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Percent
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) with Credit Available
Elsewhere .................................
Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere .........................
5.250
4.000
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 10787.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008)
Herbert L. Mitchell,
Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. E7–1098 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration #10789 and #10790]
West Virginia Disaster #WV–00004
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is a notice of an
Administrative declaration of a disaster
for the State of West Virginia dated 01/
19/2007.
Incident: Fire.
Incident Period: 01/13/2007.
Effective Date: 01/19/2007.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 03/20/2007.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 10/19/2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that as a result of the
Administrator’s disaster declaration,
applications for disaster loans may be
filed at the address listed above or other
locally announced locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
Primary Counties: Cabell.
Contiguous Counties:
Ohio: Gallia, Lawrence.
West Virginia: Lincoln, Mason,
Putnam, Wayne.
The Interest Rates are:
Percent
Homeowners With Credit Available
Elsewhere ...................................
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6.000
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(OMB) Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Homeowners Without Credit AvailFax: 202–395–6974.
able Elsewhere ...........................
3.000 (SSA) Social Security Administration,
Businesses With Credit Available
DCFAM, Attn: Reports Clearance
Elsewhere ...................................
8.000
Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401
Businesses & Small Agricultural
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Cooperatives
Without
Credit
Fax: 410–965–6400.
Available Elsewhere ....................
4.000
I. The information collections listed
Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available
below are pending at SSA and will be
Elsewhere ...................................
5.250 submitted to OMB within 60 days from
Businesses and Non-Profit Organithe date of this notice. Therefore, your
zations Without Credit Available
comments should be submitted to SSA
Elsewhere ...................................
4.000
within 60 days from the date of this
publication. You can obtain copies of
The number assigned to this disaster
the collection instruments by calling the
for physical damage is 10789 5 and for
SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410–
economic injury is 10790 0.
965–0454 or by writing to the address
The States which received an EIDL
listed above.
Declaration # are West Virginia and
1. Farm Self-Employment
Ohio.
Questionnaire—20 CFR 404.1095—
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
0960–0061. Section 211(a) of the Social
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Security Act requires the existence of a
trade or business as a prerequisite for
Dated: January 19, 2007.
determining whether an individual or
Steven C. Preston,
partnership may have ‘‘net earnings
Administrator.
from self-employment.’’ Form SSA–
[FR Doc. E7–1100 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am]
7156 elicits the information necessary to
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determine the existence of an
agricultural trade or business and
subsequent covered earnings for Social
Security entitlement purposes. The
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respondents are applicants for Social
Security benefits, whose entitlement
Agency Information Collection
depends on whether the worker has
Activities: Proposed Request and
covered earnings from self-employment
Comment Request
as a farmer.
The Social Security Administration
Type of Request: Extension of an
(SSA) publishes a list of information
OMB-approved information collection.
collection packages that will require
Number of Respondents: 47,500.
clearance by the Office of Management
Frequency of Response: 1.
and Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Average Burden Per Response: 10
Pub. L. 104–13, the Paperwork
minutes.
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,917
1, 1995. The information collection
hours.
packages that may be included in this
2. Accelerated Benefits Demonstration
notice are for new information
Project—0960–NEW. The Accelerated
collections, approval of existing
Benefits Demonstration Project is a
information collections, revisions to
multi-phase study designed to assess
OMB-approved information collections, whether providing new Social Security
and extensions (no change) of OMBDisability Insurance (SSDI) recipients
approved information collections.
with certain benefits will stabilize or
SSA is soliciting comments on the
improve their health and help them
accuracy of the agency’s burden
return to work early. In this long-term
estimate; the need for the information;
study, new SSDI disability recipients
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
(i.e., those who have just begun
quality, utility, and clarity; and on ways receiving benefits and who have at least
to minimize burden on respondents,
18 months remaining before they qualify
including the use of automated
for Medicare) will be divided into three
collection techniques or other forms of
groups: (1) A control group that will just
information technology. Written
receive their regular SSDI benefits; (2) a
comments and recommendations
treatment group that will receive
regarding the information collection(s)
immediate access to health care
should be submitted to the OMB Desk
benefits; and (3) a treatment group that
Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance
will receive health care benefits and
Officer. The information can be mailed
additional care management,
and/or faxed to the individuals at the
employment, and benefits services and
addresses and fax numbers listed below: support. The study, which will be
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conducted for SSA by research
contractors and health care experts, will
assess if the accelerated benefits help
new beneficiaries improve and return to
work earlier and if there is a difference
between the treatment groups. The
respondents are beneficiaries who have
just begun receiving SSDI disability
benefits and are not yet eligible for
Medicare health benefits.
