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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
consider your comments, we must
receive them no later than July 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. Application for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI)—20 CFR 416.207
and 416.305–416–335, Subpart C—
0960–0229. The SSI program provides
aged, blind, and disabled individuals,
who have little or no income, funds for
food, clothing, and shelter. Individuals
complete Form SSA–8000 to apply for
SSI. SSA uses information from Form
SSA–8000 and its electronic Intranet
counterpart, the Modernized SSI Claims
System (MSSICS), to determine:
(1) Whether SSI claimants meet all
statutory and regulatory eligibility
requirements and (2) SSI payment
amounts. The respondents are
applicants for SSI.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
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)
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
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,
Office of Management and Budget,
Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 202–
395–6974, E-mail address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Type of response
Number of
respondents
(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
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total annual
burden
(hours)
1
1
1
36
34
34
15,929
81,087
656,068
1,327,410
........................
........................
753,084
2. Disability Update Report—20 CFR
404.1589–404.1595 and 416.988–
416.996—0960–0511. SSA periodically
reviews current disability beneficiaries’
cases to determine if they should
continue to receive disability payments.
SSA uses Form SSA–455 to determine
if: (1) There is enough evidence to
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warrant referring the case for a full
medical Continuing Disability Review
(CDR); (2) the beneficiary’s impairment
is unchanged or only slightly changed,
precluding the need for a CDR; or (3)
there are unresolved work-related
issues. The respondents are recipients of
Social Security disability benefits.
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Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 275,000
hours.
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26,548
143,095
1,157,767
Totals ........................................................................................................
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Paper Form ......................................................................................................
MSSICS ...........................................................................................................
MSSICS/w Signature Proxy .............................................................................
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II. SSA submitted the information
collections below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding 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 June 15, 2011. Individuals
can obtain copies 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. Railroad Employment
Questionnaire—20 CFR 404.1401,
404.1406–404.1408—0960–0078.
Railroad workers, their dependents, or
survivors can concurrently apply for
railroad retirement and Social Security
benefits at SSA whenever the number
holder, or claimant on the number
holder’s Social Security number,
worked in the railroad industry. SSA
uses the SSA–671 to coordinate Social
Security claims processing with the
Railroad Retirement Board, and to
determine benefit entitlement and
amount. The respondents are Social
Security benefit applicants employed by
a railroad or are dependents of railroad
workers.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 125,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden of Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,417
hours.
2. Government Pension
Questionnaire—20 CFR 404.408a—
0960–0160. When someone is
concurrently receiving spouse or
surviving spousal Social Security
benefits and a government pension
based on non-Social Security earnings,
SSA may reduce the benefit amount by
two-thirds the amount of the
government pension under the Social
Security Act’s Government Pension
Offset (GPO) provision. We use the
SSA–3885, Government Pension
Questionnaire, to document such cases.
SSA uses the information to determine
whether GPO applies, to identify
exceptions, and to determine the
benefit-reduction amount and effective
date. The respondents are individuals
and households.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 76,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 12.5
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,833
hours.
3. Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail
Follow-Up Program Notices—20 CFR
Modality of completion
paper version
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total annual
burden
(hours)
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
......................................................................................................
42,630
158,865
472,437
1,270
15,870
45,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
10
10
10
10
10
7,105
26,478
78,740
212
2,645
7,500
Totals ........................................................................................................
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SSA–L9778
SSA–L9779
SSA–L9781
SSA–L9784
SSA–L9785
SSA–L9790
Number of
respondents
404.452–404.455—0960–0369. SSA
developed the Annual Earnings Test
Direct Mail Follow-up Program to
improve beneficiary reporting on work
and earnings during the year and
earnings information at the end of the
year. SSA may reduce benefits payable
under the Social Security Act when an
individual has wages or selfemployment income exceeding the
annual exempt amount. SSA identifies
beneficiaries likely to receive more than
the annual exempt amount, and requests
more frequent estimates of earnings
from them. When applicable, SSA also
requests a future year estimate to reduce
overpayments due to earnings. SSA
sends letters (SSA–L9778, L9779,
L9781, L9784, L9785, and L9790) to
beneficiaries requesting earnings
information the month prior to their
attainment of full retirement age. We
send each beneficiary a tailored letter
that includes relevant earnings data
from SSA records. The Annual Earnings
Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program
helps to ensure Social Security
payments are correct. The respondents
are working Social Security
beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
736,072
........................
