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Modality of
completion
Number of
respondents
Totals ........
1,037,268
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
........................
........................
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
171,499
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average wait
time in office
or for
teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
........................
........................
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ****
**** 11,722,684
* We based the Covid Screener Questionnaire figure on 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 the VIPr Mobile App and Telephone Screener 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 on the average FY 2022 wait times for hearing offices, based on SSA’s current management information data.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2022 wait times for 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.
Dated: March 25, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022–06734 Filed 3–29–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2022–0015]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
of OMB-approved information
collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
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–2022–0015].
(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–2022–0015].
I. The information collections below
are pending at SSA. SSA will submit
them to OMB within 60 days from the
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
date of this notice. To be sure we
consider your comments, we must
receive them no later than May 31,
2022. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
1. Application for Widow’s or
Widower’s Insurance Benefits—20 CFR
404.335–404.338, & 404.603—0960–
0004. Section 2029(e) and 202(f) of the
Social Security Act (Act) set forth the
requirements for entitlement to
widow(er)’s benefits, including the
requirements to file an application. For
SSA to make a formal determination for
entitlement to widow(er)’s benefits, we
use Form SSA–10 to determine whether
an applicant meets the statutory and
regulatory conditions for entitlement to
widow(er)’s Title II benefits. SSA
employees interview individuals
applying for benefits either face-to-face
or via telephone, and enter the
information on the paper form or into
the Modernized Claims System (MCS).
The respondents are applicants for
widow(er)’s benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average wait
time in field
office or
teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–10 (Paper) ...........
SSA–10 (MCS) ............
2,116
570,540
1
1
30
30
1,058
285,270
* $27.07
* 27.07
........................
** 21
*** $28,640
*** 13,127,840
Totals ....................
572,656
........................
........................
286,328
........................
........................
*** 13,156,480
* 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 2022 wait times for 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.
2. Request to be Selected as a Payee—
20 CFR 404.2010–404.2055, and
416.601–416.665—0960–0014. SSA
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requires an individual applying to be a
representative payee for a Social
Security beneficiary or Supplemental
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Security Income (SSI) recipient to
complete Form SSA–11–BK, or supply
the same information to a field office
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technician. SSA obtains information
from applicant payees regarding their
relationship to the beneficiary, personal
qualifications; concern for the
beneficiary’s well-being; and intended
use of benefits if appointed as payee.
The respondents are individuals, private
sector businesses and institutions, and
State and local government institutions
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Individuals/Households (90%):
Representative Payee System
(RPS) .............................................
Paper Version ...................................
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
and agencies applying to become
representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
1,761,300
70,452
1
1
12
12
352,260
14,090
* $39
* 39
** $13,738,140
** 549,510
Totals .........................................
Private Sector (9%):
Representative Payee System
(RPS) .............................................
Paper Version ...................................
1,831,752
........................
........................
366,350
........................
** 14,287,650
176,130
7,045
1
1
12
12
35,226
1,409
* 39
* 39
** 1,373,814
** 54,951
Totals .........................................
State/Local/Tribal Government (1%):
Representative Payee System
(RPS) .............................................
Paper Version ...................................
183,175
........................
........................
36,635
........................
** 1,428,765
19,570
350
1
1
12
12
3,914
70
* 39
* 39
** 152,646
** 2,730
Totals .........................................
19,920
........................
........................
3,984
........................
** 155,376
Grand Totals .......................
2,034,847
........................
........................
406,969
........................
** 15,871,791
* We based these figures by averaging the average hourly wages for Social and Human Service Assistants (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/
oes211093.htm); average hourly wages for Lawyers (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm); 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#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.
3. Statement for Determining
Continuing Eligibility for Supplemental
Security Income Payment—20 CFR
416.204—0960–0145. SSA uses Form
SSA–8202–BK to conduct low and
middle-error profile (LEP/MEP)
telephone, or face-to-face
redetermination interviews with SSI
recipients and representative payees, if
applicable. SSA conducts LEP
redeterminations interviews on a 6-year
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
cycle, and MEP redeterminations
annually. SSA requires the information
we collect during the interview to
determine whether: (1) SSI recipients
met, and continue to meet, all statutory
and regulatory requirements for SSI
eligibility; and (2) the SSI recipients
received, and are still receiving, the
correct payment amounts. This
information includes non-medical
eligibility factors such as income,
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
resources, and living arrangements. To
complete Form SSA–8202–BK, the
respondents may need to obtain
information from employers or financial
institutions. The respondents are SSI
recipients and their representatives, if
applicable.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average wait
time in field
office or
teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–8202–BK .............