Number of respondents
Part of Study
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
1,570 hours.
Frequency of
response
Average burden per response
(minutes)
Estimated annual burden
(hours)
Focus Groups ..................................................................................................
Pilot Survey ......................................................................................................
Actual Survey/Assessment of Treatment Efficacy (‘‘Baseline Survey’’) ..........
Three-Month Follow-Up Survey (‘‘Early Use Survey’’) ....................................
40
500
2,000
480
1
1
1
1
120
30
30
30
80
250
1,000
240
Total ..........................................................................................................
3,020
........................
........................
1,570
Please Note: This Notice was originally
published on January 8, 2007, at 72 FR 834.
At that time, there was an inadvertent error.
In places where we stated ‘‘SSI,’’ we meant
to say ‘‘SSDI.’’ This notice corrects that error;
all other information remains unchanged.
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3. Authorization to Disclose
Information to the Social Security
Administration—20 CFR Subpart O,
404.1512 and Subpart I, 416.912—0960–
0623. SSA must obtain sufficient
medical evidence to make eligibility
determinations for the SSDI benefits and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
payments. For SSA to obtain medical
evidence, an applicant must authorize
his or her medical source(s) to release
the information to SSA. The applicant
may use form SSA–827 to provide
consent for release of information.
Generally, the State DDS completes the
form(s) based on information provided
by the applicant, and sends the form(s)
to the designated medical source(s). The
respondents are applicants for SSDI and
SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,853,928.
Frequency of Response: 1 (Average
forms per case 4).
Average Burden Per Response: *13
minutes.
Total Annual Responses: 15,415,712.
Estimated Annual Burden: 835,018
hours.
* Please Note: Respondents to the SSA–
827 collection complete a total four forms.
SSA estimates that it takes a claimant 10
minutes to read both sides and sign the
initial SSA–827. However, once a claimant
reads the first form, it takes considerably less
time to date and sign the subsequent forms
because the forms do not have to be read
again. SSA estimates the signing and dating
of the three additional forms at one minute
per form, resulting in three additional
minutes. Therefore, the total time it takes to
complete all four SSA–827’s is 13 minutes.
II. The information collections listed
below have been submitted to OMB for
clearance. Your comments on the
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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.
Representative Payee Report—20 CFR
404.2035, 404.2065, 416.635, and
416.665—0960–0068. SSA uses forms
SSA–623 and SSA–6230 to determine if
(1) Payments sent to individual
representative payees have been used
for SSDI beneficiaries and SSI
recipients’ current maintenance and
personal needs and (2) the
representative payee continues to be a
capable representative concerned with
the individual’s welfare. The
respondents are individual
representative payees for recipients of
SSDI benefits and SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 5,500,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,375,000
hours.
Dated: Janaury 19, 2007.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7–1089 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) received
a request for a waiver of compliance
with certain requirements of its safety
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standards. The individual petition is
described below, including the party
seeking relief, the regulatory provisions
involved, the nature of the relief being
requested, and the petitioner’s
arguments in favor of relief.
BNSF Railway
(Docket Number FRA–2006–26717)
BNSF Railway (BNSF) seeks a waiver
of compliance with certain requirements
of 49 CFR Part 232—Brake System
Safety Standards for Freight and Other
Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment,
End-of Train Devices; CFR Part 215—
Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards;
and CFR Part 231—Railroad Safety
Appliance Standards. Specifically,
BNSF seeks relief to permit trains
received at the U.S./Mexico border in El
Paso, Texas, from the Ferrocarril
Mexicano Railroad (FXE), to move from
the interchange point without
performing the regulatory tests and
inspections specified in Part 215, Part
231, and 232.205(a)(1) at that location.
BNSF proposes moving the trains from
the border at Milepost 1155.1 to a main
track location at Milepost 1150 where
the mechanical inspections and Class I
brake test would be performed.
Prior to departing the interchange
point, a set and release would be made
of brakes on the interchange movement
insuring continuous brake pipes to the
rear of the train as indicated by air
gauge or end-of-train telemetry devices,
and moved at a speed not exceeding 20
miles per hour to Milepost 1150 at El
Paso, where the train would undergo a
Class I mechanical inspection and
airbrake test. Any noncompliant cars
will be set out.
