[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 1 (Monday, January 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 139-144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-28387]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2021-0054]


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 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-2021-0054].

(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-
2021-0054].

I.

    The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will submit 
it to

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OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be sure we consider 
your comments, we must receive them no later than March 4, 2022. 
Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by writing 
to the above email address.
    Farm Self-Employment Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1082(c) & 404.1095--
0960-0061. SSA collects the information on Form SSA-7156 on a voluntary 
and as-needed basis to determine the existence of an agriculture trade 
or business which may affect the monthly benefit, or insured status, of 
the applicant. SSA requires the existence of a trade or business before 
determining if an individual or partnership has net earnings from self-
employment. When an applicant indicates self-employment as a farmer, 
SSA uses the SSA-7165 to obtain the information we need to determine 
the existence of an agricultural trade or business, and subsequent 
covered earnings for Social Security entitlement purposes. As part of 
the application process, we conduct a personal interview, either face-
to-face or via telephone, and document the interview using Form SSA-
7165. We also allow applicants to complete a fillable version of the 
form available on our website, which they can complete, print, and 
sign. The respondents are applicants for Social Security benefits whose 
entitlement depends on whether the worker received covered earnings 
from self-employment as a farmer.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                                          Average wait
                                                                                                           Average       time in field     Total annual
                                      Number of       Frequency of    Average burden  Estimated total    theoretical     office or for     opportunity
      Modality of completion         respondents        response       per response    annual burden     hourly cost      teleservice     cost (dollars)
                                                                        (minutes)         (hours)           amount          centers            ***
                                                                                                         (dollars) *      (minutes) **
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SSA-7156.........................           1,000                1               10              167         * $14.49            ** 21       *** $7,491
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* We based this figure on average Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salaries as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data
  (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes452092.htm).
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management
  information 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 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 February 2, 2022. Individuals can obtain copies of 
these OMB clearance packages by writing to 
[email protected].
    1. Application for a Social Security Number Card, the Social 
Security Number Application Process (SSNAP), and internet SSN 
Replacement Card (iSSNRC) Application--20 CFR 422.103--422.110--0960-
0066. SSA collects information on the SS-5 (used in the United States) 
and SS-5-FS (used outside the United States) to issue original or 
replacement Social Security cards. SSA also enters the application data 
into the SSNAP application when issuing a card via telephone or in 
person. In addition, hospitals collect the same information on SSA's 
behalf for newborn children through the Enumeration-at-Birth process. 
In this process, parents of newborns provide hospital birth 
registration clerks with information required to register these 
newborns. Hospitals send this information to State Bureaus of Vital 
Statistics (BVS), and they send the information to SSA's National 
Computer Center. SSA then uploads the data to the SSA mainframe along 
with all other enumeration data, and we assign the newborn a Social 
Security number (SSN) and issue a Social Security card. Respondents can 
also use these modalities to request a change in their SSN records. In 
addition, the iSSNRC internet application collects information similar 
to the paper SS-5 for no-change replacement SSN cards for adult U.S. 
citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows certain applicants for SSN 
replacement cards to complete the internet application and submit the 
required evidence online rather than completing a paper Form SS-5. 
Finally, oSSNAP collects information similar to that which we collect 
on the paper SS-5 for no change situations, with the exception of name 
change, new or replacement SSN cards for U.S. Citizens (adult and minor 
children), and replacement cards only for non-U.S. citizens. oSSNAP 
allows these applicants for new or replacement SSN cards to start the 
application process on-line, receive a list of evidentiary documents, 
and then submit the application data to SSA for further processing by 
SSA employees. Applicants need to visit a local SSA office to complete 
the application process. The respondents for this information 
collection are applicants for original and replacement Social Security 
cards, or individuals who wish to change information in their SSN 
records, who use any of the modalities described above.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                              Average
                                                                          Average burden     Estimated      theoretical    Average wait    Total annual
          Application scenario               Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual     hourly cost    time in field    opportunity
                                            respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount          office      cost (dollars)
                                                                                                            (dollars) *    (minutes) **         ***
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                                                                      EAB Modality
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Hospital staff who relay the State birth       3,587,284               1               5         298,857        * $23.74            ** 0  *** $7,094,865
 certificate information to the BVS and
 SSA through the EAB process............
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                                                                     iSSNRC Modality
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Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a               3,141,061               1               5         261,755         * 25.72            ** 0   *** 6,732,341
 replacement card with no changes
 through the iSSNRC.....................
