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order approves the proposed rule
change.
II. Description
The purpose of the proposed rule
change is to provide an expedited
process for reviewing a facilities
management agreement proposed to be
entered into by an operationally capable
clearing member that desires to become
a managed clearing member. A managed
clearing member is one that outsources
certain of its obligations as a clearing
member to another clearing member
(‘‘managing clearing member’’).
Currently, Rule 309 prohibits a
clearing member that proposes to enter
into an outsourcing agreement with a
managing clearing member from
implementing the agreement without
the prior approval of the Membership/
Risk Committee (‘‘Committee’’).3 In
2006 and 2007, the Committee reviewed
three requests to approve such
outsourcing arrangements. However,
none of the three clearing member’s
desired time frame for implementing its
facilities management arrangement
coincided with a regularly scheduled
meeting of the Committee, and each
firm was required to defer executing its
outsourcing plans until after a meeting
occurred.
To provide for a more timely review
of certain outsourcing agreements, OCC
is modifying Rule 309. As amended,
Rule 309 will provide that a managed
clearing member is permitted to request
an expedited review of its outsourcing
agreement, and if OCC consents to an
expedited review, the Chairman, the
Management Vice Chairman, or the
President will be authorized to
determine whether the agreement meets
applicable requirements and to approve
or disapprove the agreement. At the
next regularly scheduled Committee
meeting, the Committee would
independently review the outsourcing
agreement and would determine de
novo whether to approve or disapprove
it. In the event the Committee’s decision
would result in a modification or a
reversal of the action taken by the
Chairman, the Management Vice
Chairman, or President, no actions
previously taken by OCC or the clearing
member prior to the modification or
reversal would be invalidated and no
rights of any person arising out of such
previous actions would be affected. In
the unlikely event that the Committee
disapproved an agreement previously
approved by OCC, the clearing member
would be given a reasonable time either
3 Rule 309(f). See also Securities Exchange Act
Release No. 55686 (May 1, 2007), 72 FR 26191 (May
8, 2007) [SR–OCC–2006–21].
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to enter into an appropriately revised
outsourcing agreement or to cease to be
a Managed Clearing Member.
This process is comparable to the
process used when clearing members
request expedited approval to clear a
new type or kind of transaction.4 OCC
believes that the proposed expedited
review process strikes a reasonable
balance between meeting the business
requirements of clearing members and
continuing to ensure appropriate review
of the operational and financial aspects
of outsourcing arrangements.
The expedited review process is set
forth in Interpretation & Policy .01
under Rule 309. The existing
Interpretation and Policy .01, which
required managing clearing members as
of October 1, 2003, to meet revised
capital requirements by October 1, 2004,
is no longer applicable and is therefore
being deleted. In addition, a technical
change is being made to paragraph (f) of
Rule 309 so that the language more
closely parallels the language used in a
cross-referenced By-law provision.
III. Discussion
Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of the Act
requires, among other things, that the
rules of a clearing agency be designed to
assure the safeguarding of securities and
funds which are in its custody or
control or for which it is responsible.5
The Commission finds the proposed
rule change to be consistent with this
requirement because the actions of
senior management to approve an
outsourcing agreement prior to a
scheduled Committee meeting are
subject to the Committee’s subsequent
review and approval.
IV. Conclusion
On the basis of the foregoing, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the
requirements of the Act and in
particular section 17A of the Act and
the rules and regulations thereunder.
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
section 19(b)(2) of the Act, that the
proposed rule change (File No. SR–
OCC–2008–01) be and hereby is
approved.6
4 Article V, Section 1, Interpretation & Policy
.03e. See also Securities Exchange Act Release No.
30169 (January 8, 1992) 57 FR 1776 [SR–OCC–91–
06].
5 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(F).
6 In approving the proposed rule change, the
Commission considered the proposal’s impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. 15
U.S.C. 78c(f).
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For the Commission by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.7
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–6128 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring 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. This notice
includes 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 ways to
minimize the burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, e-mail, or
fax your comments and
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and the SSA Reports Clearance Officer
to the addresses or 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.
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. Authorization to Obtain Earnings
Data from the Social Security
Administration—0960–0602. A wage
earner or an organization may request
7 17
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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detailed earnings information from SSA.
SSA collects the information on the
SSA–581 to identify the earnings record,
verify authorized access to the earnings
record, and produce an itemized
statement for release to the proper party.
