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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2017–0061]
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,
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2017–0061].
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 January 8,
2018. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
1. Application for Mother’s or Father’s
Insurance Benefits—20 CFR 404.339–
404.342, 20 CFR 404.601–404.603—
0960–0003. Section 202(g) of the Social
Security Act (Act) provides for the
payment of monthly benefits to the
widow or widower of an insured
individual if the surviving spouse is
caring for the deceased worker’s child
(who is entitled to Social Security
benefits). SSA uses the information on
Form SSA–5–BK to determine an
individual’s eligibility for mother’s or
father’s insurance benefits. The
respondents are individuals caring for a
child of the deceased worker who is
applying for mother’s or father’s
insurance benefits under the Old Age,
Survivors, and Disability Insurance
program.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–5–F6 (paper) ...........................................................................................
Modernized Claims System .............................................................................
6,542
42,175
1
1
15
15
1,636
10,544
Totals ........................................................................................................
48,717
........................
........................
12,180
2. Letter to Employer Requesting Wage
Information—0960–0138. SSA must
establish and verify wage information
for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
applicants and recipients when
determining SSI eligibility and payment
amounts. SSA collects wage data from
employers on Form SSA–L4201 to
determine eligibility and proper
payment amounts for SSI applicants and
recipients. The respondents are
employers of SSI applicants and
recipients.
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–L4201 ......................................................................................................
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Modality of completion
133,000
1
30
66,500
3. Modified Benefit Formula
Questionnaire—Foreign Pension—0960–
0561. SSA uses Form SSA–308 to
determine exactly how much (if any) of
a foreign pension we can use to reduce
the amount of Title II Social Security
retirement or disability benefits under
the modified benefit formula. In
addition, SSA has agreed to pay the full
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amount of all reductions or refund the
full amount of all sums that SSA made
to, or collected from, the Class member’s
of Social Security old age, survivors,
and disability insurance benefits
payments (OASDI Benefits), due to the
application of the Windfall Elimination
Provision to those OASDI Benefits based
on the receipt of Old Age Benefits from
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the National Institute of Israel, per the
Greenberg, et al. v. Colvin case
settlement. The respondents are
applicants for Title II Social Security
retirement or disability benefits who
have foreign pensions.
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–308 ..........................................................................................................
Greenberg Cases ............................................................................................
4,430
363
1
1
10
60
738
363
Totals ........................................................................................................
4,793
........................
........................
1,101
II. SSA submitted the information
collections below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding these
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
December 11, 2017. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
packages by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Application to Collect a Fee for
Payee Service—20 CFR 404.2040a & 20
CFR 416.640a—0960–0719. Sections
205(j)(4)(A) and (B) and 1631(a)(2) of the
Act allow SSA to authorize certain
organizational representative payees to
collect a fee for providing payee
services. Before an organization may
collect this fee, they complete and
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
submit Form SSA–445. SSA uses the
information to determine whether to
authorize or deny permission to collect
fees for payee services. The respondents
are private sector businesses or State
and local government offices applying
to become fee-for-service organizational
representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Private sector business ...................................................................................
State/local government offices ........................................................................
90
10
1
1
10
10
15
2
Totals ........................................................................................................
100
........................
........................
17
2. Redetermination of Eligibility for
Help with Medicare Prescription Drug
Plan Costs—20 CFR 418.3125—0960–
0723. As per the requirements of the
Medicare Modernization Act of 2003,
SSA conducts low-income subsidy
eligibility redeterminations for Medicare
beneficiaries who currently receive the
Medicare Part D subsidy and who meet
certain criteria. Respondents complete
Form SSA–1026–REDE under the
following circumstances: (1) When
individuals became entitled to the
Medicare Part D subsidy during the past
12 months; (2) if they were eligible for
the Part D subsidy for more than 12
months; or (3) if they reported a change
in income, resources, or household size.
Part D beneficiaries complete the SSA–
1026–SCE when they need to report a
potentially subsidy-changing event,
including the following: (1) Marriage;
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
(2) spousal separation; (3) divorce; (4)
annulment of a marriage; (5) spousal
death; or (6) moving back in with one’s
spouse following a separation. The
respondents are current recipients of the
Medicare Part D low-income subsidy
who will undergo an eligibility
redetermination for one of the reasons
mentioned above.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–1026–REDE ............................................................................................
SSA–1026–SCE ..............................................................................................
REDE Field Office Interview ............................................................................