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a                  44,818               1               5           3,735           25.72            ** 0      *** 96,060
 replacement card with a name change
 through iSSNRC.........................
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                                                                     oSSNAP Modality
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Adult U.S. Citizens providing                    866,575               1               5          72,215         * 25.72           ** 24  *** 10,772,683
 information to receive a replacement
 card through the oSSNAP \+\............
Adult U.S. Citizens providing                     31,521               1               5           2,627           25.72            * 24     *** 391,848
 information to receive an original card
 through the oSSNAP \+\.................
Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing                114,429               1               5           9,536           25.72           ** 24   *** 1,422,505
 information to receive an original card
 through the oSSNAP \+\.................
Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing                 63,925               1               5           5,327           25.72           ** 24         794,673
 information to receive a replacement
 card through the oSSNAP \+\............
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                                                                   SSNAP/SS-5 Modality
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Respondents who do not have to provide         2,791,499               1               9         418,725         * 25.72           ** 24  *** 39,488,545
 parents' SSNs..........................
Respondents whom we ask to provide               102,258               1               9          15,339         * 25.72           ** 24   *** 1,446,542
 parents' SSNs (when applying for
 original SSN cards for children under
 age 12)................................
Applicants age 12 or older who need to           335,587               1              10          55,931         * 25.72           ** 24   *** 4,891,069
 answer additional questions so SSA can
 determine whether we previously
 assigned an SSN........................
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN            2,428               1              60            2428         * 25.72           ** 24      *** 87,427
 card beyond the allowable limits (i.e.,
 who must provide additional
 documentation to accompany the
 application)...........................
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                                                               Enumeration Quality Review
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Authorization to SSA to obtain personal              500               1              15             125         * 25.72           ** 24       *** 8,359
 information cover letter...............
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal              500               1              15             125         * 25.72           ** 24       *** 8,359
 information follow-up cover letter.....
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                                                                       Grand Total
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    Totals..............................      11,081,385  ..............  ..............       1,146,724  ..............  ..............  *** 73,235,275
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\+\ The number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SS-5 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
* We based this figure on average Hospital Records Clerks (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292098.htm), and average U.S. worker's hourly wages
  (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000) as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
** We based this figure on the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information 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. Statement of Household Expenses and Contributions--20 CFR 
416.1130-416.1148--0960-0456. SSA bases eligibility for Supplemental 
Security Income (SSI) on the needs of the recipient. In part, we assess 
need through determining the amount of income a recipient receives. 
This income includes in-kind support and maintenance in the form of 
food and shelter home owners provide. SSA uses Form SSA-8011-F3, 
Statement of Household Expenses and Contributions, to determine whether 
the claimant or recipient receives in-kind support and maintenance. 
This is necessary to determine: (1) The claimant's or recipient's 
eligibility for SSI, and (2) the SSI payment amount. SSA only uses this 
form in cases where SSA needs the householder's (head of household) 
corroboration of in-kind support and maintenance. The SSA-8011-F3 
provides information, which could affect SSI eligibility and payment 
amount. An SSA claims specialist collects the information on Form SSA-
8011-F3 through telephone contact with the respondents, or through 
face-to-face interviews. The claims specialist records the information 
in our electronic SSI Claims System. When we use this procedure, we do 
not use a paper Form SSA-8011-F3, and we do not require a wet 
signature, rather we request verbal attestation. However, for those few 
instances when we use a paper form, we ensure the appropriate person, 
i.e., the householder, signs the form, and then the claims specialist 
documents the information in the SSI Claims System; faxes the form into 
the appropriate electronic folder; and shreds the form. Respondents are 
householders of homes in which an SSI applicant or recipient resides.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                                           Average wait
                                                                                                              Average      time in field   Total annual
                                             Number of     Frequency of   Average burden     Estimated      theoretical    office or for    opportunity
         Modality of completion             respondents      response      per response    total annual     hourly cost     teleservice   cost (dollars)
                                                                             (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount          centers           ***
                                                                                                            (dollars) *    (minutes) **
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SSA-8011-F3 (Paper).....................          21,000               1              15           5,250        * $27.07           ** 21    *** $341,082
Interview (MCS).........................         398,759               1              15          99,690         * 27.07           ** 21   *** 6,476,660
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    Totals..............................         419,759  ..............  ..............         104,940  ..............  ..............   *** 6,817,742
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* We based this figure on the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000).
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management
  information data.
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on claimants 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.

