Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request, 17276-17281 [2013-06350]

Download as PDF 17276 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices competitive responses. The market for order execution is extremely competitive and members may readily opt to disfavor NASDAQ’s execution services if they believe that alternatives offer them better value. Accordingly, NASDAQ believes that the degree to which fee changes in this market may impose any burden on competition is extremely limited. Because competitors are free to modify their own fees in response, and because market participants may readily adjust their order routing practices, NASDAQ does not believe that the proposed changes will impair the ability of members or competing order execution venues to maintain their competitive standing in the financial markets. C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement on Comments on the Proposed Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others No written comments were either solicited or received. III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Commission Action The foregoing rule change has become effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 20 and paragraph (f) of Rule 19b–4 thereunder.21 At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. IV. Solicitation of Comments Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods: srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES • Use the Commission’s Internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml); or • Send an email to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–NASDAQ–2013–042 on the subject line. Paper Comments • Send paper comments in triplicate to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.22 Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–06319 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Electronic Comments 20 15 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–NASDAQ–2013–042. This file number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission’s Internet Web site (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR– NASDAQ–2013–042 and should be submitted on or before April 10, 2013. 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 21 17 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 CFR 240.19b–4(f). Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 and extensions 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, 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, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov. (SSA) Social Security Administration, DCRDP, Attn: Reports Clearance Director, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address: OR.Reports.Clearance@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 May 20, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by writing to the above email address. 1. Request for Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement—20 CFR 404.810— 0960–0466. Section 205(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (Act) requires the Commissioner of SSA to establish and maintain records of wages paid to, and amounts of self-employment income derived by, each individual as well as the periods in which such wages were paid and such income derived. An individual may complete and mail Form SSA–7004 to SSA to obtain a Statement of Earnings or Quarters of Coverage. SSA uses the information Form SSA– 7004 collects to identify respondents’ Social Security earnings records, extract posted earnings information, calculate potential benefit estimates, produce the resulting Social Security statements, and mail them to the requesters. The respondents are Social Security number holders requesting information about their Social Security earnings records and estimates of their potential benefits. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 22 17 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 20MRN1 17277 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices Number of respondents Modality of collection Average burden per response (min) Frequency of response Estimated total annual burden (hours) SSA–7004 (paper) ........................................................................................... SSA–7004 (Internet) ........................................................................................ 17,219 3,198,361 1 1 5 5 1,435 266,530 Totals ........................................................................................................ 3,215,580 ........................ ........................ 267,965 2. Agency/Employer Government Pension Offset Questionnaire—20 CFR 404.408(a)—0960–0470. When an individual is concurrently receiving Social Security spousal or surviving spousal benefits and a government pension, the individual may have the amount of Social Security benefits reduced by the government pension amount. This is the Government Pension Offset (GPO). SSA uses Form SSA–L4163 to collect accurate pension information from the Federal or State government agency paying the pension for purposes of applying the pension offset provision. The form is used only when (1) the claimant does not have the information; and (2) the pension-paying Number of respondents Modality of collection SSA–L4163 ...................................................................................................... 3. Employer Verification of Earnings After Death—20 CFR 404.821 and 404.822—0960–0472. When SSA records show a wage earner is deceased and we receive wage reports from an employer for the wage earner for a year Number of respondents SSA–L4112 ...................................................................................................... 4. Function Report—Child: Birth to 1st Birthday (SSA–3375), Age 1 to 3rd Birthday (SSA–3376), Age 3 to 6th Birthday (SSA–3377), Age 6 to 12th Birthday, (SSA–3378), and Age 12 to 18th Birthday (SSA–3379)—20 CFR 416.912—0960–0542. SSA uses Forms SSA–3375–BK through SSA–3379–BK in the disability determination process to request information from a child’s parent or guardian for children applying for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Frequency of response 1,000 subsequent to the year of death, SSA mails the employer Form SSA–L4112 (Employer Verification of Earnings After Death). SSA uses the information Form SSA–L4112 provides to verify wage information previously received from Modality of collection agency has not cooperated with the claimant. Respondents are State government agencies that have information SSA needs to determine if the GPO applies and the amount of offset. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 1 Estimated total annual burden (hours) 3 50 the employer is correct for the employee and the year in question. The respondents are employers who report wages for employees who have died. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Frequency of response 50,000 The five different versions of the form contain questions about the child’s dayto-day functioning appropriate to a particular age group; thus, respondents use only one version of the form for each child. The adjudicative team (disability examiners and medical/psychological consultants) of State disability determination services offices collect the information on the appropriate version of this form (in conjunction with medical and other evidence) to Average burden per response (min) Average burden per response (min) 1 10 Estimated total annual burden (hours) 8,333 form a complete picture of the children’s ability to function and their impairment-related limitations. The adjudicative team uses the completed profile to determine whether each child’s impairment(s) results in marked and severe functional limitations and whether each child is disabled. The respondents are parents and guardians of child applicants for SSI. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Modality of completion Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) Function Report—Child: (SSA–3375–BK through SSA–3379–BK) ................ 660,000 1 20 220,000 5. Registration for Appointed Representative Services and Direct Payment—0960–0732. SSA uses Form SSA–1699 to register appointed VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 representatives of claimants before SSA who: • Want to register for direct payment of fees; PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Registered for direct payment of fees prior to 10/31/09, but need to update their information; E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 17278 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices • Registered as appointed representatives on or after 10/31/09, but need to update their information; or • Received a notice from SSA instructing them to complete this form. By registering these individuals, SSA: (1) Authenticates and authorizes them to do business with us; (2) allows them to access our records for the claimants they represent; (3) facilitates direct payment of authorized fees to appointed representatives; and, (4) collects the information we need to meet Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements to issue specific IRS forms if we pay an appointed representative in excess of a specific amount ($600). The respondents are appointed representatives who want to use Form SSA–1699 for any of the purposes cited in this Notice. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Modality of completion Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) SSA–1699 ........................................................................................................ 52,800 1 20 17,600 6. Technical Updates to Applicability of the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Reduced Benefit Rate for Individuals Residing in Medical Treatment Facilities—20 CFR 416.708(k)—0960–0758. Section 1611(e)(1)(A) of the Act states that residents of public institutions are ineligible for SSI. However, Sections 1611(e)(1)(B) and (G) list certain exceptions to this provision making it necessary for SSA to collect information from SSI recipients who enter or leave a medical treatment facility or other public or private institution. SSA’s regulation 20 CFR 416.708(k) establishes the reporting guidelines that implement this legislative requirement. SSA collects the information to determine eligibility for SSI and the payment amount. The respondents are SSI recipients who enter or leave an institution. Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information collection. Modality of completion Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) Technical Updates Statement ......................................................................... 34,200 1 7 3,990 7. Statement for Certificate of Election for Reduced Widow(er)’s and Surviving Divorced Spouse’s Benefits—20 CFR 404.335—0960–0759. Section 202(q) of the Act provides SSA the authority to reduce benefits under certain conditions when elected by a title II beneficiary. However, reduced benefits are not payable to an already entitled spouse (or divorced spouse) who: • Is at least age 62 and under full retirement age in the month of the number holder’s death; and • Is receiving both reduced spouse’s (or divorced spouse’s) benefits and either retirement or disability benefits in the month before the month of the number holder’s death. widow(er) benefits, a recipient completes Form SSA–4111. SSA uses the information Form SSA–4111 collects to pay a qualified dually entitled widow(er) (or surviving divorced spouse) who elects to receive a reduced widow(er) benefit. The respondents are qualified dually entitled widow(er)s (or surviving divorced spouse) who elect to receive a reduced widow(er) benefit. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) SSA–4111 ........................................................................................................ srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Modality of completion 30,000 1 2 1,000 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 30 days from the date of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than April 19, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 1. Statement for Determining Continuing Eligibility, Supplemental Security Income Payment(s)—416.204— 0960–0416. SSA conducts disability redeterminations to determine if SSI recipients (1) met and continue to meet all statutory and regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility and (2) are receiving the correct SSI payment amount. SSA makes these redeterminations through periodic use of Form SSA–8203–BK. SSA conducts PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 this legally mandated information collection in field offices via personal contact (face-to-face or telephone interview) using the automated Modernized SSI Claim System (MSSICS). The respondents are SSI recipients or their representative payees. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 17279 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices Number of respondents Modality of collection Average burden per response (min) Frequency of response Estimated total annual burden (hours) MSSICS ........................................................................................................... MSSICS/Signature Proxy ................................................................................ Paper ............................................................................................................... 810,824 777,085 27,824 1 1 1 20 19 20 270,275 246,077 9,275 Totals ........................................................................................................ 1,615,733 ........................ ........................ 525,627 2. Application for Benefits Under the Italy-U.S. International Social Security Agreement—20 CFR 404.1925—0960– 0445. As per the November 1, 1978 agreement between the United States and Italian Social Security agencies, residents of Italy filing an application for U.S. Social Security benefits directly agencies assist applicants in completing Form SSA–2528 and then forward the application to SSA for processing. The respondents are individuals living in Italy who wish to file for U.S. Social Security benefits. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. with one of the Italian Social Security agencies must complete Form SSA– 2528. SSA uses Form SSA–2528 to establish age, relationship, citizenship, marriage, death, military service, or to evaluate a family bible or other family record when determining eligibility for benefits. The Italian Social Security Modality of completion Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) SSA–2528 ........................................................................................................ 300 1 20 100 3. Information About Joint Checking/ Savings Accounts—20 CFR 416.120, 416.1208—0960–0461. SSA considers a person’s resources when evaluating eligibility for SSI. Generally, we consider funds in checking and savings accounts as resources owned by the individuals whose names appear on the account. However, individuals applying for SSI may rebut this assumption of ownership in a joint account by submitting certain evidence to establish the funds do not belong to them. SSA uses Form SSA–2574 to collect information from SSI applicants and recipients who object to the assumption that they own all or part of the funds in a joint checking or savings account bearing their names. SSA collects information about the account from both the SSI applicant/recipient and the other account holder(s). After receiving Number of respondents Modality of completion the completed form, SSA determines if we should consider the account to be a resource for the SSI applicant/recipient. The respondents are applicants and recipients of SSI, and individuals who list themselves as joint owners of financial accounts with SSI applicants/ recipients. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Average burden per response (min) Frequency of response Estimated total annual burden (hours) SSA–2574 Paper Form ................................................................................... Modernized SSI Claims System ...................................................................... 50,000 150,000 1 1 7 7 5,833 17,500 Totals ........................................................................................................ 200,000 ........................ ........................ 23,333 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 4. Real Property Current Market Value Estimate—0960–0471. SSA considers an individual’s resources when evaluating eligibility for SSI payments. The value of an individual’s resources, including non-home real property, is one of the eligibility requirements for SSI payments. SSA obtains current market value estimates of the claimant’s real property through Form SSA–L2794. We allow respondents to use readily available records to complete the form, or we can accept their best estimates. We use this form as part of initial applications and in post-entitlement situations. The respondents are small business operators in real estate, State and local government employees tasked with assessing real property values, and other individuals knowledgeable about local real estate values. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Modality of completion Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) SSA–L2794 ...................................................................................................... 5,438 1 20 1,813 5. Certification of Contents of Document(s) or Record(s)—20 CFR VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 404.715—0960–0689. SSA established procedures for individuals to provide PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the evidence necessary to establish rights to Social Security benefits. E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 17280 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices Examples of such evidence categories include age, relationship, citizenship, marriage, death, and military service. Form SSA–704 allows SSA employees, State record custodians, and other custodians of evidentiary documents to certify and record information from original documents and records under their custodial ownership to establish these types of evidence. SSA uses Form SSA–704 in situations where individuals cannot produce the original evidentiary documentation required to establish benefits eligibility. The respondents are State record custodians and other custodians of evidentiary documents. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Modality of completion Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) SSA–704 .......................................................................................................... 