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out Credit Available Elsewhere .....................................
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1. Developing Opportunities for ABLE
Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,
Owners (DO–ABLE)—0960–NEW.
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BILLING CODE 8026–09–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2024–0033]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes a request
for a new information collection.
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
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Background
SSA is requesting clearance to collect
data necessary to evaluate the
Developing Opportunities for ABLE
Owners (DO–ABLE) under the
Interventional Cooperative Agreement
Program (ICAP). On May 6, 2021, the
Social Security Administration (SSA)
announced a new funding opportunity,
the Interventional Cooperative
Agreement Program (ICAP), in the
Federal Register, 86 FR 24427. ICAP
allows SSA to partner with various nonfederal groups and organizations to
advance interventional research
connected to the Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) and Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs.
On September 28, 2023, SSA awarded a
cooperative agreement to the University
of Chicago’s Inclusive Economy Lab
(IEL) through the Interventional
Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP).
Through the cooperative agreement, IEL
will conduct the Developing
Opportunities for Achieving a Better
Life Experience Owners (DO–ABLE)
demonstration project.
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DO–ABLE Project Description
DO–ABLE intends to promote take-up
and use of ABLE accounts among
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
recipients in Illinois and Wisconsin
through a three-phased randomized
controlled trial (RCT). ABLE accounts
are tax-advantaged savings accounts,
which offer people with disabilities the
opportunity to accumulate assets and
use funds for a broad range of expenses
without threatening SSI benefits
eligibility. Up to $100,000 saved in an
ABLE account is exempt from the SSI
resource limit.1 Regardless of the
benefits ABLE accounts offer to SSI
recipients, very few people have
accounts. To be eligible for ABLE, one
must have a disability that (1) meets
SSA’s definition of disability; and (2)
started before age 26. Our study will
therefore include current adult SSI
recipients in Illinois and Wisconsin
who are ages 18 to 59 who first received
SSI before age 26, all of whom are
eligible for ABLE accounts. We will
exclude existing ABLE account owners
from the study.
The DO–ABLE evaluation uses a
three-phased randomized controlled
trial (RCT) to promote take-up and use
of ABLE accounts. We designed each of
the three phases of the proposed RCT to
address and engage with a key barrier
identified through our previous research
as preventing uptake of ABLE accounts:
(1) limited knowledge of the program;
(2) administrative burden associated
with opening and using the accounts;
(3) limited resources to save. To collect
this information, we will first send
letters to approximately 85,000 of the
roughly 100,000 eligible SSI recipients
in Illinois and Wisconsin. Eligible SSI
recipients are those actively receiving
SSI payments who are ages 18 to 59 who
first received SSI before age 26. This
outreach will be Phase 1 of the
intervention. In addition to providing
information encouraging people to sign
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respondents
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up for an ABLE account, these letters
will invite people to participate in an
intake survey. For people who agree to
participate, we will collect three
different types of data:
• Intake Survey: We will send a link
to this online survey in the initial letter
we send. This survey will contain four
parts:
Æ Consent Form: This form will ask
respondents for their consent to
participate in the study.
Æ Program-specific Modules: These
will gather information on participants’
perceptions of ABLE accounts and will
also cover metrics related to
employment intentions and financial
well-being.
Æ Short Informational Video: This
video will highlight the advantages of
ABLE accounts for SSI recipients and
will include closed captions for those
who require them.
Æ Random Assignment for Second
Phase: After people complete the
consent form, we will randomly assign
them to either a seeding group (in which
case they would be eligible for $250 to
be placed into a newly opened ABLE
account) or the no seeding group. At the
end of the survey, we will inform
people to which group they are
assigned.
• Follow-up Survey: The DO–ABLE
evaluation team will administer a
follow-up survey to everyone who
provided informed consent (regardless
of whether they completed the full
intake survey, and regardless of their
assignment status for phases two and
three) two years after their enrollment
date. The survey will collect
information about similar topics as the
intake survey to allow us to assess
changes over time, as well as more
comprehensive measures of work
activity and general well-being. These
data will help offer a comprehensive
assessment of how the intervention and
participation in ABLE affects
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response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
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participants’ self-sufficiency and wellbeing.
• Qualitative Interviews: To offer
additional context on the overall
process, we will conduct two waves of
semi-structured qualitative interviews.
Each round will include 40 unique
individuals, including a mix of people
with disabilities and their supporters,
caregivers, and loved ones. We expect
the interviews to last about 45 minutes,
and will explore respondents’ planned
use of their ABLE accounts, including
contributions and uses of funds. We will
also explore key facilitators and barriers
to opening and using ABLE accounts
that are difficult to assess through
surveys and administrative data. In
addition, for individuals who did not
sign up for an account, we will examine
the barriers that prevented them from
opening an account and what would
need to change for them to sign up. We
expect these interviews will assess
participants’ initial expectations of the
value of ABLE accounts in promoting
employment, independence, and wellbeing, and explore how these
expectations compare to the
participants’ actual experience of using
ABLE accounts.
