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404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327,
404.328, 416.1338(c)(d), 416.1320(d),
416.1331(a)–(b), and 416.1338–0960–
0282. State Disability Determination
Services (DDS) must determine if Social
Security disability payment recipients,
whose disability ceased and who
participate in vocational rehabilitation
programs, may continue to receive
disability payments. To do this, DDSs
need information about the recipients,
the types of program participation, and
the services they receive under the
rehabilitation program. SSA uses Form
SSA–4290 to collect this information.
The respondents are State employment
networks, vocational rehabilitation
agencies, or other providers of
educational or job training services.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
5. Acknowledgement of Receipt
(Notice of Hearing)—20 CFR 404.938 &
416.1438—0960–0671. SSA uses Forms
HA–504 and HA–504–OP1 to inform
claimants of a scheduled hearing.
Claimants complete the form to
acknowledge they will attend the
hearing or to request the ALJ reschedule
the hearing. The ALJ uses the
information to prepare for the scheduled
hearing or to reschedule the hearing to
a different date or location. The only
difference between the two forms is the
exclusion of the video teleconferencing
option on the HA–504–OP1. We exclude
video teleconferencing when it is not
feasible, based on certain circumstances,
for the ALJ to use it. The respondents
are applicants for Social Security
benefits who request a hearing to appeal
an unfavorable entitlement or eligibility
determination.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Estimated Annual Burden: 750 hours.
4. Modified Benefit Formula
Questionnaire—0960–0395. The
Windfall Elimination Provision of the
Social Security Act removes an
unintended advantage in computing
Social Security benefits for persons with
substantial pensions from non-covered
employment. SSA collects information
on Form SSA–150 to determine the
correct formula to use in computing the
Social Security benefit for someone who
receives a pension from employment
not covered by Social Security. The
respondents are applicants for Title II
benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 90,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 8
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 12,000
hours.
Number of
respondents
Version of the HA–504
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total annual
burden
(hours)
HA–504 (with teleconferencing) ......................................................................
HA–504–OP1 ...................................................................................................
70,000
630,000
1
1
30
30
35,000
315,000
Total ..........................................................................................................
700,000
........................
........................
350,000
Dated: November 8, 2010.
Liz Davidson,
Center Director, Center for Reports Clearance,
Social Security Administration.
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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 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 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 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 SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
the following addresses or fax numbers.
(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 below
are pending at SSA. SSA will submit
them to OMB within 60 days from the
date of this notice. To be sure we
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Individuals/Households ....................................................................................
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consider your comments, we must
receive them no later than January 11,
2011. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by calling the
SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410–
965–8783 or by writing to the above email address.
1. Advanced Notice of Termination of
Child’s Benefits & Student’s Statement
Regarding School Attendance—20 CFR
404.350–404.352, 404.367–404.368—
0960–0105. SSA collects information on
Forms SSA–1372–BK and SSA–1372–
BK–FC to determine whether children
of an insured worker meet the eligibility
requirements for student benefits. The
data we collect allows SSA to determine
student entitlement and whether to
terminate benefits. The respondents are
student claimants for Social Security
benefits, their respective schools, and,
in some cases, their representative
payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
SSA–1372–BK:
Frequency of
response
99,850
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Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden (hours)
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Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total annual
burden (hours)
State/Local/Tribal Government ........................................................................
99,850
1
3
4,993
Totals ........................................................................................................
199,700
........................
........................
18,306
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
SSA–1372–BK–FC:
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Total annual
burden (hours)
Individuals/Households ....................................................................................
State/Local/Tribal Government ........................................................................
150
150
1
1
8
3
20
8
Totals ........................................................................................................
300
........................
........................
8
Total Burden: 18,334 hours.
2. Agreement to Sell Property—20
CFR 416.1240–1245—0960–0127.
Individuals or couples who are
otherwise eligible for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) benefits, but their
resources exceed the allowable limit,
may receive conditional payments if
they agree to dispose of the excess nonliquid resources and (in the case of
current recipients) return excess SSI
payments. SSA uses Form SSA–8060–
U3 to document this agreement and to
ensure the individuals understand their
obligations. Respondents are applicants
for and recipients of SSI payments who
determine a study contributes to a
national health interest, SSA furnishes
information to determine whether a
study subject appears in SSA
administrative records as alive or
deceased (vital status). SSA charges a
small fee per request for 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: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
agree to dispose of excess non-liquid
resources.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,333
hours.
3. Epidemiological Research Report—
20 CFR 401.165—0960–0701. Section
311 of the Social Security Independence
and Program Improvements Act of 1994
directs SSA to provide support to health
researchers involved in epidemiological
research. Specifically, when we
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total annual
burden (hours)
15
13
2
1
1
1
120
120
120
30
26
4
Totals ........................................................................................................
