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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2015–0001]
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.
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(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
Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2015–0001].
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 March 24,
2015. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
1. Waiver of Right to Appear—
Disability Hearing—20 CFR 404.913–
404.914, 404.916(b)(5), 416.1413–
416.1414, 416.1416(b)(5)—0960–0534.
Claimants for Social Security disability
payments or their representatives can
use Form SSA–773–U4 to officially
waive their right to appear at a disability
hearing. The disability hearing officer
uses the signed form as a basis for not
holding a hearing, and for preparing a
written decision on the claimant’s
request for disability payments based
solely on the evidence of record. The
respondents are claimants for disability
payments under Title II and Title XVI of
the Social Security Act, or their
representatives, who wish to waive their
right to appear at a disability hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–773–U4 ...................................................................................................
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Modality of completion
200
1
3
10
2. Promoting Readiness of Minors in
SSI (PROMISE) Evaluation—0960–0799.
Background.
The Promoting Readiness of Minors in
SSI (PROMISE) demonstration pursues
positive outcomes for children with
disabilities who receive Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) and their families
by reducing dependency on SSI. The
Department of Education (ED) awarded
six cooperative agreements to states to
improve the provision and coordination
of services and support for children
with disabilities who receive SSI and
their families to achieve improved
education and employment outcomes.
ED awarded PROMISE funds to five
single-state projects, and to one six-state
consortium.1 With support from ED, the
Department of Labor (DOL), and the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), SSA is evaluating the
six PROMISE projects. SSA contracted
with Mathematica Policy Research to
conduct the evaluation.
Under PROMISE, targeted outcomes
for youth include an enhanced sense of
self-determination; achievement of
secondary and post-secondary
educational credentials; an attainment
of early work experiences culminating
with competitive employment in an
integrated setting; and long-term
reduction in reliance on SSI. Outcomes
of interest for families include
heightened expectations for and support
of the long-term self-sufficiency of their
youth; parent or guardian attainment of
education and training credentials; and
increases in earnings and total income.
To achieve these outcomes, we expect
the PROMISE projects to make better
1 The six-state consortium project goes by the
name Achieving Success by Promoting Readiness
for Education and Employment (ASPIRE) rather
than by PROMISE.
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use of existing resources by improving
service coordination among multiple
state and local agencies and programs.
ED, SSA, DOL, and HHS intend the
PROMISE projects to address key
limitations in the existing service
system for youth with disabilities. By
intervening early in the lives of these
young people, at ages 14–16, the
projects engage the youth and their
families well before critical decisions
regarding the age 18 redetermination are
upon them. We expect the required
partnerships among the various state
and Federal agencies that serve youth
with disabilities to result in improved
integration of services and fewer
dropped handoffs as youth move from
one agency to another. By requiring the
programs to engage and serve families
and provide youth with paid work
experiences, the initiative is mandating
the adoption of critical best practices in
promoting the independence of youth
with disabilities.
Project Description
SSA is requesting clearance for the
collection of data needed to implement
and evaluate PROMISE. The evaluation
provides empirical evidence on the
impact of the intervention for youth and
their families in several critical areas,
including: (1) Improved educational
attainment; (2) increased employment
skills, experience, and earnings; and (3)
long-term reduction in use of public
benefits. We base the PROMISE
evaluation on a rigorous design that
entails the random assignment of
approximately 2,000 youth in each of
the six projects to treatment or control
groups (12,000 total). The PROMISE
projects provide enhanced services for
youth in the treatment groups; whereas
youth in the control groups are eligible
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only for those services already available
in their communities independent of the
interventions.
The evaluation assesses the effect of
PROMISE services on educational
attainment, employment, earnings, and
reduced receipt of disability payments.
The three components of this evaluation
include:
• The process analysis, which
documents program models, assesses
the relationships among the partner
organizations, documents whether the
grantees implemented the programs as
planned, identifies features of the
programs that may account for their
impacts on youth and families, and
identifies lessons for future programs
with similar objectives.
• The impact analysis, which
determines whether youth and families
in the treatment groups receive more
services than their counterparts in the
control groups. It also determines
whether treatment group members have
better results than control group
members with respect to the targeted
outcomes noted above.
• The cost-benefit analysis, which
assesses whether the benefits of
PROMISE, including increases in
employment and reductions in benefit
receipt, are large enough to justify its
costs. We conduct this assessment from
a range of perspectives, including those
of the participants, state and Federal
governments, SSA, and society as a
whole.
SSA planned several data collection
efforts for the evaluation. These include:
(1) Follow-up interviews with youth
and their parent or guardian 18 months
and 5 years after enrollment; (2) phone
and in-person interviews with local
program administrators, program
supervisors, and service delivery staff at
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two points in time over the course of the
demonstration; (3) two rounds of focus
groups with participating youth in the
treatment group; (4) two rounds of focus
groups with parents or guardians of
submission. The respondents are the
youth participants in the PROMISE
program, and the parents or guardians of
the youth participants.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
participating youth; and (5) collection of
administrative data.
