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existing operation of its Pilot until July
31, 2006.
The Commission notes that proper
surveillance is an essential component
of any telephone access policy to an
exchange trading floor. Surveillance
procedures should help to ensure that
Floor brokers and RCMMs use portable
phones as authorized by NYSE Rule
36 26 and that orders are being handled
in compliance with NYSE rules. The
Commission expects the Exchange to
actively review these procedures and
address any potential concerns that
have arisen during the Pilot. In this
regard, the Commission notes that the
Exchange should address whether
telephone records are adequate for
surveillance purposes.
The Commission also requests that
the Exchange report any problems,
surveillance, or enforcement matters
associated with the Floor brokers’ and
RCMMs’ use of an Exchange authorized
and provided portable telephone on the
Exchange Floor. As stated in the
Original Order, the NYSE should also
address whether additional surveillance
would be needed because of the
derivative nature of the ETFs.
Furthermore, in any future additional
filings on the Pilot, the Commission
would expect that the NYSE submit
information documenting the usage of
the phones, any problems that have
occurred, including, among other
things, any regulatory actions or
concerns, and any advantages or
disadvantages that have resulted.27
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s Internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File
Number SR–NYSE–2006–03 on the
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• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
26 See note 11 supra and accompanying text for
other NYSE requirements that Floor brokers be
properly qualified before doing public customer
business.
27 In the future, the Commission expects the
information to distinguish between Floor brokers’
and RCMMs’ usage of the phones.
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All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–NYSE–2006–03. This file
number 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. Copies of such filing also will be
available for inspection and copying at
the principal office of the NYSE. 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
Number SR–NYSE–2006–03 and should
be submitted on or before March 14,
2006.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.28
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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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 new information
collections, approval of existing
information collections, revisions to
OMB-approved information collections,
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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
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, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA. Fax:
202–395–6974.
(SSA), Social Security
Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Reports
Clearance Officer, 1333 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 copies of
the collection instruments by calling the
SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410–
965–0454 or by writing to the address
listed above.
1. Letter to Employer Requesting
Wage Information—20 CFR 404.726—
0960–0138. The information collected
on Form SSA–L4201 is used by SSA to
collect wage information from
employers to establish and/or verify
wage information for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) claimants and
beneficiaries. Form SSA–L4201 is also
used to determine eligibility and proper
payment for SSI applicants/recipients.
The respondents are employers of
applicants and recipients of SSI
payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 133,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 66,500
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
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410–965–0454, or by writing to the
address listed above.
1. Workers’ Compensation/Public
Disability Questionnaire—20 CFR
404.408–0960–0247. Section 224 of the
Social Security Act provides for the
reduction of disability insurance
benefits (DIB) when the combination of
DIB and any workers’ compensation
(WC) and/or certain Federal, State or
local public disability benefits (PDB)
exceeds 80% of the worker’s
predisability earnings. Form SSA–546 is
used to collect the data necessary to
determine whether or not the worker’s
receipt of WC/PDB payments will cause
a reduction of DIB. The respondents are
applicants for the Title II DIB.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 25,000
hours.
2. Medicaid Use Report—20 CFR
416.268–0960–0267. The information
required by this regulation is used by
SSA to determine if an individual is
entitled to special Title XVI
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
payments and, consequently, to
Medicaid benefits. The Respondents are
SSI recipients whose payments were
stopped based on earnings.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 60,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 3
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000
hours.
6. Supplemental Security System
(SSI) Claim Information Notice—20 CFR
416.210–0960–0324. Form SSA–L8050–
U3 is used by SSA to ensure that all
sources of potential income that can be
used to provide for an SSI beneficiary’s
own support and maintenance are
utilized. SSI is intended to supplement
other income an individual has
available. Respondents are businesses
and applicants/recipients of SSI who
may be eligible for benefits from public
or private programs.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 7,500.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 10
minutes.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250
hours.
