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filed at the address listed above or other
locally announced locations.
The following areas have been
determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008).
Primary Counties: Buffalo
Contiguous Counties:
Wisconsin: Eau Claire, Pepin,
Trempealeau.
Minnesota: Wabasha, Winona.
[FR Doc. 2016–23763 Filed 9–30–16; 8:45 am]
Dated: September 21, 2016.
Maria Contreras-Sweet,
Administrator.
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2016–0047]
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 .....................................
3.125
1.563
6.250
4.000
2.625
2.625
4.000
2.625
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 14869 6 and for
economic injury is 14870 0.
The States which received an EIDL
Declaration # are Wisconsin, Minnesota.
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.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
(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–
2016–0047].
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 December 2,
2016. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
1. Statement of Agricultural Employer
(Year Prior to 1988; and 1988 and
later)—20 CFR 404.702, 404.802,
404.1056—0960–0036. If agricultural
workers believe their employers (1) did
not report their wages, or (2) reported
incorrect wage amounts, SSA will assist
them in resolving this issue.
Specifically, SSA will send Forms SSA–
1002–F3 or SSA–1003–F3 to the
agricultural employers to collect
evidence of wages paid. The
respondents are agricultural employers
whose workers request wage verification
or correction for their earnings records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
7,500
25,000
1
1
30
30
3,750
12,500
Total ..........................................................................................................
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SSA–1002 ........................................................................................................
SSA–1003 ........................................................................................................
32,500
........................
........................
16,250
2. Continuing Disability Review
Report—20 CFR 404.1589, 416.989—
0960–0072. Sections 221(i),
1614(a)(3)(H)(ii)(I) and 1633(c)(1) of the
Social Security Act (Act) requires SSA
to periodically review the cases of
individuals who receive benefits under
Title II or Title XVI, based on disability,
to determine if disability continues.
SSA uses Form SSA–454, Continuing
Disability Review Report, to complete
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the review for continued disability. SSA
considers adults eligible for payment if
they continue to be unable to do
substantial gainful activity because of
their impairments; and we consider
Title XVI children eligible for payment
if they have marked and severe
functional limitations due to their
impairments. SSA also uses Form SSA–
454 to obtain information on sources of
medical treatment, participation in
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vocational rehabilitation programs (if
any); attempts to work (if any); and the
opinions of individuals regarding
whether their conditions improved. The
respondents are Title II or Title XVI
disability recipients or their
representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
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Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
SSA–454–BK (Paper version) .........................................................................
Electronic Disability Collect System ................................................................
270,500
270,500
1
1
60
60
270,500
270,500
Totals ........................................................................................................
541,000
........................
........................
541,000
3. Request for Reconsideration—20
CFR 404.907–404.921, 416.1407–
416.1421, 408.1009, and 418.1325—
0960–0760. The Consent Based Social
Security Number Verification (CBSV)
process is a fee-based automated Social
Security number (SSN) verification
service available to private businesses
and other requesting parties. To use the
system, private businesses and
requesting parties must register with
SSA and obtain valid consent from SSN
holders prior to verification. We collect
the information to verify if the
submitted name and SSN match the
information in SSA records. After
completing a registration process and
paying the fee, the requesting party can
use the CBSV process to submit a file
containing the names of number holders
who gave valid consent, along with each
number holder’s accompanying SSN
and date of birth (if available) to obtain
real-time results using a web service
application or SSA’s Business Services
Online (BSO) application. SSA matches
the information against the SSA master
file of SSNs, using SSN, name, date of
birth, and gender code (if available). The
requesting party retrieves the results file
from SSA, which indicates only a match
or no match for each SSN submitted.
Under the CBSV process, the
requesting party does not submit the
consent forms of the number holders to
SSA. SSA requires each requesting party
to retain a valid consent form for each
SSN verification request. The requesting
party retains the consent forms in either
electronic or paper format.
SSA added a strong audit component
to ensure the integrity of the CBSV
process. At the discretion of the agency,
we require audits (called ‘‘compliance
reviews’’) with the requesting party
paying all audit costs. Independent
certified public accounts (CPAs)
conduct these reviews to ensure
compliance with all the terms and
conditions of the party’s agreement with
SSA, including a review of the consent
forms. CPAs conduct the reviews at the
requesting party’s place of business to
ensure the integrity of the process. In
addition, SSA reserves the right to
perform unannounced onsite
inspections of the entire process,
including review of the technical
systems that maintain the data and
transaction records. The respondents to
the CBSV collection are the
participating companies; members of
the public who consent to the SSN
verification; and CPAs who provide
compliance review services.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Time Burden
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
Number of
respondents
Requirement
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Registration process for new participating companies ....................................
Creation of file with SSN holder identification data; maintaining required
documentation/forms ....................................................................................
Using the system to upload request file, check status, and download results
file .................................................................................................................
