Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request, 10017-10018 [05-3892]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 39 / Tuesday, March 1, 2005 / Notices should be included on the subject line if e-mail is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission’s Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for inspection and copying in the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549. Copies of such filing will also be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Phlx. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File No. SR–Phlx–2005– 13 and should be submitted on or before March 21, 2005. For the Commission, by the Division of Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated authority.17 Margaret H. McFarland, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–800 Filed 2–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of information collection packages that will require 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. The information collection packages that may be included in this notice are for revisions to OMBapproved information collections and extensions (no change) of OMBapproved 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 17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate jul<14>2003 14:21 Feb 28, 2005 Jkt 205001 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(s) should be submitted to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance Officer. The information can be mailed and/or faxed to the individuals at the addresses and fax numbers listed below: (OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Fax: 202–395–6974. (SSA), Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Reports Clearance Officer, 1338 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410–965–6400. I. The information collections listed below are pending at SSA and will be submitted to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. Therefore, your comments should be submitted to SSA within 60 days from the date of this publication. You can obtain a copy of the collection instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at (410) 965–0454 or by writing to the address listed above. State Agency Ticket Assignment Form—Ticket to Work and Self Sufficiency Program—0960–0641. SSA uses the information collected on form SSA–1365 to determine proper assignment under the Ticket to Work program and payment option. This will be done through the contracted Program Manager. The State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (VRA) completes the form and the beneficiary reviews the data. The beneficiary will sign the form to acknowledge the assignment of their ticket to that agency. Respondents are the State VRAs. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Number of Respondents: 82. Frequency of Response: 50. Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden: 205 hours. II. The information collections listed below have been submitted to OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would be most useful if received by OMB and SSA within 30 days from the date of this publication. You can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at (410) 965–0454, or by writing to the address listed above. 1. Application for Survivors Benefits—20 CFR 404.611 (a) and (c)— 0960–0062. The information collected by form SSA–24 is needed to satisfy the ‘‘Joint Prescribed Application’’ of Title 38 U.S.C. 5105. That provision requires PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10017 that survivors who file with either SSA or the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall be deemed to have filed with both agencies, and that each agency’s forms must request sufficient information to constitute an application for both SSA and VA benefits. The respondents are survivors of members or former members of the armed services. When form SSA–24 is received by SSA from the VA, an earnings record is requested to determine if insured status exists so that the claimant will complete the appropriate SSA survivor application. If entitlement does not exist, SSA may disallow the claim. If an SSA survivor application has already been filed, form SSA–24 is treated as a duplicate application. Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information collection. Number of Respondents: 3,200. Frequency of Response: 1. Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours. 2. Continuing Disability Review Report—20 CFR 404.1589, 20 CFR 416.989—0960–0072. We use form SSA–454–BK to collect information from individuals receiving disability benefits or their representatives. We evaluate the information to determine whether the individuals remain eligible for benefit payments. Adults are considered eligible for payment if they continue to be unable to do substantial gainful activity (SGA) by reason of their impairments. Title XVI children are considered eligible for payment if they still have marked and severe functional limitations by reason of their impairments. We obtain information concerning 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. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Number of Respondents: 792,020. Frequency of Response: 1. Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden: 594,015 hours. Quarterly Statistical Report on Recipients and Payments Under StateAdministered Assistance Programs for Aged, Blind and Disabled (Individuals and Couples) Recipients—20 CFR 416.2010, 20 CFR 416.2098—0960– 0130. The purpose of the statistical report is to obtain State data on expenditures and caseloads of Stateadministered supplementation under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 10018 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 39 / Tuesday, March 1, 2005 / Notices program. The statistics are needed to complement information available for the federally administered programs and to more fully explain the impact of the public income support programs on the needy, aged, blind, and disabled. In addition, the expenditure data are used to monitor State compliance with the mandatory pass-along provision. States use our publications, which are prepared from data submitted on this statistical report, for administrative purposes to compare their expenditures and caseloads with those of other States, to determine the feasibility of program change, and to keep abreast of program developments in other States. Federal personnel request data about Stateadministered supplementation programs to compare various State programs, to examine the relationship of State supplementation expenditures and caseloads to federally financed programs such as Medicaid, and to determine the effect of changes in SSI and other Federal programs on State supplementation programs. In addition, Federal and State personnel have used data obtained from this report in developing legislative proposals and budget estimates. Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information collection. Number of Respondents: 31. Frequency of Response: 4. Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes. Estimated Annual Burden: 124 hours. Dated: February 23, 2005. Elizabeth A. Davidson, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. 05–3892 Filed 2–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191–02–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA 2004–19348] Notice of Request for Comments on Renewing Approval of an Information Collection: OMB Control No. 2126– 0015 (Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) described in this notice is being sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This VerDate jul<14>2003 14:21 Feb 28, 2005 Jkt 205001 information collection allows registered motor carriers, property brokers and freight forwarders a means of meeting process agent requirements. On September 14, 2004, the agency published a Federal Register notice announcing a 60-day comment period on this information collection (69 FR 55490). We are required to send ICRs to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act. DATES: Please submit comments by March 31, 2005. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT Desk Officer. We particularly request your comments on whether the collection of information is necessary for the FMCSA to meet its goal of reducing truck crashes, including: Whether the information is useful to this goal; the accuracy of the estimate of the burden of the information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OMB wants to receive comments within 30 days of publication of this notice in order to act on the ICR quickly. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. James Keenan (202–385–2400), Commercial Enforcement (MC–ECC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., e.s.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Designation of Agents, Motor Carriers, Brokers and Freight Forwarders. OMB Control Number: 2126–0015. Background: The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) is authorized to register for-hire motor carriers of regulated commodities under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902; freight forwarders under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13903; and property brokers under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13904. These persons may conduct transportation services only if they are registered pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13901. The Secretary has delegated authority pertaining to these registration requirements to the FMCSA. Registered motor carriers (including private carriers) and freight forwarders must designate: (1) An agent upon PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 whom service of notices in proceedings before the Secretary may be made (49 U.S.C. 13303); and (2) for every State in which they operate and traverse in the United States during such operations, agents upon whom process issued by a court may be served in actions brought against the registered transportation entity (49 U.S.C. 13304). Every broker shall make a designation for each State in which its offices are located or in which contracts are written. Regulations governing the designation of process agents are found at 49 CFR part 366. This designation is filed with the FMCSA on Form BOC–3, ‘‘Designation of Agent for Service of Process.’’ Respondents: Motor carriers, freight forwarders and brokers. Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,000 hours (30,000 filings × 10 minutes/60 minutes = 5,000 hours). Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 49 U.S.C. 13303, 13304, 13901, 13902, 13903 and 13904; and 49 CFR 1.73 and 366. Issued on: February 24, 2005. Annette M. Sandberg, Administrator. [FR Doc. 05–3953 Filed 2–28–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34417 (Sub-No. 3)] Union Pacific Railroad Company— Temporary Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF Railway Company 1 AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT. ACTION: Partial revocation of exemption. SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, revokes the class exemption as it pertains to the modified trackage rights described in STB Finance Docket No. 34417 (Sub-No. 2) 2 to permit the 1 Effective January 20, 2005, The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company has changed its name to BNSF Railway Company (BNSF). 2 On December 17, 2004, the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) concurrently filed a verified notice of exemption under the Board’s class exemption procedures at 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). The notice covered the agreement by BNSF to grant additional local trackage rights to UP over a BNSF line of railroad between BNSF milepost 113.0 and BNSF milepost 117.0 near Endicott, NE, a distance of approximately 4.0 miles. UP submits that the trackage rights are only temporary rights, but, because they are ‘‘local’’ rather than ‘‘overhead’’ rights, they do not qualify for the Board’s class exemption for temporary trackage rights at 49 CFR E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10017-10018]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-3892]


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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 that will require 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. 
