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[Docket No SSA–2020–0043]
Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ......................
Homeowners Without Credit
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Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ......................
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Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere .....................................
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3.000
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The State which received an EIDL
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Jovita Carranza,
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Number of
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SSA–783 ......................
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
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:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA), Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Frequency of
response
2,352
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
1
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
15
588
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–
2020–0043].
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.
Statement Regarding Contributions—
20 CFR 404.360—404.366 and
404.736—0960–0020. SSA uses Form
SSA–783 to collect information
regarding a child’s current sources of
support when determining the child’s
entitlement to Social Security benefits.
We request this information from adults
acting on behalf of the child claimants
who can provide SSA with any sources
of support or substantial contributions
for the child. These adults inform the
claims representative as part of the
initial benefits process. If the individual
capable of providing the information
does not accompany the child claimant,
we mail the SSA–783 to the individual
for completion, or if the person has
access to a computer, we will refer them
to SSA’s website. The respondents are
individuals providing information about
a child’s sources of support.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
* $25.72
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
** 24
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
*** $39,326
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* We based this figure on the average hourly wage for all occupations in May 2019 as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000).
** 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 21, 2020. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
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package by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Marriage Certification—20 CFR
404.725—0960–0009. Sections 202(b)
and 202(c) of the Social Security Act
(Act) stipulate that every spouse of an
individual entitled to Old-Age,
Survivors, and Disability Insurance
(OASDI) benefits is entitled to a spouse
benefit if the wife or husband, in
addition to meeting the entitlement
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requirements, meets the relationship
criteria in Section 216(h)(1)(A) and (B)
of the Act. SSA uses Form SSA–3 to
determine if a spouse claimant has the
necessary relationship to the Social
Security number holder (i.e., the
worker) to qualify for the worker’s
OASDI benefits. The respondents are
applicants for spouse’s OASDI benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
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Modality of
completion
Number of
respondents
SSA–3 ..........................
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
62,342
1
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
5
5,195
* $25.72
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
** 24
*** $774,995
* We based this figure 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. Farm Arrangement Questionnaire—
20 CFR 404.1082(c)—0960–0064. When
self-employed workers submit earnings
data to SSA, they cannot count rental
income from a farm unless they
demonstrate ‘‘material participation’’ in
the farm’s operation. A material
participation arrangement means the
Modality of
completion
Number of
respondents
SSA–7157 ....................
renting farmland to others, are involved
in the operation of the farm, and want
to claim countable income from work
they perform relating to the farm.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
farm owners must perform a
combination of physical duties,
management decisions, and capital
investment in the farm they are renting
out. SSA uses Form SSA–7157, the
Farm Arrangement Questionnaire, to
document material participation. The
respondents are workers who are
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
662
1
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
30
331
*$25.25
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
**24
***$15,049
* We based this figure on average Farmer’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes451011.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. 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 worked meet the
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completion
Number of
respondents
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SSA–1372–BK:
SSA–1372–BK
(students) ..........
SSA–1372–BK
State/Local/Tribal
Government
(school officals)
SSA–1372–BK
(representative
payees) ..............
Totals .............
SSA–1372–BK–FC:
SSA–1372–BK–FC
(students) ..........
SSA–1372–BK–FC
State/Local/Tribal
Government
(school officals)
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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
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
United States. The respondents are
student claimants 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
*$7.86
**24
***$317,750
209,861
1
3
10,493
* 47.54
0
*** 498,837
23,318
1
3
1,166
25.72
0
*** 29,990
466,358
........................
........................
42,750
........................
........................
*** 846,577
746
1
8
99
* 7.86
** 24
*** 743
671
1
3
37
* 47.54
0
*** 1,759
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Modality of
completion
Number of
respondents
SSA–1372–BK–FC
(representative
payees) ..............
Totals .............
Grand Total:
Grand
Total ....
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) ***
75
1
3
4
25.72
0
*** 103
1,492
........................
