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4. Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery—0960–0788.
SSA, as part of our continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public to
take this opportunity to comment on the
‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery ’’ for approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.). This collection was
developed as part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process for seeking feedback from
the public on service delivery.
Under the auspices of Executive
Order 12862, Setting Customer Service
Standards, SSA conducts multiple
satisfaction surveys each year. This
proposed information collection activity
provides a means to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with SSA’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative,
and actionable communications
between SSA and our customers and
stakeholders.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on SSA’s services will be
unavailable.
We will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions: (1)
The collections are voluntary; (2) the
collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government; (3) the collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
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concern to other Federal agencies; (4)
any collection targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future; (5)
personally identifiable information (PII)
is collected only to the extent necessary
and is not retained; (6) information
gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and
program management purposes and is
not intended for release outside of the
agency; (7) information gathered will
not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential
policy decisions; and (8) information
gathered will yield qualitative
information; the collections will not be
designed or expected to yield
statistically reliable results or used as
though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address the target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
The respondents are recipients of SSA
services (including most members of the
public), professionals, and individuals
who work on behalf of SSA
beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
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organizations, State, Local or Tribal
government.
This is a correction notice: SSA
published the incorrect burden
information for this collection at 79 FR
17632, on 03/28/14. We are correcting
this error here.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 46,530.
Below we provide projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Average Expected Annual Number of
activities: 125.
Annual Respondents: 15,510.
Annual Responses: 15,510.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average minutes per response: 41.53
minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,581
hours.
Dated: June 13, 2014.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security
Administration.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2014–0023]
Agreement on Social Security Between
the United States and the Slovak
Republic; Entry Into Force
AGENCY:
Social Security Administration
(SSA).
ACTION:
Notice.
We are giving notice that an
agreement coordinating the United
States (U.S.) and the Slovak social
security programs entered into force on
May 1, 2014. The agreement with the
Slovak Republic, which was signed on
December 10, 2012, is similar to U.S.
social security agreements already in
force with 24 other countries—
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada,
Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea (South),
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Section 233 of the Social Security Act
authorizes agreements of this type. 42
U.S.C. 433.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Like the
other agreements, the U.S.-Slovak
agreement eliminates dual social
security coverage. This situation exists
when a worker from one country works
in the other country and has coverage
under the social security systems of
both countries for the same work.
Without such agreements in force, when
SUMMARY:
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dual coverage occurs, the worker, the
worker’s employer, or both may be
required to pay social security
contributions to the two countries
simultaneously. Under the U.S.-Slovak
agreement, a worker who is sent by an
employer in one country to work in the
other country for 5 years or less remains
covered only by the sending country.
The agreement includes additional rules
that eliminate dual U.S. and Slovak
coverage in other work situations.
The agreement also helps eliminate
situations where workers suffer a loss of
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benefit rights because they have divided
their careers between the two countries.
Under the agreement, workers may
qualify for partial U.S. benefits or partial
Slovak benefits based on combined
(totalized) work credits from both
countries.
If you want more information about
the agreement’s provisions, you may
write to the Social Security
Administration, Office of International
Programs, Post Office Box 17741,
Baltimore, MD 21235–7741 or visit the
Social Security Web site at
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www.socialsecurity.gov/international.
The full text of the agreement and its
accompanying administrative
arrangement is available at
www.socialsecurity.gov/international/
Agreement_Texts/slovakrepublic.html.
Dated: June 10, 2014.
Carolyn Colvin,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2014-0023]
Agreement on Social Security Between the United States and the
Slovak Republic; Entry Into Force
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: We are giving notice that an agreement coordinating the United
States (U.S.) and the Slovak social security programs entered into
force on May 1, 2014. The agreement with the Slovak Republic, which was
signed on December 10, 2012, is similar to U.S. social security
agreements already in force with 24 other countries--Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea (South),
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Section 233 of the Social Security
Act authorizes agreements of this type. 42 U.S.C. 433.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Like the other agreements, the U.S.-Slovak
agreement eliminates dual social security coverage. This situation
exists when a worker from one country works in the other country and
has coverage under the social security systems of both countries for
the same work. Without such agreements in force, when
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dual coverage occurs, the worker, the worker's employer, or both may be
required to pay social security contributions to the two countries
simultaneously. Under the U.S.-Slovak agreement, a worker who is sent
by an employer in one country to work in the other country for 5 years
or less remains covered only by the sending country. The agreement
includes additional rules that eliminate dual U.S. and Slovak coverage
in other work situations.
The agreement also helps eliminate situations where workers suffer
a loss of benefit rights because they have divided their careers
between the two countries. Under the agreement, workers may qualify for
partial U.S. benefits or partial Slovak benefits based on combined
(totalized) work credits from both countries.
If you want more information about the agreement's provisions, you
may write to the Social Security Administration, Office of
International Programs, Post Office Box 17741, Baltimore, MD 21235-7741
or visit the Social Security Web site at www.socialsecurity.gov/international. The full text of the agreement and its accompanying
administrative arrangement is available at www.socialsecurity.gov/international/Agreement_Texts/slovakrepublic.html.
Dated: June 10, 2014.
Carolyn Colvin,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
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