4,800 1 10 800 6. Supplemental Security Income Wage Reporting (Telephone and Mobile)—20 CFR 416.701–732—0960– 0715. SSA requires SSI recipients to report changes which could affect their eligibility for, and the amount of, their SSI payments, such as changes in income, resources, and living arrangements. SSA’s SSI Telephone Wage Reporting (SSITWR) and SSI Mobile Wage Reporting (SSIMWR) enable SSI recipients to meet these requirements via an automated mechanism to report their monthly wages by telephone and mobile application, instead of contacting their local field offices. The SSITWR allows callers to report their wages by speaking their responses through voice recognition technology, or by keying in responses using a telephone key pad. The SSIMWR allows recipients to report their wages through the mobile wage reporting application on their smartphone. SSITWR and SSIMWR systems collect the same information Number of respondents Modality of completion and send it to SSA over secure channels. To ensure the security of the information provided, SSITWR and SSIMWR ask respondents to provide information SSA can compare against our records for authentication purposes. Once the system authenticates the identity of the respondents, they can report their wage data. The respondents are SSI recipients, deemors, or their representative payees. Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information collection. Average burden per response (min) Frequency of response Estimated total annual burden (hours) Training/Instruction* ......................................................................................... SSITWR ........................................................................................................... SSIMWR .......................................................................................................... 85,000 80,000 5,000 1 12 12 35 5 3 49,583 80,000 3,000 Total .......................................................................................................... 85,000 ........................ ........................ 132,583 *Note: The same 85,000 respondents are completing training and a modality of collection, therefore the actual total number of respondents is still 85,000. 7. Certificate of Incapacity—5 CFR 890.302(d)—0960–0739. Rules governing the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plan require a physician to verify the disability of Federal employees’ children ages 26 and over for such children to retain health benefits under their employed parents’ plans. The physician must verify that the adult child’s disability (1) Pre-dates the child’s 26th birthday; (2) is very serious; and (3) will continue for at least one year. Physicians use Form SSA– 604, the Certificate of Incapacity, to document this information. The respondents are physicians of SSA employees’ children ages 26 or over who are seeking to retain health benefits under their parent’s FEHB coverage. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) SSA–604 .......................................................................................................... srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Modality of completion 50 1 45 38 8. Centenarian Project Development Worksheets: Face-to-Face Interview and Telephone Interview—20 CFR 416.204(b) and 422.135—0960–0780. SSA conducts interviews with centenary title II beneficiaries and title XVI recipients age 100 and older to: (1) Assess if the beneficiaries are still living; (2) prevent fraud, through either identity misrepresentation or representative payee misuse of funds; VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 and (3) evaluate the well-being of the beneficiaries. SSA field office personnel obtain the information through one-time interviews with the centenarians. If the centenarians have representatives or caregivers, SSA personnel invite them to the interviews. During the interview, SSA employees make overall observations of the centenarian and their representative payee (if applicable). The interviewer uses the PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 appropriate Centenarian Development Worksheet as a guide for the interview, in addition to documenting findings during the interview. Non-completion of the Worksheets, or refusal of the interview, does not result in the suspension of the centenarian’s payments. SSA conducts the interview either over the telephone or through a face-to-face discussion with the centenarian. This is a national project E:\FR\FM\20MRN1.SGM 20MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 54 / Wednesday, March 20, 2013 / Notices for our title II beneficiaries and title XVI recipients. Respondents are SSI recipients or Social Security beneficiaries 100 years old or older, their representative payees, or their caregivers. 17281 Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Modality of completion Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (min) Estimated total annual burden (hours) Centenarian Worksheets: Face-to-Face Interview; Telephone Interview ....... 22,000 1 15 5,500 Dated: March 15, 2013. Faye Lipsky, Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration. SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN COMMISSION Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 806, 807, and 808. [FR Doc. 2013–06350 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am] Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water Dated: March 11, 2013. Stephanie L. Richardson, Secretary to the Commission. BILLING CODE 4191–02–P AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin Commission. ACTION: Notice. DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 8241] srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Notice of Public Meeting on FY 2014 U.S. Refugee Admissions Program There will be a meeting on the President’s FY 2014 U.S. Refugee Admissions Program on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Department of State’s Harry S. Truman Building’s George C. Marshall Conference Room, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520. The meeting’s purpose is to hear the views of attendees on the appropriate size and scope of the FY 2014 U.S. Refugee Admissions Program. Persons wishing to attend this meeting must notify the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration at telephone (202) 453–9257 by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, to reserve a seat. Persons wishing to present written comments should submit them by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 via email to spruellda@state.gov or fax (202) 453–9393. The use of any video or audio recording device, photographing device, or any other electronic or mechanical device designed for similar purposes is prohibited at this event. If you have questions about the public meeting, please contact Delicia Spruell, PRM/Admissions Program Officer at (202) 453–9257. Information about the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program may be found at https://www.state.gov/ g/prm/. Dated: March 12, 2013. David Robinson, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2013–06388 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–33–P VerDate Mar<14>2013 18:04 Mar 19, 2013 Jkt 229001 [FR Doc. 2013–06300 Filed 3–19–13; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: This notice lists the projects approved by rule by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission during the period set forth in DATES. DATES: February 1, 2013, through February 28, 2013. ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 1721 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102–2391. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 306; fax: (717) 238–2436; email: rcairo@srbc.net. Regular mail inquiries may be sent to the above address. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice lists the projects, described below, receiving approval for the consumptive use of water pursuant to the Commission’s approval by rule process set forth in 18 CFR 806.22(f) for the time period specified above: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Approvals by Rule Issued Under 18 CFR 806.22(f) 1. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID: KENNEDY A Pad, ABR–201302001, Smithfield Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.000 mgd; Approval Date: February 7, 2013. 2. EOG Resources, Inc., Pad ID: JENKINS B Pad, ABR–201302002, Springfield Township, Bradford County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.000 mgd; Approval Date: February 8, 2013. 3. Southwestern Energy Production Company, Pad ID: FLICKS RUN EAST PAD, ABR–201302003, Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.999 mgd; Approval Date: February 14, 2013. 4. Chief Oil & Gas LLC, Pad ID: Lathrop Farm Trust Drilling Pad, ABR– 201302004, Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 2.000 mgd; Approval Date: February 28, 2013. PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 7040–01–P Federal Highway Administration Notice To Rescind a Notice of lntent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement: Dallas and Ellis Counties, Texas Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice to rescind a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that we are rescinding the Notice of Intent (NOI) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for proposed Loop 9 from US 287 to IH 20. A NOI to prepare an EIS for proposed Loop 9 was published in the Federal Register on August 2, 2002 (Volume 67, No. 149, Page 50504), with a subsequent revision to the project limits published in the Federal Register on January 20, 2004 (Vol. 69, No. 12, Page 2809). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Salvador Deocampo, District Engineer, District A, Federal Highway Administration, Texas Division, 300 East 8th Street, Room 826, Austin, Texas 78701. Telephone: (512) 536–5950, Email: salvador.deocampo@dot.gov. The FHWA Texas Division Office’s normal business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Central Time). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FHWA, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), published a NOI in the Federal Register on August 2, 2002 (Volume 67, No. 149, Page 50504), and a NOI revision was made on January 20, 2004 (Vol. 69, No. 12, Page 2809) to prepare an EIS for Loop 9 from US 287 to IH 20 in Dallas and Ellis Counties. 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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 and extensions 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, 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, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA)
    Social Security Administration, DCRDP, Attn: Reports Clearance 
Director, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: OR.Reports.Clearance@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 May 
20, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments 
by writing to the above email address.
    1. Request for Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement--20 CFR 
404.810--0960-0466. Section 205(c)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act 
(Act) requires the Commissioner of SSA to establish and maintain 
records of wages paid to, and amounts of self-employment income derived 
by, each individual as well as the periods in which such wages were 
paid and such income derived. An individual may complete and mail Form 
SSA-7004 to SSA to obtain a Statement of Earnings or Quarters of 
Coverage. SSA uses the information Form SSA-7004 collects to identify 
respondents' Social Security earnings records, extract posted earnings 
information, calculate potential benefit estimates, produce the 
resulting Social Security statements, and mail them to the requesters. 
The respondents are Social Security number holders requesting 
information about their Social Security earnings records and estimates 
of their potential benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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SSA-7004 (paper)................................          17,219               1               5           1,435
SSA-7004 (Internet).............................       3,198,361               1               5         266,530
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Totals......................................       3,215,580  ..............  ..............         267,965
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    2. Agency/Employer Government Pension Offset Questionnaire--20 CFR 
404.408(a)--0960-0470. When an individual is concurrently receiving 
Social Security spousal or surviving spousal benefits and a government 
pension, the individual may have the amount of Social Security benefits 
reduced by the government pension amount. This is the Government 
Pension Offset (GPO). SSA uses Form SSA-L4163 to collect accurate 
pension information from the Federal or State government agency paying 
the pension for purposes of applying the pension offset provision. The 
form is used only when (1) the claimant does not have the information; 
and (2) the pension-paying agency has not cooperated with the claimant. 