The petitioner asserts that granting
the waiver would facilitate the efficient
handling of increased international rail
traffic through the El Paso gateway.
According to BNSF, rail volume has
grown steadily in recent years and it is
anticipated to increase even more as the
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[FR Doc No: E7-1089]
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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 Pub. L. 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. Farm Self-Employment Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1095--0960-0061.
Section 211(a) of the Social Security Act requires the existence of a
trade or business as a prerequisite for determining whether an
individual or partnership may have ``net earnings from self-
employment.'' Form SSA-7156 elicits the information necessary to
determine the existence of an agricultural trade or business and
subsequent covered earnings for Social Security entitlement purposes.
The respondents are applicants for Social Security benefits, whose
entitlement depends on whether the worker has covered earnings from
self-employment as a farmer.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 47,500.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,917 hours.
2. Accelerated Benefits Demonstration Project--0960-NEW. The
Accelerated Benefits Demonstration Project is a multi-phase study
designed to assess whether providing new Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI) recipients with certain benefits will stabilize or
improve their health and help them return to work early. In this long-
term study, new SSDI disability recipients (i.e., those who have just
begun receiving benefits and who have at least 18 months remaining
before they qualify for Medicare) will be divided into three groups:
(1) A control group that will just receive their regular SSDI benefits;
(2) a treatment group that will receive immediate access to health care
benefits; and (3) a treatment group that will receive health care
benefits and additional care management, employment, and benefits
services and support. The study, which will be
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conducted for SSA by research contractors and health care experts, will
assess if the accelerated benefits help new beneficiaries improve and
return to work earlier and if there is a difference between the
treatment groups. The respondents are beneficiaries who have just begun
receiving SSDI disability benefits and are not yet eligible for
Medicare health benefits.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,570 hours.
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Average burden per Estimated annual
Part of Study Number of respondents Frequency of response response (minutes) burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Focus Groups 40 1 120 80
Pilot Survey 500 1 30 250
Actual Survey/ 2,000 1 30 1,000
Assessment of
Treatment Efficacy
(``Baseline Survey'')
Three-Month Follow-Up 480 1 30 240
Survey (``Early Use
Survey'')
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Total............. 3,020 ...................... ...................... 1,570
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Please Note: This Notice was originally published on January 8,
2007, at 72 FR 834. At that time, there was an inadvertent error. In
places where we stated ``SSI,'' we meant to say ``SSDI.'' This
notice corrects that error; all other information remains unchanged.
3. Authorization to Disclose Information to the Social Security
Administration--20 CFR Subpart O, 404.1512 and Subpart I, 416.912--
0960-0623. SSA must obtain sufficient medical evidence to make
eligibility determinations for the SSDI benefits and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) payments. For SSA to obtain medical evidence, an
applicant must authorize his or her medical source(s) to release the
information to SSA. The applicant may use form SSA-827 to provide
consent for release of information. Generally, the State DDS completes
the form(s) based on information provided by the applicant, and sends
the form(s) to the designated medical source(s). The respondents are
applicants for SSDI and SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,853,928.
Frequency of Response: 1 (Average forms per case 4).
Average Burden Per Response: *13 minutes.
Total Annual Responses: 15,415,712.
Estimated Annual Burden: 835,018 hours.
* Please Note: Respondents to the SSA-827 collection complete a
total four forms. SSA estimates that it takes a claimant 10 minutes
to read both sides and sign the initial SSA-827. However, once a
claimant reads the first form, it takes considerably less time to
date and sign the subsequent forms because the forms do not have to
be read again. SSA estimates the signing and dating of the three
additional forms at one minute per form, resulting in three
additional minutes. Therefore, the total time it takes to complete
all four SSA-827's is 13 minutes.
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.
Representative Payee Report--20 CFR 404.2035, 404.2065, 416.635,
and 416.665--0960-0068. SSA uses forms SSA-623 and SSA-6230 to
determine if (1) Payments sent to individual representative payees have
been used for SSDI beneficiaries and SSI recipients' current
maintenance and personal needs and (2) the representative payee
continues to be a capable representative concerned with the
individual's welfare. The respondents are individual representative
payees for recipients of SSDI benefits and SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 5,500,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,375,000 hours.
Dated: Janaury 19, 2007.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-1089 Filed 1-24-07; 8:45 am]
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