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Number SR–CboeEDGA–2020–003 and
should be submitted on or before
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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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there are ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information.
Title: ‘‘Community Advantage Lender
Participation Application’’.
Description of Respondents: SBA
Lenders.
Form Number: 2301.
Annual Responses: 29.
Annual Burden: 203.
Curtis Rich,
Management Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–02218 Filed 2–4–20; 8:45 am]
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
BILLING CODE P
Data Collection Available for Public
Comments
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
60 Day Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the Small Business
Administration’s intentions to request
approval on a new and/or currently
approved information collection.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Send all comments
regarding whether this information
collection is necessary for the proper
performance of the function of the
agency, whether the burden estimates
are accurate, and if there are ways to
minimize the estimated burden and
enhance the quality of the collections to
Daniel Upham, Chief, Microenterprise
Development Division, Office of
Financial Assistance, U.S. Small
Business Administration, 409 3rd Street,
8th Floor, Washington, DC 20416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Upham, Chief, Microenterprise
Development Division, (202) 205–7001,
Daniel.upham@sba.gov, or Curtis B.
Rich, Management Analyst, (202) 205–
7030 curtis.rich@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
revised information collection is
submitted to SBA by lenders that are
applying for participation in SBA’s
Community Advantage Pilot Program.
SBA uses the information to evaluate
the lenders eligibility and qualifications
for participation in the pilot program.
SUMMARY:
Solicitation of Public Comments
SBA is requesting comments on (a)
Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the agency to properly
perform its functions; (b) whether the
burden estimates are accurate; (c)
whether there are ways to minimize the
burden, including through the use of
automated techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) whether
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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 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–
2020–0003].
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 April 6, 2020. Individuals can
obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above
email address.
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1. Request for Corrections of Earnings
Record—20 CFR 404.820 and 20 CFR
422.125—0960–0029. Individuals
alleging inaccurate earnings records in
SSA’s files use paper Form SSA–7008,
or a personal interview during which
SSA employees key their answers into
our electronic Earnings Modernization
Item Correction system, to provide the
information SSA needs to check
earnings posted, and, as necessary,
initiate development to resolve any
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
inaccuracies. The respondents are
individuals who request correction of
earnings posted to their Social Security
earnings record. Type of Request:
Revision of an OMB-approved
information collection.
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total Annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–7008 ................................................
In-person or telephone interview .............
28,734
337,500
1
1
28
10
13,409
56,250
* 22.50
* 22.50
** 301,703
** 1,265,625
Totals ................................................
366,234
........................
........................
69,659
........................
** 1,567,328
* We based this figure on average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, 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.
2. Application for a Social Security
Number Card, the Social Security
Number Application Process (SSNAP),
and internet SSN Replacement Card
(iSSNRC) Application—20 CFR
422.103—422.110—0960–0066. SSA
collects information on the SS–5 (used
in the United States) and SS–5–FS (used
outside the United States) to issue
original or replacement Social Security
cards. SSA also enters the application
data into the SSNAP application when
issuing a card via telephone or in
person. In addition, hospitals collect the
same information on SSA’s behalf for
newborn children through the
Enumeration-at-Birth process. In this
process, parents of newborns provide
hospital birth registration clerks with
information required to register these
newborns. Hospitals send this
information to State Bureaus of Vital
Number of
respondents
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Application scenario
Respondents who do not have to provide
parents’ SSNs ......................................
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement card with no changes through
the iSSNRC modality ...........................
Adult U.S. Citizens providing information
to receive a replacement card through
the oSSNAP modality *** ......................
Respondents whom we ask to provide
parents’ SSNs (when applying for
original SSN cards for children under
age 12) .................................................
Applicants age 12 or older who need to
answer additional questions so SSA
can determine whether we previously
assigned an SSN .................................
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN
card beyond the allowable limits (i.e.,
who must provide additional documentation to accompany the application) .......................................................
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Statistics (BVS), and they send the
information to SSA’s National Computer
Center. SSA then uploads the data to the
SSA mainframe along with all other
enumeration data, and we assign the
newborn a Social Security number
(SSN) and issue a Social Security card.
