Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request, 17494-17497 [2017-07174]
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.14
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
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CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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Extension:
Rule 17a–2, SEC File No. 270–189, OMB
Control No. 3235–0201
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 17a–2 (17 CFR
240.17a–2), under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.). The Commission plans to submit
this existing collection of information to
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) for extension and approval.
Rule 17a–2—Recordkeeping
Requirements Relating to Stabilizing
Activities—requires underwriters to
maintain information regarding
stabilizing activities conducted in
accordance with Rule 104 of Regulation
M. The collections of information under
Regulation M and Rule 17a–2 are
necessary for covered persons to obtain
certain benefits or to comply with
certain requirements. The collections of
information are necessary to provide the
Commission with information regarding
syndicate covering transactions and
penalty bids. The Commission may
review this information during periodic
examinations or with respect to
investigations. Except for the
information required to be kept under
Rule 104(i) (17 CFR 242.104(i)) and Rule
17a–2(c), none of the information
required to be collected or disclosed for
PRA purposes will be kept confidential.
The recordkeeping requirement of Rule
17a–2 requires the information be
maintained in a separate file, or in a
separately retrievable format, for a
period of three years, the first two years
in an easily accessible place, consistent
with the requirements of Exchange Act
Rule 17a–4(f) (17 CFR 240.17a–4(f)).
There are approximately 716
respondents per year that require an
aggregate total of 3,580 hours to comply
with this rule. Each respondent makes
an estimated 1 annual response. Each
response takes approximately 5 hours to
complete. Thus, the total compliance
burden per year is 3,580 burden hours.
The total estimated internal compliance
cost for the respondents is
approximately $232,700, resulting in an
internal cost of compliance for each
respondent per response of
approximately $325.00 (i.e.,
$232,700.00/716 responses).
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
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Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimates of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this
publication.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
Please direct your written comments
to: Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
DC 20549 or send an email to:
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: April 6, 2017.
Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2017–0017]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed 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 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.
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(OMB)
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 202–395–
6974, Email address: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(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:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2017–0017].
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 June 12, 2017. Individuals can
obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above
email address.
1. Disability Case Development
Information Collections By State
Disability Determination Services On
Behalf of SSA—20 CFR, subpart P,
404.1503a, 404.1512, 404.1513,
404.1514, 404.1517, 404.1519; 20 CFR
subpart Q, 404.1613, 404.1614,
404.1624; 20 CFR subpart I, 416.903a,
416.912, 416.913, 416.914, 416.917,
416.919 and 20 CFR subpart J, 416.1013,
416.1014, 416.1024—0960–0555. State
Disability Determination Services (DDS)
collect the information necessary to
administer the Social Security Disability
Insurance and Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) programs. They collect
medical evidence from consultative
examination (CE) sources; credential
information from CE source applicants;
and medical evidence of record (MER)
from claimants’ medical sources. The
DDSs collect information from
claimants regarding medical
appointments, pain, symptoms, and
impairments. The respondents are
medical providers, other sources of
MER, and disability claimants.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
CE Collections
There are three CE information
collections: (a) Medical evidence about
claimants’ medical condition(s) the
DDSs use to make disability
determinations when the claimant’s
own medical sources cannot, or will
not, provide the required information,
and proof of credentials from CE
providers; (b) CE appointment letters;
and (c) CE claimant reports sent to
claimants’ doctors.
MEDICAL EVIDENCE AND CREDENTIALS FROM CE PROVIDERS
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total estimated
annual burden
(hours)
CE Paper Submissions ............................................................
CE Electronic Submissions .....................................................
CE Credentials .........................................................................
1,400,000
296,000
4,000
1
1
1
30
10
15
700,000
49,333
1,000
Totals ................................................................................
1,700,000
..............................
..............................
750,333
CE APPOINTMENT LETTERS AND CE CLAIMANTS’ REPORT TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
annual
burden
(hours)
(b) CE Appointment Letters .....................................................
(c) CE Claimants’ Report to Medical Providers ......................
880,000
450,000
1
1
5
5
73,333
37,500
Totals ................................................................................
1,330,000
..............................
..............................
110,833
MER Collections
The DDSs collect MER information
from the claimant’s medical sources to
determine a claimant’s physical or
mental status prior to making a
disability determination.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total estimated
annual burden
(hours)
3,150,000
9,450,000
1
1
20
12
1,050,000
1,890,000
Totals ................................................................................
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Paper Submissions ..................................................................
Electronic Submissions ............................................................
12,600,000
..............................
..............................
2,940,000
Pain/Other Symptoms/Impairment
Information From Claimants
The DDSs use information about pain/
symptoms to determine how pain and
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symptoms affect the claimant’s ability to
do work-related activities prior to
making a disability determination.
