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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA–2020–0020]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
of OMB-approved information
collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
the following addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA), Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2020–0020].
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 May
28, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies
of the OMB clearance packages by
writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@
ssa.gov.
1. Agreement to Sell Property—20
CFR 416.1240–1245—0960–0127.
Individuals or couples who are
otherwise eligible for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) payments, but
whose resources exceed the allowable
limit, may receive conditional payments
if they agree to dispose of the excess
non-liquid resources and make
repayments. SSA uses Form SSA–8060–
U3 to document this agreement, and to
ensure the individuals understand their
obligations. Respondents are applicants
for, and recipients of, SSI payments who
will be disposing of excess non-liquid
resources.
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) *
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–8060–U3 .............
20,000
1
10
3,333
$22.50 *
24 **
$75,533 ***
* We based this figures on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information 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. Requests for Self-Employment
Information, Employee Information, and
Employer Information—20 CFR
422.120—0960–0508. When SSA cannot
identify Form W–2 wage data for an
individual, we place the data in an
earnings suspense file and contact the
individual (and certain instances the
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Modality of
completion
Number of
respondents
employer) to obtain the correct
information. If the respondent furnishes
the name and Social Security Number
(SSN) information that agrees with
SSA’s records, or provides information
that resolves the discrepancy, SSA adds
the reported earnings to the
respondent’s Social Security record. We
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
use Forms SSA–L2765, SSA–L3365, and
SSA–L4002 for this purpose. The
respondents are self-employed
individuals and employees whose name
and SSN information do not agree with
their employer’s and SSA’s records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB
approved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–L2765 ..................
SSA–L3365 ..................
SSA–L4002 ..................
12,321
179,749
121,679
1
1
1
10
10
10
2,054
29,958
20,280
$22.50 *
22.50 *
22.50 *
24 **
24 **
24 **
$46,755 ***
674,595 ***
456,840 ***
Totals ....................
313,749
........................
........................
52,292
........................
........................
1,178,190 ***
* We based this figures on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information 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. Supported Employment
Demonstration (SED)—0960–0806.
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the success of the intervention designed
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for the Mental Health Treatment Study
(MHTS) previously funded by SSA. The
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MHTS provides integrated mental
health and vocational services to
disability beneficiaries with mental
illness. The SED offers the same services
to individuals with mental illness who
SSA denied Social Security disability
benefits. SSA seeks to determine
whether offering this evidence-based
package of integrated vocational and
mental health services to denied
disability applicants fosters
employment that leads to selfsufficiency, improved mental health and
quality of life, and reduced demand for
disability benefits. The SED uses a
randomized controlled trial to compare
the outcomes of two treatment groups,
and a control group. Study participation
spans 36 months beginning on the day
following the date of randomization to
one of the three study groups. The SED
study population consists of individuals
aged 18 to 50 who apply for disability
benefits alleging a mental illness and
the initial decision is a denial of
benefits in the past 60 days. The SED
will enroll up to 1,000 participants in
each of the three study arms for a total
of 3,000 participants: 40 participants in
each of three study arms for the 20
urban sites equaling an n of 2,400 urban
site participants; and 20 participants in
each of three arms for the 10 rural sites
equaling an n of 600 rural site
participants. We randomly select and
assign each enrolled participant to one
of three study arms:
• Full-Service Treatment (n = 1,000).
The multi-component service model
from the MHTS comprises the FullService Treatment. At its core are an
Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
supported employment specialist and
behavioral health specialist providing
IPS supported employment services
integrated with behavioral health care.
Participants in the full-service treatment
group will also receive the services of a
Nurse Care Coordinator who
coordinates Systematic Medication
Management services, as well assistance
with: Out-of-pocket expenses associated
with prescription behavioral health
medications; work-related expenses;
and services and treatment not covered
by the participant’s health insurance.
• Basic-Service Treatment (n =
1,000). The Basic-Service Treatment
model leaves intact IPS supported
employment integrated with behavioral
health services as the centerpiece of the
intervention arm. The Basic-Service
Treatment is essentially the Full-Service
model without the services of the Nurse
Care Coordinator, Systematic
Medication Management, and the funds
associated with out-of-pocket expenses
for prescription behavioral health
medications.
• Usual Services (n = 1,000). This
study arm represents a control group
against which the two treatment groups
we can compare. Participants assigned
to this group seek services as they
normally would (or would not) in their
community. However, at the time of
randomization, each Usual Service
participant will receive a
comprehensive manual describing
mental health and vocational services in
their locale, along with state and
national resources.