At this time, SSA requests clearance
for the 18-month survey interviews.
SSA will request clearance for the 5year survey interviews in a future
TIME BURDEN ON RESPONDENTS
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
2014: Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
Staff Interviews with Administrators or Directors .............................................
Staff Interviews with PROMISE Project Staff ..................................................
Youth Focus Groups—Non-participants ..........................................................
Youth Focus Groups—Participants .................................................................
Parents or Guardian Focus Groups—Non-participants ...................................
Parents or Guardian Focus Groups—Participants ..........................................
75
145
320
80
320
80
1
1
1
1
1
1
66
66
5
100
5
100
83
160
27
133
27
133
Totals ........................................................................................................
1,020
........................
........................
563
2015: 18 Month Survey Interviews
18 Month Survey Interviews—Parent ..............................................................
18 Month Survey Interviews—Youth ...............................................................
850
850
1
1
41
30
581
425
Totals ........................................................................................................
1,700
........................
........................
1,006
2016: Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
Staff Interviews with Administrators or Directors .............................................
Staff Interviews with PROMISE Project Staff ..................................................
Youth Focus Groups—Non-participants ..........................................................
Youth Focus Groups—Participants .................................................................
Parents or Guardian Focus Groups—Non-participants ...................................
Parents or Guardian Focus Groups—Participants ..........................................
18 Month Survey Interviews—Parent ..............................................................
18 Month Survey Interviews—Youth ...............................................................
75
145
320
80
320
80
5,100
5,100
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
66
66
5
100
5
100
41
30
83
160
27
133
27
133
3,485
2,550
Totals ........................................................................................................
11,220
........................
........................
6,598
2017: 18 Month Survey Interviews
18 Month Survey Interviews—Parent ..............................................................
18 Month Survey Interviews—Youth ...............................................................
4,250
4,250
1
1
41
30
2,904
2,125
Totals ........................................................................................................
8,500
........................
........................
5,029
22,440
........................
........................
13,196
Average
burden per response
(minutes)
Median hourly
wage rate
(dollars)
Grand Total
Grand Total ...............................................................................................
COST BURDEN FOR RESPONDENTS
Number of
respondents
Respondent type
Frequency of
response
Total
respondent
cost
(dollars)
2014: Annual Cost to Respondents
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Parent or Guardian Focus Group—Non-Participants ..........
Parent or Guardian Focus Group—Participants ..................
320
80
1
1
5
100
$7.38
7.38
$196.01
984.20
Total ..............................................................................
400
........................
........................
........................
1,180.21
5
100
7.38
7.38
196.01
984.20
2016: Annual Cost to Respondents
Parent or Guardian Focus Group—Non-Participants ..........
Parent or Guardian Focus Group—Participants ..................
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COST BURDEN FOR RESPONDENTS—Continued
Number of
respondents
Respondent type
Total ..............................................................................
400
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per response
(minutes)
Median hourly
wage rate
(dollars)
Total
respondent
cost
(dollars)
........................
........................
........................
1,180.21
........................
........................
2,360.42
Grand Total Cost Estimate
Grand Total ...................................................................
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
800
........................
February 23, 2015. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
package by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Modified Benefit Formula
Questionnaire—Foreign Pension—0960–
0561. SSA uses Form SSA–308 to
determine exactly how much (if any) of
a foreign pension may be used to reduce
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
the amount of Title II Social Security
retirement or disability benefits under
the modified benefit formula. The
respondents are applicants for Title II
Social Security retirement or disability
benefits who have foreign pensions.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–308 ..........................................................................................................
Phone Interview ...............................................................................................
13,452
1,666
1
1
10
60
2,242
1,666
Totals ........................................................................................................
15,118
........................
........................
3,908
2. Filing Claims Under the Federal
Tort Claims Act—20 CFR 429.101–
429.110—0960–0667. The Federal Tort
Claims Act is the legal mechanism for
compensating persons injured by
negligent or wrongful acts that occur
during the performance of official duties
by Federal employees. In accordance
with the law, SSA accepts monetary
claims filed under the Federal Tort
Claims Act for damages against the
United States, loss of property, personal
injury, or death resulting from an SSA
employee’s wrongful act or omission.
The regulation sections cleared under
this information collection request
require claimants to provide
information SSA can use to investigate
Number of
respondents
CFR section
and determine whether to make an
award, compromise, or settlement under
the Federal Tort Claims Act. The
respondents are individuals or entities
making a claim under the Federal Tort
Claims Act.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
429.102; 429.103 1 ...........................................................................................
429.104(a) ........................................................................................................
429.104(b) ........................................................................................................
429.104(c) ........................................................................................................
