[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33142-33144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13028]
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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 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
August 2, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Certificate of Coverage Request--20 CFR 404.1913--0960-0554. The
United States has agreements with 24 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 burden
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Requests via Letter--Individuals 5,320 1 40 3,547
(minus Denmark, Netherlands,
Norway, & Sweden)..................
Requests via Internet--Individuals 7,979 1 40 5,319
(minus Denmark, Netherlands,
Norway, & Sweden)..................
Requests via Letter--Individuals in 280 1 44 205
Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, &
Sweden.............................
Requests via Internet--Individuals 421 1 44 309
in Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, &
Sweden.............................
Requests via Letter--Employers 21,279 1 40 14,186
(minus Denmark, Netherlands,
Norway, & Sweden)..................
Requests via Internet--Employers 31,920 1 40 21,280
(minus Denmark, Netherlands,
Norway, & Sweden)..................
Requests via Letter--Employers in 1,121 1 44 822
Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, &
Sweden.............................
Requests via Internet--Employers in 1,680 1 44 1232
Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, &
Sweden.............................
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Totals.......................... 70,000 ................. ................. 46,900
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2. Request for Accommodation in Communication Method--45 CFR
85.51--0960-0777. SSA allows blind or visually impaired Social Security
applicants, beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees to
choose one of seven alternative methods of communication they want SSA
to use when we send them benefit notices and other related
communications. The seven alternative methods we offer are: (1)
Standard print notice by first-class mail; (2) standard print mail with
a follow-up telephone call; (3) certified mail; (4) Braille; (5)
Microsoft Word file on data CD; (6) large print (18-point font); or (7)
audio CD. However, respondents who want to receive notices from SSA
through a communication method other than the seven methods listed
above must explain their request to us. Those respondents use Form SSA-
9000 to: (1) Describe the type of accommodation they want, (2) disclose
their condition necessitating the need for a different type of
accommodation, and (3) explain why none of the seven methods described
above are sufficient for their needs. SSA uses Form SSA-9000 to
determine, based on applicable law and regulation, whether to grant the
respondents' requests for an accommodation based on their blindness, or
other visual impairment. SSA collects this information electronically
through either an in-person interview or a telephone interview during
which the SSA employee keys in the information on Intranet screens. The
respondents are blind or visually impaired Social Security applicants,
beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees and who ask SSA to
send notices and other communications in an alternative method besides
the seven modalities we currently offer.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection
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Average burden
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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SSA-9000............................ 619 1 20 206
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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 July 3, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Request to be Selected as a Payee--20 CFR 404.2010-404.2055,
416.601-416.665--0960-0014. An individual applying to be a
representative payee for a Social Security beneficiary or Supplemental
Security Income recipient must first complete Form SSA-11-BK. SSA
obtains information from applicant payees regarding their relationship
to the beneficiary; personal qualifications; concern for the
beneficiary's well-being; and their intended use of benefits if
appointed as payee. The respondents are individuals, private sector
businesses and institutions, and State and local government
institutions and agencies applying to become representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Individuals/Households (90%)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)... 1,438,200 1 11 263,670
Paper Version....................... 91,800 1 11 16,830
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Total........................... 1,530,000 ................. ................. 280,500
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Private Sector (9%)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)... 149,940 1 11 27,489
Paper Version....................... 3,060 1 11 561
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Total........................... 153,000 ................. ................. 28,050
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State/Local/Tribal Government (1%)
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Representative Payee System (RPS)... 16,660 1 11 3054
Paper Version....................... 340 1 11 62
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Total........................... 17,000 ................. ................. 3,116
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Grand Total................. 1,700,000 ................. ................. 311,666
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2. Child Care Dropout Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.211(e)(4)--0960-
0474. If individuals applying for title II disability benefits care for
their own or their spouse's children under age 3 and have no steady
earnings during that time period, they may exclude that period of care
from the disability computation period. We call this the child-care
dropout exclusion. SSA uses the information from Form SSA-4162 to
determine if an individual qualifies for this exclusion. Respondents
are applicants for title II disability benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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SSA-4162............................ 2,000 1 5 167
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3. Beneficiary Recontact Form--20 CFR 404.703, 404.705--0960-0502.
SSA investigates recipients of disability payments to determine their
continuing eligibility for payments. Research indicates recipients may
fail to report circumstances that affect their eligibility. Two such
cases are: (1) When parents receiving disability benefits for their
child marry; and (2) the removal of an entitled child from parents'
care. SSA uses Form SSA-1588-OCR-SM to ask mothers or fathers about
their marital status and children currently in their care to detect
overpayments and avoid continuing payment to those no longer entitled.
Respondents are recipients of mothers' or fathers' Social Security
benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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SSA-1588-OCR-SM..................... 171,506 1 5 14,292
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Dated: May 29, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-13028 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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