Storing Consent Forms ....................................................................................
Activities related to compliance review ............................................................
*13
1
120
26
90
**251
60
22,590
90
90
90
251
251
251
5
60
60
1,883
22,590
22,590
Total ..........................................................................................................
373
........................
........................
69,679
* One-time registration process/approximately 13 new participating companies per year.
** Please note there are 251 Federal business days per year on which a requesting party could submit a file.
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WHO OPT FOR EXTERNAL TESTING ENVIRONMENT (ETE)
Number of
respondents
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Requirement
ETE Registration Process (includes reviewing and completing ETE User
Agreement) ...................................................................................................
Web Service Transactions ...............................................................................
Reporting Issues Encountered on Web service testing (e.g., reports on application’s reliability) .....................................................................................
Reporting changes in users’ status (e.g., termination or changes in users’
employment status; changes in duties of authorized users) .......................
Cancellation of Agreement ..............................................................................
Dispute Resolution ...........................................................................................
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Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
20
20
1
1
180
50
60
17
20
1
50
17
20
20
20
1
1
1
60
30
120
20
10
40
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PARTICIPATING COMPANIES WHO OPT FOR EXTERNAL TESTING ENVIRONMENT (ETE)—Continued
Number of
respondents
Requirement
Total ..........................................................................................................
120
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
........................
........................
164
PEOPLE WHOSE SSNS SSA WILL VERIFY
Number of
respondents
Requirement
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Reading and signing authorization for SSA to release SSN verification ........
Responding to CPA re-contact ........................................................................
2,800,000
5,750
1
1
3
5
140,000
479
Total ..........................................................................................................
2,805,750
........................
........................
140,479
There is one CPA respondent
conducting compliance reviews and
preparing written reports of findings.
The average burden per response is
4,800 minutes for a total burden of 7,200
hours annually.
To be sure we consider your comments,
we must receive them no later than
November 2, 2016. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
packages by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
Cost Burden
1. 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 Modernized
Supplemental Security Income Claims
System (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
The public cost burden is dependent
upon the number of companies and
transactions. SSA based the cost
estimates below upon 90 participating
companies submitting a total 2.8 million
transactions per year.
One-Time Per Company Registration
Fee—$5,000.
Estimated Per SSN Transaction Fee—
$1.40.i
Estimated Per Company Cost to Store
Consent Forms—$300.
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.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
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.
This is a correction notice: SSA
published the incorrect burden
information for this collection at 81 FR
47845, on 7/22/49. We are correcting
this error here.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden
per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
10,953
658,516
1
1
10
5
1,826
54,876
Totals ........................................................................................................
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HA–501; Modernized Claims System (MCS); Modernized Supplemental Security Income Claims System (MSSICS) .....................................................
I501 (Internet iAppeals) ...................................................................................
669,469
........................
........................
56,702
2. 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
i The annual costs associated with the transaction
to each company are dependent upon the number
of SSN transactions SSA submits by the company
on a yearly basis. For example, if a company
submits 1 million requests to SSA for the year, its
total transaction cost for the year would be $1.40
× 1,000,000, or $1,400,000. Periodically, SSA will
calculate our costs to provide CBSV services and
adjust the fees as needed. SSA notifies companies
in writing and via Federal Register Notice of any
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changes and companies have the opportunity to
cancel the agreement or continue service using the
new transaction fee.
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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
(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
This is a correction notice: SSA
published the incorrect burden
information for this collection at 81 FR
47845, on 7/22/49. We are correcting
this error here.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
SSA–561 and Modernized Claims System (MCS) ..........................................
I561 (Internet iAppeals) ...................................................................................
330,370
1,161,300
1
1
8
5
40,049
96,775
Totals ........................................................................................................
1,491,670
........................
........................
136,824
3. Request for Accommodation in
Communication Method—0960–0777.
SSA allows disabled or impaired Social
Security applicants, beneficiaries,
recipients, and representative payees to
choose one of seven alternative methods
of communication they want SSA to use
when we send them benefit notices and
other related communications. The
seven alternative methods we offer are:
(1) Standard print notice by first-class
mail; (2) standard print mail with a
follow-up telephone call; (3) certified
mail; (4) Braille; (5) Microsoft Word file
on data CD; (6) large print (18-point
font); or (7) audio CD. However,
respondents who want to receive
notices from SSA through a
communication method other than the
seven methods listed above must
explain their request to us. Those
respondents use Form SSA–9000 to: (1)
Describe the type of accommodation
they want; (2) disclose their condition
necessitating the need for a different
type of accommodation; and (3) explain
why none of the seven methods
described above are sufficient for their
needs. SSA uses Form SSA–9000 to
determine, based on applicable law and
regulation, whether to grant the
respondents’ requests for an
accommodation based on their
impairment or disability. SSA collects
this information electronically through
either an in-person interview or a
telephone interview during which the
SSA employee keys in the information
on our iAccommodate Intranet screens.
