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Faye I. Lipsky,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of Legislation
and Congressional Affairs, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020–26911 Filed 12–7–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2020–0051]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
of OMB-approved information
collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
the following addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB) Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(SSA) Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov
Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2020–0051].
SSA submitted the information
collections below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding these
information collections would be most
useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30
days from the date of this publication.
To be sure we consider your comments,
we must receive them no later than
January 7, 2021. Individuals can obtain
copies of these OMB clearance packages
by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@
ssa.gov.
1. Disability Report-Appeal—20 CFR
404.1512, 416.912, 404.916(c),
416.1416(c), 422.140, 404.1713,
416.1513, 404.1740(b)(4), and
416.1540(b)(4)—0960–0144. SSA
requires disability applicants who wish
to appeal an unfavorable determination
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
SSA–3441–BK (Paper Form) ........................
Electronic
Disability
Collect
System
(EDCS)—Individuals ..................................
Electronic
Disability
Collect
System
(EDCS)—Representatives .........................
i3441 (Internet Application)—Individuals ......
i3441 (Internet Application)—Representatives ...........................................................
656,424
Totals .....................................................
1,069,061
to complete Form SSA–3441–BK; the
associated Electronic Disability Collect
System (EDCS) interview; or the internet
application, i3441. This allows
claimants to disclose any changes to
their disability, or resources, which
might influence SSA’s unfavorable
determination. SSA may use the
information to: (1) Reconsider and
review an initial disability
determination; (2) review a continuing
disability; and (3) evaluate a request for
a hearing. This information assists the
State Disability Determination Services
(DDS) and administrative law judges
(ALJ) in preparing for the appeals and
hearings, and in issuing a determination
or decision on an individual’s
entitlement (initial or continuing) to
disability benefits. In addition, the
information we collect on the SSA–
3441–BK, or related modalities,
facilitates SSA’s collection of medical
information to support the applicant’s
request for reconsideration; request for
benefits cessation appeal; and request
for a hearing before an ALJ.
Respondents are individuals who
appeal denial, reduction, or cessation of
Social Security disability benefits and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
payments; individuals who wish to
request a hearing before an ALJ; or their
representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
22,556
1
45
16,917
* $18.22
** 24
*** $472,609
208,831
1
45
156,623
* 10.73
** 24
*** 2,576,863
71,652
109,598
1
1
45
28
53,739
51,146
* 25.72
* 10.73
........................
........................
*** 1,382,167
*** 548,797
1
28
306,331
* 25.72
........................
*** 7,878,833
........................
........................
584,756
........................
........................
*** 12,859,269
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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), 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),
as well as a combination of those two figures (for the paper form, as we do not collect data on whether the paper forms are filled out by individuals or representatives
or both).
** 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. Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail
Follow-Up Program Notices—20 CFR
404.452–404.455—0960–0369. SSA
developed the Annual Earnings Test
Direct Mail Follow-up Program to
improve beneficiary reporting on work
and earnings during the year and
earnings information at the end of the
year. SSA may reduce benefits payable
under the Social Security Act (Act)
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when an individual has wages or selfemployment income exceeding the
annual exempt amount. SSA identifies
beneficiaries likely to receive more than
the annual exempt amount, and requests
more frequent estimates of earnings
from them. When applicable, SSA also
requests a future year estimate to reduce
overpayments due to earnings. SSA
sends letters (SSA–L9778, SSA–L9779,
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SSA–L9781, SSA–L9784, SSA–L9785,
and SSA–L9790) to beneficiaries
requesting earnings information the
month prior to their attainment of full
retirement age. We send each
beneficiary a tailored letter that includes
relevant earnings data from SSA
records. The Annual Earnings Test
Direct Mail Follow-up Program helps to
ensure Social Security payments are
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correct, and enables us to prevent
earnings-related overpayments, and
avoid erroneous withholding. The
respondents are working Social Security
beneficiaries with earnings over the
exempt amount.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
SSA–L9778
SSA–L9779
SSA–L9781
SSA–L9784
SSA–L9785
SSA–L9790
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
42,630
158,865
472,437
1,270
15,870
45,000
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
10
10
10
10
10
7,105
26,478
78,740
212
2,645
7,500
$25.72
25.72
25.72
25.72
25.72
25.72
** $182,741
** 681,014
** 2,025,193
** 5,453
** 68,029
** 192,900
Totals .................................................................................
