[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35526-35533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15939]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2018-0040]
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 extensions 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,
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Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: [email protected]
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: [email protected]
Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2018-0040].
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
September 24, 2018. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Credit Card Payment Form--0960-0648. SSA uses Form SSA-1414 to
process: (1) Credit card payments from former employees and vendors
with outstanding debts to the agency; (2) advance payments for
reimbursable agreements; and (3) credit card payments for all Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) requests requiring payment. The respondents
are former employees and vendors who have outstanding debts to the
agency; entities who have reimbursable agreements with SSA; and
individuals who request information through FOIA.
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-1414.................................... 6,000 1 2 200
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2. Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) Evaluation--0960-
0799.
Background
The Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) demonstration
pursues positive outcomes for children with disabilities who receive
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and their families by reducing
dependency on SSI. The Department of Education (ED) awarded six
cooperative agreements 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 education and
employment outcomes. ED awarded PROMISE funds to five single-state
projects, and to one six-state consortium.\1\ With support from ED, the
Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), SSA is evaluating the six PROMISE projects. SSA
contracted with Mathematica Policy Research to conduct the evaluation.
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\1\ The six-state consortium project goes by the name Achieving
Success by Promoting Readiness for Education and Employment (ASPIRE)
rather than by PROMISE.
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Under PROMISE, targeted outcomes for youth include an enhanced
sense of self-determination; achievement of secondary and post-
secondary educational credentials; an attainment of early work
experiences culminating with competitive employment in an integrated
setting; and long-term reduction in reliance on SSI. Outcomes of
interest for families include heightened expectations for and support
of the long-term self-sufficiency of their youth; parent or guardian
attainment of education and training credentials; and increases in
earnings and total income. To achieve these outcomes, we expect the
PROMISE projects to make better use of existing resources by improving
service coordination among multiple state and local agencies and
programs.
ED, SSA, DOL, and HHS intend the PROMISE projects to address key
limitations in the existing service system for youth with disabilities.
By intervening early in the lives of these young people, at ages 14-16,
the projects engage the youth and their families well before critical
decisions regarding the age 18 redetermination are upon them. We expect
the required partnerships among the various state and Federal agencies
that serve youth with disabilities to result in improved integration of
services and fewer dropped handoffs as youth move from one agency to
another. By requiring the programs to engage and serve families and
provide youth with paid work experiences, the initiative is mandating
the adoption of critical best practices in promoting the independence
of youth with disabilities.
Project Description
SSA is requesting clearance for the collection of data needed to
implement and evaluate PROMISE. The evaluation provides empirical
evidence on the impact of the intervention for youth and their families
in several critical areas, including: (1) Improved educational
attainment; (2) increased employment skills, experience, and earnings;
and (3) long-term reduction in use of public benefits. We base the
PROMISE evaluation on a rigorous design that entails the random
assignment of approximately 2,000 youth in each of the six projects to
treatment or control groups (12,000 total). The PROMISE projects
provide enhanced services for youth in the treatment groups; whereas
youth in the control groups are eligible only for those services
already available in their communities independent of the
interventions.
The evaluation assesses the effect of PROMISE services on
educational attainment, employment, earnings, and reduced receipt of
disability payments. The three components of this evaluation include:
The process analysis, which documents program models,
assesses the relationships among the partner organizations, documents
whether the grantees implemented the programs as planned, identifies
features of the programs that may account for their impacts on youth
and families, and identifies lessons for future programs with similar
objectives.
The impact analysis, which determines whether youth and
families in the treatment groups receive more services than their
counterparts in the control groups. It also determines whether
treatment group members have better results than control group members
with respect to the targeted outcomes noted above.
The cost-benefit analysis, which assesses whether the
benefits of PROMISE, including increases in employment and reductions
in benefit receipt, are large enough to justify its costs. We conduct
this assessment from a range of perspectives, including those of the
participants, state and Federal governments, SSA, and society as a
whole.
SSA planned several data collection efforts for the evaluation.