The respondents are disabled or
impaired Social Security applicants,
beneficiaries, recipients, and
representative payees who ask SSA to
send notices and other communications
in an alternative method besides the
seven modalities we currently offer.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
SSA–9000/iAccommodate ...............................................................................
5,000
1
20
1,667
Dated: September 28, 2016.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2016–0049]
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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.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
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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
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Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2016–0049].
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 December 2,
2016. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
1. Missing and Discrepant Wage
Reports Letter and Questionnaire—26
CFR 31.6051–2—0960–0432. Each year
employers report the wage amounts they
paid their employees to the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) for tax purposes,
and separately to SSA for retirement
and disability coverage purposes.
Employers should report the same
figures to both SSA and the IRS;
however, each year some of the
employer wage reports SSA receives
show wage amounts lower than those
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2016-0047]
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-2016-0047].
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
December 2, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Statement of Agricultural Employer (Year Prior to 1988; and 1988
and later)--20 CFR 404.702, 404.802, 404.1056--0960-0036. If
agricultural workers believe their employers (1) did not report their
wages, or (2) reported incorrect wage amounts, SSA will assist them in
resolving this issue. Specifically, SSA will send Forms SSA-1002-F3 or
SSA-1003-F3 to the agricultural employers to collect evidence of wages
paid. The respondents are agricultural employers whose workers request
wage verification or correction for their earnings records.
Type of Request: Revision 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)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-1002........................................ 7,500 1 30 3,750
SSA-1003........................................ 25,000 1 30 12,500
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 32,500 .............. .............. 16,250
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2. Continuing Disability Review Report--20 CFR 404.1589, 416.989--
0960-0072. Sections 221(i), 1614(a)(3)(H)(ii)(I) and 1633(c)(1) of the
Social Security Act (Act) requires SSA to periodically review the cases
of individuals who receive benefits under Title II or Title XVI, based
on disability, to determine if disability continues. SSA uses Form SSA-
454, Continuing Disability Review Report, to complete the review for
continued disability. SSA considers adults eligible for payment if they
continue to be unable to do substantial gainful activity because of
their impairments; and we consider Title XVI children eligible for
payment if they have marked and severe functional limitations due to
their impairments. SSA also uses Form SSA-454 to obtain information on
sources of medical treatment, participation in vocational
rehabilitation programs (if any); attempts to work (if any); and the
opinions of individuals regarding whether their conditions improved.
The respondents are Title II or Title XVI disability recipients or
their representatives.
Type of Request: Revision 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)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-454-BK (Paper version)...................... 270,500 1 60 270,500
Electronic Disability Collect System............ 270,500 1 60 270,500
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 541,000 .............. .............. 541,000
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3. Request for Reconsideration--20 CFR 404.907-404.921, 416.1407-
416.1421, 408.1009, and 418.1325--0960-0760. The Consent Based Social
Security Number Verification (CBSV) process is a fee-based automated
Social Security number (SSN) verification service available to private
businesses and other requesting parties. To use the system, private
businesses and requesting parties must register with SSA and obtain
valid consent from SSN holders prior to verification. We collect the
information to verify if the submitted name and SSN match the
information in SSA records. After completing a registration process and
paying the fee, the requesting party can use the CBSV process to submit
a file containing the names of number holders who gave valid consent,
along with each number holder's accompanying SSN and date of birth (if
available) to obtain real-time results using a web service application
or SSA's Business Services Online (BSO) application. SSA matches the
information against the SSA master file of SSNs, using SSN, name, date
of birth, and gender code (if available). The requesting party
retrieves the results file from SSA, which indicates only a match or no
match for each SSN submitted.
Under the CBSV process, the requesting party does not submit the
consent forms of the number holders to SSA. SSA requires each
requesting party to retain a valid consent form for each SSN
verification request. The requesting party retains the consent forms in
either electronic or paper format.
SSA added a strong audit component to ensure the integrity of the
CBSV process. At the discretion of the agency, we require audits
(called ``compliance reviews'') with the requesting party paying all
audit costs. Independent certified public accounts (CPAs) conduct these
reviews to ensure compliance with all the terms and conditions of the
party's agreement with SSA, including a review of the consent forms.
CPAs conduct the reviews at the requesting party's place of business to
ensure the integrity of the process. In addition, SSA reserves the
right to perform unannounced onsite inspections of the entire process,
including review of the technical systems that maintain the data and
transaction records. The respondents to the CBSV collection are the
participating companies; members of the public who consent to the SSN
verification; and CPAs who provide compliance review services.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Time Burden
Participating Companies
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Requirement respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Registration process for new participating *13 1 120 26
companies......................................
