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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008)
[Disaster Declaration #16423 and #16424;
Mississippi Disaster Number MS–00125]
Cynthia Pitts,
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
Presidential Declaration Amendment of
a Major Disaster for Public Assistance
Only for the State of Mississippi
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Amendment 1.
[FR Doc. 2020–12198 Filed 6–4–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026–03–P
AGENCY:
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2020–0024]
This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for Public Assistance Only for
the State of Mississippi (FEMA–4538–
DR), dated 04/23/2020.
Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding,
and Mudslides.
Incident Period: 02/10/2020 through
02/18/2020.
DATES: Issued on 05/29/2020.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 06/22/2020.
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan
Application Deadline Date: 01/25/2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of the President’s major disaster
declaration for Private Non-Profit
organizations in the State of Mississippi,
dated 04/23/2020, is hereby amended to
include the following areas as adversely
affected by the disaster.
Primary Counties: Wilkinson
All other information in the original
declaration remains unchanged.
SUMMARY:
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–
2020–0024].
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 August 4, 2020. Individuals
can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above
email address.
1. Statement Regarding Marriage—20
CFR 404.726—0960–0017. Section
216(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act
(Act) directs SSA to apply State law to
determine an individual’s marital
relationship. Some state laws recognize
marriages without a ceremony (i.e.,
common-law marriages). In such cases,
SSA provides the same spouse or
widow(er) benefits to the common-law
spouses as it does to ceremonially
married spouses. To determine
common-law spouses, SSA must elicit
information from blood relatives or
other persons who are knowledgeable
about the alleged common-law
relationship. SSA uses Form SSA–753,
Statement Regarding Marriage, to collect
information from third parties to verify
the applicant’s statements about intent;
cohabitation; and holding out to the
public as married, which are the basic
tenets of a common-law marriage. SSA
uses the information to determine if a
valid marital relationship exists, and if
the common-law spouse is entitled to
Social Security spouse, or widow(er)
benefits. The respondents are third
parties who can confirm or deny the
alleged common-law marriage.
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–753 ......................
40,000
1
9
6,000
$25.72 *
24 **
$565,840 ***
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* We based this figures on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/
current/oes_stru.htm).
** 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. Statement of Agricultural Employer
(Year Prior to 1988; and 1988 and
later)—20 CFR 404.702, 404.802,
404.1056—0960–0036. If agricultural
workers believe their employers (1) did
not report their wages, or (2) reported
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incorrect wage amounts, SSA will assist
them in resolving this issue.
Specifically, SSA will send Form SSA–
1002 or Form SSA–1003 to the
agricultural employers to collect
evidence of wages paid. The
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respondents are agricultural employers
whose workers request wage verification
or correction for their earnings records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–1002 ....................
SSA–1003 ....................
7,500
25,000
1
1
30
30
3,750
12,500
* $12.52
* 12.52
** 24
** 24
*** $84,510
*** 219,100
Total ......................
32,500
........................
........................
16,250
........................
........................
*** 303,610
* We based this figures on average Agricultural Workers hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/
current/oes_nat.htm).
** 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. Questionnaire About Employment
or Self-Employment Outside the United
States—20 CFR 404.401(b)(1), 404.415,
& 404.417—0960–0050. When a Social
Security beneficiary or claimant reports
work outside the U.S., SSA uses Form
SSA–7163 to determine if foreign work
deductions are applicable. Specifically,
SSA uses Form SSA–7163 to determine:
(1) Whether work performed by
beneficiaries outside the U.S. is cause
for deductions from their monthly
benefits; (2) which of two work tests
(foreign or regular test) is applicable;
and (3) the number of months, if any, for
SSA-imposed deductions. SSA
determines whether the annual earnings
test applies to all earnings from work
covered by the Act, including earnings
from covered work performed outside
the U.S. However, because of the
differences in foreign currency values, it
is administratively impractical to apply
this test to earnings from non-covered
work performed outside the U.S. and
base it on U.S. dollars. So, the 45-hour
work test provides for deductions from
the benefits of employees under full
retirement age who engage in noncovered remunerative activity for more
than 45 hours in a calendar month. SSA
asks beneficiaries working outside the
U.S. to complete this form annually or
every other year (depending on the
country of residence). Respondents are
beneficiaries or claimants for Social
Security benefits who are engaged in
work outside the United States.
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–7163 ....................