SSI Claims System ......
67,698
1,764,207
1
1
21
20
23,694
588,069
* $10.95
* 10.95
........................
** 21
*** $259,449
*** 13,200,674
Totals ....................
1,831,905
........................
........................
611,763
........................
........................
*** 13,460,123
* 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 by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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.
4. Application for Supplemental
Security Income—20 CFR 416.305–
416.335, Subpart C—0960–0444. SSA
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uses Form SSA–8001–BK to determine
an applicant’s eligibility for SSI and SSI
payment amounts. SSA employees also
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interviews with members of the public
who wish to file for SSI. SSA uses the
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information for two purposes: (1) To
formally deny SSI for nonmedical
reasons when information the applicant
provides results in ineligibility; or (2) to
Modality of
completion
Number of
respondents
establish a disability claim, but defer the
complete development of non-medical
issues until SSA approves the disability.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
The respondents are applicants for SSI
payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average wait
time in field
office or
teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSI Claims System ..
iClaim and SSI
Claims System .....
SSA–8001–BK
(Paper Version) ....
800,963
1
20
266,988
* $19.01
** 21
*** $10,404,648
129,736
1
20
43,245
* 19.01
** 21
*** 1,685,294
31,776
1
20
10,592
* 19.01
** 21
*** 412,783
Totals ................
962,475
........................
........................
320,825
........................
........................
*** 12,502,725
* 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 by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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.
with the children’s employers before
posting to the earnings record. SSA uses
form SSA–L3231, Request for Employer
Information for this purpose. SSA
technicians mail the form to the
employer(s) and request they complete
it and mail it back to the appropriate
5. Employer Verification of Records
for Children Under Age 7—20 CFR
404.801–404.803, and 404.821–
404.822—0960–0505. To ensure we
credit the correct person with the
reported earnings, SSA verifies wage
reports for children under age seven
processing center. The respondents are
employers who report earnings for
children under age seven.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–L3231 ..............................................
4,633
1
10
772
* $27.07
** $20,898
* 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.
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6. Wage Reports and Pension
Information—20 CFR 422.122(b)—0960–
0547. Pension plan administrators
annually file plan information with the
Internal Revenue Service, which then
forwards the information to SSA. SSA
maintains and organizes this
information by plan number, plan
participant’s name, and Social Security
number. Per Section 1131(a) of the Act,
pension plan participants are entitled to
request this information from SSA. The
Wage Reports and Pension Information
regulation, 20 CFR 422.122(b) of the
Code of Federal Regulations, stipulates
that before SSA disseminates this
information, the requestor must first
submit a written request with
identifying information to SSA. The
respondents are requestors of pension
plan information.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average wait
time for
teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
Requests for Pension
Plan Information .......
580
1
30
290
* $27.07
** 19
*** 12,831
* 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 on the average FY 2022 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.
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7. Centenarian and Medicare NonUtilization Project Development
Worksheets: Face-to-Face Interview and
Telephone Interview—20 CFR
416.204(b) and 422.135—0960–0780.
SSA conducts interviews with
centenary Title II beneficiaries and Title
XVI recipients, and Medicare NonUtilization Project (MNUP) beneficiaries
age 90 and older to: (1) Assess if the
beneficiaries are still living; (2) prevent
fraud through identity
misrepresentation; and (3) evaluate the
well-being of the recipients to determine
if they need a representative payee, or
a change in representative payee. SSA
field office personnel obtain the
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
information through one-time, in-person
interviews with the centenarians and
MNUP beneficiaries, who are those Title
II beneficiaries ages 90–99, who show
non-utilization of Medicare benefits for
an extended period and the absence of
private insurance, health maintenance
organization, or nursing home, which
are all indicators that an individual may
be deceased. If the centenarians and
MNUP beneficiaries have
representatives or caregivers, SSA
personnel invite them to the interviews.
During these interviews, SSA employees
make overall observations of the
centenarians, MNUP beneficiaries, and
their representative payees (if
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
applicable). The interviewer uses the
appropriate Development Worksheet as
a guide for the interview, in addition to
documenting findings during the
interview. SSA conducts the interviews
either over the telephone or through a
face-to-face discussion with the
respondents either in a field office, or at
the Centenarian or MNUP beneficiary’s
residence. Respondents are MNUP and
Centenarian beneficiaries, and their
representative payees, or their
caregivers.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average wait
time in field
office or
teleservice
centers
(minutes) ***
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ****
Centenarian Project—
Title XVI Only * .........