Respondents can also use these
modalities to request a change in their
SSN records. In addition, the iSSNRC
internet application collects information
similar to the paper SS–5 for no-change
replacement SSN cards for adult U.S.
citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows
certain applicants for SSN replacement
cards to complete the internet
application and submit the required
evidence online rather than completing
a paper Form SS–5. Finally, the new
Online Social Security Number
Application Process (oSSNAP) collects
information similar to the paper SS–5
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Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
for no change, with the exception of
name change, replacement SSN cards
for U.S Citizens (adult and minor
children). oSSNAP will allow certain
applicants for SSN replacement cards to
start the application process on-line,
receive a list of evidentiary documents,
and then submit the application data to
SSA for further processing by SSA
employees. Applicants will need to visit
a local SSA office to complete the
application process. The respondents
for this collection are applicants for
original and replacement Social
Security cards, or individuals who wish
to change information in their SSN
records, who use any of the modalities
described above.
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) **
7,380,000
1
9
1,107,000
* 22.50
** 24,907,500
1,350,000
1
5
112,500
* 22.50
** 2,531,250
3,500,000
1
5
291,667
* 22.50
** 6,562,508
190,000
1
9
28,500
* 22.50
** 641,250
910,000
1
10
151,667
* 22.50
** 3,412,508
7,250
1
60
7,250
* 22.50
** 163,125
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Number of
respondents
Application scenario
Authorization
information
Authorization
information
to SSA to obtain personal
cover letter .........................
to SSA to obtain personal
follow-up cover letter .........
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) **
500
1
15
125
* 22.50
** 2,813
500
1
15
125
* 22.50
** 2,813
13,338,250
........................
........................
1,698,834
........................
** 38,223,767
* We based this figure on average U.S. worker’s hourly wages (based on BLS.gov 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 number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SS–5 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
3. Petition for Authorization to Charge
and Collect a Fee for Services Before the
Social Security Administration—20 CFR
404.1720—404.1730; 20 CFR 416.1520—
416.1530—0960–0104. A Social Security
claimant’s representative, whether an
attorney or a non-attorney, uses Form
SSA–1560 to petition SSA for
authorization to charge and collect a fee
for their services as a representative. In
addition, the representatives indicate on
the form if they have been disbarred or
suspended from a court or bar to which
they were previously admitted to
practice as an attorney; or if they have
been disqualified from appearing before
a Federal program or agency. SSA must
authorize a fee to the representative, if
the representative requests to be paid
from the expected past-due benefits of
the claimant. The representative
submits the SSA–1560 after a claim
decision, or any time when the
representation is terminated, to request
authorization to charge and collect a fee
under the fee petition process. Since
this information is mandated by
regulation, the form is mandatory for the
representative to obtain authorization to
charge and collect a fee. SSA collects
the information on a claim-by-claim
basis, if the individual representatives
decide to use this option to receive
authorization of a fee, and
representatives must submit the
documentation once per claim. SSA
employees then evaluate and process
the request for authorization of a fee.
The respondents are representatives
who use this form to request a fee via
the fee petition process.
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–1560 ................................................
24,153
1
30
12,077
* 72.21
** 872,080
* We based this figure on average lawyer’s salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm).
** 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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4. Development of Participation in a
Vocational Rehabilitation or Similar
Program—20 CFR 404.316(c),
404.337(c), 404.352(d), 404.1586(g),
404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327,
404.328, 416.1321(d), 416.1331(a)–(b),
and 416.1338, 416.1402–0960–0282.
State Disability Determination Services
(DDS) determine if Social Security
disability payment recipients whose
disability ceased and who participate in
vocational rehabilitation programs may
continue to receive disability payments.
To do this, DDSs need information
about the recipients; the types of
program participation; and the services
they receive under the rehabilitation
program. SSA uses Form SSA–4290 to
collect this information. The
respondents are State employment
networks, vocational rehabilitation
agencies, or other providers of
educational or job training services.
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–4290–F5 ..........................................
