[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51153-51154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20382]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
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 a revision of an OMB-approved 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 to the OMB
Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer to the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202-395-6974, E-mail address: [email protected].
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Reports Clearance
Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410-965-6400, E-mail address: [email protected].
SSA has submitted the information collection listed below to OMB
for clearance. Your comments on the information collection would be
most useful if OMB and SSA receive them within 30 days from the date of
this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive
them no later than September 17, 2010. You can obtain a copy of the OMB
clearance package by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-
965-8783 or by writing to the above e-mail address.
Social Security Benefits Application--20 CFR 404.310-404.311,
404.315-404.322, 404.330-404.333, 404.601-404.603, and 404.1501-
404.1512--0960-0618. This collection comprises the various application
modalities for retirement, survivors, and disability benefits. These
modalities include paper forms (SSA Forms SSA-1, SSA-2, and SSA-16),
Modernized Claims System (MCS) screens for in-person field office
interview applications, as well as the Internet-based iClaim and
iAppointment applications. SSA will use the information to determine if
applicants are eligible for the above-mentioned Social Security
benefits and the amount of the benefits. This information collection
request is for additions and revisions to the current information
collection modalities. The respondents are applicants for retirement,
survivors, and disability benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden
Collection method Number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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Paper Forms/Accompanying MCS Screens
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Form SSA-1:
MCS................................. 172,200 1 11 31,570
MCS/Signature Proxy................. 1,250,800 1 10 208,467
Paper............................... 20,000 1 11 3,667
Medicare-only MCS................... 299,000 1 7 34,883
Medicare-only Paper................. 1,000 1 7 117
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Totals.......................... 1,743,000 ................ ................ 278,704
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Form SSA-2:
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MCS................................. 36,860 1 15 9,215
MCS/Signature Proxy................. 331,740 1 14 77,406
Paper............................... 3,800 1 15 950
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Totals.......................... 372,400 ................ ................ 87,571
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Form SSA-16:
MCS................................. 218,657 1 20 72,886
MCS/Signature Proxy................. 1,967,913 1 19 623,172
Paper............................... 24,161 1 20 8,054
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Totals.......................... 2,210,731 ................ ................ 704,112
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Internet Applications
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iClaim:
iClaim 3rd Party.................... 28,118 1 15 7,030
iClaim Applicant after 3rd Party 28,118 1 5 2,343
Completion.........................
First Party iClaim.................. 541,851 1 15 135,463
Medicare-only iClaim................ 200,000 1 10 33,333
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Totals.......................... 798,087 ................ ................ 178,169
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iAppointment:
iAppointment........................ 200,000 1 10 33,333
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Aggregate Public Reporting Burden: 1,281,889 hours.
Dated: August 13, 2010.
Liz Davidson,
Center Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-20382 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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