[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3728-3729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1608]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection
Request
The Social Security Administration publishes a list of information
collection packages that will require submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in compliance with P.L. 104-
13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection(s) listed below requires extension of the
current OMB approval(s):
0960-0030--Statement of Employer. The information collected on form
SSA-7011 is used by the Social Security Administration to substantiate
allegations of wages paid to workers when those wages do not appear in
SSA's records of earnings and the worker does not have proof that they
were paid. This information is used to process claims for social
security benefits and to resolve discrepancies in earnings records. The
respondents are certain employers who can verify allegations of wages
made by the wage earner.
Number of Respondents: 925,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Average Burden: 308,333.
To receive a copy of the form(s) or clearance packages (s), call
the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4125 or write to her at
the address listed below. Written comments and recommendations
regarding the information collection(s) should be sent within 60 days
from the date of this publication, directly to the SSA Reports
Clearance Officer at the following address: Social Security
Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Judith T. Hasche, 6401 Security Blvd., 1-
A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235.
In addition to your comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate, we are soliciting comments on 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.
The Social Security Administration publishes a list of information
collection packages that have been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in compliance with P.L. 104-
13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
information collection(s) listed below, which were published in the
Federal Register on November 1 and November 20, 1996, have been
submitted to OMB.
1. Statement of Funds You Provided to Another; Statement of Funds
You Received--0960-0481. The information collected on forms SSA-2854
and SSA-2855 is used by the Social Security Administration to determine
if money borrowed on an informal basis from a noncommercial lender
(friend or relative) is income to the borrower/claimant. The
information is needed to insure that an individual is properly eligible
for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The respondents are
applicants for and recipients of SSI payments.
Number of Respondents: 40,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,667 hours.
2. Employer Classification Update--0960-0262. The information on
form SSA-L378 is needed by the Social Security Administration in
situations where an employer submits an SS-4, Employer Identification
Form, with incomplete or missing information. The data from the SSA-
L378 is used, in conjunction with tax return data, for program
planning, revenue estimates and employment studies. The respondents are
employers with 11 or more employees.
Number of Respondents: 75,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,750 hours.
3. Certificate of Election for Reduced Spouse's Benefits--0960-
0398. A qualified spouse, age 62 to 64, can elect to receive a reduced
Social Security benefit by completing a form SSA-25. The information
collected on the form is used by the Social Security Administration to
pay a reduced Social Security benefit. The respondents are qualified
spouses of Social Security beneficiaries who are entitled to reduced
Social Security benefits.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
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Average Burden Per Response: 2 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
4. Reporting Events--SSI; 0960-0128. The information collected on
form SSA-8150-EV by the Social Security Administration is used to
determine eligibility and correct payment amounts for SSI payments. The
respondents are SSI applicants and recipients.
Number of Respondents: 43,600.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,633 hours.
Written comments and recommendations regarding the information
collection(s) should be sent within 30 days of the date of this
publication. Comments may be directed to the OMB Desk Officer and SSA
Reports Clearance Officer at the following addresses:
(OMB)
Office of Management and Budget, OIRA, Attn: Laura Oliven, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW., Washington,
D.C. 20503
(SSA)
Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Judith T. Hasche, 6401
Security Blvd, 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235.
Dated: January 14, 1997.
Judith T. Hasche,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-1608 Filed 1-23-97; 8:45 am]
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