This study will test the two treatment
conditions against each other and
against the control group on multiple
outcomes of policy interest to SSA. The
(1) Pre-visit environmental scans in
order to understand the local context in
which SED services are embedded; (2)
independent fidelity assessments in
conjunction with those carried out by
state Mental Health/Vocational
Rehabilitation staff; (3) key informant
interviews with the IPS specialist, the
nurse care coordinator, the case
manager, and facility director; (4) focus
groups with participants in the FullService and Basic-Service Treatment
groups; and (5) ethnographic data
collection consisting of observations in
the natural environment and personcentered interviews with participants
and non-participants. The respondents
are study participants and nonparticipants, family members, IPS
specialists, nurse care coordinators, case
managers, and facility directors.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total
annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
Number
of
respondents
Frequency
of response
Competency and CIDI Screener ...........................................
Baseline Interview .................................................................
Quarterly Interview (Quarters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11)
Annual Interview (Quarters 4, 8, and 11) .............................
Fidelity Assessment Participant Interview ............................
Key Informant Interview ........................................................
Participant Focus Groups .....................................................
Person-Centered Interview ...................................................
1,878
3,000
3,000
3,000
180
120
600
180
1
1
9
3
4
4
2
4
1,878
3,000
27,000
9,000
720
480
1,200
720
75
45
20
30
60
60
60
60
2,348
2,250
9,000
4,500
720
480
1,200
720
$7.50 *
7.50 *
7.50 *
7.50 *
7.50 *
17.22 *
7.50 *
7.50 *
$17,610 **
16,875 **
67,500 **
33,750 **
5,400 **
8,266 **
9,000 **
5,400 **
Totals .............................................................................
11,958
....................
43,998
....................
21,218
....................
163,801 **
Modality of
completion
Number
of
responses
key outcomes of interest include: (1)
Employment; (2) earnings; (3) income;
(4) mental status; (5) quality of life; (6)
health services utilization; and (7) SSA
disability benefit receipt and amount.
SSA is also interested in the study take
up rate (participation), knowing who
enrolls (and who does not), and fidelity
to evidence-based treatments, among
other aspects of implementation. Data
collection for the evaluation of the SED
will consist of the following activities:
Baseline in-person participant
interviews; quarterly participant
telephone interviews; receipt of SSA
administrative record data; and
collection of site-level program data.
Evaluation team members will also
conduct site visits involving:
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* We based these figures on average hourly wage for disabled workers and social and human service workers.
** 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: April 22, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020–08927 Filed 4–27–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11099]
Call for Reviewers of the World Ocean
Assessment
ACTION:
Notice; request for comment.
The U.S. Department of State,
in coordination with the Subcommittee
on Ocean Science and Technology,
requests expert review of the draft
World Ocean Assessment.
DATES: Beginning on 27 April 2020,
experts may register to review and
access the draft WOA at https://
review.globalchange.gov, a web-based
review and comment system. Reviewers
will have until midnight 21 May 2020
to submit their review comments using
the web-based review and comment
system.
SUMMARY:
Detailed instructions for
review and submission of comments are
available at https://review.globalchange
.gov. Comments submitted as part of this
review will not be attributed to
individual experts, and no personal
information submitted as part of the
registration process will be disclosed
publicly.
ADDRESSES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United Nations (UN) undertakes a
regular process for global reporting on,
and assessment of, the state of the
marine environment, including
socioeconomic aspects, the product of
which is called the World Ocean
Assessment (WOA). The first WOA was
completed in 2015, and the projected
completion date for the second WOA is
December 2020, with a goal of
documenting trends in the state of the
marine environment observed since the
publication of the first WOA. The
second WOA includes more than fifty
subjects grouped within four main
themes: Drivers of changes in the
marine environment; current state of the
marine environment and its trends;
trends in pressures on the marine
environment; and trends in management
approaches to the marine environment.
A scientific and technical summary will
integrate content to show linkages
through interdisciplinary subjects such
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Director, Office of Directives Management,
U.S. Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2020–08917 Filed 4–27–20; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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as human impacts, ecosystem services,
and habitats. More information
regarding the evolution and
methodology of the WOA can be found
at https://www.un.org/regularprocess/.
