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Inter-Market Competition
The proposal does not impose an
undue burden on inter-market
competition. The Exchange believes its
proposal remains competitive with
other options markets and will offer
market participants with another choice
of where to transact options. The
Exchange notes that it operates in a
highly competitive market in which
market participants can readily favor
competing venues if they deem fee
levels at a particular venue to be
excessive, or rebate opportunities
available at other venues to be more
favorable. In such an environment, the
Exchange must continually adjust its
fees to remain competitive with other
exchanges that have been exempted
from compliance with the statutory
standards applicable to exchanges.
Because competitors are free to modify
their own fees in response, and because
market participants may readily adjust
their order routing practices, the
Exchange believes that the degree to
which fee changes in this market may
impose any burden on competition is
extremely limited.
Moreover, the proposal is designed to
encourage Phlx members and member
organizations to execute reversal and
conversion and jelly roll strategies on
the Exchange as a primary execution
venue. To the extent that the proposed
change attracts more reversal and
conversion and jelly roll strategies to the
Exchange, this increased order flow
would continue to make the Exchange a
more competitive venue for order
execution.
Intra-Market Competition
The proposed amendments do not
impose an undue burden on intramarket competition.
The Exchange’s proposal to decrease
the reversal and conversion and jelly
roll strategy cap applicable to Lead
Market Makers, Market Makers,
Professionals, Firms and Broker-Dealers
from $1,000/$700 daily (depending on
the class of options) to $200 daily, with
the same qualifications as today, does
not impose an undue burden on
competition because all Lead Market
Makers, Market Makers, Professionals,
Firms and Broker-Dealers may qualify
for the reversal and conversion and jelly
roll strategy cap provided those
strategies are executed on the same
trading day for all classes of options in
the aggregate when such members are
trading either in their own proprietary
accounts or on an agency basis. While
Customers are not offered strategy caps,
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Customers are not assessed Options
Transaction Charges within Options 7,
Section 4.
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement on Comments on the
Proposed Rule Change Received From
Members, Participants, or Others
No written comments were either
solicited or received.
III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.27
At any time within 60 days of the
filing of the proposed rule change, the
Commission summarily may
temporarily suspend such rule change if
it appears to the Commission that such
action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in
the public interest; (ii) for the protection
of investors; or (iii) otherwise in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act.
If the Commission takes such action, the
Commission shall institute proceedings
to determine whether the proposed rule
should be approved or disapproved.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s internet
comment form (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
Phlx–2022–07 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549–1090.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Phlx–2022–07. This file
number should be included on the
subject line if email is used. To help the
Commission process and review your
comments more efficiently, please use
only one method. The Commission will
post all comments on the Commission’s
internet website (https://www.sec.gov/
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
with respect to the proposed rule
change that are filed with the
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Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
proposed rule change between the
Commission and any person, other than
those that may be withheld from the
public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be
available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549 on official
business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the
filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal
office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change.
Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit
personal identifying information from
comment submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish
to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File
Number SR–Phlx–2022–07, and should
be submitted on or before March 21,
2022.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.28
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022–04079 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2022–0009]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: New Emergency 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 a new,
emergency information collection.
SSA is asking OMB for approval of
this information collection fourteen
days after the date of publication of this
Federal Register Notice, independent of
public comment, due to its emergency
nature. However, we still welcome
comment 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.
We will consider any comments when
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17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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we ultimately extend this information
collection beyond the standard sixmonth emergency approval. 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–2022–0009].
(SSA) Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Director, Office of
Regulations and Reports Clearance,
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–2022–0009]. We
recommend submitting comments via
this link as the fastest way for them to
reach us.
SSA is submitting the information
collection below to OMB for clearance.
If you wish to submit comments, we
recommend you do so no later than
March 30, 2022. However, please be
aware that due to the emergency nature
of this collection, SSA will be seeking
OMB clearance in advance of this date.
