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A proposed rule change filed under
Rule 19b–4(f)(6) 14 normally does not
become operative prior to 30-days after
the date of filing. However, Rule 19b–
4(f)(6)(iii) permits the Commission to
designate a shorter time if such action
is consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest. The
Phlx has asked the Commission waive
the 30-day operative delay and the 5day pre-filing requirement. The
Commission believes that waiving the
30-day operative delay and the 5-day
pre-filing requirement is consistent with
the protection of investors and the
public interest because such waiver will
allow the Phlx to immediately clarify its
rule and conform it to the industry-wide
close of trading times now in effect.
Accelerating the operative date will
allow for a more efficient and effective
market operation by offering clarity and
internal consistency with existing Phlx
rules. For these reasons, the
Commission designates the proposed
rule change as effective and operative
immediately upon filing with the
Commission.15
At any time within 60 days after the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission may summarily abrogate
the rule change if it appears to the
Commission that such action is
necessary or appropriate in the public
interest, for the protection of investors,
or otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
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–Phlx–2006–12 on the
subject line.
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• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary,
Securities and Exchange Commission,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–1090.
14 Id.
15 For the purposes only of waiving the 30-day
operative date of this proposal, the Commission has
considered the proposed rule’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15
U.S.C. 78c(f).
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All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Phlx–2006–12. 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 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
Number SR–Phlx–2006–12 and should
be submitted on or before April 3, 2006.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated
authority.16
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,
and extensions (no change) of OMBapproved information collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
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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 Amex 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. Request for Workers’
Compensation/Public Disability Benefit
Information—20 CFR 404.408(e)—0960–
0098. Section 224 of the Social Security
Act provides for an offset of disability
insurance benefits when workers’
compensation (WC) or public disability
benefits (PDB) is also being received.
The SSA–1709 is used to request and/
or verify information regarding WC/PDB
given to Social Security disability
recipients so that the proper adjustment
is made to their monthly benefits. The
respondents are Federal, State, and local
agencies administering WC/PDB,
insurance carriers, and public or private
self-insured companies.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 120,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000
hours.
2. Request for Reconsideration—20
CFR 404.907–404.921, 416.1407–
416.1421—0960–0622. The information
collected on Form SSA–561–U2 is used
by SSA to document and initiate the
reconsideration process for determining
entitlement to Social Security benefits
(Title II), Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) payments (Title XVI), and Special
Veterans Benefits (Title VIII). The
respondents are individuals filing for
reconsideration.
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Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,455,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 8
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 194,000
hours.
3. Statement of Employer—20 CFR
404.801–803—0960–0030. The
information collected on Form SSA–
7011–F4 is needed to substantiate
allegations of wages paid to workers
when wages do not appear in SSA’s
records of earnings and the worker has
no proof of said earnings. SSA can use
the information to process claims for
benefits and resolve discrepancies in the
worker’s earnings record. The
respondents are certain employers who
can verify wage allegations made by the
wage earner.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 925,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 308,333
hours.
4. Claimant Statement About Loan of
Food or Shelter; Statement About Food
or Shelter Provided to Another—20 CFR
416.1130–416.1148—0960–0529. Forms
SSA–5062 and SSA–L5063 are used to
obtain statements about food and/or
shelter provided to an SSI claimant or
recipient. SSA uses this information to
determine whether food and/or shelter
are bona fide loans or should be counted
as income for SSI purposes. This
determination can affect eligibility for
SSI and the amount of SSI benefits
payable. The respondents are claimants/
recipients for SSI benefits and
individuals that provide loans of food
and/or shelter to SSI claimants/
recipients.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 131,080.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 21,847
hours.
5. Instructions for Completion of
Federal Assistant Application—0960–
0184.
