[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 58 (Friday, March 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16849-16850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7124]
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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 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions and an extension 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 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 May
24, 2011. 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 e-mail address.
1. Questionnaire about Employment or Self-Employment outside the
United States--20 CFR 404.401(b)(1), 404.415 & 404.417--0960-0050. SSA
collects information on the SSA-7163 to determine: (1) Whether work
beneficiaries performed outside the United States is cause for
deductions from their monthly benefits; (2) which of two work tests
(foreign or regular test) is applicable; and (3) the number of months,
if any, SSA should impose deductions. Respondents are beneficiaries
living and working outside the United States.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 12 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4,000 hours.
2. Statement of Income and Resources--20 CFR 416.207, 146.301-
416.310, 416.704, and 416.708-0960-0124. SSA collects information about
income and resources on the SSA-8010-BK for Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) claims and redeterminations. SSA uses the information to
make initial or continuing eligibility determinations for SSI claimants
or recipients who are subject to deeming. The respondents are persons
whose income and resources SSA may deem (consider to be available) to
SSI applicants or recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 341,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 26 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 147,767 hours.
3. Review of the Disability Hearing Officer's Reconsidered
Determinations before It Is Issued--20 CFR 404.913-404.918, 404.1512-
404.1515, 404.1589, 416.912-416.915, 416.989, 416.1413-416.1418,
404.918(d) and 416.1418(d)--0960-0709. After SSA approves
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claimants for Social Security disability benefits or SSI payments, SSA
periodically conducts a continuing disability review (CDR). During a
CDR, the agency reviews claimants' status to see if their condition
improved to the point they are capable of working, and if so, to reduce
or stop their benefits or payments. If SSA notifies a claimant the
agency will stop benefits or payments, the claimant may appeal the
determination. The first appeal gives the claimant the opportunity for
a full evidentiary hearing before a disability hearing officer (DHO).
For quality review purposes, a Federal component reviews a small
sample of the DHO's determinations. It is rare for the reviewing
component to reverse a DHO determination favorable to the claimant.
Before SSA can issue an unfavorable determination, we give the claimant
10 days to provide a written statement explaining why SSA should not
stop payments. The written statement is the information SSA collects in
this process. Respondents are CDR claimants whose payments may cease.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 8.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 60 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 8 hours.
II. SSA 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 April 25, 2011. 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.
1. Application for Survivors Benefits--20 CFR 404.611(a) and (c)--
0960-0062. Surviving family members of armed services personnel can
file for Social Security and veterans' benefits at SSA or the Veterans
Administration (VA). Applicants file for title II survivor benefits at
the VA by completing the SSA-24. The VA forwards the form to SSA for
processing. SSA uses the information to determine eligibility for
benefits. The respondents are survivors of deceased armed services
personnel who are applying for benefits at the VA.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 3,200.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 800 hours.
2. Employee Work Activity Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1574,
404.1592--0960-0483. Social Security disability beneficiaries and SSI
recipients qualify for payments when a verified physical or mental
impairment prevents them from working. If disability claimants attempt
to return to work after receiving payments, but are unable to continue
working, they submit the SSA-3033, Employee Work Activity
Questionnaire, so SSA can evaluate their work attempt. SSA also uses
this form to evaluate unsuccessful subsidy work and determine
applicants' continuing eligibility for disability payments. The
respondents are employers of Social Security disability beneficiaries
and SSI recipients who unsuccessfully attempted to return to work.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 15,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
Dated: March 22, 2011.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social
Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-7124 Filed 3-24-11; 8:45 am]
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