SCE Field Office Interview ..............................................................................
98,990
4,267
50,529
3,468
1
1
1
1
18
18
18
18
29,697
1,280
15,159
1,040
Total ..........................................................................................................
157,254
........................
........................
47,176
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Dated: November 6, 2017.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2017-0061]
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-2017-0061].
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
January 8, 2018. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Application for Mother's or Father's Insurance Benefits--20 CFR
404.339-404.342, 20 CFR 404.601-404.603--0960-0003. Section 202(g) of
the Social Security Act (Act) provides for the payment of monthly
benefits to the widow or widower of an insured individual if the
surviving spouse is caring for the deceased worker's child (who is
entitled to Social Security benefits). SSA uses the information on Form
SSA-5-BK to determine an individual's eligibility for mother's or
father's insurance benefits. The respondents are individuals caring for
a child of the deceased worker who is applying for mother's or father's
insurance benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability
Insurance program.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-5-F6 (paper)................................ 6,542 1 15 1,636
Modernized Claims System........................ 42,175 1 15 10,544
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 48,717 .............. .............. 12,180
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Letter to Employer Requesting Wage Information--0960-0138. SSA
must establish and verify wage information for Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) applicants and recipients when determining SSI eligibility
and payment amounts. SSA collects wage data from employers on Form SSA-
L4201 to determine eligibility and proper payment amounts for SSI
applicants and recipients. The respondents are employers of SSI
applicants and recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average burden Estimated total
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-L4201................................... 133,000 1 30 66,500
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Modified Benefit Formula Questionnaire--Foreign Pension--0960-
0561. SSA uses Form SSA-308 to determine exactly how much (if any) of a
foreign pension we can use to reduce the amount of Title II Social
Security retirement or disability benefits under the modified benefit
formula. In addition, SSA has agreed to pay the full amount of all
reductions or refund the full amount of all sums that SSA made to, or
collected from, the Class member's of Social Security old age,
survivors, and disability insurance benefits payments (OASDI Benefits),
due to the application of the Windfall Elimination Provision to those
OASDI Benefits based on the receipt of Old Age Benefits from the
National Institute of Israel, per the Greenberg, et al. v. Colvin case
settlement. The respondents are applicants for Title II Social Security
retirement or disability benefits who have foreign pensions.
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-308......................................... 4,430 1 10 738
Greenberg Cases................................. 363 1 60 363
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 4,793 .............. .............. 1,101
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding these 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 December 11, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of
the OMB clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Application to Collect a Fee for Payee Service--20 CFR 404.2040a
& 20 CFR 416.640a--0960-0719. Sections 205(j)(4)(A) and (B) and
1631(a)(2) of the Act allow SSA to authorize certain organizational
representative payees to collect a fee for providing payee services.
Before an organization may collect this fee, they complete and submit
Form SSA-445. SSA uses the information to determine whether to
authorize or deny permission to collect fees for payee services. The
respondents are private sector businesses or State and local government
offices applying to become fee-for-service organizational
representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Private sector business......................... 90 1 10 15
State/local government offices.................. 10 1 10 2
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 100 .............. .............. 17
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Redetermination of Eligibility for Help with Medicare
Prescription Drug Plan Costs--20 CFR 418.3125--0960-0723. As per the
requirements of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, SSA conducts
low-income subsidy eligibility redeterminations for Medicare
beneficiaries who currently receive the Medicare Part D subsidy and who
meet certain criteria. Respondents complete Form SSA-1026-REDE under
the following circumstances: (1) When individuals became entitled to
the Medicare Part D subsidy during the past 12 months; (2) if they were
eligible for the Part D subsidy for more than 12 months; or (3) if they
reported a change in income, resources, or household size. Part D
beneficiaries complete the SSA-1026-SCE when they need to report a
potentially subsidy-changing event, including the following: (1)
Marriage; (2) spousal separation; (3) divorce; (4) annulment of a
marriage; (5) spousal death; or (6) moving back in with one's spouse
following a separation. The respondents are current recipients of the
Medicare Part D low-income subsidy who will undergo an eligibility
redetermination for one of the reasons mentioned above.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-1026-REDE................................... 98,990 1 18 29,697
SSA-1026-SCE.................................... 4,267 1 18 1,280
REDE Field Office Interview..................... 50,529 1 18 15,159
SCE Field Office Interview...................... 3,468 1 18 1,040
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 157,254 .............. .............. 47,176
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: November 6, 2017.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
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