20,000
1
60
20,000
$10.22 *
24 **
$286,160 ***
* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages based on SSA’s current FY 2019 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2019%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** 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.
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4. Internet Representative Payee
Accounting, My Representative Payee
Accounting, Representative Payee
Report-Adult, Representative Payee
Report-Child, and Representative Payee
Report-Organizational Representative
Payees—20 CFR 404.2035, 404.2065,
416.635, and 416.665—0960–0068.
When SSA determines it is not in an
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability
Insurance (OASDI) or Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) recipient’s best
interest to receive Social Security
payments directly, the agency will
designate a representative payee for the
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
SSA–623 ......................
SSA–6230 ....................
SSA–6234 ....................
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recipient. The representative payee can
be: (1) A family member; (2) a nonfamily member who is a private citizen
and is acquainted with the beneficiary;
(3) an organization; (4) a state or local
government agency; or (5) a business. In
the capacity of representative payee, the
person or organization receives the SSA
recipient’s payments directly and
manages these payments. As part of its
stewardship mandate, SSA must ensure
the representative payees are properly
using the payments they receive for the
recipients they represent. The agency
annually collects the information
1,086,152
97,196
497,505
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Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
1
1
1
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Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
15
15
15
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271,538
24,299
124,376
necessary to make this assessment using
Form SSA–623, Representative Payee
Report-Adult; Form SSA–6230,
Representative Payee Report-Child;
Form SSA–6234, Representative Payee
Report-Organizational Representative
Payees; and through the electronic
internet applications, internet
Representative Payee Accounting (iRPA)
& My Representative Payee Accounting
(MyRPA). The respondents are
representative payees of OASDI and SSI
recipients.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
* $10.22
* 10.22
* 10.22
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Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
** 24
** 24
** 24
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
*** $7,215,310
*** 645,669
*** 3,304,923
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
iRPA+ ...........................
myRPA+ .......................
290,253
70,021
1
1
15
15
72,563
17,505
* 10.22
* 10.22
........................
........................
*** 741,594
*** 178,901
Totals ....................
2,041,127
........................
........................
510,281
........................
........................
*** 12,086,397
+ All forms (SSA–623, SSA–6230, & SSA–6234) can also be accessed via the internet platforms, iRPA and myRPA.
* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages based on SSA’s current FY 2019 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2019%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** 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.
these beneficiaries to report events that
may cause a reduction, termination, or
suspension of their benefits. SSA
collects such information on Forms
SSA–1383 and SSA–1383–FC to
determine if the changes or events the
student beneficiaries report will affect
their continuing entitlement to SSA
5. Student Reporting Form—20 CFR
404.352(b)(2), 404.367, 404.368,
404.415, 404.434, & 422.135—0960—
0088. To qualify for Social Security
Title II student benefits, student
beneficiaries must be in full-time
attendance status at an educational
institution. In addition, SSA requires
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
benefits. SSA also uses the SSA–1383
and SSA–1383–FC to calculate the
correct benefit amounts for student
beneficiaries. The respondents are
Social Security Title II student
beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–1383 ....................
SSA–1383–FC .............
75,000
805
1
1
6
6
7,500
81
* $7.25
* 7.25
** 24
** 24
*** $271,875
*** 2,922
Totals ....................
75,805
........................
........................
7,581
........................
........................
*** 274,797
* We based this figure on the Federal minimum hourly wage, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/
minimum-wage/2019/home.htm).
** 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.
6. Advanced Notice of Termination of
Child’s Benefits & Student’s Statement
Regarding School Attendance—20 CFR
404.350–404.352, 404.367–404.368—
0960–0105. SSA collects information on
Forms SSA–1372–BK and SSA–1372–
BK–FC to determine whether children
of an insured worker meet the eligibility
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Individuals/Households
(SSA–1372–BK) .......
State/Local/Tribal Government (SSA–1372–
BK) ............................
Individuals/Households
(SSA–1372–BK–FC)
State/Local/Tribal Government (SSA–1372–
BK–FC) .....................
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requirements for student benefits. The
data we collect allows SSA to determine
student entitlement, and assess whether
to terminate benefits. SSA uses the
SSA–1372–BK for domestic student
claimants and the SSA–1372–BK–FC for
student claimants living and attending
school outside the United States. The
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
respondents are student claimants or
beneficiaries for Social Security
benefits, their respective schools and, in
some cases, their representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
233,179
1
8
31,091
* $7.50
** 24
*** $932,723
233,179
1
3
11,659
* 47.54
** 24
*** 4,988,420
746
1
8
99
* 7.50
** 24
*** 2,978
746
1
3
37
* 47.54
** 24
*** 15,926
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Total ......................