........................
122,680
4. 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
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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
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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.
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Method of information
collection
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
annual burden
(hours)
Personal Interview (SSA field office) ...............................................................
Paper Form (mailed) ........................................................................................
147,000
39,000
1
1
30
45
73,500
29,250
Totals ........................................................................................................
186,000
........................
........................
102,750
Dated: May 11, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports
Clearance, Social Security Administration.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2011–0035]
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments for a
New Information Collection
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Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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The Designation of Badruddin Haqqani
Also Known as Atiqullah as a Specially
Designated Global Terrorist Pursuant
to Section 1(b) of Executive Order
13224, as Amended
Acting under the authority of and in
accordance with section 1(b) of
Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
2001, as amended by Executive Order
13268 of July 2, 2002, and Executive
Order 13284 of January 23, 2003, I
hereby determine that the individual
known as Badruddin Haqqani, also
known as Atiqullah, committed, or
poses a significant risk of committing,
acts of terrorism that threaten the
security of U.S. nationals or the national
security, foreign policy, or economy of
the United States.
Consistent with the determination in
section 10 of Executive Order 13224 that
‘‘prior notice to persons determined to
be subject to the Order who might have
a constitutional presence in the United
States would render ineffectual the
blocking and other measures authorized
in the Order because of the ability to
transfer funds instantaneously,’’ I
determine that no prior notice needs to
be provided to any person subject to this
determination who might have a
constitutional presence in the United
States, because to do so would render
ineffectual the measures authorized in
the Order.
This notice shall be published in the
Federal Register.
Dated: April 1, 2011.
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Secretary of State.
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The FHWA invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval for a new information
collection, which is summarized below
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We
published a Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day public comment period
on this information collection on
August 19, 2010. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by June
15, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
within 30 days to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer. You
are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including:
(1) Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FHWA’s performance;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways for the FHWA to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(4) ways that the burden could be
minimized, including the use of
electronic technology, without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
All comments should include the
Docket number FHWA–2011–0135.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heather Contrino, 202–366–5060, or
Erica Interrante, 202–366–5048, Office
of Transportation Policy Studies,
Federal Highway Administration,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,
DC 20590, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: The Next Generation of Travel
Focus Groups.
Background: The awareness and use
of new technologies, communication
and travel options, as well as social
norms will influence transportation
needs of the future. As the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA)
considers the future outlook of an
improved National Highway System, the
transportation behaviors, perspectives
and needs of the younger traveler cohort
(ages 16–29) is a topic of study the
agency is pursuing to better evaluate
future planning and policy options.
The Next Generation of Travel study,
being performed through the agency’s
Office of Transportation Policy Studies,
will examine existing and future travel
patterns, as well as how new vehicle
and transportation-related technologies
affect generations and the future of
personal travel.
Certain generational implications on
transportation that FHWA will be
exploring include the following: mode
choice, trip type and rates, travel time
and distances, vehicle ownership and
characteristics, vehicle occupancy,
vehicle availability, travel costs,
personal income, worker status, home
and work location, life cycle, internet
usage and telecommuting.
FHWA will be conducting a series of
focus groups with individuals in the
U.S. to gain additional understanding
into the travel activities, choices and
views of transportation by the traveling
public. The focus groups will provide
important information about the next
several generations of travelers, playing
a critical role in informing the outcomes
of the data analysis, the accuracy of the
traveler profiles, and other new or
emerging norms and perspectives not
identified in previous work. The
information collected will also be used
to identify new and emerging travel
behavior, perspectives and social norms
not covered through statistical analysis.
This is the first time that FHWA will be
conducting a study on this topic.
Respondents: Approximately 20 focus
groups made up of 8–10 participants
each from U.S. households will be held
in different regions across the country.
