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class of products. No comments were
received in response to this notice. SBA
has determined that there are no small
business manufacturers of this class of
products, and is therefore granting the
waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical
Equipment and Component
Manufacturing (Indoor and Outdoor
Electrical Lighting Fixtures). NAICS
code 335999 product number 6210.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17).
Arthur E. Collins, Jr.,
Director for Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. E8–5736 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: 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 and revisions to
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 ways to
minimize the burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Submit written
comments and recommendations
regarding the information collection(s)
to the SSA Reports Clearance Officer.
Mail, fax or e-mail the information to
the address and fax number listed
below: (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.
The information collections listed
below are pending at SSA. SSA will
submit them to OMB within 60 days
from the date of this notice. Therefore,
submit your comments 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. Social Security Benefits
Application (Internet, Retirement
Survivor & Disability)—20 CFR 404.310–
.311, 404.315–.322, 404.330–.333,
404.601.–.603, 404.1501–.1512, Subpart
D, Subpart G & Subpart P—0960–0618.
Members of the public seeking Social
Security benefits must first file an
application for the desired type of
payment. The Internet Social Security
Benefits Application (ISBA) is an online
system that allows members of the
public to apply electronically for
Retirement Insurance Benefits,
Disability Insurance Benefits, and
Spouse’s Insurance Benefits. This
information collection includes the: (1)
ISBA; (2) paper forms (forms SSA–1,
SSA–2, and SSA–16) for these various
benefits; and (3) Modernized Claims
System for these benefits, which allows
SSA field office employees to enter
information in an application system
during interviews with applicants in a
direct input process. For each part of
this information collection, applicants
are asked only those questions that are
relevant to the specific type of benefit
they are seeking. This information
collection request (ICR) is for changes
we are making to the ISBA application,
including: (1) the addition of new race/
ethnicity questions; (2) the ability for
third parties to complete applications in
ISBA; and (3) redesign changes that will
make the application less timeconsuming. The respondents are
applicants for Retirement, Disability, or
Spouse’s Insurance Benefits or their
third-party representatives.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
ISBA BURDEN INFORMATION
Number of respondents
Form type
Average burden per response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total burden
(hours)
ISBA 3rd Party .................................................................................................
ISBA Applicant after 3rd Party Completion .....................................................
First Party ISBA ...............................................................................................
28,118
28,118
541,851
1
1
1
5
5
15
7,030
2,343
135,463
Totals ........................................................................................................
598,087
........................
........................
144,836
PAPER FORMS/ACCOMPANYING MCS SCREENS BURDEN INFORMATION
Number of respondents
Collection method
Average burden per response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total burden
(hours)
SSA–1
172,200
1,549,800
21,000
1
1
1
11
10
11
31,750
258,300
3,850
Totals ........................................................................................................
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MCS .................................................................................................................
MCS/Signature Proxy ......................................................................................
Paper ...............................................................................................................
1,743,000
........................
........................
293,900
36,860
331,740
3,800
1
1
1
15
14
15
9,215
77,406
950
SSA–2
MCS .................................................................................................................
MCS/Signature Proxy ......................................................................................
Paper ...............................................................................................................
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PAPER FORMS/ACCOMPANYING MCS SCREENS BURDEN INFORMATION—Continued
Frequency of
response
Average burden per response
(minutes)
372,400
........................
........................
87,571
MCS .................................................................................................................
MCS/Signature Proxy ......................................................................................
Paper ...............................................................................................................
218,657
1,967,913
24,161
1
1
1
20
19
20
72,886
623,172
8,054
Totals ........................................................................................................
2,210,732
........................
........................
704,112
Number of respondents
Collection method
Totals ........................................................................................................
Total burden
(hours)
SSA–16
2. Race/Ethnicity Collection System—
0960–NEW. Currently, SSA has no
reliable, statistically valid means of
capturing race/ethnicity data in our core
business process. While SSA collects
some race/ethnicity data on Form SS–5
(OMB No. 0960–0066), the Application
for Social Security Card, SSA does not
receive the data through other means of
enumerating individuals, such as the
Enumeration at Birth and Enumeration
at Entry processes. Moreover, SSA does
not collect it during the disability
application process. Adding race/
ethnicity to SSA’s benefits applications
will give us data we can use to ensure
the benefits decision process is being
conducted in a fair manner.
This ICR is for the Race/Ethnicity
questions. Note that OMB established
the categories of racial/ethnic choices
and the descriptions we use. We
modified our proposed instructions and
explanations to the public based on
feedback we received during public
focus groups (conducted under the aegis
of OMB No. 0960–0765). The
respondents are Title II and Title XVI
claimants.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 7,870,538.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 3
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 393,527.
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Dated: March 17, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–5716 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Public Notice 6143]
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
Extension of Waiver of Section 907 of
the FREEDOM Support Act With
Respect to Assistance to the
Government of Azerbaijan
Pursuant to the authority contained in
Title II of the Foreign Operations,
Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2002 (Pub. L. 107–
115), Executive Order 12163, as
amended by Executive Order 13346, and
Delegation of Authority 245, I hereby
determine and certify that extending the
waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM
Support Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102–511):
• Is necessary to support United
States efforts to counter international
terrorism;
• is necessary to support the
operational readiness of United States
Armed Forces or coalition partners to
counter international terrorism;
• is important to Azerbaijan’s border
security; and
• will not undermine or hamper
ongoing efforts to negotiate a peaceful
settlement between Armenia and
Azerbaijan or be used for offensive
purposes against Armenia.