........................
136
........................
........................
*** 2,605
467,850
........................
........................
42,886
........................
........................
*** 849,182
* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages for single students based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf); on the average School Worker’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/
oes/current/oes_nat.htm), and on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/
current/oes231011.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.
4. Claimant’s Work Background—20
CFR 404.1512(a); 404.1520(a)(4);
404.1565(b); 416.912(a); 416.920(a)(4);
416.965(b)—0960–0300. Sections 205(a)
and 1631(e) of the Act provide the
Commissioner of Social Security with
the authority to establish procedures for
determining if a claimant is entitled to
disability benefits. The administrative
law judge (ALJ) may ask individuals to
provide background information on
Form HA–4633 about work they
performed in the past 15 years. When a
Modality of
completion
Number of
respondents
claimant requests a hearing before an
ALJ to establish an entitlement to
disability benefits, the ALJ may request
that the claimant provide a work history
to assist the ALJ in fully inquiring into
issues related to the disability. The ALJ
uses the information collected from the
claimants on Form HA–4633 to: (1)
Identify the claimant’s relevant work
history; (2) decide if SSA requires
expert vocational testimony and, if so,
have a vocational expert available to
testify during the hearing; and (3)
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
provide a reference for the ALJ to
discuss the claimant’s work history. The
ALJ makes the completed Form HA–
4633 part of the documentary evidence
of record. The respondents are
claimants for disability benefits under
Title II or Title XVI who requested a
hearing before an ALJ after SSA denied
their application for disability
payments.
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) ***
HA–4633—PDF/paper
version ......................
Electronic Records Express Submissions ...
53,200
1
15
13,300
* $10.73
** 24
*** $371,043
136,800
1
15
34,200
* 25.72
0
*** 879,624
Totals ....................
190,000
........................
........................
47,500
........................
........................
*** 1,250,667
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* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages based on SSA’s current FY 2020 SSI data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf), and 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.
5. Social Security Administration
Eligible Non-Attorney Representative—
20 CFR 404.1717, 404.1745–404.1799,
416.1517, and 416.1545–416.1599—
0960–0699. Section 3 of the Social
Security Disability Applicants Access to
Professional Representation Act (PRA)
of 2010, Public Law 111–142,
permanently extends the direct payment
provision of Section 303 of the Social
Security Protection Act (SSPA) of 2004,
Public Law 108–203. The PRA permits
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SSA to extend direct payment of
approved fees from claimants’ past-due
benefits to certain non-attorney
representatives. Prior to the enactment
of the SSPA and PRA, only attorneys
could receive direct payment of SSAapproved fees. Under the PRA, nonattorneys must meet certain
prerequisites to be eligible for direct
payment of fees. These prerequisites
include: (1) A bachelor’s degree from an
accredited institution of higher
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education, or four years of relevant
professional experience and a high
school diploma or General Education
Development certificate; (2) passing a
written examination administered by
SSA testing the knowledge of relevant
provisions of the Act under Titles II and
XVI; (3) securing and maintaining
continuous professional liability
insurance, or equivalent, to protect
claimants from malpractice; (4) passing
a criminal background check; (5)
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demonstrating ongoing completion of
continuing education courses. The PRA
requires SSA to collect the information
needed to determine if applicants have
satisfied these prerequisites. SSA uses
the information we collect on Form
SSA–1691 to determine whether an
applicant has fulfilled the statutory
prerequisites and regulatory
Modality of
completion
Number of
respondents
New Respondents—
Paper Application
(complete and submit)—
404.1717(b)&(c);
416.1517(b)&(c) ........
New Respondents Examination—
404.1717(a)(5);
416.1517(a)(5) ..........
New Respondents—
Submission of proof
of Bachelor’s Degree
or Equivalent Qualifications—
404.1717(a)(3);
416.1517(a)(3) ..........
