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information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number.
Please direct your written comment to
David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: August 13, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549–2736
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Extension:
Rule 433; SEC File No. 270–558, OMB
Control No. 3235–0617
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the collections of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
Rule 433 (17 CFR 230.433) governs
the use and filing of free writing
prospectuses under the Securities Act of
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.). The
purpose of Rule 433 is to reduce the
restrictions on communications that a
company can make to investors during
a registered offering of its securities,
while maintaining a high level of
investor protection. A free writing
prospectus meeting the conditions of
Rule 433(d)(1) must be filed with the
Commission and is publicly available.
We estimate that it takes approximately
1.28 burden hours per response to
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prepare a free writing prospectus and
that the information is filed by 2,906
respondents approximately 5.4026 times
a year for a total of 15,700 responses.
We estimate that 25% of the 1.3 burden
hours per response (0.32 hours) is
prepared by the company for total
annual reporting burden of 5,024 hours
(0.32 hours × 15,700 responses).
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether this proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden imposed by the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number.
Please direct your written comment to
David Bottom, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Cynthia
Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington,
DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: August 13, 2020.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–17999 Filed 8–17–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2020–0039]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
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
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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–
2020–0039].
I. The information collection below is
pending at SSA. SSA will submit it to
OMB within 60 days from the date of
this notice. To be sure we consider your
comments, we must receive them no
later than October 19, 2020. Individuals
can obtain copies of the collection
instrument by writing to the above
email address.
Work Activity Report (SelfEmployment)—20 CFR 404.1520(b), 20
CFR 404.1571–404.1576, 20 CFR
404.1584–404.1593, and 20 CFR
416.971–416.976—0960–0598. SSA uses
Form SSA–820–BK to determine initial
or continuing eligibility for: (1) Title II
Social Security Disability Insurance
benefits (SSDI); or (2) Title XVI
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
payments. Under Titles II and XVI of the
Social Security Act (Act), recipients
receive disability benefits and SSI
payments based on their inability to
engage in substantial gainful activity
(SGA) due to a physical or mental
condition. Therefore, when the
recipients resume work, they must
report their work so SSA can evaluate
and determine by law whether they
continue to meet the disability
requirements. SSA uses Form SSA–820–
BK to obtain information on selfemployment activities of Social Security
Title II and XVI disability applicants
and recipients. We use the data we
obtain to evaluate disability claims, and
to help us determine if the claimant
meets current disability provisions
under Titles II and XVI. Since
applicants for disability benefits or
payments must prove an inability to
perform any kind of SGA generally
available in the national economy for
which we expect them to qualify based
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on age, education, and work experience,
any work an applicant performed until,
or subsequent to, the date the disability
allegedly began, affects our disability
determination. The respondents are
applicants and claimants for SSI
payments or SSDI 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–820–BK ...............
100,000
1
30
50,000
$10.73 *
24 **
$965,700 ***
* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA’s disability insurance payment data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2020Fact%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.
II. SSA submitted the information
collection below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding this
information collection 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
September 17, 2020. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
package by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Statement Regarding Marriage—20
CFR 404.726—0960–0017. Section
216(h)(1)(A) of the Act directs SSA to
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.
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
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 ***
* 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, 404.709,
404.802, 404.1056—0960–0036. If
agricultural workers believe their
employers (1) did not report their
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
wages, or (2) reported incorrect wage
amounts, SSA will assist them in
resolving this issue. Specifically, SSA
will send Forms SSA–1002–F3 or SSA–
1003–F3 to the agricultural employers to
collect evidence of wages paid. The
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
respondents are agricultural employers
whose workers request wage verification
or correction for their earnings records.
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–1002 ....................
SSA–1003 ....................
7,500
25,000
1
1
30
30
3,750
12,500
* 12.52
* 12.52
** 24
** 24
*** $84,510
*** 281,700
Totals ....................
32,500
........................
........................
16,250
........................
........................
*** 366,210
* 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.
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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 United States (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
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.
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. Accordingly, the 45-hour work
test provides for deductions from the
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–7163 ................................................
20,000
1
60
20,000
$10.73 *
$214,600 **
* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA’s disability insurance payment data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** 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. State Mental Institution Policy
Review Booklet—20 CFR 404.2035,
404.2065, 416.635, & 416.665—0960–
0110. SSA uses Form SSA–9584–BK: (1)
To determine if the policies and
practices of a state mental institution
acting as a representative payee for SSA
preparing subsequent reports of
findings. The respondents are state
mental institutions serving as
representative payees for Social Security
beneficiaries and SSI recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
beneficiaries conform to SSA’s
regulations in the use of benefits; (2) to
confirm institutions are performing
other duties and responsibilities
required of representative payees; and
(3) as the basis for conducting onsite
reviews of the institutions and
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–9584 ................................................