The respondents are various private/
public organizations/agencies needing
detailed earnings information.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 33,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 2
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,100
hours.
2. Statement Regarding the Inferred
Death of an Individual by Reason of
Continued and Unexplained Absence—
20 CFR 404.720 & 404.721—0960–0002.
Section 202(d)–(i) of the Social Security
Act provides for the payment of various
monthly survivor benefits and a lump
sum death payment to certain survivors
upon the death of an individual who
dies fully or currently insured. In the
event a person has been absent from his
or her residence and has not been heard
from for at least 7 years, SSA will
presume he or she is deceased. SSA
collects information on Form SSA–723–
F4 to determine if SSA may presume a
missing wage earner is deceased and, if
so, to establish a date of presumed
death. The respondents are persons
having knowledge about the
disappearance of a wage earner.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,500
hours.
3. Railroad Employment
Questionnaire—20 CFR 404.1401,
404.1406–404.1408—0960–0078. SSA
uses the data on the SSA–671 to secure
sufficient information to effect the
required coordination with the Railroad
Retirement Board for Social Security
claims processing. SSA obtains data
whenever claimants give indications of
employment in the railroad industry.
The respondents are applicants for
Social Security benefits employed by a
railroad or dependents of railroad
workers.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 125,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 10,417
hours.
4. Government Pension
Questionnaire—20 CFR 404.408a—
0960–0160. The Social Security Act and
regulations provide an individual
receiving spousal benefits and
concurrently receiving a Government
pension based on his or her own
earnings not covered by Social Security
may have the amount of the Social
Security benefit reduced by two-thirds
the amount of the Government pension.
SSA uses the information on the SSA–
3885 to determine whether the
individual’s Social Security benefit is
subject to reduction, the amount of the
reduction, the effective date of the
reduction, and whether one of the
exceptions in 20 CFR 404.408a applies.
The respondents are individuals
receiving spousal benefits and a
Government pension.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 12.5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,250
hours.
5. Teacher Questionnaire and Request
for Administrative Information —20
CFR 416.1103(f)—0960–0646. SSA must
consider all relevant evidence when
determining a child’s disability under
Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
When determining the effects of a
child’s (or other individual’s)
impairment(s), SSA must obtain
information about the child’s
functioning. Using Forms SSA–5665
and SSA–5666, SSA obtains formal
testing results, teacher reports, therapy
progress notes, individualized
education program information and
other records of a child’s educational
aptitude and achievement. The
respondents are parents, teachers and
other education personnel.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 618,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 45
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 463,500
hours.
6. Statement of Income and
Resources—20 CFR 416.207, 146.301—
416.310, 416.704, and 416.708—0960–
0124. SSA collects information about
income and resources on form SSA–
8010–BK in Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) claims and
redeterminations. SSA uses the
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information to make initial or
continuing eligibility determinations for
SSI claimants/recipients who are subject
to deeming. The respondents are
persons whose income and resources
may be deemed (considered available)
to applicants or beneficiaries of SSI
benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 341,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 26
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 147,767
hours.
7. Application for Supplemental
Security Income—20 CFR 416.207 and
416.305—416.335, Subpart C—0960–
0229. SSA has prescribed the Form
SSA–8000 as the application for SSI
payments. SSA uses the information
gathered on the SSA–8000 to determine
whether claimants meet all statutory
and regulatory requirements for SSI
eligibility and to determine the amount
of such benefits. The respondents are
applicants for SSI payments.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,281,620.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 36
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 768,972
hours.
8. Medicare Modernization Act
Outreach Mailer—20 CFR 418—0960–
NEW. To: (1) promote awareness of the
Medicare Part D subsidy program; and
(2) encourage potentially eligible
Medicare beneficiaries to complete
Form SSA–1020 (OMB No. 0960–0696,
the Application for Help with Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Costs), SSA
plans to use a new outreach brochure
including a mailer. Pharmacies, doctors’
offices, and medical clinics will display
and distribute copies of the brochure
incorporating a mailer to encourage
eligible Medicare beneficiaries to
request and complete Form SSA–1020.
The brochure will include an insert
beneficiaries complete to request Form
SSA–1020 from SSA. SSA will make
follow-up phone calls to beneficiaries
who use the mailer to request an SSA–
1020 but do not submit it to the Agency.