467,850
Frequency
of response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
........................
........................
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
........................
........................
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
42,886
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
*** 5,940,047
* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages for single students based on SSA’s current FY 2019 data (https://www.ssa.gov/
legislation/2019%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf), and the BLS.gov data for School Worker’s hourly wages (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
** 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.
7. Modified Benefit Formula
Questionnaire—0960–0395. SSA
collects information on Form SSA–150
to determine which formula to use in
computing the Social Security benefit
for someone who receives a pension
from employment not covered by Social
Security. The Windfall Elimination
Provision (WEP) requires use of a
benefit formula replacing a smaller
percentage of a worker’s pre-retirement
earnings. However, the resulting amount
cannot show a difference in the benefit
computed using the modified and
regular formulas greater than one-half
the amount of the pension received in
the first month an individual is entitled
to both the pension and the Social
Security benefit. The SSA–150 collects
the information needed to make the
necessary benefit computations. SSA
requires the respondents to furnish the
information on Form SSA–150 so we
can calculate their benefits using the
data they supply. SSA calculates the
benefits of applicants who do not
respond to this questionnaire using the
full WEP reduction. SSA employees
collect this information once from
applicants at the time they file their
claim. The respondents are applicants
for old-age and disability benefits.
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–150 ......................
21,540
1
8
2,872
$10.22 *
24 **
$117,407
* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2019 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2019%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** 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.
8. Employee Work Activity
Questionnaire—20 CFR 404.1574(a)—
0960–0483. Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and SSI
recipients qualify for payments when a
verified physical or mental impairment
prevents them from working. If
disability claimants attempt to return to
work after receiving payments, but are
unable to continue working, they submit
Form SSA–3033, Employee Work
Activity Questionnaire, so SSA can
evaluate their work attempt. SSA also
uses this form to evaluate unsuccessful
subsidy work and determine applicants’
continuing eligibility for disability
payments. The respondents are
employers of SSDI beneficiaries and SSI
recipients who unsuccessfully
attempted to return to work.
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–3033 ....................
15,000
1
15
3,750
$59.15 *
24 **
$576,712 ***
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* We based this figure on average general and operations manager’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes111021.htm).
** 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.
9. Sheltered Workshop Wage
Reporting—0960–0771. Sheltered
workshops are private non-profit
organizations, or institutions, that
implement a recognized program of
rehabilitation for handicapped workers,
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or provide such workers with
remunerative employment, or other
occupational rehabilitating activity of an
educational or therapeutic nature.
Sheltered workshops perform a service
for their clients by reporting monthly
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wages directly to SSA. SSA uses the
information these workshops provide to
verify and post monthly wages to SSI
recipient’s records. Most workshops
report monthly wage totals to their local
SSA office so we can adjust the client’s
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SSI payment amount in a timely
manner, and prevent overpayments.
Sheltered workshops are motivated to
report wages voluntarily as a service to
their clients. Respondents are sheltered
workshops that report monthly wages
for services performed in the workshop.
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) ***
Sheltered Workshop
Wage Reporting .......
800
12
9,600
15
2,400
$19.31 *
24 **
** We based this figure on average Rehabilitation Counselors hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211015.htm).
** 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.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Dated: June 1, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36405]
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Merrimack & Grafton Railroad
Corporation—Change of Operators
Exemption—Line of New England
Southern Railroad Co.
Merrimack & Grafton Railroad
Corporation (MGRC), a noncarrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to replace New
England Southern Railroad Co. (NESR)
as the operator of an approximately 73mile railroad line (the Line) owned by
the State of New Hampshire. According
to MGRC, the Line extends from
milepost P 21.30 at Lincoln, N.H., to
milepost C 0.58 at Concord, N.H., where
the Line connects with tracks owned by
Pan Am Railways.
MGRC states that it is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Trans Rail Holding
Company (TRHC) and was formed for
the purpose of becoming the new
operator of the Line. According to
MGRC, NESR currently provides
common carrier rail operations over the
Line pursuant to an Operating
Agreement between NESR and the New
Hampshire Department of
Transportation (NHDOT). According to
MGRC, on April 30, 2020, TRHC entered
into an agreement to purchase some of
the business assets of NESR. As part of
that agreement, NESR will assign all of
its rights and obligations under the
Operating Agreement to MGRC, subject
to NHDOT’s approval, which MGRC
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states that it will obtain prior to the
assignment.
