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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 and an extension 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 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 April 15,
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. Medicare Modernization Act
Outreach Mailer—20 CFR 418—0960–
0773. To promote awareness of the
Medicare Part D subsidy program and
encourage potentially eligible Medicare
beneficiaries to complete Form SSA–
1020 (OMB No. 0960–0696, the
Application for Extra Help with
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs),
SSA uses an outreach brochure that
includes a mailer. Pharmacies, doctors’
offices, and medical clinics display and
distribute copies of the brochure/mailer
to encourage eligible Medicare
beneficiaries to request and complete
Form SSA–1020. Using a recorded,
automated message telephone call that
will not require any conversation with
respondents, SSA follows up with
beneficiaries who use the mailer to
request an SSA–1020 but do not submit
it to the agency. The respondents are
Medicare beneficiaries who are
potentially eligible for Part D subsidy
benefits and who request a copy of Form
SSA–1020, using the SSA–1023 mailer.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 75,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 1
minute.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250.
2. Medicare Income-Related Monthly
Adjustment Amount—Life-Changing
Number of
respondents
Method of collection
Event Form—0960–0784. Per the
Medicare Modernization Act of 2003,
reductions in the Federal subsidy for
Medicare medical coverage (Medicare
Part B) result in selected Medicare Part
B recipients paying an income-related
monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA).
The Internal Revenue Service transmits
income tax return data to SSA for SSA
to determine the IRMAA. SSA uses
Form SSA–44 to determine if a recipient
qualifies for a reduction in the IRMAA.
If affected Medicare recipients believe
SSA should use more recent tax data
because of a life-changing event that
significantly reduces their income, they
can report these changes to SSA and ask
for a new initial determination of their
IRMAA.
In November 2010, we requested
emergency OMB clearance for a new
SSA–44 to fulfill the provisions of the
Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111–148),
which mandates reductions in the
Federal Medicare Part D prescription
drug coverage subsidies, resulting in
higher premiums for those who have
this coverage and who have income
above a specific threshold. The
provisions of the law became effective
January 1, 2011, and we obtained
emergency clearance for this form on
November 23, 2010. We are now seeking
full OMB clearance for this form. The
respondents are Medicare Part B and
prescription drug coverage recipients
and enrollees with modified adjusted
gross income over a high-income
threshold who experience one of the
eight significant life-changing events.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
147,000
39,000
1
1
30
45
73,500
29,250
Totals ........................................................................................................
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Personal Interview (SSA field office) ...............................................................
Paper Form (mailed) ........................................................................................
186,000
........................
........................
102,750
II. SSA has submitted the information
collection listed below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments on the
information collection 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 March 16, 2011. You can
obtain a copy of the OMB clearance
package by calling the SSA Reports
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Clearance Officer at 410–965–8783 or by
writing to the above e-mail address.
State Death Match Collections—20
CFR 404.301, 404.310–404.311, 404.316,
404.330–404–341, 404.350–404.352,
404.371; 416.912—0960–0700. SSA uses
the State Death Match Collections to
ensure the accuracy of payment files by
detecting unreported or inaccurate
deaths of beneficiaries. Under the Social
Security Act, entitlement to retirement,
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disability, wife’s, husband’s, or parent’s
benefits terminate when the beneficiary
dies. The States furnish death certificate
information to SSA via the manual
registration process or the Electronic
Death Registration (EDR) process. Both
death match processes are automated
electronic transfers between the States
and SSA. The respondents are the
States’ bureaus of vital statistics.
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Frequency of
responses
(per state)
Number of
respondents
Method of collection
Average cost
per record
request
Estimated
annual cost
burden
State Death Match—Manual Process .............................................................
State Death Match—EDR ................................................................................
23
30
50,000
50,000
.80
2.86
$920,000
4,290,000
Totals ........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
*5,210,000
* Please note that both data matching processes are fully electronic and there is no hourly burden for the respondent to provide this
information.