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Total estimated
annual burden
(hours)
Pain/Other Symptoms/Impairment Information .......................
2,100,000
1
20
700,000
The total estimated annual burden for
all categories described in this
information collection is 4,501,166
hours.
2. Teacher Questionnaire and Request
for Administrative Information—20 CFR
404.1513, 416.913, and 416.924a(a)—
0960–0646. When determining the
effects of a child’s impairment(s), SSA
obtains information about the child’s
functioning from teachers; parents; and
others who observe the child on a daily
basis. SSA obtains results of formal
testing, teacher reports, therapy progress
notes, individualized education
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
programs, and other records of a child’s
educational aptitude and achievement
using Forms SSA–5665–BK and SSA–
5666. The respondents are parents,
teachers, and other education personnel.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
293,375
0
111,189
1
1
1
40
40
30
195,583
0
55,595
Totals ................................................................................
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SSA–5665–BK (electronic) ......................................................
SSA–5665 (paper form) ...........................................................
SSA–5666 (electronic) .............................................................
404,564
..............................
..............................
251,178
3. Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery—0960–0788.
As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, SSA invites the general public
to take this opportunity to comment on
the ‘‘Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery’’ for approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). We
developed this collection as part of a
Federal Government-wide effort to
streamline the process for seeking
feedback from the public on service
delivery. Under the auspices of
Executive Order 12862, Setting
Customer Service Standards, SSA
conducts multiple satisfaction surveys
each year. This proposed information
collection activity provides a means to
garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with
SSA’s commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback, we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions;
experiences and expectations; provide
an early warning of issues with service;
or focus attention on areas where
communication; training; or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative,
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and actionable communications
between SSA and our customers and
stakeholders. The solicitation of
feedback will target areas such as:
Timeliness; appropriateness; accuracy
of information; courtesy; efficiency of
service delivery; and resolution of
issues with service delivery. We will
assess responses to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If we do not collect this information, we
would not have access to vital feedback
from customers and stakeholders on
SSA’s services.
We will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions: (1)
The collections are voluntary; (2) the
collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government; (3) the collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies; (4)
any collection targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future; (5)
we collect personally identifiable
information (PII) only to the extent
necessary and we do not retain it; (6) we
will use information gathered only
internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and we will not release it
outside of the agency; (7) we will not
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use information we gather for the
purpose of substantially informing
influential policy decisions; and (8)
information we gather will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
We will not use this type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
collections designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address the target population to which
generalizations will be made; the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering);
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size; the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias; the protocols for data
collection; and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms designed to yield
quantitative results. As a general matter,
information collections will not result
in any new system of records containing
privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as
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sexual behavior and attitudes, religious
beliefs, and other matters commonly
considered private.
The respondents are recipients of SSA
services (including most members of the
public), professionals, and individuals
who work on behalf of SSA
beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
organizations, State, Local or Tribal
government.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 205,485.
Below we provide projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Annual Respondents: 68,495.
Annual Responses: 68,495.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 18
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 205,549
hours.
Dated: April 5, 2017.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
Public Hearing
Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Susquehanna River Basin
Commission will hold a public hearing
on May 11, 2017, in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. At this public hearing,
the Commission will hear testimony on
the projects listed in the Supplementary
Information section of this notice. The
Commission will also hear testimony on
a request for waiver by EOG Resources,
Inc., as well as proposals to amend its
Regulatory Program Fee Schedule and
the Comprehensive Plan for the Water
Resources of the Susquehanna River
Basin. Such projects, request and
proposals are intended to be scheduled
for Commission action at its next
business meeting, tentatively scheduled
for June 16, 2017, which will be noticed
separately. The public should take note
that this public hearing will be the only
opportunity to offer oral comment to the
Commission for the listed projects,
request and proposals. The deadline for
the submission of written comments is
May 22, 2017.
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The public hearing will convene
on May 11, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. The
public hearing will end at 5:00 p.m. or
at the conclusion of public testimony,
whichever is sooner. The deadline for
the submission of written comments is
May 22, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
conducted at the Pennsylvania State
Capitol, Room 8E–B, East Wing,
Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg, Pa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Oyler, General Counsel,
telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 1312;
fax: (717) 238–2436.
Information concerning the
applications for these projects is
available at the SRBC Water Resource
Portal at www.srbc.net/wrp. Additional
supporting documents are available to
inspect and copy in accordance with the
Commission’s Access to Records Policy
at www.srbc.net/pubinfo/docs/200902_Access_to_Records_
Policy_20140115.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
public hearing will cover a request for
waiver of 18 CFR 806.3 AND 806.4 by
EOG Resources, Inc., as well as
proposed amendments to the
Commission’s Regulatory Program Fee
Schedule and the Comprehensive Plan
for the Water Resources of the
Susquehanna River Basin, as posted on
the SRBC Public Participation Center
Web page at www.srbc.net/pubinfo/
publicparticipation.htm. The public
hearing will also cover the following
projects:
Projects Scheduled for Action:
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Town
of Big Flats, Chemung County, N.Y.
