77 FR 27 pgs. 6853-6855 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 77Number: 27Pages: 6853 - 6855
FR document: [FR Doc. 2012-2962 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
Agency: Social Security Administration
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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 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 Officer, 107 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: (410) 966-2830, Email address: OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
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 April 9, 2012. 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. Request for Withdrawal of Application-20 CFR 404.640-0960-0015. Form SSA-521 documents the information SSA needs to process the withdrawal of an application for benefits. A paper SSA-521 is the preferred instrument for executing a withdrawal request; however, any written request for withdrawal signed by the claimant or a proper applicant on the claimant's behalf will suffice. Individuals who wish to withdraw their applications for benefits complete Form SSA-521, or sign the completed form for each request to withdraw. SSA uses the information from the SSA-521 to process the request for withdrawal. The respondents are applicants for Retirement, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
| Collection instrument | Number of respondents | Frequency of response | Average burden per response (minutes) | Estimated total annual burden (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSA-521 | 39,000 | 1 | 5 | 3,250 |
2. Request for Reconsideration-Disability Cessation-20 CFR 404.909, 416.1409-0960-0349. SSA uses Form SSA-789-U4 to arrange for a hearing or to prepare a decision based on the evidence of record. Specifically, claimants or their representatives use Form SSA-789-U4 to (1) ask SSA to reconsider a determination; (2) indicate if they wish to appear at a disability hearing; (3) submit any additional information or evidence for use in the reconsidered determination; and (4) indicate if they will need an interpreter for the hearing. The respondents are applicants or claimants for Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
| Collection instrument | Number of respondents | Frequency of response | Average burden per response (minutes) | Estimated total annual burden (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSA-789-U4 | 30,000 | 1 | 13 | 6,500 |
II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for clearance. Your comments regarding the information collection 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 March 12, 2012. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB clearance package by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at (410) 965-8783 or by writing to the above email address.
Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Questionnaire-20 CFR 404.408-0960-0247. Section 224 of the Social Security Act provides for the reduction of disability insurance benefits (DIB) when the combination of DIB and any workers' compensation (WC) or certain Federal, State or local public disability benefits (PDB) exceeds 80 percent of the worker's pre-disability earnings. SSA uses Form SSA-546 to collect the data necessary to determine if the worker's receipt of WC or PDB payments should cause a reduction of DIB. The respondents are applicants for title II DIB.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
| Collection instrument | Number of responses | Frequency of response | Average burden per response (minutes) | Estimated total annual burden (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSA-546 (Paper form) | 2,000 | 1 | 15 | 500 |
| MCS | 248,000 | 1 | 15 | 62,000 |
| Totals | 250,000 | 62,500 |
Dated: February 6, 2012.
Faye Lipsky,
Reports Clearance Officer, Office of Regulations and Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-2962 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
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