Creation of file with SSN holder identification 90 **251 60 22,590
data; maintaining required documentation/forms.
Using the system to upload request file, check 90 251 5 1,883
status, and download results file..............
Storing Consent Forms........................... 90 251 60 22,590
Activities related to compliance review......... 90 251 60 22,590
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Total....................................... 373 .............. .............. 69,679
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* One-time registration process/approximately 13 new participating companies per year.
** Please note there are 251 Federal business days per year on which a requesting party could submit a file.
Participating Companies Who Opt for External Testing Environment (ETE)
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Requirement respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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ETE Registration Process (includes reviewing and 20 1 180 60
completing ETE User Agreement).................
Web Service Transactions........................ 20 1 50 17
Reporting Issues Encountered on Web service 20 1 50 17
testing (e.g., reports on application's
reliability)...................................
Reporting changes in users' status (e.g., 20 1 60 20
termination or changes in users' employment
status; changes in duties of authorized users).
Cancellation of Agreement....................... 20 1 30 10
Dispute Resolution.............................. 20 1 120 40
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Total....................................... 120 .............. .............. 164
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People Whose SSNs SSA Will Verify
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Requirement respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Reading and signing authorization for SSA to 2,800,000 1 3 140,000
release SSN verification.......................
Responding to CPA re-contact.................... 5,750 1 5 479
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Total....................................... 2,805,750 .............. .............. 140,479
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There is one CPA respondent conducting compliance reviews and
preparing written reports of findings. The average burden per response
is 4,800 minutes for a total burden of 7,200 hours annually.
Cost Burden
The public cost burden is dependent upon the number of companies
and transactions. SSA based the cost estimates below upon 90
participating companies submitting a total 2.8 million transactions per
year.
One-Time Per Company Registration Fee--$5,000.
Estimated Per SSN Transaction Fee--$1.40.\i\
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\i\ The annual costs associated with the transaction to each
company are dependent upon the number of SSN transactions SSA
submits by the company on a yearly basis. For example, if a company
submits 1 million requests to SSA for the year, its total
transaction cost for the year would be $1.40 x 1,000,000, or
$1,400,000. Periodically, SSA will calculate our costs to provide
CBSV services and adjust the fees as needed. SSA notifies companies
in writing and via Federal Register Notice of any changes and
companies have the opportunity to cancel the agreement or continue
service using the new transaction fee.
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Estimated Per Company Cost to Store Consent Forms--$300.
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 November 2, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. 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 Modernized Supplemental Security
Income Claims System (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.
This is a correction notice: SSA published the incorrect burden
information for this collection at 81 FR 47845, on 7/22/49. We are
correcting this error here.
Type of Request: Revision 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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HA-501; Modernized Claims System (MCS); 10,953 1 10 1,826
Modernized Supplemental Security Income Claims
System (MSSICS)................................
I501 (Internet iAppeals)........................ 658,516 1 5 54,876
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Totals...................................... 669,469 .............. .............. 56,702
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2. 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
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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 (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.
This is a correction notice: SSA published the incorrect burden
information for this collection at 81 FR 47845, on 7/22/49. We are
correcting this error here.
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
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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SSA-561 and Modernized Claims System (MCS)...... 330,370 1 8 40,049
I561 (Internet iAppeals)........................ 1,161,300 1 5 96,775
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Totals...................................... 1,491,670 .............. .............. 136,824
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3. Request for Accommodation in Communication Method--0960-0777.
SSA allows disabled or impaired Social Security applicants,
beneficiaries, recipients, and representative payees to choose one of
seven alternative methods of communication they want SSA to use when we
send them benefit notices and other related communications. The seven
alternative methods we offer are: (1) Standard print notice by first-
class mail; (2) standard print mail with a follow-up telephone call;
(3) certified mail; (4) Braille; (5) Microsoft Word file on data CD;
(6) large print (18-point font); or (7) audio CD. However, respondents
who want to receive notices from SSA through a communication method
other than the seven methods listed above must explain their request to
us. Those respondents use Form SSA-9000 to: (1) Describe the type of
accommodation they want; (2) disclose their condition necessitating the
need for a different type of accommodation; and (3) explain why none of
the seven methods described above are sufficient for their needs. SSA
uses Form SSA-9000 to determine, based on applicable law and
regulation, whether to grant the respondents' requests for an
accommodation based on their impairment or disability. SSA collects
this information electronically through either an in-person interview
or a telephone interview during which the SSA employee keys in the
information on our iAccommodate Intranet screens. The respondents are
disabled or impaired Social Security applicants, beneficiaries,
recipients, and representative payees who ask SSA to send notices and
other communications in an alternative method besides the seven
modalities we currently offer.
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)
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SSA-9000/iAccommodate....................... 5,000 1 20 1,667
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Dated: September 28, 2016.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-23773 Filed 9-30-16; 8:45 am]
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