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a later date.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rusty Pickens, Special Consultant to the
Office of the CIO, U.S. Small Business
Administration, Rusty.Pickens@sba.gov.
Paul T. Christy,
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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 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 March 29,
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. Statement Regarding the Inferred
Death of an Individual by Reason of
Continued and Unexplained Absence—
20 CFR 404.720–721—0960–0002.
Section 202(d)–(i) of the Social Security
Act (Act) provides for the payment of
various monthly survivor benefits and a
lump sum death payment to certain
survivors upon the death of an
individual who dies while fully or
currently insured. In cases where
insured wage earners have been absent
from their homes for at least seven
years, and there is no evidence these
individuals are alive, SSA may presume
they are deceased and pay their
survivors the appropriate benefits. SSA
uses the information from Form SSA–
723 to determine if we may presume a
missing wage earner is deceased, and if
so, establish a date of presumed death.
The respondents are relatives, friends,
neighbors, or acquaintances of the
presumed deceased wage earner or the
person who is filing for survivors
benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,500
hours.
2. Questionnaire for Children
Claiming SSI Benefits—20 CFR
416.912(a)—0960–0499. Section
1631(d)(2) of the Act allows SSA to
collect information to determine the
eligibility of an applicant’s claim for
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
payments. Parents or legal guardians
seeking to obtain or retain SSI eligibility
for their children use Form SSA–3881–
BK to provide SSA with the addresses
of non-medical sources such as schools,
counselors, agencies, organizations, or
therapists who would have information
about a child’s functioning. SSA uses
this information to help determine a
child’s claim or continuing eligibility
for SSI. The respondents are applicants
who appeal SSI childhood disability
decisions or recipients undergoing a
continuing disability review.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 253,000.
Type of
respondent
Number of
respondents
Individuals/Households ....................................................................................
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Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 126,500
hours.
3. Electronic Benefit Verification
Information (BEVE)—20 CFR 401.40—
0960–0595. The electronic proof of
income (POI) verification Internet
service, BEVE, provides SSI recipients,
Social Security beneficiaries, and
Medicare beneficiaries the convenience
of requesting a POI statement through
the Internet. Beneficiaries and SSI
recipients often require POI to obtain
housing, food stamps, or other public
services. After verifying the requestor’s
identity, SSA uses the information from
BEVE to provide the POI statement. The
respondents are Social Security
beneficiaries, Medicare beneficiaries,
and SSI recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 870,958.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 72,580
hours.
II. SSA 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 February 28, 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 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 decide 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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8
Total annual
burden
(hours)
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Type of
respondent
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average burden per response
(minutes)
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:
Type of
respondent
Number of
respondents
Total annual
burden
(hours)
Individuals/Households ....................................................................................
State/Local/Tribal Government ........................................................................
150
150
1
1
8
3
20
8
Totals ........................................................................................................
300
........................
........................
28
Total Burden: 18,334 hours.
2. Agreement to Sell Property—20
CFR 416.1240–416.1245—0960–0127.
Individuals or couples who are
otherwise eligible for SSI payments, but
whose 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 and return excess SSI
payments.
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. Reporting Events—SSI—20 CFR
416.701–.732—0960–0128. SSI
applicants, recipients, or their
representative payees must report any
change in circumstances that could
affect eligibility for SSI payments or the
payment amount. SSA uses Form SSA–
8150 for this purpose. The information
assists us in determining if we should
continue SSI payments or change a
payment amount. The respondents are
applicants for or recipients of SSI
payments, or their representative
payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 27,320.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,277
hours.
4. Modified Benefit Formula
Questionnaire—0960–0395. Sections
215(a)(7) and 215(d)(3) of the Act
specify how SSA computes benefits for
retired and disabled workers receiving
employment pensions not covered by
Social Security. This is the Windfall
Elimination Provision (WEP), which
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 benefits
for pensions subject to WEP. The
respondents are applicants for title II
benefits who have pensions from noncovered employment.
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Type of
respondent
Number of
respondents
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.
5. 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 OMBapproved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average burden per response
(minutes)
Total annual
burden
(hours)
State & Local Government ..............................................................................