Application for groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.792 mgd (30-day
average) from Well 1–1.
2. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Michael and Sandra Buhler (Bennett
Branch Sinnemahoning Creek), Huston
Township, Clearfield County, Pa.
Application for renewal of surface water
withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak
day) (Docket No. 20130603).
3. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
(Susquehanna River), Mehoopany
Township, Wyoming County, Pa.
Application for renewal of surface water
withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd (peak
day) (Docket No. 20130303).
4. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
(Susquehanna River), Wysox Township,
Bradford County, Pa. Application for
renewal of surface water withdrawal of
up to 0.999 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
20130304).
5. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC
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(Wyalusing Creek), Rush Township,
Susquehanna County, Pa. Application
for surface water withdrawal of up to
0.715 mgd (peak day).
6. Project Sponsor and Facility: DS
Services of America, Inc., Clay
Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
Application for groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.028 mgd (30-day
average) from existing Well 4.
7. Project Sponsor and Facility: DS
Services of America, Inc., Clay
Township, Lancaster County, Pa.
Application for groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.042 mgd (30-day
average) from existing Well 5.
8. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Ephrata Area Joint Authority, Ephrata
Borough, Lancaster County, Pa.
Application for modification to request
a combined withdrawal limit for Well 1,
Cocalico Creek, and Mountain Home
Springs of 2.310 mgd (30-day average)
(Docket No. 20110902).
9. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Equipment Transport, LLC
(Susquehanna River), Great Bend
Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.
Application for renewal of surface water
withdrawal of up to 1.000 mgd (peak
day) (Docket No. 20130613).
10. Project Sponsor and Facility: Kraft
Heinz Foods Company, Town of
Campbell, Steuben County, N.Y.
Application for renewal of groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.432 mgd (30-day
average) from Well 3 (Docket No.
19860203).
11. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Mount Joy Borough Authority, Mount
Joy Borough, Lancaster County, Pa.
Application for modification to request
a reduction of the maximum
instantaneous rate for Well 3 from the
previously approved rate of 1,403 gpm
to 778 gpm and revise the passby to be
consistent with current Commission
policy (Docket No. 20070607). The
previously approved withdrawal rate of
1.020 mgd (30-day average) will remain
unchanged.
12. Project Sponsor: P.H. Glatfelter
Company. Project Facility: Paper/Pulp
Mill and Cogen Operations (Codorus
Creek), Spring Grove Borough, York
County, Pa. Application for renewal of
surface water withdrawal of up to
16.000 mgd (peak day) (Docket No.
19860602).
13. Project Sponsor: P.H. Glatfelter
Company. Project Facility: Paper/Pulp
Mill and Cogen Operations, Spring
Grove Borough, York County, Pa.
Application for renewal of consumptive
water use of up to 0.900 mgd (peak day)
(Docket No. 19860602).
14. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Rausch Creek Land, L.P., Porter
Township, Schuylkill County, Pa.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2017-0017]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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 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.
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(OMB)
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 202-
395-6974, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(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: OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2017-0017].
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 June
12, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments
by writing to the above email address.
1. Disability Case Development Information Collections By State
Disability Determination Services On Behalf of SSA--20 CFR, subpart P,
404.1503a, 404.1512, 404.1513, 404.1514, 404.1517, 404.1519; 20 CFR
subpart Q, 404.1613, 404.1614, 404.1624; 20 CFR subpart I, 416.903a,
416.912, 416.913, 416.914, 416.917, 416.919 and 20 CFR subpart J,
416.1013, 416.1014, 416.1024--0960-0555. State Disability Determination
Services (DDS) collect the information necessary to administer the
Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) programs. They collect medical evidence from consultative
examination (CE) sources; credential information from CE source
applicants; and medical evidence of record (MER) from claimants'
medical sources. The DDSs collect information from claimants regarding
medical appointments, pain, symptoms, and impairments. The respondents
are medical providers, other sources of MER, and disability claimants.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
CE Collections
There are three CE information collections: (a) Medical evidence
about claimants' medical condition(s) the DDSs use to make disability
determinations when the claimant's own medical sources cannot, or will
not, provide the required information, and proof of credentials from CE
providers; (b) CE appointment letters; and (c) CE claimant reports sent
to claimants' doctors.