    3. Integrated Registration Services (IRES) System--20 CFR 401.45--
0960-0626. The IRES System verifies the identity of individuals, 
businesses, organizations, entities, and government agencies seeking to 
use SSA's secured internet and telephone applications. Individuals need 
this verification to electronically request and exchange business data 
with SSA. Requestors provide SSA with the information needed to 
establish their identities. Once SSA verifies identity, the IRES system 
issues the requestor a user identification number and a password to 
conduct business with SSA. Respondents are employers; employees; third 
party submitters of wage data business entities providing taxpayer 
identification information; appointed representatives; representative 
payees; and data exchange partners conducting business in support of 
SSA programs.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                          Average      Average wait
                                                                      Average burden     Estimated      theoretical      time for        Total annual
       Modality of completion            Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual     hourly cost     teleservice    opportunity cost
                                        respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount          centers        (dollars) ***
                                                                                                        (dollars) *    (minutes) **
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IRES Internet Registrations.........         266,210               1               5          22,184        * $33.66            ** 0        *** $746,413
IRES Internet Requestors............      14,472,710               1               2         482,424         * 33.66            ** 0      *** 16,238,392
IRES CS (CSA) Registrations.........          15,247               1              11           2,795         * 33.66           ** 19         *** 256,590
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    Totals..........................      14,754,167  ..............  ..............         507,403  ..............  ..............      *** 17,241,695
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* We based this figure on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-00000); hourly wages for Information and Record Keeping Analysts hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434199.htm); and average hourly wages for paralegals/legal assistants and lawyers as posted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor
  Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2021 wait time for teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management information data.
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on claimants 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.

    4. Site Review Questionnaire for Volume and Fee-for-Service Payees 
and Beneficiary Interview Form--20 CFR 404.2035, 404.2065, 416.665, 
416.701, and 416.708--0960-0633. SSA asks organizational representative 
payees to complete Form SSA-637, the Site Review Questionnaire for 
Volume and Fee-for-Service Payees, to provide information on how they 
carry out their responsibilities, including how they manage beneficiary 
funds. SSA then obtains information from the beneficiaries these 
organizations represent via Form SSA-639, Beneficiary Interview Form, 
to corroborate the payees' statements. Due to the sensitivity of the 
information, the forms are always completed based on the answers 
respondents give during the interviews. The respondents are 
individuals; State and local governments; non-profit and for-profit 
organizations serving as representative payees; and the beneficiaries 
they serve.
    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 cost
                                                       respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount          (dollars) **
                                                                                                                       (dollars) *
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SSA-639--Individuals...............................          22,000               1              10           3,667        * $19.01           ** $69,710
SSA-637--Individuals...............................             500               1             120           1,000         * 19.01            ** 19,010
SSA-637--Organizations.............................           4,500               1             120           9,000         * 19.03           ** 171,270
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    Totals.........................................          27,000  ..............  ..............          13,667  ..............           ** 259,990
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* We based the figure for individuals by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf), and the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). We based the figure for organizations by averaging both the average State and local governments (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211093.htm), and the average non-profit and for-profit organizations serving as representative payees (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes390000.htm).
** 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.


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    5. Request for Reinstatement (Title II)--20 CFR 404.1592b-
404.1592f--0960-0742. SSA allows certain previously entitled disability 
beneficiaries to request expedited reinstatement (EXR) of benefits 
under Title II of the Social Security Act when their medical condition 
no longer permits them to perform substantial gainful activity. SSA 
uses Form SSA-371 to obtain: (1) A signed statement from individuals 
requesting an EXR of their Title II disability benefits; and (2) proof 
the requestors meet the EXR requirements. SSA maintains the form in the 
disability folder of the applicant to demonstrate the requestors' 
awareness of the EXR requirements, and their choice to request EXR. 
Respondents are applicants for EXR of Title II disability benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                         Average      Average wait
                                                                     Average burden     Estimated      theoretical      time for         Total annual
       Modality of completion           Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual     hourly cost     teleservice     opportunity cost
                                       respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount          centers        (dollars) ***
                                                                                                       (dollars) *    (minutes) **
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SSA-371............................          10,000               1               2             333        * $10.73           ** 19          *** $38,325
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* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2021 wait time for teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management information data.
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on claimants 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.

