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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2022–0042]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
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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–2022–0042].
(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–2022–0042].
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 October 17,
2022. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
1. Waiver of Your Right to Personal
Appearance before an Administrative
Law Judge—20 CFR 404.948(b)(1)(i),
404.956, 416.1448(b)(1)(i), and
416.1456—0960–0284. Applicants for
Social Security, Old Age, Survivors, and
Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits
and Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) payments have the statutory right
to appear in person (or through a
representative) and present evidence
about their claims at a hearing before a
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judge. Per SSA regulations, if a claimant
is dissatisfied with a determination or
decision listed in 20 CFR 404.930 or
416.1430, the claimant may request a
hearing before a judge, and has a right
to appear at a hearing before a judge. At
a hearing, claimants have the right to
present evidence; have witnesses testify
on their behalf; and present their case to
the judge. A hearing may provide the
judge with additional information to
make a more informed decision.
However, in some cases, claimants may
choose to waive their right to appear
before a judge for various reasons,
including if they feel the evidence of
record stands on its own, or if they are
unable to attend a hearing due to
extenuating circumstances. When a
claimant chooses to waive the right to
appear at a hearing and allows the judge
to decide the case based on the written
evidence of record alone, we ask the
claimant to submit this request to us in
writing so we can document it in their
record. While SSA will accept a written
request, we also allow claimants to use
Form HA–4608 to serve as a written
waiver for the claimant’s right to a
personal appearance before a judge. The
claimant may complete the paper
version of the HA–4608 and submit it
back to SSA using the pre-paid envelope
SSA sends with it, or the claimant may
choose to complete the HA–4608
through the submittable PDF on SSA’s
website. The judge uses the information
we collect on Form HA–4608 to
continue processing the case and makes
the completed form a part of the
documentary evidence of record by
placing it in the official record of the
proceedings as an exhibit. Respondents
are applicants or claimants for OASDI
and SSI, or their representatives, who
request to waive their right to appear
before a judge.
Type of Request: Revision of an
approved-OMB 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) **
HA–4608–PDF/paper version ..................
12,000
1
5
1,000
* $11.70
** $11,700
* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2022 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2022factsheet.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.
2. Letter to Custodian of Birth
Records—20 CFR 404.704, and 422.103–
422.110—0960–0693. When individuals
need help in obtaining evidence of their
19 17
age in connection with Social Security
number (SSN) card applications and
claims for benefits, SSA prepares the
SSA–L706, Letter to Custodian of Birth
Records. SSA uses Form SSA–L706 to
verify the proof of age when an SSN
applicant submits a birth record that is
deemed questionable in the Social
CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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Security Number Application Process
(SSNAP) system. In most of the cases,
we verify birth records (i.e., birth
certificates) with the custodian of the
record or issuing entity before
processing the SSN card application via
an online query such as the Electronic
Verification of Vital Events (EVVE) or
SSA-approved online access to State
vital records. However, when the
applicant submits alternative evidence
to request an original SSN card or to
correct a date of birth (DOB) that SSA
cannot verify via an online query (i.e.,
the custodian/issuing entity of the birth
record is a hospital or health care
provider), we use the SSA–L706 to
verify proof of age for enumeration
purposes. The SSNAP system pre-fills a
PDF version of the SSA–L706 using
information from the SSN application to
ensure accuracy and save time. SSA
uses the letter to verify with the
custodian or issuing entity, when
necessary, the authenticity of the record
the SSN applicant or claimant
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
submitted. SSA mails the SSA–L706 to
the respondents to complete and mail or
fax back the completed form back to us.
The respondents are SSN applicants
who sign the request; State and local
bureaus or agencies of vital statistics,
and religious entities who submit the
information regarding evidence of age
for the SSN applicant.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–L706—(SSNAP) ..............................
SSA–L706—(Respondents
Signature
Only) .....................................................
573
1
10
96
* $24.57
** $2,359
573
1
1
10
* 28.01
** 280
Totals ................................................
1,146
........................
........................
106
........................
** 2,639
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* We based these figures 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), and by averaging both the average U.S. worker’s hourly wage with the average Information and Record Clerks hourly
wage, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434199.htm).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
II. SSA submitted the information
collection below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding this
information collection would be most
useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30
days from the date of this publication.