MNUP—All Title II Responses ....................
194
1
15
49
** $27.07
*** 21
**** $3,167
4,210
1
15
1,053
** 27.07
*** 21
**** 68,406
Totals ....................
4,404
........................
........................
1,102
........................
........................
**** 71,573
* Some cases are T2 rollovers from prior Centenarian workloads.
** 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 2022 wait times for 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.
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II. SSA submitted the information
collections below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding these
information collections would be most
useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30
days from the date of this publication.
To be sure we consider your comments,
we must receive them no later than
April 29, 2022. Individuals can obtain
copies of these OMB clearance packages
by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@
ssa.gov.
Farm Self-Employment
Questionnaire—20 CFR 404.1082(c) &
404.1095—0960–0061. SSA collects the
information on Form SSA–7156 on a
voluntary and as-needed basis to
determine the existence of an
agriculture trade or business which may
affect the monthly benefit, or insured
status, of the applicant. SSA requires
the existence of a trade or business
before determining if an individual or
partnership has net earnings from selfemployment. When an applicant
indicates self-employment as a farmer,
SSA uses the SSA–7165 to obtain the
information we need to determine the
existence of an agricultural trade or
business, and subsequent covered
earnings for Social Security entitlement
purposes. As part of the application
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
SSA–7156 ....................
1,000
1
10
process, we conduct a personal
interview, either face-to-face or via
telephone, and document the interview
using Form SSA–7165. We also allow
applicants to complete a fillable version
of the form available on our website,
which they can complete, print, and
sign. The respondents are applicants for
Social Security benefits whose
entitlement depends on whether the
worker received covered earnings from
self-employment as a farmer.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average wait
time in field
office or
teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
167
* $14.49
** 21
*** $7,491
* We based this figure on average Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salaries, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes452092.htm).
** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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.
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Dated: March 25, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
II. Agenda
ACTION:
SUMMARY:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
At the meeting, the agenda will cover
the following topics:
• FAA Research and Development
Strategies, Initiatives and Planning,
• Impacts of emerging technologies,
new entrant vehicles, and dynamic
operations within the National Airspace
System.
Federal Aviation Administration
III. Public Participation
[DOT–OST–2022]
The U.S. Department of
Transportation is committed to
providing equal access to this meeting
for all participants. If you need
alternative formats or services because
of a disability, such as sign language,
interpretation, or other ancillary aids,
please contact the person listed in the
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Research, Engineering, and
Development Advisory Committee
(REDAC); Notice of Public Meeting
Federal Aviation
Administration, Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
This notice announces a
meeting of the Research, Engineering,
and Development Advisory Committee
(REDAC).
DATES: The meeting will be held on
April 14, 2022, from 10:00 a.m.–5:00
p.m. EST.
Requests for accommodations to a
disability must be received by March 31,
2022. Individuals requesting to speak
during the meeting must submit a
written copy of their remarks to DOT by
March 31, 2022. Requests to submit
written materials to be reviewed during
the meeting must be received no later
than March 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually. Virtual attendance
information will be provided upon
registration. A detailed agenda will be
available on the REDAC internet website
at https://www.faa.gov/go/redac at least
one week before the meeting, along with
copies of the meeting minutes after the
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chinita Roundtree-Coleman, REDAC
PM/Lead, FAA/U.S. Department of
Transportation, at chinita.roundtreecoleman@faa.gov or (609) 485–7149.
Any committee-related request should
be sent to the person listed in this
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Background
The Research, Engineering, and
Development Advisory Committee was
created under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), in accordance
with Public Law 100–591 (1988) and
Public Law 101–508 (1990) to provide
advice and recommendations to the
FAA Administrator in support of the
Agency’s Research and Development
(R&D) portfolio.
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section.
There will be 45 minutes allotted for
oral comments from members of the
public joining the meeting. To
accommodate as many speakers as
possible, the time for each commenter
may be limited. Individuals wishing to
reserve speaking time during the
meeting must submit a request at the
time of registration, as well as the name,
address, and organizational affiliation of
the proposed speaker. If the number of
registrants requesting to make
statements is greater than can be
reasonably accommodated during the
meeting, the FAA may conduct a lottery
to determine the speakers. Speakers are
requested to submit a written copy of
their prepared remarks for inclusion in
the meeting records and circulation to
REDAC members before the deadline
listed in the DATES section. All prepared
remarks submitted on time will be
accepted and considered as part of the
meeting’s record. Any member of the
public may present a written statement
to the committee at any time.
