[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5064-5065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2623]
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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 Public Law
104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The information collection(s) listed below require(s) extension of the
current OMB approval(s):
Social Security Non-Applicant, Applicant and Advisor Surveys on
the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability
Programs--0960-NEW. SSA will conduct a pilot study to obtain
information on the factors that motivate individuals to file for
benefits. The purpose of this project is to provide SSA with an
appropriate methodology to conduct a scientific survey of disability
applicants, non-applicants and
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disability advisors to determine the types and sources of
information that disabled and impaired individuals utilize in making
their decisions to apply or not to apply for benefits. The data will
be used to determine the appropriateness and accuracy of the
information provided to potential applicants and to identify the
social networks through which information about the disability
programs is disseminated.
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Screener survey Pilot survey
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Number of Respondents........... 1,000............. 200
Frequency of Response........... 1................. 1
Average Burden Per Response..... 12 minutes........ 60 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden......... 200 hours......... 180 hours.
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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, 1-A-21 Operations Bldg.,
6401 Security Blvd., 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.
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
The information collection listed below, which was published in the
Federal Register on November 20, 1996, has been submitted to OMB.
1. Report to the United States Social Security Administration By
Person Receiving Benefits for A Child or for An Adult Unable to
Handle Funds; Report to the United States Social Security
Administration--0960-0049. The information collected on forms SSA-7161
and SSA-7162 is needed to determine continuing entitlement to Social
Security Benefits and the proper benefit amount for beneficiaries
living outside the United States. The information is used to prevent
underpayments or overpayments of Benefits.
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SSA-7161 SSA-7162
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Number of Respondents........... 50,000............ 225,000.
Frequency of Response........... Annually......... Annually/
Biennially.
Average Burden Per Response..... 15 minutes....... 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden......... 12,500 hours...... 18,750 hours.
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Social Security Administration
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 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,
DC 20503.
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Judith T. Hasche,
1-A-21 Operations Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235.
Dated: January 28, 1997.
Judith T. Hasche,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-2623 Filed 1-31-97; 8:45 am]
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