These include: (1) Follow-up interviews with youth and their parent or
guardian 18 months and 5 years (60 months) after enrollment; (2) phone
and in-person interviews with local program administrators, program
supervisors, and service delivery staff at two points in time over the
course of the
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demonstration; (3) two rounds of focus groups with participating youth
in the treatment group; (4) two rounds of focus groups with parents or
guardians of participating youth; (5) staff activity logs which provide
data on aspects of service delivery; and (6) collection of
administrative data.
At this time, SSA requests clearance for the 5-year (60-month)
survey interviews. The respondents are the youth and their parents
participating in the PROMISE demonstration.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information
collection.
Time Burden on Respondents
2019--60-Month Survey Interviews
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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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Parent Interview--telephone (using electronic 1,095 1 32 584
assisted capturing)............................
Youth Interview--telephone (using electronic 1,110 1 38 703
assisted capturing)............................
Parent Interview--Self-Administered 22 1 18 7
Questionnaire..................................
Youth Interview--Self-Administered Questionnaire 23 1 18 7
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Totals...................................... 2,250 .............. .............. 1,301
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2020--60-Month Survey Interviews
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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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Parent Interview--telephone (using electronic 5,127 1 32 2,734
assisted capturing)............................
Youth Interview--telephone (using electronic 5,169 1 38 3,274
assisted capturing)............................
Parent Interview--Self-Administered 105 1 18 32
Questionnaire..................................
Youth Interview--Self-Administered Questionnaire 105 1 18 32
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Totals...................................... 10,506 .............. .............. 6,072
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2021--60-Month Survey Interviews
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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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Parent Interview--telephone (using electronic 2,656 1 32 1,417
assisted capturing)............................
Youth Interview--telephone (using electronic 2,671 1 38 1,692
assisted capturing)............................
Parent Interview--Self-Administered 54 1 18 16
Questionnaire..................................
Youth Interview--Self-Administered Questionnaire 55 1 18 17
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Totals...................................... 5,436 .............. .............. 3,142
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Grand Totals
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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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Parent Interview--telephone (using electronic 8,878 1 32 4,735
assisted capturing)............................
Youth Interview--telephone (using electronic 8,950 1 38 5,669
assisted capturing)............................
Parent Interview--Self-Administered 181 1 18 55
Questionnaire..................................
Youth Interview--Self-Administered Questionnaire 183 1 18 56
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Totals...................................... 18,192 .............. .............. 10,515
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II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding these 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 August 27, 2018. Individuals can obtain copies of
the OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Statement of Employer--20 CFR 404.801-404.803--0960-0030. When
workers report they were paid wages but cannot provide proof of those
earnings, and the wages do not appear in SSA's records of earnings, SSA
uses Form SSA-7011-F4 to document the alleged wages. Specifically, the
agency uses the form to resolve discrepancies in the individual's
Social Security earnings record and to process claims for Social
Security benefits. We only send Form
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SSA-7011-F4 to employers if we are unable able to locate the earnings
information within our own records. The respondents are employers who
can verify wage allegations made by wage earners.
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-7011-F4................................. 500 1 20 167
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2. Statement of Claimant or Other Person--20 CFR 404.702 & 16.570--
0960-0045. SSA uses Form SSA-795 in special situations where there is
no authorized form or questionnaire, yet we require a signed statement
from the applicant, claimant, or other individuals who have knowledge
of facts, in connection with claims for Social Security benefits or
SSI. The information we request on the SSA-795 is of sufficient
importance that we need both a signed statement and a penalty clause.
SSA uses this information to process, in addition to claims for
benefits, issues about continuing eligibility; ongoing benefit amounts;
use of funds by a representative payee; fraud investigation; and a
myriad of other program-related matters. The most common respondents
are applicants for Social Security, SSI, or recipients of these
programs. However, respondents also include friends and relatives of
the involved parties; coworkers; neighbors; or anyone else in a
position to provide information pertinent to the issue(s).