The information on Form SSA–96
will be used to assist SSA in selecting
grant proposals for funding based on
their technical merits. The information
will also assist in evaluating the
soundness of the design of the proposed
activities, the possibilities of obtaining
productive results, the adequacy of
resources to conduct the activities and
the relationship to other similar
activities that have been or are being
conducted. The respondents are State
and local governments. State-designated
protection and advocacy groups,
colleges and universities and profit and
nonprofit private organizations.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 400.
Frequency of Response: 2 hours.
Average Burden per Response: 14
hours.
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,200
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 Office at
410–965–0454, or by writing to the
address listed above.
1. Permanent Residence Under Color
of the Law (PRUCOL)—20 CFR 416.1615
and 416.1618—0960–0451. Under
Public Law 104–193, which was
effective August 22, 1996, a non-citizen
must be a ‘‘qualified alien’’ and meet
certain additional requirements in order
to be eligible for Supplemental Security
income (SSI). This law also established
an exception to the new requirements
for certain ‘‘nonqualified aliens’’ (i.e.,
non-citizens who are not qualified
aliens). Nonqualified aliens who were
receiving SSI on August 22, 1996 were
allowed to remain on the rolls until
September 30, 1997, at which time
benefits would be suspended if the
aliens had not acquired alien status.
Public Law 105–33 extended the
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Form type
Frequency of
response
suspension date to September 30, 1998.
Public Law 105–306, enacted October
28, 1998, provided that nonqualified
aliens who were receiving SSI on Ausut
22, 1996 would remain eligible for SSI
after September 30, 1998 provided all
other requirements for eligibility were
met (e.g., income and resources, etc.).
SSI eligibility for this group of aliens—
‘‘grandfathered nonqualified aliens’’—
will continue to be determined based on
the rules governing alien eligibility in
effect prior to August 22, 1996, i.e., the
PRUCOL standard.
As discussed in SSA regulations at 20
CFR 416.1615 and 416.1618, a PRUCOL
alien must present evidence of his/her
alien status at application and
periodically thereafter as part of the
eligibility determination process for SSI.
SSA verifies the validity of the evidence
of PRUCOL for grandfathered
nonqualified aliens with the Department
of Homeland Security (DHS). Based on
the DHS response, SSA will determine
whether the individual is PRUCOL.
Without this information, SSA would
not be able to determine whether the
individual is eligible for SSI payments.
The respondents are individuals who
have alien status and live in the United
States.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 9,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 750 hours.
2. Request for Evidence from Doctor
or Hospital—20 CFR 404.1512,
404.1513(a), (b) & (e), 404.1514, 416.912,
416.913(a), (b) & (e), 41694—0960–
NEW. Claimants are required to provide
medical evidence of their
impairments(s) in pursuing a disability
claim. SSA uses the forms listed below
to request medical evidence from
sources (doctors and hospitals) where
the claimant has been treated, see or
otherwise evaluated. Respondents are
doctors and hospitals where the
claimant has been evaluated.
Type of Request: Collection in Use
Without OMB Number.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Number of
responses
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
Request for Evidence from a Doctor (J1) ............................
Request for Evidence from a Hospital (J2) .........................
10,000
10,000
20
20
200,000
200,000
15
15
50,000
50,000
Totals ............................................................................
20,000
........................
400,000
........................
100,000
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Estimated Annual Burden: 1000,000
hours.
3. Request for School Records—20
CFR Part 416, Subpart I, 416906,
416.913, 416.946, 404, Subpart P,
Appendix 1—0960–NEW. School
records are pertinent evidence in a
childhood claim for disability benefits.
ALJs send a letter to schools which the
claimant has attended requesting the
claimant’s school records. These records
are evaluated for evidence relative to the
claimant’s impairments or ability to do
age-appropriate activities. Respondents
are the school(s) which the claimant has
attended.
Type of Request: Collection in Use
Without OMB Number.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: 6.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000
hours.
4. Homeless Outreach Project and
Evaluation (HOPE)—0960–0704.
