[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54062-54063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25794]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
In compliance with Pub. L. 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, SSA is providing notice of its information collections that
require submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 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.
I. The information collections listed below will be submitted to
OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. Therefore, comments
and recommendations regarding the information collections would be most
useful if received by the Agency within 60 days from the date of this
publication. Comments should be directed to the SSA Reports Clearance
Officer at the address listed at the end of this publication. You can
obtain a copy of the collection instruments by calling the SSA Reports
Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4145, or by writing to him at the
address listed at the end of this publication.
1. Application for Wife's or Husband's Insurance Benefits--0960-
0008. The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses the information
collected on Form SSA-2-F6 to determine whether applicants (including
those who are divorced) can be entitled to wife's or husband's
insurance benefits. The respondents are applicants for wife or
husband's benefits (including those who are divorced).
Number of Respondents: 700,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 175,000 hours.
2. Application for Supplemental Security Income--0960-0229. SSA
uses the information collected on Form SSA-8000-BK to determine the
respondent's eligibility for, and amount of, SSI benefits. The
respondents are applicants for SSI Benefits.
Number of Respondents: 1,007,773.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response:
35 minutes for paper application (3 percent of responses)
25 minutes for automated collection of information (97% of responses)
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Estimated Annual Burden: 424,944 hours.
II. The information collections listed below have been submitted to
OMB for clearance. Written comments and recommendations on the
information collections would be most useful if received within 30 days
from the date of this publication. Comments should be directed to the
SSA Reports Clearance Officer and the OMB Desk Officer at the addresses
listed at the end of this publication. You can obtain a copy of the OMB
clearance packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on
(410) 965-4145, or by writing to him.
1. Workers' Compensation/Public Disability Benefit Questionnaire--
0960-0247. Form SSA-546 is used by the Social Security Administration
(SSA) whenever an applicant for Title II Disability Insurance (DI)
benefits indicates he or she has filed for, or intends to file for,
Workmen's Compensation/Public Disability Benefits (WC/PDB). The form
consolidates all the information necessary to identify the WC/PDB
applied for and/or received, determines whether offset is applicable
under the statute and, when applicable, computes the offset. The
respondents are applicants for DI benefits.
Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 25,000 hours.
2. Statement of Marital Relationship (by One of the Parties)--0960-
0038. SSA uses the information collected on Form SSA-754 to determine
whether the conditions for establishing a common-law marriage under
State law are met. The respondents are applicants for spouse's
benefits.
Number of Respondents: 30,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
3. Student Reporting Form--0960-0088. Form SSA-1383 is used by
Social Security student beneficiaries to report events or changes that
may affect continuing entitlement to these benefits. The respondents
are Social Security student beneficiaries.
Number of Respondents: 75,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 6 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.
4. Reporting Changes that Affect Your Social Security Payment--
0960-0073. SSA uses the information collected on form SSA-1425 to
determine continuing entitlement to Social Security Benefits and to
determine the proper benefit amount. The respondents are Social
Security beneficiaries who need to report an event that could affect
payments.
Number of Respondents: 70,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 5,833 hours.
5. Black Lung Student's Statement Regarding Resumption of School
Attendance and Report of Black Lung Student Beneficiary at End of
School Year (two forms)-0960-0314. The information collected on Forms
SSA-2602 and SSA-2613 is used by SSA to determine whether or not an
entitled student beneficiary will resume (or has resumed) full-time
school attendance at an approved educational institution. If so, the
student will be continuously entitled to benefits. The respondents are
children of disabled or deceased coal miners and officials of schools
they attend.
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SSA-2602 SSA-2613
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Number of Respondents......................... 50 100
Frequency of Response......................... 1 1
Average Burden Per Response (minutes)......... 5 7\1/2\
Estimated Annual Burden (hours)............... 4 12
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6. 0960-NEW. SSA has contracted with the Gallup Organization to
conduct surveys to gather data on the public's level of knowledge about
Social Security programs. The 1998 Public Understanding Measurement
System survey (PUMS) indicated that 45 percent of the population have a
lack of understanding of the major Social Security program areas. The
1999 and future Public Understanding Measurement System surveys (PUMS
II) will enable SSA to build upon the 1998 PUMS quantitative baseline
measure of public understanding. An annual survey will provide annual
tracking data of public understanding of SSA programs against which the
outcomes of SSA performance improvement efforts can be assessed.
Quarterly targeted surveys in 16 SSA areas will test the effectiveness
of several specific communications and public information outreach
efforts.
PUMS II is essential to SSA's goal of strengthening public
understanding about Social Security programs. The relevant Agency goal
contained in SSA's strategic plan is that by the year 2005, 90 percent
of all American adults will be knowledgeable about Social Security
programs in five broad areas: basic program facts; the financial value
of programs to individuals; the economic and social impact of SSA
programs; how the programs are financed today; and financing issues.
The respondents will be randomly selected adults residing in the United
States.
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Annual Quarterly
surveys surveys
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Number of Respondents......................... 4,000 12,000
Frequency of Response......................... 1 1
Average Burden Per Response................... \1\ 2 \1\ 12
Estimated Annual Burden....................... \2\ 800 \2\ 2,400
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7. Voluntary Customer Surveys In Accordance with E.O. 12862 within
the Social Security Administration--0960-0526. These voluntary customer
surveys will be used to ascertain customer satisfaction with the Social
Security Administration in terms of timeliness, appropriateness,
access, and other measures of quality service. Surveys will involve
individuals that are the direct or indirect beneficiaries of SSA
services. The average burden per response for these activities is
estimated to range from 5 minutes for a simple comment card to 2 hours
for participation in a focus group.
FY 2000:
Number of Respondents: 1,530,854.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Annual Burden: 139,571 Hours.
FY 2001:
Number of Respondents: 1,527,260.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Annual Burden: 138,229.
FY 2002:
Number of Respondents: 1,529,990.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Estimated Annual Burden: 138,074.
(SSA Address) Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Frederick W.
Brickenkamp, 6401 Security Blvd., 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore,
MD 21235
(OMB Address) Office of Management and Budget, OIRA, Attn: Lori Schack,
New Executive Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW,
Washington, DC 20503
Dated: September 29, 1999.
Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-25794 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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