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-795..................................... 305,500 1 15 76,375
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3. Application for a Social Security Number Card, the Social
Security Number Application Process (SSNAP), and internet SSN
Replacement Card (iSSNRC) Application--20 CFR 422.103-422.110--0960-
0066. SSA collects information on the SS-5 (used in the United States)
and SS-5-FS (used outside the United States) to issue original or
replacement Social Security cards. SSA also enters the application data
into the SSNAP application when issuing a card via telephone or in
person. In addition, hospitals collect the same information on SSA's
behalf for newborn children through the Enumeration-at-Birth process.
In this process, parents of newborns provide hospital birth
registration clerks with information required to register these
newborns. Hospitals send this information to State Bureaus of Vital
Statistics (BVS), and they send the information to SSA's National
Computer Center. SSA then uploads the data to the SSA mainframe along
with all other enumeration data, and we assign the newborn a Social
Security number (SSN) and issue a Social Security card. Respondents can
also use these modalities to request a change in their SSN records.
Finally, the iSSNRC internet application collects information similar
to the paper SS-5 for no-change replacement SSN cards for adult U.S.
citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows certain applicants for an SSN
replacement cards to complete the internet application and submit the
required evidence online rather than completing a paper Form SS-5. The
respondents for this collection are applicants for original and
replacement Social Security cards, or individuals who wish to change
information in their SSN records, who use any of the modalities
described above.
Note: This is a correction notice: SSA published the incorrect
burden information for this collection at 83 FR 21328, on 5/09/18.
We are correcting this error here.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Application scenario respondents response response total annual
(minutes) burden (hours)
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Respondents who do not have to provide parents' 10,500,000 1 8.5 1,487,500
SSNs...........................................
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement 480,000 1 5 40,000
card with no changes through the iSSNRC
modality *.....................................
Respondents whom we ask to provide parents' SSNs 250,000 1 9 37,500
(when applying for original SSN cards for
children under age 12).........................
Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer 1,470,000 1 9.5 232,750
additional questions so SSA can determine
whether we previously assigned an SSN..........
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card 4000 1 60 4000
beyond the new allowable limits (i.e., who must
provide additional documentation to accompany
the application)...............................
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal 500 1 15 125
information cover letter.......................
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal 500 1 15 125
information follow-up cover letter.............
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Totals...................................... 12,705,000 .............. .............. 1,802,000
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4. Statement of Care and Responsibility for Beneficiary--20 CFR
404.2020, 404.2025, 408.620, 408.625, 416.620, & 416.625--0960-0109.
SSA uses the information from Form SSA-788 to verify payee applicants'
statements of concern, and to identify other potential payees. SSA is
concerned with selecting the most qualified representative payee who
will use Social Security benefits in the beneficiary's best interest.
SSA considers factors such as the payee applicant's capacity to perform
payee duties; awareness of the beneficiary's situation and needs;
demonstration of past, and current concern for the beneficiary's well-
being; etc. in making that determination. If the payee applicant does
not have custody of the beneficiary, SSA obtains information from the
custodian for evaluation against the information the applicant
provides. Respondents are individuals who have custody of the
beneficiary in cases where someone else filed to be the beneficiary's
representative payee.