429.106(b) ........................................................................................................
1
11
43
1
6
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
10
1
1
4
0
1
Totals ........................................................................................................
62
........................
........................
7
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1 The 1 hour represents a placeholder burden. We are not reporting a burden for this collection because respondents complete OMB-approved
Form SF–95.
Dated: January 20, 2015.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
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 60 days for public
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2015-0001]
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.
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(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
Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2015-0001].
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
March 24, 2015. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Waiver of Right to Appear--Disability Hearing--20 CFR 404.913-
404.914, 404.916(b)(5), 416.1413-416.1414, 416.1416(b)(5)--0960-0534.
Claimants for Social Security disability payments or their
representatives can use Form SSA-773-U4 to officially waive their right
to appear at a disability hearing. The disability hearing officer uses
the signed form as a basis for not holding a hearing, and for preparing
a written decision on the claimant's request for disability payments
based solely on the evidence of record. The respondents are claimants
for disability payments under Title II and Title XVI of the Social
Security Act, or their representatives, who wish to waive their right
to appear at a disability hearing.
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 (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-773-U4.................................. 200 1 3 10
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2. Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) Evaluation--0960-
0799.
Background.
The Promoting Readiness of Minors in SSI (PROMISE) demonstration
pursues positive outcomes for children with disabilities who receive
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and their families by reducing
dependency on SSI. The Department of Education (ED) awarded six
cooperative agreements to states to improve the provision and
coordination of services and support for children with disabilities who
receive SSI and their families to achieve improved education and
employment outcomes. ED awarded PROMISE funds to five single-state
projects, and to one six-state consortium.\1\ With support from ED, the
Department of Labor (DOL), and the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), SSA is evaluating the six PROMISE projects. SSA
contracted with Mathematica Policy Research to conduct the evaluation.
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\1\ The six-state consortium project goes by the name Achieving
Success by Promoting Readiness for Education and Employment (ASPIRE)
rather than by PROMISE.
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Under PROMISE, targeted outcomes for youth include an enhanced
sense of self-determination; achievement of secondary and post-
secondary educational credentials; an attainment of early work
experiences culminating with competitive employment in an integrated
setting; and long-term reduction in reliance on SSI. Outcomes of
interest for families include heightened expectations for and support
of the long-term self-sufficiency of their youth; parent or guardian
attainment of education and training credentials; and increases in
earnings and total income. To achieve these outcomes, we expect the
PROMISE projects to make better use of existing resources by improving
service coordination among multiple state and local agencies and
programs.
ED, SSA, DOL, and HHS intend the PROMISE projects to address key
limitations in the existing service system for youth with disabilities.
By intervening early in the lives of these young people, at ages 14-16,
the projects engage the youth and their families well before critical
decisions regarding the age 18 redetermination are upon them. We expect
the required partnerships among the various state and Federal agencies
that serve youth with disabilities to result in improved integration of
services and fewer dropped handoffs as youth move from one agency to
another. By requiring the programs to engage and serve families and
provide youth with paid work experiences, the initiative is mandating
the adoption of critical best practices in promoting the independence
of youth with disabilities.
Project Description
SSA is requesting clearance for the collection of data needed to
implement and evaluate PROMISE. The evaluation provides empirical
evidence on the impact of the intervention for youth and their families
in several critical areas, including: (1) Improved educational
attainment; (2) increased employment skills, experience, and earnings;
and (3) long-term reduction in use of public benefits. We base the
PROMISE evaluation on a rigorous design that entails the random
assignment of approximately 2,000 youth in each of the six projects to
treatment or control groups (12,000 total). The PROMISE projects
provide enhanced services for youth in the treatment groups; whereas
youth in the control groups are eligible only for those services
already available in their communities independent of the
interventions.
The evaluation assesses the effect of PROMISE services on
educational attainment, employment, earnings, and reduced receipt of
disability payments. The three components of this evaluation include:
The process analysis, which documents program models,
assesses the relationships among the partner organizations, documents
whether the grantees implemented the programs as planned, identifies
features of the programs that may account for their impacts on youth
and families, and identifies lessons for future programs with similar
objectives.
The impact analysis, which determines whether youth and
families in the treatment groups receive more services than their
counterparts in the control groups. It also determines whether
treatment group members have better results than control group members
with respect to the targeted outcomes noted above.
The cost-benefit analysis, which assesses whether the
benefits of PROMISE, including increases in employment and reductions
in benefit receipt, are large enough to justify its costs. We conduct
this assessment from a range of perspectives, including those of the
participants, state and Federal governments, SSA, and society as a
whole.
SSA planned several data collection efforts for the evaluation.
