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Maryland: Frederick, Garrett
Pennsylvania: Bedford, Franklin,
Fulton, Somerset
Virginia: Loudoun
West Virginia: Berkeley, Hampshire,
Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan
The Interest Rates are:
Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners With Credit
Available Elsewhere ..........
Homeowners Without Credit
Available Elsewhere ..........
Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ..................
Businesses Without Credit
Available Elsewhere ..........
Non-Profit Organizations With
Credit Available Elsewhere
Non-Profit
Organizations
Without Credit Available
Elsewhere ..........................
For Economic Injury:
Businesses & Small Agricultural Cooperatives Without
Credit Available Elsewhere
Non-Profit
Organizations
Without Credit Available
Elsewhere ..........................
4.375
2.188
6.000
4.000
2.625
2.625
4.000
2.625
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 14074 6 and for
economic injury is 14075 0.
The States which received an EIDL
Declaration # are Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Maria Contreras-Sweet,
Administrator.
Incident: Severe storms, straight-line
winds, flooding, landslides, and
mudslides.
Incident Period: 06/11/2014 through
07/11/2014.
DATES: Effective Date: 07/31/2014.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 09/19/2014.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 04/21/2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing And
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of the President’s major disaster
declaration for Private Non-Profit
organizations in the State of Minnesota,
dated 07/21/2014, is hereby amended to
include the following areas as adversely
affected by the disaster.
Primary Counties:
Beltrami, Blue Earth, Brown, Carver,
Dodge, Faribault, Koochiching, Lac
Qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Le
Sueur, Marshall, Martin, Mcleod,
Nicollet, Redwood, Rice, Roseau,
Scott, Sibley, Steele, Todd, Wadena,
Waseca, Yellow Medicine, And the
Red Lake Band of Chippewa and
Prairie Island Indian Community
Tribes.
All other information in the original
declaration remains unchanged.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Numbers 59002 and 59008)
[FR Doc. 2014–18690 Filed 8–6–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2014–18697 Filed 8–6–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
[Disaster Declaration # 14064 and # 14065]
Minnesota Disaster Number MN–00056
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Amendment 1.
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for Public Assistance Only for
the State of Minnesota (FEMA–4182–
DR), dated 07/21/2014.
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
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY:
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
SSA–8000, paper version ....................................................................
MSSICS Version ..................................................................................
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Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
and an extension of OMB-approved
information collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, 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, OLCA, Attn:
Reports Clearance Director, 3100
West High Rise, 6401 Security
Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax:
410–966–2830, Email address:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
I. The information collection below is
pending at SSA. SSA will submit it 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 October 6, 2014. Individuals
can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above
email address.
Application for Supplemental
Security Income—20 CFR 416.207 and
416.305—416.335, Subpart C—0960–
0229. The Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) program provides aged,
blind, and disabled individuals who
have little or no income, with funds for
food, clothing, and shelter. Individuals
complete Form SSA–8000 to apply for
SSI. SSA uses the information from
paper Form SSA–8000 and its electronic
intranet counterpart, the Modernized
SSI Claims Systems (MSSICS), to
determine: (1) Whether SSI claimants
meet all statutory and regulatory
eligibility requirements; and (2) SSI
payment amounts. The respondents are
applicants for SSI or their representative
payees.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
39,295
211,802
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Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
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Total estimated
anual burden
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26,852
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Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total estimated
anual burden
(hours)
MSSICS with Signature Proxy (attestation) ........................................
1,713,671
1
35
999,641
Totals ............................................................................................
1,964,768
........................
........................
1,153,574
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
September 8, 2014. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
packages by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Disability Report-Appeal—20 CFR
404.1512, 416.912, 404.916(c),
416.1416(c), 422.140, 404.1713,
416.1513, 404.1740(b)(4),
416.1540(b)(4), and 405 Subpart C—
0960–0144. SSA requires disability
applicants who wish to appeal an
unfavorable disability determination to
complete Form SSA–3441–BK, the
associated Electronic Disability Collect
System (EDCS) interview, or the Internet
application, i3441. This allows
claimants to disclose any changes to
their disability or resources that might
influence SSA’s unfavorable
determination. We may use the
information to: (1) Reconsider and
review an initial disability
determination; (2) review a continuing
disability; and (3) evaluate a request for
a hearing. This information assists the
State Disability Determination Services
(DDS) and administrative law judges
(ALJ) in preparing for the appeals and
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
hearings, and in issuing a determination
or decision on an individual’s
entitlement (initial or continuing) to
disability benefits. In addition, the
information we collect on the SSA–
3441–BK facilitates SSA’s collection of
medical information to support the
applicant’s request for reconsideration;
request for benefits cessation appeal;
and request for a hearing before an ALJ.
Respondents are individuals who
appeal denial, reduction, or cessation of
Social Security disability income and
SSI payments; who wish to request a
hearing before an ALJ; or their
representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total estimated
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–3441–BK .....................................................................................
Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS) .......................................
i3441 (Internet) ....................................................................................