3,000
1
15
750
* 17.22
** 12,915
* We based this figure on average Social and Human Service Assistant’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.
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Dated: January 30, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020–02176 Filed 2–4–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusions: China’s
Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to
Technology Transfer, Intellectual
Property, and Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of product exclusions.
AGENCY:
In September of 2018, the
U.S. Trade Representative imposed
additional duties on goods of China
with an annual trade value of
approximately $200 billion as part of
the action in the Section 301
investigation of China’s acts, policies,
and practices related to technology
transfer, intellectual property, and
innovation. The U.S. Trade
Representative initiated a product
exclusion process in June 2019, and
interested persons have submitted
requests for the exclusion of specific
products. This notice announces the
U.S. Trade Representative’s
determination to grant certain exclusion
requests, as specified in the Annex to
this notice, and corrects technical errors
in previously announced exclusions.
DATES: The product exclusions
announced in this notice will apply as
of September 24, 2018, the effective date
of the $200 billion action, to August 7,
2020. The amendments announced in
this notice are retroactive to the date the
original exclusions were published.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Assistant General Counsels
Philip Butler or Megan Grimball, or
Director of Industrial Goods Justin
Hoffmann at (202) 395–5725. For
specific questions on customs
classification or implementation of the
product exclusions identified in the
Annex to this notice, contact
traderemedy@cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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A. Background
For background on the proceedings in
this investigation, please see the prior
notices issued in the investigation,
including 82 FR 40213 (August 23,
2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018), 83
FR 28710 (June 20, 2018), 83 FR 33608
(July 17, 2018), 83 FR 38760 (August 7,
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2018), 83 FR 47974 (September 21,
2018), 83 FR 49153 (September 28,
2018), 83 FR 65198 (December 19,
2018), 84 FR 7966 (March 5, 2019), 84
FR 20459 (May 9, 2019), 84 FR 29576
(June 24, 2019), 84 FRN 38717 (August
7, 2019), 84 FR 46212 (September 3,
2019), 84 FR 49591 (September 20,
2019), 84 FR 57803 (October 28, 2019),
84 FR 61674 (November 13, 2019), 84
FR 65882 (November 29, 2019), 84 FR
69012 (December 17, 2019), and 85 FR
549 (January 6, 2020).
Effective September 24, 2018, the U.S.
Trade Representative imposed
additional 10 percent duties on goods of
China classified in 5,757 full and partial
subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
with an approximate annual trade value
of $200 billion. See 83 FR 47974, as
modified by 83 FR 49153. In May 2019,
the U.S. Trade Representative increased
the additional duty to 25 percent. See 84
FR 20459. On June 24, 2019, the U.S.
Trade Representative established a
process by which U.S. stakeholders may
request exclusion of particular products
classified within an 8-digit HTSUS
subheading covered by the $200 billion
action from the additional duties. See 84
FR 29576 (the June 24 notice).
Under the June 24 notice, requests for
exclusion had to identify the product
subject to the request in terms of the
physical characteristics that distinguish
the product from other products within
the relevant 8-digit subheading covered
by the $200 billion action. Requestors
also had to provide the 10-digit
subheading of the HTSUS most
applicable to the particular product
requested for exclusion, and could
submit information on the ability of U.S.
Customs and Border Protection to
administer the requested exclusion.
Requestors were asked to provide the
quantity and value of the Chinese-origin
product that the requestor purchased in
the last three years. With regard to the
rationale for the requested exclusion,
requests had to address the following
factors:
• Whether the particular product is
available only from China and
specifically whether the particular
product and/or a comparable product is
available from sources in the United
States and/or third countries.
• Whether the imposition of
additional duties on the particular
product would cause severe economic
harm to the requestor or other U.S.
interests.
• Whether the particular product is
strategically important or related to
‘‘Made in China 2025’’ or other Chinese
industrial programs.
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The June 24 notice stated that the U.S.
Trade Representative would take into
account whether an exclusion would
undermine the objective of the Section
301 investigation.
