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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2022–0003]
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
and extensions 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
Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Submit your
comments online referencing Docket ID
Number [SSA–2022–0003].
(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 https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket
ID Number [SSA–2022–0003].
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
within 30 days from the date of this
publication. To be sure we consider
your comments, we must receive them
no later than March 9, 2022. Individuals
can obtain copies of these OMB
clearance packages by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Application for a Social Security
Number Card, the Social Security
Number Application Process (SSNAP),
internet SSN Replacement Card
(iSSNRC) Application, and Online
Social Security Number Application
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Process (oSSNAP)—20 CFR 422.103–
422.110—0960–0066. SSA collects
information on the SS–5 (used in the
United States) and SS–5–FS (used
outside the United States) to issue
original or replacement Social Security
cards. SSA also enters the application
data into the SSNAP application when
issuing a card via telephone or in
person. In addition, hospitals collect the
same information on SSA’s behalf for
newborn children through the
Enumeration-at-Birth process. In this
process, parents of newborns provide
hospital birth registration clerks with
information required to register these
newborns. Hospitals send this
information to State Bureaus of Vital
Statistics (BVS), and they send the
information to SSA’s National Computer
Center. SSA then uploads the data to the
SSA mainframe along with all other
enumeration data, and we assign the
newborn a Social Security number
(SSN) and issue a Social Security card.
Respondents can also use these
modalities to request a change in their
SSN records. In addition, the iSSNRC
internet application collects information
similar to the paper SS–5 for no-change
replacement SSN cards for adult U.S.
citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows
certain applicants for SSN replacement
cards to complete the internet
application and submit the required
evidence online rather than completing
a paper Form SS–5. Finally, oSSNAP
collects information similar to that
which we collect on the paper SS–5 for
no change situations, with the exception
of name change, new or replacement
SSN cards for U.S Citizens (adult and
minor children), and replacement cards
only for non-U.S. citizens. oSSNAP
allows these applicants for new or
replacement SSN cards to start the
application process on-line, receive a
list of evidentiary documents, and then
submit the application data to SSA for
further processing by SSA employees.
Applicants need to visit a local SSA
office to complete the application
process. The respondents for this
information collection are applicants for
original and replacement Social
Security cards, or individuals who wish
to change information in their SSN
records, who use any of the modalities
described above.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
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1
1
44,818
1
1
1
31,521
114,429
63,925
1
1
335,587
2,428
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11,081,385
Totals ............................................................................................
........................
15
15
60
1,146,724
125
125
2,428
55,931
15,339
418,725
5,327
9,536
2,627
72,215
3,735
261,755
298,857
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
........................
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* $24.49
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
........................
** 24
** 24
** 24
** 24
** 24
** 24
** 24
** 24
* 24
** 24
** 0
** 0
** 0
Average wait
time in field
office
(minutes) **
*** 76,931,059
*** 8,798
*** 8,798
*** 92,011
*** 5,147,794
*** 1,522,471
*** 41,561,248
*** 836,382
*** 1,497,188
*** 412,412
*** 11,338,134
*** 101,107
*** 7,085,708
*** $7,319,008
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
+ The number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SS–5 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
* We based this figure on average Hospital Records Clerks (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292098.htm), and average U.S. worker’s hourly wages (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes_nat.htm#00-0000) as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
** We based this figure on the average FY 2021 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.
........................
1
500
Grand Total
1
500
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
10
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Enumeration Quality Review
1
1
102,258
2,791,499
SSNAP/SS–5 Modality
1
866,575
oSSNAP Modality
1
3,141,061
iSSNRC Modality
3,587,284
EAB Modality
Frequency of
response
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal information cover letter .......
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal information follow-up cover
letter .................................................................................................
Respondents who do not have to provide parents’ SSNs ..................
Respondents whom we ask to provide parents’ SSNs (when applying for original SSN cards for children under age 12) ....................
Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer additional questions
so SSA can determine whether we previously assigned an SSN ..
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the allowable
limits (i.e., who must provide additional documentation to accompany the application) ........................................................................
Adult U.S. Citizens providing information to receive a replacement
card through the oSSNAP + .............................................................
Adult U.S. Citizens providing information to receive an original card
through the oSSNAP + .....................................................................
Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing information to receive an original
card through the oSSNAP + .............................................................
Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing information to receive a replacement card through the oSSNAP + ....................................................
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement card with no changes
through the iSSNRC ........................................................................
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement card with a name
change through iSSNRC .................................................................
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Hospital staff who relay the State birth certificate information to the
BVS and SSA through the EAB process .........................................
Application scenario
Number of
respondents
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2. Response to Notice of Revised
Determination—20 CFR 404.913,
404.914, 404.992(b), 416.1413–416.1414,
and 416.1492(d)—0960–0347. When
SSA determines: (1) Claimants for initial
disability benefits do not actually have
a disability; or (2) current disability
recipients’ records show their disability
ceased, SSA notifies the disability
claimants, or recipients of this decision.
In response to this notice, the affected
claimants and disability recipients have
the following recourse: (1) They may
request a disability hearing to contest
SSA’s decision; and (2) they may submit
additional information or evidence for
SSA to consider. Disability claimants,
recipients, and their representatives use
Form SSA–765 to accomplish these two
actions. If respondents request the first
option, SSA’s Disability Hearings Unit
uses the form to schedule a hearing;
ensure an interpreter is present, if
required; and ensure the disability
recipients or claimants, and their
representatives, receive a notice about
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the place and time of the hearing. If
respondents choose the second option,
SSA uses the form and other evidence
to reevaluate the claimant’s or
recipients’ case, and determine if the
new information or evidence will
change SSA’s decision. The respondents
are disability claimants, current
disability recipients, or their
representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time
in field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–765 ......................
