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Rule 702 is unnecessary because a
Phlx member’s ability to carry customer
accounts is dictated by its ability to
comply with relevant securities laws
and regulations, including Exchange Act
Rules 15c3–1 and 15c3–3, which do not
make distinctions on the basis of a
broker-dealer’s organizational and
corporate structure.
Rule 702 creates confusion because
virtually all ‘‘members’’ are individuals.
The term ‘‘member’’ (as opposed to
‘‘member organization’’) is defined in
Exchange Rules as a permit holder
which has not been terminated in
accordance with the by-laws of the
Exchange.5 Currently, the only issued
and outstanding Exchange permits are
Series A–1 Permits, the terms and
conditions of which are governed by
Rule 908. Among other things, section
(b) of Rule 908 provides that a Series A–
1 permit shall only be issued to an
individual.6 Pursuant to Rule 908, all
Series A–1 permit holders must
maintain an affiliation with a ‘‘member
organization,’’ which are not subject to
Rule 702.
III. Discussion
The Commission finds that the
proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 1, is consistent with
the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder
applicable to a national securities
exchange.7 In particular, the
Commission finds that the proposal is
consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act, which requires, among other
things, that the rules of an exchange be
designed to promote just and equitable
principles of trade, to remove
impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market,
and, in general, to protect investors and
the public interest.
The Commission believes it is
reasonable and consistent with the Act
for the Exchange to eliminate an
unnecessary and confusing Exchange
rule.
V. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,8 that the
proposed rule change (File No. SR–
Phlx–2005–68) be and hereby is
approved.
For the Commission by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.9
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy 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 (Pub. L.) 104–13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
effective October 1, 1995. The
information collection packages
included in this notice are for new
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 how to
minimize the burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
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Respondents who do not have to provide parents’ SSNs ..........................................................
Respondents who are asked to provide parents’ SSNs (for application for original SSN cards
for children under age 18) .......................................................................................................
Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer additional questions so SSA can determine
whether an SSN was previously assigned ..............................................................................
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the Exchange, * * * and to conduct business on the
Exchange as provided in these By-Laws and such
rules.’’
6 Rule 908 does contain one exception, which is
not relevant to this analysis, that provides that a
Series A–1 Permit may also be issued to ‘‘a
corporation meeting the requirements of Section
12–4 of the By-Laws.’’ Section 12–4 of the By-Laws,
Admission of Corporation, provides that ‘‘[a]
corporation may be issued a permit by the
Exchange, provided such corporation is
incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth
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(OMB), Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202–395–6974, E-mail address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA), Social Security Administration,
DCBFM, Attn: Reports Clearance
Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410–965–6400, E-mail address:
OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
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.
Application for a Social Security
Card—20 CFR 422.103–.110—0960–
0066. Forms SS–5 (used in the United
States) and SS–5–FS (used outside the
United States) are to apply for original
and replacement Social Security cards.
Revisions are being made to the race/
ethnicity question of the form to reflect
OMB standards; additionally, several
other minor changes are being made to
the form’s instructions. The respondents
are applicants for original and
replacement Social Security cards.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of
annual
respondents
Application scenario
partnership name for such period as may be
allowed by the Committee.’’
5 See Exchange By-Law Article I, Section 1(t) and
Exchange Rule 1(n). Exchange By-Law Article XII,
Section 1(b) provides in part that ‘‘[e]xcept as
otherwise set forth in the rules of the Exchange or
any resolution of the Board of Governors
authorizing a specific class or series of permits, a
permit will confer upon and subject the holder
thereof to all the privileges and obligations of a
member pursuant to these By-Laws and the rules of
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,
faxed or e-mailed to the individuals at
the addresses and fax numbers listed
below:
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Completion
time
Burden hours
13,000,000
81⁄2
1,841,667
540,000
9
81,000
40,000
91⁄2
6,333
of Pennsylvania, and all of its capital stock is
owned by the Exchange.’’ This By-Law provision
was intended to permit Exchange membership for
the Exchange’s subsidiary, Stock Clearing
Corporation of Philadelphia.
