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and the Board meeting that was held on
Monday, June 26, 2006.
Anyone wishing to make an oral
presentation to the Board must contact
Erika Fischer, Senior Program Analyst,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
Office of Small Business Development
Centers, 409 3rd Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20416, telephone (202)
205–7045 or fax (202) 481–0681.
Matthew K. Becker,
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Public Federal Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Hearing; Region
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The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) Region I
Regulatory Fairness Board and the SBA
Office of the National Ombudsman will
hold a public hearing on Friday, July 14,
2006, at 9 a.m. The meeting will take
place at the Thomas P. O’Neill Federal
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265, Boston, MA 02222. The purpose of
the meeting is to receive comments and
testimony from small business owners,
small government entities, and small
non-profit organizations concerning
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actions taken by Federal agencies.
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be put on the agenda. Joan Trudell,
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fax (617) 565–5597, e-mail:
joan.trudell@sba.gov.
For more information, see our Web
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The U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA), National Small
Business Development Center Advisory
Board will host a public meeting via
conference call on Tuesday, July 18,
2006 at 1 p.m. (EST). The purpose of
this meeting is to discuss follow-up
items regarding the site visits to the SBA
San Diego and Los Angeles Small
Business Development Center networks,
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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
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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
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. Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail
Follow-Up Program Notices—20 CFR
404.452–404.455—0960–0369. The MidYear Mailer (MYM) is used to ensure
that Retirement and Survivors Insurance
(RSI) payments are correct. Beneficiaries
under full retirement age (FRA) use
Forms SSA–L9778, L9779, and L9781 to
update their current year estimate and
their estimate for the following year.
MYM Forms SSA–L9784 and L9785 are
designed to request earnings estimates
in the year of FRA for the period prior
to the month of FRA. Only one
individually tailored form is sent per
respondent. Respondents are RSI
beneficiaries with earnings over the
exempt amount.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 225,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 37,500
hours.
2. Internet Request for Replacement of
Forms SSA–1099/SSA–1042S—20 CFR
401.45—0960–0583. The information
collected will be used by SSA to verify
identity and to provide replacement
copies of Forms SSA–1099/SSA–1042S
needed to prepare Federal tax returns.
This internet option to request a
replacement SSA–1099/SSA–1042S will
eliminate the need for a phone call to
the national 800 number or a visit to a
local field office. The respondents are
beneficiaries who are requesting a
replacement SSA–1099/SSA–1042S.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 21,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 1.5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 525 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. Statement of Self-Employment
Income—20 CFR 404.101, 404.110,
404.1096(a)–(d), 404.610–404.611,
422.505—0960–0046. SSA uses the
information on Form SSA–766 to
expedite the payment of benefits to an
individual who is self-employed and
who is establishing insured status in the
current year. Respondents are selfemployed individuals who may be
eligible for Social Security benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
2. Certification by Religious Group—
20 CFR 404.1075—0960–0093. Form
SSA–1458 is used to determine if the
religious group meets the qualifications
set out in Section 1402(g) of the Internal
Revenue Code which permits members
of certain religious groups and sects to
be exempt from payment of SelfEmployment Contribution Act taxes.
The respondents are spokespersons for
religious groups or sects.
Number of
respondents
Forms
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 180.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 45 hours.
3. Request for Internet Services—
Authentication; Automated Telephone
Speech Technology—Knowledge-Based
Authentication—20 CFR 401.45—0960–
0596. Individuals and third parties who
request personal information from SSA
records, or register with SSA in order to
participate in SSA’s online business
services, are asked to provide certain
identifying information to verify their
identity. As an extra measure of
protection, SSA asks requestors who use
the Internet and telephone services to
provide additional identifying
information unique to those services so
that SSA can authenticate their
identities before releasing personal
information. The respondents are
current beneficiaries who are requesting
personal information from SSA and/or
individuals or third parties who are
registering for SSA’s online business
services.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
Burden hours
2,076,138
20,889,488
1
1
11⁄2 minutes ..