51
1
30
26
* $19.01
** 24
*** $874
* We
based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2021FactSheet.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 2021 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. Travel Expense Reimbursement—
20 CFR 404.999(d) and 416.1499—
0960–0434. The Social Security Act
(Act) provides for travel expense
reimbursement from Federal and State
agencies for claimant travel incidental
to medical examinations, and to parties,
their representatives, and all reasonably
necessary witnesses for travel exceeding
75 miles to attend medical
examinations, reconsideration
interviews and proceedings before an
administrative law judge.
Reimbursement procedures require the
claimant to provide: (1) A list of
expenses incurred; and (2) receipts of
such expenses. Federal and state
personnel review the listings and
receipts to verify the reimbursable
amount to the requestor. The
respondents are claimants for Title II
benefits and Title XVI payments, their
representatives, and witnesses.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved 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) **
404.999(d) & 416.1499 ............................
60,000
1
10
10,000
* $19.01
** $190,100
* We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2021FactSheet.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).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
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4. Pain Report Child—20 CFR
404.1512 and 416.912—0960–0540.
Before SSA can make a disability
determination for a child, we require
evidence from Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) applicants or claimants to
prove their disability. Form SSA–3371–
BK provides disability interviewers, and
SSI applicants or claimants in self-help
situations, with a convenient way to
record information about claimants’
pain or other symptoms. The State
disability determination services
adjudicators and judges then use the
information from Form SSA–3371–BK
to assess the effects of symptoms on
function for purposes of determining
disability under the Act. The
respondents are applicants for, or
claimants of SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time
in field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–3371 ....................
1,500
1
15
375
*** $10.95
** 24
*** $10,676
* We
** We
based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf).
based this figure on the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data.
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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. Internet Request for Replacement of
Forms SSA–1099 & SSA–1042S—20
CFR 401.45—0960–0583. Title II
beneficiaries use Forms SSA–1099 and
SSA–1042S, Social Security Benefit
Statement, to determine if their Social
Security benefits are taxable, and the
amount they need to report to the
Internal Revenue Service. In cases
where the original forms are unavailable
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Automated Telephone
Requests ..................
N8NN ...........................
Calls to local field offices ..........................
Other (program service
centers) .....................
Totals ....................
(e.g., lost, stolen, mutilated), an
individual may use SSA’s automated
telephone application to request a
replacement SSA–1099 and SSA–1042.
SSA uses the information from the
automated telephone requests to verify
the identity of the requestor and to
provide replacement copies of the
forms. SSA accepts information in other
ways, too; however, the automated
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
telephone options reduce requests to the
National 800 Number Network (N8NN)
and visits to local Social Security field
offices (FO). The respondents are Title
II beneficiaries who wish to request a
replacement SSA–1099 or SSA–1042S
via telephone.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
wait time
for
teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
Average
theoretical
at hourly
cost amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
219,117
497,778
1
1
2
3
7,304
24,889
* $27.07
** 19
*** $2,076,025
* 27.07
** 19
*** 4,940,789
848,444
1
3
42,422
* 27.07
** 19
*** 8,421,369
41,640
1
3
2,082
* 27.07
** 19
*** 413,305
1,606,979
........................
........................
76,697
........................
........................
*** 15,851,488
* 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#00-0000).
** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2021 wait times for teleservice centers, 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. The Ticket to Work and SelfSufficiency Program—20 CFR 411—
0960–0644. SSA’s Ticket to Work (TTW)
Program transitions Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI
recipients toward independence by
allowing them to receive Social Security
payments while maintaining
employment under the auspices of the
program. SSA uses service providers,
called Employment Networks (ENs), to
supervise participant progress through
the stages of TTW Program
participation, such as job searches and
interviews; progress reviews; and
Number of
respondents
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Modality of completion
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(2)/Interactive Voice Recognition Telephone ........................................................................................
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(2)/Ticket Assignment via Portal ..........
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3), 411.150(b)(3) and 411.325(a)/
State Agency Ticket Assignment Form/SSA–1365 ..................
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.325((a); 411.150(b)(3); 20
CFR 411.465./Individualized Work Plan/SSA–1370 .................
(a) 20 CFR 411.166; 411.170(b)/Electronic File Submission ...
(b) 20 CFR 411.145; 411.325/Requesting Ticket
Unassignments ..........................................................................
(b) 20 CFR 411.535(a)(1)(iii)/Notification of VR Case Closures
via Portal ...................................................................................
(c) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/Requests for Certification of Work and
Educational Progress/SSA–1375 ..............................................
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manager require OMB approval. Most of
the categories of information are
necessary for SSA to: (1) Comply with
the Ticket to Work legislation; and (2)
provide proper oversight of the program.
SSA collects this information through
several modalities, including forms,
electronic exchanges, and written
documentation. The respondents are the
ENs or state VRs, SSDI beneficiaries,
and blind or disabled SSI recipients
working under the auspices of the TTW
Program.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
changes in ticket status. ENs can be
private for-profit and nonprofit
organizations, as well as state vocational
rehabilitation agencies (VRs). SSA and
the ENs utilize the TTW program
manager to operate the TTW Program
and exchange information about
participants. For example, the ENs use
the program manager to provide updates
on tasks such as selecting a payment
system, or requesting payments for
helping the beneficiary achieve certain
work goals. Since the ENs are not PRAexempt, the multiple information
collections within the TTW program
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Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
6,000
91,484
1
1
3
2
300
3,049
* $15.43
** $4,629
* 15.43
** 47,046
948
1
15
237
* 15.43
** 3,657
26,007
4,104
1
1
60
5
26,007
342
* 15.43
** 401,288
* 15.43
** 5,277
2,494
1
15
624
* 15.43
** 9,628
136,478
1
11
25,021
* 15.43
** 386,074
179
1
30
90
* 15.43
** 1,389
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Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
33
1
10
6
* 15.43
** 93
31
1
15
8
* 15.43
** 123
1,704
1
40
1,136
* 15.43
** 17,528
5
6,870
2,438
507
1
1
1
1
20
20
20
15
2
2,290
813
127
* 15.43
** 31
* 15.43
** 35,335
* 15.43
** 12,545
* 15.43
** 1,960
196
929
4,000
1,776
1
1
1
1
120
5
3
3
392
77
200
89
* 15.43
** 6,049
* 15.43
** 1,188
286,183
........................
