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any other comments they may wish to
submit about the proposed rule change.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the proposed rule
change, including whether the proposed
rule change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
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• Use the Commission’s internet
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• Send an email to rule-comments@
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to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
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All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–CboeBYX–2019–015. This
file number should be included on the
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Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
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submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
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inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change.
Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit
personal identifying information from
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comment submissions. You should
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should be submitted on or before
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should be submitted by January 7, 2020.
VI. Conclusion
It is therefore ordered, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(3)(C) of the Act,43 that File
No. SR–CboeBYX–2019–015 be and
hereby is, temporarily suspended. In
addition, the Commission is instituting
proceedings to determine whether the
proposed rule change should be
approved or disapproved.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.44
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2019–0051]
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, and one new
collection.
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
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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–
2019–0051].
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 February 3,
2020. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
Statement Regarding the Inferred
Death of an Individual by Reason of
Continued and Unexplained Absence—
20 CFR 404.720 & 404.721—0960–NEW.
Section 202(d)–(i) of the Social Security
Act (Act) provides for the payment of
various monthly survivor benefits, and
a lump sum death payment, to certain
survivors upon the death of an
individual who dies while fully or
currently insured. In cases where
insured wage earners have been absent
from their homes for at least seven
years, and there is no evidence these
individuals are alive, SSA may presume
they are deceased and pay their
survivors the appropriate benefits. SSA
uses the information from Form SSA–
723 to determine if we may presume a
missing wage earner is deceased, and, if
so, establish a date of presumed death.
The respondents are relatives, friends,
neighbors, or acquaintances of the
presumed deceased wage earner, or the
person who is filing for survivors
benefits.
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Type of Request: Request for a new
information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–723 ..................................................
3,000
1
30
1,500
* 22.50
** 33,750
* We based this figure on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
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
January 2, 2020. Individuals can obtain
copies of the OMB clearance packages
by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@
ssa.gov.
1. Incorporation by Reference of Oral
Findings of Fact and Rationale in
Wholly Favorable Written Decisions
(Bench Decision Regulation)—20 CFR
404.953 and 416.1453—0960–0694. If an
administrative law judge (ALJ) makes a
wholly favorable oral decision,
including all the findings and rationale
for the decision for a claimant of Title
II or Title XVI payments, at an
administrative appeals hearing, the ALJ
sends a Notice of Decision (Form HA–
82), as the records from the oral hearing
preclude the need for a written decision.
We call this the incorporation-byreference process. In addition, the
regulations for this process state that if
the involved parties want a record of the
oral decision, they may submit a written
request for these records. SSA collects
identifying information under the aegis
of Sections 20 CFR 404.953 and
416.1453 of the Code of Federal
Regulations to determine how to send
interested individuals written records of
a favorable incorporation-by-reference
oral decision made at an administrative
review hearing. Since there is no
prescribed form to request a written
record of the decision, the involved
parties send SSA their contact
information and reference the hearing
for which they would like a record. The
respondents are applicants for Social
Security Disability Insurance benefits
(SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) payments, or their representatives,
to whom SSA gave a wholly favorable
oral decision under the regulations cited
above.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
HA–82 ......................................................
2,500
1
5
208
* 10.22
** 2,126
* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA’s disability insurance payment data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
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2. Request for Waiver of Special
Veterans Benefits (SVB) Overpayment
Recovery or Change in Repayment
Rate—20 CFR 408.900–408.950—0960–
0698. Title VIII of the Act requires SSA
to pay a monthly benefit to qualified
World War II veterans who reside
outside the United States. When an
overpayment in this SVB occurs, the
beneficiary can request a waiver of
recovery of the overpayment or a change
in the repayment rate. SSA uses the
SSA–2032–BK to obtain the information
necessary to establish whether the
claimant meets the waiver of recovery
provisions of the overpayment, and to
determine the repayment rate if we do
not waive repayment. Respondents are
SVB beneficiaries who have
overpayments on their Title VIII record
and wish to file a claim for waiver of
recovery or change in repayment rate.
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)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–2032–BK .........................................