Issued in Washington, DC, on this 24th day
of March.
Chinita Roundtree-Coleman,
REDAC PM/Lead, Federal Aviation
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Final Agency Actions on
Proposed Railroad Project in California
on Behalf of the California High Speed
Rail Authority
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
AGENCY:
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FRA, on behalf of the
California High-Speed Rail Authority
(Authority), is issuing this notice to
announce actions taken by the
Authority that are final. By this notice,
FRA is advising the public of the time
limit to file a claim seeking judicial
review of the actions. The actions relate
to the California High-Speed Rail
Burbank to Los Angeles Project Section
(Project). These actions grant approvals
for project implementation pursuant to
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and other laws, regulations, and
executive orders.
DATES: A claim seeking judicial review
of the agency actions on the Project will
be barred unless the claim is filed on or
before March 29, 2024. If Federal law
later authorizes a time period of less
than 2 years for filing such claim, then
that shorter time period applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For the Authority: Scott Rothenberg,
NEPA Assignment Manager,
Environmental Services, California
High-Speed Rail Authority, telephone:
(916) 403–6936; email:
Scott.Rothenberg@hsr.ca.gov.
For FRA: Andre´a Martin, Senior
Environmental Protection Specialist,
Office of Railroad Policy and
Development (RPD), telephone: (202)
493–6201, email: Andrea.Martin@
dot.gov.
Effective
July 23, 2019, FRA assigned, and the
State of California acting through the
Authority assumed, environmental
responsibilities for the California HighSpeed Rail (HSR) System pursuant to 23
U.S.C. 327. Notice is given that the
Authority has taken final agency actions
subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1); 49 U.S.C.
24201(a)(4) by issuing approvals for the
Project.
The purpose of the California HSR
System 1 is to provide a reliable, highspeed, electric-powered train system
that links the major metropolitan areas
of California, delivering predictable and
consistent travel times. A further
objective is to provide an interface with
commercial airports, mass transit, and
the highway network, and to relieve
capacity constraints of the existing
transportation system as increases in
intercity travel demand in California
occur, in a manner sensitive to and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 The California HSR System will be implemented
in two phases. Phase 1 will connect San Francisco
to Los Angeles and Anaheim via the Pacheco Pass
and the southern Central Valley. Phase 2 will
extend the HSR system from the Central Valley
(starting at the Merced Station) to the state’s capital
in Sacramento and from Los Angeles to San Diego.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18456-18460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2022-0015]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions of OMB-approved information collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden
on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the
OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Submit your
comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2022-0015].
(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-
2022-0015].
I. The information collections below are pending at SSA. SSA will
submit them to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be
sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than May
31, 2022. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments
by writing to the above email address.
1. Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance Benefits--20 CFR
404.335-404.338, & 404.603--0960-0004. Section 2029(e) and 202(f) of
the Social Security Act (Act) set forth the requirements for
entitlement to widow(er)'s benefits, including the requirements to file
an application. For SSA to make a formal determination for entitlement
to widow(er)'s benefits, we use Form SSA-10 to determine whether an
applicant meets the statutory and regulatory conditions for entitlement
to widow(er)'s Title II benefits. SSA employees interview individuals
applying for benefits either face-to-face or via telephone, and enter
the information on the paper form or into the Modernized Claims System
(MCS). The respondents are applicants for widow(er)'s benefits.
Type of Request: 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 opportunity
Modality of completion respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) burden (hours) amount centers ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSA-10 (Paper).......................... 2,116 1 30 1,058 * $27.07 .............. *** $28,640
SSA-10 (MCS)............................ 570,540 1 30 285,270 * 27.07 ** 21 *** 13,127,840
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Totals.............................. 572,656 .............. .............. 286,328 .............. .............. *** 13,156,480
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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 2022 wait times for 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.