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-788..................................... 130,000 1 10 21,667
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5. Certificate of Election for Reduced Spouse's Benefits--20 CFR
404.421--0960-0398. SSA cannot pay reduced Social Security benefits to
an already entitled spouse unless the spouse elects to receive reduced
benefits and is (1) at least age 62, but under full retirement age; and
(2) no longer is caring for a child. In this situation, spouses who
decide to elect reduced benefits must file Form SSA-25, Certificate of
Election for Reduced Spouse's Benefits. SSA uses the information to pay
qualified spouses who elect to receive reduced benefits. Respondents
are entitled spouses seeking reduced 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-25...................................... 30,000 1 2 1,000
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6. Coverage of Employees of State and Local Governments--20 CFR
404, Subpart M--0960-0425. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 20
CFR 404, Subpart M, prescribes the rules for States submitting reports
of deposits and recordkeeping to SSA. SSA requires States (and
interstate instrumentalities) to provide wage and deposit contribution
information for pre-1987 periods. Not all states have completely
satisfied their pending wage report and contribution liability with SSA
for pre-1987 tax years. SSA needs these regulations until all pending
items with all states are closed out, and to provide for collection of
this information in the future, if necessary. The respondents are State
and local governments or interstate instrumentalities.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
CFR citation Number of Frequency of per response total annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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404.1204(a) & (b)............................... 52 1 30 26
404.1215........................................ 52 1 60 52
404.1216(a) & (b)............................... 52 1 60 52
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Total....................................... 156 .............. .............. 130
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7. Continuation of Supplemental Security Income Payments for the
Temporarily Institutionalized--Certification of Period and Need to
Maintain Home--20 CFR 416.212(b)(1)--0960-0516. When SSI recipients (1)
enter a public institution, or (2) enter a private medical treatment
facility with Medicaid paying more than 50 percent of expenses, SSA
reduces recipients' SSI payments to a nominal sum. However, if this
institutionalization is temporary (defined as a maximum of three
months), SSA may waive the reduction. Before SSA can waive the SSI
payment reduction, the agency must receive the following documentation:
(1) A physician's certification stating the SSI recipient will only be
institutionalized for a maximum of three months, and (2) certification
from the recipient, the recipient's family, or friends, confirming the
recipient needs SSI payments to maintain the living arrangements to
which the individual will return post-institutionalization. To obtain
this information, SSA employees contact the recipient (or a
knowledgeable source) to collect the required physician's certification
and the statement of need. SSA does not require any specific format for
these items, so long as we obtain the necessary attestations. The
respondents are SSI recipients, their family or friends, as well as
physicians or hospital staff members who treat the SSI recipient.
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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Physician's Certifications and Statements 60,000 1 5 5,000
from Other Respondents.....................
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8. Disability Report-Adult--20 CFR 404.1512 and 416.912--0960-0579.
State Disability Determination Services (DDS) use the SSA-3368 and its
electronic versions to determine if adult disability applicants'
impairments are severe and, if so, how the impairments affect the
applicants' ability to work. This determination dictates whether the
DDSs and SSA will find the applicant to be disabled and entitled to SSI
payments. The respondents are applicants for Title II disability
benefits or Title XVI SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Modality of completion respondents response response total annual
(minutes) burden (hours)
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SSA-3368 (Paper form)........................... 7,571 1 90 11,357
Electronic Disability Collection System (EDCS).. 2,484,231 1 90 3,726,347
i3368 (internet)................................ 1,060,360 1 90 1,590,540
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Totals...................................... 3,552,162 .............. .............. 5,328,244
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9. Request for Internet Services and 800# Automated Telephone
Services Knowledge-Based Authentication (RISA-KBA)--20 CFR 401.45--
0960-0596. The Request for Internet Services and 800# Automated
Telephone Services (RISA) Knowledge-Based Authentication (KBA) is one
of the authentication methods SSA uses to allow individuals access to
their personal information through our internet and Automated Telephone
Services. SSA asks individuals and third parties who seek personal
information from SSA records, or who register to participate in SSA's
online business services, to provide certain identifying information.
As an extra measure of protection, SSA asks requestors who use the
internet and telephone services to provide additional identifying
information unique to those individuals so SSA can authenticate their
identities before releasing personal information. The respondents are
current beneficiaries who are requesting personal information from SSA,
and individuals and third parties who are registering for SSA's online
business services.
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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Internet Requestors............................. 2,903,902 1 2.5 120,996
Telephone Requestors............................ 9,795,655 1 4 653,044
* Change of Address (on hold)................... 1 .............. .............. 1
* Screen Splash (on hold)....................... 1 .............. .............. 1
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Totals...................................... 12,699,559 .............. .............. 774,042
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* One-hour placeholder burdens; Screen Splash and Change of Address applications are on hold.