New and Existing Respondents—CE Submission via email/
mail/or FAX of training courses taken as
prescribed by SSA—
404.1717(a)(7);
416.1517(a)(7) ..........
New and Existing Respondents—Proof of
Continuous Professional or Business Liability Insurance Coverage (Scan and
Email)—
404.1717(a)(6);
416.1517(a)(6) ..........
New and Existing Respondents—Proof of
Continuous Professional or Business Liability Insurance Coverage (Copy and
Mail)—
404.1717(a)(6);
416.1517(a)(6) ..........
New and Existing Respondents—Written
Protests—
404.1717(d);
416.1517(d) ..............
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requirements as listed above. To verify
this information, we also request the
five required items listed above from
each new applicant, and we request
items #3 and #5 from all non-attorney
representatives (new and existing) on a
yearly basis. Every year, SSA evaluates
the applications, conducts verification
investigations, and issues
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
recommendations regarding applicants’
eligibility to sit for the examination and
eligibility to receive direct payment.
The respondents are non-attorneys who
want to receive direct payment of their
fees for representational services before
SSA.
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) ***
468
1
45
351
* $26.45
** 24
*** $14,230
460
1
120
920
* 26.45
** 24
*** 29,201
458
1
10
76
* 26.45
** 24
*** 6,851
1,374
1
20
458
* 26.45
** 24
*** 26,662
1,099
1
10
183
* 26.45
** 24
*** 45,547
275
1
15
69
* 26.45
** 24
*** 4,735
45
1
45
34
* 26.45
** 24
*** 1,375
4,179
........................
........................
2,091
........................
........................
*** 128,511
* We based this figures on average Paralegal’s 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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Dated: August 17, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020–18306 Filed 8–19–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2020–0040]
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:
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–
2020–0040].
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
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
instrument by writing to the above
email address.
Medical Permit Parking Application—
41 CFR 102–71.20 & 102–74.305—0960–
0624. SSA employees and contractors
with a qualifying medical condition
who park at SSA-owned and leased
facilities may apply to receive a medical
parking permit. SSA uses three forms
for this program: (1) SSA–3192, the
Application and Statement, which an
individual completes when first
applying for the medical parking space;
(2) SSA–3193, the Physician’s Report,
which the applicant’s physician
completes to verify the medical
condition; and (3) SSA–3194, Renewal
Certification, which medical parking
permit holders complete to verify their
continued need for the permit. The
respondents are SSA employees and
contractors seeking medical parking
permits and their physicians.
Note: Because SSA employees are Federal
workers exempt from the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the burden below
is only for SSA contractors, and physicians
(of both SSA employees and contractors).
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–3192 ................................................
SSA–3193 ................................................
SSA–3194 ................................................
390
465
82
1
1
1
30
90
5
195
698
7
** $44.07
* 44.07
* 44.07
** $8,594
** 30,761
** 308
Totals ................................................
937
........................
........................
900
........................
** 39,663
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* We based this figure on averaging the average of Office Physicians and Executive Branch Management Analysts hourly wages, as reported
by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291123.htm) & (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes131111.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.
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 21, 2020. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
package by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. 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,
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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 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
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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 of an OMBapproved information collection.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 162 (Thursday, August 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51536-51540]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18306]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No SSA-2020-0043]
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-2020-0043].
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.
Statement Regarding Contributions--20 CFR 404.360--404.366 and
404.736--0960-0020. SSA uses Form SSA-783 to collect information
regarding a child's current sources of support when determining the
child's entitlement to Social Security benefits. We request this
information from adults acting on behalf of the child claimants who can
provide SSA with any sources of support or substantial contributions
for the child. These adults inform the claims representative as part of
the initial benefits process. If the individual capable of providing
the information does not accompany the child claimant, we mail the SSA-
783 to the individual for completion, or if the person has access to a
computer, we will refer them to SSA's website. The respondents are
individuals providing information about a child's sources of support.