Individuals may obtain copies of this
OMB clearance package by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
Electronic Protective Filing Tool—20
CFR 404.630, and 20 CFR 416.340–
416.345—0960–NEW.
The COVID–19 pandemic limited the
public’s access to Social Security
Administration (SSA) Field Offices
(FOs), requiring SSA to rapidly
modernize and improve online services
available to the public. Since the
beginning of the pandemic, underserved
populations who have historically relied
on in-office appointments and service
decreased their submissions of
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
claims. SSA uses the term ‘‘People
facing barriers’’ to refer to these
vulnerable populations, which include
low-income individuals (especially
those over age 65), the homeless, people
with limited English proficiency, and
disabled children.
Background
Historically, individuals contact SSA
by phone, in person, or by mail to
express interest in filing for benefits.
Because same-day service to file an
application is not always possible or
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individuals prefer to have an
appointment, SSA technicians use eLAS
(OMB No. 0960–0822) to set up
appointments and record the protective
filing date for potential claimants. This
process ensures that potential claimants
do not miss out on possible benefits due
to the lack of same-day service.
Protective filing is the precursor to
filing an application for benefits.
Protective filing refers to the date by
which SSA receives an individual’s
intent to file for Social Security benefits,
Medicare Part A (Health Insurance), or
SSI payments, which SSA then uses as
the application date provided the
individual files an application within a
specific amount of time after that date.
For instance, if an individual files an
application for SSI payments within 60
days of the protective filing date, or an
application for Social Security benefits
within 6 months of the protective filing
date, SSA uses the protective filing date
as the application filing date. Thus, it is
as if the application was filed on the day
the individual contacted SSA to express
interest in filing, which often results in
SSA processing the application faster
for that individual.
SSA developed an online tool to
allow internet users to request an
appointment to file an application for
benefits and to establish a protective
filing date with SSA. The electronic
protective filing tool will allow
individuals to submit information for
the appointment request using a
computing device, such as a personal
computer or handheld (mobile) device
instead of calling SSA by phone or
visiting an FO. The tool will be
available to potential claimants, as well
as those individuals assisting them.
Information the Electronic Protective
Filing Tool Will Collect
After entering the tool from a landing
page, individuals begin on a welcome
screen with a link to the Terms of
Service and a link to the Privacy Act
statement. Following review of the
information on the welcome screen, the
system will ask the individual to tell us
whether they are answering these
questions about themselves, or about
another person. To do so, the system
will present several options for
individual to select from the categories
of individuals who, under current
regulations, can establish a protective
filing date. The next screens ask for
basic information about the individual
who will be claiming benefits, or
requesting SSI payments. Additionally,
the tool will collect the name, phone
number, and email address (optional) of
the person submitting the information,
if that person is different than the
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person who will be claiming benefits or
SSI payments.
Once the system collects the data, it
gives the individual the opportunity to
review the information provided and
electronically sign and submit the form.
The system then transmits the
information into eLAS and establishes a
protective filing date. In addition, if the
individual provided an email
address(es), the electronic protective
filing tool generates an email
confirmation and sends it to the
individual who will be claiming
benefits or requesting SSI payments,
and, if applicable, to the individuals
submitting the appointment request on
the claimant’s behalf.
Subsequently, eLAS will notify SSA
of the pending request, and an SSA
technician will use the information
submitted to schedule an appointment
and send a notification of the date, time,
and type of appointment to the
individual who will be claiming
benefits.
Need for Information Collection;
Collection Methodology; How
Information Will Be Used
To bridge the gap in services available
to people facing barriers, SSA created a
new online electronic protective filing
tool that will allow individuals to
request an appointment to file their
application thereby establishing a
protective filing date.
SSA will inform the public of the
availability of the tool through various
public outreach campaigns. Individuals
will access the tool online through
SSA’s website, SSA.gov. The tool will
allow individuals to submit basic
information for the appointment request
using a computing device, such as a
personal computer or handheld (mobile)
device instead of calling SSA by phone
or visiting an FO. The electronic
protective filing tool will be available to
potential claimants, as well as those
individuals assisting them.
