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Framework more effective in providing
an overview of the important risk
management activities described
therein. Therefore, the Clearing
Agencies believe that the proposed
changes are consistent with the
requirements of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of
the Act.12
(B) Clearing Agency’s Statement on
Burden on Competition
The Clearing Agencies do not believe
that the proposed changes to the ORM
Framework described above would have
any impact, or impose any burden, on
competition. The proposed changes
would enhance the Framework by
providing additional clarity and
accuracy concerning the Clearing
Agencies’ operational risk management
processes. The proposed changes to the
Framework would not advantage or
disadvantage any participant or user of
the Clearing Agencies’ services or
unfairly inhibit access to the Clearing
Agencies’ services. As such, the
Clearing Agencies do not believe that
the proposed rule changes would have
any impact on competition.
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(C) Clearing Agency’s Statement on
Comments on the Proposed Rule
Change Received From Members,
Participants, or Others
The Clearing Agencies have not
received or solicited any written
comments relating to this proposal. If
any written comments are received, they
will be publicly filed as an Exhibit 2 to
this filing, as required by Form 19b–4
and the General Instructions thereto.
Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that, according to Section IV
(Solicitation of Comments) of the
Exhibit 1A in the General Instructions to
Form 19b–4, the Commission does not
edit personal identifying information
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Commenters should submit only
information that they wish to make
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All prospective commenters should
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https://www.sec.gov/regulatory-actions/
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III. Date of Effectiveness of the
Proposed Rule Change, and Timing for
Commission Action
The foregoing rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) 13 of the Act and paragraph
(f) 14 of Rule 19b–4 thereunder. At any
time within 60 days of the filing of the
proposed rule change, the Commission
summarily may temporarily suspend
such rule change if it appears to the
Commission that such action is
necessary or appropriate in the public
interest, for the protection of investors,
or otherwise in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
IV. Solicitation of Comments
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing,
including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act.
Comments may be submitted by any of
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Electronic Comments
• Use the Commission’s internet
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rules/sro.shtml); or
• Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR–
FICC–2024–013 on the subject line.
Paper Comments
• Send paper comments in triplicate
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
Commission, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549.
All submissions should refer to File
Number SR–FICC–2024–013. This file
number should be included on the
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Commission process and review your
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rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
submission, all subsequent
amendments, all written statements
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Commission, and all written
communications relating to the
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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
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January 16, 2025.
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.15
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2024–0055]
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 one new
request, as well as extensions and
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
(SSA) Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer,
6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 833–410–1631, Email
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address: OR.Reports.Clearance@
ssa.gov
Or you may submit your comments
online through https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAmain by clicking on
Currently under Revie—Open for Public
Comments and choosing to click on one
of SSA’s published items. Please
reference Docket ID Number [SSA–
2024–0055] 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 February 24, 2025.
Individuals can obtain copies of the
collection instruments by writing to the
above email address.
1. Request for Hearing by
Administrative Law Judge—20 CFR
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
404.929, 404.933, 416.1429, 404.1433,
418.1350, and 42 CFR 405.722—0960–
0269. When SSA denies applicants’,
claimants’, or beneficiaries’ requests for
new or continuing disability benefits or
payments, the Act entitles those
applicants, claimants, or beneficiaries to
request a hearing to appeal the decision.
To request a hearing, individuals
complete Form HA–501; the associated
Modernized Claims System (MCS) or
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Claims System interview; or the internet
application (i501). SSA uses the
information to determine if the
individual: (1) filed the request within
the prescribed time; (2) is the proper
party; and (3) took the steps necessary
to obtain the right to a hearing. SSA also
uses the information to determine: (1)
the individual’s reason(s) for
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
disagreeing with SSA’s prior
determinations in the case; (2) if the
individual has additional evidence to
submit; (3) if the individual wants an
oral hearing or a decision on the record;
and (4) whether the individual has (or
wants to appoint) a representative. The
respondents are Social Security or SSI
disability applicants and recipients who
want to appeal SSA’s denial of their
request for new or continued benefits
for disability and non-medical hearing
requests; and Medicare Part B recipients
who must pay the Medicare Part B
Income-Related Monthly Adjustment
Amount.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Average wait
time in a
field office
(minutes) **
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
HA–501; MCS; SSI
Claims System .........
i501 (Internet iAppeals)
162,904
281,819
1
1
10
15
27,151
70,455
* 31.48
* 31.48
** 24
** 0
*** 2,906,013
*** 2,217,923
Totals ....................