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-783................................. 2,352 1 15 588 * $25.72 ** 24 *** $39,326
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* We based this figure on the average hourly wage for all occupations in May 2019 as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000).
** 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 21, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance package by writing to [email protected].
1. Marriage Certification--20 CFR 404.725--0960-0009. Sections
202(b) and 202(c) of the Social Security Act (Act) stipulate that every
spouse of an individual entitled to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability
Insurance (OASDI) benefits is entitled to a spouse benefit if the wife
or husband, in addition to meeting the entitlement requirements, meets
the relationship criteria in Section 216(h)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act.
SSA uses Form SSA-3 to determine if a spouse claimant has the necessary
relationship to the Social Security number holder (i.e., the worker) to
qualify for the worker's OASDI benefits. The respondents are applicants
for spouse's OASDI benefits.
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-3................................... 62,342 1 5 5,195 * $25.72 ** 24 *** $774,995
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* We based this figure 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. Farm Arrangement Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1082(c)--0960-0064.
When self-employed workers submit earnings data to SSA, they cannot
count rental income from a farm unless they demonstrate ``material
participation'' in the farm's operation. A material participation
arrangement means the farm owners must perform a combination of
physical duties, management decisions, and capital investment in the
farm they are renting out. SSA uses Form SSA-7157, the Farm Arrangement
Questionnaire, to document material participation. The respondents are
workers who are renting farmland to others, are involved in the
operation of the farm, and want to claim countable income from work
they perform relating to the farm.
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-7157................................ 662 1 30 331 *$25.25 **24 ***$15,049
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* We based this figure on average Farmer's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes451011.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. 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 worked 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 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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SSA-1372-BK:
SSA-1372-BK (students).............. 233,179 1 8 31,091 *$7.86 **24 ***$317,750
SSA-1372-BK State/Local/Tribal 209,861 1 3 10,493 * 47.54 0 *** 498,837
Government (school officals).......
SSA-1372-BK (representative payees). 23,318 1 3 1,166 25.72 0 *** 29,990
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Totals.......................... 466,358 .............. .............. 42,750 .............. .............. *** 846,577
SSA-1372-BK-FC:
SSA-1372-BK-FC (students)........... 746 1 8 99 * 7.86 ** 24 *** 743
SSA-1372-BK-FC State/Local/Tribal 671 1 3 37 * 47.54 0 *** 1,759
Government (school officals).......
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SSA-1372-BK-FC (representative 75 1 3 4 25.72 0 *** 103
payees)............................
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Totals.......................... 1,492 .............. .............. 136 .............. .............. *** 2,605
Grand Total:
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Grand Total................. 467,850 .............. .............. 42,886 .............. .............. *** 849,182
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* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages for single students based on SSA's current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf); on the average School Worker's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm), and on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.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.
4. Claimant's Work Background--20 CFR 404.1512(a); 404.1520(a)(4);
404.1565(b); 416.912(a); 416.920(a)(4); 416.965(b)--0960-0300. Sections
205(a) and 1631(e) of the Act provide the Commissioner of Social
Security with the authority to establish procedures for determining if
a claimant is entitled to disability benefits. The administrative law
judge (ALJ) may ask individuals to provide background information on
Form HA-4633 about work they performed in the past 15 years. When a
claimant requests a hearing before an ALJ to establish an entitlement
to disability benefits, the ALJ may request that the claimant provide a
work history to assist the ALJ in fully inquiring into issues related
to the disability. The ALJ uses the information collected from the
claimants on Form HA-4633 to: (1) Identify the claimant's relevant work
history; (2) decide if SSA requires expert vocational testimony and, if
so, have a vocational expert available to testify during the hearing;
and (3) provide a reference for the ALJ to discuss the claimant's work
history. The ALJ makes the completed Form HA-4633 part of the
documentary evidence of record. The respondents are claimants for
disability benefits under Title II or Title XVI who requested a hearing
before an ALJ after SSA denied their application for disability
payments.
