[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 125 (Friday, June 28, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39055-39057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15520]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: 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
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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].
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 29, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB
clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
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 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.
Note: This is a correction notice: SSA published the incorrect
burden information for this collection at 78 FR 21183, on 4/09/13.
We are correcting this error here.
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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Modernized Claims System (MCS).................. 557,650 1 9 83,648
Paper........................................... 29,350 1 10 4,892
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Totals...................................... 587,000 .............. .............. 88,540
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2. Request for Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement--20 CFR
404.810--0960-0466. Section 205(c)(2)(A) of the Act allows the
Commissioner of SSA to establish and maintain records of wages paid to,
and amounts of self-employment income derived by, each individual as
well as the periods in which such wages were paid and such income
derived. An individual may complete and mail Form SSA-7004 to SSA to
obtain a Statement of Earnings or Quarters of Coverage. SSA uses the
information Form SSA-7004 collects to identify respondents' Social
Security earnings records, extract posted earnings information,
calculate potential benefit estimates, produce the resulting Social
Security statements, and mail them to the requesters. The respondents
are Social Security number holders requesting information about their
Social Security earnings records and estimates of their potential
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-7004 (paper)................................ 17,219 1 5 1,435
SSA-7004 (Internet)............................. 3,198,361 1 5 266,530
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Totals...................................... 3,215,580 .............. .............. 267,965
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3. 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 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 burden Estimated total
Modality of collection Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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SSA-2010.................................... 1,308 1 20 436
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Dated: June 25, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-15520 Filed 6-27-13; 8:45 am]
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