Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request, 31838-31839 [2023-10633]

Download as PDF 31838 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 96 / Thursday, May 18, 2023 / Notices 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 offices of the Exchange. Do not include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–NYSEARCA–2023– 36, and should be submitted on or before June 8, 2023. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.17 Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–10685 Filed 5–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No: SSA–2023–0016] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice includes one new information collection for OMBapproval. 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, 17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Submit your comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–2023–0016]. (SSA), Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 833–410–1631, 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–2023–0016]. 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 June 20, 2023. Individuals can obtain copies of this OMB clearance package by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ ssa.gov. Upload Documents (eSubmit)—20 CFR 404.704; 404.1512, 416.912, and 422.505—0960–NEW Background From March 17, 2020, through April 7, 2022, because of the Coronavirus (COVID–19) public health emergency, SSA encouraged the public to use our online and automated telephone services while we offered limited inperson services in field offices. While we were able to complete forms with the public through our personal interview process via telephone or video conference, we still needed to request the submission of evidence and some paper forms for which we have no other process. The need to submit these forms to SSA via mail poses a significant burden on the members of the public doing business with us. In addition, the increased volume of documents sent to our field offices presented an enormous challenge to SSA, as we had limited staff on site to process the mail at that time. This limited the time the field office staff had to review and process those submissions or work directly with the public. To lessen the burden on front-line employees and managers, allow staff more time to work with the public and process the information we receive, and to modernize form submission and document intake, we are creating a new service called Upload Documents (eSubmit). Upload Documents (eSubmit) SSA is introducing Upload Documents (eSubmit), a new way individuals can submit evidence and PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 forms to SSA online. In the digital age, individuals expect to complete transactions online, including submission of documents and forms to government agencies. The agency already offers several self-service specific options for individuals to submit forms and other documents online, including the Electronic Protective Filing Tool, ePFT (OMB No. 0960–0826), internet Social Security Benefits Application, iClaim (OMB No. 0960–0618), and iAppeals (OMB No. 0960–0269 & 0960–0622). Upload Documents (eSubmit) is a secure upload portal which respondents will use to submit documents and forms to SSA. To ensure the success of Upload Documents (eSubmit), we will roll out the new application in several phases. The first phase will allow respondents to provide select documents (evidence that does not need to be certified or evidence which the agency does not require to be an original, also known collectively as ‘‘non original documentation,’’ and first-party forms that do not require a signature) to SSA electronically. Individuals must provide this information themselves since they will have to authenticate with their own information through one of several authentication methods (i.e., Login.gov, ID.me, or SSA’s Public Credentialing and Authentication Process). During this initial release for Upload Documents (eSubmit), we will contact the respondent, via telephone or face-toface interview with SSA, for a business matter (e.g., filing a claim, performing a redetermination, or updating their personal information). During the interaction, the SSA technician will inform the individual verbally that SSA requires additional information to support their request and will offer the opportunity to provide the information electronically via the Upload Documents (eSubmit) application. After the respondent grants consent to SSA, we will generate a one-time email containing a link to Upload Documents (eSubmit) with instructions on how to access Upload Documents (eSubmit). The system will only make the electronic submission process available within 30 days from the date of the email. Concurrently, the technician will print a paper notice containing more details about the request, including any applicable due process deadline for submission, and will send it through postal mail to the respondent. Once the respondent authenticates and arrives at the Upload Documents (eSubmit) dashboard, the system will present the respondent with information regarding the items SSA requested for submission (examples of the documentation SSA E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1 31839 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 96 / Thursday, May 18, 2023 / Notices may request include forms or nonstandardized evidence to support the request [e.g., pay stubs, bank statements, pension award letters, tax documents, child support payment history, etc.]). From this screen, the individual will be able to upload the corresponding files from an electronic device. Once they finish uploading the documents, the respondents must select the Submit button to complete the action and the system will present them with an indicator of success or failure. The system will notify the technician through the Technician Experience Dashboard (TED) when the document is available for review and consideration. The second release of Upload Documents (eSubmit) will include an electronic signature functionality that Modality of completion Internet lease Internet lease Number of respondents version Re#1 ................ Version Re#2 ................ Totals ................ will allow respondents to submit some forms requiring signature. Respondents are first-party individuals who choose to use the internet to conduct business with us. To ensure Upload Documents (eSubmit) will collect respondents’ legally enforceable electronic signature, SSA developed an electronic signing process in consideration of the five requirements for a legally valid and binding electronic signature established by the General Services Administration, Federal Chief Information Officers Council guidance in Use of Electronic Signatures in Federal Organization Transactions: (1) Identification and Authentication of Signer; (2) Electronic Form of Signature; (3) Intent to Sign; (4) Signature Attached to or Associated Frequency of response Average burden per response (minutes) Estimated total annual burden (hours) with the Signed Electronic Record; and (5) Preservation of the Integrity of the Record. Our new Upload Documents (eSubmit) platform will incorporate these requirements for the second release, thereby allowing us to accept electronically signed forms and documents through the new Upload Documents (eSubmit) portal. To ensure our system is prepared to accept forms electronically signed in this manner, we will complete periodic future releases after the second release to allow Upload Documents (eSubmit) to accept more agency forms in the future. Respondents are first-party individuals who choose to use the internet to conduct business with us. Type of Request: Request for a new information collection. Average theoretical hourly cost amount (dollars) * Average wait time for teleservice center (minutes) ** Total annual opportunity cost (dollars) ** 904,569 1 7 105,533 * $28.01 ** 19 *** $10,979,357 960,196 1 7 112,023 * 28.01 ** 19 *** 11,649,539 1,864,765 ........................ ........................ 217,556 * 28.01 ** 19 *** 22,628,896 * We based these figures on average U.S. worker’s hourly wages (based on BLS.gov data, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). ** We based this figure on average FY 2023 wait times for teleservice centers (approximately 19 minutes per respondent), 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: May 15, 2023. Naomi Sipple, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 245–0319. Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 245–0319. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. Brendetta Jones, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2023–10568 Filed 5–17–23; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2023–10642 Filed 5–17–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Release of Waybill Data Release of Waybill Data [Docket No. FD 36486 (Sub-No. 5)] The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from Jin Yang of Northwestern University (WB23–30—5/ 11/23) for permission to use data from the Board’s annual 1984–2021 unmasked Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Board’s website under docket no. WB23–30. The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data; therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file their objections with the Director of the Board’s Office of Economics within 14 calendar days of the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from William G. Secor (WB23–23—3/27/23) for permission to use data from the Board’s annual 2008–2020 unmasked Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Board’s website under Docket No. WB23–23. The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data; therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file their objections with the Director of the Board’s Office of Economics within 14 calendar days of the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. Grainbelt Corporation—Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF Railway Company [FR Doc. 2023–10633 Filed 5–17–23; 8:45 am] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 4191–02–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 17, 2023 Jkt 259001 PO 00000 Frm 00171 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 By petition filed on February 21, 2023, Grainbelt Corporation (GNBC) requests that the Board partially revoke the trackage rights exemption granted to it under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) in Docket No. FD 36486 (Sub-No. 4), as necessary to permit that trackage rights arrangement to expire on March 31, 2024. GNBC filed its verified notice of exemption on February 21, 2023, and simultaneously filed its petition for partial revocation. Notice of the exemption was served and published in the Federal Register (88 FR 14,664) on E:\FR\FM\18MYN1.SGM 18MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 96 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-10633]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2023-0016]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