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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HA-4633--PDF/paper version.............. 53,200 1 15 13,300 * $10.73 ** 24 *** $371,043
Electronic Records Express Submissions.. 136,800 1 15 34,200 * 25.72 0 *** 879,624
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Totals.............................. 190,000 .............. .............. 47,500 .............. .............. *** 1,250,667
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* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages based on SSA's current FY 2020 SSI data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf), and
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.
5. Social Security Administration Eligible Non-Attorney
Representative--20 CFR 404.1717, 404.1745-404.1799, 416.1517, and
416.1545-416.1599--0960-0699. Section 3 of the Social Security
Disability Applicants Access to Professional Representation Act (PRA)
of 2010, Public Law 111-142, permanently extends the direct payment
provision of Section 303 of the Social Security Protection Act (SSPA)
of 2004, Public Law 108-203. The PRA permits SSA to extend direct
payment of approved fees from claimants' past-due benefits to certain
non-attorney representatives. Prior to the enactment of the SSPA and
PRA, only attorneys could receive direct payment of SSA-approved fees.
Under the PRA, non-attorneys must meet certain prerequisites to be
eligible for direct payment of fees. These prerequisites include: (1) A
bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education,
or four years of relevant professional experience and a high school
diploma or General Education Development certificate; (2) passing a
written examination administered by SSA testing the knowledge of
relevant provisions of the Act under Titles II and XVI; (3) securing
and maintaining continuous professional liability insurance, or
equivalent, to protect claimants from malpractice; (4) passing a
criminal background check; (5)
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demonstrating ongoing completion of continuing education courses. The
PRA requires SSA to collect the information needed to determine if
applicants have satisfied these prerequisites. SSA uses the information
we collect on Form SSA-1691 to determine whether an applicant has
fulfilled the statutory prerequisites and regulatory requirements as
listed above. To verify this information, we also request the five
required items listed above from each new applicant, and we request
items #3 and #5 from all non-attorney representatives (new and
existing) on a yearly basis. Every year, SSA evaluates the
applications, conducts verification investigations, and issues
recommendations regarding applicants' eligibility to sit for the
examination and eligibility to receive direct payment. The respondents
are non-attorneys who want to receive direct payment of their fees for
representational services before SSA.
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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New Respondents--Paper Application 468 1 45 351 * $26.45 ** 24 *** $14,230
(complete and submit)--404.1717(b)&(c);
416.1517(b)&(c)........................
New Respondents Examination-- 460 1 120 920 * 26.45 ** 24 *** 29,201
404.1717(a)(5); 416.1517(a)(5).........
New Respondents--Submission of proof of 458 1 10 76 * 26.45 ** 24 *** 6,851
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
Qualifications--404.1717(a)(3);
416.1517(a)(3).........................
New and Existing Respondents--CE 1,374 1 20 458 * 26.45 ** 24 *** 26,662
Submission via email/mail/or FAX of
training courses taken as prescribed by
SSA--404.1717(a)(7); 416.1517(a)(7)....
New and Existing Respondents--Proof of 1,099 1 10 183 * 26.45 ** 24 *** 45,547
Continuous Professional or Business
Liability Insurance Coverage (Scan and
Email)--404.1717(a)(6); 416.1517(a)(6).
New and Existing Respondents--Proof of 275 1 15 69 * 26.45 ** 24 *** 4,735
Continuous Professional or Business
Liability Insurance Coverage (Copy and
Mail)--404.1717(a)(6); 416.1517(a)(6)..
New and Existing Respondents--Written 45 1 45 34 * 26.45 ** 24 *** 1,375
Protests--404.1717(d); 416.1517(d).....
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Totals.............................. 4,179 .............. .............. 2,091 .............. .............. *** 128,511
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* We based this figures on average Paralegal's 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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Dated: August 17, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-18306 Filed 8-19-20; 8:45 am]
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