To be sure we consider your comments,
we must receive them no later than
September 19, 2022. Individuals can
obtain copies of the OMB clearance
package by writing to
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
Continuing Disability Review Report—
20 CFR 404.1589 & 416.989—0960–
0072. Sections 221(i), 1614(a)(3)(H)(ii)(I)
and 1633(c)(1) of the Social Security Act
(Act) require SSA to periodically review
the cases of individuals who receive
benefits under Title II or Title XVI based
on disability to determine if their
disability continues. SSA considers
adults eligible for disability payments if
they continue to be unable to do
substantial gainful activity because of
their impairments, and we consider
Title XVI children eligible for disability
payment if they have marked and severe
functional limitations because of their
impairments. To assess claimants’
ongoing disability payment eligibility,
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
SSA–454–BK (paper version) ...................
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SSA uses the information gathered
through the Continuing Disability
Review Report to complete a mandatory
review for the continue disability
review (CDR).
SSA also uses the Continuing
Disability Review Report to obtain
information on sources of medical
treatment; participation in vocational
rehabilitation programs (if any);
attempts to work (if any); and recipients’
assessments when they believe their
conditions improved. Title II or Title
XVI disability recipients can complete
the Continuing Disability Review Report
using one of three modalities: (1) a
paper application or fillable PDF (using
Form SSA 454 BK); (2) a field office
interview, during which SSA employees
enter claimant’s data directly into the
Electronic Disability Collection System
(EDCS); or (3) using an online system
(i454). This new web-based modality
will provide recipients a new platform
for submitting information to increase
accessibility and enhance automation.
When SSA initiates a medical CDR, we
send a mailed notice to the individual
with a disability informing that
individual that SSA requires a CDR. The
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annual burden
(hours)
mailed notice provides instructions to
the recipient on how to assist the agency
with initiating the CDR and gives the
individual the option to complete a
paper SSA–454 or an i454 for adult only
disabled individuals. When an
individual requires a CDR, a claims
specialist (CS) mails the paper Form
SSA–454–BK, and the respondent
completes the form, and sends or brings
it back to SSA; or the CS interviews the
respondent and enters the information
into the appropriate EDCS screens; or
adult disabled individuals complete the
SSA–454–BK electronically using the
i454 internet application. Regardless of
the modality the respondent uses to
complete the information (paper, EDCS,
or internet versions), SSA electronically
stores the information provided in
EDCS. The respondents complete the
SSA–454–BK by themselves with selfhelp information available, or a
representative may complete the paper
form or electronic application on their
behalf. The respondents are Title II or
Title XVI disability recipients or their
representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) **
1,514,800
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Average wait
time in field
office
(minutes)
***
*** 24
Total annual
opportunity cost
(dollars) ****
**** $18,609,318
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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) **
Average wait
time in field
office
(minutes)
***
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Total annual
opportunity cost
(dollars) ****
Electronic Disability Collect System
(EDCS) ..................................................
i454 (Internet) ............................................
270,500
81,150
1
1
* 480
* 480
2,164,000
649,200
** 11.70
** 11.70
*** 24
........................
**** 26,584,740
**** 7,595,640
Totals .................................................
541,000
........................
........................
4,328,000
........................
........................
**** 52,789,698
* The estimated time of 480 minutes to complete Form SSA–454–BK is an average for the respondents, who are Title II or Title XVI disability recipients or their representatives. Some of these respondents may take longer to complete the forms and submit the information, while others will complete the forms faster, which is why
we use average time estimates to calculate time burdens for these information collections. These estimates were originally developed, and are still based on, our current management information data. In addition, we increased this estimate based on public comments.
** We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2022 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2022factsheet.pdf).
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2022 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.
Dated: August 12, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022–17732 Filed 8–17–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2015–0111]
Parts and Accessories Necessary for
Safe Operation; Exemption Renewal
for Ford Motor Company
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of provisional renewal of
exemption; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces its
decision to provisionally renew the
Ford Motor Company’s (Ford)
exemption which allows motor carriers
to operate commercial motor vehicles
(CMV) based on the Ford Transit model
that do not meet the exhaust system
location requirements in the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
(FMCSRs). The exemption is renewed
for 5 years.
DATES: This renewed exemption is
effective August 16, 2022, through
August 16, 2027, unless rescinded
earlier. Comments must be received on
or before September 19, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–
2015–0111 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. See the Public
Participation and Request for Comments
section below for further information.
