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transactions in securities. Quotation and
last-sale information for the Shares will
be available via the Consolidated Tape
Association (‘‘CTA’’) high-speed line,
and the Portfolio Indicative Value
(‘‘PIV’’) will be disseminated at least
every 15 seconds during the Core
Trading Session by one or more major
market data vendors. In addition, the
Trust will disclose on its Web site on
each business day the identities and
quantities of the portfolio of securities
and other assets (‘‘Disclosed Portfolio’’)
held by the Fund that will form the
basis for its calculation of the net asset
value (‘‘NAV’’), which will be
determined at the end of the business
day. The Fund’s Web site will also
include additional quantitative
information updated on a daily basis
relating to prices and NAV. Information
regarding the market price and volume
of the Shares will be continually
available on a real-time basis throughout
the day via electronic services, and the
previous day’s closing price and trading
volume information for the Shares will
be published daily in the financial
sections of newspapers.
The Commission further believes that
the proposal is reasonably designed to
promote fair disclosure of information
that may be necessary to price the
Shares appropriately and to prevent
trading when a reasonable degree of
transparency cannot be assured. The
Commission notes that the Exchange
will obtain a representation from the
Fund that the NAV per Share will be
calculated daily and that the NAV and
the Disclosed Portfolio will be made
available to all market participants at
the same time.12 Additionally, if it
becomes aware that the NAV or the
Disclosed Portfolio is not disseminated
daily to all market participants at the
same time, the Exchange will halt
trading in the Shares until such
information is available to all market
participants.13 Further, if the PIV is not
being disseminated as required, the
Exchange may halt trading during the
day in which the disruption occurs; if
the interruption persists past the day in
which it occurred, the Exchange will
halt trading no later than the beginning
of the trading day following the
interruption.14 The Exchange represents
12 See
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(1)(B).
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(D).
14 Id. Trading in the Shares may also be halted
because of market conditions or for reasons that, in
the view of the Exchange, make trading in the
Shares inadvisable. These may include: (1) The
extent to which trading is not occurring in the
securities comprising the Disclosed Portfolio and/
or the financial instruments of the Fund; or (2)
whether other unusual conditions or circumstances
detrimental to the maintenance of a fair and orderly
market are present.
that the Fund’s investment manager has
implemented a ‘‘fire wall’’ between it
and its broker-dealer affiliate with
respect to access to information
concerning the composition and/or
changes to the Fund’s portfolio.15
Further, the Commission notes that the
Reporting Authority that provides the
Disclosed Portfolio must implement and
maintain, or be subject to, procedures
designed to prevent the use and
dissemination of material non-public
information regarding the actual
components of the portfolio.16
The Exchange has deemed the Shares
to be equity securities subject to the
Exchange’s rules governing the trading
of equity securities. In support of this
proposal, the Exchange has made
representations, including:
(1) The Shares will conform to the
initial and continued listing criteria
under NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600.
(2) The Exchange’s surveillance
procedures are adequate to properly
monitor Exchange trading of the Shares
in all trading sessions and to deter and
detect violations of Exchange rules and
applicable Federal securities laws.
(3) Prior to the commencement of
trading, the Exchange will inform its
ETP Holders in an Information Bulletin
of the special characteristics and risks
associated with trading the Shares.
Specifically, the Information Bulletin
will discuss the following: (a) The
procedures for purchases and
redemptions of Shares and that Shares
are not individually redeemable; (b)
NYSE Arca Equities Rule 9.2(a), which
imposes a duty of due diligence on its
ETP Holders to learn the essential facts
relating to every customer prior to
trading the Shares; (c) the risks involved
in trading the Shares during the
Opening and Late Trading Sessions
when an updated PIV will not be
calculated or publicly disseminated; (d)
how information regarding the PIV is
disseminated; (e) the requirement that
ETP Holders deliver a prospectus to
investors purchasing newly issued
Shares prior to or concurrently with the
confirmation of a transaction; and (f)
trading information.
(4) The Funds will be in compliance
with Rule 10A–3 under the Act.
(5) The Funds will not invest in nonU.S. equity securities.