7. Certification of Low Birth Weight
for SSI Eligibility—20 CFR 416.931,
416.926a (m)(7) & (8) and 416.924–
0960–NEW. Form SSA–3830 is designed
to assist hospitals and claimants who
file on behalf of low birth weight infants
in providing local field offices (FOs) and
Disability Determination Services
(DDSs) with medical information for
determining disability of low birth
weight infants. FOs use the forms as
protective filing statements, and the
medical information for making
presumptive disability findings, which
allow expedited payment to eligible
claimants. DDSs use the medical
information to formally determine
disability and to establish the most
appropriate continuing disability review
diaries. The respondents are hospitals
that have information identifying low
birth weight babies and medical
conditions those babies may have. We
estimate it will take 10 to 15 minutes to
complete the form. Below, we use the
higher number for our public burden
computation.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 24,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000
hours.
8. Reporting Changes That Affect
Your Social Security Payment—20 CFR
404.301–305, .310–311, .330–.333, .335–
.341, .350–.352, .370–.371, .401–.402,
.408(a), .421–.425, .428–.430, .434–.437,
.439–.441, .446–.447, .450–.455, .468—
0960–0073. SSA uses the information
collected on Form SSA–1425 to
determine continuing entitlement to
Title II Social Security benefits and to
determine the proper benefit amount.
The respondents are Social Security
beneficiaries receiving SSA retirement,
disability or survivor’s auxiliary benefits
who need to report an event that could
affect payments.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 70,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,833
hours.
9. National Employment Activity and
Disability Survey—0960–0666.
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Background: The Ticket to Work
(TTW) program was established by the
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Improvement Act of 1999. The program
will provide eligible Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI
disability beneficiaries with a Ticket,
which can be used to obtain vocational
rehabilitation (VR) or employment
services through participating providers,
called Employment Networks (ENs).
The goal of the TTW program is to assist
participants in returning to work at a
level above the Substantial Gainful
Activity (SGA) level. The program is
expected to increase beneficiary
demand for employment-related
services and activities. It is also
expected to increase the number and
diversity of providers in response to the
less restrictive participation
requirements and increased consumer
demand for services.
The National Employment Activity
and Disability Survey: The National
Employment Activity and Disability
Survey will collect data on the workrelated activities of SSI and SSDI
beneficiaries as the TTW program, and
other initiatives designed to improve
beneficiary employment outcomes, are
implemented. The TTW Survey is
specifically designed to be a significant
resource for the formal evaluation of
TTW, but SSA anticipates that the
survey will provide useful information
for a variety of evaluation and policy
analysis purposes, especially related to
current efforts that attempt to improve
return to work. The survey
questionnaire focuses on information
about beneficiaries and their workrelated activities that cannot be obtained
from SSA’s administrative records. The
survey will provide information about:
(1) Beneficiaries who assign their
Tickets to ENs, and their experience in
the program; (2) beneficiaries who do
not assign their Tickets, and the reasons
why they do not, including involuntary
non-participants; (3) the employment
outcomes of Ticket users and other
beneficiaries; and (4) the use of
employment services by Ticket users
and other beneficiaries. The
respondents will be selected from SSI
and SSDI disabled beneficiaries who
meet the Ticket to Work program
eligibility requirements.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
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BENEFICIARY SURVEY DATA COLLECTION
Respondents
Survey activity
Frequency
of response
Average
time
(minutes)
Total burden hours
National Beneficiary Sample ...........................................................................................
TTW Participant Sample (Baseline) ................................................................................
TTW Participant Sample (Follow-up) ..............................................................................
2,400
2,000
1,772
....................
....................
....................
45
55
45
1,800
1,833
1,329
Total for Survey Data ...............................................................................................
6,172
....................
....................
4,962
Site Visits .........................................................................................................................
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................................
Phone Interviews .............................................................................................................
10
12
130
....................
....................
....................
6
40
2
60
480
260
Total for Qualitative Data .........................................................................................
152
....................
....................
800
Total Burden Hours for all Collection Activities ........................................................
....................
....................
....................
5,762
Service Provider Qualitative Collection
Dated: February 14, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5314]
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Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations:
‘‘Tempo! Tempo!: The Bauhaus
Photomontages of Marianne Brandt’’
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as
amended, and Delegation of Authority
No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875],
I hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Tempo!