60,810
........................
(d) 20 CFR 411.505/Selecting a Payment System ..................
(e) 20 CFR 411.400—411.420; 20 CFR 411.325(d) and
411.415/Reporting Referral Agreement Activity .......................
(f) 20 CFR 411.575/Requesting EN Payments/SSA–1391 or
SSA–1398 .................................................................................
(f) 20 CFR 411.560 and 411.581/ Requesting Split Payment/
SSA–1401 .................................................................................
(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Proof of Relationship ............................
(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Certification of Services .......................
(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Annual Performance Outcome Report
(h) 20 CFR 411.435, 411.615, and 411.625/ Dispute Resolution .............................................................................................
(i) 20 CFR 411.320/EN Contract Changes/SSA–1374 .............
(j) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/WISE Webinar Registration Page ........
(j) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/ WISE Webinar Survey ........................
Totals .................................................................................
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
* 15.43
** 3,086
* 15.43
** 1,373
........................
** 938,299
* We
based these figures by averaging the average hourly wages for Social and Human Service Assistants (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211093.htm); Rehabilitation Counselors (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211015.htm); and the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.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.
7. Representative Payment Policies
and Administrative Procedures for
Imposing Penalties for False or
Misleading Statements or Withholding
of Information—0960–0740. This
information collection request
comprises several regulation sections
that provide additional safeguards for
Social Security beneficiaries’ whose
representative payees receive their
payment. SSA requires representative
payees to notify them of any event or
change in circumstances that would
affect receipt of benefits or performance
of payee duties. SSA uses the
information to determine continued
Number of
respondents
Regulation sections
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
eligibility for benefits, the amount of
benefits due and if the payee is suitable
to continue serving as payee. The
respondents are representative payees
who receive and use benefits on behalf
of Social Security beneficiaries.
Type of Collection: Revision of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
wait time
in field
office or
for teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
404.2035(d) — Paper/Mail ............................
404.2035(d) — Office interview/Intranet .......
404.2035(f) — Paper/Mail .............................
404.2035(f) — Office interview/Intranet ........
416.635(d) — Paper/Mail ..............................
416.635(d) — Office interview/Intranet .........
416.635(f) — Paper/Mail ...............................
416.635(f) — Office interview/Intranet ..........
30,489
579,291
304
5,792
16,630
305,316
166
3,159
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
2,541
48,274
25
483
1,386
25,443
14
263
* $27.07
* 27.07
........................
** 21
........................
** 21
........................
** 21
........................
** 21
Totals .....................................................
941,147
........................
........................
78,429
........................
........................
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
* 27.07
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
*** $68,785
*** 6,795,274
*** 677
*** 67,946
*** 37,519
*** 3,581,469
*** 379
*** 37,059
*** 10,589,108
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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#000000).
** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2021 wait times for both field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA’s current management information
data.
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the
application.
8. Protecting the Public and Our
Personnel To Ensure Operational
Effectiveness (RIN 0960–AH35),
Regulation 3729I—20 CFR 422.905 and
422.906—0960–0796. SSA published
regulations for the process we follow
when we restrict individuals from
receiving in-person services in our field
offices and provide them, instead, with
alternative services. We published these
rules to create a safer environment for
our personnel and members of the
public who use our facilities, while
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ensuring we continue to serve the
American people with as little
disruption to our operations as possible.
Under our regulations at 20 CFR
422.905, an individual for whom we
restrict access to our facilities has the
opportunity to appeal our decision
within 60 days of the date of the
restrictive access and alternative service
notice. To appeal, restricted individuals
must submit a written request stating
why they believe SSA should rescind
the restriction and allow them to
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conduct business with us on a face-toface basis in one of our offices. There is
no printed form for this request; rather,
restricted individuals create their own
written statement of appeal, and submit
it to a sole decision-maker in the
regional office of the region where the
restriction originated. The individuals
may also provide additional
documentation to support their appeal.
Under 20 CFR 422.906, if the individual
does not appeal the decision within the
60 days, if we restricted the individual
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prior to the effective date of this
regulation, or if the appeal results in a
denial, the individual has another
opportunity to request review of the
restriction after a three-year period. To
submit this request for review, restricted
individuals may re-submit a written
appeal of the decision. The same criteria
Number of
respondents
Regulation sections
three years. Respondents for this
collection are individuals appealing
their restrictions from in-person services
at SSA field offices.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
apply as for the original appeal: (1) It
must be in writing; (2) it must go to a
sole decision-maker in the regional
office of the region where the restriction
originated for review; and (3) it may
accompany supporting documentation.
We make this periodic review available
to all restricted individuals once every
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
20 CFR 422.905 ......................................
20 CFR 422.906 ......................................
75
75
1
1
15
20
19
25
* $19.01
** $361
* 19.01
** 475
Totals ................................................
150
........................
........................
44
........................
