[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61550-61551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24841]
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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 (Pub. L.)
104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995.
This notice includes 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, e-mail, or fax your
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) 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 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 November 4, 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 e-mail address.
1. Request for Corrections of Earnings Record--20 CFR 404.820 and
20 CFR 422.125--0960-0029. Individuals alleging inaccurate earnings
records that SSA maintains for them use Form SSA-7008 to provide the
information SSA
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needs to check earnings posted, and as necessary, initiate development
to resolve any inaccuracies. The respondents are individuals who
request correction of earnings posted to their Social Security earnings
record.
Note: This is a correction notice: SSA published this
information collection as an extension on August 2, 2010 at 75 FR
45190. Since we are revising the Privacy Act Statement, this
collection is actually a revision of an OMB-approved information
collection. The updated notice below reflects this status.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Method of collection respondents response response annual burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Paper form...................................... 37,500 1 10 6,250
In-person or telephone interview................ 337,500 1 10 56,250
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Total....................................... 375,000 .............. .............. 62,500
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2. Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire--26
CFR 31.6051-2--0960-0432. Each year employers report the wage amounts
they paid their employees to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for tax
purposes, and separately to SSA for retirement and disability coverage
purposes. These reported amounts should equal each other. However, each
year some employer wage reports SSA receives are less than the wage
amounts employers report to the IRS. SSA uses Forms SSA-L93-SM, SSA-
L94-SM, SSA-95-SM, and SSA-97-SM to ensure employees receive full
credit for their wages. Respondents are employers who reported lower
wage amounts to SSA than they reported to the IRS.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 360,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 180,000.
3. Appointment of Representative--20 CFR 404.1707, 404.1720,
404.1725, 410.684 and 416.1507--0960-0527. Persons claiming rights or
benefits under the Social Security Act must notify SSA in writing when
they appoint an individual to represent them in dealing with SSA. SSA
collects the information on Form SSA-1696-U4 to verify the appointment
of such representatives. The SSA-1696-U4 allows SSA to inform
representatives of items that affect the recipient's claim and allows
claimants to give permission to their appointed representatives to
designate a person to copy claims files. Respondents are applicants or
recipients of Social Security benefits or SSI payments who are
notifying SSA they have appointed a person to represent them in their
dealings with SSA.
Type of Request: Revision of an approved-OMB information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 551,520.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 91,920 hours.
Dated: September 29, 2010.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-24841 Filed 10-4-10; 8:45 am]
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