Medical Evidence and Credentials From CE Providers
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Average burden Total estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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CE Paper Submissions................ 1,400,000 1 30 700,000
CE Electronic Submissions........... 296,000 1 10 49,333
CE Credentials...................... 4,000 1 15 1,000
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Totals.......................... 1,700,000 ................. ................. 750,333
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CE Appointment Letters and CE Claimants' Report to Medical Providers
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Average burden
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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(b) CE Appointment Letters.......... 880,000 1 5 73,333
(c) CE Claimants' Report to Medical 450,000 1 5 37,500
Providers..........................
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Totals.......................... 1,330,000 ................. ................. 110,833
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MER Collections
The DDSs collect MER information from the claimant's medical
sources to determine a claimant's physical or mental status prior to
making a disability determination.
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Average burden Total estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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Paper Submissions................... 3,150,000 1 20 1,050,000
Electronic Submissions.............. 9,450,000 1 12 1,890,000
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Totals.......................... 12,600,000 ................. ................. 2,940,000
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Pain/Other Symptoms/Impairment Information From Claimants
The DDSs use information about pain/symptoms to determine how pain
and symptoms affect the claimant's ability to do work-related
activities prior to making a disability determination.
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Total estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of Average burden per annual burden
respondents response response (minutes) (hours)
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Pain/Other Symptoms/Impairment 2,100,000 1 20 700,000
Information....................
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The total estimated annual burden for all categories described in
this information collection is 4,501,166 hours.
2. Teacher Questionnaire and Request for Administrative
Information--20 CFR 404.1513, 416.913, and 416.924a(a)--0960-0646. When
determining the effects of a child's impairment(s), SSA obtains
information about the child's functioning from teachers; parents; and
others who observe the child on a daily basis. SSA obtains results of
formal testing, teacher reports, therapy progress notes, individualized
education programs, and other records of a child's educational aptitude
and achievement using Forms SSA-5665-BK and SSA-5666. The respondents
are parents, teachers, and other education personnel.
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-5665-BK (electronic)............ 293,375 1 40 195,583
SSA-5665 (paper form)............... 0 1 40 0
SSA-5666 (electronic)............... 111,189 1 30 55,595
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Totals.......................... 404,564 ................. ................. 251,178
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3. Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery--0960-0788. As part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent burden, SSA invites the general public
to take this opportunity to comment on the ``Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery'' for
approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). We developed this collection as part of a Federal Government-
wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback from the
public on service delivery. Under the auspices of Executive Order
12862, Setting Customer Service Standards, SSA conducts multiple
satisfaction surveys each year. This proposed information collection
activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with
SSA's commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative
feedback, we mean information that provides useful insights on
perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of
study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder
perceptions; experiences and expectations; provide an early warning of
issues with service; or focus attention on areas where communication;
training; or changes in operations might improve delivery of products
or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative,
and actionable communications between SSA and our customers and
stakeholders. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as:
Timeliness; appropriateness; accuracy of information; courtesy;
efficiency of service delivery; and resolution of issues with service
delivery. We will assess responses to plan and inform efforts to
improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If we
do not collect this information, we would not have access to vital
feedback from customers and stakeholders on SSA's services.
We will only submit a collection for approval under this generic
clearance if it meets the following conditions: (1) The collections are
voluntary; (2) the collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government; (3) the collections are non-controversial
and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; (4) any
collection targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents
who have experience with the program or may have experience with the
program in the near future; (5) we collect personally identifiable
information (PII) only to the extent necessary and we do not retain it;
(6) we will use information gathered only internally for general
service improvement and program management purposes and we will not
release it outside of the agency; (7) we will not use information we
gather for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy
decisions; and (8) information we gather will yield qualitative
information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield
statistically reliable results or used as though the results are
generalizable to the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. We will not use this type of generic clearance for
qualitative information collections designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that
address the target population to which generalizations will be made;
the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and
clustering); the precision requirements or power calculations that
justify the proposed sample size; the expected response rate, methods
for assessing potential non-response bias; the protocols for data
collection; and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken
prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the
results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for
submission for other generic mechanisms designed to yield quantitative
results. As a general matter, information collections will not result
in any new system of records containing privacy information and will
not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as
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sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters
commonly considered private.
The respondents are recipients of SSA services (including most
members of the public), professionals, and individuals who work on
behalf of SSA beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and
organizations, State, Local or Tribal government.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 205,485.
Below we provide projected average estimates for the next three
years:
Annual Respondents: 68,495.
Annual Responses: 68,495.
Frequency of Response: Once per request.
Average minutes per response: 18 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 205,549 hours.
Dated: April 5, 2017.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-07174 Filed 4-10-17; 8:45 am]
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