• Mail: Docket Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
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Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
Each submission must include the
Agency name and the docket number for
this notice (FMCSA–2015–0111). Note
that DOT posts all comments received
without change to www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
included in a comment. Please see the
Privacy heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to www.regulations.gov at
any time or visit Room W12–140 on the
ground level of the West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
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personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov. As
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy, the
comments are searchable by the name of
the submitter.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Luke Loy, Vehicle and Roadside
Operations Division, Office of Carrier,
Driver, and Vehicle Safety, FMCSA,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; (202) 366–
0676; MCPSV@dot.gov.
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Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate
by submitting comments and related
materials.
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If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA–2015–0111), indicate
the specific section of this document to
which the comment applies, and
provide a reason for suggestions or
recommendations. You may submit
your comments and material online or
by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but
please use only one of these means.
FMCSA recommends that you include
your name and a mailing address, an
email address, or a phone number in the
body of your document so the Agency
can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
www.regulations.gov and put the docket
number, ‘‘FMCSA–2015–0111’’ in the
‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’
When the new screen appears, click on
the ‘‘Comment’’ button and type your
comment into the text box in the
following screen. Choose whether you
are submitting your comment as an
individual or on behalf of a third party
and then submit. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the
facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA
will consider all comments and material
received during the comment period.
II. Legal Basis
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315(b)(2) and 49 CFR
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2022-0042]
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-2022-0042].
(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-
2022-0042].
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
October 17, 2022. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Waiver of Your Right to Personal Appearance before an
Administrative Law Judge--20 CFR 404.948(b)(1)(i), 404.956,
416.1448(b)(1)(i), and 416.1456--0960-0284. Applicants for Social
Security, Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits
and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments have the statutory
right to appear in person (or through a representative) and present
evidence about their claims at a hearing before a judge. Per SSA
regulations, if a claimant is dissatisfied with a determination or
decision listed in 20 CFR 404.930 or 416.1430, the claimant may request
a hearing before a judge, and has a right to appear at a hearing before
a judge. At a hearing, claimants have the right to present evidence;
have witnesses testify on their behalf; and present their case to the
judge. A hearing may provide the judge with additional information to
make a more informed decision. However, in some cases, claimants may
choose to waive their right to appear before a judge for various
reasons, including if they feel the evidence of record stands on its
own, or if they are unable to attend a hearing due to extenuating
circumstances. When a claimant chooses to waive the right to appear at
a hearing and allows the judge to decide the case based on the written
evidence of record alone, we ask the claimant to submit this request to
us in writing so we can document it in their record. While SSA will
accept a written request, we also allow claimants to use Form HA-4608
to serve as a written waiver for the claimant's right to a personal
appearance before a judge. The claimant may complete the paper version
of the HA-4608 and submit it back to SSA using the pre-paid envelope
SSA sends with it, or the claimant may choose to complete the HA-4608
through the submittable PDF on SSA's website. The judge uses the
information we collect on Form HA-4608 to continue processing the case
and makes the completed form a part of the documentary evidence of
record by placing it in the official record of the proceedings as an
exhibit. Respondents are applicants or claimants for OASDI and SSI, or
their representatives, who request to waive their right to appear
before a judge.
Type of Request: Revision of an approved-OMB 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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HA-4608-PDF/paper version......................... 12,000 1 5 1,000 * $11.70 ** $11,700
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* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2022 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2022factsheet.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.
2. Letter to Custodian of Birth Records--20 CFR 404.704, and
422.103-422.110--0960-0693. When individuals need help in obtaining
evidence of their age in connection with Social Security number (SSN)
card applications and claims for benefits, SSA prepares the SSA-L706,
Letter to Custodian of Birth Records. SSA uses Form SSA-L706 to verify
the proof of age when an SSN applicant submits a birth record that is
deemed questionable in the Social
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Security Number Application Process (SSNAP) system. In most of the
cases, we verify birth records (i.e., birth certificates) with the
custodian of the record or issuing entity before processing the SSN
card application via an online query such as the Electronic
Verification of Vital Events (EVVE) or SSA-approved online access to
State vital records. However, when the applicant submits alternative
evidence to request an original SSN card or to correct a date of birth
(DOB) that SSA cannot verify via an online query (i.e., the custodian/
issuing entity of the birth record is a hospital or health care
provider), we use the SSA-L706 to verify proof of age for enumeration
purposes. The SSNAP system pre-fills a PDF version of the SSA-L706
using information from the SSN application to ensure accuracy and save
time. SSA uses the letter to verify with the custodian or issuing
entity, when necessary, the authenticity of the record the SSN
applicant or claimant submitted. SSA mails the SSA-L706 to the
respondents to complete and mail or fax back the completed form back to
us. The respondents are SSN applicants who sign the request; State and
local bureaus or agencies of vital statistics, and religious entities
who submit the information regarding evidence of age for the SSN
applicant.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-L706--(SSNAP)....................................... 573 1 10 96 * $24.57 ** $2,359
SSA-L706--(Respondents Signature Only).................. 573 1 1 10 * 28.01 ** 280
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Totals.............................................. 1,146 .............. .............. 106 .............. ** 2,639
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* We based these figures 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), and by averaging both the average U.S. worker's hourly wage with the average Information and Record Clerks hourly wage, as reported by
Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434199.htm).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
II. SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding this information collection would be
most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days from the date of this
publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them
no later than September 19, 2022. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance package by writing to [email protected].
