[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39728-39729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18937]
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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 (Pub. L.)
104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes revisions and extensions of OMB-approved
information collections and a new collection.
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 the
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 the SSA Director for Reports Clearance to
the addresses or fax numbers shown below.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202-395-6974, E-mail address: [email protected]
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Director, Center
for Reports Clearance, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd.,
Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410-965-0454, E-mail address:
[email protected].
I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will
submit it 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 6, 2009. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instrument by calling the SSA Director for Reports Clearance at 410-
965-0454 or by writing to the email address we list above.
1. Employment Relationship Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1007--0960-
0040. SSA obtains information on Form SSA-7160-F4 to determine a
worker's employment status; i.e., whether, under the definition of an
employee found in Section 210(j)(2) of the Act and 20 CFR 404.1007 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, a worker is an employee under the
``usual common-law rules'' applicable in determining the existence of
an employer-employee relationship. We use the information to develop
the employment relationship, and to determine whether a beneficiary is
self-employed or an employee. The respondents are individuals
questioning their status as employees and their alleged employers.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 16,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 25 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,667 hours.
2. Continuing Disability Review Report--20 CFR 404.1589, 416.989--
0960-0072. SSA may conduct a review to determine whether individuals
receiving disability benefits continue to be entitled to or eligible
for those benefits. SSA uses Form SSA-454 to collect the information
needed to complete the review for continued disability from recipients
or from their representatives. SSA conducts reviews on a periodic basis
depending on the respondent's disability. We obtain information on
sources of medical treatment, participation in vocational
rehabilitation programs (if any), attempts to work (if any), and the
opinions of individuals regarding whether their conditions have
improved. The respondents are Title II and/or Title XVI disability
recipients, or their representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information
collection.
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Average burden
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response Total annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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SSA-454-BK...................................... 258,700 1 60 258,700
SSA-454-ICR..................................... 300 1 30 150
EDCS Interview.................................. 300 1 30 150
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Total....................................... 259,300 .............. .............. 259,000
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3. Authorization for the Social Security Administration To Obtain
Account Records From a Financial Institution and Request for Records--
20 CFR 416.200, 416.203--0960-0293. Individuals must authorize
financial institutions to disclose records to SSA by signing an SSA-
4641-U2. Financial institutions use the Form to provide financial
information to SSA. We need the information if an individual's records
are incomplete, unavailable, or appear altered. SSA uses the records to
verify the existence, ownership, and value of accounts owned by
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants, recipients, and deemors.
The financial institution's report is used, in part, to determine
whether SSI resource eligibility requirements are met. The respondents
are SSI applicants', recipients', or deemors' financial institutions.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 500,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 6 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hours.
1. Internet Request for Replacement of Forms SSA-1099/SSA-1042S--20
CFR 401.45--0960-0583. Recipients use the SSA-1099 and SSA-1042S to
determine if their Social Security benefits are taxable and the amount
they need to report to the Internal Revenue Service. An individual may
use SSA's Internet request form to obtain a replacement SSA-1099 and
SSA-1042S. SSA uses the information from the Internet request form to
verify the identity of the requestor and to provide replacement copies
of the forms. The Internet option eliminates the need for phone calls
to the national 800 number, or visits to a local field office. The
respondents are Title II recipients who wish to request a replacement
SSA-1099/SSA-1042S via the Internet.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 136,455.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 22,743 hours.
II. SSA has submitted the information collections we list below to
OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would
be most
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useful if OMB and SSA receive them within 30 days from the date of this
publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them
no later than September 8, 2009. You can obtain a copy of the OMB
clearance packages by calling the SSA Director for Reports Clearance at
410-965-0454 or by writing to the above email address.
1. Questionnaire about Special Veterans Benefits--0960-NEW. SSA
must make deductions to Social Security Special Veterans benefits when
an individual receives income, in excess of set limits, from an
activity outside the United States. SSA collects information on Form
SSA-2010 to determine continuing entitlement to Social Security Special
Veterans Benefits and the proper benefit amount for beneficiaries
living outside the U.S. Based on the information, SSA may increase,
decrease, suspend or terminate benefits. The respondents are Special
Veterans Benefits recipients.
Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
Number of Respondents: 2,500.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 833 hours.
1. Certificate of Election for Reduced Spouse's Benefits--20 CFR
404.421--0960-0398. SSA will not pay reduced benefits to an already
entitled spouse, at least age 62 but under full retirement age, who no
longer has a child in care unless the spouse elects to receive reduced
benefits. To elect reduced benefits, the spouse must complete Form SSA-
25. SSA uses the information from Form SSA-25 to pay a qualified spouse
a reduced benefit. Respondents are entitled spouses seeking reduced
benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
Dated: July 3, 2009.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-18937 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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