SSA is partnering with the University
of Chicago’s IEL and the Illinois State
Treasurer’s Office (ILSTO) to implement
and evaluate DO–ABLE. The evaluation
will provide empirical evidence on (1)
the barriers that currently prevent
people from opening ABLE accounts;
and (2) the impacts of opening and
saving money in an ABLE account. We
are primarily interested in impacts on
financial security, self-sufficiency, and,
ultimately, employment. The
respondents are current SSI recipients
(or their guardians) who are ages 18 to
59 who first received SSI before age 26,
and who are thus eligible to open an
ABLE account.
Type of Request: Request for a new
information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time for
teleservice
centers
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
Intake survey—Online .............................
Intake survey—Telephone ......................
Follow-up survey—Online .......................
Follow-up survey—Telephone ................
Qualitative interviews ..............................
4,760
2,040
2,856
1,224
80
1
1
1
1
1
15
15
15
15
45
1,190
510
714
306
60
* $31.48
* 31.48
* 31.48
* 31.48
* 31.48
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** 19
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** 19
** 19
*** $37,461
*** 36,391
*** 22,477
*** 21,847
*** 2,676
Totals ...............................................
10,960
........................
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2,780
........................
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*** 120,852
* 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).
** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2024 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.
1 SSI cash benefits are suspended if ABLE
account balances exceed this $100,000 threshold;
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Dated: September 24, 2024.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
Van Pool’s owners’ filing to join
the application is due by October 11,
2024. Comments must be filed by
November 8, 2024. If any comments are
filed, Van Pool may file a reply by
November 26, 2024. If no opposing
comments are filed by November 8,
2024, this notice shall be effective on
November 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed
with the Board either via e-filing or in
writing addressed to: Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, send one copy of comments to
Van Pool’s representative: Kiefer A.
Light, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson
& Feary, P.C., 10 W Market Street, Suite
1400, Indianapolis, IN 46204.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sarah Fancher at (202) 740–5507. If you
require an accommodation under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, please
call (202) 245–0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: According
to the application,1 Van Pool is a
Delaware limited liability company
headquartered in Wilbraham, Mass.
(Appl. 1.) Applicant states that it is not
a federally regulated carrier but that it
indirectly owns and controls all equity
and voting interest in 10 interstate
passenger motor carriers (Affiliate
Regulated Carriers) that are among its
operating subsidiaries. (Id. at 2; Suppl.
1.) The Affiliate Regulated Carriers are: 2
• NRT Bus, Inc., which primarily
provides non-regulated student
transportation services for schools in
Massachusetts (Essex, Middlesex,
Norfolk, Suffolk, and Worcester
counties), and occasional charter
services;
• Trombly Motor Coach Service, Inc.,
which primarily provides non-regulated
student transportation services for
schools in Massachusetts (Essex and
Middlesex counties), and occasional
charter services;
• Salter Transportation, Inc., which
primarily provides non-regulated
student transportation services for
schools in Massachusetts (Essex County)
and southern New Hampshire, and
occasional charter services;
• Easton Coach Company, LLC,
which provides (i) intrastate paratransit,
shuttle, and line-run services under
contracts with regional transportation
authorities and other organizations,
primarily in New Jersey and eastern
Pennsylvania, and (ii) private charter
motor coach and shuttle services
(interstate and intrastate), primarily in
eastern Pennsylvania;
• F. M. Kuzmeskus, Inc., d/b/a Travel
Kuz, which provides (i) non-regulated
school bus transportation services, (ii)
intrastate and interstate motor coach
and limousine charter services, and (iii)
limited intrastate and interstate charter
services, all in western Massachusetts
and southern Vermont;
• Alltown Bus Service Inc., which
primarily provides non-regulated
student transportation services for
schools in the metropolitan area of
Chicago, Ill., and its northern suburbs,
and occasional charter services;
• DS Bus Lines, Inc., which primarily
provides (i) non-regulated student
transportation services for schools in
Kansas (Beloit, Kansas City, Lincoln,
Olathe, and Shawnee), Missouri (Belton
and Smithville), Colorado (the
metropolitan area of Denver), and
Oklahoma (the metropolitan area of
Tulsa), (ii) intrastate employee shuttle
services in Colorado and Texas, and (iii)
occasional charter services;
1 Van Pool originally filed the application on
August 15, 2024, but it then filed a supplement on
August 29, 2024. Therefore, for purposes of
determining the procedural schedule and statutory
deadlines, the filing date of the application is
August 29, 2024. See 49 CFR 1182.4(a).