This spring, UN Member States will
have an opportunity to review the draft
WOA, which is expected to be
composed of 65 chapters and
subchapters (approximately fifteen
pages each) and a technical summary
(approximately 70 pages); the outline
(https://www.un.org/regularprocess/
sites/www.un.org.regularprocess/files/
outline_for_the_second_world_ocean_
assessment_rev.pdf) illustrates the very
wide range of expertise needed for such
a review. The Department of State
invites experts in relevant fields to
participate in the U.S. Government
review of the draft WOA.
A Review Coordination Team
composed of Federal scientists and
program managers will develop a
consolidated U.S. Government review
submission. Only comments received
via the web-based review and comment
system within the comment period will
be considered by the Review
Coordination Team for inclusion in the
U.S. Government review submission.
30-Day Notice of Intent to Seek
Extension of Approval: Dispute
Resolution Procedures Under the
Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the collection of Dispute Resolution
Procedures, as described below. The
Board previously published a notice
about this collection in the Federal
Register on February 24, 2020 (85 FR
10507). That notice allowed for a 60-day
public review and comment period. No
comments were received.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by May
28, 2019.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board: Dispute Resolution Procedures.’’
Written comments for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted via www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. This information
collection can be accessed by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. As an alternative,
written comments may be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus,
Surface Transportation Board Desk
Officer: by email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–1743;
or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Please also direct comments to Chris
Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, and to
PRA@stb.gov. For further information
regarding this collection, contact
Michael Higgins, Deputy Director,
Office f Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs (OPAGAC), and
Compliance, at (202) 245–0284 or
michael.higgins@stb.gov. Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are requested concerning: (1) The
ccuracy of the Board’s burden estimates;
(2) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected;
(3) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
when appropriate; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
ADDRESSES:
Description of Collection
Title: Dispute Resolution Procedures.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0036.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Parties seeking the
Board’s informal assistance under
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
Act, Public Law 114–94 (signed Dec. 4,
2015) (FAST Act).
Number of Respondents: Three.
Estimated Time Per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2020-0020]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions of OMB-approved information collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden
on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the
OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: [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-2020-0020].
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 May 28, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Agreement to Sell Property--20 CFR 416.1240-1245--0960-0127.
Individuals or couples who are otherwise eligible for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) payments, but whose resources exceed the
allowable limit, may receive conditional payments if they agree to
dispose of the excess non-liquid resources and make repayments. SSA
uses Form SSA-8060-U3 to document this agreement, and to ensure the
individuals understand their obligations. Respondents are applicants
for, and recipients of, SSI payments who will be disposing of excess
non-liquid resources.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost time in field opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount office cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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SSA-8060-U3...................... 20,000 1 10 3,333 $22.50 * 24 ** $75,533 ***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* We based this figures on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information 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. Requests for Self-Employment Information, Employee Information,
and Employer Information--20 CFR 422.120--0960-0508. When SSA cannot
identify Form W-2 wage data for an individual, we place the data in an
earnings suspense file and contact the individual (and certain
instances the employer) to obtain the correct information. If the
respondent furnishes the name and Social Security Number (SSN)
information that agrees with SSA's records, or provides information
that resolves the discrepancy, SSA adds the reported earnings to the
respondent's Social Security record. We use Forms SSA-L2765, SSA-L3365,
and SSA-L4002 for this purpose. The respondents are self-employed
individuals and employees whose name and SSN information do not agree
with their employer's and SSA's records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information
collection.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost time in field opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount office cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-L2765............................... 12,321 1 10 2,054 $22.50 * 24 ** $46,755 ***
SSA-L3365............................... 179,749 1 10 29,958 22.50 * 24 ** 674,595 ***
SSA-L4002............................... 121,679 1 10 20,280 22.50 * 24 ** 456,840 ***
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Totals.............................. 313,749 .............. .............. 52,292 .............. .............. 1,178,190 ***
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* We based this figures on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information 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. Supported Employment Demonstration (SED)--0960-0806. Sponsored
by SSA, the SED builds on the success of the intervention designed for
the Mental Health Treatment Study (MHTS) previously funded by SSA. The
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MHTS provides integrated mental health and vocational services to
disability beneficiaries with mental illness. The SED offers the same
services to individuals with mental illness who SSA denied Social
Security disability benefits. SSA seeks to determine whether offering
this evidence-based package of integrated vocational and mental health
services to denied disability applicants fosters employment that leads
to self-sufficiency, improved mental health and quality of life, and
reduced demand for disability benefits. The SED uses a randomized
controlled trial to compare the outcomes of two treatment groups, and a
control group. Study participation spans 36 months beginning on the day
following the date of randomization to one of the three study groups.