736,072
........................
........................
122,680
........................
** 3,155,330
* We based these figures on the average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes231011.htm).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that we are 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. Request for Social Security
Earnings Information—20 CFR 401.100
and 404.810—0960–0525. The Social
Security Act permits wage earners, or
their authorized representatives, to
request Social Security earnings
information from SSA using Form SSA–
7050–F4. SSA uses the information the
respondent provides on Form SSA–
Itemized Statement of Earnings.
Respondents are wage earners and their
authorized representatives who are
requesting Itemized Statement of
Earnings records.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
7050–F4 to verify the wage earner has:
(1) Earnings; (2) the right to access the
correct Social Security Record; and (3)
the right to request the earnings
statement. If we verify all three items,
SSA produces an Itemized Statement of
Earnings (Form SSA–1826) and sends it
to the requestor. The agency charges
respondents for sending them an
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–7050–F4 ...........................................................................
66,800
1
11
12,247
* $25.72
** $314,993
* We based this figure on the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.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.
Cost Burden to Respondents: The
agency charges respondents to send
them an Itemized Statement of Earnings
for purposes unrelated to the
administration of our programs. The
Number of
requests
Type of respondent
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chart below shows the costs to the
respondents for this request:
Cost per
request
Annual cost
Non-Certified Respondent ...........................................................................................................
Certified Respondent ...................................................................................................................
33,400
33,400
$92.00
122.00
$3,072,800
4,074,800
Total ......................................................................................................................................
........................
........................
7,147,600
4. Disability Case Development
Information Collections By State
Disability Determination Services On
Behalf of SSA—20 CFR 404.1503a,
404.1512, 404.1513, 404.1514, 404.1517,
404.1519; 20 CFR 404.1613, 404.1614,
404.1624; 20 CFR 416.903a, 416.912,
416.913, 416.914, 416.917, 416.919 and
20 CFR 416.1013, 416.1014, 416.1024—
0960–0555. State DDSs collect the
information necessary to administer the
Social Security Disability Insurance and
SSI programs. They collect medical
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evidence from consultative examination
(CE) sources; credential information
from CE source applicants; and medical
evidence of record (MER) from
claimants’ medical sources. The DDSs
collect information from claimants
regarding medical appointments, pain,
symptoms, and impairments. The
respondents are medical providers,
other sources of MER, and disability
claimants.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
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CE Collections
There are four CE information
collections: (a) Medical evidence about
claimants’ medical condition(s) that
DDS’s use to make disability
determinations when the claimant’s
own medical sources cannot or will not
provide the required information, and
proof of credentials from CE providers;
(b) CE appointment letters; (c) CE
claimant reports sent to claimants’
doctors; and (d) One-time CE claimant
telehealth call script/letter.
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(a) MEDICAL EVIDENCE AND CREDENTIALS FROM CE PROVIDERS
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
CE Paper Submissions .............................................................
CE Electronic Submissions .......................................................
CE Credentials ..........................................................................
1,400,000
296,000
4,000
1
1
1
30
10
15
700,000
49,333
1,000
* $40.21
* 40.21
* 40.21
** $28,147,000
** 1,983,680
** 40,210
Totals .................................................................................
1,700,000
........................
........................
750,333
........................
** 30,170,890
* We based this figure on average Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes290000.htm).
(b) CE APPOINTMENT LETTERS AND (c) CE CLAIMANTS’ REPORT TO MEDICAL PROVIDERS
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
(b) CE Appointment Letters ......................................................
(c) CE Claimants’ Report to Medical Providers ........................
880,000
450,000
1
1
5
5
73,333
37,500
* $10.73
* 10.73
** $786,863
** 402,375
Totals .................................................................................