2 Additional information about these motor
carriers, including U.S. Department of
Transportation (USDOT) numbers, motor carrier
numbers, and USDOT safety fitness ratings, can be
found in the application and the supplement. (See
Appl. 3–6, Ex. A; Suppl. 2.)
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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. MCF 21119]
Van Pool Transportation LLC—
Acquisition of Control—Transaction
Corporate Shuttles, Inc.
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice tentatively approving
and authorizing finance transaction.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Van Pool Transportation LLC
(Van Pool or Applicant), a noncarrier,
filed an application to acquire control of
an interstate passenger motor carrier,
TransAction Corporate Shuttles, Inc.
(TCS), from its sole shareholder, the
Cynthia Cain Frené Revocable Trust
(Seller). The Board is tentatively
approving and authorizing the
transaction subject to the owners of Van
Pool filing to join the application. If the
owners’ filing is satisfactory and no
opposing comments are timely filed,
this notice will be the final Board
action.
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• Royal Coach Lines, Inc., which
primarily provides (i) non-regulated
student transportation services for
schools in the metropolitan area of
Westchester County, N.Y., and southern
Connecticut, and (ii) contract and
charter transportation services;
• PLSIII LLC, which primarily
provides (1) disabled transportation
services under contracts with private
nonprofit organizations for fixed route
and shuttle services in New York
(Buffalo, western New York, Rochester,
Utica and surrounding areas, and
Poughkeepsie and surrounding areas),
and (ii) very limited group day trip
charter transportation services; and
• Local Motion, LLC, d/b/a Local
Motion of Boston, which provides nonregulated school bus, charter, and
shuttle services in the metropolitan area
of Boston.
According to the application, Van
Pool also has operating subsidiaries that
provide transportation services that do
not involve regulated interstate
transportation or require interstate
passenger authority, primarily in the
northeastern and central portions of the
United States. (Appl. 2.) Van Pool states
that it is indirectly owned and
controlled by investment funds
affiliated with Audax Management
Company, LLC, (Audax Management), a
Delaware limited liability company.3
(Id. at 8.) Collectively, these parent
companies of Applicant will be referred
to as the Owners.
The application explains that TCS,
the carrier being acquired, operates as a
motor carrier primarily providing fixedroute commuter and municipal shuttle
bus services and on-demand
transportation for employees of
businesses and communities in
Massachusetts. (Id. at 6–7.) TCS also
provides mini-bus, van, and limousine
charter services for activities such as
corporate and group outings, day trips,
weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, and local
events in Massachusetts. (Id. at 7.) In
providing its services, TCS uses
3 Specifically, Van Pool states that it is wholly
owned by VP Intermediate Company (VP
Intermediate), a Delaware corporation and
noncarrier holding company, and that VP
Intermediate is wholly owned by Beacon Mobility
Corp. (Beacon), a Delaware corporation and
noncarrier holding company. (Id. at 8.) Beacon is
wholly owned by Van Pool Intermediate, Inc.
(Intermediate Inc.), a Delaware corporation and
noncarrier holding company. (Id.) Intermediate Inc.
is wholly owned by Van Pool Group Holdings, L.P.
(Group Holdings), a Delaware limited partnership
and noncarrier holding company, and Group
Holdings is majority-owned and controlled by AG
Van Pool Holdings, LP (AG Holdings), a Delaware
limited partnership and noncarrier holding
company. (Id.) AG Holdings is owned by
investment funds affiliated with Audax
Management. (Id.)
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2024-0033]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes a request for a new information collection.
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
You may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2024-0033].
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 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 by clicking on Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments and choosing to click on one of SSA's published items.
Please reference Docket ID Number [SSA-2024-003] in your submitted
response.
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
November 26, 2024. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Developing Opportunities for ABLE Owners (DO-ABLE)--0960-NEW.
Background
SSA is requesting clearance to collect data necessary to evaluate
the Developing Opportunities for ABLE Owners (DO-ABLE) under the
Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP). On May 6, 2021,
the Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a new funding
opportunity, the Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP),
in the Federal Register, 86 FR 24427. ICAP allows SSA to partner with
various non-federal groups and organizations to advance interventional
research connected to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social
Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs. On September 28, 2023,
SSA awarded a cooperative agreement to the University of Chicago's
Inclusive Economy Lab (IEL) through the Interventional Cooperative
Agreement Program (ICAP). Through the cooperative agreement, IEL will
conduct the Developing Opportunities for Achieving a Better Life
Experience Owners (DO-ABLE) demonstration project.
[[Page 79329]]
DO-ABLE Project Description
DO-ABLE intends to promote take-up and use of ABLE accounts among
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in Illinois and Wisconsin
through a three-phased randomized controlled trial (RCT). ABLE accounts
are tax-advantaged savings accounts, which offer people with
disabilities the opportunity to accumulate assets and use funds for a
broad range of expenses without threatening SSI benefits eligibility.