Evaluation of Project HOPE
SSA uses the project HOPE evaluation
to determine the effectiveness and the
efficiency of the program. To obtain the
information needed for the evaluation,
SSA has developed an interactive Web
site that is used by co-op awardees to
input client and program data, and by
SSA to communicate project-wide
announcements to the awardees. The
respondents are HOPE grantees/nonprofit social services organizations
serving people who are homeless and
disabled.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 41.
Frequency of Response: 12.
Average Burden per Response: 65
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 533 hours.
Dated: March 6, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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Background
Congress passed the McKinney Act of
1987 in recognition of an in an effort to
address situations and conditions facing
people without permanent shelter. The
Act funded 15 emergency services and
nine individual titles to authorize the
provision of specific programs by
Federal agencies. The Act also
established the Interagency Council on
Homelessness (ICH) composed of
leaders from 15 Federal agencies who
are in charge of coordinating efforts to
assist people who are homeless. During
the past decade, SSA and other ICH
agencies have compiled important data
about people who are homeless and
have carried out evaluations of services
which have generated evidence about
‘‘best’’ or ‘‘promising practices’’ well
suited to combating homelessness.
In fiscal year 2003, President George
W. Bush announced an initiative to end
chronic homelessness in 10 years. As a
result, SSA developed Project HOPE
and in May 2004 awarded34
Cooperative Agreements to
organizations which provide outreach,
support services and benefit application
assistance to the chronically homeless
and other underserved populations. An
additional 7 cooperative agreements
were awarded in November 2004 for a
total of 41. The goal of Project HOPE is
to improve both the quantity and quality
of applications for disability benefits.
Project HOPE gives focused support to
Cooperative (co-op) awardees via a
training program and ongoing technical
assistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Approval of Noise Compatibility
Program Update for Albany
International Airport, Albany, NY
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the noise compatibility
program submitted by the Albany
County Airport Authority under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act,
hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) and
14 CFR part 150. These findings are
made in recognition of the description
of Federal and nonfederal
responsibilities in Senate Report No.
96–52 (1980). On July 8, 2005 the FAA
determined that the noise exposure
maps submitted by the Albany County
Airport Authority under part 150 were
in compliance with applicable
requirements. On January 4, 206, the
FAA approved the Albany International
Airport’s updated noise compatibility
program. Most of the recommendations
of the program update were approved.
Four measures were approved as
voluntary measures and four were
disapproved in part. One measure was
disapproved for part 150 purposes.’’
DATES: The effective date of the FAA’s
approval of the Albany International
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Airport’s noise computability program
update is January 4, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maria Stanco, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, New York Airports
District Office, 600 Old County Road,
Suite 446, Garden City, NY 11530,
Telephone 516 227–3808. Documents
reflecting this FAA action may be
reviewed at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that the FAA has
given its overall approval to the noise
compatibility program update for the
Albany International Airport, effective
January 4, 2006.
A. Under section 47504 of the Act, an
airport operator who has previously
submitted a noise exposure map may
submit to the FAA a noise
computability program which sets forth
the measures taken or proposed by the
airport operator for the reduction of
existing non-compatible land uses and
prevention of additional non-compatible
land uses within the area covered by the
noise exposure maps. The Act requires
such programs to be developed in
consultation with Interested and
affected parties including local
communities, government agencies,
airport users, and FAA personnel.
