Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 33721-33722 [2014-13671]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 113 / Thursday, June 12, 2014 / Notices Violation • Discussion and Vote on Part B of the briefing report: Engagement with Arab and Muslim American Communities Post 9/11 • Consideration and Vote on Commission Resolution Commemorating the Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Procedural Discussion re: Voting on Briefing Topics for FY15 • Update on July 25, 2014 Briefing on the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights and the Department of Justice Office of Civil Rights Enforcement of Sexual Harassment Policy at Educational Institutions III. Management and Operations • Staff Director’s Report IV. State Advisory Committee (SAC) Appointments • California • Hawaii • Nebraska V. Adjourn Meeting CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Lenore Ostrowsky, Acting Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 376– 8591. 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Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:18 Jun 11, 2014 Jkt 232001 (OMB) to conduct the SSA Supplement on Retirement, Pensions, and Related Content (SSA Supplement) for the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Census Bureau and the SSA entered into an Interagency Agreement (IAA) in May 2010 that states the Census Bureau will conduct for the SSA a survey to collect data on retirement, pensions, marital history, and disabilities as a supplement to the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Panel, and process the data. That original agreement was renewed each year by IAA modifications from 2011 to 2014. The data topics included in the SSA Supplement were previously collected in topical modules in the former SIPP Panels. These data were excluded from the 2014 SIPP data collection design as they were not required in each wave of data collection, and their elimination from the core interview reduced recurring respondent burden during the revised annual SIPP interview. To continue to have data for incorporation into their programmatic evaluations, the SSA has requested that the Census Bureau conduct the SSA Supplement beginning in September 2014. SSA specifically requested that the interview follow-up interviewed Wave 1 SIPP respondents, necessitating it’s fielding after the completion of the 2014 SIPP Wave 1 interview. This differs from the topical module concept in previous SIPP panels where the topical modules were administered in conjunction with the core SIPP interview. The SSA Supplement will be conducted about 4 months following the completion of the 2014 SIPP Panel Wave 1 data collection. The time from the 2014 SIPP Wave 1 interview to the SSA Supplement interview may be as long as 8 months or as short as 4 months. The SSA Supplement is designed to occur only once during the 2014 SIPP Panel. The main objective of the SSA Supplement is to provide the SSA with detailed information about personal retirement plans (e.g., Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Keogh accounts, 401k, 403b, 503b, and thrift plans); participation in pension and retirement plans provided by an employer or business; current and previous marital status; self-designation of health status; work disability; and adult and child disability. These data are collected from SIPP interviewed Wave 1 respondents, and along with data collected in the 2014 Panel SIPP interviews, will allow the SSA to create a picture of the economic and social situation of people with disabilities and/or those in or approaching retirement. The SSA also needs to PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33721 estimate those legally eligible for Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) divorce benefits, that is, 120 months of marriage before divorce to an entitled worker. This information assists the SSA in making informed decisions about policies and programs that will affect older and/or disabled Americans. The SSA bases two of its major policy micro-simulations on the SIPP: (1) Modeling Income in the Near Term (MINT) for evaluating Social Security reform; and, (2) the Financial Eligibility Model (FEM) for evaluating Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Qualified Medicare Beneficiary, and Medicare Part-D Low Income Subsidy (LIS) programs. MINT projects the economic and demographic condition of older Americans based on data developed by SSA and the Census Bureau. MINT is continually updated using data from current SIPP panels. SSA uses MINT to simulate the impact of legislative changes to OASDI. The MINT estimates are relied upon by the Office of Management and Budget, the Council of Economic Advisors, the Congress, the Governmental Accountability Office, and the SSA. MINT is also used to estimate economic well-being indicators of older Americans in future years. Of specific importance to the SSA is the impact of the legislative changes on the economic well-being of future beneficiaries. The SSA also assesses people’s ability to save for retirement (including the behavior of people putting money into and taking money out of retirement accounts), marital histories of the population, and eligibility for OASDI survivor and retirement benefits. The FEM assists policy makers in evaluating the effectiveness of the SSI program. Information from SIPP is matched to SSA administrative data to model SSI eligibility and participation and to study eligibility for Medicare buy-in programs and the LIS under Medicare Part-D. Information on disability and work limitations are used to estimate whether an individual meets the disability criteria for SSI eligibility and if the criteria need to be modified. Since the 1996 SIPP panel, the SSA has used data collected by the SIPP for policy evaluation research and the modification of government programs. Prior to the 2014 SIPP redesign, the data came from core questions asked each Wave and from intermittent topical supplements. As part of an effort to streamline the annual data collection in the SIPP instrument, the redesigned SIPP does not include some topical data previously used by the SSA for the MINT and FEM models. E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1 33722 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 113 / Thursday, June 12, 