    6. Important Information About Your Appeal, Waiver Rights, and 
Repayment Options--20 CFR 404.502-404.521--0960-0779. When SSA 
accidentally overpays beneficiaries, the agency informs them of the 
following rights: (1) The right to reconsideration of the overpayment 
determination; (2) the right to request a waiver of recovery and the 
automatic scheduling of a personal conference if SSA cannot approve a 
request for waiver; and (3) the availability of a different rate of 
withholding when SSA proposes the full withholding rate. SSA uses Form 
SSA-3105, Important Information About Your Appeal, Waiver Rights, and 
Repayment Options, to explain these rights to overpaid individuals and 
allow them to notify SSA of their decision(s) regarding these rights. 
The respondents are individuals who are overpaid Social Security 
payments.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                                      Average wait
                                                                                                         Average      time in field
                                        Number of     Frequency of   Average burden     Estimated      theoretical    office or for      Total annual
       Modality of completion          respondents      response      per response    total annual     hourly cost     teleservice     opportunity cost
                                                                        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount          centers        (dollars) ***
                                                                                                       (dollars) *    (minutes) **
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SSA-3105 (Paper Form)..............         500,000               1              15         125,000        * $10.95           ** 21       *** $3,285,000
Debt Management System.............         166,666               1              15          41,667         * 10.95           ** 21        *** 1,095,000
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    Totals.........................         666,666  ..............  ..............         166,667  ..............  ..............       *** $4,380,000
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* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf).
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management
  information 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.

    7. Promoting Opportunity Demonstration--0960-0809. Section 823 of 
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 required SSA to carry out the 
Promoting Opportunity Demonstration (POD) to test a new benefit offset 
formula for SSDI beneficiaries. Therefore, SSA is undertaking POD, a 
demonstration to evaluate the affect the new policy will have on Social 
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and their families 
in several critical areas. We previously obtained OMB approval for this 
demonstration and are close to completing the project. In this 
information collection request, we are seeking to renew the approval 
for both the POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment-related work Expenses 
(IRWE) Reporting Form, and the POD End of Year reporting (EOYR) 
Documentation. The POD implementation team collects earnings and IRWE 
data from POD treatment group subjects whose monthly earnings exceed 
the POD threshold. The POD implementation team submits the data it 
collects from treatment group subjects to SSA. SSA uses the data to 
apply the POD offset to treatment group subjects' SSDI benefits. 
Respondents have two options for reporting their earnings and IRWE 
documentation contained in the POD Monthly Form and the POD EOYR Form: 
Paper (mail or fax) or an online reporting portal. Respondents are 
encouraged to submit their earnings and IRWE documentation monthly but 
can submit it the following year in advance of SSA's end of year 
reconciliation process. While the collection of the earnings and IRWE 
data from respondents on the POD Monthly Form and the POD EOYR Forms is 
voluntary, failure to submit data could result in the inaccurate 
calculation of SSDI benefits.
    Note: We have completed the survey portion of this demonstration 
project and expect to finish collecting the data by the end of the 
third quarter of fiscal year 2022.
    Respondents are SSDI beneficiaries, who provided written consent 
before agreeing to participate in the study and whom we randomly 
assigned to one of the two study treatment groups.
    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      Number of     per response    total annual     hourly cost     opportunity cost
                                       respondents      response        responses       (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount          (dollars) **
                                                                                                                       (dollars) *
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POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment-          1,000               6           6,000              40           4,000        * $27.07          ** $108,280
 related work Expenses (IRWE)
 Reporting Form--Paper Version
 (faxed in)........................
POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment-          1,000               6           6,000               5             500         * 27.07            ** 13,535
 related work Expenses (IRWE)
 Reporting Form--Internet Version..
POD End of Year reporting (EOYR)              2,000               1           2,000               8             267         * 27.07             ** 7,228
 Documentation.....................
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    Totals.........................           4,000  ..............          14,000  ..............           4,767  ..............           ** 129,043
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* We based this figure on the average U.S. worker's hourly wages (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000), as reported by the U.S. Bureau
  of Labor Statistics.
** 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: December 27, 2021.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-28387 Filed 12-30-21; 8:45 am]
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