Once the individual submits the
requested information, the system will
transmit the information into eLAS to
document the protective filing date, and
an SSA technician will schedule an
appointment for an application
interview.
The respondents are individuals
requesting an appointment with an
intent to file for Social Security benefits,
Medicare Part A (Health Insurance), or
SSI payments, or other third-party
individuals helping claimants with the
filing process.
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Alternatives to Completing the
Information Collection
Members of the public who prefer not
to use the online version of this IC, or
who do not have access to the internet,
may continue to visit an FO, call SSA’s
800 Number (or an FO), or write to SSA
to establish a protective filing date for
an application for benefits.
Modality of
completion
Need for Emergency Paperwork
Reduction Act Approval
Based on the unexpected decrease in
SSI claim submissions, mostly from
people facing barriers, SSA is concerned
this population needs more options and
flexibility to help them apply for SSI.
Our goal in developing this new SSI
claims tool is to offer that flexibility,
and to make it as easy as possible to
complete the process. We are seeking
Number of
respondents
Respondent Type 1 (ex: Potential Applicants) ....................................................
Respondent Type 2 (ex: Professional
Assistors) ..............................................
Respondent Type 3 (ex: Attorney Representatives) .........................................
Totals ................................................
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
emergency PRA approval because it is
important to us to start offering this new
tool to everyone, particularly
underserved populations, as soon as we
can. An emergency PRA approval would
facilitate rapid rollout of the tool, and
would mitigate the delay inherent in the
extensive time period of the standard
OMB approval cycle.
Type of Request: New (emergency)
information collection.
Estimated
total
annual burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
17,000
1
6
1,700
* $27.07
** $46,019
2,125
10
7
2,479
* 25.09
** 62,198
2,125
2
7
496
* 71.59
** 35,509
21,250
........................
........................
4,675
........................
** 143,726
* 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), on average wages for Community and Social Service Organizations as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data
(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes210000.htm), and on average lawyer’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 SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this online tool; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the tool. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the online tool.
Dated: February 24, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022–04301 Filed 2–25–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 11665]
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Notice of Shipping Coordinating
Committee Meeting in Preparation for
International Maritime Organization
LEG 109 Meeting
The Department of State will conduct
a public meeting at 1:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, March 15, 2022, by way of
teleconference. The primary purpose of
the meeting is to prepare for the 109th
session of the International Maritime
Organization’s (IMO) Legal Committee
(LEG 109) to be held remotely from
March 21 to March 25, 2022.
Members of the public may
participate up to the capacity of the
teleconference phone line, which can
handle 500 participants. To RSVP,
participants should contact the meeting
coordinator, Mr. Stephen Hubchen, by
email at Stephen.K.Hubchen@uscg.mil.
To access the teleconference line,
participants should call (202) 475–4000
and use Participant Code: 877 239 87#.
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The agenda items to be considered at
this meeting mirror those to be
considered at LEG 109, and include:
—Adoption of the agenda
—Report of the Secretary-General on
credentials
—Facilitation of the entry into force and
harmonized interpretation of the
2010 HNS Protocol
—Fair treatment of seafarers:
(a) Provision of financial security in
case of abandonment of seafarers,
and shipowners’ responsibilities in
respect of contractual claims for
personal injury to, or death of,
seafarers, in light of the progress of
amendments to the ILO Maritime
Labour Convention, 2006
(b) Fair treatment of seafarers in the
event of a maritime accident
(c) Fair treatment of seafarers detained
on suspicion of committing
maritime crimes
(d) Guidelines for port State and flag
State authorities on how to deal
with seafarer abandonment cases
—Advice and guidance in connection
with the implementation of IMO
instruments
—Measures to prevent unlawful
practices associated with the
fraudulent registration and
fraudulent registries of ships
—Measures to assess the need to amend
liability limits
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—Claims Manual for the International
Convention on Civil Liability for
Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001
—Piracy and armed robbery against
ships
—Work of other IMO bodies
—Technical cooperation activities
related to maritime legislation
—Review of the status of conventions
and other treaty instruments
emanating from the Legal
Committee
—Work programme
—Election of officers
—Any other business
—Consideration of the report of the
Committee on its 109th session
Please note: The IMO may, on short
notice, adjust the LEG 109 agenda to
accommodate the constraints associated
with the virtual meeting format. Any
changes to the agenda will be reported
to those who RSVP.