1,330,000
........................
........................
110,833
........................
** 1,189,238
* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
(d) CE CLAIMANT TELEHEALTH CE CALL SCRIPT/LETTER
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) **
CE Claimant Telehealth Call Script/Letter ................................
10,000
1
5
833
* $10.73
** $8,938
* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
MER Collections
The DDS’s collect MER information
from the claimant’s medical sources to
determine a claimant’s physical or
mental status prior to making a
disability determination.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
Paper Submissions ...................................................................
Electronic Submissions .............................................................
3,150,000
9,450,000
1
1
20
12
1,050,000
1,890,000
* $40.21
* 40.21
** $42,220,500
** 75,996,900
Totals .................................................................................
12,600,000
........................
........................
2,940,000
........................
** 118,217,400
* We based this figure on average Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes290000.htm).
Pain/Other Symptoms/Impairment
Information From Claimants
The DDS’s use information about
pain/symptoms to determine how pain/
symptoms affect the claimant’s ability to
do work-related activities prior to
making a disability determination.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
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Pain/Other Symptoms/Impairment Information .......................
Frequency
of response
2,100,000
1
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
20
700,000
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
* $18.23
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
** $12,761,000
* We based this figure on averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf),
and the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
Grand Total
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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) **
Totals .....................................................................................
17,740,000
........................
........................
4,501,999
........................
** $162,347,466
** 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. Work History Report—20 CFR
404.1512, 416.912, 404.1560, 404.1565,
416.960 and 416.965—0960–0578.
Under certain circumstances, SSA asks
individuals applying for disability about
work they have performed in the past.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
eligibility for disability payments.
Respondents are disability applicants
and third parties assisting applicants.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Applicants use Form SSA–3369, Work
History Report, to provide detailed
information about jobs held prior to
becoming unable to work. State DDS
evaluate the information, together with
medical evidence, to determine
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–3369 (Paper form) ............................
SSA–3369 (EDCS) ....................................
1,553,900
38,049
1
1
60
60
1,553,900
38,049
* $18.23
* 18.23
** 24
** 24
*** $39,658,636
*** 971,094
Totals .................................................
1,591,949
........................
........................
1,591,949
........................
........................
*** 40,629,730
* We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf),
and the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, 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.
6. Teacher Questionnaire and Request
for Administrative Information—20 CFR
404.1513, 416.913, and 416.924a(a)—
0960–0646. When determining the
effects of a child’s impairment(s), SSA
obtains information about the child’s
educational aptitude and achievements
using Forms SSA–5665–BK and SSA–
5666. The respondents are parents,
teachers, and other education personnel.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
functioning from teachers; parents; and
others who observe the child on a daily
basis. SSA obtains results of formal
testing, teacher reports, therapy progress
notes, individualized education
programs, and other records of a child’s
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–5665–BK (electronic) .......................................................
SSA–5666 (electronic) ..............................................................
246,539
91,186
1
1
40
30
164,359
45,593
* $26.14
* 26.14
** $4,296,344
** 1,191,801
Totals .................................................................................
337,725
........................
........................
209,952
........................
** 5,488,145
* We based this figure on average Elementary and Secondary School worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/
oes/current/oes250000.htm).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the
application.
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7. Medicare Part D Subsidies
Regulations—20 CFR 418.3625(c),
418.3645, 418.3665(a), and 418.3670—
0960–0702. The Medicare Prescription
Drug Improvement and Modernization
Act (MMA) of 2003 established the
Medicare Part D program for voluntary
prescription drug coverage of premium,
deductible, and co-payment costs for
certain low-income individuals. The
MMA also mandated the provision of
subsidies for those individuals who
qualify for the program and who meet
eligibility criteria for help with
premium, deductible, or co-payment
costs. This law requires SSA to make
eligibility determinations, and to
provide a process for appealing SSA’s
determinations. Regulation sections
418.3625(c), 418.3645, 418.3665(a), and
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
418.3625(c) ...............................................................................
