[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49592-49595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19701]
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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 a new information collection, and 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
October 15, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Request for Corrections of Earnings Record--20 CFR 404.820 and
20 CFR 422.125--0960-0029. Individuals alleging their earnings records
in SSA's files are inaccurate use Form SSA-7008 to provide the
information SSA needs to check earnings posted, and as necessary,
initiate development to resolve any inaccuracies. The respondents are
individuals who request correction of earnings posted to their Social
Security earnings record.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Paper form...................................... 37,500 1 10 6,250
In-person or telephone interview................ 337,500 1 10 56,250
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Totals...................................... 375,000 .............. .............. 62,500
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2. Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
(PABSS)--20 CFR 435.51-435.52--0960-0768. In March of 2013, Social
Security announced its intention to award grants to reestablish
community-based protection and advocacy projects in every State, U.S.
Territories, and the Hopi and Navajo tribal nations, as authorized
under Section 1150 of the Social Security Act (Act). Awardees are the
57 Protection & Advocacy (P&A) organizations established under Title I
of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act.
The PABSS projects are part of Social Security's strategy to increase
the number of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who return to work and
achieve financial independence and self-sufficiency as the result of
receiving support, representation, advocacy, or other services. The
overarching objective of the PABSS program is to provide information
and advice about obtaining vocational rehabilitation and employment
services, and to provide advocacy or other services a beneficiary with
a disability may need to secure, maintain, or regain gainful
employment. The PABSS Annual Program Performance Report collects
statistical information from each of the PABSS projects in an effort to
manage and
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capture program performance and quantitative data. Social Security uses
the information to evaluate the efficacy of the program, and to ensure
beneficiaries are receiving quality services. The project data is
valuable to Social Security in its analysis of and future planning for
the SSDI and SSI programs. The respondents are the 57 PABSS project
sites, and recipients of SSDI and SSI programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Estimated
Number of Frequency of Average burden total annual
Modality of completion respondents response per response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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PABSS Program Grantees.......................... 57 1 60 57
SSDI and SSI Recipients......................... 5,000 1 30 2,500
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Totals...................................... 5,057 .............. .............. 2,557
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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 September 13, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) (PROMISE) Evaluation--Preliminary Activities--0960-NEW.
Background
The Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) program pursues
positive outcomes for children with disabilities who receive SSI and
their families by reducing dependency on SSI. The Department of
Education is awarding grants to States to improve the provision and
coordination of services and support for children with disabilities who
receive SSI and their families to achieve improved outcomes.
PROMISE Evaluation
With support from the Department of Labor and the Department of
Health and Human Services, SSA will evaluate the PROMISE program. SSA
will contract with an evaluator to conduct the evaluation. The
assessment will require a process evaluation of the PROMISE projects,
an impact analysis of important outcomes, and a cost-benefit analysis.
This will be a multi-site project conducted in four States. The
evaluation contractor and the local PROMISE projects will collect data
on project participants.
Current Information Collection Request
SSA will pursue OMB approval for subsequent project surveys and
focus group interviews at a later date. In this information collection
request, SSA is only seeking OMB clearance for one pre-project
activity: an initial intake interview including a request for consent
from the participants, documented on a demonstration enrollment form.
Local project staff will conduct these interviews at the local project
sites, or in areas convenient for the families. The demonstration
enrollment form will provide contact information for purposes of
project administration, as well as work and education history, and
health status, for baseline measurement purposes. The demonstration
enrollment form will also allow SSA to obtain informed consent from the
participants and their parents or guardians. The respondents are minors
receiving SSI who will eventually participate in the PROMISE project,
their parents or guardians, and, if applicable, additional household
members.
Type of Request: This is a new 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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Demonstration Enrollment Form............... 8,000 1* 7 933
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* Each respondent will complete this forms only once for the duration of the PROMISE project.
This is a correction notice: When SSA published the 60-day Federal
Register Notice for this information collection at 78 FR 22935, on
April 17, 2013, we included two forms: a demonstration enrollment form,
and a consent form. Since then we have combined the two forms into a
single form, and updated our burden chart accordingly. In addition, we
decided local project staff will conduct the intake interviews and help
the respondents fill out the form, rather than hiring a contractor to
do this initial task for the PROMISE project.
2. Application for Child's Insurance Benefits--20 CFR 404.350-
404.368, 404.603, & 416.350--0960-0010. Title II of the Act provides
for the payment of monthly benefits to children of an insured retired,
disabled, or deceased worker. Section 202(d) of the Act discloses the
conditions and requirements the applicant must meet when filing an
application. SSA uses the information on Form SSA-4-BK to determine
entitlement for children of living and deceased workers to monthly
Social Security payments. Respondents are guardians completing the form
on behalf of the children of living or deceased workers, or the
children of living or deceased workers.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Estimated
Number of Frequency of Average burden total annual
Modality of completion respondents response per response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Life Claims (paper)............................. 18,500 1 12 3,700
Life Claims--Modernized Claims System (MCS)..... 351,500 1 12 70,300
Life Claims--Signature Proxy.................... 351,500 1 11 64,442
Death Claims (paper)............................ 6,000 1 12 1,200
Death Claims (MCS).............................. 114,000 1 12 22,800
Death Claims--Signature Proxy................... 114,000 1 11 20,900
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Totals...................................... 955,500 .............. .............. 183,342
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3. 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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Estimated
Number of Frequency of Average burden total annual
Modality of completion respondents response per response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Requests via Letter--Individuals (minus Denmark, 5,320 1 40 3,547
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden).................
Requests via Internet--Individuals (minus 7,979 1 40 5,319
Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden)........
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Denmark, 280 1 44 205
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..................
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Denmark, 421 1 44 309
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..................
Requests via Letter--Employers (minus Denmark, 21,279 1 40 14,186
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden).................
Requests via Internet--Employers (minus Denmark, 31,920 1 40 21,280
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden).................
Requests via Letter--Employers in Denmark, 1,121 1 44 822
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..................
Requests via Internet--Employers in Denmark, 1,680 1 44 1,232
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..................
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Totals...................................... 70,000 .............. .............. 46,900
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4. Application Status--20 CFR 401.45--0960-0763. Application Status
provides users with the capability to check the status of their pending
Social Security claims either via the Internet or the National 800
Number Automated Telephone Service. Users need their Social Security
number and a confirmation number to access this information. The
Application Status shows users when SSA received the application, if we
requested additional documents (e.g., military discharge papers, W-2s,
birth records, etc.), and provides the address for the office
processing the application. Once SSA makes a decision on a claim, we
post a copy of the decision notice online for the user to view. There
are some exceptions to posting a copy online, such as disability denial
notices (even if filed electronically) or claims users did not file via
the Internet, as we may not have those notices available for online
review. Respondents are current Social Security claimants who wish to
check the status of their claims either through the Internet or the
National 800 Number.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Estimated
Number of Frequency of Average burden total annual
Modality of completion respondents response per response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Automated Telephone Services.................... 498,477 1 2 16,616
Internet Services............................... 6,032,016 1 1 100,534
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Totals...................................... 6,530,493 .............. .............. 117,150
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Dated: August 9, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-19701 Filed 8-13-13; 8:45 am]
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