The information collection packages that may be included in this notice 
are for revisions to OMB-approved information collections and 
extensions (no change) 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 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(s) should be 
submitted to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance 
Officer. The information can be mailed and/or faxed to the individuals 
at the addresses and fax numbers listed below:
    (OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Fax: 202-395-6974. (SSA), 
Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Reports Clearance Officer, 
1338 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 
410-965-6400.
    I. The information collections listed below are pending at SSA and 
will be submitted to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. 
Therefore, your comments should be submitted to SSA within 60 days from 
the date of this publication. You can obtain a copy of the collection 
instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at (410) 965-
0454 or by writing to the address listed above.
    State Agency Ticket Assignment Form--Ticket to Work and Self 
Sufficiency Program--0960-0641. SSA uses the information collected on 
form SSA-1365 to determine proper assignment under the Ticket to Work 
program and payment option. This will be done through the contracted 
Program Manager. The State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency (VRA) 
completes the form and the beneficiary reviews the data. The 
beneficiary will sign the form to acknowledge the assignment of their 
ticket to that agency. Respondents are the State VRAs.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 82.
    Frequency of Response: 50.
    Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 205 hours.
    II. The information collections listed below have been submitted to 
OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would 
be most useful if received by OMB and SSA within 30 days from the date 
of this publication. You can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance 
packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at (410) 965-
0454, or by writing to the address listed above.
    1. Application for Survivors Benefits--20 CFR 404.611 (a) and (c)--
0960-0062. The information collected by form SSA-24 is needed to 
satisfy the ``Joint Prescribed Application'' of Title 38 U.S.C. 5105. 
That provision requires that survivors who file with either SSA or the 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall be deemed to have filed with 
both agencies, and that each agency's forms must request sufficient 
information to constitute an application for both SSA and VA benefits. 
The respondents are survivors of members or former members of the armed 
services. When form SSA-24 is received by SSA from the VA, an earnings 
record is requested to determine if insured status exists so that the 
claimant will complete the appropriate SSA survivor application. If 
entitlement does not exist, SSA may disallow the claim. If an SSA 
survivor application has already been filed, form SSA-24 is treated as 
a duplicate application.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 3,200.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours.
    2. Continuing Disability Review Report--20 CFR 404.1589, 20 CFR 
416.989--0960-0072. We use form SSA-454-BK to collect information from 
individuals receiving disability benefits or their representatives. We 
evaluate the information to determine whether the individuals remain 
eligible for benefit payments. Adults are considered eligible for 
payment if they continue to be unable to do substantial gainful 
activity (SGA) by reason of their impairments. Title XVI children are 
considered eligible for payment if they still have marked and severe 
functional limitations by reason of their impairments. We obtain 
information concerning 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.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 792,020.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 594,015 hours.
    Quarterly Statistical Report on Recipients and Payments Under 
State-Administered Assistance Programs for Aged, Blind and Disabled 
(Individuals and Couples) Recipients--20 CFR 416.2010, 20 CFR 
416.2098--0960-0130. The purpose of the statistical report is to obtain 
State data on expenditures and caseloads of State-administered 
supplementation under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

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program. The statistics are needed to complement information available 
for the federally administered programs and to more fully explain the 
impact of the public income support programs on the needy, aged, blind, 
and disabled. In addition, the expenditure data are used to monitor 
State compliance with the mandatory pass-along provision.
    States use our publications, which are prepared from data submitted 
on this statistical report, for administrative purposes to compare 
their expenditures and caseloads with those of other States, to 
determine the feasibility of program change, and to keep abreast of 
program developments in other States. Federal personnel request data 
about State-administered supplementation programs to compare various 
State programs, to examine the relationship of State supplementation 
expenditures and caseloads to federally financed programs such as 
Medicaid, and to determine the effect of changes in SSI and other 
Federal programs on State supplementation programs. In addition, 
Federal and State personnel have used data obtained from this report in 
developing legislative proposals and budget estimates.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 31.
    Frequency of Response: 4.
    Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 124 hours.

    Dated: February 23, 2005.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-3892 Filed 2-28-05; 8:45 am]
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