134
1
120
268
* 7.67
** 2,056
* We based this figure on average SVB payments, as per SSA’s data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
3. Protection and Advocacy for
Beneficiaries of Social Security
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(PABSS)—20 CFR 435.51–435.52—
0960–0768. The PABSS projects are part
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the number of SSDI or SSI recipients
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who return to work and achieve
financial independence and selfsufficiency as the result of receiving
support, representation, advocacy, or
other services. PABSS provides: (1)
Information and advice about obtaining
vocational rehabilitation and
employment services; and (2) advocacy
or other services a beneficiary with a
disability may need to secure, maintain,
or regain gainful employment. The
PABSS Annual Program Performance
Report collects statistical information
from each of the PABSS projects in an
effort to manage and capture program
performance and quantitative data.
Social Security uses the information to
evaluate the efficiency of the program,
and to ensure beneficiaries are receiving
quality services. The project data is
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
valuable to Social Security in its
analysis of and future planning for the
SSDI and SSI programs. The
respondents are the 57 PABSS project
sites, and recipients of SSDI and SSI
programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
PABSS Program Grantees ......................
Beneficiaries .............................................
57
8,284
1
1
60
30
57
4,142
* 42.66
* 10.22
** 2,432
** 42,331
Totals ................................................
8,341
........................
........................
4,199
........................
** $44,763
* We based these figures on average Computer Systems Analyst hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and average DI
payments, as reported in SSA’s disability insurance payment data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
4. Methods for Conducting Personal
Conferences When Waiver of Recovery
of a Title II or Title XVI Overpayment
Cannot Be Approved—20 CFR
404.506(e)(3), 404.506(f)(8),
416.557(c)(3), and 416.557(d)(8)—0960–
0769. SSA conducts personal
conferences when we cannot approve a
waiver of recovery of a Title II or Title
XVI overpayment. The Act and our
regulatory citations require SSA to give
overpaid Social Security beneficiaries
and SSI recipients the right to request a
waiver of recovery and automatically
schedule a personal conference if we
cannot approve their request for waiver
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Title
II,
Personal
Conference,
404.506(e)(3) and 404.506(f)(8): Submittal of documents, additional mitigating financial information, and
verifications for consideration at personal conferences.
Title
XVI,
Personal
Conference,
416.557(c)(3) and 416.557(d)(8): Submittal of documents, additional mitigating financial information, and
verifications at personal conferences.
Totals
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of overpayment. We conduct these
conferences face-to-face, via telephone,
or through video teleconferences. Social
Security beneficiaries and SSI
recipients, or their representatives, may
provide documents to demonstrate they
are without fault in causing the
overpayment, and do not have the
ability to repay the debt. They may
submit these documents by completing
Form SSA–632, Request for Waiver of
Overpayment Recovery (OMB No. 0960–
0037); Form SSA–795, Statement of
Claimant or Other Person (OMB No.
0960–0045); or through a personal
statement submitted by mail, telephone,
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
personal contact, or other suitable
method, such as fax or email. This
information collection satisfies the
requirements for request for waiver of
recovery of an overpayment, and allows
individuals to pursue further levels of
administrative appeal via personal
conference. Respondents are Social
Security beneficiaries and SSI
recipients, or their representatives,
seeking reconsideration of an SSA
waiver decision.
Type of Request: Revision on an
OMB-approved information collection.
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
30,271
1
45
22,703
* 22.50
** 510,818
51,192
1
45
38,394
* 10.22
** 392,387
81,463
........................
........................
61,097
........................
** 903,205
* We based these figures on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data; and average DI payments, as
reported in SSA’s disability insurance payment data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
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Dated: November 27, 2019.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019–26148 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10958]
Report to Congress Pursuant to
Section 1245(e) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA)
ACTION:
Notice of report.