This transaction is related to a
concurrently filed verified notice of
exemption in Trans Rail Holding Co.—
Continuance of Control Exemption—
Merrimack & Grafton Railroad, Docket
No. FD 36403, in which TRHC seeks to
continue in control of MGRC upon
MGRC’s becoming a Class III rail carrier.
MGRC certifies that the transaction
does not involve any provision in any
agreement that would limit future
interchange with a third-party
connecting carrier. MGRC certifies that
its projected annual revenues as a result
of this transaction will not result in its
becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier
and further certifies that its projected
annual revenues will not exceed $5
million. Under 49 CFR 1150.32(b), a
change in operator requires that notice
be given to shippers. MGRC certifies
that notice of the change in operator was
provided to the shippers on the Line.
The transaction may be consummated
on or after June 20, 2020, the effective
date of the exemption (30 days after the
verified notice was filed).
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than June 12, 2020 (at least
seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36405, must be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board either via
e-filing or in writing addressed to 395 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001.
In addition, a copy of each pleading
must be served on MGRC’s
representative, Thomas W. Wilcox, GKG
Law, P.C., 1055 Thomas Jefferson Street
NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20007.
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According to MGRC, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c) and from historic preservation
reporting requirements under 49 CFR
1105.8(b)(1).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: June 2, 2020.
By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director,
Office of Proceedings.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2020–12228 Filed 6–4–20; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 800X)]
CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Will County, Ill.
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—
Exempt Abandonments and
Discontinuances of Service to
discontinue service over an
approximately 1.08-mile rail line on its
Chicago Division, New Rock
Subdivision, from Val Station 23+10 to
Val Station 97+55, in Will County, Ill.
(the Line). The Line traverses U.S.
Postal Service Zip Code 60436.
CSXT has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the Line for at
least two years; (2) any overhead traffic
can be rerouted over other lines; (3) no
formal complaint filed by a user of rail
service on the Line (or a state or local
government entity acting on behalf of
such user) regarding cessation of service
over the Line either is pending with the
Surface Transportation Board or any
U.S. District Court or has been decided
in favor of a complainant within the
two-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 109 (Friday, June 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34703-34707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-12147]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2020-0024]
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-2020-0024].
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
August 4, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Statement Regarding Marriage--20 CFR 404.726--0960-0017. Section
216(h)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (Act) directs SSA to apply
State law to determine an individual's marital relationship. Some state
laws recognize marriages without a ceremony (i.e., common-law
marriages). In such cases, SSA provides the same spouse or widow(er)
benefits to the common-law spouses as it does to ceremonially married
spouses. To determine common-law spouses, SSA must elicit information
from blood relatives or other persons who are knowledgeable about the
alleged common-law relationship. SSA uses Form SSA-753, Statement
Regarding Marriage, to collect information from third parties to verify
the applicant's statements about intent; cohabitation; and holding out
to the public as married, which are the basic tenets of a common-law
marriage. SSA uses the information to determine if a valid marital
relationship exists, and if the common-law spouse is entitled to Social
Security spouse, or widow(er) benefits. The respondents are third
parties who can confirm or deny the alleged common-law marriage.
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-753.......................... 40,000 1 9 6,000 $25.72 * 24 ** $565,840 ***
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* We based this figures on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ current/
oes_stru.htm).
** 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. Statement of Agricultural Employer (Year Prior to 1988; and 1988
and later)--20 CFR 404.702, 404.802, 404.1056--0960-0036. If
agricultural workers believe their employers (1) did not report their
wages, or (2) reported incorrect wage amounts, SSA will assist them in
resolving this issue. Specifically, SSA will send Form SSA-1002 or Form
SSA-1003 to the agricultural employers to collect evidence of wages
paid. The respondents are agricultural employers whose workers request
wage verification or correction for their earnings records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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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) ** ***
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SSA-1002................................ 7,500 1 30 3,750 * $12.52 ** 24 *** $84,510
SSA-1003................................ 25,000 1 30 12,500 * 12.52 ** 24 *** 219,100
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Total............................... 32,500 .............. .............. 16,250 .............. .............. *** 303,610
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* We based this figures on average Agricultural Workers hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
** 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. Questionnaire About Employment or Self-Employment Outside the
United States--20 CFR 404.401(b)(1), 404.415, & 404.417--0960-0050.
