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Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
360 hours.
Curtis Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019–26235 Filed 12–4–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026–03–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2019–0052]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed 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 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: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov.
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(SSA)
Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance Director,
3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security
Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410–
966–2830, Email address:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2019–0052].
The information collection below is
pending at SSA. SSA will submit it to
OMB within 60 days from the date of
this notice. To be sure we consider your
comments, we must receive them no
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later than February 3, 2020. Individuals
can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above
email address.
Electronic Consent Based Social
Security Number Verification—20 CFR
400.100—0960–NEW. The electronic
Consent Based Social Security Number
Verification (eCBSV) is a fee-based
Social Security Number (SSN)
verification service that will allow
permitted entities (a financial
institution or service provider,
subsidiary, affiliate, agent,
subcontractor, or assignee of a financial
institution as defined by Section 509 of
the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. 42 USCA
405b(b)(4), Pub. L. 115–174, Title II,
215(b)(4).) to verify an individual’s SSN
based on the SSN holder’s signed
consent in connection with a credit
transaction or any circumstance
described in section 604 of the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b).
Background
We are creating this system due to
section 215 of the Economic Growth,
Regulatory Relief, and Consumer
Protection Act of 2018 (Banking Bill),
Public Law 115–174. Permitted entities
will be able to submit an SSN, name,
and date of birth (DOB) to SSA for
verification via an application
programming interface. The purpose of
the information collection is for SSA to
verify for the permitted entity that the
submitted name, DOB, and SSN
matches, or does not match, the data
contained in our records. After
completing the enrollment process;
paying for services; and obtaining SSN
holder consent, the permitted entity
submits the names, DOBs, and SSNs of
number holders who gave valid
consents to the eCBSV service. SSA
matches the information against our
Master File, using SSN, name, and DOB.
The eCBSV Service will respond in real
time with a match/no match indicator
(and an indicator if our records show
that the SSN Holder died). SSA does not
provide specific information on what
data elements did not match, nor does
SSA provide any SSNs or other
identifying information. In addition, the
verification does not authenticate the
identity of individuals or conclusively
prove the individuals we verify are who
they claim to be.
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Consent Requirements
Under eCBSV, the permitted entity
does not submit the number holder’s
consent documents to SSA. SSA
requires each permitted entity to retain
a valid consent for each SSN
verification request for a period of five
years from the date of receipt of the
consent form. The Banking Bill permits
a Financial Institution’s service
provider, subsidiary, affiliate, agent,
subcontractor, or assignee to seek
verification of the SSN Holder’s SSN on
behalf of a financial institution pursuant
to the terms of the SSN Holder’s
consent. In this case, the permitted
entity shall ensure that the Financial
Institution use the verification only for
the purposes stated in the consent, and
make no further use or disclosure of the
verified SSN. The relationship will be
subject to the contractual obligations as
specified in the User Agreement that the
permitted entity signs and submits to
SSA.
Compliance Review
SSA requires each permitted entity to
undergo compliance reviews to ensure
the permitted entities obtained valid
consent from number holders. An SSA
approved certified public accountant
(CPA) firm will conduct the compliance
reviews. The reviews will ensure the
permitted entities meet all terms and
conditions of the User Agreement. The
eCBSV fee will include all compliance
review costs. In general, we will request
annual reviews with additional reviews
as necessary. The CPA follows review
standards established by the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and contained in the Generally
Accepted Government Audit Standards
(GAGAS). At any time, SSA may
conduct onsite inspections of the
requester’s site, including a systems
review, to ensure they adhered to the
applicable requirements associated with
collection and maintenance of consent
forms, and to assess systems security
overall.
The respondents to the eCBSV
collection are the permitted entities;
members of the public who consent to
the SSN verification; and CPAs who
provide compliance review services.
Type of Request: Request for a new
information collection.
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TIME BURDEN
Number of
respondents
Requirement
(a) Complete eCBSV enrollment process *** ...................................................
(a) Configure customer system for ability
to send in verification requests ............
(a) People whose SSNs SSA will verify—
Reading and Signing ............................
(a) Sending in the verification request,
calling our system, getting a response
(b) Follow SSA requirements to configure
application program interface ...............
(c) CPA Compliance Review and Report **** .................................................
Totals ................................................
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly
cost amount
(dollars) *
Total
annual opportunity cost
(dollars) **
10
1
120
20
* $36.98
** $740
10
1
2,400
400
* 36.98
** 14,792
307,000,000
1
3
15,350,000
* 10.22
** 156,877,000
307,000,000
1
1
5,116,667
* 36.98
** 189,214,346
10
1
4,800
800
* 36.98
** 29,584
10
1
4,800
800
* 33.89
** 27,112
614,000,040
........................
........................