444,723
........................
........................
97,606
........................
........................
*** 5,123,936
* We based this figure on 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 on the average FY 2024 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.
2. Surveys in Accordance with E.O.
12862 for the Social Security
Administration—0960–0526. Under the
auspices of Executive Order 12862,
Setting Customer Service Standards,
SSA conducts multiple customer
satisfaction surveys each year. These
voluntary customer satisfaction
assessments include paper, internet, and
telephone surveys; mailed
questionnaires; and customer comment
cards. The purpose of these
questionnaires is to assess customer
satisfaction with the timeliness,
appropriateness, access, and overall
quality of existing SSA services and
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Number of
respondents
(burden for all
activities within
that year)
proposed modifications or new versions
of services. The respondents are
recipients of SSA services (including
most members of the public),
professionals, and individuals who
work on behalf of SSA beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Range of
response
times
(minutes)
Burden
(burden for all
activities within
that year;
reported in
hours)
Year 1 ..............................................................................................................
Year 2 ..............................................................................................................
Year 3 ..............................................................................................................
1,290,304
1,290.304
1,290.304
1
1
1
3–90
3–90
3–90
615,549
615,549
615,549
Totals ........................................................................................................
3,870,912
........................
........................
1,846,647
3. Request for Reconsideration—20
CFR 404.907–404.921, 416.1407–
416.1421, 408.1009, and 418.1325—
0960–0622. The Social Security Act
states those individuals who are
dissatisfied with the results of an initial
determination regarding their Title II
disability; Tile XVI disability
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(Supplemental Security Income); Title
VIII (Special Veterans benefits); or Title
XVIII (Medicare benefits), they can
request a reconsideration hearing.
Individuals use Form SSA–561–U2; the
associated MCS or SSI Claims System
interview; or the internet application
(i561) to initiate a request for
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reconsideration of a denied claim. SSA
uses the information to document the
request and to determine an individual’s
eligibility or entitlement to Social
Security benefits (Title II); SSI payments
(Title XVI); Special Veterans Benefits
(Title VIII); Medicare (Title XVIII); and
for initial determinations regarding
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Medicare Part B income-related
premium subsidy reductions. The
respondents are applicants, claimants,
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
beneficiaries, or recipients filing for
reconsideration of an initial
determination.
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
* (dollars)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Average wait
time in field
office
** (minutes)
Total annual
opportunity
cost
*** (dollars)
SSA–561, MCS, SSI
Claims System .........
i561 (Internet iAppeals)
339,217
447,139
1
1
8
15
45,229
111,785
* 31.48
* 31.48
** 24
** 0
*** 5,695,236
*** 3,518,992
Totals ....................
786,356
........................
........................
157,014
........................
........................
*** 9,214,228
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* We based this figure on 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 on the average FY 2024 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.
4. Supportive Housing & Individual
Placement and Support (SHIPS) Study—
0960–0840.
Background: Homelessness and
unemployment are linked issues, with
rising housing costs often leaving
people unable to afford homes when
combined with unemployment. The
instability of housing makes finding
employment even more challenging,
creating a difficult cycle to break. While
studies have shown that supportive
housing programs improve housing
stability, there is no significant evidence
that such programs reliably increase
employment among residents. (For the
purposes of this study, supportive
housing is defined as housing services
coupled with additional services that
include case management support.