2014 / Notices The data collected in the Supplement will allow the SSA to do a comparative analysis of the effect of the economic downturn and make adjustments to their MINT and FEM models if substantial differences in the data are identified. The SSA cannot obtain these data from any other source. The SSA Supplement is the first externally sponsored survey to take advantage of the opportunity to integrate with the new SIPP annual interviewing design. The value of integrating the SSA Supplement content with the longitudinal SIPP data collection is a benefit to both programs. The SSA Supplement data will be matchable to SIPP respondents and will be released as public use data. The details about the population’s savings behavior and their disability status coupled with four-year longitudinal data for the population will be an important resource extending the utility of both data collections and will support stakeholders beyond the limits of the partner agencies. The power of the new SIPP program to support interagency projects like this is an important feature in the SIPP program’s redesign. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: One time. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: The SSA Supplement is authorized by Title 13, United States Code, Section 8(b) and by Section 1110 [42 U.S.C. 1310] (a)(1) of the Social Security Act. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@ omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. Dated: June 6, 2014. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–13671 Filed 6–11–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE rmajette on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Office of the Secretary Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Complaint of Discrimination Against the U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the Secretary, Office of Civil Rights, Commerce. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:18 Jun 11, 2014 Jkt 232001 ACTION: Notice. The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 11, 2014. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Kathryn Anderson, 202– 482–3680, or KAnderson@doc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Abstract The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations at 29 CFR 1614.106 require that a Federal employee or applicant for Federal employment alleging discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, or reprisal for protected activity must submit a signed statement that is sufficiently precise to identify the actions or practices that form the bases of the complaint. Although complainants are not required to use the proposed form to file their complaints, the Office of Civil Rights strongly encourages its use to ensure efficient case processing and trend analyses of complaint activity. II. Method of Collection A paper form, signed by the complainant or his or her designated representative, must be submitted by mail or delivery service, in person, or by facsimile transmission. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0690–0015. Form Number: CD–498. Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection). Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 400. Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200. PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: June 6, 2014. Glenna Mickelson, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–13657 Filed 6–11–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–BP–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board [B–13–2014] Foreign-Trade Zone 21—Charleston, South Carolina; Authorization of Production Activity; MAHLE Behr Charleston, Inc. (Automotive Engine Components); Charleston, South Carolina On February 6, 2014, the South Carolina State Ports Authority, grantee of FTZ 21, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board on behalf of MAHLE Behr Charleston, Inc., in Charleston, South Carolina. The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (79 FR 10093, 2–24– 2014). The FTZ Board has determined that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification is authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s regulations, including Section 400.14. E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33721-33722]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-13671]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
    Title: SSA Supplement on Retirement, Pensions, and Related Content.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): SIPP-SSA(L1)2014.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Number of Respondents: 73,500.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 36,750.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to conduct the SSA Supplement 
on Retirement, Pensions, and Related Content (SSA Supplement) for the 
Social Security Administration (SSA). The Census Bureau and the SSA 
entered into an Interagency Agreement (IAA) in May 2010 that states the 
Census Bureau will conduct for the SSA a survey to collect data on 
retirement, pensions, marital history, and disabilities as a supplement 
to the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) Panel, 
and process the data. That original agreement was renewed each year by 
IAA modifications from 2011 to 2014.
    The data topics included in the SSA Supplement were previously 
collected in topical modules in the former SIPP Panels. These data were 
excluded from the 2014 SIPP data collection design as they were not 
required in each wave of data collection, and their elimination from 
the core interview reduced recurring respondent burden during the 
revised annual SIPP interview. To continue to have data for 
incorporation into their programmatic evaluations, the SSA has 
requested that the Census Bureau conduct the SSA Supplement beginning 
in September 2014. SSA specifically requested that the interview 
follow-up interviewed Wave 1 SIPP respondents, necessitating it's 
fielding after the completion of the 2014 SIPP Wave 1 interview. This 
differs from the topical module concept in previous SIPP panels where 
the topical modules were administered in conjunction with the core SIPP 
interview. The SSA Supplement will be conducted about 4 months 
following the completion of the 2014 SIPP Panel Wave 1 data collection. 