Those who plan to participate may
contact the meeting coordinator, Mr.
Stephen Hubchen, by email at
Stephen.K.Hubchen@uscg.mil, by phone
at (202) 372–1198, or in writing at
United States Coast Guard (CG–LMI–P),
ATTN: Mr. Stephen Hubchen, 2703
Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, Stop
7509, Washington, DC 20593–7509.
Members of the public needing
reasonable accommodation should
advise Mr. Hubchen not later than
March 8, 2022. Requests made after that
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2022-0009]
Agency Information Collection Activities: New Emergency 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 a new, emergency information collection.
SSA is asking OMB for approval of this information collection
fourteen days after the date of publication of this Federal Register
Notice, independent of public comment, due to its emergency nature.
However, we still welcome comment 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. We will consider
any comments when
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we ultimately extend this information collection beyond the standard
six-month emergency approval. 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-2022-0009].
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Director, Office of
Regulations and Reports Clearance, 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-
2022-0009]. We recommend submitting comments via this link as the
fastest way for them to reach us.
SSA is submitting the information collection below to OMB for
clearance. If you wish to submit comments, we recommend you do so no
later than March 30, 2022. However, please be aware that due to the
emergency nature of this collection, SSA will be seeking OMB clearance
in advance of this date. Individuals may obtain copies of this OMB
clearance package by writing to [email protected].
Electronic Protective Filing Tool--20 CFR 404.630, and 20 CFR 416.340-
416.345--0960-NEW.
The COVID-19 pandemic limited the public's access to Social
Security Administration (SSA) Field Offices (FOs), requiring SSA to
rapidly modernize and improve online services available to the public.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, underserved populations who have
historically relied on in-office appointments and service decreased
their submissions of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) claims. SSA
uses the term ``People facing barriers'' to refer to these vulnerable
populations, which include low-income individuals (especially those
over age 65), the homeless, people with limited English proficiency,
and disabled children.
Background
Historically, individuals contact SSA by phone, in person, or by
mail to express interest in filing for benefits. Because same-day
service to file an application is not always possible or individuals
prefer to have an appointment, SSA technicians use eLAS (OMB No. 0960-
0822) to set up appointments and record the protective filing date for
potential claimants. This process ensures that potential claimants do
not miss out on possible benefits due to the lack of same-day service.
Protective filing is the precursor to filing an application for
benefits. Protective filing refers to the date by which SSA receives an
individual's intent to file for Social Security benefits, Medicare Part
A (Health Insurance), or SSI payments, which SSA then uses as the
application date provided the individual files an application within a
specific amount of time after that date. For instance, if an individual
files an application for SSI payments within 60 days of the protective
filing date, or an application for Social Security benefits within 6
months of the protective filing date, SSA uses the protective filing
date as the application filing date. Thus, it is as if the application
was filed on the day the individual contacted SSA to express interest
in filing, which often results in SSA processing the application faster
for that individual.
SSA developed an online tool to allow internet users to request an
appointment to file an application for benefits and to establish a
protective filing date with SSA. The electronic protective filing tool
will allow individuals to submit information for the appointment
request using a computing device, such as a personal computer or
handheld (mobile) device instead of calling SSA by phone or visiting an
FO. The tool will be available to potential claimants, as well as those
individuals assisting them.