Dated: February 8, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports
Clearance, Social Security Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 7334]
Issuance of a Presidential Permit
Authorizing the Expansion,
Renovation, Operation, and
Maintenance of the Commercial and
Pedestrian Border Crossing Called
‘‘Nogales-Mariposa’’ in the Vicinity of
Nogales, AZ, at the International
Boundary Between the United States
and Mexico
The Department of State
issued a Presidential permit to the
General Services Administration on
January 18, 2011, authorizing that
agency to expand, renovate, operate,
and maintain the commercial and
pedestrian border crossing called
‘‘Nogales-Mariposa’’ in the vicinity of
Nogales, Arizona, at the International
Boundary between the United States
and Mexico. In making this
determination, the Department
complied with the procedures required
under Executive Order 11423, as
amended.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stewart Tuttle, U.S.-Mexico Border
Affairs Coordinator, via e-mail at WHA–
BorderAffairs@state.gov; by phone at
202–647–9894; or by mail at Office of
Mexican Affairs—Room 3909,
Department of State, 2201 C St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20520. Information
about Presidential permits is available
on the Internet at https://www.state.gov/
p/wha/rt/permit/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following
is the text of the issued permit: By
virtue of the authority vested in me as
Under Secretary of State for Economic,
Energy, and Agricultural Affairs under
Executive Order 11423, 33 FR 11741
(1963), as amended by Executive Order
12847 of May 17, 1993, 58 FR 29511
(1993), Executive Order 13284 of
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January 23, 2003, 68 FR 4075 (2003),
and Executive Order 13337 of April 30,
2004, 69 FR 25299 (2004) and
Department of State Delegation of
Authority number 118–2 of January 26,
2006; having considered the
environmental effects of the proposed
action consistent with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (83 Stat. 852, 42 U.S.C. 4321
et seq.) and other statutes relating to
environmental concerns; having
considered the proposed action
consistent with the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
(80 Stat. 917, 16 U.S.C. 470f et seq.); and
having requested and received the views
of various of the federal departments
and other interested persons; I hereby
grant permission, subject to the
conditions herein set forth, to the
United States General Services
Administration (GSA) (hereinafter
referred to as the ‘‘permittee’’), to
expand, renovate, operate and maintain
a commercial and pedestrian land
border crossing (hereinafter referred to
as ‘‘Nogales-Mariposa’’), in Nogales, AZ.
*
*
*
*
*
The term ‘‘facilities’’ as used in this
permit means the facilities to be
constructed at the Nogales-Mariposa
border crossing near Nogales, Arizona,
consisting of the following
improvements and structures:
• Inspection and X-Ray Facilities
• Containment Areas and Docks
• Commercial Inspection Building
with Import and Export Docks
• Export Inspection
• Main Administrative Building
• Entry and Exit Control Booths
• Roadways and related
Infrastructure, Pathways, Parking Lots,
and related Lots
• Landscaping
• Ancillary Support Facilities
• Commercial Cargo lanes
• Non-commercial Inspection
facilities and lanes
• Pedestrian Crossing
• Pedestrian inspection facilities
• Related Improvements and
Infrastructure
These facilities are the subject of a
Finding Of No Significant Impact
approved by the State Department
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Director of the Office of Mexican
Affairs, Edward Alexander Lee on
December 10, 2010. 75 FR 78336
(December 15, 2010).
This permit is subject to the following
conditions:
Article 1. The facilities herein
described, and all aspects of their
operation, shall be subject to all the
conditions, provisions and requirements
of this permit and any amendment
thereof. This permit may be terminated
upon a determination of the Executive
Branch that the Nogales-Mariposa
border crossing shall be closed. This
permit may be amended by the
Secretary of State or the Secretary’s
delegate in consultation with the
permittee and, as appropriate, other
Executive Branch agencies; the
permittee’s obligation to implement
such an amendment is subject to the
availability of funds. The permittee
shall make no substantial change in the
location of the facilities or in the
operation authorized by this permit
until such changes have been approved
by the Secretary of State or the
Secretary’s delegate.
Article 2. The permittee shall comply
with all applicable federal laws and
regulations regarding the construction,
operation and maintenance of the
facilities. Further, the permittee shall
comply with nationally recognized
codes to the extent required under 40
U.S.C. 3312(b). The permittee shall
cooperate with state and local officials
to the extent required under 40 U.S.C.