11⁄2 minutes ..
51,903
522,237
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Internet Requestors ...........................................................................................
Telephone Requestors ......................................................................................
22,965,626
........................
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574,140
Estimated Annual Burden: 574,140
hours.
4. Request for Reconsideration—20
CFR 404.907–404.921, 416.1407–
416.1421, 408.1009—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
payments (Title XVI), Special Veterans
Benefits (Title VIII), Medicare (Title
XVIII) and of initial determinations
regarding Medicare Part B incomerelated premium subsidy reductions.
The respondents are individuals filing
for reconsideration.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,461,700.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 8
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 194,893
hours.
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5. Integration Registration Services
(IRES) System—20 CFR 401.45—0960–
0626. The IRES System registers and
authenticates businesses, employers and
third parties with SSA, and issues them
Personal Identification Numbers (PIN).
These PINs will be used in the place of
handwritten signatures on forms, when
using SSA’s Business Services Online.
Respondents are employers and third
party submitters of wage data, business
entities providing tax payer
identification information and other
electronic records, and data exchange
partners conducting business in support
of SSA programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 460,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 2
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,333
hours.
6. Request for Deceased Individual’s
Social Security Record—20 CFR
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402.130—0960–0665. The SSA–711 is
used to process requests from the public
for a microprint of the SS–5,
Application for Social Security Card, for
a deceased individual. Respondents are
members of the public who are
requesting deceased individuals’ Social
Security records.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 7
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,833
hours.
7. Medical Consultant’s Review of
Mental Residual Functional Capacity
Assessment—20 CFR 404.1520a,
404.1640, 404.1643, 404.1645,
416.920a—0960–0678. Form SSA–392–
SUP is used by SSA’s regional review
component to facilitate the medical/
psychological consultant’s review of the
Mental Residual Functional Capacity
Form, SSA–4734–SUP. The SSA–392–
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SUP records the reviewing medical/
psychological consultant’s assessment
of the SSA–4734–SUP prepared by the
adjudicating component and also
records whether the reviewer agrees or
disagrees with the manner in which the
SSA–4734–SUP was completed. The
SSA–392–SUP is required for each
SSA–4734–SUP form completed. The
respondents are the 256 medical/
psychological consultants responsible
for reviewing the SSA–4734–SUP.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Responses: 45,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 12
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 9,000
hours.
8. Request for Business Entity
Taxpayer Information—0960–NEW. The
SSA–1694 will be used to collect
information from law firms or other
business entities that have partners or
employees to whom SSA pays fees that
have been authorized as compensation
for the representation of claimants
before SSA. SSA will collect the name
of the firms and/or business entities, as
well as their addresses and Employer
Identification Numbers (EIN) to keep a
record on file for tax purposes. This
information will be used to meet any
requirement for issuance of a Form
1099–MISC. The respondents are law
firms or other business entities that have
partners or employees that are attorneys
or other qualified individuals who
represent claimants before SSA.
Type of Request: Request for a new
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 167 hours.
9. Identifying Information for Possible
Direct Payment of Authorized Fees—
0960–NEW. The SSA–1695 will be used
to collect information from appointed
representatives that will facilitate the
direct payment of authorized fees
related to the representation of
claimants for benefits before SSA and to
issue a Form 1099–MISC, as required.
The information will also be used to
establish a link between each claim for
benefits and the data that will be
collected on the SSA–1699 and stored
on an Appointed Representative
Database. Respondents are attorneys and
other individuals who represent
claimants for benefits before SSA.
Type of Request: Request for a new
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: 25.
Number of Responses: 250,000
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Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 41,667
hours.