Respondents are State government agencies that have information SSA 
needs to determine if the GPO applies and the amount of offset.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of   Average burden   total annual
             Modality of collection                 respondents      response      per  response      burden
                                                                                       (min)          (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-L4163.......................................           1,000               1               3              50
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    3. Employer Verification of Earnings After Death--20 CFR 404.821 
and 404.822--0960-0472. When SSA records show a wage earner is deceased 
and we receive wage reports from an employer for the wage earner for a 
year subsequent to the year of death, SSA mails the employer Form SSA-
L4112 (Employer Verification of Earnings After Death). SSA uses the 
information Form SSA-L4112 provides to verify wage information 
previously received from the employer is correct for the employee and 
the year in question. The respondents are employers who report wages 
for employees who have died.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of   Average burden   total annual
             Modality of collection                 respondents      response      per  response      burden
                                                                                       (min)          (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-L4112.......................................          50,000               1              10           8,333
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    4. Function Report--Child: Birth to 1st Birthday (SSA-3375), Age 1 
to 3rd Birthday (SSA-3376), Age 3 to 6th Birthday (SSA-3377), Age 6 to 
12th Birthday, (SSA-3378), and Age 12 to 18th Birthday (SSA-3379)--20 
CFR 416.912--0960-0542. SSA uses Forms SSA-3375-BK through SSA-3379-BK 
in the disability determination process to request information from a 
child's parent or guardian for children applying for Supplemental 
Security Income (SSI). The five different versions of the form contain 
questions about the child's day-to-day functioning appropriate to a 
particular age group; thus, respondents use only one version of the 
form for each child.
    The adjudicative team (disability examiners and medical/
psychological consultants) of State disability determination services 
offices collect the information on the appropriate version of this form 
(in conjunction with medical and other evidence) to form a complete 
picture of the children's ability to function and their impairment-
related limitations. The adjudicative team uses the completed profile 
to determine whether each child's impairment(s) results in marked and 
severe functional limitations and whether each child is disabled. The 
respondents are parents and guardians of child applicants for SSI.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response          (min)           (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Function Report--Child: (SSA-3375-BK through         660,000                1               20          220,000
 SSA-3379-BK)...............................
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    5. Registration for Appointed Representative Services and Direct 
Payment--0960-0732. SSA uses Form SSA-1699 to register appointed 
representatives of claimants before SSA who:
     Want to register for direct payment of fees;
     Registered for direct payment of fees prior to 10/31/09, 
but need to update their information;

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     Registered as appointed representatives on or after 10/31/
09, but need to update their information; or
     Received a notice from SSA instructing them to complete 
this form.

By registering these individuals, SSA: (1) Authenticates and authorizes 
them to do business with us; (2) allows them to access our records for 
the claimants they represent; (3) facilitates direct payment of 
authorized fees to appointed representatives; and, (4) collects the 
information we need to meet Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements 
to issue specific IRS forms if we pay an appointed representative in 
excess of a specific amount ($600). The respondents are appointed 
representatives who want to use Form SSA-1699 for any of the purposes 
cited in this Notice.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response          (min)           (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-1699....................................          52,800                1               20           17,600
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    6. Technical Updates to Applicability of the Supplemental Security 
Income (SSI) Reduced Benefit Rate for Individuals Residing in Medical 
Treatment Facilities--20 CFR 416.708(k)--0960-0758. Section 
1611(e)(1)(A) of the Act states that residents of public institutions 
are ineligible for SSI. However, Sections 1611(e)(1)(B) and (G) list 
certain exceptions to this provision making it necessary for SSA to 
collect information from SSI recipients who enter or leave a medical 
treatment facility or other public or private institution. SSA's 
regulation 20 CFR 416.708(k) establishes the reporting guidelines that 
implement this legislative requirement. SSA collects the information to 
determine eligibility for SSI and the payment amount. The respondents 
are SSI recipients who enter or leave an institution.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response          (min)           (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Technical Updates Statement.................          34,200                1                7            3,990
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    7. Statement for Certificate of Election for Reduced Widow(er)'s 
and Surviving Divorced Spouse's Benefits--20 CFR 404.335--0960-0759. 
Section 202(q) of the Act provides SSA the authority to reduce benefits 
under certain conditions when elected by a title II beneficiary. 
However, reduced benefits are not payable to an already entitled spouse 
(or divorced spouse) who:
     Is at least age 62 and under full retirement age in the 
month of the number holder's death; and
     Is receiving both reduced spouse's (or divorced spouse's) 
benefits and either retirement or disability benefits in the month 
before the month of the number holder's death.

