[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 213 (Wednesday, November 4, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 59618-59619] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-29323] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Agency Information Collection Activities; Submissions for OMB Review The information collection package listed below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance, in compliance with Public Law 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Information Collections Conducted by State Disability Determination Services (DDS) on Behalf of SSA--0960-0555. The State DDSs collect certain information to administer SSA's disability program. The information collected is as follows: (1) medical evidence requirements (MER)--DDSs use MER information to determine a person's physical and/or mental status prior to making a disability determination; (2) consultative exam (CE) provider information--DDSs use the CE provider information to verify medical providers' credentials and licenses before hiring them to conduct CEs; (3) CEs--DDSs use CE information to make disability determinations when the claimant's own medical sources cannot or will not provide the information; DDSs use the information obtained from claimants under the CE process to obtain release of medical information to personal physicians and to confirm scheduled CE appointments; (4) activities of daily living--this information and other medical evidence are part of the evidentiary documentation used by the DDS's in evaluating a person's disability; and (5) pain information--this information is used by the DDSs to assess the effects of symptoms on functionality for determining disability. The respondents are medical providers and disability claimants. [[Page 59619]] MER: (Respondents-Medical Providers) Number of Responses: 9,182,836. Frequency of Response: Unknown. Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes. Estimate Annual Burden: 2,295,709 hours. CE: (Respondents-Medical Providers) Number of Responses: 3,001,500. Frequency of Response: Unknown. Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden: 1,500,750 hours. CE: (Respondents-Claimants) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Appointment form Medical release ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of Respondents............ 750,375.......... 1,500,750. Frequency of Response............ 2................ 2. Average Burden Per Response...... 5 minutes........ 5 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden.......... 125,062 hours.... 250,125 hours ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CE Providers (Respondents-Medical Providers) Number of Responses: 6,300. Frequency of Response: 1. Average Burden: 20 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden: 2,100 hours. ADL: (Respondents-Claimants) Number of Responses: 2,264,000. Frequency of Response: 1. Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden: 566,000 hours. Pain: (Respondents-Claimants) Number of Responses: 1,000,000. Frequency of Response: 1. Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Average Burden: 250,000 hours. 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. Written comments and recommendations regarding the information collection 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: Desk Officer for SSA, New Executive Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20503. (SSA), Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Frederick W. Brickenkamp, 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) 965-4145 or write to him at the address listed above. Dated: October 27, 1998. Frederick W. Brickenkamp, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. 98-29323 Filed 11-3-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4190-29-P