10. Request for Appointed
Representative’s Direct Payment
Information—0960–NEW. The SSA–
1699 will be used to collect information
from appointed representatives in order
to facilitate the direct payment of
authorized fees, including the possible
use of direct deposit to a financial
institution. SSA will also use the
information provided to meet any
requirement to issue a Form 1099–MISC
when SSA has paid the representative
aggregate fees of $600 or more in a
taxable year. Business affiliation
information will be used to determine if
a Form 1099–MISC should be issued to
a firm in those situations where the
representative is associated with a firm
as an employee or partner. Since the
SSA–1699 is used as a registration form
for the Appointed Representative
Database, representatives will only need
to fill it out once, unless they need to
make a change to any of their
information. This form is used in
conjunction with the SSA–1695, which
links the Appointed Representative
Database with the individual claims the
representatives handle. Respondents are
attorneys or non-attorneys eligible for
direct payment (i.e., have met certain
prerequisites established by law).
Type of Request: Request for a new
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,333
hours.
11. SSI Monthly Wage Reporting
Phase 2 Pilot—20 CFR 416.701–732—
0960–0715. Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) recipients are required to
report changes in their income,
resources and living arrangements that
may affect eligibility or payment
amount. Currently, SSI recipients report
changes on Form SSA–8150, Reporting
Events—SSI, or to an SSA teleservice
representative through SSA’s toll-free
telephone number, or they visit their
local Social Security office. The SSI
wage reporting program area has the
highest error rate largely due to nonreporting, which accounts for
approximately $500 million in
overpayments each year. Consequently,
SSA is evaluating methods for
increasing reporting. SSA is conducting
a pilot to test an additional method for
individuals to report wages for the SSI
program. We are testing to determine if,
given an easily accessible automated
format, individuals will increase
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compliance with reporting
responsibilities. Increased timely
reporting could result in a decrease in
improper payments. SSA will also be
testing the use of knowledge-based
authentication to determine if this is an
effective method of accessing SSA’s
system. Lastly, SSA will test recent
system enhancements and additional
systems enhancements expected in May
2006 that will make reporting easier.
During the pilot, participants who
need to report a change in earned
income will call an SSA toll-free
telephone number to report the change.
The participants will access SSA’s
system using knowledge-based
authentication (providing name, SSN
and date of birth). Participants will
either speak their report (voice
recognition technology) or key in the
information using the telephone key
pad. SSA will issue receipts to
participants who report wages using this
method. Respondents to this collection
are SSI recipients, deemors and
representative payees of recipients who
agree to participate in the pilot.
Type of Request: Extension of OMB
approval.
Number of Respondents: 600.
Frequency of Response: 7.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 350 hours.
Dated: June 30, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Proposed Advisory Circular 120–XX,
Damage Tolerance Inspections for
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Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability of
proposed Advisory Circular (AC) 120–
XX; reopening of comment period.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This action reopens the
comment period stated in the Notice of
Availability of proposed Advisory
Circular (AC) 120–XX, ‘‘Damage
Tolerance Inspections for Repairs,’’ that
was published on April 21, 2006. In that
document, the FAA announced the
availability and request for comments
on a proposed AC, which set forth an
acceptable means, but not the only
means, of demonstrating compliance
with the provisions of the airworthiness
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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. Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-Up Program Notices--20
CFR 404.452-404.455--0960-0369. The Mid-Year Mailer (MYM) is used to
ensure that Retirement and Survivors Insurance (RSI) payments are
correct. Beneficiaries under full retirement age (FRA) use Forms SSA-
L9778, L9779, and L9781 to update their current year estimate and their
estimate for the following year. MYM Forms SSA-L9784 and L9785 are
designed to request earnings estimates in the year of FRA for the
period prior to the month of FRA. Only one individually tailored form
is sent per respondent. Respondents are RSI beneficiaries with earnings
over the exempt amount.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 225,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 37,500 hours.
