97-33432. Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Emergency Review by the Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 67427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33432]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Emergency 
Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    The Social Security Administration publishes a list of information 
collection packages that will require clearance by OMB in compliance 
with P.L. 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. The information collections listed below have been submitted 
to OMB for emergency clearance. OMB approval has been requested by 
December 29, 1997:
    1. 0960-NEW. The Social Security Administration (SSA) is piloting 
disability redesign models, one of which is the Full Process Model 
(FPM). A key element of the FPM is the predecision interview (PDI) 
which gives claimants about to be denied disability benefits the 
opportunity to speak directly with the decision maker and/or submit 
additional medical evidence before a final decision is made. In the 
first 8 months of the pilot, SSA has found that only about half the 
applicants respond to the letter. SSA is concerned that applicants may 
not understand the letter, so it is proposing to conduct a survey to 
determine the reasons individuals are not responding. The respondents 
are a random sample of title II and title XVI applicants who have 
recently received a PDI letter.
    Number of respondents: 500.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours.
    To receive a copy of the form or clearance packages, call the SSA 
Reports Clearance Officer on [phone] or write to him at the 
address listed below. Written comments and recommendations regarding 
the information collection(s) should 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: Nicholas E. Tagliareni, 
6401 Security Blvd, 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235

    Dated: December 17, 1997.
Nicholas E. Tagliareni,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-33432 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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