On
general issues: Rachael Jagielski, Office
of Counterproliferation Initiatives,
Department of State, Tel: (202) 647–
5193.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Report (October 29, 2019)
Section 1245(e) of the FY13 NDAA,
known as the Iran Freedom and
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012
(IFCA), as delegated, requires that the
Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, determine
(1) whether Iran is (A) using any of the
materials described in subsection (d) of
Section 1245 of IFCA as a medium for
barter, swap, or any other exchange or
transaction, or (B) listing any of such
materials as assets of the Government of
Iran for purposes of the national balance
sheet of Iran; (2) which sectors of the
economy of Iran are controlled directly
or indirectly by Iran’s Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and
(3) which of the materials described in
subsection (d) are used in connection
with the nuclear, military, or ballistic
missile programs of Iran. Materials
described in subsection (d) of Section
1245 are graphite, raw or semi-finished
metals such as aluminum and steel,
coal, and software for integrating
industrial processes.
The previous report under Section
1245(e) of IFCA was dated February 10,
2014. The information available for the
time period from January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2016 has been reviewed,
and this report provides a determination
for each item identified in Section
1245(e) for that period.
Following a review of the available
information, and in consultation with
the Department of the Treasury, the
Secretary of State has determined that
Iran is not using the materials described
in Section 1245(d) as a medium for
barter, swap, or any other exchange or
transaction; nor is Iran listing any such
materials as assets of the Government of
Iran for purposes of the national balance
sheet of Iran.
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Following a review of the available
information, and in consultation with
the Department of the Treasury, the
Secretary of State has not identified a
sector of the Iranian economy that is
controlled directly or indirectly by the
IRGC. This finding reflects a change in
the IRGC’s influence over the energy
sector since the previous report under
Section 1245(e).
As previously determined, of the 31
materials expected to be included
within the scope of Section 1245(d) of
IFCA, certain types of the following
materials are used in connection with
the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile
programs of Iran: Aluminum, beryllium,
boron, cobalt, copper, copper-infiltrated
tungsten, copper-beryllium, graphite,
hastelloy, Inconel, magnesium,
molybdenum, nickel, niobium, silverinfiltrated tungsten, steels (including,
but not limited to, maraging steels and
stainless steels), titanium diboride,
tungsten, tungsten carbide, and
zirconium.
Following a review of the available
information, and in consultation with
the Department of the Treasury, the
Secretary of State has determined that,
of the materials listed above, the
following certain types of those
materials are used in connection with
the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile
programs of Iran: Stainless steel 304L
tubes, MN40 manganese brazing foil,
MN70 manganese brazing foil, and
stainless steel CrNi60WTi ESR+VAR
(chromium, nickel, 60 percent tungsten,
titanium, electro-slag remelting, vacuum
arc remelting). Subsequent to this
determination, if the Secretary of State,
in consultation with the Secretaries of
the Treasury and Commerce and the
U.S. Trade Representative, and other
agencies as appropriate, determines that
a person knowingly sells, supplies, or
transfers, directly or indirectly, to or
from Iran, any of the materials listed in
this paragraph, sanctions would be
applicable pursuant to Section
1245(a)(1)(C)(i)(III) of IFCA.
Dated: October 29, 2019.
Michael R. Pompeo,
Secretary of State.
[FR Doc. 2019–26069 Filed 12–2–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–27–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 10962]
Report to Congress Pursuant to
Section 1245(e) of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2013 (FY13 NDAA)
ACTION:
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On
general issues: Rachael Jagielski, Office
of Counterproliferation Initiatives,
Department of State, Tel: (202) 647–
5193.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Report (October 29, 2019)
Section 1245(e) of the FY13 NDAA,
known as the Iran Freedom and
Counter-Proliferation Act of 2012
(IFCA), as delegated, requires that the
Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Secretary of the Treasury, determine
(1) whether Iran is (A) using any of the
materials described in subsection (d) of
Section 1245 of IFCA as a medium for
barter, swap, or any other exchange or
transaction, or (B) listing any of such
materials as assets of the Government of
Iran for purposes of the national balance
sheet of Iran; (2) which sectors of the
economy of Iran are controlled directly
or indirectly by Iran’s Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); and
(3) which of the materials described in
subsection (d) are used in connection
with the nuclear, military, or ballistic
missile programs of Iran. Materials
described in subsection (d) of Section
1245 are graphite, raw or semi-finished
metals such as aluminum and steel,
coal, and software for integrating
industrial processes.
