[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76533-76534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27041]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2022-0062]


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 revisions and one extension 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-2022-0062].

(SSA), Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance

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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-
2022-0062].
    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 January 13, 2023. Individuals can obtain copies of 
these OMB clearance packages by writing to 
[email protected].
    Certificate of Coverage Request--20 CFR 404.1913--0960-0554. The 
United States (U.S.) has agreements with 30 foreign countries to 
eliminate double Social Security coverage and taxation where, except 
for the provisions of the agreement, a worker would be subject to 
coverage and taxes in both countries. These agreements contain rules 
for determining the country under whose laws the worker's period of 
employment is covered, and to which country the worker will pay taxes. 
The agreements further dictate that, upon the request of the worker or 
employer, the country under whose system the period of work is covered 
will issue a certificate of coverage. The certificate serves as proof 
of exemption from coverage and taxation under the system of the other 
country. The information we collect assists us in determining a 
worker's coverage and in issuing a U.S. certificate of coverage as 
appropriate. Per our agreements, we ask a set number of questions to 
the workers and employers prior to issuing a certificate of coverage; 
however, our agreements with Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden 
require us to ask more questions in those countries. Respondents are 
workers and employers wishing to establish exemption from foreign 
Social Security taxes.
    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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Requests via Letter--Individuals (minus Denmark,                   5,833               1              40           3,889        * $28.01     ** $108,931
 Netherlands, Norway, Poland & Sweden)..................
Requests via Internet--Individuals (minus Denmark,                 9,761               1              40           6,507         * 28.01      ** 182,261
 Netherlands, Norway, Poland & Sweden)..................
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Denmark,                         284               1              44             208         * 28.01        ** 5,826
 Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..........................
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Poland..............              16               1              41              11         * 28.01          ** 308
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Denmark,                       427               1              44             313         * 28.01        ** 8,767
 Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..........................
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Poland............              25               1              41              17         * 28.01           * 476
Requests via Letter--Employers (minus Denmark,                    26,047               1              40          17,365         * 28.01      ** 486,394
 Netherlands, Norway, Poland & Sweden)..................
Requests via Internet--Employers (minus Denmark,                  39,096               1              40          26,064         * 28.01      ** 730,053
 Netherlands, Norway, Poland, & Sweden).................
Requests via Letter--Employers in Denmark, Netherlands,            1,137               1              44             834         * 28.01       ** 23,360
 Norway, & Sweden.......................................
Requests via Letter--Employers in Poland................              57               1              41              39         * 28.01        ** 1,092
Requests via Internet--Employers in Denmark,                       1,704               1              44           1,250         * 28.01       ** 35,013
 Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..........................
Requests via Internet--Employers in Poland..............              86               1              41              59         * 28.01        ** 1,653
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    Totals..............................................          84,473  ..............  ..............          56,556  ..............    ** 1,584,134
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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).
** 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 8, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-27041 Filed 12-13-22; 8:45 am]
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