7 In approving this proposed rule change, the
Commission has considered the proposed rule’s
impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
8 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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Number of
annual
respondents
Application scenario
Completion
time
Burden hours
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the allowable limits (i.e., who must
provide additional documentation to accompany the application) ...........................................
4,000
60
4,000
Totals ....................................................................................................................................
13,584,000
........................
1,933,000
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. State Mental Institution Policy
Review Booklet—20 CFR 404.2035,
404.2065, 416.635, & 416.665—0960–
0110. SSA uses the information
collected on Form SSA–9584–BK to
determine whether an institution’s
policies and practices conform with
SSA’s regulations in the use of benefits
and whether the institution is
performing other duties and
responsibilities required of a
representative payee. The information
also provides a basis for conducting an
onsite review of the institution and the
subsequent report of findings. The
respondents are State mental
institutions which serve as
representative payees for Social Security
beneficiaries and Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) claimants.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 95.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 60
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 95 hours.
2. Development for Participation in a
Vocational Rehabilitation or Similar
Program—20 CFR 404.316(c),
404.337(c), 404.352(d), 404.1586(g),
404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327, 404.328,
and 416.1338(c) and (d) 416.1320(d),
416.1331(a)–(b), and 416.1338—0960–
0282. SSA State Disability
Determination Services (DDS) must
determine if a disability beneficiary who
(1) no longer has a disability and (2) is
enrolled in a vocational rehabilitation
program can continue to receive Social
Security disability benefits and SSI
payments. To determine continuing
eligibility, SSA needs information about
the beneficiary, the type of program he/
she is enrolled in and the types of
services the beneficiary is receiving
under the auspices of that program. SSA
uses Form SSA–4290 to collect this
information. The respondents are State
Employment Networks, Vocational
Rehabilitation agencies or other
providers of education/job training
services.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 750 hours.
3. Social Security Statement Survey
–0960–NEW.
Background
As per 42 U.S.C. 1320b–13, SSA is
required to provide benefits and
earnings statements to Social Security
number-holders age 25 and over who
earn wages. This document, provided
annually, is called the Social Security
Statement. In response to a
recommendation from the Government
Accountability Office (GAO), SSA has
begun a systematic and regular
evaluation of customer satisfaction with
the Statement. To implement the GAO
recommendations, SSA has developed a
process for evaluating customer
satisfaction with the Social Security
Statement on a systematic and routine
basis.
Description of Proposed Surveys
To take the evaluation process one
step further, SSA is planning to conduct
a national survey to monitor and
improve customer satisfaction with the
messages in the 2007 Statement. The
2007 Statement contains new Windfall
Elimination Provision/Government
Pension Offset (WEP/GPO) language as
mandated by law. There are two
versions of the WEP/GPO language in
the Statement to accommodate different
groups of wage-earners: Those who have
an earnings history with both covered
and non-covered earnings under Social
Security and those who have only
earnings covered under Social Security.
Each group will receive a Statement
with WEP/GPO language specific to
them and will be surveyed to determine
their satisfaction.
Information obtained through this
evaluation will help SSA improve the
Statement as a communications product
that meets SSA’s goals and assures the
public is aware of, understands and can
act upon the information the Statement
provides in a timely way. The two
groups of respondents match the two
groups of wage earners.
BURDEN INFORMATION
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated annual burden
(hours)
600
600
1
1
10
10
100
100
Total ..........................................................................................................
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Recipients with covered and non-covered earnings history ............................
Recipients with covered earnings only ............................................................
1200
........................
........................
200
4. Student Reporting Form—20 CFR
404.352(b)(2), 404.368, 404.415,
404.434, 422.135—0960–0088. SSA uses
the information collected by Form SSA–
1383 to determine the effect of reported
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events on Social Security student
beneficiaries’ continuing entitlement to
these benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
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Number of Respondents: 75,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 6
minutes.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500
hours.