Continuing Disability Review Report--20 CFR 404.1589 & 416.989--
0960-0072. Sections 221(i), 1614(a)(3)(H)(ii)(I) and 1633(c)(1) of the
Social Security Act (Act) require SSA to periodically review the cases
of individuals who receive benefits under Title II or Title XVI based
on disability to determine if their disability continues. SSA considers
adults eligible for disability payments if they continue to be unable
to do substantial gainful activity because of their impairments, and we
consider Title XVI children eligible for disability payment if they
have marked and severe functional limitations because of their
impairments. To assess claimants' ongoing disability payment
eligibility, SSA uses the information gathered through the Continuing
Disability Review Report to complete a mandatory review for the
continue disability review (CDR).
SSA also uses the Continuing Disability Review Report to obtain
information on sources of medical treatment; participation in
vocational rehabilitation programs (if any); attempts to work (if any);
and recipients' assessments when they believe their conditions
improved. Title II or Title XVI disability recipients can complete the
Continuing Disability Review Report using one of three modalities: (1)
a paper application or fillable PDF (using Form SSA 454 BK); (2) a
field office interview, during which SSA employees enter claimant's
data directly into the Electronic Disability Collection System (EDCS);
or (3) using an online system (i454). This new web-based modality will
provide recipients a new platform for submitting information to
increase accessibility and enhance automation. When SSA initiates a
medical CDR, we send a mailed notice to the individual with a
disability informing that individual that SSA requires a CDR. The
mailed notice provides instructions to the recipient on how to assist
the agency with initiating the CDR and gives the individual the option
to complete a paper SSA-454 or an i454 for adult only disabled
individuals. When an individual requires a CDR, a claims specialist
(CS) mails the paper Form SSA-454-BK, and the respondent completes the
form, and sends or brings it back to SSA; or the CS interviews the
respondent and enters the information into the appropriate EDCS
screens; or adult disabled individuals complete the SSA-454-BK
electronically using the i454 internet application. Regardless of the
modality the respondent uses to complete the information (paper, EDCS,
or internet versions), SSA electronically stores the information
provided in EDCS. The respondents complete the SSA-454-BK by themselves
with self-help information available, or a representative may complete
the paper form or electronic application on their behalf. The
respondents are Title II or Title XVI disability recipients or their
representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost time in field opportunity cost
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount office (dollars) ****
(dollars) ** (minutes) ***
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SSA-454-BK (paper version)............ 189,350 1 * 480 1,514,800 ** $11.70 *** 24 **** $18,609,318
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Electronic Disability Collect System 270,500 1 * 480 2,164,000 ** 11.70 *** 24 **** 26,584,740
(EDCS)...............................
i454 (Internet)....................... 81,150 1 * 480 649,200 ** 11.70 .............. **** 7,595,640
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Totals............................ 541,000 .............. .............. 4,328,000 .............. .............. **** 52,789,698
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* The estimated time of 480 minutes to complete Form SSA-454-BK is an average for the respondents, who are Title II or Title XVI disability recipients
or their representatives. Some of these respondents may take longer to complete the forms and submit the information, while others will complete the
forms faster, which is why we use average time estimates to calculate time burdens for these information collections. These estimates were originally
developed, and are still based on, our current management information data. In addition, we increased this estimate based on public comments.
** We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2022 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2022factsheet.pdf).
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2022 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.
Dated: August 12, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-17732 Filed 8-17-22; 8:45 am]
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