20,468,687
........................
** 346,163,574
* We based these figures on average Business and Financial operations occupations and Certified Public Accountants’ hourly salaries, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and per average Disability Insurance (DI) payments, as reported in SSA’s DI 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.
*** The enrollment process entails reviewing and completing eCBSV User Agreement and financial requirements package; visiting the Department of the Treasury’s Pay.gov to make payment for services; and submitting a permitted entity certification via email.
**** There will be one CPA firm respondent (an SSA-approved contractor) to conduct compliance reviews and prepare written reports of findings on the 10 permitted entities.
Cost Burden
The public cost burden is dependent
upon the number of permitted entities
and annual transaction volume. In FY
2019, 10 companies enrolled out of 124
applications received to participate in
eCBSV. We based the cost estimates
below on 10 participating permitted
entities in FY 2020 submitting an
anticipated volume of 307,000,000
transactions. The Banking Bill requires
that we collect at least 50 percent of the
start-up costs (i.e., that we collect $9.2
million) before we may begin
development of the eCBSV verification
system. SSA will recover the remaining
development costs over three years
using the following tier fee schedule:
amended. We calculated the fees based
on forecasted systems and operational
expenses; agency oversight, overhead
and CPA audit contract costs.
In addition, SSA will periodically
recalculate costs to provide eCBSV
services and adjust the fees charged as
needed. We will notify companies of a
fee adjustment at the renewal of the
eCBSV User Agreement and via notice
in the Federal Register; companies have
the opportunity to cancel the agreement
or continue service using the new fee.
Dated: December 2, 2019.
Faye I. Lipsky,
Director, Office of Regulations and Reports
Clearance, Social Security Administration.
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ECBSV
Tier
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2
3
4
5
TIER FEE SCHEDULE
Volume threshold
1–1,000 ......................
1,001–10,000 .............
10,001–200,000 .........
200,001–50 million .....
50,000,001–2 billion ...
Annual fee
$400
3,030
14,300
276,500
860,000
Each enrolled permitted entity will be
required to remit the above tier based
subscription fee for the 365-day
agreement period and the appropriate
administrative fee. We will charge
newly enrolled entities a startup
administrative fee of $3,693. After the
initial year, we will charge the entities
a renewal administrative fee of $1,691
each time the agreement is renewed or
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Revenue Procedure 2001–
20
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
SUMMARY:
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opportunity to comment on information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Revenue Procedure 2001–20, Voluntary
Compliance on Alien Withholding
Program (‘‘VCAP’’).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before February 3, 2020
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Dr. Philippe Thomas, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the revenue procedure should
be directed to Sara Covington, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20224, or through the internet at
Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Voluntary Compliance on Alien
Withholding Program (‘‘VCAP’’).
OMB Number: 1545–1735.
Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue
Procedure 2001–20.
Abstract: This revenue procedure will
improve voluntary compliance of
colleges and universities in connection
with their obligations to report,
withhold and pay taxes due on
compensation paid to foreign students
and scholars (nonresident aliens). The
revenue procedure provides an optional
opportunity for colleges and universities
which have not fully complied with
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 234 (Thursday, December 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66704-66705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-26259]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2019-0052]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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 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-2019-0052].
The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will submit
it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be sure we
consider your comments, we must receive them no later than February 3,
2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by
writing to the above email address.
Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification--20
CFR 400.100--0960-NEW. The electronic Consent Based Social Security
Number Verification (eCBSV) is a fee-based Social Security Number (SSN)
verification service that will allow permitted entities (a financial
institution or service provider, subsidiary, affiliate, agent,
subcontractor, or assignee of a financial institution as defined by
Section 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. 42 USCA 405b(b)(4), Pub. L.
115-174, Title II, 215(b)(4).) to verify an individual's SSN based on
the SSN holder's signed consent in connection with a credit transaction
or any circumstance described in section 604 of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b).
Background
We are creating this system due to section 215 of the Economic
Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018 (Banking
Bill), Public Law 115-174. Permitted entities will be able to submit an
SSN, name, and date of birth (DOB) to SSA for verification via an
application programming interface. The purpose of the information
collection is for SSA to verify for the permitted entity that the
submitted name, DOB, and SSN matches, or does not match, the data
contained in our records. After completing the enrollment process;
paying for services; and obtaining SSN holder consent, the permitted
entity submits the names, DOBs, and SSNs of number holders who gave
valid consents to the eCBSV service. SSA matches the information
against our Master File, using SSN, name, and DOB. The eCBSV Service
will respond in real time with a match/no match indicator (and an
indicator if our records show that the SSN Holder died). SSA does not
provide specific information on what data elements did not match, nor
does SSA provide any SSNs or other identifying information. In
addition, the verification does not authenticate the identity of
individuals or conclusively prove the individuals we verify are who
they claim to be.
