Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request
Federal Register, Volume 78 Issue 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)
Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)
Notices
Pages 21181-21183
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2013-08206
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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, 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, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA)
Social Security Administration, DCRDP, Attn: Reports Clearance Director, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
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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 June 10, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Application for Lump Sum Death Payment--20 CFR 404.390-404.392--
0960-0013. SSA uses Form SSA-8-F4 to collect information needed to authorize payment of the lump sum
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death payment (LSDP) to a widow, widower, or children as defined in Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act (Act). Respondents complete the application for this one-time payment via paper form, telephone, or during an in-person interview with SSA employees. Respondents are applicants for the LSDP.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Modernized claims system (MCS).................. 278,825 1 10 46,471
MCS/Signature Proxy............................. 278,825 1 9 41,824
Paper........................................... 29,350 1 10 4,892
Totals.......................................... 587,000 .............. .............. 93,187
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2. Questionnaire About Special Veterans Benefits--0960-0782. SSA regularly reviews individuals' claims for Special Veterans Benefits (SVB) to determine their continued eligibility and the correct payment amounts owed to them. Individuals living outside the United States receiving SVB must report to SSA any changes that may affect their benefits, such as (1) A change in mailing address or residence; (2) an increase or decrease in a pension, annuity, or other recurring benefit; (3) a return or visit to the United States for a calendar month or longer; and (4) an inability to manage benefits. SSA uses Form SSA-
2010, Questionnaire About Special Veterans Benefits, to collect this information. Respondents are beneficiaries living outside the United States collecting SVB.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of collection respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-2010........................................ 1,308 1 20 436
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SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for clearance. Your comments regarding the information collections would be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days from the date of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than May 9, 2013. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child Not in Applicant's Custody--20 CFR 404.330, 404.339-341 and 404.348-
404.349--0960-0019. Under the provisions of the Act, non-custodial parents who are filing for spouse, mother, or father Social Security benefits based on having the child of a number holder or worker in their care must meet the in-care requirements the Act discusses. The in-care provision requires claimants have an entitled child under age 16 or disabled in their care. SSA uses Form SSA-781, Certificate of Responsibility for Welfare and Care of Child in Applicant's Custody, to determine if claimants meet the requirement. The respondents are applicants for spouse, mother's or father's Social Security benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of collection respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-781......................................... 14,000 1 10 2,333
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2. Earnings Record Information--20 CFR 404.801-404.803 and 404.821-
404.822--0960-0505. SSA discovered as many as 70 percent of the wage reports we receive for children under age seven are actually the earnings of someone other than the child. To ensure we credit the correct person with the reported earnings, SSA verifies wage reports for children under age seven with the children's employers before posting to the earnings record. SSA uses Form SSA-L3231-C1, Request for Employer Information, for this purpose. The respondents are employers who report earnings for children under age seven.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of collection respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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SSA-L3231-C1.................................... 20,000 1 10 3,333
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3. Wage Reports and Pension Information--20 CFR 422.122(b)--0960-
0547. Pension plan administrators annually file plan information with the Internal Revenue Service, which then forwards the information to SSA. SSA maintains and organizes this information by plan number, plan participant's name, and Social Security number. Under section 1131(a) of the Act, pension plan participants are entitled to request this information from SSA. The Wage Reports and Pension Information regulation, 20 CFR 422.122(b) of the Code of Federal Regulations, stipulates that before SSA disseminates this information, the requestor must first submit a written request with identifying information to SSA. The respondents are requestors of pension plan information.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of collection respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Requests for pension plan information........... 400 1 30 200
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Dated: April 4, 2013.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Director, Social Security Administration.
FR Doc. 2013-08206 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am
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