To elect reduced widow(er) benefits, a recipient completes Form SSA-
4111. SSA uses the information Form SSA-4111 collects to pay a 
qualified dually entitled widow(er) (or surviving divorced spouse) who 
elects to receive a reduced widow(er) benefit. The respondents are 
qualified dually entitled widow(er)s (or surviving divorced spouse) who 
    elect to receive a reduced widow(er) benefit.Type of Request: 
Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response          (min)           (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-4111....................................          30,000                1                2            1,000
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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 30 days from the date of this 
publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them 
no later than April 19, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB 
clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
    1. Statement for Determining Continuing Eligibility, Supplemental 
Security Income Payment(s)--416.204--0960-0416. SSA conducts disability 
redeterminations to determine if SSI recipients (1) met and continue to 
meet all statutory and regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility and 
(2) are receiving the correct SSI payment amount. SSA makes these 
redeterminations through periodic use of Form SSA-8203-BK. SSA conducts 
this legally mandated information collection in field offices via 
personal contact (face-to-face or telephone interview) using the 
automated Modernized SSI Claim System (MSSICS). The respondents are SSI 
recipients or their representative payees.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of   Average burden   total annual
             Modality of collection                 respondents      response      per  response      burden
                                                                                       (min)          (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MSSICS..........................................         810,824               1              20         270,275
MSSICS/Signature Proxy..........................         777,085               1              19         246,077
Paper...........................................          27,824               1              20           9,275
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Totals......................................       1,615,733  ..............  ..............         525,627
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    2. Application for Benefits Under the Italy-U.S. International 
Social Security Agreement--20 CFR 404.1925--0960-0445. As per the 
November 1, 1978 agreement between the United States and Italian Social 
Security agencies, residents of Italy filing an application for U.S. 
Social Security benefits directly with one of the Italian Social 
Security agencies must complete Form SSA-2528. SSA uses Form SSA-2528 
to establish age, relationship, citizenship, marriage, death, military 
service, or to evaluate a family bible or other family record when 
determining eligibility for benefits. The Italian Social Security 
agencies assist applicants in completing Form SSA-2528 and then forward 
the application to SSA for processing. The respondents are individuals 
living in Italy who wish to file for U.S. Social Security benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden  Estimated total
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response    annual burden
                                                respondents        response          (min)           (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-2528....................................             300                1               20              100
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    3. Information About Joint Checking/Savings Accounts--20 CFR 
416.120, 416.1208--0960-0461. SSA considers a person's resources when 
evaluating eligibility for SSI. Generally, we consider funds in 
checking and savings accounts as resources owned by the individuals 
whose names appear on the account. However, individuals applying for 
SSI may rebut this assumption of ownership in a joint account by 
submitting certain evidence to establish the funds do not belong to 
them. SSA uses Form SSA-2574 to collect information from SSI applicants 
and recipients who object to the assumption that they own all or part 
of the funds in a joint checking or savings account bearing their 
names. SSA collects information about the account from both the SSI 
applicant/recipient and the other account holder(s). After receiving 
the completed form, SSA determines if we should consider the account to 
be a resource for the SSI applicant/recipient. The respondents are 
applicants and recipients of SSI, and individuals who list themselves 
as joint owners of financial accounts with SSI applicants/recipients.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of   Average burden   total annual
             Modality of completion                 respondents      response      per  response      burden
                                                                                       (min)          (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-2574 Paper Form.............................          50,000               1               7           5,833
Modernized SSI Claims System....................         150,000               1               7          17,500
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Totals......................................         200,000  ..............  ..............          23,333
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    4. Real Property Current Market Value Estimate--0960-0471. SSA 
considers an individual's resources when evaluating eligibility for SSI 
payments. The value of an individual's resources, including non-home 
real property, is one of the eligibility requirements for SSI payments. 
SSA obtains current market value estimates of the claimant's real 
property through Form SSA-L2794. We allow respondents to use readily 
available records to complete the form, or we can accept their best 
estimates. We use this form as part of initial applications and in 
post-entitlement situations. The respondents are small business 
operators in real estate, State and local government employees tasked 
with assessing real property values, and other individuals 
knowledgeable about local real estate values.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden     Estimated
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response     total annual
                                                respondents        response          (min)       burden  (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-L2794...................................           5,438                1               20            1,813
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    5. Certification of Contents of Document(s) or Record(s)--20 CFR 
404.715--0960-0689. SSA established procedures for individuals to 
provide the evidence necessary to establish rights to Social Security 
benefits.