2. Internet Request for Replacement of Forms SSA-1099/SSA-1042S--20
CFR 401.45--0960-0583. The information collected will be used by SSA to
verify identity and to provide replacement copies of Forms SSA-1099/
SSA-1042S needed to prepare Federal tax returns. This internet option
to request a replacement SSA-1099/SSA-1042S will eliminate the need for
a phone call to the national 800 number or a visit to a local field
office. The respondents are beneficiaries who are requesting a
replacement SSA-1099/SSA-1042S.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 21,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 1.5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 525 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. Statement of Self-Employment Income--20 CFR 404.101, 404.110,
404.1096(a)-(d), 404.610-404.611, 422.505--0960-0046. SSA uses the
information on Form SSA-766 to expedite the payment of benefits to an
individual who is self-employed and who is establishing insured status
in the current year. Respondents are self-employed individuals who may
be eligible for Social Security benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
2. Certification by Religious Group--20 CFR 404.1075--0960-0093.
Form SSA-1458 is used to determine if the religious group meets the
qualifications set out in Section 1402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code
which permits members of certain religious groups and sects to be
exempt from payment of Self-Employment Contribution Act taxes. The
respondents are spokespersons for religious groups or sects.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 180.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 45 hours.
3. Request for Internet Services--Authentication; Automated
Telephone Speech Technology--Knowledge-Based Authentication--20 CFR
401.45--0960-0596. Individuals and third parties who request personal
information from SSA records, or register with SSA in order to
participate in SSA's online business services, are asked to provide
certain identifying information to verify their identity. As an extra
measure of protection, SSA asks requestors who use the Internet and
telephone services to provide additional identifying information unique
to those services so that SSA can authenticate their identities before
releasing personal information. The respondents are current
beneficiaries who are requesting personal information from SSA and/or
individuals or third parties who are registering for SSA's online
business services.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Number of Frequency of Average burden per
Forms respondents response response Burden hours
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Internet Requestors.................. 2,076,138 1 1\1/2\ minutes.......... 51,903
Telephone Requestors................. 20,889,488 1 1\1/2\ minutes.......... 522,237
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Totals........................... 22,965,626 ............... ........................ 574,140
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Estimated Annual Burden: 574,140 hours.
4. Request for Reconsideration--20 CFR 404.907-404.921, 416.1407-
416.1421, 408.1009--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 payments (Title XVI), Special
Veterans Benefits (Title VIII), Medicare (Title XVIII) and of initial
determinations regarding Medicare Part B income-related premium subsidy
reductions. The respondents are individuals filing for reconsideration.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,461,700.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 8 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 194,893 hours.
5. Integration Registration Services (IRES) System--20 CFR 401.45--
0960-0626. The IRES System registers and authenticates businesses,
employers and third parties with SSA, and issues them Personal
Identification Numbers (PIN). These PINs will be used in the place of
handwritten signatures on forms, when using SSA's Business Services
Online. Respondents are employers and third party submitters of wage
data, business entities providing tax payer identification information
and other electronic records, and data exchange partners conducting
business in support of SSA programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 460,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,333 hours.
6. Request for Deceased Individual's Social Security Record--20 CFR
402.130--0960-0665. The SSA-711 is used to process requests from the
public for a microprint of the SS-5, Application for Social Security
Card, for a deceased individual. Respondents are members of the public
who are requesting deceased individuals' Social Security records.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 7 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,833 hours.
7. Medical Consultant's Review of Mental Residual Functional
Capacity Assessment--20 CFR 404.1520a, 404.1640, 404.1643, 404.1645,
416.920a--0960-0678. Form SSA-392-SUP is used by SSA's regional review
component to facilitate the medical/psychological consultant's review
of the Mental Residual Functional Capacity Form, SSA-4734-SUP. The SSA-
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SUP records the reviewing medical/psychological consultant's assessment
of the SSA-4734-SUP prepared by the adjudicating component and also
records whether the reviewer agrees or disagrees with the manner in
which the SSA-4734-SUP was completed. The SSA-392-SUP is required for
each SSA-4734-SUP form completed. The respondents are the 256 medical/
psychological consultants responsible for reviewing the SSA-4734-SUP.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Responses: 45,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 9,000 hours.
