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nine (9) members will be appointed for
a term of 2 years and eleven (11)
members will be appointed for a term of
3 years. Thereafter, members will be
appointed for two (2) year terms and
may not serve more than three (3) terms
unless SBA terminates membership
sooner.
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occupation, physical address, telephone
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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, email, 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 February 22,
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. RSI/DI Quality Review Case
Analysis—Sampled Number Holder;
Auxiliaries/Survivors; Parent;
Stewardship Annual Earnings Test—
0960–0189. SSA collects information on
Forms SSA–2930, SSA–2931, and SSA–
2932 to establish a national payment
accuracy rate for all cases in payment
Number of
responses
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Form number
SSA–2930 ........................................................................................................
SSA–2931 ........................................................................................................
SSA–2932 ........................................................................................................
SSA–4659 ........................................................................................................
SSA–L8550–U3 ...............................................................................................
SSA–L8551–U3 ...............................................................................................
SSA–L8552–U3 ...............................................................................................
SSA–L8553–U3 ...............................................................................................
SSA–L8554–U3 ...............................................................................................
SSA–8552 ........................................................................................................
SSA–85 ............................................................................................................
SSA–2935 ........................................................................................................
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status, and to serve as a source of
information regarding problem areas in
the Retirement and Survivors Insurance
(RSI) and Disability Insurance (DI)
programs. SSA also uses the information
to measure the accuracy rate for newly
adjudicated RSI/DI cases. SSA collects
information on Form SSA–4659 to
evaluate and determine the effectiveness
of the annual earnings test, and uses the
results in developing ongoing
improvements in the process. SSA
sends each beneficiary an appointment
letter for the interview. About 25
percent of respondents will have faceto-face contact reviews and receive one
of the following letters for an
appointment: SSA–L8550–U3
(Appointment Letter—Sample
Individual), SSA–L8551–U3
(Appointment Letter—Sample Family),
or the SSA–L8552–U3 (Appointment
Letter—Rep Payee). The other 75
percent of respondents will receive a
notice for a telephone contact review:
either the SSA–L8553–U3 (Beneficiary
Telephone Contact), or the SSA–L8554–
U3 (Rep Payee Telephone Contact)
notice.
To help the beneficiary prepare for
the interview, we include three forms
with each notice:
(1) SSA–85 (Information Needed to
Review Your Social Security Claim) that
lists the information the beneficiary will
need to gather for the interview;
(2) SSA–2935 (Authorization to the
Social Security Administration to
Obtain Personal Information) so SSA
can obtain information to verify the
beneficiary’s correct payment amount, if
necessary; and
(3) SSA–8552 (Interview
Confirmation) to confirm or reschedule
the interview if necessary.
The respondents are a statistically
valid sample of all RSI/DI beneficiaries
in current pay status or their
representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Frequency of
response
1,500
750
100
325
385
95
35
4,490
670
2,350
3,850
2,350
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Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
30
30
20
10
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Total annual
burden
(hours)
750
375
33
54
32
8
3
374
56
196
321
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Number of
responses
Form number
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
SSA–820/821 ...................................................................................................
SSA–8510 ........................................................................................................
iClaim Stewardship Questions .........................................................................
400
800
324
1
1
1
15
5
10
100
67
54
Totals ........................................................................................................
18,424
........................
........................
2,619
2. Request for Social Security
Earnings Information—20 CFR 404.810
& 401.100—0960–0525. The Social
Security Act permits wage earners, or
their authorized representative, to
request Social Security earnings
information from SSA using Form SSA–
7050. SSA uses the information to verify
the requestor’s right to access the
information and to produce the earnings
statement. The respondents are wage
earners and their authorized
representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 60,400.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 11
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,073.
3. Employer Reports of Special Wage
Payments—20 CFR 404.428–404.429—
0960–0565. SSA collects information on
the SSA–131 to prevent earnings-related
overpayments and to avoid erroneous
withholding of benefits. SSA field
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Paper Version: SSA–131 (without #6) .............................................................
Paper Version: SSA–131 #6 only ....................................................................
Electronic version: BSO Special Wage Payments ..........................................
conference if we cannot approve their
request for waiver of overpayment. We
conduct these conferences face-to-face,
by telephone, or by video
teleconference. Social Security
beneficiaries and recipients or their
representatives may provide documents
to demonstrate they are without fault in
causing the overpayment and do not
have the ability to repay the debt. They
may submit these documents by printed
form (SSA–632 (OMB # 0960–0037),
Request for Waiver of Overpayment
Recovery; SSA–795 (OMB # 0960–
0045), Statement of Claimant or Other
Number of
responses
Title/section & collection description
Personal conference 404.506(e)(3) submittal of additional documents for
consideration at personal conferences ........................................................