68
1
60
68
$15.00 *
$1,020 **
* We based this figure on average Personal Care and Service Workers hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes390000.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.
Dated: August 13, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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[Docket Number USTR–2020–0033]
Request for Comments Concerning
China’s Compliance With World Trade
Organization (WTO) Commitments
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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The interagency Trade Policy
Staff Committee (TPSC) invites
comments to assist the Office of the
United States Trade Representative
(USTR) in the preparation of its annual
report to Congress on China’s
compliance with the commitments
made in connection with its accession
to the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Due to COVID–19, the TPSC will foster
public participation via written
questions and responses relating to the
comments received by the TPSC rather
than an in-person hearing. This notice
includes the schedule for submission of
comments, questions and responses.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
September 16, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
EDT: Deadline for submission of
comments.
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September 30, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.
EDT: Deadline for the TPSC to pose
questions on comments.
October 14, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EDT:
Deadline for submission of commenters’
responses to TPSC questions.
USTR strongly prefers
electronic submissions made through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov (Regulations.gov).
The instructions for submitting
comments are in sections 3 and 4 below.
The docket number is USTR–2020–
0033. For alternatives to online
submissions, please contact Yvonne
Jamison at Yvonne_D_Jamison@
ustr.eop.gov or (202) 395–3475 before
transmitting a comment and in advance
of the relevant deadline.
ADDRESSES:
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2020-0039]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions 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-2020-0039].
I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will
submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be
sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than
October 19, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instrument by writing to the above email address.
Work Activity Report (Self-Employment)--20 CFR 404.1520(b), 20 CFR
404.1571-404.1576, 20 CFR 404.1584-404.1593, and 20 CFR 416.971-
416.976--0960-0598. SSA uses Form SSA-820-BK to determine initial or
continuing eligibility for: (1) Title II Social Security Disability
Insurance benefits (SSDI); or (2) Title XVI Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) payments. Under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security
Act (Act), recipients receive disability benefits and SSI payments
based on their inability to engage in substantial gainful activity
(SGA) due to a physical or mental condition. Therefore, when the
recipients resume work, they must report their work so SSA can evaluate
and determine by law whether they continue to meet the disability
requirements. SSA uses Form SSA-820-BK to obtain information on self-
employment activities of Social Security Title II and XVI disability
applicants and recipients. We use the data we obtain to evaluate
disability claims, and to help us determine if the claimant meets
current disability provisions under Titles II and XVI. Since applicants
for disability benefits or payments must prove an inability to perform
any kind of SGA generally available in the national economy for which
we expect them to qualify based
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on age, education, and work experience, any work an applicant performed
until, or subsequent to, the date the disability allegedly began,
affects our disability determination. The respondents are applicants
and claimants for SSI payments or SSDI 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-820-BK....................... 100,000 1 30 50,000 $10.73 * 24 ** $965,700 ***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA's disability insurance payment data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%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.
II. SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding this information collection 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 September 17, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance package by writing to [email protected].
1. Statement Regarding Marriage--20 CFR 404.726--0960-0017. Section
216(h)(1)(A) of the 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 ***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* 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, 404.709, 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 Forms SSA-1002-F3 or
SSA-1003-F3 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.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Average Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of burden per total annual hourly cost time in field opportunity
respondents response response burden (hours) amount office cost (dollars)
(minutes) (dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-1002................................ 7,500 1 30 3,750 * 12.52 ** 24 *** $84,510
SSA-1003................................ 25,000 1 30 12,500 * 12.52 ** 24 *** 281,700
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Totals.............................. 32,500 .............. .............. 16,250 .............. .............. *** 366,210
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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.
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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
United States (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.
Accordingly, 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 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-7163.......................................... 20,000 1 60 20,000 $10.73 * $214,600 **
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* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA's disability insurance payment data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** 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. State Mental Institution Policy Review Booklet--20 CFR 404.2035,
404.2065, 416.635, & 416.665--0960-0110. SSA uses Form SSA-9584-BK: (1)
To determine if the policies and practices of a state mental
institution acting as a representative payee for SSA beneficiaries
conform to SSA's regulations in the use of benefits; (2) to confirm
institutions are performing other duties and responsibilities required
of representative payees; and (3) as the basis for conducting onsite
reviews of the institutions and preparing subsequent reports of
findings. The respondents are state mental institutions serving as
representative payees for Social Security beneficiaries and SSI
recipients.
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-9584.......................................... 68 1 60 68 $15.00 * $1,020 **
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* We based this figure on average Personal Care and Service Workers hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes390000.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.
Dated: August 13, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-18033 Filed 8-17-20; 8:45 am]
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