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Examples of such evidence categories include age, relationship, 
citizenship, marriage, death, and military service. Form SSA-704 allows 
SSA employees, State record custodians, and other custodians of 
evidentiary documents to certify and record information from original 
documents and records under their custodial ownership to establish 
these types of evidence. SSA uses Form SSA-704 in situations where 
individuals cannot produce the original evidentiary documentation 
required to establish benefits eligibility. The respondents are State 
record custodians and other custodians of evidentiary documents.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden     Estimated
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response     total annual
                                                respondents        response          (min)       burden  (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-704.....................................           4,800                1               10              800
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    6. Supplemental Security Income Wage Reporting (Telephone and 
Mobile)--20 CFR 416.701-732--0960-0715. SSA requires SSI recipients to 
report changes which could affect their eligibility for, and the amount 
of, their SSI payments, such as changes in income, resources, and 
living arrangements. SSA's SSI Telephone Wage Reporting (SSITWR) and 
SSI Mobile Wage Reporting (SSIMWR) enable SSI recipients to meet these 
requirements via an automated mechanism to report their monthly wages 
by telephone and mobile application, instead of contacting their local 
field offices. The SSITWR allows callers to report their wages by 
speaking their responses through voice recognition technology, or by 
keying in responses using a telephone key pad. The SSIMWR allows 
recipients to report their wages through the mobile wage reporting 
application on their smartphone. SSITWR and SSIMWR systems collect the 
same information and send it to SSA over secure channels. To ensure the 
security of the information provided, SSITWR and SSIMWR ask respondents 
to provide information SSA can compare against our records for 
authentication purposes. Once the system authenticates the identity of 
the respondents, they can report their wage data. The respondents are 
SSI recipients, deemors, or their representative payees.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of   Average burden   total annual
             Modality of completion                 respondents      response      per  response      burden
                                                                                       (min)          (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Training/Instruction*...........................          85,000               1              35          49,583
SSITWR..........................................          80,000              12               5          80,000
SSIMWR..........................................           5,000              12               3           3,000
                                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
    Total.......................................          85,000  ..............  ..............         132,583
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*Note: The same 85,000 respondents are completing training and a modality of collection, therefore the actual
  total number of respondents is still 85,000.

    7. Certificate of Incapacity--5 CFR 890.302(d)--0960-0739. Rules 
governing the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) plan require a 
physician to verify the disability of Federal employees' children ages 
26 and over for such children to retain health benefits under their 
employed parents' plans. The physician must verify that the adult 
child's disability (1) Pre-dates the child's 26th birthday; (2) is very 
serious; and (3) will continue for at least one year. Physicians use 
Form SSA-604, the Certificate of Incapacity, to document this 
information. The respondents are physicians of SSA employees' children 
ages 26 or over who are seeking to retain health benefits under their 
parent's FEHB coverage.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden     Estimated
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response     total annual
                                                respondents        response          (min)       burden  (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-604.....................................              50                1               45               38
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    8. Centenarian Project Development Worksheets: Face-to-Face 
Interview and Telephone Interview--20 CFR 416.204(b) and 422.135--0960-
0780. SSA conducts interviews with centenary title II beneficiaries and 
title XVI recipients age 100 and older to: (1) Assess if the 
beneficiaries are still living; (2) prevent fraud, through either 
identity misrepresentation or representative payee misuse of funds; and 
(3) evaluate the well-being of the beneficiaries. SSA field office 
personnel obtain the information through one-time interviews with the 
centenarians. If the centenarians have representatives or caregivers, 
SSA personnel invite them to the interviews. During the interview, SSA 
employees make overall observations of the centenarian and their 
representative payee (if applicable). The interviewer uses the 
appropriate Centenarian Development Worksheet as a guide for the 
interview, in addition to documenting findings during the interview. 
Non-completion of the Worksheets, or refusal of the interview, does not 
result in the suspension of the centenarian's payments. SSA conducts 
the interview either over the telephone or through a face-to-face 
discussion with the centenarian. This is a national project

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for our title II beneficiaries and title XVI recipients. Respondents 
are SSI recipients or Social Security beneficiaries 100 years old or 
older, their representative payees, or their caregivers.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                 Average burden     Estimated
           Modality of completion                Number of       Frequency of    per  response     total annual
                                                respondents        response          (min)       burden  (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Centenarian Worksheets: Face-to-Face                  22,000                1               15            5,500
 Interview; Telephone Interview.............
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    Dated: March 15, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-06350 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P
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