Personal conference 404.506(f)(8) submittal of additional mitigating financial
information and verifications for consideration at personal conferences ....
Personal conference 416.557(c)(3) submittal of additional documents for
consideration at personal conferences ........................................................
Personal conference 416.557(d)(8) submittal of additional mitigating financial information and verifications for consideration at personal conferences ........................................................................................................
Total ..........................................................................................................
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Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
106,076
4. Methods for Conducting Personal
Conferences When Waiver of Recovery
of a Title II or Title XVI Overpayment
Cannot Be Approved—20 CFR
404.506(e)(3), 404.506(f)(8),
416.557(c)(3), and 416.557(d)(8)—0960–
0769. SSA conducts personal
conferences when we cannot approve a
waiver of recovery of a title II or title
XVI overpayment. We are required to
give overpaid Social Security
beneficiaries and Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) recipients the right to
request a waiver of recovery and
automatically schedule a personal
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Frequency of
response
105,000
1,050
26
Totals ........................................................................................................
offices and program service centers also
use Form SSA–131 for awards and postentitlement events requiring special
wage payment verification from
employers. While we need this
information to ensure the correct
payment of benefits, we do not require
employers to respond. The respondents
are large and small businesses that make
special wage payments to retirees.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
20
2
5
Total annual
burden
(hours)
35,000
35
2
35,037
Person, or personal statement submitted
by mail, telephone, personal contact, or
other suitable method, such as fax or
email. This information collection
satisfies the requirements for request for
waiver of recovery of an overpayment
and allows individuals to pursue further
levels of administrative appeal via
personal conference. Respondents are
Social Security beneficiaries and SSI
recipients or their representatives
seeking reconsideration of an SSA
waiver decision.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
150,000
1
30
75,000
75,000
1
30
37,500
100,000
1
30
50,000
50,000
1
30
25,000
375,000
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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 21, 2011. 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 email address.
1. State Mental Institution Policy
Review Booklet—20 CFR 404.2035,
404.2065, 416.635, & 416.665—0960–
0110. SSA uses the information
collected on Form SSA–9584–BK to
determine whether: 1) The policies and
practices of a State mental institution
acting as a representative payee for SSA
beneficiaries conform to SSA’s
regulations in the use of benefits; and 2)
the institution is performing other
duties and responsibilities required of a
representative payee. SSA also uses the
information as the basis for conducting
onsite reviews of the institution and
preparing subsequent reports of
findings. The respondents are State
mental institutions serving as
representative payees for Social Security
beneficiaries and SSI recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 88.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 60
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 88 hours.
2. Employee Identification
Statement—20 CFR 404.702—0960–
0473. When two or more individuals
report earnings under the same Social
Security number (SSN), SSA collects
information on the SSA–4156 so we can
credit earnings to the correct individual
and the correct SSN. We send this form
to the employer to identify the
employees involved, to resolve the
discrepancy, and to post earnings to the
correct SSN. The respondents are
employers reporting erroneous wage
information for an employee.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 4,750.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 792 hours.
3. Modified Benefit Formula
Questionnaire—Employer—20 CFR 401
& 402—0960–0477. SSA collects
information on Form SSA–58 to verify
the claimant’s allegations on Form SSA–
150 (OMB # 0906–0395, Modified
Benefits Formula Questionnaire). SSA
uses the SSA–58 to determine if the
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modified benefit formula is applicable
and when to apply it to a person’s
benefit. SSA sends Form SSA–58 to an
employer for pension-related
information, if the claimant is unable to
provide it. The respondents are
employers of people who are eligible
after 1985 for both Social Security
benefits and a pension based on work
not covered by SSA.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 20
minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 10,000
hours.
4. Work Activity Report (SelfEmployed Person)—20 CFR 404.1520(b),
20 CFR 1571–.1576, 20 CFR 404.1584–
.1593, and 20 CFR 416.971–.976—0960–
0598. SSA uses the information on Form
SSA–820–U4 to determine initial or
continuing eligibility for SSI payments
or Social Security disability benefits.
Under titles II and XVI of the Social
Security Act, applicants for disability
benefits and SSI payments must prove
they cannot perform any kind of
substantial gainful activity (SGA)
generally available in the national
economy for which we expect them to
qualify based on age, education, and
work experience. SSA needs
information about this work to
determine whether the applicant was (or
is) engaging in SGA. Working, after a
claimant becomes entitled, can cause
SSA to discontinue disability benefits or
SSI payments. Using information from
Form SSA–820–U4, SSA can determine
if we should stop the respondent’s
payments. The respondents are
applicants and claimants for SSI or
Social Security disability benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000
hours.
Dated: December 16, 2010.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports
Clearance, Social Security Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7272]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Renewal of
Information Collection: Form DS–0064,
Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen
Passport, 1405–0014.