When a Social Security beneficiary or claimant reports work outside the
U.S., SSA uses Form SSA-7163 to determine if foreign work deductions
are applicable. Specifically, SSA uses Form SSA-7163 to determine: (1)
Whether work performed by beneficiaries outside the U.S. is cause for
deductions from their monthly benefits; (2) which of two work tests
(foreign or regular test) is applicable; and (3) the number of months,
if any, for SSA-imposed deductions. SSA determines whether the annual
earnings test applies to all earnings from work covered by the Act,
including earnings from covered work performed outside the U.S.
However, because of the differences in foreign currency values, it is
administratively impractical to apply this test to earnings from non-
covered work performed outside the U.S. and base it on U.S. dollars.
So, the 45-hour work test provides for deductions from the benefits of
employees under full retirement age who engage in non-covered
remunerative activity for more than 45 hours in a calendar month. SSA
asks beneficiaries working outside the U.S. to complete this form
annually or every other year (depending on the country of residence).
Respondents are beneficiaries or claimants for Social Security benefits
who are engaged in work outside the United States.
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-7163......................... 20,000 1 60 20,000 $10.22 * 24 ** $286,160 ***
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* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages based on SSA's current FY 2019 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2019%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** 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.
4. Internet Representative Payee Accounting, My Representative
Payee Accounting, Representative Payee Report-Adult, Representative
Payee Report-Child, and Representative Payee Report-Organizational
Representative Payees--20 CFR 404.2035, 404.2065, 416.635, and
416.665--0960-0068. When SSA determines it is not in an Old-Age,
Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) or Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) recipient's best interest to receive Social Security
payments directly, the agency will designate a representative payee for
the recipient. The representative payee can be: (1) A family member;
(2) a non-family member who is a private citizen and is acquainted with
the beneficiary; (3) an organization; (4) a state or local government
agency; or (5) a business. In the capacity of representative payee, the
person or organization receives the SSA recipient's payments directly
and manages these payments. As part of its stewardship mandate, SSA
must ensure the representative payees are properly using the payments
they receive for the recipients they represent. The agency annually
collects the information necessary to make this assessment using Form
SSA-623, Representative Payee Report-Adult; Form SSA-6230,
Representative Payee Report-Child; Form SSA-6234, Representative Payee
Report-Organizational Representative Payees; and through the electronic
internet applications, internet Representative Payee Accounting (iRPA)
& My Representative Payee Accounting (MyRPA). The respondents are
representative payees of OASDI and SSI recipients.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information
collection.
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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) ** ***
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SSA-623................................. 1,086,152 1 15 271,538 * $10.22 ** 24 *** $7,215,310
SSA-6230................................ 97,196 1 15 24,299 * 10.22 ** 24 *** 645,669
SSA-6234................................ 497,505 1 15 124,376 * 10.22 ** 24 *** 3,304,923
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iRPA+................................... 290,253 1 15 72,563 * 10.22 .............. *** 741,594
myRPA+.................................. 70,021 1 15 17,505 * 10.22 .............. *** 178,901
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Totals.............................. 2,041,127 .............. .............. 510,281 .............. .............. *** 12,086,397
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+ All forms (SSA-623, SSA-6230, & SSA-6234) can also be accessed via the internet platforms, iRPA and myRPA.
* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages based on SSA's current FY 2019 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2019%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** 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.
5. Student Reporting Form--20 CFR 404.352(b)(2), 404.367, 404.368,
404.415, 404.434, & 422.135--0960--0088. To qualify for Social Security
Title II student benefits, student beneficiaries must be in full-time
attendance status at an educational institution. In addition, SSA
requires these beneficiaries to report events that may cause a
reduction, termination, or suspension of their benefits. SSA collects
such information on Forms SSA-1383 and SSA-1383-FC to determine if the
changes or events the student beneficiaries report will affect their
continuing entitlement to SSA benefits. SSA also uses the SSA-1383 and
SSA-1383-FC to calculate the correct benefit amounts for student
beneficiaries. The respondents are Social Security Title II student
beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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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) ** ***
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SSA-1383................................ 75,000 1 6 7,500 * $7.25 ** 24 *** $271,875
SSA-1383-FC............................. 805 1 6 81 * 7.25 ** 24 *** 2,922
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Totals.............................. 75,805 .............. .............. 7,581 .............. .............. *** 274,797
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* We based this figure on the Federal minimum hourly wage, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2019/home.htm).