Consent Requirements
Under eCBSV, the permitted entity does not submit the number
holder's consent documents to SSA. SSA requires each permitted entity
to retain a valid consent for each SSN verification request for a
period of five years from the date of receipt of the consent form. The
Banking Bill permits a Financial Institution's service provider,
subsidiary, affiliate, agent, subcontractor, or assignee to seek
verification of the SSN Holder's SSN on behalf of a financial
institution pursuant to the terms of the SSN Holder's consent. In this
case, the permitted entity shall ensure that the Financial Institution
use the verification only for the purposes stated in the consent, and
make no further use or disclosure of the verified SSN. The relationship
will be subject to the contractual obligations as specified in the User
Agreement that the permitted entity signs and submits to SSA.
Compliance Review
SSA requires each permitted entity to undergo compliance reviews to
ensure the permitted entities obtained valid consent from number
holders. An SSA approved certified public accountant (CPA) firm will
conduct the compliance reviews. The reviews will ensure the permitted
entities meet all terms and conditions of the User Agreement. The eCBSV
fee will include all compliance review costs. In general, we will
request annual reviews with additional reviews as necessary. The CPA
follows review standards established by the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and contained in the Generally Accepted
Government Audit Standards (GAGAS). At any time, SSA may conduct onsite
inspections of the requester's site, including a systems review, to
ensure they adhered to the applicable requirements associated with
collection and maintenance of consent forms, and to assess systems
security overall.
The respondents to the eCBSV collection are the permitted entities;
members of the public who consent to the SSN verification; and CPAs who
provide compliance review services.
Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
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Time Burden
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Requirement Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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(a) Complete eCBSV enrollment process ***............... 10 1 120 20 * $36.98 ** $740
(a) Configure customer system for ability to send in 10 1 2,400 400 * 36.98 ** 14,792
verification requests..................................
(a) People whose SSNs SSA will verify--Reading and 307,000,000 1 3 15,350,000 * 10.22 ** 156,877,000
Signing................................................
(a) Sending in the verification request, calling our 307,000,000 1 1 5,116,667 * 36.98 ** 189,214,346
system, getting a response.............................
(b) Follow SSA requirements to configure application 10 1 4,800 800 * 36.98 ** 29,584
program interface......................................
(c) CPA Compliance Review and Report ****............... 10 1 4,800 800 * 33.89 ** 27,112
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Totals.............................................. 614,000,040 .............. .............. 20,468,687 .............. ** 346,163,574
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* We based these figures on average Business and Financial operations occupations and Certified Public Accountants' hourly salaries, as reported by
Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and per average Disability Insurance (DI) payments, as reported in SSA's DI 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.
*** The enrollment process entails reviewing and completing eCBSV User Agreement and financial requirements package; visiting the Department of the
Treasury's Pay.gov to make payment for services; and submitting a permitted entity certification via email.
**** There will be one CPA firm respondent (an SSA-approved contractor) to conduct compliance reviews and prepare written reports of findings on the 10
permitted entities.
Cost Burden
The public cost burden is dependent upon the number of permitted
entities and annual transaction volume. In FY 2019, 10 companies
enrolled out of 124 applications received to participate in eCBSV. We
based the cost estimates below on 10 participating permitted entities
in FY 2020 submitting an anticipated volume of 307,000,000
transactions. The Banking Bill requires that we collect at least 50
percent of the start-up costs (i.e., that we collect $9.2 million)
before we may begin development of the eCBSV verification system. SSA
will recover the remaining development costs over three years using the
following tier fee schedule:
eCBSV Tier Fee Schedule
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier Volume threshold Annual fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 1-1,000......................... $400
2 1,001-10,000.................... 3,030
3 10,001-200,000.................. 14,300
4 200,001-50 million.............. 276,500
5 50,000,001-2 billion............ 860,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Each enrolled permitted entity will be required to remit the above
tier based subscription fee for the 365-day agreement period and the
appropriate administrative fee. We will charge newly enrolled entities
a startup administrative fee of $3,693. After the initial year, we will
charge the entities a renewal administrative fee of $1,691 each time
the agreement is renewed or amended. We calculated the fees based on
forecasted systems and operational expenses; agency oversight, overhead
and CPA audit contract costs.
In addition, SSA will periodically recalculate costs to provide
eCBSV services and adjust the fees charged as needed. We will notify
companies of a fee adjustment at the renewal of the eCBSV User
Agreement and via notice in the Federal Register; companies have the
opportunity to cancel the agreement or continue service using the new
fee.
Dated: December 2, 2019.
Faye I. Lipsky,
Director, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-26259 Filed 12-4-19; 8:45 am]
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