5. Electronic Death Registration
(EDR)—20 CFR 404.301; 404.310–311;
404.316; 404.330–341; 404.350–352; and
404.371; 416.912—0960–0700. SSA has
contracted with the States to obtain
death certificate information to compare
it to SSA’s payment files. This match
ensures the accuracy of our payment
files by detecting unreported or
inaccurate dates of deaths of
beneficiaries. Entitlement to retirement,
Number of
respondents
Collection format
disability, wife’s, husband’s or parent’s
benefits under the provisions of the
Social Security Act terminates when the
beneficiary dies.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Frequency of
responses
Average cost
per record
request
Estimated annual cost
burden
35
18
50,000 per State ..
50,000 per State ..
$0.72
2.58
$1,260,000
2,322,000
Total .................................................................................................
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State Death Match—Manual Process .....................................................
State Death Match—Electronic Death Registration (EDR) .....................
53
..............................
..........................
3,582,000
Estimated Annual Cost for all
respondents:
**Please note that both of these data
matching processes are entirely
electronic and there is no hourly burden
for the respondent to provide this
information. The cost burdens are based
on the four cost components incurred by
the respondents:
—Software;
—hardware;
—average annual salaries of database
management personnel; and
—average annual salaries of support
personnel.
6. Work Activity Report (SelfEmployed Person)—20 CFR 404.1520(b),
404.1571–404.1576, 404.1584–404.1593,
and 416.971–.976—0960–0598. SSA
uses the information on Form SSA–820–
F4 to determine initial or continuing
eligibility for SSI or Social Security
disability benefits. Under Titles II and
XVI of the Act, applicants for disability
benefits must prove an inability to
perform any kind of Substantial Gainful
Activity (SGA) generally available in the
national economy for which they might
be expected to qualify on the basis of
age, education and work experience.
SSA needs to secure information about
this work to ascertain whether the
applicant was (or is) engaging in SGA.
Work after a claimant becomes entitled
can cause the cessation of disability
benefits. SSA needs the information
obtained on Form SSA–820–F4 to
determine if a cessation of benefits
should occur. The respondents are
applicants and claimants for SSI or
Social Security disability benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000
hours.
7. Modified Benefit Formula
Questionnaire-Employer—20 CFR 401 &
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402—0960–0477. When a claimant
alleges receipt of a pension based on
non-covered employment after 1956 and
the claimant reaches age 62 or becomes
disabled after 1985, SSA must
determine whether the modified benefit
formula is applicable and when to first
apply it to a person’s benefit. SSA
collects information on Form SSA–58 to
determine whether Social Security
benefits should be adjusted. This form
will be sent to an employer for pensionrelated information if the claimant is
unable to provide it. The respondents
are certain individuals who are eligible
for both Social Security benefits and a
pension based on work not covered by
SSA.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 10,000
hours.
8. Disability Determination and
Transmittal—20 CFR 404.1615(e),
416.1015(f)—0960–0437. SSA uses the
information collected on Form SSA–
831–C3/U3 to document the State
agency determination as to whether an
individual who applies for disability
benefits is eligible for those benefits
based on his/her alleged disability. SSA
also uses the information for program
management and evaluation. The
respondents are State DDS adjudicating
Title II and Title XVI disability
determinations for SSA.
Type of Request: Extension of OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,079,916.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 769,979
hours.
9. Cessation or Continuance of
Disability or Blindness Determination—
20 CFR 404.1615. 416.1015—0960–
0443. SSA uses the information on Form
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SSA–832–U3/C3 to document whether
an individual’s disability benefits
should be terminated or continued on
the basis of his/her impairment. The
respondents are State DDS employees
adjudicating Title II and Title XVI
disability claims.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 200,753.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 100,376
hours.
10. Employer Report of Special Wage
Payments—20 CFR 404.428–404.429—
0960–0565. SSA gathers the information
on Form SSA–131 to prevent earningsrelated overpayments to Social Security
beneficiaries, and to avoid erroneous
withholding of benefits. The
respondents are employers who provide
special wage payment verification.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden of Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 10,000
hours.
Dated: January 11, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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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
(Pub. L.) 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective
October 1, 1995. The information collection packages included in this
notice are for new 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 how to minimize the
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, faxed or e-mailed 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, E-mail address: OIRA--Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Reports Clearance
Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410-965-6400, E-mail address: OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
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.