The respondents are Medicare
beneficiaries who: (1) are potentially
eligible for Part D subsidy benefits; and
(2) request a copy of Form SSA–1020
using the brochure insert.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
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Number of
respondents
Average burden
per response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated annual
burden
(hours)
Mailer Insert .............................................................................
Follow-Up Phone Calls ............................................................
75,000
30,000
1
1
1
1
1,250
500
Totals ................................................................................
105,000
..............................
..............................
1,750
Dated: March 19, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–5983 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am]
Dated: March 19, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. E8–6204 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
Dated: March 20, 2008.
C. Miller Crouch,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. E8–6262 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 6152]
[Public Notice 6154]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Maria
Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of
Art and Science’’
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Jeff
Koons on the Roof’’
[Public Notice 6153]
Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as
amended, and Delegation of Authority
No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875],
I hereby determine that the objects to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Maria
Sibylla Merian & Daughters: Women of
Art and Science,’’ imported from abroad
for temporary exhibition within the
United States, are of cultural
significance. The objects are imported
pursuant to loan agreements with the
foreign owners or custodians. I also
determine that the exhibition or display
of the exhibit objects at the J. Paul Getty
Museum, from on or about June 10,
2008, until on or about August 31, 2008,
and at possible additional exhibitions or
venues yet to be determined, is in the
national interest. Public Notice of these
Determinations is ordered to be
published in the Federal Register.
SUMMARY:
For
further information, including a list of
the exhibit objects, contact Carol B.
Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: 202/453–8048). The address
is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301
4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington,
DC 20547–0001.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C.
2459), Executive Order 12047 of March
27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat.
2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et
seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of
October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority
No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as
amended, and Delegation of Authority
No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875],
I hereby determine that the object to be
included in the exhibition ‘‘Jeff Koons
on the Roof’’, imported from abroad for
temporary exhibition within the United
States, is of cultural significance. The
object is imported pursuant to loan
agreements with the foreign owners or
custodians. I also determine that the
exhibition or display of the exhibit
object at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, from on or about April 21, 2008,
until on or about October 26, 2008, and
at possible additional exhibitions or
venues yet to be determined, is in the
national interest. Public Notice of these
Determinations is ordered to be
published in the Federal Register.
For
further information, including a list of
the exhibit objects, contact Richard
Lahne, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the
Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State
(telephone: 202/453–8058). The address
is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301
4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington,
DC 20547–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Meetings of the United States-Chile
Environment Affairs Council
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of State and
the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) are providing
notice that, as set forth in Chapter 19
(Environment) of the United StatesChile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the
two governments intend to hold the
fourth meeting of the Environment
Affairs Council (the ‘‘Council’’) in
Santiago, Chile on April 24, 2008. A
public information session will be held
for members of the public on April 24,
at 3 p.m., in the Ministry of Foreign
Relations, Teatinos 180, Conference
Room, 2nd Floor. The purpose of the
Council meeting is detailed below under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
The meeting agenda will include a
review of Chapter 19 Provisions, a
progress report on projects outlined in
the FTA’s Environment Chapter, an
overview of success stories under the
2007–2008 Work Program pursuant to
the United States-Chile Environmental
Cooperation Agreement (‘‘the ECA’’), a
presentation of project ideas to continue
with the implementation of the 2007–
2008 Work Program and beyond, and a
consultation between the advisory
committees for Chile and the United
States, La Comision Nacional del Medio
Ambiente (CONAMA) and the Trade
and Environment Policy Advisory
Committee (TEPAC). The Department of
State and USTR invite interested
agencies, organizations, and members of
the public to submit written comments
or suggestions regarding agenda items
and to attend the public session.
In preparing comments, we encourage
submitters to refer to:
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring 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.
This notice includes 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 ways to minimize the
burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Mail, e-mail, or
fax your comments and recommendations on the information collection(s)
to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance Officer to the
addresses or 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.
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. Authorization to Obtain Earnings Data from the Social Security
Administration--0960-0602. A wage earner or an organization may request
[[Page 16088]]
detailed earnings information from SSA. SSA collects the information on
the SSA-581 to identify the earnings record, verify authorized access
to the earnings record, and produce an itemized statement for release
to the proper party. The respondents are various private/public
organizations/agencies needing detailed earnings information.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 33,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,100 hours.