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State & Local Government ..............................................................................
Private Entities .................................................................................................
Federal Entities ................................................................................................
30
........................
........................
60
Cost Burden:
Average annual cost per respondent
(based on SSA data): $3,665.
Total estimated annual cost burden:
$109,950.
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
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no later than December 13, 2010. You
can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance
packages by calling the SSA Reports
Clearance Officer at 410–965–8783 or by
writing to the above e-mail address.
1. Statement of Agricultural Employer
(Year Prior to 1988; and 1988 and
Later)—20 CFR 404.702, 404.802,
404.1056—0960–0036. SSA collects
information on Forms SSA–1002–F3
and SSA–1003–F3 to resolve
discrepancies when farm workers allege
their employers did not report their
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wages, or reported the wages
incorrectly. If an agricultural employer
incorrectly reported wages, or failed to
report any wages for an employee, SSA
must attempt to correct its records by
contacting the employer to obtain
convincing evidence of the wages. The
respondents are agricultural employers
who have information about their
employees’ wages.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
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Number of
respondents
Form No.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total annual
burden (hours)
SSA–1002 ........................................................................................................
SSA–1003 ........................................................................................................
7,500
25,000
1
1
30
30
3,750
12,500
Total ..........................................................................................................
32,500
........................
........................
16,250
2. Student Reporting Form—20 CFR
404.367 & 404.368—0960–0088.
Sections 20 CFR 404.367 and 404.368 of
the Code of Federal Regulations provide
a student beneficiary must attend an
educational institution full-time to
qualify for Social Security benefits. SSA
We also use the information to
determine the correct benefit amounts.
The respondents are Social Security
student beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
requires beneficiaries to report events
that may cause a reduction, termination,
or suspension of their benefits. SSA
collects information on Form SSA–1383
to determine if the change or event a
student reports affects continuing
entitlement to Social Security benefits.
Number of
respondents
Form No.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total annual
burden (hours)
SSA–1383 ........................................................................................................
SSA–1383–FC .................................................................................................
74,887
113
1
1
6
6
7489
11
Total ..........................................................................................................
75,000
........................
........................
7,500
3. Protection and Advocacy for
Beneficiaries of Social Security
(PABSS)—Grant Awardees/Protection
and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social
Security (PABSS)— Beneficiaries—20
CFR 435.51–435.52—0960–0768. In
August of 2004, SSA announced its
intention to award grants to establish
community-based protection and
advocacy projects in every State and
U.S. Territory, as authorized under
section 1150 of the Social Security Act.
Potential awardees were protection and
advocacy organizations (under Title I of
the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act) that
submitted a timely application
and advocacy (P&A) projects to manage
program performance. SSA uses the
information to evaluate the efficacy of
the program and to ensure beneficiaries
are receiving the dollars appropriated
for PABSS services. The project data is
valuable to SSA in its analysis of, and
future planning for, the Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI
programs. The respondents are the 57
designated P&A project system sites (in
each of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, and the U.S. Territories), and
beneficiaries of SSDI and SSI programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
conforming to the requirements shown
in the 2004 announcement. The projects
SSA funds under the PABSS program
are part of SSA’s strategy to increase the
number of beneficiaries who return to
work and achieve self-sufficiency as the
result of advocacy or other services. The
overall goal of the program is to provide
information and advice about obtaining
vocational rehabilitation and
employment services, and to provide
advocacy or other services a beneficiary
with a disability may need to secure,
maintain, or regain gainful employment.
The PABSS Semi-Annual Program
Performance Report collects statistical
information from the various protection
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Number of
annual
responses
Frequency of
response
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
PABSS Program Grantees ..................................................
Beneficiaries .........................................................................
57
5,000
2
1
114
1
60
15
114
1,250
Totals ............................................................................
5,057
........................
........................
........................
1,364
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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 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 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 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 SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(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 below are pending at SSA. SSA will
submit them 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
January 11, 2011. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-
8783 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
1. Advanced Notice of Termination of Child's Benefits & Student's
Statement Regarding School Attendance--20 CFR 404.350-404.352, 404.367-
404.368--0960-0105. SSA collects information on Forms SSA-1372-BK and
SSA-1372-BK-FC to determine whether children of an insured worker meet
the eligibility requirements for student benefits. The data we collect
allows SSA to determine student entitlement and whether to terminate
benefits. The respondents are student claimants for Social Security
benefits, their respective schools, and, in some cases, their
representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
SSA-1372-BK:
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Type of respondent respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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Individuals/Households.......................... 99,850 1 8 13,313
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State/Local/Tribal Government................... 99,850 1 3 4,993
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Totals...................................... 199,700 .............. .............. 18,306
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SSA-1372-BK-FC:
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Type of respondent respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Individuals/Households.......................... 150 1 8 20
State/Local/Tribal Government................... 150 1 3 8
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 300 .............. .............. 8
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Total Burden: 18,334 hours.