2. Request to be Selected as a Payee--20 CFR 404.2010-404.2055, and
416.601-416.665--0960-0014. SSA requires an individual applying to be a
representative payee for a Social Security beneficiary or Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) recipient to complete Form SSA-11-BK, or supply
the same information to a field office
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technician. SSA obtains information from applicant payees regarding
their relationship to the beneficiary, personal qualifications; concern
for the beneficiary's well-being; and intended use of benefits if
appointed as payee. The respondents are individuals, private sector
businesses and institutions, and State and local government
institutions and agencies applying to become representative payees.
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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Individuals/Households (90%):
Representative Payee System (RPS)................... 1,761,300 1 12 352,260 * $39 ** $13,738,140
Paper Version....................................... 70,452 1 12 14,090 * 39 ** 549,510
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Totals.......................................... 1,831,752 .............. .............. 366,350 .............. ** 14,287,650
Private Sector (9%):
Representative Payee System (RPS)................... 176,130 1 12 35,226 * 39 ** 1,373,814
Paper Version....................................... 7,045 1 12 1,409 * 39 ** 54,951
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Totals.......................................... 183,175 .............. .............. 36,635 .............. ** 1,428,765
State/Local/Tribal Government (1%):
Representative Payee System (RPS)................... 19,570 1 12 3,914 * 39 ** 152,646
Paper Version....................................... 350 1 12 70 * 39 ** 2,730
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Totals.......................................... 19,920 .............. .............. 3,984 .............. ** 155,376
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Grand Totals................................ 2,034,847 .............. .............. 406,969 .............. ** 15,871,791
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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);
average hourly wages for Lawyers (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm); 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#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.
3. Statement for Determining Continuing Eligibility for
Supplemental Security Income Payment--20 CFR 416.204--0960-0145. SSA
uses Form SSA-8202-BK to conduct low and middle-error profile (LEP/MEP)
telephone, or face-to-face redetermination interviews with SSI
recipients and representative payees, if applicable. SSA conducts LEP
redeterminations interviews on a 6-year cycle, and MEP redeterminations
annually. SSA requires the information we collect during the interview
to determine whether: (1) SSI recipients met, and continue to meet, all
statutory and regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility; and (2) the
SSI recipients received, and are still receiving, the correct payment
amounts. This information includes non-medical eligibility factors such
as income, resources, and living arrangements. To complete Form SSA-
8202-BK, the respondents may need to obtain information from employers
or financial institutions. The respondents are SSI recipients and their
representatives, if applicable.
Type of Request: 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 opportunity
Modality of completion respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) burden (hours) amount centers ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSA-8202-BK............................. 67,698 1 21 23,694 * $10.95 .............. *** $259,449
SSI Claims System....................... 1,764,207 1 20 588,069 * 10.95 ** 21 *** 13,200,674
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Totals.............................. 1,831,905 .............. .............. 611,763 .............. .............. *** 13,460,123
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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 by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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.
4. Application for Supplemental Security Income--20 CFR 416.305-
416.335, Subpart C--0960-0444. SSA uses Form SSA-8001-BK to determine
an applicant's eligibility for SSI and SSI payment amounts. SSA
employees also collect this information during interviews with members
of the public who wish to file for SSI. SSA uses the
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information for two purposes: (1) To formally deny SSI for nonmedical
reasons when information the applicant provides results in
ineligibility; or (2) to establish a disability claim, but defer the
complete development of non-medical issues until SSA approves the
disability. The respondents are applicants for SSI payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average wait
Average time in field
Number of Frequency of Average burden Estimated theoretical office or Total annual
Modality of completion respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice opportunity cost
(minutes) burden (hours) amount centers (dollars) ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSI Claims System..................... 800,963 1 20 266,988 * $19.01 ** 21 *** $10,404,648
iClaim and SSI Claims System.......... 129,736 1 20 43,245 * 19.01 ** 21 *** 1,685,294
SSA-8001-BK (Paper Version)........... 31,776 1 20 10,592 * 19.01 ** 21 *** 412,783
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Totals............................ 962,475 .............. .............. 320,825 .............. .............. *** 12,502,725
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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 by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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.
5. Employer Verification of Records for Children Under Age 7--20
CFR 404.801-404.803, and 404.821-404.822--0960-0505. To ensure we
credit the correct person with the reported earnings, SSA verifies wage
reports for children under age seven with the children's employers
before posting to the earnings record. SSA uses form SSA-L3231, Request
for Employer Information for this purpose. SSA technicians mail the
form to the employer(s) and request they complete it and mail it back
to the appropriate processing center. The respondents are employers who
report earnings for children under age seven.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-L3231......................................... 4,633 1 10 772 * $27.07 ** $20,898
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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.