Application for a Social Security Card--20 CFR 422.103-.110--0960-
0066. Forms SS-5 (used in the United States) and SS-5-FS (used outside
the United States) are to apply for original and replacement Social
Security cards. Revisions are being made to the race/ethnicity question
of the form to reflect OMB standards; additionally, several other minor
changes are being made to the form's instructions. The respondents are
applicants for original and replacement Social Security cards.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Number of
Application scenario annual Completion Burden hours
respondents time
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Respondents who do not have to provide parents' SSNs............ 13,000,000 8\1/2\ 1,841,667
Respondents who are asked to provide parents' SSNs (for 540,000 9 81,000
application for original SSN cards for children under age 18)..
Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer additional 40,000 9\1/2\ 6,333
questions so SSA can determine whether an SSN was previously
assigned.......................................................
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Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the 4,000 60 4,000
allowable limits (i.e., who must provide additional
documentation to accompany the application)....................
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Totals...................................................... 13,584,000 .............. 1,933,000
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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. State Mental Institution Policy Review Booklet--20 CFR 404.2035,
404.2065, 416.635, & 416.665--0960-0110. SSA uses the information
collected on Form SSA-9584-BK to determine whether an institution's
policies and practices conform with SSA's regulations in the use of
benefits and whether the institution is performing other duties and
responsibilities required of a representative payee. The information
also provides a basis for conducting an onsite review of the
institution and the subsequent report of findings. The respondents are
State mental institutions which serve as representative payees for
Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
claimants.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 95.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 60 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 95 hours.
2. Development for Participation in a Vocational Rehabilitation or
Similar Program--20 CFR 404.316(c), 404.337(c), 404.352(d),
404.1586(g), 404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327, 404.328, and 416.1338(c)
and (d) 416.1320(d), 416.1331(a)-(b), and 416.1338--0960-0282. SSA
State Disability Determination Services (DDS) must determine if a
disability beneficiary who (1) no longer has a disability and (2) is
enrolled in a vocational rehabilitation program can continue to receive
Social Security disability benefits and SSI payments. To determine
continuing eligibility, SSA needs information about the beneficiary,
the type of program he/she is enrolled in and the types of services the
beneficiary is receiving under the auspices of that program. SSA uses
Form SSA-4290 to collect this information. The respondents are State
Employment Networks, Vocational Rehabilitation agencies or other
providers of education/job training services.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 750 hours.
3. Social Security Statement Survey -0960-NEW.
Background
As per 42 U.S.C. 1320b-13, SSA is required to provide benefits and
earnings statements to Social Security number-holders age 25 and over
who earn wages. This document, provided annually, is called the Social
Security Statement. In response to a recommendation from the Government
Accountability Office (GAO), SSA has begun a systematic and regular
evaluation of customer satisfaction with the Statement. To implement
the GAO recommendations, SSA has developed a process for evaluating
customer satisfaction with the Social Security Statement on a
systematic and routine basis.
Description of Proposed Surveys
To take the evaluation process one step further, SSA is planning to
conduct a national survey to monitor and improve customer satisfaction
with the messages in the 2007 Statement. The 2007 Statement contains
new Windfall Elimination Provision/Government Pension Offset (WEP/GPO)
language as mandated by law. There are two versions of the WEP/GPO
language in the Statement to accommodate different groups of wage-
earners: Those who have an earnings history with both covered and non-
covered earnings under Social Security and those who have only earnings
covered under Social Security. Each group will receive a Statement with
WEP/GPO language specific to them and will be surveyed to determine
their satisfaction.
Information obtained through this evaluation will help SSA improve
the Statement as a communications product that meets SSA's goals and
assures the public is aware of, understands and can act upon the
information the Statement provides in a timely way. The two groups of
respondents match the two groups of wage earners.
Burden Information
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
respondents response response annual burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Recipients with covered and non-covered earnings 600 1 10 100
history........................................
Recipients with covered earnings only........... 600 1 10 100
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Total....................................... 1200 .............. .............. 200
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4. Student Reporting Form--20 CFR 404.352(b)(2), 404.368, 404.415,
404.434, 422.135--0960-0088. SSA uses the information collected by Form
SSA-1383 to determine the effect of reported events on Social Security
student beneficiaries' continuing entitlement to these benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 75,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 6 minutes.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.