Notice of request for public
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection renewal
described below. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment in the Federal Register
preceding submission to OMB. We are
conducting this process in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
• Title of Information Collection:
Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen
Passport.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0014.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: CA/PPT/PMO/
PC.
• Form Number: DS–0064.
• Respondents: Individuals or
Households.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
122,500.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
122,500.
• Average Hours Per Response: 5
minutes.
• Total Estimated Burden: 10,208
hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain a Benefit.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to 60 days
from December 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• E-mail: PPT-FormsOfficer@state.gov.
• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM
submissions): Passport Forms
Management Officer, U.S. Department of
State, Office of Program Management
and Operational Support, 2100
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 3031,
Washington, DC 20037.
You must include the DS form number
(if applicable), information collection
title, and OMB control number in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed information
collection and supporting documents, to
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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, email, 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
February 22, 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. RSI/DI Quality Review Case Analysis--Sampled Number Holder;
Auxiliaries/Survivors; Parent; Stewardship Annual Earnings Test--0960-
0189. SSA collects information on Forms SSA-2930, SSA-2931, and SSA-
2932 to establish a national payment accuracy rate for all cases in
payment status, and to serve as a source of information regarding
problem areas in the Retirement and Survivors Insurance (RSI) and
Disability Insurance (DI) programs. SSA also uses the information to
measure the accuracy rate for newly adjudicated RSI/DI cases. SSA
collects information on Form SSA-4659 to evaluate and determine the
effectiveness of the annual earnings test, and uses the results in
developing ongoing improvements in the process. SSA sends each
beneficiary an appointment letter for the interview. About 25 percent
of respondents will have face-to-face contact reviews and receive one
of the following letters for an appointment: SSA-L8550-U3 (Appointment
Letter--Sample Individual), SSA-L8551-U3 (Appointment Letter--Sample
Family), or the SSA-L8552-U3 (Appointment Letter--Rep Payee). The other
75 percent of respondents will receive a notice for a telephone contact
review: either the SSA-L8553-U3 (Beneficiary Telephone Contact), or the
SSA-L8554-U3 (Rep Payee Telephone Contact) notice.
To help the beneficiary prepare for the interview, we include three
forms with each notice:
(1) SSA-85 (Information Needed to Review Your Social Security
Claim) that lists the information the beneficiary will need to gather
for the interview;
(2) SSA-2935 (Authorization to the Social Security Administration
to Obtain Personal Information) so SSA can obtain information to verify
the beneficiary's correct payment amount, if necessary; and
(3) SSA-8552 (Interview Confirmation) to confirm or reschedule the
interview if necessary.
The respondents are a statistically valid sample of all RSI/DI
beneficiaries in current pay status or their representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Form number responses response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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SSA-2930........................................ 1,500 1 30 750
SSA-2931........................................ 750 1 30 375
SSA-2932........................................ 100 1 20 33
SSA-4659........................................ 325 1 10 54
SSA-L8550-U3.................................... 385 1 5 32
SSA-L8551-U3.................................... 95 1 5 8
SSA-L8552-U3.................................... 35 1 5 3
SSA-L8553-U3.................................... 4,490 1 5 374
SSA-L8554-U3.................................... 670 1 5 56
SSA-8552........................................ 2,350 1 5 196
SSA-85.......................................... 3,850 1 5 321
SSA-2935........................................ 2,350 1 5 196
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SSA-820/821..................................... 400 1 15 100
SSA-8510........................................ 800 1 5 67
iClaim Stewardship Questions.................... 324 1 10 54
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Totals...................................... 18,424 .............. .............. 2,619
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2. Request for Social Security Earnings Information--20 CFR 404.810
& 401.100--0960-0525. The Social Security Act permits wage earners, or
their authorized representative, to request Social Security earnings
information from SSA using Form SSA-7050. SSA uses the information to
verify the requestor's right to access the information and to produce
the earnings statement. The respondents are wage earners and their
authorized representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 60,400.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 11 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,073.
