[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21181-21183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08206]
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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 an 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 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 June
10, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments
by writing to the above email address.
1. Application for Lump Sum Death Payment--20 CFR 404.390-404.392--
0960-0013. SSA uses Form SSA-8-F4 to collect information needed to
authorize payment of the lump sum
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death payment (LSDP) to a widow, widower, or children as defined in
Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (Act). Respondents complete
the application for this one-time payment via paper form, telephone, or
during an in-person interview with SSA employees. Respondents are
applicants for the LSDP.
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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Modernized claims system (MCS).................. 278,825 1 10 46,471
MCS/Signature Proxy............................. 278,825 1 9 41,824
Paper........................................... 29,350 1 10 4,892
Totals.......................................... 587,000 .............. .............. 93,187
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2. Questionnaire About Special Veterans Benefits--0960-0782. SSA
regularly reviews individuals' claims for Special Veterans Benefits
(SVB) to determine their continued eligibility and the correct payment
amounts owed to them. Individuals living outside the United States
receiving SVB must report to SSA any changes that may affect their
benefits, such as (1) A change in mailing address or residence; (2) an
increase or decrease in a pension, annuity, or other recurring benefit;
(3) a return or visit to the United States for a calendar month or
longer; and (4) an inability to manage benefits. SSA uses Form SSA-
2010, Questionnaire About Special Veterans Benefits, to collect this
information. Respondents are beneficiaries living outside the United
States collecting SVB.
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 collection respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-2010........................................ 1,308 1 20 436
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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 May 9, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
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 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 Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of collection respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-781......................................... 14,000 1 10 2,333
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2. 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 Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of collection respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-L3231-C1.................................... 20,000 1 10 3,333
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3. 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 Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of collection respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Requests for pension plan information........... 400 1 30 200
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Dated: April 4, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-08206 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am]
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