** 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.
6. Advanced Notice of Termination of Child's Benefits & Student's
Statement Regarding School Attendance--20 CFR 404.350-404.352, 404.367-
404.368--0960-0105. SSA collects information on Forms SSA-1372-BK and
SSA-1372-BK-FC to determine whether children of an insured worker meet
the eligibility requirements for student benefits. The data we collect
allows SSA to determine student entitlement, and assess whether to
terminate benefits. SSA uses the SSA-1372-BK for domestic student
claimants and the SSA-1372-BK-FC for student claimants living and
attending school outside the United States. The respondents are student
claimants or beneficiaries for Social Security benefits, their
respective schools and, in some cases, their representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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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) ** ***
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Individuals/Households (SSA-1372-BK).... 233,179 1 8 31,091 * $7.50 ** 24 *** $932,723
State/Local/Tribal Government (SSA-1372- 233,179 1 3 11,659 * 47.54 ** 24 *** 4,988,420
BK)....................................
Individuals/Households (SSA-1372-BK-FC). 746 1 8 99 * 7.50 ** 24 *** 2,978
State/Local/Tribal Government (SSA-1372- 746 1 3 37 * 47.54 ** 24 *** 15,926
BK-FC).................................
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Total............................... 467,850 .............. .............. 42,886 .............. .............. *** 5,940,047
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* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages for single students based on SSA's current FY 2019 data (https://www.ssa.gov/ legislation/
2019%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf), and the BLS.gov data for School Worker's hourly wages (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
** 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.
7. Modified Benefit Formula Questionnaire--0960-0395. SSA collects
information on Form SSA-150 to determine which formula to use in
computing the Social Security benefit for someone who receives a
pension from employment not covered by Social Security. The Windfall
Elimination Provision (WEP) requires use of a benefit formula replacing
a smaller percentage of a worker's pre-retirement earnings. However,
the resulting amount cannot show a difference in the benefit computed
using the modified and regular formulas greater than one-half the
amount of the pension received in the first month an individual is
entitled to both the pension and the Social Security benefit. The SSA-
150 collects the information needed to make the necessary benefit
computations. SSA requires the respondents to furnish the information
on Form SSA-150 so we can calculate their benefits using the data they
supply. SSA calculates the benefits of applicants who do not respond to
this questionnaire using the full WEP reduction. SSA employees collect
this information once from applicants at the time they file their
claim. The respondents are applicants for old-age and disability
benefits.
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-150.......................... 21,540 1 8 2,872 $10.22 * 24 ** $117,407
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* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2019 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2019%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** 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.
8. Employee Work Activity Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1574(a)--0960-
0483. Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries and SSI
recipients qualify for payments when a verified physical or mental
impairment prevents them from working. If disability claimants attempt
to return to work after receiving payments, but are unable to continue
working, they submit Form SSA-3033, Employee Work Activity
Questionnaire, so SSA can evaluate their work attempt. SSA also uses
this form to evaluate unsuccessful subsidy work and determine
applicants' continuing eligibility for disability payments. The
respondents are employers of SSDI beneficiaries and SSI recipients who
unsuccessfully attempted to return to work.
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-3033......................... 15,000 1 15 3,750 $59.15 * 24 ** $576,712 ***
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* We based this figure on average general and operations manager's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes111021.htm).
** 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.
9. Sheltered Workshop Wage Reporting--0960-0771. Sheltered
workshops are private non-profit organizations, or institutions, that
implement a recognized program of rehabilitation for handicapped
workers, or provide such workers with remunerative employment, or other
occupational rehabilitating activity of an educational or therapeutic
nature. Sheltered workshops perform a service for their clients by
reporting monthly wages directly to SSA. SSA uses the information these
workshops provide to verify and post monthly wages to SSI recipient's
records. Most workshops report monthly wage totals to their local SSA
office so we can adjust the client's
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SSI payment amount in a timely manner, and prevent overpayments.
Sheltered workshops are motivated to report wages voluntarily as a
service to their clients. Respondents are sheltered workshops that
report monthly wages for services performed in the workshop.
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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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Sheltered Workshop Wage Reporting 800 12 9,600 15 2,400 $19.31 * 24 **
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** We based this figure on average Rehabilitation Counselors hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211015.htm).
** 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.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Dated: June 1, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-12147 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P