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15 The Exchange also represents that neither
RiverPark Advisors, LLC nor Cohanzick
Management, LLC, the Fund’s sub-advisers, have
broker-dealer affiliates, and that any additional
Fund sub-advisers that are affiliated with a brokerdealer will be required to implement a fire wall
with respect to such broker-dealer regarding access
to information concerning the composition and/or
changes to the portfolio.
16 See NYSE Arca Equities Rule 8.600(d)(2)(B)(ii).
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This approval order is based on the
Exchange’s representations.
For the foregoing reasons, the
Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the Act
and the rules and regulations
thereunder applicable to a national
securities exchange.
The Commission finds good cause,
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,17 for approving the proposal prior
to the thirtieth day after the date of
publication of the Notice in the Federal
Register. The Commission notes that it
has approved the listing and trading on
the Exchange of shares of other actively
managed exchange-traded funds based
on a portfolio of securities,18 including
other series of the Grail Advisors ETF
Trust,19 and that the proposed rule
change does not raise any novel
regulatory issues. The Commission also
notes that it has received no comments
regarding the proposed rule change, and
believes that accelerating approval of
this proposal should benefit investors
by creating, without undue delay,
additional competition in the market for
Managed Fund Shares.
III. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,20 that the
proposed rule change (SR–NYSEArca–
2009–103) be, and it hereby is, approved
on an accelerated basis.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.21
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 requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
17 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No.
60981 (November 10, 2009), 74 FR 59594
(November 18, 2009) (SR–NYSEArca–2009–79)
(approving the listing of five fixed income funds of
the PIMCO ETF Trust).
19 See, e.g., Securities Exchange Act Release No.
60717 (September 24, 2009), 74 FR 50853 (October
1, 2009) (NYSEArca–2009–74) (approving the
listing and trading of shares of RP Growth ETF, RP
Focused Large Cap Growth ETF, RP Technology
ETF and the RP Financials ETF).
20 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
21 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
18 See,
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Public Law (Pub. L.) 104–13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions to and extensions 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 Director for Reports
Clearance to the addresses or fax
numbers shown below.
OMB
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
Desk Officer for SSA; Fax: 202–395–
6974; E-mail address:
OIRA_Submion@omb.eop.gov.
SSA
Social Security Administration,
DCBFM, Attn: Director, Center for
Reports Clearance, 1333 Annex
Building, 6401 Security Blvd.,
Baltimore, MD 21235; Fax: 410–965–
0454; E-mail address:
OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
I. The information collection below is
pending at SSA. SSA will submit it to
OMB within 60 days from the date of
this notice. To be sure we consider your
comments, we must receive them no
later than February 19, 2010.
Individuals can obtain copies of the
collection instrument by calling the SSA
Director for Reports Clearance at 410–
965–0454 or by writing to the above email address.
1. Claimant Statement about Loan of
Food or Shelter; Statement about Food
or Shelter Provided to Another—20 CFR
416.1130–416.1148—0960–0529. SSA
uses Forms SSA–5062 and SSA–L5063
to obtain statements about food and/or
shelter provided to SSI claimants or
recipients. SSA uses this information to
determine whether food and/or shelter
are bona fide loans or should be counted
as income for SSI purposes. This
determination can affect a claimant’s or
recipient’s eligibility for SSI and the
amount of SSI payments. The
respondents are claimants and
recipients of SSI payments and
individuals who provide food or shelter
loans to them.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 131,080.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 21,846
hours.
2. Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form
(Country)—31 CFR 210—0960–0686.
SSA’s International Direct Deposit
Program allows beneficiaries living
abroad to have their payments directly
deposited to an account at a financial
institution outside the United States.