2,396
476,771
1,046,938
1
1
1
45
45
28
1,797
357,578
488,571
Totals ............................................................................................
1,526,105
........................
........................
847,946
2. Request for Hearing by
Administrative Law Judge—20 CFR
404.929, 404.933, 416.1429, 404.1433,
418.1350, and 42 CFR 405.722—0960–
0269. When SSA denies applicants’ or
beneficiaries’ requests for new or
continuing benefits, the Social Security
Act entitles those applicants or
beneficiaries to request a hearing to
appeal the decision. To request a
hearing, individuals complete Form
HA–501, the associated Modernized
Claims System (MCS) or MSSICS
interview, or the Internet application
(i501). SSA uses the information to
determine if the individual: (1) Filed the
request within the prescribed time; (2)
is the proper party; and (3) took the
steps necessary to obtain the right to a
hearing. SSA also uses the information
to determine: (1) The individual’s
reason(s) for disagreeing with SSA’s
prior determinations in the case; (2) if
the individual has additional evidence
to submit; (3) if the individual wants an
oral hearing or a decision on the record;
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
and (4) whether the individual has (or
wants to appoint) a representative. The
respondents are Social Security benefit
applicants and recipients who want to
appeal SSA’s denial of their request for
new or continued benefits, and
Medicare Part B recipients who must
pay the Medicare Part B Income-Related
Monthly Adjustment Amount.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Total estimated annual
burden (hours)
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HA–501; Modernized Claims System (MCS); Modernized Supplemental
Security Income Claims System (MSSICS) ...........................................
i501 (Internet iAppeals) .............................................................................
25,953
643,516
1
1
10
5
4,326
53,626
Totals ..................................................................................................
669,469
........................
........................
57,952
3. Request for Reconsideration—20
CFR 404.907–404.921, 416.1407–
416.1421, 408.1009, and 418.1325—
0960–0622. Individuals use Form SSA–
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561–U2, the associated MCS interview,
or the Internet application (i561) to
initiate a request for reconsideration of
a denied claim. SSA uses the
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and to determine an individual’s
eligibility or entitlement to Social
Security benefits (Title II), SSI payments
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(Title XVI), Special Veterans Benefits
(Title VIII), Medicare (Title XVIII), and
for initial determinations regarding
Medicare Part B income-related
premium subsidy reductions. The
respondents are individuals filing for
reconsideration of a denied claim.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Total estimated
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–561 and Modernized Claims System (MCS) ..............................
i561 (Internet iAppeals) .......................................................................
550,370
911,330
1
1
8
5
73,383
75,944
Totals ............................................................................................
1,461,700
........................
........................
149,327
Dated: August 4, 2014.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security
Administration.
to Allison Wright, who may be reached
on 202–663–0024 or at wrightas@
state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[FR Doc. 2014–18661 Filed 8–6–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 8815]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: DS–7646, U.S. National
Commission for UNESCO Laura W.
Bush Traveling Fellowship
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this Notice is to allow 30
days for public comment.
DATE(S): Submit comments directly to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to September 8, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
You must include the DS form number,
information collection title, and the
OMB control number in the subject line
of your message.
Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
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• Title of Information Collection: U.S.
National Commission for UNESCO
Laura W. Bush Traveling Fellowship.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0180.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
International Organization Affairs,
Office of UNESCO Affairs, Executive
Secretariat U.S. National Commission
for UNESCO (IO/UNESCO).
• Form Number: DS–7646.
• Respondents: U.S. college and
university students applying for a
Fellowship.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
100.
• Average Time Per Response: 10
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time: 1,000
hours.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
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including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of proposed collection:
Fellowship applicants (U.S. citizen
students at U.S. colleges and
universities) will submit descriptions of
self-designed proposals for brief travel
abroad to conduct work that is
consistent with UNESCO’s substantive
mandate to contribute to peace and
security by promoting collaboration
among nations through education,
science, and culture in order to further
universal respect for justice, for the rule
of law and for the human rights and
fundamental freedoms which are
affirmed for the peoples of the world,
without distinction of race, sex,
language or religion, by the Charter of
the United Nations. The fellowship is
funded through private donations. The
information will be reviewed for the
purpose of identifying the most
meritorious proposals, as measured
against the published evaluation
criteria.
Methodology: The U.S. Department of
State, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, Office of UNESCO
Affairs, Executive Secretariat, U.S.
National Commission for UNESCO (IO/
UNESCO) will collect this information
via electronic submission.
Dated: July 31, 2014.
Allison Wright,
Executive Director, U.S. National Commission
for UNESCO, Bureau of International
Organization Affairs, U.S. Department of
State.
[FR Doc. 2014–18704 Filed 8–6–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–19–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8819]
Culturally Significant Objects Imported
for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘The
Heart Is Not a Metaphor’’ Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: Pursuant to
the authority vested in me by the Act of
SUMMARY:
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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 an extension of OMB-approved information
collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden
on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Mail, 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, OLCA, Attn: Reports
Clearance Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd.,
Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will
submit it 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
October 6, 2014. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
Application for Supplemental Security Income--20 CFR 416.207 and
416.305--416.335, Subpart C--0960-0229. The Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) program provides aged, blind, and disabled individuals who
have little or no income, with funds for food, clothing, and shelter.