418.3645 ...................................................................................
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Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
110
10
1
1
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418.3670 contain public reporting
requirements pertaining to
administrative review hearings.
Respondents are applicants for the
Medicare Part D subsidies who request
an administrative review hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an
existing OMB-approved information
collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
5
5
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1
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** $10.73
** 10.73
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
*** $97
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Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
418.3665(a) ...............................................................................
418.3670 * .................................................................................
215
0
1
1
5
10
18
0
** 10.73
........................
*** 193
........................
Total ...................................................................................
335
........................
........................
28
........................
*** 301
* Regulation section 418.3670 could be used at any time; however, we currently have no data showing usage over the past three years.
** We based this figure on average DI payments (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.
8. Electronic Records Express—20
CFR 404.1512 and 416.912—0960–0753.
Electronic Records Express (ERE) is a
Web-based SSA program which allows
medical and educational providers to
electronically submit disability claimant
data to SSA. Both medical providers
and other third parties with connections
to disability applicants or recipients
(e.g., teachers and school administrators
for child disability applicants) use this
system once they complete the
registration process. SSA employees and
State agency employees request the
medical and educational records
collected through the ERE website. The
agency uses the information collected
through ERE to make a determination on
an Application for Benefits. We also use
the ERE website to order and receive
consultative examinations when we are
unable to collect enough medical
records to determine disability findings.
The respondents are medical providers
who evaluate or treat disability
claimants or recipients, and other third
parties with connections to disability
applicants or recipients (e.g., teachers
and school administrators for child
disability applicants), who voluntarily
choose to use ERE for submitting
information.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency
of response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
ERE ...........................................................................................
6,183,548
1
10
1,030,591
* $33.18
** $34,195,009
* We based this figure by averaging both the average Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes290000.htm), and Elementary and Secondary School worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes250000.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: December 2, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11270]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Refugee Biographic Data
Notice of request for public
comment.
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ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection
from all interested individuals and
organizations. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
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The Department will accept
comments from the public up to
February 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
internet may comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
search for the document by entering
‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2020–0052’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: PRM-Comments@state.gov.
• Regular Mail: Send written
comments to: Delicia Spruell, PRM/
Admissions, 2025 E Street NW, SA–9,
8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522–0908.
• Fax: (202) 453–9393.
You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control
number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for supporting documents, to Delicia
Spruell, (202) 453–9257, PRM/
Admissions, 2025 E Street NW, SA–9,
8th Floor, Washington, DC 20522–0908.
DATES:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Refugee Biographic Data.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0102.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Population, Refugees, and Migration,
Office of Admissions, PRM/A.
• Form Number: No form.
• Respondents: Refugee applicants for
the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
15,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
10,124.
• Average Time per Response: 3
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
30,372 hours.
• Frequency: Once per respondent.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain a benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2020-0051]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions of OMB-approved information collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden
on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the
OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB) Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax:
202-395-6974, Email address: [email protected]
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: [email protected]
Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2020-0051].
SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding these information collections would
be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days from the date of
this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive
them no later than January 7, 2021. Individuals can obtain copies of
these OMB clearance packages by writing to
[email protected].
1. Disability Report-Appeal--20 CFR 404.1512, 416.912, 404.916(c),
416.1416(c), 422.140, 404.1713, 416.1513, 404.1740(b)(4), and
416.1540(b)(4)--0960-0144. SSA requires disability applicants who wish
to appeal an unfavorable determination to complete Form SSA-3441-BK;
the associated Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS) interview;
or the internet application, i3441. This allows claimants to disclose
any changes to their disability, or resources, which might influence
SSA's unfavorable determination. SSA may use the information to: (1)
Reconsider and review an initial disability determination; (2) review a
continuing disability; and (3) evaluate a request for a hearing. This
information assists the State Disability Determination Services (DDS)
and administrative law judges (ALJ) in preparing for the appeals and
hearings, and in issuing a determination or decision on an individual's
entitlement (initial or continuing) to disability benefits. In
addition, the information we collect on the SSA-3441-BK, or related
modalities, facilitates SSA's collection of medical information to
support the applicant's request for reconsideration; request for
benefits cessation appeal; and request for a hearing before an ALJ.