This report under Section 1245(e) of
IFCA covers the period from January 1,
2017 to December 31, 2018.
Following a review of the available
information, and in consultation with
the Department of the Treasury, the
Secretary of State has determined that
Iran is not using the materials described
in Section 1245(d) as a medium for
barter, swap, or any other exchange or
transaction; nor is Iran listing any such
materials as assets of the Government of
Iran for purposes of the national balance
sheet of Iran.
Following a review of the available
information, and in consultation with
the Department of the Treasury, the
Secretary of State has determined that
the construction sector of Iran is
controlled directly or indirectly by the
IRGC.
As previously determined, of the 31
materials expected to be included
within the scope of Section 1245(d) of
IFCA, certain types of the following
materials are used in connection with
the nuclear, military, or ballistic missile
programs of Iran: Aluminum, beryllium,
boron, cobalt, copper, copper-infiltrated
tungsten, copper-beryllium, graphite,
hastelloy, Inconel, magnesium,
molybdenum, nickel, niobium, silverinfiltrated tungsten, steels (including,
but not limited to, maraging steels and
stainless steels), titanium diboride,
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2019-0051]
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, and one new collection.
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: [email protected]
(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: [email protected]
Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2019-0051].
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
February 3, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
Statement Regarding the Inferred Death of an Individual by Reason
of Continued and Unexplained Absence--20 CFR 404.720 & 404.721--0960-
NEW. Section 202(d)-(i) of the Social Security Act (Act) provides for
the payment of various monthly survivor benefits, and a lump sum death
payment, to certain survivors upon the death of an individual who dies
while fully or currently insured. In cases where insured wage earners
have been absent from their homes for at least seven years, and there
is no evidence these individuals are alive, SSA may presume they are
deceased and pay their survivors the appropriate benefits. SSA uses the
information from Form SSA-723 to determine if we may presume a missing
wage earner is deceased, and, if so, establish a date of presumed
death. The respondents are relatives, friends, neighbors, or
acquaintances of the presumed deceased wage earner, or the person who
is filing for survivors benefits.
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-723........................................... 3,000 1 30 1,500 * 22.50 ** 33,750
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* We based this figure on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
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 January 2, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of
the OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Incorporation by Reference of Oral Findings of Fact and
Rationale in Wholly Favorable Written Decisions (Bench Decision
Regulation)--20 CFR 404.953 and 416.1453--0960-0694. If an
administrative law judge (ALJ) makes a wholly favorable oral decision,
including all the findings and rationale for the decision for a
claimant of Title II or Title XVI payments, at an administrative
appeals hearing, the ALJ sends a Notice of Decision (Form HA-82), as
the records from the oral hearing preclude the need for a written
decision. We call this the incorporation-by-reference process. In
addition, the regulations for this process state that if the involved
parties want a record of the oral decision, they may submit a written
request for these records. SSA collects identifying information under
the aegis of Sections 20 CFR 404.953 and 416.1453 of the Code of
Federal Regulations to determine how to send interested individuals
written records of a favorable incorporation-by-reference oral decision
made at an administrative review hearing. Since there is no prescribed
form to request a written record of the decision, the involved parties
send SSA their contact information and reference the hearing for which
they would like a record. The respondents are applicants for Social
Security Disability Insurance benefits (SSDI) or Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) payments, or their representatives, to whom SSA gave a
wholly favorable oral decision under the regulations cited above.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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HA-82............................................. 2,500 1 5 208 * 10.22 ** 2,126
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* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA's disability insurance payment data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
2. Request for Waiver of Special Veterans Benefits (SVB)
Overpayment Recovery or Change in Repayment Rate--20 CFR 408.900-
408.950--0960-0698. Title VIII of the Act requires SSA to pay a monthly
benefit to qualified World War II veterans who reside outside the
United States. When an overpayment in this SVB occurs, the beneficiary
can request a waiver of recovery of the overpayment or a change in the
repayment rate. SSA uses the SSA-2032-BK to obtain the information
necessary to establish whether the claimant meets the waiver of
