[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9102-9105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02727]
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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 to 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].
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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
April 8, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child Not
in Applicant's Custody--20 CFR 404.330, 404.339-341 and 404.348-
404.349--0960-0019. Under the provisions of the Social Security Act
(Act), non-custodial parents who are filing for spouse, mother, or
father Social Security benefits based on having the child of a number
holder or worker in their care must meet the in-care requirements the
Act discusses. The in-care provision requires claimants have an
entitled child under age 16 or disabled in their care. SSA uses Form
SSA-781, Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child in
Applicant's Custody, to determine if claimants meet the requirement.
The respondents are applicants for spouse, mother's, or father's Social
Security benefits.
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-761..................................... 14,000 1 10 2,333
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2. Request for Change in Time/Place of Disability Hearing--20 CFR
404.914(c)(2) and 416.1414(c)(2)--0960-0348. At the request of
claimants or their representatives, SSA schedules evidentiary hearings
at the reconsideration level for claimants of title II benefits or
title XVI payments when we deny their claims for disability. When
claimants or their representatives find they are unable to attend the
scheduled hearing, they complete Form SSA-769 to request a change in
time or place of the hearing. SSA uses the information as a basis for
granting or denying requests for changes and for rescheduling
disability hearings. Respondents are claimants or their representatives
who wish to request a change in the time or place of their hearing.
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-769..................................... 7,483 1 8 998
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3. Earnings Record Information--20 CFR 404.801-404.803 and 404.821-
404.822--0960-0505. SSA discovered as many as 70 percent of the wage
reports we receive for children under age seven are actually the
earnings of someone other than the child. To ensure we credit the
correct person with the reported earnings, SSA verifies wage reports
for children under age seven with the children's employers before
posting to the earnings record. SSA uses Form SSA-L3231-C1, Request for
Employer Information, for this purpose. The respondents are employers
who report earnings for children under age seven.
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-L3231-C1................................ 20,000 1 10 3,333
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4. Wage Reports and Pension Information--20 CFR 422.122(b)--0960-
0547. Pension plan administrators annually file plan information with
the Internal Revenue Service, which then forwards the information to
SSA. SSA maintains and organizes this information by plan number, plan
participant's name, and Social Security number. Under section 1131(a)
of the Act, pension plan participants are entitled to request this
information from SSA. The Wage Reports and Pension Information
regulation, 20 CFR 422.122(b) of the Code of Federal Regulations,
stipulates that before SSA disseminates this information, the requestor
must first submit a written request with identifying information to
SSA. The respondents are requestors of pension plan information.
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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Requests for pension plan information....... 400 1 30 200
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5. Beneficiary Interview and Auditor's Observations Form--0960-0630
-- SSA's Office of the Inspector General collects information through
Form SSA-322, the Beneficiary Interview and Auditor's Observation form,
to interview beneficiaries or their representative payees to determine
if the payees are complying with their duties and responsibilities. SSA
randomly selects Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients and
Social Security beneficiaries who have representative payees as
respondents for this collection.
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-322..................................... 1,000 1 15 250
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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 March 11, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance Benefits--20 CFR
404.335-404.338, & 404.603--0960-0004. Since SSA needs information to
make a formal determination for entitlement to widow(er)'s benefits, we
use the Form SSA-10-BK to determine whether an applicant meets the
statutory and regulatory conditions for entitlement to widow(er)'s
title II benefits. SSA employees interview individuals applying for
benefits either face-to-face or via telephone and enter the information
on the paper form or into the Modernized Claims System (MCS). The
respondents are applicants for widow(er)'s benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-10-BK Paper version......................... 5,000 1 15 1,250
SSA-10-BK MCS version........................... 449,000 1 14 104,767
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Totals...................................... 454,000 .............. .............. 106,017
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2. Statement for Determining Continuing Eligibility Supplemental
Security Income Payment--20 CFR 416.204--0960-0145. SSA uses Form SSA-
8202-BK to conduct low and middle error profile telephone or face-to-
face redetermination interviews with SSI recipients and representative
payees. The information SSA collects during the interview is necessary
to determine whether SSI recipients met and continue to meet all
statutory and regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility and whether
they received, and are still receiving, the correct payment amount.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-8202-BK..................................... 6,633 1 21 2,322
Modernized SSI Claims System.................... 71,444 1 20 23,815
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Totals...................................... 78,077 .............. .............. 26,137
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3. Notice Regarding Substitution of Party Upon Death of Claimant--
Reconsideration of Disability Cessation--20 CFR 404.917-404.921 and
416.1407-416.1421--0960-0351. When a claimant dies before we make a
determination on that person's request for reconsideration of a
disability cessation, SSA seeks a qualified substitute party to pursue
the appeal. If SSA locates a qualified substitute party, the agency
uses Form SSA-770 to collect information about whether to pursue or
withdraw the reconsideration request. We use this information as the
basis for the decision to continue or discontinue with the appeals
process. Respondents are substitute applicants who are pursuing a
reconsideration request 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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SSA-770..................................... 1,200 1 5 100
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Dated: February 4, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-02727 Filed 2-6-13; 8:45 am]
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