[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 180 (Monday, September 17, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57178-57180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22843]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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 to and extensions 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 Director 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 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
November 16,
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2012. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by
writing to the above email address.
1. Substitution of Party Upon Death of Claimant--20 CFR
404.957(c)(4) and 416.1457(c)(4)--0960-0288. An administrative law
judge (ALJ) may dismiss a request for a hearing on a pending claim of a
deceased individual for Social Security benefits or Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) payments. Individuals who believe they may be
adversely affected by the dismissal may ask to be a substitute party
for the deceased claimant by completing Form HA-539. The ALJs and the
hearing office support staff use this form to (1) maintain a written
record of the request; (2) establish the relationship of the requester
to the deceased claimant; (3) determine the substituted individual's
wishes regarding an oral hearing or decision on the record; and (4)
admit the data into the claimant's official record as an exhibit. The
respondents are individuals requesting to be a substitute party for a
deceased claimant.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated total
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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HA-539...................................... 4,000 1 5 333
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2. Continuation of SSI Benefits for the Temporarily
Institutionalized--Certification of Period and Need to Maintain Home--
20 CFR 416.212(b)(1)--0960-0516. When SSI recipients (1) enter a public
institution or (2) enter a private medical treatment facility with
Medicaid paying more than 50 percent of expenses, SSA must reduce
recipients' SSI payments to a nominal sum. However, if this
institutionalization is temporary (defined as a maximum of three
months), SSA may waive the reduction. Before SSA can waive the SSI
payment reduction, the agency must receive the following documentation:
(1) A physician's certification stating the SSI recipient will only be
institutionalized for a maximum of 3 months and (2) certification from
the recipient, the recipient's family, or friends confirming SSI
payments are needed to maintain the living arrangements to which the
individual will return post-institutionalization. The respondents are
SSI recipients, their family or friends, and doctors.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated total
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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Certifications from physicians, and other 60,000 1 5 5,000
respondents................................
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3. Representative Payee Report of Benefits and Dedicated Account--
20 CFR 416.546, 416.635, 416.640, 416.665-0960-0576. SSA requires
representative payees (RP) to submit a written report accounting for
the use of money paid to Social Security or SSI recipients, and to
establish and maintain a dedicated account for these payments. SSA uses
Form SSA-6233 to ensure the RPs are using the benefits for the
recipient's current maintenance and personal needs, and the
expenditures of funds from the dedicated account are in compliance with
the law. Respondents are RPs for SSI and Social Security recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated total
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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SSA-6233.................................... 30,000 1 20 10,000
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4. Application for Circuit Court Law--20 CFR 404.985 & 416.1458-
0960-0581. Persons claiming an acquiescence ruling (AR) would change
SSA's prior determination or decision must submit a written
readjudication request with specific information. SSA reviews the
information in the requests to determine if the issues stated in the AR
pertain to the claimant's case, and if the claimant is entitled to
readjudcation. If readjudication is appropriate, SSA considers only the
issues the AR covers. Any new determination or decision is subject to
administrative or judicial review as specified in the regulations.
Respondents are claimants for Social Security benefits and SSI payments
who request readjudication. This information collection request is for
the information claimants must provide to request readjudication.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated total
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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AR-based Readjudication Requests............ 10,000 1 17 2,833
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Dated: August 12, 2012.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-22843 Filed 9-14-12; 8:45 am]
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