These include place-based permanent
supportive housing, scattered site
permanent supportive housing, and
rapid rehousing. Conversely, Individual
Placement and Support (IPS), a proven
method for supporting employment, has
not demonstrated effectiveness in
stabilizing housing. SSA is requesting
clearance to collect data for the
Supportive Housing and Individual
Placement and Support (SHIPS) study,
under the Interventional Cooperative
Agreement Program (ICAP), to
determine whether participation in
Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
improves the employment, income,
health, and self-sufficiency of people
who are recently homeless and living in
supportive housing. 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. SSA awarded Westat a
cooperative agreement to conduct
SHIPS. In addition to SSA, Westat is
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this project: (1) People Assisting the
Homeless (PATH); (2) the University of
Southern California (U.S.C.); and (3) the
Research Foundation for Mental
Hygiene (RFMH) to implement the
SHIPS study.
ICAP SHIPS Study Project
Description: The SHIPS study is a
randomized controlled trial (RCT)
designed to determine whether
participation in Individual Placement
and Support (IPS) improves the
employment, income, health, and selfsufficiency of people who are recently
homeless and living in supportive
housing. The SHIPS study will mark the
first study testing the effectiveness of
implementing IPS in a supportive
housing program. SSA hypothesizes that
combining the two most successful
evidence-based practices that separately
address homelessness and supported
employment will yield a single
intervention that effectively addresses
both. The intent of the SHIPS study is
to measure the effectiveness of
evidence-based IPS compared to the
services provided by local WorkSource
Centers broadly available to jobseekers
in the Los Angeles area, The housing
case managers will refer PATH clients
interested in finding employment and
will randomly assign participants to one
of two groups:
• IPS: The Individual Placement and
Support (IPS) service team will offers a
range of structured services customized
to participants’ personal needs,
preferences, and challenges related to
disabilities and/or mental health
conditions. IPS was specifically
designed as a supported employment
model for individuals with serious
mental illness and includes
standardized training and fidelity
requirements. Components of IPS that
differ from those offered by WorkSource
Services include integrated treatment
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that incorporates vocational and mental
health services; benefits planning; and
focus on rapid job search without
extensive training.
• WorkSource Centers: Under PATH’s
current housing model, housing case
managers refer PATH clients who
express interest in finding employment
to local American Job Centers, known as
WorkSource Centers in Los Angeles.
The WorkSource Centers are operated
by the City of Los Angeles Economic
and Workforce Development
Department, and follow an employment
services model that varies by
WorkSource Center, is not evidencebased or subject to fidelity monitoring
and is not necessarily responsive to the
individual needs of jobseekers with
disabilities.
The primary goals of the SHIPS study
are:
• To measure the effects of IPS
participation on employment, income,
health, and long-term self-sufficiency
measured as a combination of housing
stability, income, and receipt of DI and
SSI benefits.
• To describe the study population to
understand both the generalizability of
the study’s findings and the potential
reasons for the observed effects.
• To explore the IPS implementation
process to understand barriers and
facilitators to high-fidelity IPS
implementation in the supportive
housing context.
Grantee researchers and SSA will use
the information collected during this
study to: (1) assess the short-term and
long-term effectiveness of the proposed
intervention to improve employment,
income, and self-sufficiency; (2)
understand the implementation process;
(3) provide detailed subgroup-specific
data related to the effect of IPS.
The respondents are residents in
supportive housing units operated by
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PATH who are unemployed and looking
for employment.
Modality of completion
Number of
participants
Study participants baseline
interview .........................
Study participants quarterly
interviews .......................
Study participants final
interviews .......................
PATH Interviews: Staff ......
SHIPS Interviews: participants ..............................
Totals .........................
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Number of
responses
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
* (dollars)
Average wait
time in office
or for
teleservice
centers
** (minutes)
Total annual
opportunity
cost
*** (dollars)
200
1
200
60
200
* 13.30
** 24
*** 3,724
200
7
1,400
10
233
* 13.30
** 21
*** 4,030
200
5
1
1
200
5
60
60
200
5
* 13.30
* 32.05
** 21
** 24
*** 3,591
*** 224
5
1
5
60
5
* 13.30
** 24
*** 93
610
........................
