[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51840-51842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20972]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
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 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, Fax: 202-
395-6974, Email address: [email protected].
(SSA)
Social Security Administration, DCRDP, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: [email protected].
I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will
submit it 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
October 26, 2012. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instrument by writing to the above email address.
State Supplementation Provisions: Agreement; Payments--20 CFR
416.2095-416.2098, 416.2099--0960-0240. Section 1618 of the Social
Security Act (Act) contains pass-along provisions of the Social
Security amendments. These provisions require states that supplement
Federal Supplemental Security Income payments to pass along Federal
cost-of-living increases to individuals who are eligible for state
supplemental payments. If a state fails to keep payments at the
required level, it becomes ineligible for Medicaid reimbursement under
title XIX of the
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Act. SSA uses the information to determine a state's eligibility for
Medicaid reimbursement. Respondents are state agencies administering
supplemental programs.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Total Expenditures.............................. 7 4 60 28
Maintenance of Payment Levels................... 24 1 60 24
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Total....................................... 31 .............. .............. 52
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II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding the 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 September 26, 2012. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Request for Internet Services--Authentication; Automated
Telephone Speech Technology--Knowledge-Based Authentication (RISA)--20
CFR 401.45--0960-0596. RISA, one of SSA's authentication methods,
allows individuals to access their personal information through our
Internet and Automated Telephone Services. SSA asks individuals and
third parties who seek personal information from SSA records, or who
register to participate in SSA's online business services, to provide
certain identifying information. As an extra measure of protection, SSA
asks requestors who use the Internet and telephone services to provide
additional identifying information unique to those services so SSA can
authenticate their identities before releasing personal information.
The respondents are current beneficiaries who are requesting personal
information from SSA, and individuals and third parties who are
registering for SSA's online business services.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Internet Requestors............................. 7,929,336 1 2.5 330,389
Telephone Requestors............................ 8,123,835 1 4.5 609,288
*Screen Splash (on hold)........................ 1 .............. .............. 1
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Totals...................................... 16,053,172 .............. .............. 939,678
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* We are reducing the burden to a one-hour placeholder burden, because we are placing the Screen Splash
application on hold.
2. Application for Special Benefits for World War II Veterans--20
CFR 408, Subparts B, C and D--0960-0615. Title VIII of the Act (Special
Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans) allows qualified World War
II veterans residing outside the United States to receive monthly
payments. These regulations establish the requirements individuals need
to qualify for and become entitled to Special Veterans Benefits (SVB).
SSA uses Form SSA-2000-F6 to elicit the information we need to
determine entitlement to SVB. This information collection request
comprises the relevant regulations and Form SSA-2006-F6. The
respondents are individuals applying for SVB under title VIII of the
Act.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Sec. 408.202(d); Sec. 408.210; Sec. 100 1 20 33
408.230(a); Sec. 408.305; Sec. Sec.
408.310-.315 (SSA-2000-F6).....................
Sec. 408.420(a), (b).......................... 71 1 15 18
Sec. Sec. 408.430 & .432..................... 66 1 30 33
Sec. 408.435(a), (b), (c)..................... 71 1 15 18
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Totals...................................... 308 .............. .............. 102
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Dated: August 22, 2012.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-20972 Filed 8-24-12; 8:45 am]
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