10. Representative Payment Policies Regulation--20 CFR 404.2011,
404.2025, 416.611, and 416.625--0960-0679. Per 20 CFR 404.2011 and 20
CFR 416.611, if SSA determines it may cause substantial harm for Title
II or Title XVI recipients to receive their payments directly,
recipients may dispute that decision. To do so, recipients provide SSA
with information the agency uses to reevaluate its determination. In
addition, our regulations state that after SSA selects a representative
payee to receive benefits on a recipient's behalf, the payees provide
SSA with information on their continuing relationship and
responsibility for the recipients, and explain how they use the
recipients' payments. Sections 20 CFR 404.2025 and 20 CFR 416.625
provide a process to follow up with the representative payee to verify
payee performance. The respondents are Title II and Title XVI
recipients, and their representative payees.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
CFR citation respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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404.2011(a)(1); 416.611(a)(1)................... 250 1 15 63
404.2025; 416.625............................... 3,000 1 6 300
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Totals...................................... 3,250 .............. .............. 363
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11. Function Report Adult--20 CFR 404.1512 & 416.912--0960-0681.
Individuals receiving or applying for Social Security disability
insurance (SSDI) or SSI must provide medical evidence and other proof
SSA requires to prove their disability. SSA staff, and, on our behalf,
DDS employees, collect the information via paper Form SSA-3373-BK, or
through an in-person or telephone interview for cases where we need
information about a claimant's activities and abilities to evaluate the
claimant's disability. We use the information to document how
claimants' disabilities affect their ability to function, and to
determine eligibility, or continued eligibility, for SSI and SSDI
claims. The respondents are Title II and Title XVI applicants (or
current recipients undergoing redeterminations) for disability
payments.
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-3373-BK................................. 1,734,635 1 61 1,763,546
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12. Request for Business Entity Taxpayer Information--0960-0731.
SSA requires Law firms or other business entities to complete Form SSA-
1694, Request for Business Entity Taxpayer Information, if they wish to
serve as appointed representatives and receive direct payment of fees
from SSA. SSA uses the information to issue a Form 1099-MISC. SSA also
uses the information to allow business entities to designate
individuals to serve as entity administrators authorized to perform
certain administrative duties on their behalf, such as providing bank
account information, maintaining entity information, and updating
individual affiliations. Respondents are law firms or other business
entities with attorneys or other qualified individuals as partners or
employees who represent claimants before SSA.
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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SSA-1694--Paper Version......................... 750 1 10 125
SSA-1694--Business Services Online Submission... 150 1 10 25
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Totals...................................... 900 .............. .............. 150
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13. Authorization for the Social Security Administration to Obtain
Personal Information--20 CFR 404.704; 404.820-404.823; 404.1926;
416.203; and 418.3001--0960-0801. SSA uses Form SSA-8510 to contact a
public or private custodian of records on behalf of an applicant or
recipient of an SSA program to request evidence information, which may
support a benefit application or payment continuation. We ask for
evidence information such as the following:
Age requirements (e.g., birth certificate, court documents)
Insured status (e.g., earnings, employer verification)
Marriage or divorce information
Pension offsets
Wages verification
Annuities
Property information
Benefit verification from a State agency or third party
Immigration status (rare instances)
Income verification from public agencies or private
individuals
Unemployment benefits
Insurance policies
If the custodian requires a signed authorization from the
individual(s) whose information SSA requests, SSA may provide the
custodian with a copy of the SSA-8510. Once the respondent completes
the SSA-8510, either using the paper form, or using the Personal
Information Authorization web page version, SSA uses the form as the
authorization to obtain personal information regarding the respondent
from third parties until the authorizing person (respondent) revokes
the permission of its usage. The collection is voluntary; however,
failure to verify the individuals' eligibility can prevent SSA from
making an accurate and timely decision for their benefits. The
respondents are individuals who may file for, or currently receive,
Social Security benefits, SSI payments, or Medicare Part D subsidies.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Modality of completion Respondents response response annual burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Paper SSA-8510.................................. 3,500 1 5 292
for Medicare Subsidy Quality Review.............
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Paper SSA-8510 for general evidence purposes.... 19,800 1 5 1,650
Personal Information Authorization web page..... 140,145 1 5 11, 679
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Totals...................................... 163,445 .............. .............. 13,621
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Dated: July 20, 2018.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer,
Social Security Administration.
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