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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
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,
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.
1. Continuing Disability Review
Report—20 CFR 404.1589, 416.989—
0960–0072. SSA uses the information
collected on Form SSA–454–BK to
determine whether an individual who
receives Social Security disability
benefits continues to be disabled. The
SSA–454–BK updates the record of the
disabled individual, providing
information on recent medical
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treatment, vocational and education
experience, work activity, and
evaluations of potential for work for
adults. It also collects information on
ability of Title XVI children to function
without marked and severe limitation.
On the basis of the responses provided,
SSA obtains medical and other evidence
in order to make a determination
whether disability, as defined by the
Social Security Act, continues or has
ended, and, if so, when the disability
ended. A continuing disability review
(CDR) is typically done when a disabled
individual’s medical reexamination
diary matures, or when medical
improvement is reported. The number
of CDRs done each fiscal year depends
on the number of maturing diaries,
reports of medical improvement and
SSA budget constraints. The
respondents are recipients of benefits
based on disability under Title II and/
or Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 398,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 60
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 398,000
hours.
2. Cessation or Continuance of
Disability or Blindness Determination
and Transmittal—20 CFR 404.1512,
404.1588–1599, 404.1615—0960–0442.
The information collected on the SSA–
833–C3/U3 is used to make
determinations of whether individuals
receiving Title II disability benefits
continue to be unable to engage in
substantial gainful activity and are still
eligible to receive benefits. The
respondents are State Disability
Determination Services (DDS)
employees.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 190,507.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 95,254
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. Request for Review of Hearing
Decision/Order—20 CFR 404.967–
404.981, 416.1467–416.1481—0960–
0277. The HA–520 is needed in order to
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afford claimants their statutory right
under the Social Security Act and
implementing regulations to request
review of an Administrative Law Judge’s
(ALJ) hearing decision or dismissal of a
hearing request on Title II and Title XVI
claims. An individual may request an
Appeals Council review by filing a
written request. A completed HA–520
ensures that SSA receives the
information necessary to establish that
the claimant filed the request for review
within the prescribed time, and that the
claimant has completed the requisite
steps to permit review by the Appeals
Council. The Appeals Council also uses
the information to document the
claimant’s reason(s) for disagreeing with
the ALJ’s decision or dismissal, to
determine whether the claimant has
additional evidence to submit, and to
determine whether the claimant has a
representative or wants to appoint one.
The respondents are claimants
requesting review of an ALJ’s decision
or dismissal of hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 16,667
hours.
2. Employee Identification
Statement—20 CFR 404.702—0960–
0473. The information collected by
Form SSA–4156 is used in scrambled
earnings situations when two or more
individuals have used the same Social
Security Number (SSN), or when an
employer (or employers) has reported
earnings for two or more employees
under the same SSN. The information
on the form is used to help identify the
individual (and the SSN) to whom the
earnings belong. The respondents are
employers involved in erroneous wage
reporting.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 4,750.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 792 hours.
3. Authorization to Disclose
Information to Social Security
Administration—20 CFR 404.1512 & 20
CFR 416.912—0960–0623. SSA must
obtain sufficient medical evidence to
make eligibility determinations for Title
II benefits and Title XVI 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 the release of information. Generally,
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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).
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
READING, SIGNING, AND DATING THE 1ST SSA–827
[10 minutes]
Total respondents
Number of reports by each
respondent
Total annual
responses
Estimated
number of
minutes per
response
Total burden
hours
3,853,928 .........................................................................................................
1
3,853,928
10
642,321
SIGNING AND DATING THREE ADDITIONAL SSA–827S
Total respondents
Number of reports by each
respondent
Total annual
responses
Estimated
number of
minutes per
response
Total burden
hours
3,853,928 .........................................................................................................
3
11,561,784
1
192,696
READING THE EXPLANATION OF THE SSA–827 ON THE INTERNET
Number of reports by each
respondent
Total annual
responses
Estimated
number of
minutes per
response
Total burden
hours
586,232 ............................................................................................................
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Total respondents
1
586,232
3
29,312
Collectively:
Number of Respondents: 3,853,928.
Average Burden per Response: 13
minutes to complete all four forms.
Estimated Annual Burden for Reading
Internet Explanation: 29,312.
Estimated Annual Burden to
Complete the Form: 864,329 hours.
Correction: The first and second
Federal Register Notices reported
incorrect burden information and
mentioned two alternate versions of the
form which were discontinued
previously. We are publishing this
correction Notice to show the correct
burden information and remove the
references to the two discontinued
forms.
4. Epidemiological Research Report—
20 CFR 401.165—0960–0701. Section
311 of the Social Security Independence
and Program Improvements Act of 1994
directed SSA to provide support to
health researchers involved in
epidemiological research. Specifically,
when a study is determined to
contribute to a national health interest,
SSA will furnish information to
determine whether a study subject is
shown on the SSA administrative
records as being alive or deceased (vital
status). SSA will recoup all expenses
incurred in providing this information.