The focus groups will include
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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 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 July
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. Application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)--20 CFR
416.207 and 416.305-416-335, Subpart C--0960-0229. The SSI program
provides aged, blind, and disabled individuals, who have little or no
income, funds for food, clothing, and shelter. Individuals complete
Form SSA-8000 to apply for SSI. SSA uses information from Form SSA-8000
and its electronic Intranet counterpart, the Modernized SSI Claims
System (MSSICS), to determine: (1) Whether SSI claimants meet all
statutory and regulatory eligibility requirements and (2) SSI payment
amounts. The respondents are applicants for SSI.
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 response respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paper Form...................................... 26,548 1 36 15,929
MSSICS.......................................... 143,095 1 34 81,087
MSSICS/w Signature Proxy........................ 1,157,767 1 34 656,068
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 1,327,410 .............. .............. 753,084
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2. Disability Update Report--20 CFR 404.1589-404.1595 and 416.988-
416.996--0960-0511. SSA periodically reviews current disability
beneficiaries' cases to determine if they should continue to receive
disability payments. SSA uses Form SSA-455 to determine if: (1) There
is enough evidence to warrant referring the case for a full medical
Continuing Disability Review (CDR); (2) the beneficiary's impairment is
unchanged or only slightly changed, precluding the need for a CDR; or
(3) there are unresolved work-related issues. The respondents are
recipients of Social Security disability benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 275,000 hours.
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II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding 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 June 15, 2011. Individuals can obtain copies 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. Railroad Employment Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1401, 404.1406-
404.1408--0960-0078. Railroad workers, their dependents, or survivors
can concurrently apply for railroad retirement and Social Security
benefits at SSA whenever the number holder, or claimant on the number
holder's Social Security number, worked in the railroad industry. SSA
uses the SSA-671 to coordinate Social Security claims processing with
the Railroad Retirement Board, and to determine benefit entitlement and
amount. The respondents are Social Security benefit applicants employed
by a railroad or are dependents of railroad workers.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 125,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden of Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,417 hours.
2. Government Pension Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.408a--0960-0160.
When someone is concurrently receiving spouse or surviving spousal
Social Security benefits and a government pension based on non-Social
Security earnings, SSA may reduce the benefit amount by two-thirds the
amount of the government pension under the Social Security Act's
Government Pension Offset (GPO) provision. We use the SSA-3885,
Government Pension Questionnaire, to document such cases. SSA uses the
information to determine whether GPO applies, to identify exceptions,
and to determine the benefit-reduction amount and effective date. The
respondents are individuals and households.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 76,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 12.5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,833 hours.
3. Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-Up Program Notices--20
CFR 404.452-404.455--0960-0369. SSA developed the Annual Earnings Test
Direct Mail Follow-up Program to improve beneficiary reporting on work
and earnings during the year and earnings information at the end of the
year. SSA may reduce benefits payable under the Social Security Act
when an individual has wages or self-employment income exceeding the
annual exempt amount. SSA identifies beneficiaries likely to receive
more than the annual exempt amount, and requests more frequent
estimates of earnings from them. When applicable, SSA also requests a
future year estimate to reduce overpayments due to earnings. SSA sends
letters (SSA-L9778, L9779, L9781, L9784, L9785, and L9790) to
beneficiaries requesting earnings information the month prior to their
attainment of full retirement age. We send each beneficiary a tailored
letter that includes relevant earnings data from SSA records. The
Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program helps to ensure
Social Security payments are correct. The respondents are working
Social Security beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Total annual
Modality of completion paper version respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-L9778....................................... 42,630 1 10 7,105
SSA-L9779....................................... 158,865 1 10 26,478
SSA-L9781....................................... 472,437 1 10 78,740
SSA-L9784....................................... 1,270 1 10 212
SSA-L9785....................................... 15,870 1 10 2,645
SSA-L9790....................................... 45,000 1 10 7,500
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 736,072 .............. .............. 122,680
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. 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.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Method of information collection respondents response response annual burden
(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
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Dated: May 11, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
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