Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request, 10699-10700 [2016-04229]

Download as PDF 10699 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2016 / Notices Incident Period: 01/22/2016 through 01/24/2016. DATES: Effective Date: 02/22/2016. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 04/22/2016. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 11/22/2016. 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: Notice is hereby given that as a result of the Administrator’s disaster declaration, applications for disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations. The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster: Primary Counties: Atlantic. 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[FR Doc. 2016–04424 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No: SSA–2016–0004] 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 Percent 1, 1995. This notice includes revisions of OMB-approved information collections. SSA is soliciting comments on the 3.625 accuracy of the agency’s burden 1.813 estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to enhance its 6.250 quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden on respondents, 4.000 including the use of automated 2.625 collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your comments and 2.625 recommendations on the information collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer Number of responses asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SSA–L2794 ...................................................................................................... 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 March 31, 2016. Individuals can obtain 20:18 Feb 29, 2016 2.625 The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 14639 B and for economic injury is 14640 0. The States which received an EIDL Declaration # are New Jersey. Modality of completion VerDate Sep<11>2014 4.000 Jkt 238001 Frm 00135 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 (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. Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA– 2016–0004]. 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 May 2, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by writing to the above email address. Real Property Current Market Value Estimate—0960–0471. SSA considers an individual’s resources when evaluating eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The value of an individual’s resources, including nonhome real property, is one of the eligibility requirements for SSI payments. SSA obtains current market value estimates of the claimant’s real property through Form SSA–L2794. We allow respondents to use readily available records to complete the form, or we can accept their best estimates. We use this form as part of initial applications and in post-entitlement situations. The respondents are small business operators in real estate; state and local government employees tasked with assessing real property values; and other individuals knowledgeable about local real estate values. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information collection. Frequency of response 250 copies of the OMB clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ ssa.gov. 1. Internet Direct Deposit Application—31 CFR 210—0960–0634. SSA requires all applicants and recipients of Social Security Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits, or SSI payments to PO 00000 and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following addresses or fax numbers. 1 Average burden per response (minutes) 20 Estimated total annual burden (hours) 83 receive these benefits and payments via direct deposit at a financial institution. SSA receives Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer (DD/EFT) enrollment information from OASDI beneficiaries and SSI recipients to facilitate DD/EFT of their funds with their chosen financial institution. We also use this information when an enrolled E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 10700 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2016 / Notices individual wishes to change their DD/ EFT information. For the convenience of the respondents, we collect this information through several modalities, including an Internet application, inoffice or telephone interviews, and our national 800 number. In addition to and SSI recipients requesting that we enroll them in the Direct Deposit program or change their direct deposit banking information. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. using the direct deposit information to enable DD/EFT of funds to the recipient’s chosen financial institution, we also use the information through our Direct Deposit Fraud Indicator to ensure the correct recipient receives the funds. Respondents are OASDI beneficiaries Number of responses Modality of completion Average burden per response (minutes) Frequency of response Estimated total annual burden (hours) Internet DD ...................................................................................................... Non-Electronic Services (FO, 800#- ePath, MSSICS, SPS, MACADE, POS, RPS) ............................................................................................................. Direct Deposit Fraud Indicator ......................................................................... 507,214 1 10 84,536 3,317,351 54,016 1 1 12 2 663,470 1,801 Totals ........................................................................................................ 3,878,581 ........................ ........................ 749,807 2. Centenarian and Medicare NonUtilization Project Development Worksheets: Face-to-Face Interview and Telephone Interview—20 CFR 416.204(b) and 422.135—0960–0780. SSA conducts interviews with centenary Title II beneficiaries and Title XVI recipients, and Medicare NonUtilization Project (MNUP) beneficiaries age 90 and older to: (1) Assess if the beneficiaries are still living; (2) prevent fraud through identity misrepresentation; and (3) evaluate the well-being of the recipients. SSA field office personnel obtain the information through one-time, in-person interviews with the centenarians and MNUP beneficiaries. If the centenarians and MNUP beneficiaries have representatives or caregivers, SSA personnel invite them to the interviews. During these interviews, SSA employees make overall observations of the centenarians, MNUP beneficiaries, and their representative payees (if applicable). The interviewer uses the appropriate Development Worksheet as a guide for the interview, in addition to documenting findings during the interview. Non-completion of the Number of responses Modality of completion Worksheets, or refusal of the interviews, will result in the suspension of the centenarians’ or MNUP beneficiaries’ payments. SSA conducts the interviews either over the telephone or through a face-to-face discussion with the respondents. Respondents are SSI recipients or Social Security beneficiaries 100 years old or older; MNUP beneficiaries; their representative payees; or their caregivers. Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. Average burden per response (minutes) Frequency of response Estimated total annual burden (hours) Centenarian Project—Title XVI Only* .............................................................. MNUP—All Title II Responses ......................................................................... 240 4,400 1 1 15 15 60 1,100 Totals ........................................................................................................ 4,640 ........................ ........................ 1,160 * Some cases are T2 rollovers from prior Centenarian workloads Dated: February 23, 2016. Naomi R. Sipple, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA–DR) Secretariat for Environmental Matters (Secretariat) with the preparation of factual records. [FR Doc. 2016–04229 Filed 2–29–16; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF STATE asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Public Notice: 9457] Notice of Request for Expressions of Interest by Environmental Experts in Assisting the CAFTA–DR Secretariat for Environmental Matters With the Preparation of Factual Records Department of State. Request for expressions of interest by environmental experts to assist the Dominican Republic-Central AGENCY: ACTION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:18 Feb 29, 2016 Jkt 238001 The U.S. Department of State (State Department) and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) are compiling recommendations for additional candidates to be included on the roster of environmental experts from which the CAFTA–DR Secretariat selects individuals to assist in the preparation of factual records. The State Department and USTR invite environmental experts, including representatives from non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, private sector enterprises, and other interested persons, to submit their expression of interest in being included on the roster of experts. We encourage SUMMARY: BILLING CODE 4191–02–P PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 submitters to review the following prior to expressing interest: (1) Chapter 17: Environment of the CAFTA–DR, in particular Articles 17.7 and 17.8; (2) paragraph 2(d) of the Understanding Regarding the Establishment of a Secretariat for Environmental Matters Under CAFTA–DR; (3) paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 5 of the Agreement Establishing a Secretariat for Environmental Matters Under CAFTA– DR; and (4) Decision No. 10 of the CAFTA–DR Environmental Affairs Council (Council). Submitters also are encouraged to review the definition of ‘‘environmental law’’ in Article 17.13 of Chapter 17 to get a sense of the range of environmental matters that could be at issue in a factual record. These documents are available at: https:// www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/caftadr/. E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10699-10700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04229]