Respondents are individuals who appeal denial, reduction, or cessation
of Social Security disability benefits and Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) payments; individuals who wish to request a hearing before an
ALJ; or their representatives.
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-3441-BK (Paper Form)................ 22,556 1 45 16,917 * $18.22 ** 24 *** $472,609
Electronic Disability Collect System 208,831 1 45 156,623 * 10.73 ** 24 *** 2,576,863
(EDCS)--Individuals....................
Electronic Disability Collect System 71,652 1 45 53,739 * 25.72 .............. *** 1,382,167
(EDCS)--Representatives................
i3441 (Internet Application)-- 109,598 1 28 51,146 * 10.73 .............. *** 548,797
Individuals............................
i3441 (Internet Application)-- 656,424 1 28 306,331 * 25.72 .............. *** 7,878,833
Representatives........................
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Totals.............................. 1,069,061 .............. .............. 584,756 .............. .............. *** 12,859,269
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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), 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), as well as a combination of those two figures (for the paper form, as we do not collect data on whether the paper forms are filled out
by individuals or representatives or both).
** 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. Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-Up Program Notices--20
CFR 404.452-404.455--0960-0369. SSA developed the Annual Earnings Test
Direct Mail Follow-up Program to improve beneficiary reporting on work
and earnings during the year and earnings information at the end of the
year. SSA may reduce benefits payable under the Social Security Act
(Act) when an individual has wages or self-employment income exceeding
the annual exempt amount. SSA identifies beneficiaries likely to
receive more than the annual exempt amount, and requests more frequent
estimates of earnings from them. When applicable, SSA also requests a
future year estimate to reduce overpayments due to earnings. SSA sends
letters (SSA-L9778, SSA-L9779, SSA-L9781, SSA-L9784, SSA-L9785, and
SSA-L9790) to beneficiaries requesting earnings information the month
prior to their attainment of full retirement age. We send each
beneficiary a tailored letter that includes relevant earnings data from
SSA records. The Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program
helps to ensure Social Security payments are
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correct, and enables us to prevent earnings-related overpayments, and
avoid erroneous withholding. The respondents are working Social
Security beneficiaries with earnings over the exempt amount.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-L9778............................................... 42,630 1 10 7,105 $25.72 ** $182,741
SSA-L9779............................................... 158,865 1 10 26,478 25.72 ** 681,014
SSA-L9781............................................... 472,437 1 10 78,740 25.72 ** 2,025,193
SSA-L9784............................................... 1,270 1 10 212 25.72 ** 5,453
SSA-L9785............................................... 15,870 1 10 2,645 25.72 ** 68,029
SSA-L9790............................................... 45,000 1 10 7,500 25.72 ** 192,900
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Totals.............................................. 736,072 .............. .............. 122,680 .............. ** 3,155,330
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* We based these figures on the average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that we are 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. Request for Social Security Earnings Information--20 CFR 401.100
and 404.810--0960-0525. The Social Security Act permits wage earners,
or their authorized representatives, to request Social Security
earnings information from SSA using Form SSA-7050-F4. SSA uses the
information the respondent provides on Form SSA-7050-F4 to verify the
wage earner has: (1) Earnings; (2) the right to access the correct
Social Security Record; and (3) the right to request the earnings
statement. If we verify all three items, SSA produces an Itemized
Statement of Earnings (Form SSA-1826) and sends it to the requestor.
The agency charges respondents for sending them an Itemized Statement
of Earnings. Respondents are wage earners and their authorized
representatives who are requesting Itemized Statement of Earnings
records.
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-7050-F4....................................... 66,800 1 11 12,247 * $25.72 ** $314,993
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* We based this figure on the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.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.