Tempo!: The Bauhaus Photomontages of
Marianne Brandt,’’ imported from
abroad for temporary exhibition within
the United States, are of cultural
significance. The objects are imported
pursuant to loan agreements with the
foreign owners or custodians. I also
determine that the exhibition or display
of the exhibit objects at the BuschReising Museum at Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, from on or about March
11, 2006, until on or about May 21,
2006, and at the International Canter for
Photography, New York, NY, from on or
about June 9, 2006, until on or about
August 27, 2006, and at possible
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additional venues yet to be determined,
is in the national interest. Public Notice
of these Determinations is ordered to be
published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information, including a list of
the exhibit objects, contact Paul
Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of
the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of
State (telephone: 202/453–8052). The
address is U.S. Department of State, SA–
44, 301 4th Street, SW. Room 700,
Washington, DC 20547–0001.
Dated: February 10, 2006.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. E6–2412 Filed 2–17–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 5317]
State-14 Foreign Service Institute
Records
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Department of State proposes to
alter an existing system of records,
STATE–14, pursuant to the Provisions
of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(5 U.S.C.(r)), and the Office of
Management and Budget Circular No.
A–130, Appendix I. The Department’s
report was filed with the Office of
Management and Budget on February 9,
2006.
It is proposed that the current system
will retain the name ‘‘Foreign Service
Institute Records.’’ It is also proposed
that due to the expanded scope of the
current system, the altered system
description will include revisions and/
or additions to the following sections:
System Location; Categories of
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Individuals Covered by the System;
Authority for Maintenance of the
System; and Routine Uses of Records
Maintained in the System, Including
Categories of Users and Purposes of
such Uses. Changes to the existing
system description are proposed in
order to reflect more accurately the
Foreign Service Institute’s recordkeeping system, the Authority
establishing its existence and
responsibilities, and the uses and users
of the system.
Any persons interested in
commenting on the altered system of
records may do so by submitting
comments in writing to Margaret P.
Grafeld, Director; Office of Information
Programs and Services; A/RPS/IPS;
Department of State, SA–2; Washington,
DC 20522–8100. This system of records
will be effective 40 days from the date
of publication, unless we receive
comments that will result in a contrary
determination.
The altered system description,
‘‘Foreign Service Institute Records,’’
will read as set forth below.
Dated: February 8, 2006.
Frank Coulter,
Acting Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of
Administration, Department of State.
STATE–14
SYSTEM NAME:
Foreign Service Institute Records.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
The George P. Shultz National Foreign
Affairs Training Center, 4000 Arlington
Boulevard, Arlington, VA; Warrenton
Training Center, Warrenton, VA; Tunis
Field School, American Embassy Tunis,
Tunisia; Yokohama Field School,
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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 new information collections, approval of existing information
collections, 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, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA.
Fax: 202-395-6974.
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Reports
Clearance Officer, 1333 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 copies of the collection
instruments by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-
0454 or by writing to the address listed above.
1. Letter to Employer Requesting Wage Information--20 CFR 404.726--
0960-0138. The information collected on Form SSA-L4201 is used by SSA
to collect wage information from employers to establish and/or verify
wage information for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claimants and
beneficiaries. Form SSA-L4201 is also used to determine eligibility and
proper payment for SSI applicants/recipients. The respondents are
employers of applicants and recipients of SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 133,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 66,500 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
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410-965-0454, or by writing to the address listed above.
1. Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Questionnaire--20 CFR
404.408-0960-0247. Section 224 of the Social Security Act provides for
the reduction of disability insurance benefits (DIB) when the
combination of DIB and any workers' compensation (WC) and/or certain
Federal, State or local public disability benefits (PDB) exceeds 80% of
the worker's predisability earnings. Form SSA-546 is used to collect
the data necessary to determine whether or not the worker's receipt of
WC/PDB payments will cause a reduction of DIB. The respondents are
applicants for the Title II DIB.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 25,000 hours.
2. Medicaid Use Report--20 CFR 416.268-0960-0267. The information
required by this regulation is used by SSA to determine if an
individual is entitled to special Title XVI Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) payments and, consequently, to Medicaid benefits. The
Respondents are SSI recipients whose payments were stopped based on
earnings.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 60,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
6. Supplemental Security System (SSI) Claim Information Notice--20
CFR 416.210-0960-0324. Form SSA-L8050-U3 is used by SSA to ensure that
all sources of potential income that can be used to provide for an SSI
beneficiary's own support and maintenance are utilized. SSI is intended
to supplement other income an individual has available. Respondents are
businesses and applicants/recipients of SSI who may be eligible for
benefits from public or private programs.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 7,500.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250 hours.