6. Wage Reports and Pension Information--20 CFR 422.122(b)--0960-
0547. Pension plan administrators annually file plan information with
the Internal Revenue Service, which then forwards the information to
SSA. SSA maintains and organizes this information by plan number, plan
participant's name, and Social Security number. Per Section 1131(a) of
the Act, pension plan participants are entitled to request this
information from SSA. The Wage Reports and Pension Information
regulation, 20 CFR 422.122(b) of the Code of Federal Regulations,
stipulates that before SSA disseminates this information, the requestor
must first submit a written request with identifying information to
SSA. The respondents are requestors of pension plan information.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Average wait
Average burden Estimated total theoretical time for Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost teleservice opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount centers cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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Requests for Pension Plan 580 1 30 290 * $27.07 ** 19 *** 12,831
Information.....................
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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 on the average FY 2022 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.
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7. Centenarian and Medicare Non-Utilization Project Development
Worksheets: Face-to-Face Interview and Telephone Interview--20 CFR
416.204(b) and 422.135--0960-0780. SSA conducts interviews with
centenary Title II beneficiaries and Title XVI recipients, and Medicare
Non-Utilization Project (MNUP) beneficiaries age 90 and older to: (1)
Assess if the beneficiaries are still living; (2) prevent fraud through
identity misrepresentation; and (3) evaluate the well-being of the
recipients to determine if they need a representative payee, or a
change in representative payee. SSA field office personnel obtain the
information through one-time, in-person interviews with the
centenarians and MNUP beneficiaries, who are those Title II
beneficiaries ages 90-99, who show non-utilization of Medicare benefits
for an extended period and the absence of private insurance, health
maintenance organization, or nursing home, which are all indicators
that an individual may be deceased. If the centenarians and MNUP
beneficiaries have representatives or caregivers, SSA personnel invite
them to the interviews. During these interviews, SSA employees make
overall observations of the centenarians, MNUP beneficiaries, and their
representative payees (if applicable). The interviewer uses the
appropriate Development Worksheet as a guide for the interview, in
addition to documenting findings during the interview. SSA conducts the
interviews either over the telephone or through a face-to-face
discussion with the respondents either in a field office, or at the
Centenarian or MNUP beneficiary's residence. Respondents are MNUP and
Centenarian beneficiaries, and their representative payees, or their
caregivers.
Type of Request: 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 opportunity
Modality of completion respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) burden (hours) amount centers ****
(dollars) ** (minutes) ***
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Centenarian Project--Title XVI Only *... 194 1 15 49 ** $27.07 *** 21 **** $3,167
MNUP--All Title II Responses............ 4,210 1 15 1,053 ** 27.07 *** 21 **** 68,406
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Totals.............................. 4,404 .............. .............. 1,102 .............. .............. **** 71,573
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* Some cases are T2 rollovers from prior Centenarian workloads.
** 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 2022 wait times for 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.
II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding these information collections would
be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days from the date of
this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive
them no later than April 29, 2022. Individuals can obtain copies of
these OMB clearance packages by writing to
[email protected].
Farm Self-Employment Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1082(c) & 404.1095--
0960-0061. SSA collects the information on Form SSA-7156 on a voluntary
and as-needed basis to determine the existence of an agriculture trade
or business which may affect the monthly benefit, or insured status, of
the applicant. SSA requires the existence of a trade or business before
determining if an individual or partnership has net earnings from self-
employment. When an applicant indicates self-employment as a farmer,
SSA uses the SSA-7165 to obtain the information we need to determine
the existence of an agricultural trade or business, and subsequent
covered earnings for Social Security entitlement purposes. As part of
the application process, we conduct a personal interview, either face-
to-face or via telephone, and document the interview using Form SSA-
7165. We also allow applicants to complete a fillable version of the
form available on our website, which they can complete, print, and
sign. The respondents are applicants for Social Security benefits whose
entitlement depends on whether the worker received covered earnings
from self-employment as a farmer.
Type of Request: 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 total theoretical office or opportunity
Modality of completion respondents response per response annual burden hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) (hours) amount centers ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSA-7156......................... 1,000 1 10 167 * $14.49 ** 21 *** $7,491
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* We based this figure on average Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salaries, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data
(https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes452092.htm).
** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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.
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Dated: March 25, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-06700 Filed 3-29-22; 8:45 am]
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