** $836
* We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2021FactSheet.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).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
9. Promoting Opportunity
Demonstration—0960–0809. Section
823 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
required SSA to carry out the Promoting
Opportunity Demonstration (POD) to
test a new benefit offset formula for
SSDI beneficiaries. Therefore, SSA is
undertaking POD, a demonstration to
evaluate the affect the new policy will
have on SSDI beneficiaries and their
families in several critical areas. We
previously obtained OMB approval for
this demonstration and are close to
completing the project. In this
information collection request, we are
seeking to renew the approval for both
the POD Monthly Earnings and
Impairment-related work Expenses
(IRWE) Reporting Form, and the POD
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment-related work Expenses (IRWE) Reporting
Form—Paper Version (faxed in) ...............
POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment-related work Expenses (IRWE) Reporting
Form—Internet Version .............................
POD End of Year reporting (EOYR) Documentation ...................................................
Totals .....................................................
of SSA’s end of year reconciliation
process. While the collection of the
earnings and IRWE data from
respondents on the POD Monthly Form
and the POD EOYR Forms is voluntary,
failure to submit data could result in the
inaccurate calculation of SSDI benefits.
Note: We have completed the survey
portion of this demonstration project
and expect to finish collecting the data
by the end of the third quarter of fiscal
year 2022.
Respondents are SSDI beneficiaries,
who provided written consent before
agreeing to participate in the study and
whom we randomly assigned to one of
the two study treatment groups.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
End of Year reporting (EOYR)
Documentation. The POD
implementation team collects earnings
and IRWE data from POD treatment
group subjects whose monthly earnings
exceed the POD threshold. The POD
implementation team submits the data it
collects from treatment group subjects to
SSA. SSA uses the data to apply the
POD offset to treatment group subjects’
SSDI benefits. Respondents have two
options for reporting their earnings and
IRWE documentation contained in the
POD Monthly Form and the POD EOYR
Form: Paper (mail or fax) or an online
reporting portal. Respondents are
encouraged to submit their earnings and
IRWE documentation monthly but can
submit it the following year in advance
Frequency
of response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Number of
responses
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
1,000
6
6,000
40
4,000
* $27.07
** $108,280
1,000
6
6,000
5
500
* 27.07
** 13,535
2,000
1
2,000
8
267
* 27.07
** 7,228
4,000
........................
14,000
........................
4,767
........................
** 129,043
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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#000000).
** 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.
10. Tribal Council Coverage
Agreement—0960–0812. Section 218A
of the Social Security Act grants
voluntary Social Security coverage to
Indian tribal council members. The
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coverage is voluntary for tribal council
members; however, if the tribe wishes to
obtain Social Security coverage, they
must complete the agreement. Each tribe
requesting coverage fills out one
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agreement. SSA employees collect this
information via paper forms SSA–177 &
SSA–177–OP1, Indian Tribal Council
Coverage Agreement. The respondents
are Indian tribal councils who wish to
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receive Social Security coverage for
their members.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
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–177 ..................................................
SSA–177–OP1 .........................................
6
6
1
1
10
10
1
1
* $19.01
** $19
* 19.01
** 19
Totals ................................................
12
........................
........................
2
........................
** 38
* We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/
2021FactSheet.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).
** 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: February 2, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022–02474 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36377 (Sub-No. 5)]
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BNSF Railway Company—Trackage
Rights Exemption—Union Pacific
Railroad Company
By petition filed on December 13,
2021, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF)
requests that the Board partially revoke
the trackage rights exemption granted to
it under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) in Docket
No. FD 36377 (Sub-No. 4), as necessary
to permit that trackage rights
arrangement to expire at midnight on
December 31, 2022.
As explained by BNSF in its verified
notice of exemption in Docket No. FD
36377 (Sub-No. 4), BNSF and Union
Pacific Railroad Company (UP) entered
into an agreement granting BNSF
restricted, local trackage rights over two
rail lines owned by UP between: (1) UP
milepost 93.2 at Stockton, Cal., on UP’s
Oakland Subdivision, and UP milepost
219.4 at Elsey, Cal., on UP’s Canyon
Subdivision, a distance of 126.2 miles;
and (2) UP milepost 219.4 at Elsey, and
UP milepost 280.7 at Keddie, Cal., on
UP’s Canyon Subdivision, a distance of
61.3 miles (collectively, the Lines).
BNSF Verified Notice of Exemption 1–
2, BNSF Ry.—Trackage Rts.
Exemption—Union Pac. R.R., FD 36377
(Sub-No. 4). BNSF further stated that the
trackage rights arrangement is intended
to permit BNSF to move empty and
loaded unit ballast trains to and from
the ballast pit located at Elsey. Id. at 2.
BNSF filed its verified notice of
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exemption under the Board’s class
exemption procedures at 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(7), explaining that, because
the trackage rights covered by the notice
in Docket No. FD 36377 (Sub-No. 4) are
local rather than overhead rights, they
do not qualify for the Board’s class
exemption for temporary trackage rights
under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). BNSF
Verified Notice of Exemption 1 n.1,
BNSF Ry.—Trackage Rts. Exemption—
Union Pac. R.R., FD 36377 (Sub-No. 4).
In its petition, BNSF asks the Board
to partially revoke the exemption as
necessary to permit the trackage rights
to expire at midnight on December 31,
2022, pursuant to the parties’
agreement. (See BNSF Pet. 1–2); see also
BNSF Verified Notice of Exemption Ex.
B at 2, BNSF Ry.—Trackage Rts.