Private Entities .................................................................................................
Federal Entities ................................................................................................
15
13
2
1
1
1
120
120
120
30
26
4
Totals ........................................................................................................
30
........................
........................
60
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Cost Burden
Average annual cost per respondent
(based on SSA data): $3,665.
Total estimated annual cost burden:
$109,950.
Dated: January 25, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports
Clearance, Social Security Administration.
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[Docket No. SSA 2010–0082]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended;
Computer Matching Program (SSA
Internal Match)—Match Number 1014
AGENCY:
Social Security Administration
(SSA)
Notice of a new computer
matching program.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new
computer matching program that we are
conducting with ourselves.
DATES: We will file a report of the
subject matching program with the
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the
Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform of the House of
Representatives, and the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The matching program will be
effective as indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (410) 966–0869 or writing
to the Executive Director, Office of
Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the
General Counsel, 617 Altmeyer
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235–6401. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Executive Director, Office of Privacy
and Disclosure, Office of the General
Counsel as shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–
503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.
552a) by describing the conditions
under which computer matching
involving the Federal government could
be performed and adding certain
protections for persons applying for,
and receiving, Federal benefits. Section
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7201 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–
508) further amended the Privacy Act
regarding protections for such persons.
The Privacy Act, as amended,
regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a
system of records are matched with
other Federal, State, or local government
records. It requires Federal agencies
involved in computer matching
programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with
the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the approval of the
matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the
participating Federal agencies;
(3) Publish notice of the computer
matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about
matching programs to Congress and
OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries
that their records are subject to
matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before
reducing, suspending, terminating, or
denying a person’s benefits or
payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to
the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that
all of our computer matching programs
comply with the requirements of the
Privacy Act, as amended.
Dawn S. Wiggins,
Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy
and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel.
Notice of Computer Matching Program,
SSA Internal Match
A. Participating Agency
SSA.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this matching program
is to establish the terms, conditions, and
safeguards under which we will
compare our current employee records
of the Federal Personnel/Payroll System
with the Disability Income (DI) and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
beneficiaries/recipients through a
periodic computerized comparison of
records. We will use this information to
verify self-certification statements of
income in order to verify continuing
eligibility and benefit amounts of
beneficiaries.
C. Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program
The legal authority for this agreement
is as follows:
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1. Section 1631(f) of the Social
Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1383(f))
provides that ‘‘[t]he head of any Federal
agency shall provide such information
as the Commissioner of Social Security
needs for the purposes of determining
eligibility for or amount of benefits or
verifying information with respect
thereto.’’
2. Section 1631(e)(1)(B) of the Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(e)) provides that Social
Security is required to verify eligibility
of a recipient or applicant for SSI using
independent or collateral sources.
3. Section 224(h) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
424a(h)) provides that Social Security is
entitled to review information to
determine the amount of DI benefits and
to verify information with respect
thereto.
4. This agreement is subject to the
provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5
U.S.C. 552a, as amended, and the
provisions of the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988. The
Privacy Act provides that no record
contained in a system of records may be
disclosed to a recipient agency or nonfederal agency for use in a computer
matching program except pursuant to a
written agreement containing specific
provisions. 5 U.S.C. 552a(o). The
comparison of records that is the subject
of this agreement constitutes a matching
program within the meaning of the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(8)(A).
D. Categories of Records and Persons
Covered by the Matching Program
We will compare identifying
information from The Payroll, Leave
and Attendance Records (60–0238) last
published on January 11, 2006, at 71 FR
1856 with identifying information from
The Master Files of Social Security
Number (SSN) Holders and SSN
Applications (60–0058) last published
on December 29, 2010, at 74 FR 62866;
The Master Beneficiary Record (60–
0090) last published on January 11,
2006, at 71 FR 1826; and The
Supplemental Security Income Record
and Special Veterans Benefits (60–0103)
last published on January 11, 2006, at 71
FR 1830.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching
Program
The effective date of this matching
program is March 10, 2011 provided
that the following notice periods have
lapsed: 30 days after publication of this
notice in the Federal Register and 40
days after notice of the matching
program is sent to Congress and OMB.