Cost Burden to Respondents: The agency charges respondents to send
them an Itemized Statement of Earnings for purposes unrelated to the
administration of our programs. The chart below shows the costs to the
respondents for this request:
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Number of Cost per
Type of respondent requests request Annual cost
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Non-Certified Respondent........................................ 33,400 $92.00 $3,072,800
Certified Respondent............................................ 33,400 122.00 4,074,800
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Total....................................................... .............. .............. 7,147,600
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4. Disability Case Development Information Collections By State
Disability Determination Services On Behalf of SSA--20 CFR 404.1503a,
404.1512, 404.1513, 404.1514, 404.1517, 404.1519; 20 CFR 404.1613,
404.1614, 404.1624; 20 CFR 416.903a, 416.912, 416.913, 416.914,
416.917, 416.919 and 20 CFR 416.1013, 416.1014, 416.1024--0960-0555.
State DDSs collect the information necessary to administer the Social
Security Disability Insurance and SSI programs. They collect medical
evidence from consultative examination (CE) sources; credential
information from CE source applicants; and medical evidence of record
(MER) from claimants' medical sources. The DDSs collect information
from claimants regarding medical appointments, pain, symptoms, and
impairments. The respondents are medical providers, other sources of
MER, and disability claimants.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
CE Collections
There are four CE information collections: (a) Medical evidence
about claimants' medical condition(s) that DDS's use to make disability
determinations when the claimant's own medical sources cannot or will
not provide the required information, and proof of credentials from CE
providers; (b) CE appointment letters; (c) CE claimant reports sent to
claimants' doctors; and (d) One-time CE claimant telehealth call
script/letter.
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(a) Medical Evidence and Credentials From CE Providers
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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CE Paper Submissions.................................... 1,400,000 1 30 700,000 * $40.21 ** $28,147,000
CE Electronic Submissions............................... 296,000 1 10 49,333 * 40.21 ** 1,983,680
CE Credentials.......................................... 4,000 1 15 1,000 * 40.21 ** 40,210
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Totals.............................................. 1,700,000 .............. .............. 750,333 .............. ** 30,170,890
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* We based this figure on average Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data
(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes290000.htm).
(b) CE Appointment Letters and (c) CE Claimants' Report to Medical Providers
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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(b) CE Appointment Letters.............................. 880,000 1 5 73,333 * $10.73 ** $786,863
(c) CE Claimants' Report to Medical Providers........... 450,000 1 5 37,500 * 10.73 ** 402,375
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Totals.............................................. 1,330,000 .............. .............. 110,833 .............. ** 1,189,238
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* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
(d) CE Claimant Telehealth CE Call Script/Letter
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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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CE Claimant Telehealth Call Script/Letter......... 10,000 1 5 833 * $10.73 ** $8,938
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* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
MER Collections
The DDS's collect MER information from the claimant's medical
sources to determine a claimant's physical or mental status prior to
making a disability determination.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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Paper Submissions....................................... 3,150,000 1 20 1,050,000 * $40.21 ** $42,220,500
Electronic Submissions.................................. 9,450,000 1 12 1,890,000 * 40.21 ** 75,996,900
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Totals.............................................. 12,600,000 .............. .............. 2,940,000 .............. ** 118,217,400
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* We based this figure on average Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data
(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes290000.htm).
Pain/Other Symptoms/Impairment Information From Claimants
The DDS's use information about pain/symptoms to determine how
pain/symptoms affect the claimant's ability to do work-related
activities prior to making a disability determination.
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Average
Average Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of burden per total annual hourly cost opportunity cost
respondents response response burden (hours) amount (dollars) **
(minutes) (dollars) *
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Pain/Other Symptoms/Impairment Information............... 2,100,000 1 20 700,000 * $18.23 ** $12,761,000
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* We based this figure on averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf), and the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
Grand Total
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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 cost
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount (dollars) **
(dollars) *
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Totals.......................................... 17,740,000 ............... ............... 4,501,999 ............... ** $162,347,466
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** 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. Work History Report--20 CFR 404.1512, 416.912, 404.1560,
404.1565, 416.960 and 416.965--0960-0578. Under certain circumstances,
SSA asks individuals applying for disability about work they have
performed in the past. Applicants use Form SSA-3369, Work History
Report, to provide detailed information about jobs held prior to
becoming unable to work. State DDS evaluate the information, together
with medical evidence, to determine eligibility for disability
payments. Respondents are disability applicants and third parties
assisting applicants.