2. Agreement to Sell Property--20 CFR 416.1240-1245--0960-0127.
Individuals or couples who are otherwise eligible for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) benefits, but their resources exceed the
allowable limit, may receive conditional payments if they agree to
dispose of the excess non-liquid resources and (in the case of current
recipients) return excess SSI payments. SSA uses Form SSA-8060-U3 to
document this agreement and to ensure the individuals understand their
obligations. Respondents are applicants for and recipients of SSI
payments who agree to dispose of excess non-liquid resources.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,333 hours.
3. Epidemiological Research Report--20 CFR 401.165--0960-0701.
Section 311 of the Social Security Independence and Program
Improvements Act of 1994 directs SSA to provide support to health
researchers involved in epidemiological research. Specifically, when we
determine a study contributes to a national health interest, SSA
furnishes information to determine whether a study subject appears in
SSA administrative records as alive or deceased (vital status). SSA
charges a small fee per request for 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: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Type of respondent respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
State & Local Government........................ 15 1 120 30
Private Entities................................ 13 1 120 26
Federal Entities................................ 2 1 120 4
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 30 .............. .............. 60
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cost Burden:
Average annual cost per respondent (based on SSA data): $3,665.
Total estimated annual cost burden: $109,950.
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 December 13, 2010. You can obtain a copy of
the OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer
at 410-965-8783 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
1. Statement of Agricultural Employer (Year Prior to 1988; and 1988
and Later)--20 CFR 404.702, 404.802, 404.1056--0960-0036. SSA collects
information on Forms SSA-1002-F3 and SSA-1003-F3 to resolve
discrepancies when farm workers allege their employers did not report
their wages, or reported the wages incorrectly. If an agricultural
employer incorrectly reported wages, or failed to report any wages for
an employee, SSA must attempt to correct its records by contacting the
employer to obtain convincing evidence of the wages. The respondents
are agricultural employers who have information about their employees'
wages.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Form No. respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-1002........................................ 7,500 1 30 3,750
SSA-1003........................................ 25,000 1 30 12,500
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 32,500 .............. .............. 16,250
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2. Student Reporting Form--20 CFR 404.367 & 404.368--0960-0088.
Sections 20 CFR 404.367 and 404.368 of the Code of Federal Regulations
provide a student beneficiary must attend an educational institution
full-time to qualify for Social Security benefits. SSA requires
beneficiaries to report events that may cause a reduction, termination,
or suspension of their benefits. SSA collects information on Form SSA-
1383 to determine if the change or event a student reports affects
continuing entitlement to Social Security benefits. We also use the
information to determine the correct benefit amounts. The respondents
are Social Security student beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Form No. respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-1383........................................ 74,887 1 6 7489
SSA-1383-FC..................................... 113 1 6 11
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 75,000 .............. .............. 7,500
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3. Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
(PABSS)--Grant Awardees/Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of
Social Security (PABSS)-- Beneficiaries--20 CFR 435.51-435.52--0960-
0768. In August of 2004, SSA announced its intention to award grants to
establish community-based protection and advocacy projects in every
State and U.S. Territory, as authorized under section 1150 of the
Social Security Act. Potential awardees were protection and advocacy
organizations (under Title I of the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act) that submitted a timely application
conforming to the requirements shown in the 2004 announcement. The
projects SSA funds under the PABSS program are part of SSA's strategy
to increase the number of beneficiaries who return to work and achieve
self-sufficiency as the result of advocacy or other services. The
overall goal of the program is to provide information and advice about
obtaining vocational rehabilitation and employment services, and to
provide advocacy or other services a beneficiary with a disability may
need to secure, maintain, or regain gainful employment.
The PABSS Semi-Annual Program Performance Report collects
statistical information from the various protection and advocacy (P&A)
projects to manage program performance. SSA uses the information to
evaluate the efficacy of the program and to ensure beneficiaries are
receiving the dollars appropriated for PABSS services. The project data
is valuable to SSA in its analysis of, and future planning for, the
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI programs. The
respondents are the 57 designated P&A project system sites (in each of
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories), and
beneficiaries of SSDI and SSI programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of Number of burden per Estimated
Type of respondent respondents response annual response annual burden
responses (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PABSS Program Grantees.......... 57 2 114 60 114
Beneficiaries................... 5,000 1 1 15 1,250
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Totals...................... 5,057 .............. .............. .............. 1,364
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Dated: November 8, 2010.
Liz Davidson,
Center Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security
Administration.
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