2. Statement Regarding the Inferred Death of an Individual by
Reason of Continued and Unexplained Absence--20 CFR 404.720 & 404.721--
0960-0002. Section 202(d)-(i) of the Social Security Act provides for
the payment of various monthly survivor benefits and a lump sum death
payment to certain survivors upon the death of an individual who dies
fully or currently insured. In the event a person has been absent from
his or her residence and has not been heard from for at least 7 years,
SSA will presume he or she is deceased. SSA collects information on
Form SSA-723-F4 to determine if SSA may presume a missing wage earner
is deceased and, if so, to establish a date of presumed death. The
respondents are persons having knowledge about the disappearance of a
wage earner.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
3. Railroad Employment Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1401, 404.1406-
404.1408--0960-0078. SSA uses the data on the SSA-671 to secure
sufficient information to effect the required coordination with the
Railroad Retirement Board for Social Security claims processing. SSA
obtains data whenever claimants give indications of employment in the
railroad industry. The respondents are applicants for Social Security
benefits employed by a railroad or dependents of railroad workers.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 125,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,417 hours.
4. Government Pension Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.408a--0960-0160.
The Social Security Act and regulations provide an individual receiving
spousal benefits and concurrently receiving a Government pension based
on his or her own earnings not covered by Social Security may have the
amount of the Social Security benefit reduced by two-thirds the amount
of the Government pension. SSA uses the information on the SSA-3885 to
determine whether the individual's Social Security benefit is subject
to reduction, the amount of the reduction, the effective date of the
reduction, and whether one of the exceptions in 20 CFR 404.408a
applies. The respondents are individuals receiving spousal benefits and
a Government pension.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 12.5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,250 hours.
5. Teacher Questionnaire and Request for Administrative Information
--20 CFR 416.1103(f)--0960-0646. SSA must consider all relevant
evidence when determining a child's disability under Title XVI of the
Social Security Act. When determining the effects of a child's (or
other individual's) impairment(s), SSA must obtain information about
the child's functioning. Using Forms SSA-5665 and SSA-5666, SSA obtains
formal testing results, teacher reports, therapy progress notes,
individualized education program information and other records of a
child's educational aptitude and achievement. The respondents are
parents, teachers and other education personnel.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 618,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 45 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 463,500 hours.
6. Statement of Income and Resources--20 CFR 416.207, 146.301--
416.310, 416.704, and 416.708--0960-0124. SSA collects information
about income and resources on form SSA-8010-BK in Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) claims and redeterminations. SSA uses the information to
make initial or continuing eligibility determinations for SSI
claimants/recipients who are subject to deeming. The respondents are
persons whose income and resources may be deemed (considered available)
to applicants or beneficiaries of SSI benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 341,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 26 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 147,767 hours.
7. Application for Supplemental Security Income--20 CFR 416.207 and
416.305--416.335, Subpart C--0960-0229. SSA has prescribed the Form
SSA-8000 as the application for SSI payments. SSA uses the information
gathered on the SSA-8000 to determine whether claimants meet all
statutory and regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility and to
determine the amount of such benefits. The respondents are applicants
for SSI payments.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,281,620.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 36 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 768,972 hours.
8. Medicare Modernization Act Outreach Mailer--20 CFR 418--0960-
NEW. To: (1) promote awareness of the Medicare Part D subsidy program;
and (2) encourage potentially eligible Medicare beneficiaries to
complete Form SSA-1020 (OMB No. 0960-0696, the Application for Help
with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs), SSA plans to use a new
outreach brochure including a mailer. Pharmacies, doctors' offices, and
medical clinics will display and distribute copies of the brochure
incorporating a mailer to encourage eligible Medicare beneficiaries to
request and complete Form SSA-1020. The brochure will include an insert
beneficiaries complete to request Form SSA-1020 from SSA. SSA will make
follow-up phone calls to beneficiaries who use the mailer to request an
SSA-1020 but do not submit it to the Agency. The respondents are
Medicare beneficiaries who: (1) are potentially eligible for Part D
subsidy benefits; and (2) request a copy of Form SSA-1020 using the
brochure insert.
Type of Request: New information collection.
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Average burden
Number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Mailer Insert....................... 75,000 1 1 1,250
Follow-Up Phone Calls............... 30,000 1 1 500
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Totals.......................... 105,000 ................. ................. 1,750
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Dated: March 19, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-5983 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P
