[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 49045-49046] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-24775] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Requests and Comment Requests This notice lists information collection packages that will require submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as information collection packages submitted to OMB for clearance, in compliance with Public Law 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. I. The information collection(s) listed below require(s) extension(s) of the current OMB approval(s) or are proposed new collection(s): 1. Blood Donor Locator Service--0960-0501 Regulation 20 CFR 401.200 requires that requesting State agencies provide to the Social Security Administration (SSA) Blood Donor Location Service (BDLS) specific information on blood donors who have tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The information is used to identify the donor, locate the donor's address in SSA records and assure that States meet regulatory requirements to qualify for using the BDLS. SSA will retain no record of the request or the information after processing has been completed. The respondents are requesting State agencies acting on behalf of authorized blood facilities. Number of Respondents: 10. Frequency of Response: 5. Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Average Burden: 13 hours. 2. Child Relationship Statement--0960-0116 The information collected on Form SSA-2519 is used to help determine children's entitlement to Social Security benefits under Section 216(h)(3) of the Social Security Act (deemed child provision). The respondents are persons providing information about the relationship between the worker and his/her alleged biological child, in connection with a child's application for benefits. Number of Respondents: 50,000. Frequency of Response: 1. [[Page 49046]] Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Average Burden: 12,500 hours. Written comments and recommendations regarding the information collection(s) should be sent within 60 days from the date of this publication, directly to the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following address: Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni, 6401 Security Blvd., 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235. In addition to your comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden estimate, we are soliciting comments on the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to enhance its quality, utility and clarity; and on ways to minimize burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. II. The information collection(s) listed below have been submitted to OMB: Waiver of Benefit Payment--0960-0533 Form SSA-149 is required to document the fact that benefits due are not being paid, because the beneficiary, (for personal reasons) has requested nonreceipt. Personal reasons can range from religious, patriotic, or political beliefs to situations where continued receipt of payment causes some adverse effect. The respondents are beneficiaries who wish to waive entitlement to benefit payments. Number of Respondents: 100. Frequency of Response: 1. Average Burden Per Response: 2 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden: 3 hours. Written comments and recommendations regarding the information collection(s) should be directed within 30 days to the OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following addresses: (OMB) Office of Management and Budget, OIRA, Attn: Laura Oliven, New Executive Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, D.C. 20503 (SSA) Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni, 1- A-21 Operations Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235 To receive a copy of any of the forms or clearance packages, call the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4125 or write to him at the address listed above. Date: September 11, 1997. Nicholas E. Tagliareni, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. 97-24775 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4190-29-P