The June 24 notice required
submission of requests for exclusion
from the $200 billion action no later
than September 30, 2019, and noted that
the U.S. Trade Representative would
periodically announce decisions. In
August 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative granted an initial set of
exclusion requests. See 84 FR 38717.
The U.S. Trade Representative granted
additional exclusions in September
2019, October 2019, November 2019,
December 2019, and January 2020. See
84 FR 49591, 84 FR 57803, 84 FR 61674,
84 FR 65882, 84 FR 69012, 85 FR 549.
The Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) regularly
updates the status of each pending
request on the USTR Exclusions Portal
at https://exclusions.ustr.gov/s/
docket?docketNumber=USTR-20190005.
B. Determination To Grant Certain
Exclusions
Based on the evaluation of the factors
set forth in the June 24 notice, which are
summarized above, pursuant to sections
301(b), 301(c), and 307(a) of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, and in
accordance with the advice of the
interagency Section 301 Committee, the
U.S. Trade Representative has
determined to grant the product
exclusions set forth in the Annex to this
notice. The U.S. Trade Representative’s
determination also takes into account
advice from advisory committees and
any public comments on the pertinent
exclusion requests.
As set forth in the Annex, the
exclusions are reflected in 2 10-digit
HTSUS subheadings, which cover 52
requests, and 117 specially prepared
product descriptions, which cover 156
separate exclusion requests.
In accordance with the June 24 notice,
the exclusions are available for any
product that meets the description in
the Annex, regardless of whether the
importer filed an exclusion request.
Further, the scope of each exclusion is
governed by the scope of the product
descriptions in the Annex, and not by
the product descriptions found in any
particular request for exclusion.
Subparagraphs A(3–7) of the Annex
contain conforming amendments to the
HTSUS reflecting the modifications
made by the Annex. Paragraph B of the
Annex contains amendments reflecting
technical corrections to the specially
prepared product descriptions in certain
notes to the HTSUS, specifically U.S.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2020-0003]
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 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: [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-2020-0003].
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
April 6, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
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1. Request for Corrections of Earnings Record--20 CFR 404.820 and
20 CFR 422.125--0960-0029. Individuals alleging inaccurate earnings
records in SSA's files use paper Form SSA-7008, or a personal interview
during which SSA employees key their answers into our electronic
Earnings Modernization Item Correction system, to provide the
information SSA needs to check earnings posted, and, as necessary,
initiate development to resolve any inaccuracies. The respondents are
individuals who request correction of earnings posted to their Social
Security earnings record. 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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SSA-7008................................................ 28,734 1 28 13,409 * 22.50 ** 301,703
In-person or telephone interview........................ 337,500 1 10 56,250 * 22.50 ** 1,265,625
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Totals.............................................. 366,234 .............. .............. 69,659 .............. ** 1,567,328
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* We based this figure on average U.S. worker's hourly wages, 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.
2. Application for a Social Security Number Card, the Social
Security Number Application Process (SSNAP), and internet SSN
Replacement Card (iSSNRC) Application--20 CFR 422.103--422.110--0960-
0066. SSA collects information on the SS-5 (used in the United States)
and SS-5-FS (used outside the United States) to issue original or
replacement Social Security cards. SSA also enters the application data
into the SSNAP application when issuing a card via telephone or in
person. In addition, hospitals collect the same information on SSA's
behalf for newborn children through the Enumeration-at-Birth process.
In this process, parents of newborns provide hospital birth
registration clerks with information required to register these
newborns. Hospitals send this information to State Bureaus of Vital
Statistics (BVS), and they send the information to SSA's National
Computer Center. SSA then uploads the data to the SSA mainframe along
with all other enumeration data, and we assign the newborn a Social
Security number (SSN) and issue a Social Security card. Respondents can
also use these modalities to request a change in their SSN records. In
addition, the iSSNRC internet application collects information similar
to the paper SS-5 for no-change replacement SSN cards for adult U.S.
citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows certain applicants for SSN
replacement cards to complete the internet application and submit the
required evidence online rather than completing a paper Form SS-5.