The matching program will continue for
18 months from the effective date and
may be extended for an additional 12
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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 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
March 29, 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. Statement Regarding the Inferred Death of an Individual by
Reason of Continued and Unexplained Absence--20 CFR 404.720-721--0960-
0002. Section 202(d)-(i) of the Social Security Act (Act) provides for
the payment of various monthly survivor benefits and a lump sum death
payment to certain survivors upon the death of an individual who dies
while fully or currently insured. In cases where insured wage earners
have been absent from their homes for at least seven years, and there
is no evidence these individuals are alive, SSA may presume they are
deceased and pay their survivors the appropriate benefits. SSA uses the
information from Form SSA-723 to determine if we may presume a missing
wage earner is deceased, and if so, establish a date of presumed death.
The respondents are relatives, friends, neighbors, or acquaintances of
the presumed deceased wage earner or the person who is filing for
survivors benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
2. Questionnaire for Children Claiming SSI Benefits--20 CFR
416.912(a)--0960-0499. Section 1631(d)(2) of the Act allows SSA to
collect information to determine the eligibility of an applicant's
claim for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. Parents or legal
guardians seeking to obtain or retain SSI eligibility for their
children use Form SSA-3881-BK to provide SSA with the addresses of non-
medical sources such as schools, counselors, agencies, organizations,
or therapists who would have information about a child's functioning.
SSA uses this information to help determine a child's claim or
continuing eligibility for SSI. The respondents are applicants who
appeal SSI childhood disability decisions or recipients undergoing a
continuing disability review.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 253,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 126,500 hours.
3. Electronic Benefit Verification Information (BEVE)--20 CFR
401.40--0960-0595. The electronic proof of income (POI) verification
Internet service, BEVE, provides SSI recipients, Social Security
beneficiaries, and Medicare beneficiaries the convenience of requesting
a POI statement through the Internet. Beneficiaries and SSI recipients
often require POI to obtain housing, food stamps, or other public
services. After verifying the requestor's identity, SSA uses the
information from BEVE to provide the POI statement. The respondents are
Social Security beneficiaries, Medicare beneficiaries, and SSI
recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 870,958.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 72,580 hours.
II. SSA 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 February 28, 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 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 decide 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 burden Total annual
Type of respondent Number of Frequency of per response burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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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 burden Total annual
Type of respondent Number of Frequency of per response burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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Individuals/Households.......................... 150 1 8 20
State/Local/Tribal Government................... 150 1 3 8
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 300 .............. .............. 28
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Total Burden: 18,334 hours.
2. Agreement to Sell Property--20 CFR 416.1240-416.1245--0960-0127.
Individuals or couples who are otherwise eligible for SSI payments, but
whose 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 and return excess SSI payments.
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. Reporting Events--SSI--20 CFR 416.701-.732--0960-0128. SSI
applicants, recipients, or their representative payees must report any
change in circumstances that could affect eligibility for SSI payments
or the payment amount. SSA uses Form SSA-8150 for this purpose. The
information assists us in determining if we should continue SSI
payments or change a payment amount. The respondents are applicants for
or recipients of SSI payments, or their representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 27,320.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,277 hours.
4. Modified Benefit Formula Questionnaire--0960-0395. Sections
215(a)(7) and 215(d)(3) of the Act specify how SSA computes benefits
for retired and disabled workers receiving employment pensions not
covered by Social Security. This is the Windfall Elimination Provision
(WEP), which 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
benefits for pensions subject to WEP. The respondents are applicants
for title II benefits who have pensions from non-covered employment.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 90,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 8 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 12,000 hours.
5. 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 burden Total annual
Type of respondent Number of Frequency of per response burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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State & Local Government........................ 15 1 120 30
Private Entities................................ 13 1 120 26
Federal Entities................................ 2 1 120 4
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Totals...................................... 30 .............. .............. 60
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Cost Burden
Average annual cost per respondent (based on SSA data): $3,665.
Total estimated annual cost burden: $109,950.
Dated: January 25, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
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