Exemption—Union Pac. R.R., FD 36377
(Sub-No. 4). BNSF argues that granting
this petition will promote the rail
transportation policy and that the
revocation would be consistent with the
limited scope of the transaction and
would not have an adverse effect on
shippers. (BNSF Pet. 3.) In addition,
BNSF asserts that the Board has granted
similar petitions for partial revocation to
permit temporary trackage rights to
expire, including petitions involving
prior iterations of the trackage rights
agreement at issue here. (Id.)
Discussion and Conclusions
Although BNSF and UP have
expressly agreed on the duration of the
proposed trackage rights agreement,
trackage rights approved under the class
exemption at 1180.2(d)(7) typically
remain effective indefinitely, regardless
of any contract provisions.
Occasionally, however, the Board has
partially revoked a trackage rights
exemption to allow those rights to
expire after a limited time period rather
than lasting in perpetuity. See, e.g.,
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BNSF Ry.––Trackage Rts. Exemption––
Union Pac. R.R., FD 36377 (Sub-No. 3)
(STB served Feb. 23, 2021) (granting a
petition to partially revoke a trackage
rights exemption involving the Lines at
issue in this case); New Orleans Pub.
Belt R.R.—Trackage Rts. Exemption—Ill.
Cent. R.R., FD 36198 (Sub-No. 1) (STB
served June 20, 2018).
Granting partial revocation in these
circumstances to permit the trackage
rights to expire at the end of 2022 would
eliminate the need for BNSF to file a
second pleading seeking discontinuance
authority when the agreement expires,
thereby promoting the aspects of the rail
transportation policy at 49 U.S.C.
10101(2), (7), and (15). Moreover,
partially revoking the exemption to
limit the term of the trackage rights
would have no adverse impact on
shippers because the trackage rights at
issue are solely to allow BNSF to move
empty and loaded ballast trains to and
from the ballast pit in Elsey for use in
BNSF’s maintenance-of-way projects.
(See BNSF Pet. 2.) Therefore, the Board
will grant the petition and permit the
trackage rights exempted in Docket No.
FD 36377 (Sub-No. 4) to expire at
midnight on December 31, 2022.
To provide the statutorily mandated
protection to any employee adversely
affected by the discontinuance of
trackage rights, the Board will impose
the employee protective conditions set
forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad—
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
91 (1979).
This action is categorically excluded
from environmental review under 49
CFR 1105.6(c).
It is ordered:
1. The petition for partial revocation
of the trackage rights class exemption is
granted.
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[Notices]
[Pages 6929-6935]
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[FR Doc No: 2022-02474]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2022-0003]
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 and extensions 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
Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Submit your
comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2022-0003].
(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 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-
2022-0003].
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 within 30 days from the date
of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must
receive them no later than March 9, 2022. Individuals can obtain copies
of these OMB clearance packages by writing to
[email protected].
1. Application for a Social Security Number Card, the Social
Security Number Application Process (SSNAP), internet SSN Replacement
Card (iSSNRC) Application, and Online Social Security Number
Application Process (oSSNAP)--20 CFR 422.103-422.110--0960-0066. SSA
collects information on the SS-5 (used in the United States) and SS-5-
FS (used outside the United States) to issue original or replacement
Social Security cards. SSA also enters the application data into the
SSNAP application when issuing a card via telephone or in person. In
addition, hospitals collect the same information on SSA's behalf for
newborn children through the Enumeration-at-Birth process. In this
process, parents of newborns provide hospital birth registration clerks
with information required to register these newborns. Hospitals send
this information to State Bureaus of Vital Statistics (BVS), and they
send the information to SSA's National Computer Center. SSA then
uploads the data to the SSA mainframe along with all other enumeration
data, and we assign the newborn a Social Security number (SSN) and
issue a Social Security card. Respondents can also use these modalities
to request a change in their SSN records. In addition, the iSSNRC
internet application collects information similar to the paper SS-5 for
no-change replacement SSN cards for adult U.S. citizens. The iSSNRC
modality allows certain applicants for SSN replacement cards to
complete the internet application and submit the required evidence
online rather than completing a paper Form SS-5. Finally, oSSNAP
collects information similar to that which we collect on the paper SS-5
for no change situations, with the exception of name change, new or
replacement SSN cards for U.S Citizens (adult and minor children), and
replacement cards only for non-U.S. citizens. oSSNAP allows these
applicants for new or replacement SSN cards to start the application
process on-line, receive a list of evidentiary documents, and then
submit the application data to SSA for further processing by SSA
employees. Applicants need to visit a local SSA office to complete the
application process. The respondents for this information collection
are applicants for original and replacement Social Security cards, or
individuals who wish to change information in their SSN records, who
use any of the modalities described above.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Application scenario 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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EAB Modality
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Hospital staff who relay the State birth 3,587,284 1 5 298,857 * $24.49 ** 0 *** $7,319,008
certificate information to the BVS and
SSA through the EAB process............
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iSSNRC Modality
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Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a 3,141,061 1 5 261,755 * 27.07 ** 0 *** 7,085,708
replacement card with no changes
through the iSSNRC.....................
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a 44,818 1 5 3,735 * 27.07 ** 0 *** 101,107
replacement card with a name change
through iSSNRC.........................
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oSSNAP Modality
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Adult U.S. Citizens providing 866,575 1 5 72,215 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 11,338,134
information to receive a replacement
card through the oSSNAP \+\............
Adult U.S. Citizens providing 31,521 1 5 2,627 * 27.07 * 24 *** 412,412
information to receive an original card
through the oSSNAP \+\.................
Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing 114,429 1 5 9,536 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 1,497,188
information to receive an original card
through the oSSNAP \+\.................
Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing 63,925 1 5 5,327 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 836,382
information to receive a replacement
card through the oSSNAP \+\............