These include: (1) Follow-up interviews with youth and their parent or
guardian 18 months and 5 years after enrollment; (2) phone and in-
person interviews with local program administrators, program
supervisors, and service delivery staff at
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two points in time over the course of the demonstration; (3) two rounds
of focus groups with participating youth in the treatment group; (4)
two rounds of focus groups with parents or guardians of participating
youth; and (5) collection of administrative data.
At this time, SSA requests clearance for the 18-month survey
interviews. SSA will request clearance for the 5-year survey interviews
in a future submission. The respondents are the youth participants in
the PROMISE program, and the parents or guardians of the youth
participants.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Time Burden on Respondents
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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2014: Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
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Staff Interviews with Administrators or 75 1 66 83
Directors......................................
Staff Interviews with PROMISE Project Staff..... 145 1 66 160
Youth Focus Groups--Non-participants............ 320 1 5 27
Youth Focus Groups--Participants................ 80 1 100 133
Parents or Guardian Focus Groups--Non- 320 1 5 27
participants...................................
Parents or Guardian Focus Groups--Participants.. 80 1 100 133
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Totals...................................... 1,020 .............. .............. 563
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2015: 18 Month Survey Interviews
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18 Month Survey Interviews--Parent.............. 850 1 41 581
18 Month Survey Interviews--Youth............... 850 1 30 425
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Totals...................................... 1,700 .............. .............. 1,006
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2016: Interviews and Focus Group Discussions
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Staff Interviews with Administrators or 75 1 66 83
Directors......................................
Staff Interviews with PROMISE Project Staff..... 145 1 66 160
Youth Focus Groups--Non-participants............ 320 1 5 27
Youth Focus Groups--Participants................ 80 1 100 133
Parents or Guardian Focus Groups--Non- 320 1 5 27
participants...................................
Parents or Guardian Focus Groups--Participants.. 80 1 100 133
18 Month Survey Interviews--Parent.............. 5,100 1 41 3,485
18 Month Survey Interviews--Youth............... 5,100 1 30 2,550
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Totals...................................... 11,220 .............. .............. 6,598
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2017: 18 Month Survey Interviews
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18 Month Survey Interviews--Parent.............. 4,250 1 41 2,904
18 Month Survey Interviews--Youth............... 4,250 1 30 2,125
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Totals...................................... 8,500 .............. .............. 5,029
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Grand Total
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Grand Total................................. 22,440 .............. .............. 13,196
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Cost Burden for Respondents
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Average Total
Number of Frequency of burden per Median hourly respondent
Respondent type respondents response response wage rate cost
(minutes) (dollars) (dollars)
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2014: Annual Cost to Respondents
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Parent or Guardian Focus Group-- 320 1 5 $7.38 $196.01
Non-Participants...............
Parent or Guardian Focus Group-- 80 1 100 7.38 984.20
Participants...................
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Total....................... 400 .............. .............. .............. 1,180.21
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2016: Annual Cost to Respondents
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Parent or Guardian Focus Group-- 320 1 5 7.38 196.01
Non-Participants...............
Parent or Guardian Focus Group-- 80 1 100 7.38 984.20
Participants...................
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Total....................... 400 .............. .............. .............. 1,180.21
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Grand Total Cost Estimate
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Grand Total................. 800 .............. .............. .............. 2,360.42
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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 February 23, 2015. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance package by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Modified Benefit Formula Questionnaire--Foreign Pension--0960-
0561. SSA uses Form SSA-308 to determine exactly how much (if any) of a
foreign pension may be used to reduce the amount of Title II Social
Security retirement or disability benefits under the modified benefit
formula. The respondents are applicants for Title II Social Security
retirement or disability benefits who have foreign pensions.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-308......................................... 13,452 1 10 2,242
Phone Interview................................. 1,666 1 60 1,666
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Totals...................................... 15,118 .............. .............. 3,908
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2. Filing Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act--20 CFR 429.101-
429.110--0960-0667. The Federal Tort Claims Act is the legal mechanism
for compensating persons injured by negligent or wrongful acts that
occur during the performance of official duties by Federal employees.
In accordance with the law, SSA accepts monetary claims filed under the
Federal Tort Claims Act for damages against the United States, loss of
property, personal injury, or death resulting from an SSA employee's
wrongful act or omission. The regulation sections cleared under this
information collection request require claimants to provide information
SSA can use to investigate and determine whether to make an award,
compromise, or settlement under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The
respondents are individuals or entities making a claim under the
Federal Tort Claims Act.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
CFR section respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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429.102; 429.103 \1\............................ 1 .............. .............. 1
429.104(a)...................................... 11 1 5 1
429.104(b)...................................... 43 1 5 4
429.104(c)...................................... 1 1 5 0
429.106(b)...................................... 6 1 10 1
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Totals...................................... 62 .............. .............. 7
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\1\ The 1 hour represents a placeholder burden. We are not reporting a burden for this collection because
respondents complete OMB-approved Form SF-95.
Dated: January 20, 2015.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
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