[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 205 (Friday, October 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 56962]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28343]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection Requests
and Comment Requests
This notice lists information collection packages that will require
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as
information collection packages submitted to OMB for clearance, in
compliance with PL. 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.
I. The information collection(s) listed below require(s)
extension(s) of the current OMB approval(s) or are proposed new
collection(s):
1. Application for U.S. Benefits Under the Canada-U.S.
International Agreement--0960--0371. The information collected on form
SSA-1294 is used to determine entitlement to benefits. The respondents
are individuals who live in Canada and file for U.S. Social Security
Benefits.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 250 hours.
2. Quarterly Statistical Report on Recipients and Payments Under
State-Administered Assistance Programs for Aged, Blind and Disabled
(Individuals and Couples) Recipients--0960-- 0130. The information
collected on form SSA-9741 is used to provide statistical data on
recipients and assistance payments under the SSI State-administered
State supplementation program. These data collections are needed to
complement the information available for the Federally administered
programs under SSA, and to more fully explain the impact of the public
income support programs on the needy, aged, blind and disabled. The
respondents are State agencies who administer supplementary payment
programs under SSI.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Frequency of Response: 4 times annually.
Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Annual Burden: 120 hours.
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:
Frederick W. Brickenkamp, 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.
II. The information collection(s) listed below have been submitted
to OMB:
1. Work Activity Report (Self-Employed) 0960-NEW. The information
collected on form SSA-820 is used by the Social Security Administration
to help determine if an individual meets the disability provisions for
entitlement to benefits. The respondents are claimants for initial or
continuing entitlement to disability benefits who are or were engaging
in substantial gainful activity.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hours.
Written comments and recommendations regarding the information
collection(s) should be directed within 30 days to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following addresses:
(OMB)
Office of Management and Budget, OIRA, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW, Washington,
D.C. 20503
(SSA)
Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
1-A-21 Operations Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235
To receive a copy of any of the forms or clearance packages, call
the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4145 or write to him at
the address listed above.
Dated: October 16, 1998.
Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-28343 Filed 10-22-98; 8:45 am]
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