Each airport noise compatibility
program developed in accordance with
Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) part
150 is a local program, not a Federal
program. The FAA does not substitute
its judgment for that of the airport
proprietor with respect to which
measures should be recommended for
action. The FAA’s approval or
disapproval of FAR Part 150 program
recommendations is measured
according to the standards expressed in
part 150 and the Act and is limited to
the following determinations:
1. The noise computability program
was developed in accordance with the
provisions and procedures of FAR Part
150;
2. Program measures are reasonably
consistent with achieving the goals of
reducing existing non-compatible land
uses around the airport and preventing
the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses;
3. Program measures would not create
an undue burden on interstate or foreign
commerce, unjustly discriminate against
types or classes of aeronautical uses,
violate the terms of airport grant
agreements, or intrude into areas
preempted by the Federal government;
and
4. Program measures relating to the
use of flight procedures can be
implemented within the period covered
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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 Amex 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. Request for Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit
Information--20 CFR 404.408(e)--0960-0098. Section 224 of the Social
Security Act provides for an offset of disability insurance benefits
when workers' compensation (WC) or public disability benefits (PDB) is
also being received. The SSA-1709 is used to request and/or verify
information regarding WC/PDB given to Social Security disability
recipients so that the proper adjustment is made to their monthly
benefits. The respondents are Federal, State, and local agencies
administering WC/PDB, insurance carriers, and public or private self-
insured companies.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 120,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000 hours.
2. Request for Reconsideration--20 CFR 404.907-404.921, 416.1407-
416.1421--0960-0622. The information collected on Form SSA-561-U2 is
used by SSA to document and initiate the reconsideration process for
determining entitlement to Social Security benefits (Title II),
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments (Title XVI), and Special
Veterans Benefits (Title VIII). The respondents are individuals filing
for reconsideration.
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Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,455,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 8 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 194,000 hours.
3. Statement of Employer--20 CFR 404.801-803--0960-0030. The
information collected on Form SSA-7011-F4 is needed to substantiate
allegations of wages paid to workers when wages do not appear in SSA's
records of earnings and the worker has no proof of said earnings. SSA
can use the information to process claims for benefits and resolve
discrepancies in the worker's earnings record. The respondents are
certain employers who can verify wage allegations made by the wage
earner.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 925,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 308,333 hours.
4. Claimant Statement About Loan of Food or Shelter; Statement
About Food or Shelter Provided to Another--20 CFR 416.1130-416.1148--
0960-0529. Forms SSA-5062 and SSA-L5063 are used to obtain statements
about food and/or shelter provided to an SSI claimant or recipient. SSA
uses this information to determine whether food and/or shelter are bona
fide loans or should be counted as income for SSI purposes. This
determination can affect eligibility for SSI and the amount of SSI
benefits payable. The respondents are claimants/recipients for SSI
benefits and individuals that provide loans of food and/or shelter to
SSI claimants/recipients.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 131,080.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 21,847 hours.
5. Instructions for Completion of Federal Assistant Application--
0960-0184.
The information on Form SSA-96 will be used to assist SSA in
selecting grant proposals for funding based on their technical merits.
The information will also assist in evaluating the soundness of the
design of the proposed activities, the possibilities of obtaining
productive results, the adequacy of resources to conduct the activities
and the relationship to other similar activities that have been or are
being conducted. The respondents are State and local governments.
State-designated protection and advocacy groups, colleges and
universities and profit and nonprofit private organizations.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 400.
Frequency of Response: 2 hours.
Average Burden per Response: 14 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,200 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 Office at 410-965-0454,
or by writing to the address listed above.
1. Permanent Residence Under Color of the Law (PRUCOL)--20 CFR
416.1615 and 416.1618--0960-0451. Under Public Law 104-193, which was
effective August 22, 1996, a non-citizen must be a ``qualified alien''
and meet certain additional requirements in order to be eligible for
Supplemental Security income (SSI). This law also established an
exception to the new requirements for certain ``nonqualified aliens''
(i.e., non-citizens who are not qualified aliens). Nonqualified aliens
who were receiving SSI on August 22, 1996 were allowed to remain on the
rolls until September 30, 1997, at which time benefits would be
suspended if the aliens had not acquired alien status. Public Law 105-
33 extended the suspension date to September 30, 1998. Public Law 105-
306, enacted October 28, 1998, provided that nonqualified aliens who
were receiving SSI on Ausut 22, 1996 would remain eligible for SSI
after September 30, 1998 provided all other requirements for
eligibility were met (e.g., income and resources, etc.). SSI
eligibility for this group of aliens--``grandfathered nonqualified
aliens''--will continue to be determined based on the rules governing
alien eligibility in effect prior to August 22, 1996, i.e., the PRUCOL
standard.
