[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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