The time from the 2014 SIPP Wave 1 interview to the SSA Supplement 
interview may be as long as 8 months or as short as 4 months. The SSA 
Supplement is designed to occur only once during the 2014 SIPP Panel.
    The main objective of the SSA Supplement is to provide the SSA with 
detailed information about personal retirement plans (e.g., Individual 
Retirement Accounts (IRAs), Keogh accounts, 401k, 403b, 503b, and 
thrift plans); participation in pension and retirement plans provided 
by an employer or business; current and previous marital status; self-
designation of health status; work disability; and adult and child 
disability. These data are collected from SIPP interviewed Wave 1 
respondents, and along with data collected in the 2014 Panel SIPP 
interviews, will allow the SSA to create a picture of the economic and 
social situation of people with disabilities and/or those in or 
approaching retirement. The SSA also needs to estimate those legally 
eligible for Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) divorce 
benefits, that is, 120 months of marriage before divorce to an entitled 
worker. This information assists the SSA in making informed decisions 
about policies and programs that will affect older and/or disabled 
Americans.
    The SSA bases two of its major policy micro-simulations on the 
SIPP: (1) Modeling Income in the Near Term (MINT) for evaluating Social 
Security reform; and, (2) the Financial Eligibility Model (FEM) for 
evaluating Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Qualified Medicare 
Beneficiary, and Medicare Part-D Low Income Subsidy (LIS) programs.
    MINT projects the economic and demographic condition of older 
Americans based on data developed by SSA and the Census Bureau. MINT is 
continually updated using data from current SIPP panels. SSA uses MINT 
to simulate the impact of legislative changes to OASDI. The MINT 
estimates are relied upon by the Office of Management and Budget, the 
Council of Economic Advisors, the Congress, the Governmental 
Accountability Office, and the SSA. MINT is also used to estimate 
economic well-being indicators of older Americans in future years. Of 
specific importance to the SSA is the impact of the legislative changes 
on the economic well-being of future beneficiaries. The SSA also 
assesses people's ability to save for retirement (including the 
behavior of people putting money into and taking money out of 
retirement accounts), marital histories of the population, and 
eligibility for OASDI survivor and retirement benefits.
    The FEM assists policy makers in evaluating the effectiveness of 
the SSI program. Information from SIPP is matched to SSA administrative 
data to model SSI eligibility and participation and to study 
eligibility for Medicare buy-in programs and the LIS under Medicare 
Part-D. Information on disability and work limitations are used to 
estimate whether an individual meets the disability criteria for SSI 
eligibility and if the criteria need to be modified.
    Since the 1996 SIPP panel, the SSA has used data collected by the 
SIPP for policy evaluation research and the modification of government 
programs. Prior to the 2014 SIPP redesign, the data came from core 
questions asked each Wave and from intermittent topical supplements. As 
part of an effort to streamline the annual data collection in the SIPP 
instrument, the redesigned SIPP does not include some topical data 
previously used by the SSA for the MINT and FEM models.

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    The data collected in the Supplement will allow the SSA to do a 
comparative analysis of the effect of the economic downturn and make 
adjustments to their MINT and FEM models if substantial differences in 
the data are identified. The SSA cannot obtain these data from any 
other source.
    The SSA Supplement is the first externally sponsored survey to take 
advantage of the opportunity to integrate with the new SIPP annual 
interviewing design. The value of integrating the SSA Supplement 
content with the longitudinal SIPP data collection is a benefit to both 
programs. The SSA Supplement data will be matchable to SIPP respondents 
and will be released as public use data. The details about the 
population's savings behavior and their disability status coupled with 
four-year longitudinal data for the population will be an important 
resource extending the utility of both data collections and will 
support stakeholders beyond the limits of the partner agencies. The 
power of the new SIPP program to support interagency projects like this 
is an important feature in the SIPP program's redesign.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

    Legal Authority: The SSA Supplement is authorized by Title 13, 
United States Code, Section 8(b) and by Section 1110 [42 U.S.C. 
1310] (a)(1) of the Social Security Act.

    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce 
collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: June 6, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-13671 Filed 6-11-14; 8:45 am]
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