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SSNAP/SS-5 Modality
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Respondents who do not have to provide 2,791,499 1 9 418,725 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 41,561,248
parents' SSNs..........................
Respondents whom we ask to provide 102,258 1 9 15,339 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 1,522,471
parents' SSNs (when applying for
original SSN cards for children under
age 12)................................
Applicants age 12 or older who need to 335,587 1 10 55,931 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 5,147,794
answer additional questions so SSA can
determine whether we previously
assigned an SSN........................
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN 2,428 1 60 2,428 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 92,011
card beyond the allowable limits (i.e.,
who must provide additional
documentation to accompany the
application)...........................
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Enumeration Quality Review
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Authorization to SSA to obtain personal 500 1 15 125 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 8,798
information cover letter...............
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal 500 1 15 125 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 8,798
information follow-up cover letter.....
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Grand Total
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Totals.............................. 11,081,385 .............. .............. 1,146,724 .............. .............. *** 76,931,059
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\+\ The number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SS-5 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
* We based this figure on average Hospital Records Clerks (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292098.htm), and average U.S. worker's hourly wages
(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000) as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
** We based this figure on the average FY 2021 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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2. Response to Notice of Revised Determination--20 CFR 404.913,
404.914, 404.992(b), 416.1413-416.1414, and 416.1492(d)--0960-0347.
When SSA determines: (1) Claimants for initial disability benefits do
not actually have a disability; or (2) current disability recipients'
records show their disability ceased, SSA notifies the disability
claimants, or recipients of this decision. In response to this notice,
the affected claimants and disability recipients have the following
recourse: (1) They may request a disability hearing to contest SSA's
decision; and (2) they may submit additional information or evidence
for SSA to consider. Disability claimants, recipients, and their
representatives use Form SSA-765 to accomplish these two actions. If
respondents request the first option, SSA's Disability Hearings Unit
uses the form to schedule a hearing; ensure an interpreter is present,
if required; and ensure the disability recipients or claimants, and
their representatives, receive a notice about the place and time of the
hearing. If respondents choose the second option, SSA uses the form and
other evidence to reevaluate the claimant's or recipients' case, and
determine if the new information or evidence will change SSA's
decision. The respondents are disability claimants, current disability
recipients, or their representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost time in field opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount office cost (dollars)
(dollars) \*\ (minutes) \**\ \***\
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SSA-765.......................... 51 1 30 26 \*\ $19.01 \**\ 24 \***\ $874
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\*\ We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.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 2021 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. Travel Expense Reimbursement--20 CFR 404.999(d) and 416.1499--
0960-0434. The Social Security Act (Act) provides for travel expense
reimbursement from Federal and State agencies for claimant travel
incidental to medical examinations, and to parties, their
representatives, and all reasonably necessary witnesses for travel
exceeding 75 miles to attend medical examinations, reconsideration
interviews and proceedings before an administrative law judge.
Reimbursement procedures require the claimant to provide: (1) A list of
expenses incurred; and (2) receipts of such expenses. Federal and state
personnel review the listings and receipts to verify the reimbursable
amount to the requestor. The respondents are claimants for Title II
benefits and Title XVI payments, their representatives, and witnesses.
Type of Request: Extension 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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404.999(d) & 416.1499............................. 60,000 1 10 10,000 \*\ $19.01 \**\ $190,100
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\*\ We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.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).
\**\ 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. Pain Report Child--20 CFR 404.1512 and 416.912--0960-0540.
Before SSA can make a disability determination for a child, we require
evidence from Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants or
claimants to prove their disability. Form SSA-3371-BK provides
disability interviewers, and SSI applicants or claimants in self-help
situations, with a convenient way to record information about
claimants' pain or other symptoms. The State disability determination
services adjudicators and judges then use the information from Form
SSA-3371-BK to assess the effects of symptoms on function for purposes
of determining disability under the Act. The respondents are applicants
for, or claimants of SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost time in field opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount office cost (dollars)
(dollars) \*\ (minutes) \**\ \***\
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SSA-3371......................... 1,500 1 15 375 \***\ $10.95 \**\ 24 \***\ $10,676
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\*\ We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf).
\**\ We based this figure on the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information data.
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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. Internet Request for Replacement of Forms SSA-1099 & SSA-1042S--
20 CFR 401.45--0960-0583. Title II beneficiaries use Forms SSA-1099 and
SSA-1042S, Social Security Benefit Statement, to determine if their
Social Security benefits are taxable, and the amount they need to
report to the Internal Revenue Service. In cases where the original
forms are unavailable (e.g., lost, stolen, mutilated), an individual
may use SSA's automated telephone application to request a replacement
SSA-1099 and SSA-1042. SSA uses the information from the automated
telephone requests to verify the identity of the requestor and to
provide replacement copies of the forms. SSA accepts information in
other ways, too; however, the automated telephone options reduce
requests to the National 800 Number Network (N8NN) and visits to local
Social Security field offices (FO). The respondents are Title II
beneficiaries who wish to request a replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S
via telephone.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Average wait
Average burden Estimated theoretical at time for Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost teleservice opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount centers cost (dollars)
(dollars) \*\ (minutes) \**\ \***\
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Automated Telephone Requests............ 219,117 1 2 7,304 \*\ $27.07 \**\ 19 \***\
$2,076,025
N8NN.................................... 497,778 1 3 24,889 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 19 \***\
4,940,789
Calls to local field offices............ 848,444 1 3 42,422 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 19 \***\
8,421,369
Other (program service centers)......... 41,640 1 3 2,082 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 19 \***\ 413,305
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Totals.............................. 1,606,979 .............. .............. 76,697 .............. .............. \***\
15,851,488
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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#00-0000).