Web-posted questions solicit the
information SSA needs to provide the
data and to collect the fees. The
requestors are scientific researchers who
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are applying to receive vital status
information about individuals from
Social Security administrative data
records.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 120
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 60 hours.
Dated: February 6, 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
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, 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.
1. Continuing Disability Review Report--20 CFR 404.1589, 416.989--
0960-0072. SSA uses the information collected on Form SSA-454-BK to
determine whether an individual who receives Social Security disability
benefits continues to be disabled. The SSA-454-BK updates the record of
the disabled individual, providing information on recent medical
treatment, vocational and education experience, work activity, and
evaluations of potential for work for adults. It also collects
information on ability of Title XVI children to function without marked
and severe limitation. On the basis of the responses provided, SSA
obtains medical and other evidence in order to make a determination
whether disability, as defined by the Social Security Act, continues or
has ended, and, if so, when the disability ended. A continuing
disability review (CDR) is typically done when a disabled individual's
medical reexamination diary matures, or when medical improvement is
reported. The number of CDRs done each fiscal year depends on the
number of maturing diaries, reports of medical improvement and SSA
budget constraints. The respondents are recipients of benefits based on
disability under Title II and/or Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 398,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 398,000 hours.
2. Cessation or Continuance of Disability or Blindness
Determination and Transmittal--20 CFR 404.1512, 404.1588-1599,
404.1615--0960-0442. The information collected on the SSA-833-C3/U3 is
used to make determinations of whether individuals receiving Title II
disability benefits continue to be unable to engage in substantial
gainful activity and are still eligible to receive benefits. The
respondents are State Disability Determination Services (DDS)
employees.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 190,507.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 95,254 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. Request for Review of Hearing Decision/Order--20 CFR 404.967-
404.981, 416.1467-416.1481--0960-0277. The HA-520 is needed in order to
afford claimants their statutory right under the Social Security Act
and implementing regulations to request review of an Administrative Law
Judge's (ALJ) hearing decision or dismissal of a hearing request on
Title II and Title XVI claims. An individual may request an Appeals
Council review by filing a written request. A completed HA-520 ensures
that SSA receives the information necessary to establish that the
claimant filed the request for review within the prescribed time, and
that the claimant has completed the requisite steps to permit review by
the Appeals Council. The Appeals Council also uses the information to
document the claimant's reason(s) for disagreeing with the ALJ's
decision or dismissal, to determine whether the claimant has additional
evidence to submit, and to determine whether the claimant has a
representative or wants to appoint one. The respondents are claimants
requesting review of an ALJ's decision or dismissal of hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 16,667 hours.
2. Employee Identification Statement--20 CFR 404.702--0960-0473.
The information collected by Form SSA-4156 is used in scrambled
earnings situations when two or more individuals have used the same
Social Security Number (SSN), or when an employer (or employers) has
reported earnings for two or more employees under the same SSN. The
information on the form is used to help identify the individual (and
the SSN) to whom the earnings belong. The respondents are employers
involved in erroneous wage reporting.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 4,750.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 792 hours.
3. Authorization to Disclose Information to Social Security
Administration--20 CFR 404.1512 & 20 CFR 416.912--0960-0623. SSA must
obtain sufficient medical evidence to make eligibility determinations
for Title II benefits and Title XVI 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 the release of information. Generally,
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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).
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Reading, Signing, and Dating the 1st SSA-827
[10 minutes]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
Number of Total annual number of Total burden
Total respondents reports by each responses minutes per hours
respondent response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3,853,928................................... 1 3,853,928 10 642,321
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Signing and Dating Three Additional SSA-827s
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
Number of Total annual number of Total burden
Total respondents reports by each responses minutes per hours
respondent response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3,853,928................................... 3 11,561,784 1 192,696
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reading the Explanation of the SSA-827 on the Internet
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated
Number of Total annual number of Total burden
Total respondents reports by each responses minutes per hours
respondent response
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
586,232..................................... 1 586,232 3 29,312
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Collectively:
Number of Respondents: 3,853,928.
Average Burden per Response: 13 minutes to complete all four forms.
Estimated Annual Burden for Reading Internet Explanation: 29,312.
Estimated Annual Burden to Complete the Form: 864,329 hours.
Correction: The first and second Federal Register Notices reported
incorrect burden information and mentioned two alternate versions of
the form which were discontinued previously. We are publishing this
correction Notice to show the correct burden information and remove the
references to the two discontinued forms.
4. Epidemiological Research Report--20 CFR 401.165--0960-0701.
Section 311 of the Social Security Independence and Program
Improvements Act of 1994 directed SSA to provide support to health
researchers involved in epidemiological research. Specifically, when a
study is determined to contribute to a national health interest, SSA
will furnish information to determine whether a study subject is shown
on the SSA administrative records as being alive or deceased (vital
status). SSA will recoup all expenses incurred in providing this
information. Web-posted questions solicit the information SSA needs to
provide the data and to collect the fees. The requestors are scientific
researchers who are applying to receive vital status information about
individuals from Social Security administrative data records.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 120 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 60 hours.
Dated: February 6, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
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