Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

[Federal Register: December 16, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 241)]

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request

The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of information collection packages that will require 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. The information collection packages that may be included in this notice are for new information collections, approval of existing information collections, revisions to OMB-approved information collections, and extensions (no change) 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 on ways to minimize burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Written comments and recommendations regarding the information collection(s) should be submitted to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance Officer. The information can be mailed and/or faxed to the individuals at the addresses and fax numbers listed below:

(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA. Fax: 202-395-6974. (SSA), Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Reports Clearance Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235. Fax: 410-965-6400.

The information collections listed below are pending at SSA and will be submitted to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. Therefore, your comments should be submitted to SSA within 60 days from the date of this publication. You can obtain copies of the collection instruments by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965- 0454 or by writing to the address listed above.

Certification of Low Birth Weight for SSI Eligibility--20 CFR 416.931, 416.926a (m) (7) & (8) and 416.924--0960-NEW

Form SSA-3830 is designed to assist hospitals and claimants who file on behalf of low birth weight infants in providing local field offices (FOs) and Disability Determination Services (DDSs) with medical information for determining disability of low birth weight infants. FOs use the forms as protective filing statements, and the medical information for making presumptive disability findings, which allow expedited payment to eligible claimants. DDSs use the medical information to formally determine disability and to establish the most appropriate continuing disability review diaries. The respondents are hospitals that have information identifying low birth weight babies and medical conditions those babies may have. We estimate it will take 10 to 15 minutes to complete the form. Below, we use the higher number for our public burden computation.

Type of Request: New information collection.

Number of Respondents: 24,000.

Frequency of Response: 1

Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.

Dated: December 8, 2005. Elizabeth A. Davidson, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.

[FR Doc. 05-24096 Filed 12-15-05; 8:45 am]

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