Information the Electronic Protective Filing Tool Will Collect
After entering the tool from a landing page, individuals begin on a
welcome screen with a link to the Terms of Service and a link to the
Privacy Act statement. Following review of the information on the
welcome screen, the system will ask the individual to tell us whether
they are answering these questions about themselves, or about another
person. To do so, the system will present several options for
individual to select from the categories of individuals who, under
current regulations, can establish a protective filing date. The next
screens ask for basic information about the individual who will be
claiming benefits, or requesting SSI payments. Additionally, the tool
will collect the name, phone number, and email address (optional) of
the person submitting the information, if that person is different than
the person who will be claiming benefits or SSI payments.
Once the system collects the data, it gives the individual the
opportunity to review the information provided and electronically sign
and submit the form. The system then transmits the information into
eLAS and establishes a protective filing date. In addition, if the
individual provided an email address(es), the electronic protective
filing tool generates an email confirmation and sends it to the
individual who will be claiming benefits or requesting SSI payments,
and, if applicable, to the individuals submitting the appointment
request on the claimant's behalf.
Subsequently, eLAS will notify SSA of the pending request, and an
SSA technician will use the information submitted to schedule an
appointment and send a notification of the date, time, and type of
appointment to the individual who will be claiming benefits.
Need for Information Collection; Collection Methodology; How
Information Will Be Used
To bridge the gap in services available to people facing barriers,
SSA created a new online electronic protective filing tool that will
allow individuals to request an appointment to file their application
thereby establishing a protective filing date.
SSA will inform the public of the availability of the tool through
various public outreach campaigns. Individuals will access the tool
online through SSA's website, SSA.gov. The tool will allow individuals
to submit basic information for the appointment request using a
computing device, such as a personal computer or handheld (mobile)
device instead of calling SSA by phone or visiting an FO. The
electronic protective filing tool will be available to potential
claimants, as well as those individuals assisting them.
Once the individual submits the requested information, the system
will transmit the information into eLAS to document the protective
filing date, and an SSA technician will schedule an appointment for an
application interview.
The respondents are individuals requesting an appointment with an
intent to file for Social Security benefits, Medicare Part A (Health
Insurance), or SSI payments, or other third-party individuals helping
claimants with the filing process.
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Alternatives to Completing the Information Collection
Members of the public who prefer not to use the online version of
this IC, or who do not have access to the internet, may continue to
visit an FO, call SSA's 800 Number (or an FO), or write to SSA to
establish a protective filing date for an application for benefits.
Need for Emergency Paperwork Reduction Act Approval
Based on the unexpected decrease in SSI claim submissions, mostly
from people facing barriers, SSA is concerned this population needs
more options and flexibility to help them apply for SSI. Our goal in
developing this new SSI claims tool is to offer that flexibility, and
to make it as easy as possible to complete the process. We are seeking
emergency PRA approval because it is important to us to start offering
this new tool to everyone, particularly underserved populations, as
soon as we can. An emergency PRA approval would facilitate rapid
rollout of the tool, and would mitigate the delay inherent in the
extensive time period of the standard OMB approval cycle.
Type of Request: New (emergency) 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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Respondent Type 1 (ex: Potential Applicants)............ 17,000 1 6 1,700 * $27.07 ** $46,019
Respondent Type 2 (ex: Professional Assistors).......... 2,125 10 7 2,479 * 25.09 ** 62,198
Respondent Type 3 (ex: Attorney Representatives)........ 2,125 2 7 496 * 71.59 ** 35,509
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Totals.............................................. 21,250 .............. .............. 4,675 .............. ** 143,726
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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), on average wages for Community and Social Service Organizations as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes210000.htm), and on average lawyer'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 SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this online tool; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the tool. There is no actual charge to respondents
to complete the online tool.
Dated: February 24, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-04301 Filed 2-25-22; 8:45 am]
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