5. Electronic Death Registration (EDR)--20 CFR 404.301; 404.310-
311; 404.316; 404.330-341; 404.350-352; and 404.371; 416.912--0960-
0700. SSA has contracted with the States to obtain death certificate
information to compare it to SSA's payment files. This match ensures
the accuracy of our payment files by detecting unreported or inaccurate
dates of deaths of beneficiaries. Entitlement to retirement,
disability, wife's, husband's or parent's benefits under the provisions
of the Social Security Act terminates when the beneficiary dies.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average cost Estimated
Collection format Number of Frequency of responses per record annual cost
respondents request burden
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State Death Match--Manual Process. 35 50,000 per State............ $0.72 $1,260,000
State Death Match--Electronic 18 50,000 per State............ 2.58 2,322,000
Death Registration (EDR).
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Total......................... 53 ............................ .............. 3,582,000
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Estimated Annual Cost for all respondents:
**Please note that both of these data matching processes are
entirely electronic and there is no hourly burden for the respondent to
provide this information. The cost burdens are based on the four cost
components incurred by the respondents:
--Software;
--hardware;
--average annual salaries of database management personnel; and
--average annual salaries of support personnel.
6. Work Activity Report (Self-Employed Person)--20 CFR 404.1520(b),
404.1571-404.1576, 404.1584-404.1593, and 416.971-.976--0960-0598. SSA
uses the information on Form SSA-820-F4 to determine initial or
continuing eligibility for SSI or Social Security disability benefits.
Under Titles II and XVI of the Act, applicants for disability benefits
must prove an inability to perform any kind of Substantial Gainful
Activity (SGA) generally available in the national economy for which
they might be expected to qualify on the basis of age, education and
work experience. SSA needs to secure information about this work to
ascertain whether the applicant was (or is) engaging in SGA. Work after
a claimant becomes entitled can cause the cessation of disability
benefits. SSA needs the information obtained on Form SSA-820-F4 to
determine if a cessation of benefits should occur. The respondents are
applicants and claimants for SSI or Social Security disability
benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hours.
7. Modified Benefit Formula Questionnaire-Employer--20 CFR 401 &
402--0960-0477. When a claimant alleges receipt of a pension based on
non-covered employment after 1956 and the claimant reaches age 62 or
becomes disabled after 1985, SSA must determine whether the modified
benefit formula is applicable and when to first apply it to a person's
benefit. SSA collects information on Form SSA-58 to determine whether
Social Security benefits should be adjusted. This form will be sent to
an employer for pension-related information if the claimant is unable
to provide it. The respondents are certain individuals who are eligible
for both Social Security benefits and a pension based on work not
covered by SSA.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 10,000 hours.
8. Disability Determination and Transmittal--20 CFR 404.1615(e),
416.1015(f)--0960-0437. SSA uses the information collected on Form SSA-
831-C3/U3 to document the State agency determination as to whether an
individual who applies for disability benefits is eligible for those
benefits based on his/her alleged disability. SSA also uses the
information for program management and evaluation. The respondents are
State DDS adjudicating Title II and Title XVI disability determinations
for SSA.
Type of Request: Extension of OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,079,916.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 769,979 hours.
9. Cessation or Continuance of Disability or Blindness
Determination--20 CFR 404.1615. 416.1015--0960-0443. SSA uses the
information on Form SSA-832-U3/C3 to document whether an individual's
disability benefits should be terminated or continued on the basis of
his/her impairment. The respondents are State DDS employees
adjudicating Title II and Title XVI disability claims.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 200,753.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 100,376 hours.
10. Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--20 CFR 404.428-
404.429--0960-0565. SSA gathers the information on Form SSA-131 to
prevent earnings-related overpayments to Social Security beneficiaries,
and to avoid erroneous withholding of benefits. The respondents are
employers who provide special wage payment verification.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden of Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 10,000 hours.
Dated: January 11, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-810 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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