[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53551-53553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21767]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2019-0042]


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

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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-2019-0042].
    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 6, 2019. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instruments by writing to the above email address.
    1. Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire--26 
CFR 31.6051-2--0960-0432. Each year employers report the wage amounts 
they paid their employees to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax 
purposes, and separately to SSA for retirement and disability coverage 
purposes. Employers should report the same figures to SSA and the IRS; 
however, each year some of the employer wage reports SSA receives show 
wage amounts lower than those employers report to the IRS. SSA uses 
Forms SSA-L93-SM, SSA-L94-SM, SSA-95-SM, and SSA-97-SM to ensure 
employees receive full credit for their wages. Respondents are 
employers who reported lower wage amounts to SSA than they reported to 
the IRS.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                                            Average
                                                                                       Average burden  Estimated total    theoretical      Total annual
              Modality of completion                   Number of       Frequency of     per response    annual burden     hourly cost      opportunity
                                                      respondents        response        (minutes)         (hours)           amount       cost (dollars)
                                                                                                                           (dollars)*           **
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SSA-95-SM and SSA-97-SM (and accompanying cover            360,000                1               30          180,000         * $22.50    ** $4,050,000
 letters SSA-L93, L94)............................
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* We based this figure on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
  these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
  respondents to complete the application.

    2. Request for Proof(s) from Custodian of Records--20 CFR 404.703, 
404.704, 404.720, 404.721, 404.723, 404.725, & 404.728--0960-0766. SSA 
sends Form SSA-L707, Request for Proof(s) from Custodian of Records, to 
records custodians on behalf of individuals who need help obtaining 
evidence of death, marriage, or divorce in connection with claims for 
benefits. SSA uses the information from the SSA-L707 to determine 
eligibility for benefits. The respondents are records custodians 
including statistics and religious entities, coroners, funeral 
directors, attending physicians, and State agencies.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                          Average burden     Estimated      theoretical    Total annual
                 Modality of completion                      Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual     hourly cost     opportunity
                                                            respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount      cost (dollars)
                                                                                                                            (dollars) *         **
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State or Local Government...............................              94               1              10              16        * $18.00      ** $288.00
Private Sector..........................................              24               1              10               4         * 37.60       ** 150.00
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    Totals..............................................             118  ..............  ..............              20  ..............       ** 438.00
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* We based this figure on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
  these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
  respondents to complete the application.

    II. SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for 
clearance. Your comments regarding this information collection 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 6, 2019. Individuals can obtain copies of the 
OMB clearance package by writing to [email protected].
    Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program--0960-0629. As part 
of SSA's strategy to assist Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) 
beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who 
wish to return to work and achieve self-sufficiency, SSA established 
the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) program. This 
community based, work incentive, planning and assistance project 
collects identifying claimant information via project sites and 
community work incentives coordinators (CWIC). SSA uses this 
information to ensure proper management of the project, with particular 
emphasis on administration, budgeting, and training. In addition, 
project sites and CWIC's collect data from SSDI beneficiaries and SSI 
recipients on background employment, training, benefits, and work 
incentives. SSA is interested in identifying SSDI beneficiary and SSI 
recipient outcomes under the WIPA program, to determine

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the extent to which beneficiaries with disabilities and SSI recipients 
achieve their employment, financial, and healthcare goals. SSA will 
also use the data in its analysis and future planning for SSDI and SSI 
programs. Respondents are SSDI beneficiaries, SSI recipients, community 
project sites, and employment advisors.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                          Average burden     Estimated      theoretical    Total annual
                 Modality of completion                      Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual     hourly cost     opportunity
                                                            respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount      cost (dollars)
                                                                                                                            (dollars) *         **
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Small Site (Under 150 beneficiaries served) (SSA-4565;             4,800               1              20           1,600        * $20.65      ** $33,040
 SSA-4566; SSA-4567)....................................
Medium Site (150-599 beneficiaries served) (SSA-4565;              7,500               1              20           2,500           20.65       ** 51,625
 SSA-4566; SSA-4567)....................................
Large Site (600 or more beneficiaries served) (SSA-4565;          17,700               1              20           5,900         * 20.65      ** 121,835
 SSA-4566; SSA-4567)....................................
Total Sites.............................................          30,000  ..............  ..............          10,000  ..............      ** 206,500
SSDI & SSI Beneficiaries................................          30,000               1              25          12,500         * 10.22      ** 127,750
Help Line...............................................          30,000               1               5           2,500         * 10.22       ** 25,550
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    Totals..............................................          90,000  ..............  ..............          25,000  ..............      ** 359,800
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* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA's disability insurance payment data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
  these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
  respondents to complete the application.


    Dated: October 2, 2019.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-21767 Filed 10-4-19; 8:45 am]
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