........................
250
643
........................
........................
*** 11,662
* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2024 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2024FactSheet.pdf), and survey researchers (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes193022.htm)
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2024 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: December 19, 2024.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024–30764 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12615]
Notice of Determinations; Culturally
Significant Objects Being Imported for
Exhibition—Determinations: ‘‘Iba
N’Diaye: Between Latitude and
Longitude’’ Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the
following determinations: I hereby
determine that certain objects being
imported from abroad pursuant to
agreements with their foreign owners or
custodians for temporary display in the
exhibition ‘‘Iba N’Diaye: Between
Latitude and Longitude’’ at The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
New York, and at possible additional
exhibitions or venues yet to be
determined, are of cultural significance,
and, further, that their temporary
exhibition or display within the United
States as aforementioned is in the
national interest. I have ordered that
Public Notice of these determinations be
published in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator,
Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S.
Department of State (telephone: 202–
632–6471; email: section2459@
state.gov). The mailing address is U.S.
Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street
NW (SA–5), Suite 5H03, Washington,
DC 20522–0505.
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SUMMARY:
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The
foregoing determinations were made
pursuant to the authority vested in me
by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat.
985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order
12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign
Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of
1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C.
6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of
Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999,
Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of
August 28, 2000, and Delegation of
Authority No. 523 of December 22,
2021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Nicole L. Elkon,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional
and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department
of State.
[FR Doc. 2024–30708 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2025–1)]
The rail
cost adjustment factor (RCAF) is an
index formulated to represent changes
in railroad costs incurred by the nation’s
largest railroads over a specified period
of time. The Surface Transportation
Board (Board) is required by law to
publish the RCAF on at least a quarterly
basis. Each quarter, the Association of
American Railroads computes three
types of RCAF figures and submits those
figures to the Board for approval. The
Board has reviewed the submission and
adopts the RCAF figures for the first
quarter of 2025. The first quarter 2025
RCAF (Unadjusted) is 0.944. The first
quarter 2025 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.367.
The first quarter 2025 RCAF–5 is 0.347.
Additional information is contained in
the Board’s decision, which is available
at www.stb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Decided: December 18, 2024.
By the Board, Board Members Fuchs,
Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
[FR Doc. 2024–30705 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am]
Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment
factor.
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
The Surface Transportation
Board has adopted the first quarter 2025
Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost
index filed by the Association of
American Railroads.
DATES: Applicability Date: January 1,
2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245–0333. If you
require an accommodation under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, please
call (202) 245–0245.
[Docket No. FD 36818]
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad,
Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption
Including Interchange Commitment—
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad,
Inc. (CORP), a Class III rail carrier, has
filed a verified notice of exemption
pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease
from Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) and operate the (1) Brooklyn
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2024-0055]
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 one new request, as well as extensions and 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
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 833-410-1631, Email
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address: [email protected]
Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain by clicking on Currently under
Revie--Open for Public Comments and choosing to click on one of SSA's
published items. Please reference Docket ID Number [SSA-2024-0055] 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
February 24, 2025. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Request for Hearing by Administrative Law Judge--20 CFR 404.929,
404.933, 416.1429, 404.1433, 418.1350, and 42 CFR 405.722--0960-0269.
When SSA denies applicants', claimants', or beneficiaries' requests for
new or continuing disability benefits or payments, the Act entitles
those applicants, claimants, or beneficiaries to request a hearing to
appeal the decision. To request a hearing, individuals complete Form
HA-501; the associated Modernized Claims System (MCS) or Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) Claims System interview; or the internet
application (i501). SSA uses the information to determine if the
individual: (1) filed the request within the prescribed time; (2) is
the proper party; and (3) took the steps necessary to obtain the right
to a hearing. SSA also uses the information to determine: (1) the
individual's reason(s) for disagreeing with SSA's prior determinations
in the case; (2) if the individual has additional evidence to submit;
(3) if the individual wants an oral hearing or a decision on the
record; and (4) whether the individual has (or wants to appoint) a
representative. The respondents are Social Security or SSI disability
applicants and recipients who want to appeal SSA's denial of their
request for new or continued benefits for disability and non-medical
hearing requests; and Medicare Part B recipients who must pay the
Medicare Part B Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount.