SSA uses Form SSA–1199 to obtain the
direct deposit information for an
account at a foreign financial
institution. Routing account number
information varies slightly for each
foreign country, so we use a variation of
the Department of Treasury’s Form SF–
1199A for each country. The
respondents are Social Security
Number of
respondents
Regulation section
beneficiaries residing abroad who wish
to have their benefit payments directly
deposited to a foreign financial
institution.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
3. Temporary Extension of Attorney
Fee Payment System to Title XVI; 5Year Demonstration Project Extending
Fee Withholding and Payment
Procedures to Eligible Non-Attorney
Representatives; Definition of Past-Due
Benefits; and Assessment for Fee
Payment Services—20 CFR 404.1717,
404.1730(c)(1), 404.1730(c)(2)(i),
404.1730(c)(2)(ii), 416.1517,
416.1528(a), 416.1530(c)(1),
416.1530(c)(2)(i), 416.1530(c)(2)(i)—
OMB No. 0960–0745. Section 302 of the
Social Security Protection Act of 2004
(SSPA), Public Law 108–203, amended
section 1631(d)(2) of the Social Security
Act to temporarily extend the Title II
attorney fee withholding and direct
payment process to Title XVI. Section
303 of the SSPA directs SSA to conduct
a 5-year nationwide demonstration
project to allow qualifying nonattorneys the option of fee withholding
and direct payment of fees under both
Titles II and XVI. SSA uses the
information to administer fee
withholding and direct payment to
certain non-attorney representatives.
Respondents are non-attorneys who are
eligible to receive direct payment of fees
for representing individuals before SSA.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
841
600
561
400
10/year .........
1 ...................
10/year .........
1 ...................
30
3
30
3
4,205
30
2,805
20
Totals ..........................................................................................................
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404.1730(c)(2)(i) ................................................................................................
404.1730(c)(2)(ii) ...............................................................................................
416.1530(c)(2)(i) ................................................................................................
416.1530(c)(2)(ii) ...............................................................................................
2,402
......................
........................
7,060
II. SSA has submitted the information
collections listed below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments on the
information collections would be most
useful if OMB and SSA receive them
within 30 days from the date of this
publication. To be sure we consider
your comments, we must receive them
no later than January 20, 2010. You can
obtain a copy of the OMB clearance
packages by calling the SSA Director for
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Reports Clearance at 410–965–0454 or
by writing to the above e-mail address.
1. Authorization for the Social
Security Administration to Obtain
Account Records from a Financial
Institution and Request for Records—20
CFR 416.200, 416.203—0960–0293.
Individuals must authorize financial
institutions to disclose records to SSA
by signing an SSA–4641–U2. Financial
institutions use the form to provide
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financial information to SSA. We need
the information if an individual’s
records are incomplete, unavailable, or
appear altered. SSA must verify the
existence, ownership, and value of
accounts of SSI applicants, recipients,
and deemors. We use the financial
institution’s report, in part, to determine
whether the respondent meets SSI
resource eligibility requirements. The
respondents are SSI applicants’,
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recipients’, or deemors’ financial
institutions.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of
responses
Modality
Frequency of
response
Average
urden per
response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
SSA–4641–U2 .................................................................................................
e4641 ...............................................................................................................
320,000
180,000
1
1
6
6
32,000
18,000
Total ..........................................................................................................
500,000
........................
........................
50,000
This is a correction notice: SSA is
updating burden information for this
collection initially published at 74 FR
39728 on August 7, 2009.
2. The Ticket to Work and SelfSufficiency Program—20 CFR 411—
0960–0644. Through its Ticket to Work
Program Manager, SSA uses the
information to operate and manage the
Ticket to Work Program. SSA uses the
Ticket to Work Program to assign Social
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or
SSI recipients to a service provider and
follows their progress through the
various stages of ticket program
participation, such as progress reviews
or changes in ticket status. Most of the
collections in this information
collection request (ICR) require service
providers to provide information to SSA
for such tasks as selecting a payment
system or requesting payments for
helping the beneficiary achieve certain
work goals. Most of the categories of
information in this ICR are necessary for
SSA to: (1) Comply with the Ticket to
Work legislation; and (2) provide proper
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
oversight of the program. SSA collects
this information through several
modalities, including forms, electronic
exchanges, and written documentation.
The respondents are SSDI beneficiaries
and blind or disabled SSI recipients and
their employment networks, or State
vocational rehabilitation agencies
assigned under the auspices of the
Ticket to Work Program.