The SED study population consists of individuals aged 18 to 50 who
apply for disability benefits alleging a mental illness and the initial
decision is a denial of benefits in the past 60 days. The SED will
enroll up to 1,000 participants in each of the three study arms for a
total of 3,000 participants: 40 participants in each of three study
arms for the 20 urban sites equaling an n of 2,400 urban site
participants; and 20 participants in each of three arms for the 10
rural sites equaling an n of 600 rural site participants. We randomly
select and assign each enrolled participant to one of three study arms:
Full-Service Treatment (n = 1,000). The multi-component
service model from the MHTS comprises the Full-Service Treatment. At
its core are an Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported
employment specialist and behavioral health specialist providing IPS
supported employment services integrated with behavioral health care.
Participants in the full-service treatment group will also receive the
services of a Nurse Care Coordinator who coordinates Systematic
Medication Management services, as well assistance with: Out-of-pocket
expenses associated with prescription behavioral health medications;
work-related expenses; and services and treatment not covered by the
participant's health insurance.
Basic-Service Treatment (n = 1,000). The Basic-Service
Treatment model leaves intact IPS supported employment integrated with
behavioral health services as the centerpiece of the intervention arm.
The Basic-Service Treatment is essentially the Full-Service model
without the services of the Nurse Care Coordinator, Systematic
Medication Management, and the funds associated with out-of-pocket
expenses for prescription behavioral health medications.
Usual Services (n = 1,000). This study arm represents a
control group against which the two treatment groups we can compare.
Participants assigned to this group seek services as they normally
would (or would not) in their community. However, at the time of
randomization, each Usual Service participant will receive a
comprehensive manual describing mental health and vocational services
in their locale, along with state and national resources.
This study will test the two treatment conditions against each
other and against the control group on multiple outcomes of policy
interest to SSA. The key outcomes of interest include: (1) Employment;
(2) earnings; (3) income; (4) mental status; (5) quality of life; (6)
health services utilization; and (7) SSA disability benefit receipt and
amount. SSA is also interested in the study take up rate
(participation), knowing who enrolls (and who does not), and fidelity
to evidence-based treatments, among other aspects of implementation.
Data collection for the evaluation of the SED will consist of the
following activities: Baseline in-person participant interviews;
quarterly participant telephone interviews; receipt of SSA
administrative record data; and collection of site-level program data.
Evaluation team members will also conduct site visits involving:
(1) Pre-visit environmental scans in order to understand the local
context in which SED services are embedded; (2) independent fidelity
assessments in conjunction with those carried out by state Mental
Health/Vocational Rehabilitation staff; (3) key informant interviews
with the IPS specialist, the nurse care coordinator, the case manager,
and facility director; (4) focus groups with participants in the Full-
Service and Basic-Service Treatment groups; and (5) ethnographic data
collection consisting of observations in the natural environment and
person-centered interviews with participants and non-participants. The
respondents are study participants and non-participants, family
members, IPS specialists, nurse care coordinators, case managers, and
facility directors.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Estimated Average
Average total theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency Number of burden per annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents of response responses response burden amount cost (dollars)
(minutes) (hours) (dollars) * **
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Competency and CIDI Screener.............................. 1,878 1 1,878 75 2,348 $7.50 * $17,610 **
Baseline Interview........................................ 3,000 1 3,000 45 2,250 7.50 * 16,875 **
Quarterly Interview (Quarters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 3,000 9 27,000 20 9,000 7.50 * 67,500 **
11)......................................................
Annual Interview (Quarters 4, 8, and 11).................. 3,000 3 9,000 30 4,500 7.50 * 33,750 **
Fidelity Assessment Participant Interview................. 180 4 720 60 720 7.50 * 5,400 **
Key Informant Interview................................... 120 4 480 60 480 17.22 * 8,266 **
Participant Focus Groups.................................. 600 2 1,200 60 1,200 7.50 * 9,000 **
Person-Centered Interview................................. 180 4 720 60 720 7.50 * 5,400 **
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Totals................................................ 11,958 ........... 43,998 ........... 21,218 ........... 163,801 **
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* We based these figures on average hourly wage for disabled workers and social and human service workers.
** 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: April 22, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-08927 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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