3312(d).
Article 3. In the event that the
Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry is
permanently closed and is no longer
used as an international crossing, this
permit shall terminate and the permittee
may manage, utilize, or dispose of the
facilities in accordance with its
statutory authorities.
Article 4. The permittee is a federal
agency that is responsible for managing
and operating the Nogales-Mariposa
Port of Entry, as authorized by
applicable federal laws and regulations.
This permit shall continue in full force
and effect for only so long as the
permittee shall continue the operations
hereby authorized.
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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 and an extension 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 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
April 15, 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. Medicare Modernization Act Outreach Mailer--20 CFR 418--0960-
0773. To promote awareness of the Medicare Part D subsidy program and
encourage potentially eligible Medicare beneficiaries to complete Form
SSA-1020 (OMB No. 0960-0696, the Application for Extra Help with
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs), SSA uses an outreach brochure
that includes a mailer. Pharmacies, doctors' offices, and medical
clinics display and distribute copies of the brochure/mailer to
encourage eligible Medicare beneficiaries to request and complete Form
SSA-1020. Using a recorded, automated message telephone call that will
not require any conversation with respondents, SSA follows up with
beneficiaries who use the mailer to request an SSA-1020 but do not
submit it to the agency. The respondents are Medicare beneficiaries who
are potentially eligible for Part D subsidy benefits and who request a
copy of Form SSA-1020, using the SSA-1023 mailer.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 75,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 1 minute.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250.
2. Medicare Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount--Life-Changing
Event Form--0960-0784. Per the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003,
reductions in the Federal subsidy for Medicare medical coverage
(Medicare Part B) result in selected Medicare Part B recipients paying
an income-related monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA). The Internal
Revenue Service transmits income tax return data to SSA for SSA to
determine the IRMAA. SSA uses Form SSA-44 to determine if a recipient
qualifies for a reduction in the IRMAA. If affected Medicare recipients
believe SSA should use more recent tax data because of a life-changing
event that significantly reduces their income, they can report these
changes to SSA and ask for a new initial determination of their IRMAA.
In November 2010, we requested emergency OMB clearance for a new
SSA-44 to fulfill the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (Pub. L.
111-148), which mandates reductions in the Federal Medicare Part D
prescription drug coverage subsidies, resulting in higher premiums for
those who have this coverage and who have income above a specific
threshold. The provisions of the law became effective January 1, 2011,
and we obtained emergency clearance for this form on November 23, 2010.
We are now seeking full OMB clearance for this form. The respondents
are Medicare Part B and prescription drug coverage recipients and
enrollees with modified adjusted gross income over a high-income
threshold who experience one of the eight significant life-changing
events.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden Estimated
Method of collection Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Personal Interview (SSA field office)........... 147,000 1 30 73,500
Paper Form (mailed)............................. 39,000 1 45 29,250
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 186,000 .............. .............. 102,750
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
II. SSA has submitted the information collection listed below to
OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collection 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 March 16, 2011. You can obtain a copy of the OMB
clearance package by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-
965-8783 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
State Death Match Collections--20 CFR 404.301, 404.310-404.311,
404.316, 404.330-404-341, 404.350-404.352, 404.371; 416.912--0960-0700.
SSA uses the State Death Match Collections to ensure the accuracy of
payment files by detecting unreported or inaccurate deaths of
beneficiaries. Under the Social Security Act, entitlement to
retirement, disability, wife's, husband's, or parent's benefits
terminate when the beneficiary dies. The States furnish death
certificate information to SSA via the manual registration process or
the Electronic Death Registration (EDR) process. Both death match
processes are automated electronic transfers between the States and
SSA. The respondents are the States' bureaus of vital statistics.
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Frequency of Average cost Estimated
Method of collection Number of responses (per per record annual cost
respondents state) request burden
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State Death Match--Manual Process............... 23 50,000 .80 $920,000
State Death Match--EDR.......................... 30 50,000 2.86 4,290,000
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... .............. .............. .............. *5,210,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Please note that both data matching processes are fully electronic and there is no hourly burden for the
respondent to provide this information.
Dated: February 8, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
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