Correction Notice: Type of Request:
Revision of an OMB-approved
information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
12,330
1,370
35,584
2,532
8,505
1,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
60
60
5
15
5
30
12,330
1,370
2,965
633
709
500
127,000
3,145
118
48
1
1
1
1
15
30
30
480
31,750
1,573
59
384
12,420
100
100
2,470
2
202
1
1
1
1
1
1
30
5
20
120
120
10
6,210
8
33
4,940
4
34
Totals ........................................................................................................
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(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.150(b)(3); 411.325(a); SSA–1365 .................
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.150(b)(3); 411.325(a); SSA–1370 .................
(a) 20 CFR 411.166; 411.170(b); Electronic Data Sharing .............................
(b) 20 CFR 411.145; 411.325; Requesting Ticket Un-assignments ...............
(b) 20 CFR 411.535(a)(1)(iii); VR Case Closures ...........................................
(c) 20 CFR 411.192(b)&(c); Request to Place Ticket in Inactive Status ........
(c) 20 CFR 411.200(b); SSA–1375; SSA–L1373; SSA–L1374; SSA–L1377;
Certification of Work and Educational Progress ..........................................
(c) 20 CFR 411.210(b); Ticket-Use Status after Not Making Timely Progress
(d) 20 CFR 411.365; 411.505; 411.515; Selecting a Payment System ..........
(e) 20 CFR 411.325(d); 411.415; Reporting Referral Agreement ...................
(f) 20 CFR 411.575; SSA–1391; SSA–1389; SSA–1393; SSA–1399; SSA–
1396; SSA–1392; SSA–1398; Requesting EN Payments ...........................
(f) 20 CFR 411.575; SSA–1392; EN Payment Status Report Request ..........
(f) 20 CFR 411.560; Split Payment Situations ................................................
(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f); Periodic Outcomes Reporting ....................................
(h) 20 CFR 411.435; 411.615; 411.625; Dispute Resolutions ........................
(i) 20 CFR 411.320; SSA–1394; EN Contract Changes .................................
206,926
........................
........................
63,502
This is a correction notice: SSA is
updating burden information for this
collection initially published at 74 FR
39728 on August 7, 2009.
3. Non-Attorney Representative
Demonstration Project Application—20
CFR 404.1745–404.1799 and 20 CFR
416.1545–416.1599—0960–0699.
Section 303 of the SSPA provides for a
5-year demonstration project under
which SSA extends the direct payment
of approved fees to certain non-attorney
claimant representatives. Under the
SSPA, to be eligible for direct payment
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of fees, a non-attorney representative
must fulfill the following statutory
requirements: (1) Possess a bachelors
degree or have equivalent qualifications
from training and work experience; (2)
pass an examination that tests
knowledge of the relevant provisions of
the Social Security Act; (3) secure
professional liability insurance or
equivalent insurance; (4) pass a criminal
background check; and (5) demonstrate
completion of relevant continuing
education courses. Through the services
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of a private contractor, SSA must collect
the requested information to determine
if a non-attorney representative has met
the statutory requirements to be eligible
for direct payment of fees for his or her
claimant representation services. SSA
needs this information to comply with
the legislation. The respondents are
non-attorney representatives who apply
for direct payment of fees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 700.
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Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Frequency of
response
Response time
(minutes)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
New Applicants (paper submission) ................................................................
New Applicants (electronic submission) ..........................................................
Existing Applicants CE Submission .................................................................
20
180
500
1
1
1
60
60
30
20
180
250
Totals ........................................................................................................
700
........................
........................
450
This is a correction notice: SSA is
updating burden information for this
collection initially published at 74 FR
48795 on September 24, 2009.
Dated: December 15, 2009.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–30227 Filed 12–18–09; 8:45 am]
Dated: December 14, 2009.