Up to $100,000 saved in an ABLE account is exempt from the SSI resource
limit.\1\ Regardless of the benefits ABLE accounts offer to SSI
recipients, very few people have accounts. To be eligible for ABLE, one
must have a disability that (1) meets SSA's definition of disability;
and (2) started before age 26. Our study will therefore include current
adult SSI recipients in Illinois and Wisconsin who are ages 18 to 59
who first received SSI before age 26, all of whom are eligible for ABLE
accounts. We will exclude existing ABLE account owners from the study.
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\1\ SSI cash benefits are suspended if ABLE account balances
exceed this $100,000 threshold; however, ABLE account balances do
not affect Medicaid eligibility.
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The DO-ABLE evaluation uses a three-phased randomized controlled
trial (RCT) to promote take-up and use of ABLE accounts. We designed
each of the three phases of the proposed RCT to address and engage with
a key barrier identified through our previous research as preventing
uptake of ABLE accounts: (1) limited knowledge of the program; (2)
administrative burden associated with opening and using the accounts;
(3) limited resources to save. To collect this information, we will
first send letters to approximately 85,000 of the roughly 100,000
eligible SSI recipients in Illinois and Wisconsin. Eligible SSI
recipients are those actively receiving SSI payments who are ages 18 to
59 who first received SSI before age 26. This outreach will be Phase 1
of the intervention. In addition to providing information encouraging
people to sign up for an ABLE account, these letters will invite people
to participate in an intake survey. For people who agree to
participate, we will collect three different types of data:
Intake Survey: We will send a link to this online survey
in the initial letter we send. This survey will contain four parts:
[cir] Consent Form: This form will ask respondents for their
consent to participate in the study.
[cir] Program-specific Modules: These will gather information on
participants' perceptions of ABLE accounts and will also cover metrics
related to employment intentions and financial well-being.
[cir] Short Informational Video: This video will highlight the
advantages of ABLE accounts for SSI recipients and will include closed
captions for those who require them.
[cir] Random Assignment for Second Phase: After people complete the
consent form, we will randomly assign them to either a seeding group
(in which case they would be eligible for $250 to be placed into a
newly opened ABLE account) or the no seeding group. At the end of the
survey, we will inform people to which group they are assigned.
Follow-up Survey: The DO-ABLE evaluation team will
administer a follow-up survey to everyone who provided informed consent
(regardless of whether they completed the full intake survey, and
regardless of their assignment status for phases two and three) two
years after their enrollment date. The survey will collect information
about similar topics as the intake survey to allow us to assess changes
over time, as well as more comprehensive measures of work activity and
general well-being. These data will help offer a comprehensive
assessment of how the intervention and participation in ABLE affects
participants' self-sufficiency and well-being.
Qualitative Interviews: To offer additional context on the
overall process, we will conduct two waves of semi-structured
qualitative interviews. Each round will include 40 unique individuals,
including a mix of people with disabilities and their supporters,
caregivers, and loved ones. We expect the interviews to last about 45
minutes, and will explore respondents' planned use of their ABLE
accounts, including contributions and uses of funds. We will also
explore key facilitators and barriers to opening and using ABLE
accounts that are difficult to assess through surveys and
administrative data. In addition, for individuals who did not sign up
for an account, we will examine the barriers that prevented them from
opening an account and what would need to change for them to sign up.
We expect these interviews will assess participants' initial
expectations of the value of ABLE accounts in promoting employment,
independence, and well-being, and explore how these expectations
compare to the participants' actual experience of using ABLE accounts.
SSA is partnering with the University of Chicago's IEL and the
Illinois State Treasurer's Office (ILSTO) to implement and evaluate DO-
ABLE. The evaluation will provide empirical evidence on (1) the
barriers that currently prevent people from opening ABLE accounts; and
(2) the impacts of opening and saving money in an ABLE account. We are
primarily interested in impacts on financial security, self-
sufficiency, and, ultimately, employment. The respondents are current
SSI recipients (or their guardians) who are ages 18 to 59 who first
received SSI before age 26, and who are thus eligible to open an ABLE
account.
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 centers (dollars) ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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Intake survey--Online................ 4,760 1 15 1,190 * $31.48 .............. *** $37,461
Intake survey--Telephone............. 2,040 1 15 510 * 31.48 ** 19 *** 36,391
Follow-up survey--Online............. 2,856 1 15 714 * 31.48 .............. *** 22,477
Follow-up survey--Telephone.......... 1,224 1 15 306 * 31.48 ** 19 *** 21,847
Qualitative interviews............... 80 1 45 60 * 31.48 ** 19 *** 2,676
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Totals........................... 10,960 .............. .............. 2,780 .............. .............. *** 120,852
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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).
** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2024 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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Dated: September 24, 2024.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-22178 Filed 9-26-24; 8:45 am]
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