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 a opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount field office cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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HA-501; MCS; SSI Claims System.......... 162,904 1 10 27,151 * 31.48 ** 24 *** 2,906,013
i501 (Internet iAppeals)................ 281,819 1 15 70,455 * 31.48 ** 0 *** 2,217,923
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Totals.............................. 444,723 .............. .............. 97,606 .............. .............. *** 5,123,936
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* We based this figure on 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 on the average FY 2024 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.
2. Surveys in Accordance with E.O. 12862 for the Social Security
Administration--0960-0526. Under the auspices of Executive Order 12862,
Setting Customer Service Standards, SSA conducts multiple customer
satisfaction surveys each year. These voluntary customer satisfaction
assessments include paper, internet, and telephone surveys; mailed
questionnaires; and customer comment cards. The purpose of these
questionnaires is to assess customer satisfaction with the timeliness,
appropriateness, access, and overall quality of existing SSA services
and proposed modifications or new versions of services. The respondents
are recipients of SSA services (including most members of the public),
professionals, and individuals who work on behalf of SSA beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Number of Burden (burden
respondents for all
(burden for Frequency of Range of activities
all activities response response times within that
within that (minutes) year; reported
year) in hours)
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Year 1.......................................... 1,290,304 1 3-90 615,549
Year 2.......................................... 1,290.304 1 3-90 615,549
Year 3.......................................... 1,290.304 1 3-90 615,549
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Totals...................................... 3,870,912 .............. .............. 1,846,647
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3. Request for Reconsideration--20 CFR 404.907-404.921, 416.1407-
416.1421, 408.1009, and 418.1325--0960-0622. The Social Security Act
states those individuals who are dissatisfied with the results of an
initial determination regarding their Title II disability; Tile XVI
disability (Supplemental Security Income); Title VIII (Special Veterans
benefits); or Title XVIII (Medicare benefits), they can request a
reconsideration hearing. Individuals use Form SSA-561-U2; the
associated MCS or SSI Claims System interview; or the internet
application (i561) to initiate a request for reconsideration of a
denied claim. SSA uses the information to document the request and to
determine an individual's eligibility or entitlement to Social Security
benefits (Title II); SSI payments (Title XVI); Special Veterans
Benefits (Title VIII); Medicare (Title XVIII); and for initial
determinations regarding
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Medicare Part B income-related premium subsidy reductions. The
respondents are applicants, claimants, beneficiaries, or recipients
filing for reconsideration of an initial determination.
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
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount * office ** cost ***
(dollars) (minutes) (dollars)
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SSA-561, MCS, SSI Claims System......... 339,217 1 8 45,229 * 31.48 ** 24 *** 5,695,236
i561 (Internet iAppeals)................ 447,139 1 15 111,785 * 31.48 ** 0 *** 3,518,992
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Totals.............................. 786,356 .............. .............. 157,014 .............. .............. *** 9,214,228
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* We based this figure on 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 on the average FY 2024 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.
4. Supportive Housing & Individual Placement and Support (SHIPS)
Study--0960-0840.
Background: Homelessness and unemployment are linked issues, with
rising housing costs often leaving people unable to afford homes when
combined with unemployment. The instability of housing makes finding
employment even more challenging, creating a difficult cycle to break.
While studies have shown that supportive housing programs improve
housing stability, there is no significant evidence that such programs
reliably increase employment among residents. (For the purposes of this
study, supportive housing is defined as housing services coupled with
additional services that include case management support. These include
place-based permanent supportive housing, scattered site permanent
supportive housing, and rapid rehousing. Conversely, Individual
Placement and Support (IPS), a proven method for supporting employment,
has not demonstrated effectiveness in stabilizing housing. SSA is
requesting clearance to collect data for the Supportive Housing and
Individual Placement and Support (SHIPS) study, under the
Interventional Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP), to determine
whether participation in Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
improves the employment, income, health, and self-sufficiency of people
who are recently homeless and living in supportive housing. 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.