\**\ We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2021 wait times for teleservice centers, 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. The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency Program--20 CFR 411--
0960-0644. SSA's Ticket to Work (TTW) Program transitions Social
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI recipients toward
independence by allowing them to receive Social Security payments while
maintaining employment under the auspices of the program. SSA uses
service providers, called Employment Networks (ENs), to supervise
participant progress through the stages of TTW Program participation,
such as job searches and interviews; progress reviews; and changes in
ticket status. ENs can be private for-profit and nonprofit
organizations, as well as state vocational rehabilitation agencies
(VRs). SSA and the ENs utilize the TTW program manager to operate the
TTW Program and exchange information about participants. For example,
the ENs use the program manager to provide updates on tasks such as
selecting a payment system, or requesting payments for helping the
beneficiary achieve certain work goals. Since the ENs are not PRA-
exempt, the multiple information collections within the TTW program
manager require OMB approval. Most of the categories of information are
necessary for SSA to: (1) Comply with the Ticket to Work legislation;
and (2) provide proper oversight of the program. SSA collects this
information through several modalities, including forms, electronic
exchanges, and written documentation. The respondents are the ENs or
state VRs, SSDI beneficiaries, and blind or disabled SSI recipients
working under the auspices of the TTW Program.
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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(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(2)/Interactive Voice Recognition 6,000 1 3 300 \*\ $15.43 \**\ $4,629
Telephone..............................................
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(2)/Ticket Assignment via Portal... 91,484 1 2 3,049 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 47,046
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3), 411.150(b)(3) and 411.325(a)/ 948 1 15 237 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 3,657
State Agency Ticket Assignment Form/SSA-1365...........
(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.325((a); 411.150(b)(3); 20 26,007 1 60 26,007 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 401,288
CFR 411.465./Individualized Work Plan/SSA-1370.........
(a) 20 CFR 411.166; 411.170(b)/Electronic File 4,104 1 5 342 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 5,277
Submission.............................................
(b) 20 CFR 411.145; 411.325/Requesting Ticket 2,494 1 15 624 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 9,628
Unassignments..........................................
(b) 20 CFR 411.535(a)(1)(iii)/Notification of VR Case 136,478 1 11 25,021 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 386,074
Closures via Portal....................................
(c) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/Requests for Certification of Work 179 1 30 90 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 1,389
and Educational Progress/SSA-1375......................
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(d) 20 CFR 411.505/Selecting a Payment System........... 33 1 10 6 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 93
(e) 20 CFR 411.400--411.420; 20 CFR 411.325(d) and 31 1 15 8 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 123
411.415/Reporting Referral Agreement Activity..........
(f) 20 CFR 411.575/Requesting EN Payments/SSA-1391 or 1,704 1 40 1,136 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 17,528
SSA-1398...............................................
(f) 20 CFR 411.560 and 411.581/ Requesting Split Payment/ 5 1 20 2 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 31
SSA-1401..............................................
(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Proof of Relationship............. 6,870 1 20 2,290 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 35,335
(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Certification of Services......... 2,438 1 20 813 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 12,545
(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Annual Performance Outcome Report. 507 1 15 127 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 1,960
(h) 20 CFR 411.435, 411.615, and 411.625/ Dispute 196 1 120 392 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 6,049
Resolution.............................................
(i) 20 CFR 411.320/EN Contract Changes/SSA-1374......... 929 1 5 77 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 1,188
(j) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/WISE Webinar Registration Page.... 4,000 1 3 200 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 3,086
(j) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/ WISE Webinar Survey.............. 1,776 1 3 89 \*\ 15.43 \**\ 1,373
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Totals.............................................. 286,183 .............. 60,810 .............. .............. \**\ 938,299
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\*\ We based these figures by averaging the average hourly wages for Social and Human Service Assistants (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211093.htm); Rehabilitation Counselors (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211015.htm); and the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021
data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.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.
7. Representative Payment Policies and Administrative Procedures
for Imposing Penalties for False or Misleading Statements or
Withholding of Information--0960-0740. This information collection
request comprises several regulation sections that provide additional
safeguards for Social Security beneficiaries' whose representative
payees receive their payment. SSA requires representative payees to
notify them of any event or change in circumstances that would affect
receipt of benefits or performance of payee duties. SSA uses the
information to determine continued eligibility for benefits, the amount
of benefits due and if the payee is suitable to continue serving as
payee. The respondents are representative payees who receive and use
benefits on behalf of Social Security beneficiaries.
Type of Collection: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average wait
Average time in field Total annual
Number of Frequency of Average burden Estimated theoretical office or for opportunity
Regulation sections respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) burden (hours) amount centers \***\
(dollars) \*\ (minutes) \**\
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404.2035(d) -- Paper/Mail............... 30,489 1 5 2,541 \*\ $27.07 .............. \***\ $68,785
404.2035(d) -- Office interview/Intranet 579,291 1 5 48,274 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 21 \***\
6,795,274
404.2035(f) -- Paper/Mail............... 304 1 5 25 \*\ 27.07 .............. \***\ 677
404.2035(f) -- Office interview/Intranet 5,792 1 5 483 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 21 \***\ 67,946
416.635(d) -- Paper/Mail................ 16,630 1 5 1,386 \*\ 27.07 .............. \***\ 37,519
416.635(d) -- Office interview/Intranet. 305,316 1 5 25,443 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 21 \***\
3,581,469
416.635(f) -- Paper/Mail................ 166 1 5 14 \*\ 27.07 .............. \***\ 379
416.635(f) -- Office interview/Intranet. 3,159 1 5 263 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 21 \***\ 37,059
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Totals.............................. 941,147 .............. .............. 78,429 .............. .............. \***\
10,589,108
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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#00-0000).