Susan Kurland,
Assistant Secretary for Aviation and
International Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9–30229 Filed 12–18–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Office of the Secretary
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Notice of Applications for Certificates
of Public Convenience and Necessity
and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed
Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)
During the Week Ending December 5,
2009
Office of the Secretary
Applications of Caribbean Sun
Airlines, Inc. for Certificate Authority
AGENCY:
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of Order to Show Cause
(Order 2009–12–8). Docket DOT–OST–
2001–11164 and DOT–OST–2001–
11198.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Transportation is directing all interested
persons to show cause why it should
not (1) issue an order finding Caribbean
Sun Airlines, Inc., fit, willing, and able,
and to resume foreign scheduled air
transportation of persons, property and
mail, using one large aircraft.
DATES: Persons wishing to file
objections should do so no later than
December 29, 2009.
Objections and answers to
objections should be filed in Dockets
DOT–OST–2001–11164 and DOT–OST–
2001–11198 and addressed to U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, (M–30, Room W12–140),
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590, and should be served upon the
parties listed in Attachment A to the
order.
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine J. O’Toole, Air Carrier Fitness
Division (X–56, Room W86–489), U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, (202) 366–9721.
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The following Applications for
Certificates of Public Convenience and
Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier
Permits were filed under Subpart B
(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department
of Transportation’s Procedural
Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et
seq.). The due date for Answers,
Conforming Applications, or Motions to
Modify Scope are set forth below for
each application. Following the Answer
period DOT may process the application
by expedited procedures. Such
procedures may consist of the adoption
of a show-cause order, a tentative order,
or in appropriate cases a final order
without further proceedings.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–2009–
0319.
Date Filed: December 2, 2009.
Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: December 23, 2009.
Description:
Application of Aviation Matters, Inc.
d/b/a Pacificflier requesting an
exemption and a foreign air carrier
permit to provide non-scheduled foreign
air transportation of persons, property
and mail from any point or points
behind the Republic of Palau and
Brisbane, Australia, via the Republic of
Palau and Brisbane, Australia, via
intermediate points to Guam and
beyond.
Docket Number: DOT–OST–1997–
2155.
Date Filed: December 2, 2009.
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Due Date for Answers, Conforming
Applications, or Motion to Modify
Scope: December 23, 2009.
Description:
Application of Arctic Transportation
Systems, Inc. requesting reissuance of
its certificate of Public convenience and
necessity in the name of Ryan Air, Inc.
Renee V. Wright,
Program Manager, Docket Operations,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. E9–30231 Filed 12–18–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Air Traffic Procedures Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice
to advise the public that a meeting of
the Federal Aviation Administration Air
Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee
(ATPAC) will be held to review present
air traffic control procedures and
practices for standardization, revision,
clarification, and upgrading of
terminology and procedures.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Tuesday, January 12, and Wednesday
January 13, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Rancho Bernardo Inn, 17550
Bernardo Oaks Dr., San Diego, CA
92128.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Richard Jehlen, ATPAC Executive
Director, 800 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20591. Telephone
(202) 493–4527.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463; 5 U.S.C. App.2), notice is hereby
given of a meeting of the ATPAC to be
held Tuesday, January 12, and
Wednesday, January 13, 2010, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.
The agenda for this meeting will cover
a continuation of the ATPAC’s review of
present air traffic control procedures
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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 requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with
[[Page 67946]]
Public Law (Pub. L.) 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
effective October 1, 1995. This notice includes revisions to and
extensions 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 Director for Reports Clearance to
the addresses or fax numbers shown below.
OMB
Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA; Fax: 202-
395-6974; E-mail address: OIRA_Submion@omb.eop.gov.
SSA
Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Director, Center for
Reports Clearance, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore,
MD 21235; Fax: 410-965-0454; E-mail address: OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will
submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be
sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than
February 19, 2010. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instrument by calling the SSA Director for Reports Clearance at 410-
965-0454 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
1. Claimant Statement about Loan of Food or Shelter; Statement
about Food or Shelter Provided to Another--20 CFR 416.1130-416.1148--
0960-0529. SSA uses Forms SSA-5062 and SSA-L5063 to obtain statements
about food and/or shelter provided to SSI claimants or recipients. SSA
uses this information to determine whether food and/or shelter are bona
fide loans or should be counted as income for SSI purposes. This
determination can affect a claimant's or recipient's eligibility for
SSI and the amount of SSI payments. The respondents are claimants and
recipients of SSI payments and individuals who provide food or shelter
loans to them.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 131,080.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 21,846 hours.
2. Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form (Country)--31 CFR 210--0960-0686.
SSA's International Direct Deposit Program allows beneficiaries living
abroad to have their payments directly deposited to an account at a
financial institution outside the United States. SSA uses Form SSA-1199
to obtain the direct deposit information for an account at a foreign
financial institution. Routing account number information varies
slightly for each foreign country, so we use a variation of the
Department of Treasury's Form SF-1199A for each country. The
respondents are Social Security beneficiaries residing abroad who wish
to have their benefit payments directly deposited to a foreign
financial institution.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 5,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 417 hours.
3. Temporary Extension of Attorney Fee Payment System to Title XVI;
5-Year Demonstration Project Extending Fee Withholding and Payment
Procedures to Eligible Non-Attorney Representatives; Definition of
Past-Due Benefits; and Assessment for Fee Payment Services--20 CFR
404.1717, 404.1730(c)(1), 404.1730(c)(2)(i), 404.1730(c)(2)(ii),
416.1517, 416.1528(a), 416.1530(c)(1), 416.1530(c)(2)(i),
416.1530(c)(2)(i)--OMB No. 0960-0745. Section 302 of the Social
Security Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA), Public Law 108-203, amended
section 1631(d)(2) of the Social Security Act to temporarily extend the
Title II attorney fee withholding and direct payment process to Title
XVI. Section 303 of the SSPA directs SSA to conduct a 5-year nationwide
demonstration project to allow qualifying non-attorneys the option of
fee withholding and direct payment of fees under both Titles II and
XVI. SSA uses the information to administer fee withholding and direct
payment to certain non-attorney representatives. Respondents are non-
attorneys who are eligible to receive direct payment of fees for
representing individuals before SSA.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated
Regulation section Number of Frequency of response per response annual burden
respondents (minutes) (hours)
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404.1730(c)(2)(i).................... 841 10/year.................. 30 4,205
404.1730(c)(2)(ii)................... 600 1........................ 3 30
416.1530(c)(2)(i).................... 561 10/year.................. 30 2,805
416.1530(c)(2)(ii)................... 400 1........................ 3 20
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Totals........................... 2,402 ......................... .............. 7,060
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II. SSA has submitted the information collections listed below to
OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would
be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them within 30 days from the date
of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must
receive them no later than January 20, 2010. You can obtain a copy of
the OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Director for Reports
Clearance at 410-965-0454 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
1. Authorization for the Social Security Administration to Obtain
Account Records from a Financial Institution and Request for Records--
20 CFR 416.200, 416.203--0960-0293. Individuals must authorize
financial institutions to disclose records to SSA by signing an SSA-
4641-U2. Financial institutions use the form to provide financial
information to SSA. We need the information if an individual's records
are incomplete, unavailable, or appear altered. SSA must verify the
existence, ownership, and value of accounts of SSI applicants,
recipients, and deemors. We use the financial institution's report, in
part, to determine whether the respondent meets SSI resource
eligibility requirements. The respondents are SSI applicants',
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recipients', or deemors' financial institutions.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Modality responses response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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SSA-4641-U2..................................... 320,000 1 6 32,000
e4641........................................... 180,000 1 6 18,000
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Total....................................... 500,000 .............. .............. 50,000
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This is a correction notice: SSA is updating burden information for
this collection initially published at 74 FR 39728 on August 7, 2009.
2. The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program--20 CFR 411--
0960-0644. Through its Ticket to Work Program Manager, SSA uses the
information to operate and manage the Ticket to Work Program. SSA uses
the Ticket to Work Program to assign Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI) or SSI recipients to a service provider and follows
their progress through the various stages of ticket program
participation, such as progress reviews or changes in ticket status.