As discussed in SSA regulations at 20 CFR 416.1615 and 416.1618, a
PRUCOL alien must present evidence of his/her alien status at
application and periodically thereafter as part of the eligibility
determination process for SSI. SSA verifies the validity of the
evidence of PRUCOL for grandfathered nonqualified aliens with the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Based on the DHS response, SSA
will determine whether the individual is PRUCOL. Without this
information, SSA would not be able to determine whether the individual
is eligible for SSI payments. The respondents are individuals who have
alien status and live in the United States.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 9,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 750 hours.
2. Request for Evidence from Doctor or Hospital--20 CFR 404.1512,
404.1513(a), (b) & (e), 404.1514, 416.912, 416.913(a), (b) & (e),
41694--0960-NEW. Claimants are required to provide medical evidence of
their impairments(s) in pursuing a disability claim. SSA uses the forms
listed below to request medical evidence from sources (doctors and
hospitals) where the claimant has been treated, see or otherwise
evaluated. Respondents are doctors and hospitals where the claimant has
been evaluated.
Type of Request: Collection in Use Without OMB Number.
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Average
Number of Frequency of Number of burden per Estimated
Form type respondents response responses response annual burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Request for Evidence from a 10,000 20 200,000 15 50,000
Doctor (J1)....................
Request for Evidence from a 10,000 20 200,000 15 50,000
Hospital (J2)..................
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Totals...................... 20,000 .............. 400,000 .............. 100,000
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Estimated Annual Burden: 1000,000 hours.
3. Request for School Records--20 CFR Part 416, Subpart I, 416906,
416.913, 416.946, 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1--0960-NEW. School records
are pertinent evidence in a childhood claim for disability benefits.
ALJs send a letter to schools which the claimant has attended
requesting the claimant's school records. These records are evaluated
for evidence relative to the claimant's impairments or ability to do
age-appropriate activities. Respondents are the school(s) which the
claimant has attended.
Type of Request: Collection in Use Without OMB Number.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: 6.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 30,000 hours.
4. Homeless Outreach Project and Evaluation (HOPE)--0960-0704.
Background
Congress passed the McKinney Act of 1987 in recognition of an in an
effort to address situations and conditions facing people without
permanent shelter. The Act funded 15 emergency services and nine
individual titles to authorize the provision of specific programs by
Federal agencies. The Act also established the Interagency Council on
Homelessness (ICH) composed of leaders from 15 Federal agencies who are
in charge of coordinating efforts to assist people who are homeless.
During the past decade, SSA and other ICH agencies have compiled
important data about people who are homeless and have carried out
evaluations of services which have generated evidence about ``best'' or
``promising practices'' well suited to combating homelessness.
In fiscal year 2003, President George W. Bush announced an
initiative to end chronic homelessness in 10 years. As a result, SSA
developed Project HOPE and in May 2004 awarded34 Cooperative Agreements
to organizations which provide outreach, support services and benefit
application assistance to the chronically homeless and other
underserved populations. An additional 7 cooperative agreements were
awarded in November 2004 for a total of 41. The goal of Project HOPE is
to improve both the quantity and quality of applications for disability
benefits. Project HOPE gives focused support to Cooperative (co-op)
awardees via a training program and ongoing technical assistance.
Evaluation of Project HOPE
SSA uses the project HOPE evaluation to determine the effectiveness
and the efficiency of the program. To obtain the information needed for
the evaluation, SSA has developed an interactive Web site that is used
by co-op awardees to input client and program data, and by SSA to
communicate project-wide announcements to the awardees. The respondents
are HOPE grantees/non-profit social services organizations serving
people who are homeless and disabled.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 41.
Frequency of Response: 12.
Average Burden per Response: 65 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 533 hours.
Dated: March 6, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 06-2289 Filed 3-10-06; 8:45 am]
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