3. Employer Reports of Special Wage Payments--20 CFR 404.428-
404.429--0960-0565. SSA collects information on the SSA-131 to prevent
earnings-related overpayments and to avoid erroneous withholding of
benefits. SSA field offices and program service centers also use Form
SSA-131 for awards and post-entitlement events requiring special wage
payment verification from employers. While we need this information to
ensure the correct payment of benefits, we do not require employers to
respond. The respondents are large and small businesses that make
special wage payments to retirees.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
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Paper Version: SSA-131 (without 6)..... 105,000 1 20 35,000
Paper Version: SSA-131 6 only.......... 1,050 1 2 35
Electronic version: BSO Special Wage Payments... 26 1 5 2
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Totals...................................... 106,076 .............. .............. 35,037
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4. Methods for Conducting Personal Conferences When Waiver of
Recovery of a Title II or Title XVI Overpayment Cannot Be Approved--20
CFR 404.506(e)(3), 404.506(f)(8), 416.557(c)(3), and 416.557(d)(8)--
0960-0769. SSA conducts personal conferences when we cannot approve a
waiver of recovery of a title II or title XVI overpayment. We are
required to give overpaid Social Security beneficiaries and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients the right to request a
waiver of recovery and automatically schedule a personal conference if
we cannot approve their request for waiver of overpayment. We conduct
these conferences face-to-face, by telephone, or by video
teleconference. Social Security beneficiaries and recipients or their
representatives may provide documents to demonstrate they are without
fault in causing the overpayment and do not have the ability to repay
the debt. They may submit these documents by printed form (SSA-632 (OMB
0960-0037), Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery; SSA-
795 (OMB 0960-0045), Statement of Claimant or Other Person,
or personal statement submitted by mail, telephone, personal contact,
or other suitable method, such as fax or email. This information
collection satisfies the requirements for request for waiver of
recovery of an overpayment and allows individuals to pursue further
levels of administrative appeal via personal conference. Respondents
are Social Security beneficiaries and SSI recipients or their
representatives seeking reconsideration of an SSA waiver decision.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Title/section & collection description responses response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Personal conference 404.506(e)(3) submittal of 150,000 1 30 75,000
additional documents for consideration at
personal conferences...........................
Personal conference 404.506(f)(8) submittal of 75,000 1 30 37,500
additional mitigating financial information and
verifications for consideration at personal
conferences....................................
Personal conference 416.557(c)(3) submittal of 100,000 1 30 50,000
additional documents for consideration at
personal conferences...........................
Personal conference 416.557(d)(8) submittal of 50,000 1 30 25,000
additional mitigating financial information and
verifications for consideration at personal
conferences....................................
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Total....................................... 375,000 .............. .............. 187,500
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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 21, 2011. 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 email address.
1. State Mental Institution Policy Review Booklet--20 CFR 404.2035,
404.2065, 416.635, & 416.665--0960-0110. SSA uses the information
collected on Form SSA-9584-BK to determine whether: 1) The policies and
practices of a State mental institution acting as a representative
payee for SSA beneficiaries conform to SSA's regulations in the use of
benefits; and 2) the institution is performing other duties and
responsibilities required of a representative payee. SSA also uses the
information as the basis for conducting onsite reviews of the
institution and preparing subsequent reports of findings. The
respondents are State mental institutions serving as representative
payees for Social Security beneficiaries and SSI recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 88.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 88 hours.
2. Employee Identification Statement--20 CFR 404.702--0960-0473.
When two or more individuals report earnings under the same Social
Security number (SSN), SSA collects information on the SSA-4156 so we
can credit earnings to the correct individual and the correct SSN. We
send this form to the employer to identify the employees involved, to
resolve the discrepancy, and to post earnings to the correct SSN. The
respondents are employers reporting erroneous wage information for an
employee.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 4,750.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 792 hours.
3. Modified Benefit Formula Questionnaire--Employer--20 CFR 401 &
402--0960-0477. SSA collects information on Form SSA-58 to verify the
claimant's allegations on Form SSA-150 (OMB 0906-0395,
Modified Benefits Formula Questionnaire). SSA uses the SSA-58 to
determine if the modified benefit formula is applicable and when to
apply it to a person's benefit. SSA sends Form SSA-58 to an employer
for pension-related information, if the claimant is unable to provide
it. The respondents are employers of people who are eligible after 1985
for both Social Security benefits and a pension based on work not
covered by SSA.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 10,000 hours.
4. Work Activity Report (Self-Employed Person)--20 CFR 404.1520(b),
20 CFR 1571-.1576, 20 CFR 404.1584-.1593, and 20 CFR 416.971-.976--
0960-0598. SSA uses the information on Form SSA-820-U4 to determine
initial or continuing eligibility for SSI payments or Social Security
disability benefits. Under titles II and XVI of the Social Security
Act, applicants for disability benefits and SSI payments must prove
they cannot perform any kind of substantial gainful activity (SGA)
generally available in the national economy for which we expect them to
qualify based on age, education, and work experience. SSA needs
information about this work to determine whether the applicant was (or
is) engaging in SGA. Working, after a claimant becomes entitled, can
cause SSA to discontinue disability benefits or SSI payments. Using
information from Form SSA-820-U4, SSA can determine if we should stop
the respondent's payments. The respondents are applicants and claimants
for SSI or Social Security disability benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hours.
Dated: December 16, 2010.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-32107 Filed 12-21-10; 8:45 am]
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