8. Request for Business Entity Taxpayer Information--0960-NEW. The
SSA-1694 will be used to collect information from law firms or other
business entities that have partners or employees to whom SSA pays fees
that have been authorized as compensation for the representation of
claimants before SSA. SSA will collect the name of the firms and/or
business entities, as well as their addresses and Employer
Identification Numbers (EIN) to keep a record on file for tax purposes.
This information will be used to meet any requirement for issuance of a
Form 1099-MISC. The respondents are law firms or other business
entities that have partners or employees that are attorneys or other
qualified individuals who represent claimants before SSA.
Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 167 hours.
9. Identifying Information for Possible Direct Payment of
Authorized Fees--0960-NEW. The SSA-1695 will be used to collect
information from appointed representatives that will facilitate the
direct payment of authorized fees related to the representation of
claimants for benefits before SSA and to issue a Form 1099-MISC, as
required. The information will also be used to establish a link between
each claim for benefits and the data that will be collected on the SSA-
1699 and stored on an Appointed Representative Database. Respondents
are attorneys and other individuals who represent claimants for
benefits before SSA.
Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: 25.
Number of Responses: 250,000
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 41,667 hours.
10. Request for Appointed Representative's Direct Payment
Information--0960-NEW. The SSA-1699 will be used to collect information
from appointed representatives in order to facilitate the direct
payment of authorized fees, including the possible use of direct
deposit to a financial institution. SSA will also use the information
provided to meet any requirement to issue a Form 1099-MISC when SSA has
paid the representative aggregate fees of $600 or more in a taxable
year. Business affiliation information will be used to determine if a
Form 1099-MISC should be issued to a firm in those situations where the
representative is associated with a firm as an employee or partner.
Since the SSA-1699 is used as a registration form for the Appointed
Representative Database, representatives will only need to fill it out
once, unless they need to make a change to any of their information.
This form is used in conjunction with the SSA-1695, which links the
Appointed Representative Database with the individual claims the
representatives handle. Respondents are attorneys or non-attorneys
eligible for direct payment (i.e., have met certain prerequisites
established by law).
Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,333 hours.
11. SSI Monthly Wage Reporting Phase 2 Pilot--20 CFR 416.701-732--
0960-0715. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients are required
to report changes in their income, resources and living arrangements
that may affect eligibility or payment amount. Currently, SSI
recipients report changes on Form SSA-8150, Reporting Events--SSI, or
to an SSA teleservice representative through SSA's toll-free telephone
number, or they visit their local Social Security office. The SSI wage
reporting program area has the highest error rate largely due to non-
reporting, which accounts for approximately $500 million in
overpayments each year. Consequently, SSA is evaluating methods for
increasing reporting. SSA is conducting a pilot to test an additional
method for individuals to report wages for the SSI program. We are
testing to determine if, given an easily accessible automated format,
individuals will increase compliance with reporting responsibilities.
Increased timely reporting could result in a decrease in improper
payments. SSA will also be testing the use of knowledge-based
authentication to determine if this is an effective method of accessing
SSA's system. Lastly, SSA will test recent system enhancements and
additional systems enhancements expected in May 2006 that will make
reporting easier.
During the pilot, participants who need to report a change in
earned income will call an SSA toll-free telephone number to report the
change. The participants will access SSA's system using knowledge-based
authentication (providing name, SSN and date of birth). Participants
will either speak their report (voice recognition technology) or key in
the information using the telephone key pad. SSA will issue receipts to
participants who report wages using this method. Respondents to this
collection are SSI recipients, deemors and representative payees of
recipients who agree to participate in the pilot.
Type of Request: Extension of OMB approval.
Number of Respondents: 600.
Frequency of Response: 7.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 350 hours.
Dated: June 30, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-10668 Filed 7-6-06; 8:45 am]
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