\**\ We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2021 wait times for both field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management
information data.
\***\ This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
8. Protecting the Public and Our Personnel To Ensure Operational
Effectiveness (RIN 0960-AH35), Regulation 3729I--20 CFR 422.905 and
422.906--0960-0796. SSA published regulations for the process we follow
when we restrict individuals from receiving in-person services in our
field offices and provide them, instead, with alternative services. We
published these rules to create a safer environment for our personnel
and members of the public who use our facilities, while ensuring we
continue to serve the American people with as little disruption to our
operations as possible. Under our regulations at 20 CFR 422.905, an
individual for whom we restrict access to our facilities has the
opportunity to appeal our decision within 60 days of the date of the
restrictive access and alternative service notice. To appeal,
restricted individuals must submit a written request stating why they
believe SSA should rescind the restriction and allow them to conduct
business with us on a face-to-face basis in one of our offices. There
is no printed form for this request; rather, restricted individuals
create their own written statement of appeal, and submit it to a sole
decision-maker in the regional office of the region where the
restriction originated. The individuals may also provide additional
documentation to support their appeal. Under 20 CFR 422.906, if the
individual does not appeal the decision within the 60 days, if we
restricted the individual
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prior to the effective date of this regulation, or if the appeal
results in a denial, the individual has another opportunity to request
review of the restriction after a three-year period. To submit this
request for review, restricted individuals may re-submit a written
appeal of the decision. The same criteria apply as for the original
appeal: (1) It must be in writing; (2) it must go to a sole decision-
maker in the regional office of the region where the restriction
originated for review; and (3) it may accompany supporting
documentation. We make this periodic review available to all restricted
individuals once every three years. Respondents for this collection are
individuals appealing their restrictions from in-person services at SSA
field offices.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Regulation sections Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) \*\ \**\
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20 CFR 422.905.......................................... 75 1 15 19 \*\ $19.01 \**\ $361
20 CFR 422.906.......................................... 75 1 20 25 \*\ 19.01 \**\ 475
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Totals.............................................. 150 .............. .............. 44 .............. \**\ $836
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\*\ We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.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).
\**\ This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
9. Promoting Opportunity Demonstration--0960-0809. Section 823 of
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 required SSA to carry out the
Promoting Opportunity Demonstration (POD) to test a new benefit offset
formula for SSDI beneficiaries. Therefore, SSA is undertaking POD, a
demonstration to evaluate the affect the new policy will have on SSDI
beneficiaries and their families in several critical areas. We
previously obtained OMB approval for this demonstration and are close
to completing the project. In this information collection request, we
are seeking to renew the approval for both the POD Monthly Earnings and
Impairment-related work Expenses (IRWE) Reporting Form, and the POD End
of Year reporting (EOYR) Documentation. The POD implementation team
collects earnings and IRWE data from POD treatment group subjects whose
monthly earnings exceed the POD threshold. The POD implementation team
submits the data it collects from treatment group subjects to SSA. SSA
uses the data to apply the POD offset to treatment group subjects' SSDI
benefits. Respondents have two options for reporting their earnings and
IRWE documentation contained in the POD Monthly Form and the POD EOYR
Form: Paper (mail or fax) or an online reporting portal. Respondents
are encouraged to submit their earnings and IRWE documentation monthly
but can submit it the following year in advance of SSA's end of year
reconciliation process. While the collection of the earnings and IRWE
data from respondents on the POD Monthly Form and the POD EOYR Forms is
voluntary, failure to submit data could result in the inaccurate
calculation of SSDI benefits.
Note: We have completed the survey portion of this demonstration
project and expect to finish collecting the data by the end of the
third quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Respondents are SSDI beneficiaries, who provided written consent
before agreeing to participate in the study and whom we randomly
assigned to one of the two study treatment groups.
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 Number of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response responses (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost
(dollars) \*\ (dollars) \**\
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POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment- 1,000 6 6,000 40 4,000 \*\ $27.07 \**\ $108,280
related work Expenses (IRWE) Reporting
Form--Paper Version (faxed in).........
POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment- 1,000 6 6,000 5 500 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 13,535
related work Expenses (IRWE) Reporting
Form--Internet Version.................
POD End of Year reporting (EOYR) 2,000 1 2,000 8 267 \*\ 27.07 \**\ 7,228
Documentation..........................
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Totals.............................. 4,000 .............. 14,000 .............. 4,767 .............. \**\ 129,043
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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#00-0000).
\**\ 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.
10. Tribal Council Coverage Agreement--0960-0812. Section 218A of
the Social Security Act grants voluntary Social Security coverage to
Indian tribal council members. The coverage is voluntary for tribal
council members; however, if the tribe wishes to obtain Social Security
coverage, they must complete the agreement. Each tribe requesting
coverage fills out one agreement. SSA employees collect this
information via paper forms SSA-177 & SSA-177-OP1, Indian Tribal
Council Coverage Agreement. The respondents are Indian tribal councils
who wish to
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receive Social Security coverage for their members.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of burden per total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents Response response burden (hours) amount cost
(minutes) (dollars) \*\ (dollars) \**\
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SSA-177................................................. 6 1 10 1 \*\ $19.01 \**\ $19
SSA-177-OP1............................................. 6 1 10 1 \*\ 19.01 \**\ 19
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Totals.............................................. 12 .............. .............. 2 .............. \**\ 38
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\*\ We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.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).
\**\ 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: February 2, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-02474 Filed 2-4-22; 8:45 am]
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