     What is the length of time from application to eligibility 
decision?
     What general vocational rehabilitation outcomes did 
participants achieve?
     What was the number of closed cases resulting in 
employment and what was the number of cases closed for other reasons?

Ohio Direct Referral Demonstration (ODRD) Project

    Currently, SSA is seeking OMB clearance for the data collection 
related to enrollment and evaluation of the ODRD. Using SSA claims 
records, which DDD will access to perform disability determinations for 
SSA, DDD will attempt to recruit at least 750 participants.
    As required under SSA's demonstration authority, DDD will obtain 
signed, informed consent from individuals who want to participate in 
the demonstration. Recruitment for the ODRD will require two forms: (1) 
A new Invitation to Participate and Consent form, and (2) Form SSA-
3288, Consent for Release of Information (OMB #0960 0566). ODD will 
send the new Invitation to Participate and Consent form to young adult 
disability recipients, whose claim we sent to the DDD for a continuing 
disability review, and applicants to see if they are interested in 
participating in the demonstration. The ODRD Invitation to Participate 
and Consent forms will meet the informed consent requirements in the 
Social Security Act (Act) and SSA regulations. Specifically, they 
include language explaining the study as well as potential benefits and 
harms. SSA will use administrative records systems and BVR data to 
evaluate the effect of the demonstration.
    This is a onetime collection of information, and there are no 
surveys or additional data collections for the ODRD. This collection is 
voluntary, and participation in this demonstration will have no impact 
on respondents' disability determination, benefits, or SSI payments. In 
addition, participation in the ODRD is revocable at any time. SSA and 
OOD will remove participants who revoke consent from the demonstration. 
Upon notification of revocation of participation, SSA and OOD will no 
longer use, transmit, or request information about the participant who 
revoked participation in any ODRD data exchange or analysis. 
Participation in the ODRD will have no effect on DDD's usual process 
for deciding eligibility for SSI payments or SSDI benefits.
    The respondents are individuals aged 18 or 19 who are in the 
process of applying for, or undergoing an evaluation, to obtain or 
retain SSDI benefits or SSI payments.
    Type of Request: This is a new 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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Invitation to Participate and Consent Form..             750                1                6               75
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    Dated: September 6, 2019.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-19696 Filed 9-11-19; 8:45 am]
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