    The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of 
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice 
includes one new information collection for OMB-approval.
    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-2023-0016].
    (SSA), Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports 
Clearance Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., 
Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 833-410-1631, Email address: 
[email protected].
    Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-
2023-0016].
    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 June 20, 2023. Individuals can obtain copies of this OMB 
clearance package by writing to [email protected].

Upload Documents (eSubmit)--20 CFR 404.704; 404.1512, 416.912, and 
422.505--0960-NEW

Background

    From March 17, 2020, through April 7, 2022, because of the 
Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency, SSA encouraged the 
public to use our online and automated telephone services while we 
offered limited in-person services in field offices. While we were able 
to complete forms with the public through our personal interview 
process via telephone or video conference, we still needed to request 
the submission of evidence and some paper forms for which we have no 
other process. The need to submit these forms to SSA via mail poses a 
significant burden on the members of the public doing business with us. 
In addition, the increased volume of documents sent to our field 
offices presented an enormous challenge to SSA, as we had limited staff 
on site to process the mail at that time. This limited the time the 
field office staff had to review and process those submissions or work 
directly with the public. To lessen the burden on front-line employees 
and managers, allow staff more time to work with the public and process 
the information we receive, and to modernize form submission and 
document intake, we are creating a new service called Upload Documents 
(eSubmit).

