[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 186 (Monday, September 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59318-59319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24058]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.)
104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes revisions to 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, 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].
I. The information collections below are pending at SSA. SSA will
submit them to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be
sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than
November 26, 2010. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-
8783 or by writing to the above email address.
1. State Mental Institution Policy Review Booklet--20 CFR 404.2035,
404.2065, 416.635, & 416.665--0960-0110. SSA uses the information
collected on Form SSA-9584-BK to determine whether: (1) The policies
and practices of a state mental institution acting as a representative
payee for SSA beneficiaries conform to SSA's regulations regarding the
use of benefits and payments; and (2) the institution is performing
other duties and responsibilities required of representative payees.
SSA also uses the information as the basis for conducting onsite
reviews of the institution and preparing subsequent reports of
findings. The respondents are state mental institutions serving as
representative payees for Social Security beneficiaries and
Supplemental Security Income recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 88.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 88 hours.
2. Employee Identification Statement--20 CFR 404.702--0960-0473.
When two or more individuals report earnings under the same Social
Security number (SSN), SSA collects information on the SSA-4156 so we
can credit earnings to the correct individual and the correct SSN. We
send this form to the employer to identify the employees involved, to
resolve the discrepancy, and to post earnings to the correct SSN. The
respondents are employers involved in erroneous wage information
reporting for an employee.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 4,750.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 792 hours.
II. SSA has submitted the information collections listed below to
OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections 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 October 27, 2010. You can obtain a copy of
the OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer
at 410-965-8783 or by writing to the above email address.
1. Requests for Self-Employment Information, Employee Information,
Employer Information--20 CFR 422.120--0960-0508. SSA collects
information on the SSA-L2765, SSA-L3365, and SSA-L4002 to credit the
reported earnings to the proper earnings record. When SSA cannot
identify Form W-2 wage data for an individual, we place the data in the
earnings suspense file and send one of the forms cited above to the
employee (and in certain instances to the employer) to obtain the
correct name and SSN. If the respondent furnishes the name and SSN
information that agrees with SSA's records, or provides information
that resolves the discrepancy, SSA adds the reported earnings to the
respondent's Social Security record. While SSA does not require
respondents to provide the information to keep a benefit, if they do
not furnish the missing or corrected information, we cannot credit the
wages or self-employment income to the proper earnings record. The
respondents are self-employed individuals and employees whose name and
SSN information do not agree with SSA's records and their employers.
Note: This is a correction notice. When SSA published the 60-day
Federal Register Notice for this collection on May 13, 2010 at 75 FR
27036, the burden figures we reported were correct at that time.
However, we have since received updated burden data (the addition of
the DECOR Notice category), which we are reporting in the new burden
chart below.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information
collection.
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Number of Frequency of Response time Burden
Form respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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SSA-L2765....................................... 7,870 1 10 1,312
SSA-L3365....................................... 158,334 1 10 26,389
SSA-L4002....................................... 218,891 1 10 36,482
DECOR Notice One-Time Study..................... 3,000 1 5 250
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Totals...................................... 388,095 .............. .............. 64,433
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2. Beneficiary Recontact Report--20 CFR 404.703 and 404.705--0960-
0536. Studies show that payees of children receiving Social Security
benefits who marry fail to report the marriage. Therefore, SSA
periodically determines eligibility for benefits for children ages 15
through 17 by asking for information about marital status using the
SSA-1587-OCR-SM. SSA uses the information to detect overpayments and
avoid continuing payment to those no
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longer entitled. Respondents are representative payees for children
ages 15 through 17.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 982,357.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 3 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 49,118 hours.
3. Request for Proof(s) from Custodian of Records--20 CFR 404.703,
404.704, 404.720, 404.721, 404.723, 404.725, & 404.728--0960-0766. SSA
sends records custodians the SSA-L707 on behalf of individuals who need
help obtaining evidence of death, marriage, or divorce in connection
with claims for benefits. SSA uses the information from the SSA-L707 to
determine eligibility for benefits. The respondents are custodians
including statistics and religious entities, coroners, funeral
directors, attending physicians, and state agencies.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden
Type of respondents Number of Frequency of per response Total annual
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours)
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State or Local Government....................... 501 1 10 84
Private Sector.................................. 99 1 10 17
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Totals...................................... 600 .............. .............. 101
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Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-24058 Filed 9-24-10; 8:45 am]
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