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2016-0004]

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 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.

Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2016-0004].
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 May
2, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by
writing to the above email address.
Real Property Current Market Value Estimate--0960-0471. SSA
considers an individual's resources when evaluating eligibility for
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The value of an
individual's resources, including non-home real property, is one of the
eligibility requirements for SSI payments. SSA obtains current market
value estimates of the claimant's real property through Form SSA-L2794.
We allow respondents to use readily available records to complete the
form, or we can accept their best estimates. We use this form as part
of initial applications and in post-entitlement situations. The
respondents are small business operators in real estate; state and
local government employees tasked with assessing real property values;
and other individuals knowledgeable about local real estate values.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information
collection.

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 March 31, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB
clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Internet Direct Deposit Application--31 CFR 210--0960-0634. SSA
requires all applicants and recipients of Social Security Old Age,
Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits, or SSI payments
to receive these benefits and payments via direct deposit at a
financial institution. SSA receives Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds
Transfer (DD/EFT) enrollment information from OASDI beneficiaries and
SSI recipients to facilitate DD/EFT of their funds with their chosen
financial institution. We also use this information when an enrolled

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individual wishes to change their DD/EFT information. For the
convenience of the respondents, we collect this information through
several modalities, including an Internet application, in-office or
telephone interviews, and our national 800 number. In addition to using
the direct deposit information to enable DD/EFT of funds to the
recipient's chosen financial institution, we also use the information
through our Direct Deposit Fraud Indicator to ensure the correct
recipient receives the funds. Respondents are OASDI beneficiaries and
SSI recipients requesting that we enroll them in the Direct Deposit
program or change their direct deposit banking information.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.

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Average burden Estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual
responses response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Internet DD..................................... 507,214 1 10 84,536
Non-Electronic Services (FO, 800#- ePath, 3,317,351 1 12 663,470
MSSICS, SPS, MACADE, POS, RPS).................
Direct Deposit Fraud Indicator.................. 54,016 1 2 1,801
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Totals...................................... 3,878,581 .............. .............. 749,807
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2. Centenarian and Medicare Non-Utilization Project Development
Worksheets: Face-to-Face Interview and Telephone Interview--20 CFR
416.204(b) and 422.135--0960-0780. SSA conducts interviews with
centenary Title II beneficiaries and Title XVI recipients, and Medicare
Non-Utilization Project (MNUP) beneficiaries age 90 and older to: (1)
Assess if the beneficiaries are still living; (2) prevent fraud through
identity misrepresentation; and (3) evaluate the well-being of the
recipients. SSA field office personnel obtain the information through
one-time, in-person interviews with the centenarians and MNUP
beneficiaries. If the centenarians and MNUP beneficiaries have
representatives or caregivers, SSA personnel invite them to the
interviews. During these interviews, SSA employees make overall
observations of the centenarians, MNUP beneficiaries, and their
representative payees (if applicable). The interviewer uses the
appropriate Development Worksheet as a guide for the interview, in
addition to documenting findings during the interview. Non-completion
of the Worksheets, or refusal of the interviews, will result in the
suspension of the centenarians' or MNUP beneficiaries' payments. SSA
conducts the interviews either over the telephone or through a face-to-
face discussion with the respondents. Respondents are SSI recipients or
Social Security beneficiaries 100 years old or older; MNUP
beneficiaries; their representative payees; or their caregivers.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.

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Average burden Estimated
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual
responses response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Centenarian Project--Title XVI Only*............ 240 1 15 60
MNUP--All Title II Responses.................... 4,400 1 15 1,100
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Totals...................................... 4,640 .............. .............. 1,160
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* Some cases are T2 rollovers from prior Centenarian workloads

Dated: February 23, 2016.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-04229 Filed 2-29-16; 8:45 am]
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