recovery provisions of the overpayment, and to determine the repayment
rate if we do not waive repayment. Respondents are SVB beneficiaries
who have overpayments on their Title VIII record and wish to file a
claim for waiver of recovery or change in repayment rate.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-2032-BK....................................... 134 1 120 268 * 7.67 ** 2,056
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* We based this figure on average SVB payments, as per SSA's data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
3. Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
(PABSS)--20 CFR 435.51-435.52--0960-0768. The PABSS projects are part
of Social Security's strategy to increase the number of SSDI or SSI
recipients
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who return to work and achieve financial independence and self-
sufficiency as the result of receiving support, representation,
advocacy, or other services. PABSS provides: (1) Information and advice
about obtaining vocational rehabilitation and employment services; and
(2) advocacy or other services a beneficiary with a disability may need
to secure, maintain, or regain gainful employment. The PABSS Annual
Program Performance Report collects statistical information from each
of the PABSS projects in an effort to manage and capture program
performance and quantitative data. Social Security uses the information
to evaluate the efficiency of the program, and to ensure beneficiaries
are receiving quality services. The project data is valuable to Social
Security in its analysis of and future planning for the SSDI and SSI
programs. The respondents are the 57 PABSS project sites, and
recipients of SSDI and SSI programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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PABSS Program Grantees.................................. 57 1 60 57 * 42.66 ** 2,432
Beneficiaries........................................... 8,284 1 30 4,142 * 10.22 ** 42,331
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Totals.............................................. 8,341 .............. .............. 4,199 .............. ** $44,763
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* We based these figures on average Computer Systems Analyst hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and average DI payments, as
reported in SSA's disability insurance payment data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
4. Methods for Conducting Personal Conferences When Waiver of
Recovery of a Title II or Title XVI Overpayment Cannot Be Approved--20
CFR 404.506(e)(3), 404.506(f)(8), 416.557(c)(3), and 416.557(d)(8)--
0960-0769. SSA conducts personal conferences when we cannot approve a
waiver of recovery of a Title II or Title XVI overpayment. The Act and
our regulatory citations require SSA to give overpaid Social Security
beneficiaries and SSI recipients the right to request a waiver of
recovery and automatically schedule a personal conference if we cannot
approve their request for waiver of overpayment. We conduct these
conferences face-to-face, via telephone, or through video
teleconferences. Social Security beneficiaries and SSI recipients, or
their representatives, may provide documents to demonstrate they are
without fault in causing the overpayment, and do not have the ability
to repay the debt. They may submit these documents by completing Form
SSA-632, Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery (OMB No. 0960-
0037); Form SSA-795, Statement of Claimant or Other Person (OMB No.
0960-0045); or through a personal statement submitted by mail,
telephone, personal contact, or other suitable method, such as fax or
email. This information collection satisfies the requirements for
request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment, and allows
individuals to pursue further levels of administrative appeal via
personal conference. Respondents are Social Security beneficiaries and
SSI recipients, or their representatives, seeking reconsideration of an
SSA waiver decision.
Type of Request: Revision on an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
completion respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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Title II, 30,271 1 45 22,703 * 22.50 ** 510,818
Personal
Conference,
404.506(e)(3)
and
404.506(f)(8):
Submittal of
documents,
additional
mitigating
financial
information,
and
verifications
for
consideration
at personal
conferences.
Title XVI, 51,192 1 45 38,394 * 10.22 ** 392,387
Personal
Conference,
416.557(c)(3)
and
416.557(d)(8):
Submittal of
documents,
additional
mitigating
financial
information,
and
verifications
at personal
conferences.
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Totals 81,463 .............. .............. 61,097 .............. ** 903,205
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* We based these figures on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics
data; and average DI payments, as reported in SSA's disability insurance payment data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to
complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents
will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the application.
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Dated: November 27, 2019.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-26148 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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