Most of the collections in this information collection request (ICR)
require service providers to provide information to SSA for such tasks
as selecting a payment system or requesting payments for helping the
beneficiary achieve certain work goals. Most of the categories of
information in this ICR are necessary for SSA to: (1) Comply with the
Ticket to Work legislation; and (2) provide proper oversight of the
program. SSA collects this information through several modalities,
including forms, electronic exchanges, and written documentation. The
respondents are SSDI beneficiaries and blind or disabled SSI recipients
and their employment networks, or State vocational rehabilitation
agencies assigned under the auspices of the Ticket to Work Program.
Correction Notice: Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved
information collection.
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Average burden
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response Total annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.150(b)(3); 12,330 1 60 12,330
411.325(a); SSA-1365...........................
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.150(b)(3); 1,370 1 60 1,370
411.325(a); SSA-1370...........................
(a) 20 CFR 411.166; 411.170(b); Electronic Data 35,584 1 5 2,965
Sharing........................................
(b) 20 CFR 411.145; 411.325; Requesting Ticket 2,532 1 15 633
Un-assignments.................................
(b) 20 CFR 411.535(a)(1)(iii); VR Case Closures. 8,505 1 5 709
(c) 20 CFR 411.192(b)&(c); Request to Place 1,000 1 30 500
Ticket in Inactive Status......................
(c) 20 CFR 411.200(b); SSA-1375; SSA-L1373; SSA- 127,000 1 15 31,750
L1374; SSA-L1377; Certification of Work and
Educational Progress...........................
(c) 20 CFR 411.210(b); Ticket-Use Status after 3,145 1 30 1,573
Not Making Timely Progress.....................
(d) 20 CFR 411.365; 411.505; 411.515; Selecting 118 1 30 59
a Payment System...............................
(e) 20 CFR 411.325(d); 411.415; Reporting 48 1 480 384
Referral Agreement.............................
(f) 20 CFR 411.575; SSA-1391; SSA-1389; SSA- 12,420 1 30 6,210
1393; SSA-1399; SSA-1396; SSA-1392; SSA-1398;
Requesting EN Payments.........................
(f) 20 CFR 411.575; SSA-1392; EN Payment Status 100 1 5 8
Report Request.................................
(f) 20 CFR 411.560; Split Payment Situations.... 100 1 20 33
(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f); Periodic Outcomes 2,470 1 120 4,940
Reporting......................................
(h) 20 CFR 411.435; 411.615; 411.625; Dispute 2 1 120 4
Resolutions....................................
(i) 20 CFR 411.320; SSA-1394; EN Contract 202 1 10 34
Changes........................................
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Totals...................................... 206,926 .............. .............. 63,502
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This is a correction notice: SSA is updating burden information for
this collection initially published at 74 FR 39728 on August 7, 2009.
3. Non-Attorney Representative Demonstration Project Application--
20 CFR 404.1745-404.1799 and 20 CFR 416.1545-416.1599--0960-0699.
Section 303 of the SSPA provides for a 5-year demonstration project
under which SSA extends the direct payment of approved fees to certain
non-attorney claimant representatives. Under the SSPA, to be eligible
for direct payment of fees, a non-attorney representative must fulfill
the following statutory requirements: (1) Possess a bachelors degree or
have equivalent qualifications from training and work experience; (2)
pass an examination that tests knowledge of the relevant provisions of
the Social Security Act; (3) secure professional liability insurance or
equivalent insurance; (4) pass a criminal background check; and (5)
demonstrate completion of relevant continuing education courses.
Through the services of a private contractor, SSA must collect the
requested information to determine if a non-attorney representative has
met the statutory requirements to be eligible for direct payment of
fees for his or her claimant representation services. SSA needs this
information to comply with the legislation. The respondents are non-
attorney representatives who apply for direct payment of fees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 700.
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Number of Frequency of Response time Total annual
Modality of completion respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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New Applicants (paper submission)............... 20 1 60 20
New Applicants (electronic submission).......... 180 1 60 180
Existing Applicants CE Submission............... 500 1 30 250
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Totals...................................... 700 .............. .............. 450
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This is a correction notice: SSA is updating burden information for
this collection initially published at 74 FR 48795 on September 24,
2009.
Dated: December 15, 2009.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-30227 Filed 12-18-09; 8:45 am]
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