Individuals complete Form SSA-8000 to apply for SSI. SSA uses the
information from paper Form SSA-8000 and its electronic intranet
counterpart, the Modernized SSI Claims Systems (MSSICS), to determine:
(1) Whether SSI claimants meet all statutory and regulatory eligibility
requirements; and (2) SSI payment amounts. The respondents are
applicants for SSI or their representative payees.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Total estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response anual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-8000, paper version................... 39,295 1 41 26,852
MSSICS Version............................ 211,802 1 36 127,081
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MSSICS with Signature Proxy (attestation). 1,713,671 1 35 999,641
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Totals................................ 1,964,768 .............. .............. 1,153,574
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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 September 8, 2014. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Disability Report-Appeal--20 CFR 404.1512, 416.912, 404.916(c),
416.1416(c), 422.140, 404.1713, 416.1513, 404.1740(b)(4),
416.1540(b)(4), and 405 Subpart C--0960-0144. SSA requires disability
applicants who wish to appeal an unfavorable disability determination
to complete Form SSA-3441-BK, the associated Electronic Disability
Collect System (EDCS) interview, or the Internet application, i3441.
This allows claimants to disclose any changes to their disability or
resources that might influence SSA's unfavorable determination. We may
use the information to: (1) Reconsider and review an initial disability
determination; (2) review a continuing disability; and (3) evaluate a
request for a hearing. This information assists the State Disability
Determination Services (DDS) and administrative law judges (ALJ) in
preparing for the appeals and hearings, and in issuing a determination
or decision on an individual's entitlement (initial or continuing) to
disability benefits. In addition, the information we collect on the
SSA-3441-BK facilitates SSA's collection of medical information to
support the applicant's request for reconsideration; request for
benefits cessation appeal; and request for a hearing before an ALJ.
Respondents are individuals who appeal denial, reduction, or cessation
of Social Security disability income and SSI payments; who wish to
request a hearing before an ALJ; or their representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden Total estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-3441-BK............................... 2,396 1 45 1,797
Electronic Disability Collect System 476,771 1 45 357,578
(EDCS)...................................
i3441 (Internet).......................... 1,046,938 1 28 488,571
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Totals................................ 1,526,105 .............. .............. 847,946
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2. Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge--20 CFR 404.929,
404.933, 416.1429, 404.1433, 418.1350, and 42 CFR 405.722--0960-0269.
When SSA denies applicants' or beneficiaries' requests for new or
continuing benefits, the Social Security Act entitles those applicants
or beneficiaries to request a hearing to appeal the decision. To
request a hearing, individuals complete Form HA-501, the associated
Modernized Claims System (MCS) or MSSICS interview, or the Internet
application (i501). SSA uses the information to determine if the
individual: (1) Filed the request within the prescribed time; (2) is
the proper party; and (3) took the steps necessary to obtain the right
to a hearing. SSA also uses the information to determine: (1) The
individual's reason(s) for disagreeing with SSA's prior determinations
in the case; (2) if the individual has additional evidence to submit;
(3) if the individual wants an oral hearing or a decision on the
record; and (4) whether the individual has (or wants to appoint) a
representative. The respondents are Social Security benefit applicants
and recipients who want to appeal SSA's denial of their request for new
or continued benefits, and Medicare Part B recipients who must pay the
Medicare Part B Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Total
Number of Frequency of Average burden estimated
Modality of completion respondents response per response annual burden
(minutes) (hours)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HA-501; Modernized Claims 25,953 1 10 4,326
System (MCS); Modernized
Supplemental Security
Income Claims System
(MSSICS)...................
i501 (Internet iAppeals).... 643,516 1 5 53,626
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals.................. 669,469 .............. .............. 57,952
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3. Request for Reconsideration--20 CFR 404.907-404.921, 416.1407-
416.1421, 408.1009, and 418.1325--0960-0622. Individuals use Form SSA-
561-U2, the associated MCS interview, or the Internet application
(i561) to initiate a request for reconsideration of a denied claim. SSA
uses the information to document the request and to determine an
individual's eligibility or entitlement to Social Security benefits
(Title II), SSI payments
[[Page 46295]]
(Title XVI), Special Veterans Benefits (Title VIII), Medicare (Title
XVIII), and for initial determinations regarding Medicare Part B
income-related premium subsidy reductions. The respondents are
individuals filing for reconsideration of a denied claim.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden Total estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-561 and Modernized Claims System (MCS) 550,370 1 8 73,383
i561 (Internet iAppeals).................. 911,330 1 5 75,944
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Totals................................ 1,461,700 .............. .............. 149,327
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Dated: August 4, 2014.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-18661 Filed 8-6-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P