[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 8, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11896]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2021-0021]


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 one revision of an OMB-approved 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, 
Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Submit your 
comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2021-0021].
(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 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-
2021-0021].
    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 July 8, 2021. Individuals can obtain copies of this OMB 
clearance package by writing to [email protected].
    Filing Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act--20 CFR 429.101 -
429.110--0960-0667. The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is the mechanism 
for compensating people who Federal employees injured through negligent 
or wrongful acts that occurred during the performance of those 
employees' official duties. SSA accepts claims filed under the FTCA for 
damages against the United States; loss of property; personal injury; 
or death resulting from an SSA employee's wrongful act or omission. The 
various types of claims included under this information collection 
request require claimants to provide information SSA can use to 
determine whether to make an award, compromise, or settlement under the 
FTCA. The respondents are individuals or entities making a claim under 
the FTCA.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                                              Average
                                                                                          Average burden     Estimated      theoretical    Total annual
                  Regulation citations                       Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual     hourly cost     opportunity
                                                            respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount      cost (dollars)
                                                                                                                           (dollars) **         ***
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429.102; 429.103 \*\....................................               1               1               1               0       ** $27.07          *** $0
429.104(a)..............................................              11               1               5               1        ** 27.07          *** 27
429.104(b)..............................................              43               1               5               4        ** 27.07         *** 108
429.104(c)..............................................               1               1               5               0        ** 27.07           *** 0
429.106(b)..............................................               8               1              10               1        ** 27.07          *** 27
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    Totals..............................................              64  ..............  ..............               6  ..............         *** 162
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* We are including a one-hour placeholder burden for 20 CFR 429.102 and 429.103, as respondents complete OMB-approved Form SF-95, OMB No. 1105-0008.
  Since the burden for these citations is covered under a separate OMB number, we are not double-counting the burden here.
** We based this figure on the average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000).
*** 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: June 2, 2021.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-11896 Filed 6-7-21; 8:45 am]
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