Finally, the new Online Social Security Number Application Process
(oSSNAP) collects information similar to the paper SS-5 for no change,
with the exception of name change, replacement SSN cards for U.S
Citizens (adult and minor children). oSSNAP will allow certain
applicants for SSN replacement cards to start the application process
on-line, receive a list of evidentiary documents, and then submit the
application data to SSA for further processing by SSA employees.
Applicants will need to visit a local SSA office to complete the
application process. The respondents for this collection are applicants
for original and replacement Social Security cards, or individuals who
wish to change information in their SSN records, who use any of the
modalities described above.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Application scenario Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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Respondents who do not have to provide parents' SSNs.... 7,380,000 1 9 1,107,000 * 22.50 ** 24,907,500
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement card with 1,350,000 1 5 112,500 * 22.50 ** 2,531,250
no changes through the iSSNRC modality.................
Adult U.S. Citizens providing information to receive a 3,500,000 1 5 291,667 * 22.50 ** 6,562,508
replacement card through the oSSNAP modality ***.......
Respondents whom we ask to provide parents' SSNs (when 190,000 1 9 28,500 * 22.50 ** 641,250
applying for original SSN cards for children under age
12)....................................................
Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer additional 910,000 1 10 151,667 * 22.50 ** 3,412,508
questions so SSA can determine whether we previously
assigned an SSN........................................
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the 7,250 1 60 7,250 * 22.50 ** 163,125
allowable limits (i.e., who must provide additional
documentation to accompany the application)............
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Authorization to SSA to obtain personal information 500 1 15 125 * 22.50 ** 2,813
cover letter...........................................
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal information 500 1 15 125 * 22.50 ** 2,813
follow-up cover letter.................................
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Totals.............................................. 13,338,250 .............. .............. 1,698,834 .............. ** 38,223,767
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* We based this figure on average U.S. worker's hourly wages (based on BLS.gov 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 number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SS-5 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
3. Petition for Authorization to Charge and Collect a Fee for
Services Before the Social Security Administration--20 CFR 404.1720--
404.1730; 20 CFR 416.1520--416.1530--0960-0104. A Social Security
claimant's representative, whether an attorney or a non-attorney, uses
Form SSA-1560 to petition SSA for authorization to charge and collect a
fee for their services as a representative. In addition, the
representatives indicate on the form if they have been disbarred or
suspended from a court or bar to which they were previously admitted to
practice as an attorney; or if they have been disqualified from
appearing before a Federal program or agency. SSA must authorize a fee
to the representative, if the representative requests to be paid from
the expected past-due benefits of the claimant. The representative
submits the SSA-1560 after a claim decision, or any time when the
representation is terminated, to request authorization to charge and
collect a fee under the fee petition process. Since this information is
mandated by regulation, the form is mandatory for the representative to
obtain authorization to charge and collect a fee. SSA collects the
information on a claim-by-claim basis, if the individual
representatives decide to use this option to receive authorization of a
fee, and representatives must submit the documentation once per claim.
SSA employees then evaluate and process the request for authorization
of a fee. The respondents are representatives who use this form to
request a fee via the fee petition process.
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-1560.......................................... 24,153 1 30 12,077 * 72.21 ** 872,080
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* We based this figure on average lawyer's salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm).
** 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. Development of Participation in a Vocational Rehabilitation or
Similar Program--20 CFR 404.316(c), 404.337(c), 404.352(d),
404.1586(g), 404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327, 404.328, 416.1321(d),
416.1331(a)-(b), and 416.1338, 416.1402-0960-0282. State Disability
Determination Services (DDS) determine if Social Security disability
payment recipients whose disability ceased and who participate in
vocational rehabilitation programs may continue to receive disability
payments. To do this, DDSs need information about the recipients; the
types of program participation; and the services they receive under the
rehabilitation program. SSA uses Form SSA-4290 to collect this
information. The respondents are State employment networks, vocational
rehabilitation agencies, or other providers of educational or job
training services.
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-4290-F5....................................... 3,000 1 15 750 * 17.22 ** 12,915
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* We based this figure on average Social and Human Service Assistant'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.
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Dated: January 30, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-02176 Filed 2-4-20; 8:45 am]
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