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-3369 (Paper form)................. 1,553,900 1 60 1,553,900 * $18.23 ** 24 *** $39,658,636
SSA-3369 (EDCS)....................... 38,049 1 60 38,049 * 18.23 ** 24 *** 971,094
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Totals............................ 1,591,949 .............. .............. 1,591,949 .............. .............. *** 40,629,730
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* We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf), and the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, 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.
6. Teacher Questionnaire and Request for Administrative
Information--20 CFR 404.1513, 416.913, and 416.924a(a)--0960-0646. When
determining the effects of a child's impairment(s), SSA obtains
information about the child's functioning from teachers; parents; and
others who observe the child on a daily basis. SSA obtains results of
formal testing, teacher reports, therapy progress notes, individualized
education programs, and other records of a child's educational aptitude
and achievements using Forms SSA-5665-BK and SSA-5666. The respondents
are parents, teachers, and other education personnel.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-5665-BK (electronic)................................ 246,539 1 40 164,359 * $26.14 ** $4,296,344
SSA-5666 (electronic)................................... 91,186 1 30 45,593 * 26.14 ** 1,191,801
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Totals.............................................. 337,725 .............. .............. 209,952 .............. ** 5,488,145
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* We based this figure on average Elementary and Secondary School worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes250000.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.
7. Medicare Part D Subsidies Regulations--20 CFR 418.3625(c),
418.3645, 418.3665(a), and 418.3670--0960-0702. The Medicare
Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003
established the Medicare Part D program for voluntary prescription drug
coverage of premium, deductible, and co-payment costs for certain low-
income individuals. The MMA also mandated the provision of subsidies
for those individuals who qualify for the program and who meet
eligibility criteria for help with premium, deductible, or co-payment
costs. This law requires SSA to make eligibility determinations, and to
provide a process for appealing SSA's determinations. Regulation
sections 418.3625(c), 418.3645, 418.3665(a), and 418.3670 contain
public reporting requirements pertaining to administrative review
hearings. Respondents are applicants for the Medicare Part D subsidies
who request an administrative review hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an existing OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * ***
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418.3625(c)............................................. 110 1 5 9 ** $10.73 *** $97
418.3645................................................ 10 1 5 1 ** 10.73 *** 11
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418.3665(a)............................................. 215 1 5 18 ** 10.73 *** 193
418.3670 *.............................................. 0 1 10 0 .............. ..............
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Total............................................... 335 .............. .............. 28 .............. *** 301
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* Regulation section 418.3670 could be used at any time; however, we currently have no data showing usage over the past three years.
** We based this figure on average DI payments (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.
8. Electronic Records Express--20 CFR 404.1512 and 416.912--0960-
0753. Electronic Records Express (ERE) is a Web-based SSA program which
allows medical and educational providers to electronically submit
disability claimant data to SSA. Both medical providers and other third
parties with connections to disability applicants or recipients (e.g.,
teachers and school administrators for child disability applicants) use
this system once they complete the registration process. SSA employees
and State agency employees request the medical and educational records
collected through the ERE website. The agency uses the information
collected through ERE to make a determination on an Application for
Benefits. We also use the ERE website to order and receive consultative
examinations when we are unable to collect enough medical records to
determine disability findings. The respondents are medical providers
who evaluate or treat disability claimants or recipients, and other
third parties with connections to disability applicants or recipients
(e.g., teachers and school administrators for child disability
applicants), who voluntarily choose to use ERE for submitting
information.
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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ERE............................................... 6,183,548 1 10 1,030,591 * $33.18 ** $34,195,009
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* We based this figure by averaging both the average Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes290000.htm),
and Elementary and Secondary School worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes250000.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: December 2, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-26871 Filed 12-7-20; 8:45 am]
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