7. Certification of Low Birth Weight for SSI Eligibility--20 CFR
416.931, 416.926a (m)(7) & (8) and 416.924-0960-NEW. Form SSA-3830 is
designed to assist hospitals and claimants who file on behalf of low
birth weight infants in providing local field offices (FOs) and
Disability Determination Services (DDSs) with medical information for
determining disability of low birth weight infants. FOs use the forms
as protective filing statements, and the medical information for making
presumptive disability findings, which allow expedited payment to
eligible claimants. DDSs use the medical information to formally
determine disability and to establish the most appropriate continuing
disability review diaries. The respondents are hospitals that have
information identifying low birth weight babies and medical conditions
those babies may have. We estimate it will take 10 to 15 minutes to
complete the form. Below, we use the higher number for our public
burden computation.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Number of Respondents: 24,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.
8. Reporting Changes That Affect Your Social Security Payment--20
CFR 404.301-305, .310-311, .330-.333, .335-.341, .350-.352, .370-.371,
.401-.402, .408(a), .421-.425, .428-.430, .434-.437, .439-.441,
.446-.447, .450-.455, .468--0960-0073. SSA uses the information
collected on Form SSA-1425 to determine continuing entitlement to Title
II Social Security benefits and to determine the proper benefit amount.
The respondents are Social Security beneficiaries receiving SSA
retirement, disability or survivor's auxiliary benefits who need to
report an event that could affect payments.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 70,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,833 hours.
9. National Employment Activity and Disability Survey--0960-0666.
Background: The Ticket to Work (TTW) program was established by the
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999. The program
will provide eligible Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and
SSI disability beneficiaries with a Ticket, which can be used to obtain
vocational rehabilitation (VR) or employment services through
participating providers, called Employment Networks (ENs). The goal of
the TTW program is to assist participants in returning to work at a
level above the Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) level. The program
is expected to increase beneficiary demand for employment-related
services and activities. It is also expected to increase the number and
diversity of providers in response to the less restrictive
participation requirements and increased consumer demand for services.
The National Employment Activity and Disability Survey: The
National Employment Activity and Disability Survey will collect data on
the work-related activities of SSI and SSDI beneficiaries as the TTW
program, and other initiatives designed to improve beneficiary
employment outcomes, are implemented. The TTW Survey is specifically
designed to be a significant resource for the formal evaluation of TTW,
but SSA anticipates that the survey will provide useful information for
a variety of evaluation and policy analysis purposes, especially
related to current efforts that attempt to improve return to work. The
survey questionnaire focuses on information about beneficiaries and
their work-related activities that cannot be obtained from SSA's
administrative records. The survey will provide information about: (1)
Beneficiaries who assign their Tickets to ENs, and their experience in
the program; (2) beneficiaries who do not assign their Tickets, and the
reasons why they do not, including involuntary non-participants; (3)
the employment outcomes of Ticket users and other beneficiaries; and
(4) the use of employment services by Ticket users and other
beneficiaries. The respondents will be selected from SSI and SSDI
disabled beneficiaries who meet the Ticket to Work program eligibility
requirements.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Total
Survey activity Respondents Frequency time burden
of response (minutes) hours
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National Beneficiary Sample................................. 2,400 ........... 45 1,800
TTW Participant Sample (Baseline)........................... 2,000 ........... 55 1,833
TTW Participant Sample (Follow-up).......................... 1,772 ........... 45 1,329
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Total for Survey Data................................... 6,172 ........... ........... 4,962
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Service Provider Qualitative Collection
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Site Visits................................................. 10 ........... 6 60
Focus Groups................................................ 12 ........... 40 480
Phone Interviews............................................ 130 ........... 2 260
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Total for Qualitative Data.............................. 152 ........... ........... 800
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Total Burden Hours for all Collection Activities........ ........... ........... ........... 5,762
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Dated: February 14, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-2397 Filed 2-17-06; 8:45 am]
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