Accordingly, I hereby extend the
waiver of section 907 of the FREEDOM
Support Act. This determination shall
be published in the Federal Register
and copies shall be provided to the
appropriate committees in Congress.
Dated: March 7, 2008.
John D. Negroponte,
Deputy Secretary of State, Department of
State.
[FR Doc. E8–5754 Filed 3–20–08; 8:45 am]
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Emergency Approval of a
New Information Collection:
Commercial Vehicle Driver Survey:
Truck Driver Hours of Service and
Fatigue Management
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
information.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) to
request an emergency approval process.
FMCSA requested approval of this ICR
not later than 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice. The purpose
of this information collection is to
analyze the impact of the new Hours-ofService regulations on drivers and the
effects of these regulations on driver
fatigue as well as to acquire general
demographic information regarding the
commercial motor vehicle driving
population.
DATES: Please send your comments by
April 21, 2008. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act
quickly on the ICR.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725
Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20503, Attention: DOT/FMCSA Desk
Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Carroll, Senior Transportation
Specialist, (202) 385–2388,
robert.carroll@dot.gov, MC-RRR Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: 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 and revisions to 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 ways to minimize the
burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Submit written
comments and recommendations regarding the information collection(s) to
the SSA Reports Clearance Officer. Mail, fax or e-mail the information
to the address and fax number listed below: (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.
The information collections listed below are pending at SSA. SSA
will submit them to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice.
Therefore, submit your comments 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. Social Security Benefits Application (Internet, Retirement
Survivor & Disability)--20 CFR 404.310-.311, 404.315-.322,
404.330-.333, 404.601.-.603, 404.1501-.1512, Subpart D, Subpart G &
Subpart P--0960-0618. Members of the public seeking Social Security
benefits must first file an application for the desired type of
payment. The Internet Social Security Benefits Application (ISBA) is an
online system that allows members of the public to apply electronically
for Retirement Insurance Benefits, Disability Insurance Benefits, and
Spouse's Insurance Benefits. This information collection includes the:
(1) ISBA; (2) paper forms (forms SSA-1, SSA-2, and SSA-16) for these
various benefits; and (3) Modernized Claims System for these benefits,
which allows SSA field office employees to enter information in an
application system during interviews with applicants in a direct input
process. For each part of this information collection, applicants are
asked only those questions that are relevant to the specific type of
benefit they are seeking. This information collection request (ICR) is
for changes we are making to the ISBA application, including: (1) the
addition of new race/ethnicity questions; (2) the ability for third
parties to complete applications in ISBA; and (3) redesign changes that
will make the application less time-consuming. The respondents are
applicants for Retirement, Disability, or Spouse's Insurance Benefits
or their third-party representatives.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information
collection.
ISBA Burden Information
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden
Form type Number of Frequency of per response Total burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ISBA 3rd Party.................................. 28,118 1 5 7,030
ISBA Applicant after 3rd Party Completion....... 28,118 1 5 2,343
First Party ISBA................................ 541,851 1 15 135,463
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 598,087 .............. .............. 144,836
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paper Forms/Accompanying MCS Screens Burden Information
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden
Collection method Number of Frequency of per response Total burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MCS............................................. 172,200 1 11 31,750
MCS/Signature Proxy............................. 1,549,800 1 10 258,300
Paper........................................... 21,000 1 11 3,850
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 1,743,000 .............. .............. 293,900
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MCS............................................. 36,860 1 15 9,215
MCS/Signature Proxy............................. 331,740 1 14 77,406
Paper........................................... 3,800 1 15 950
---------------------------------------------------------------
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Totals...................................... 372,400 .............. .............. 87,571
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-16
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MCS............................................. 218,657 1 20 72,886
MCS/Signature Proxy............................. 1,967,913 1 19 623,172
Paper........................................... 24,161 1 20 8,054
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 2,210,732 .............. .............. 704,112
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Race/Ethnicity Collection System--0960-NEW. Currently, SSA has
no reliable, statistically valid means of capturing race/ethnicity data
in our core business process. While SSA collects some race/ethnicity
data on Form SS-5 (OMB No. 0960-0066), the Application for Social
Security Card, SSA does not receive the data through other means of
enumerating individuals, such as the Enumeration at Birth and
Enumeration at Entry processes. Moreover, SSA does not collect it
during the disability application process. Adding race/ethnicity to
SSA's benefits applications will give us data we can use to ensure the
benefits decision process is being conducted in a fair manner.
This ICR is for the Race/Ethnicity questions. Note that OMB
established the categories of racial/ethnic choices and the
descriptions we use. We modified our proposed instructions and
explanations to the public based on feedback we received during public
focus groups (conducted under the aegis of OMB No. 0960-0765). The
respondents are Title II and Title XVI claimants.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Number of Respondents: 7,870,538.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 393,527.
Dated: March 17, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-5716 Filed 3-20-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P