SSA awarded Westat a cooperative agreement to conduct SHIPS. In
addition to SSA, Westat is partnering with three subrecipients for this
project: (1) People Assisting the Homeless (PATH); (2) the University
of Southern California (U.S.C.); and (3) the Research Foundation for
Mental Hygiene (RFMH) to implement the SHIPS study.
ICAP SHIPS Study Project Description: The SHIPS study is a
randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to determine whether
participation in Individual Placement and Support (IPS) improves the
employment, income, health, and self-sufficiency of people who are
recently homeless and living in supportive housing. The SHIPS study
will mark the first study testing the effectiveness of implementing IPS
in a supportive housing program. SSA hypothesizes that combining the
two most successful evidence-based practices that separately address
homelessness and supported employment will yield a single intervention
that effectively addresses both. The intent of the SHIPS study is to
measure the effectiveness of evidence-based IPS compared to the
services provided by local WorkSource Centers broadly available to
jobseekers in the Los Angeles area, The housing case managers will
refer PATH clients interested in finding employment and will randomly
assign participants to one of two groups:
IPS: The Individual Placement and Support (IPS) service
team will offers a range of structured services customized to
participants' personal needs, preferences, and challenges related to
disabilities and/or mental health conditions. IPS was specifically
designed as a supported employment model for individuals with serious
mental illness and includes standardized training and fidelity
requirements. Components of IPS that differ from those offered by
WorkSource Services include integrated treatment that incorporates
vocational and mental health services; benefits planning; and focus on
rapid job search without extensive training.
WorkSource Centers: Under PATH's current housing model,
housing case managers refer PATH clients who express interest in
finding employment to local American Job Centers, known as WorkSource
Centers in Los Angeles. The WorkSource Centers are operated by the City
of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department, and
follow an employment services model that varies by WorkSource Center,
is not evidence-based or subject to fidelity monitoring and is not
necessarily responsive to the individual needs of jobseekers with
disabilities.
The primary goals of the SHIPS study are:
To measure the effects of IPS participation on employment,
income, health, and long-term self-sufficiency measured as a
combination of housing stability, income, and receipt of DI and SSI
benefits.
To describe the study population to understand both the
generalizability of the study's findings and the potential reasons for
the observed effects.
To explore the IPS implementation process to understand
barriers and facilitators to high-fidelity IPS implementation in the
supportive housing context.
Grantee researchers and SSA will use the information collected
during this study to: (1) assess the short-term and long-term
effectiveness of the proposed intervention to improve employment,
income, and self-sufficiency; (2) understand the implementation
process; (3) provide detailed subgroup-specific data related to the
effect of IPS.
The respondents are residents in supportive housing units operated
by
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PATH who are unemployed and looking for employment.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average wait
Average time in office Total annual
Number of Frequency of Number of Average burden Estimated theoretical or for opportunity
Modality of completion participants response responses per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost ***
(minutes) burden (hours) amount * centers ** (dollars)
(dollars) (minutes)
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Study participants baseline interview........................... 200 1 200 60 200 * 13.30 ** 24 *** 3,724
Study participants quarterly interviews......................... 200 7 1,400 10 233 * 13.30 ** 21 *** 4,030
Study participants final interviews............................. 200 1 200 60 200 * 13.30 ** 21 *** 3,591
PATH Interviews: Staff.......................................... 5 1 5 60 5 * 32.05 ** 24 *** 224
SHIPS Interviews: participants.................................. 5 1 5 60 5 * 13.30 ** 24 *** 93
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Totals...................................................... 610 .............. .............. 250 643 .............. .............. *** 11,662
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* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2024 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2024FactSheet.pdf), and survey researchers (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes193022.htm)
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2024 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: December 19, 2024.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-30764 Filed 12-23-24; 8:45 am]
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