Upload Documents (eSubmit)

    SSA is introducing Upload Documents (eSubmit), a new way 
individuals can submit evidence and forms to SSA online. In the digital 
age, individuals expect to complete transactions online, including 
submission of documents and forms to government agencies. The agency 
already offers several self-service specific options for individuals to 
submit forms and other documents online, including the Electronic 
Protective Filing Tool, ePFT (OMB No. 0960-0826), internet Social 
Security Benefits Application, iClaim (OMB No. 0960-0618), and iAppeals 
(OMB No. 0960-0269 & 0960-0622).
    Upload Documents (eSubmit) is a secure upload portal which 
respondents will use to submit documents and forms to SSA. To ensure 
the success of Upload Documents (eSubmit), we will roll out the new 
application in several phases. The first phase will allow respondents 
to provide select documents (evidence that does not need to be 
certified or evidence which the agency does not require to be an 
original, also known collectively as ``non original documentation,'' 
and first-party forms that do not require a signature) to SSA 
electronically. Individuals must provide this information themselves 
since they will have to authenticate with their own information through 
one of several authentication methods (i.e., Login.gov, ID.me, or SSA's 
Public Credentialing and Authentication Process).
    During this initial release for Upload Documents (eSubmit), we will 
contact the respondent, via telephone or face-to-face interview with 
SSA, for a business matter (e.g., filing a claim, performing a 
redetermination, or updating their personal information). During the 
interaction, the SSA technician will inform the individual verbally 
that SSA requires additional information to support their request and 
will offer the opportunity to provide the information electronically 
via the Upload Documents (eSubmit) application. After the respondent 
grants consent to SSA, we will generate a one-time email containing a 
link to Upload Documents (eSubmit) with instructions on how to access 
Upload Documents (eSubmit). The system will only make the electronic 
submission process available within 30 days from the date of the email. 
Concurrently, the technician will print a paper notice containing more 
details about the request, including any applicable due process 
deadline for submission, and will send it through postal mail to the 
respondent. Once the respondent authenticates and arrives at the Upload 
Documents (eSubmit) dashboard, the system will present the respondent 
with information regarding the items SSA requested for submission 
(examples of the documentation SSA

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may request include forms or non-standardized evidence to support the 
request [e.g., pay stubs, bank statements, pension award letters, tax 
documents, child support payment history, etc.]). From this screen, the 
individual will be able to upload the corresponding files from an 
electronic device. Once they finish uploading the documents, the 
respondents must select the Submit button to complete the action and 
the system will present them with an indicator of success or failure. 
The system will notify the technician through the Technician Experience 
Dashboard (TED) when the document is available for review and 
consideration.
    The second release of Upload Documents (eSubmit) will include an 
electronic signature functionality that will allow respondents to 
submit some forms requiring signature.
    Respondents are first-party individuals who choose to use the 
internet to conduct business with us. To ensure Upload Documents 
(eSubmit) will collect respondents' legally enforceable electronic 
signature, SSA developed an electronic signing process in consideration 
of the five requirements for a legally valid and binding electronic 
signature established by the General Services Administration, Federal 
Chief Information Officers Council guidance in Use of Electronic 
Signatures in Federal Organization Transactions: (1) Identification and 
Authentication of Signer; (2) Electronic Form of Signature; (3) Intent 
to Sign; (4) Signature Attached to or Associated with the Signed 
Electronic Record; and (5) Preservation of the Integrity of the Record. 
Our new Upload Documents (eSubmit) platform will incorporate these 
requirements for the second release, thereby allowing us to accept 
electronically signed forms and documents through the new Upload 
Documents (eSubmit) portal. To ensure our system is prepared to accept 
forms electronically signed in this manner, we will complete periodic 
future releases after the second release to allow Upload Documents 
(eSubmit) to accept more agency forms in the future.
    Respondents are first-party individuals who choose to use the 
internet to conduct business with us.
    Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.

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                                                                                                            Average      Average wait
                                                                        Average burden     Estimated      theoretical      time for       Total annual
        Modality of completion             Number of     Frequency of    per response    total annual     hourly cost     teleservice   opportunity cost
                                          respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)      amount          center        (dollars) **
                                                                                                          (dollars) *    (minutes) **
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Internet version Release #1...........         904,569               1               7         105,533        * $28.01           ** 19   *** $10,979,357
Internet Version Release #2...........         960,196               1               7         112,023         * 28.01           ** 19    *** 11,649,539
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    Totals............................       1,864,765  ..............  ..............         217,556         * 28.01           ** 19    *** 22,628,896
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* We based these figures on average U.S. worker's hourly wages (based on BLS.gov data, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm).
** We based this figure on average FY 2023 wait times for teleservice centers (approximately 19 minutes per respondent), 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: May 15, 2023.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-10633 Filed 5-17-23; 8:45 am]
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