[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 10839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5704]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection
Request
Normally on Fridays, 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. Since the last list was published in the Federal
Register on March 1, 1996, the information collections listed below
have been proposed or will require extension of the current OMB
approvals. (Call the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4142
for a copy of the form(s) or package(s), or write to her at the address
listed below the information collections.)
1. Application for Benefits Under a U.S. International Social
Security Agreement--0960-0448. The information collected on form SSA-
2490 is used by the Social Security Administration to determine a
claimant's eligibility for U.S. Social Security benefits under the
provisions of an international social security agreement. It is also
used to take an application for benefits from a foreign country under
an agreement. The respondents are individuals who are applying for
benefits from either the United States and/or a foreign country with
which the United States has an agreement. The United States currently
has 17 such agreements.
Number of Respondents: 20,000.
Frequency of response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
2. Self-Employment-Corporate Officer Questionnaire--0960-0487. The
information collected on form SSA-4184 is used by the Social Security
Administration to develop a claimant's earnings or corroborate his or
her allegation of retirement when he or she is self-employed or a
corporate officer. The affected public consists of claimants for
benefits who provide the additional information to support their
allegation concerning earnings or employment.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 16,667 hours.
3. Statement Regarding the Inferred Death of an Individual by
Reason of Continued and Unexplained Absence--0960-0002. The information
collected on form SSA-723 is used to determine if the Social Security
Administration may infer that a missing person is deceased. The
respondents are individuals who know or are related to the missing
person.
Number of Respondents: 3,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
4. Partnership Questionnaire--0960-0025. The form SSA-7104 is used
to collect information which is needed to evaluate partnership
relationships to determine which portion of the partnership income
should be credited to each partner. The affected public consists of
claimants for social security benefits who are involved in a
partnership.
Number of Respondents: 12,350.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6,175 hours.
Written comments and recommendations regarding these information
collections 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:
Charlotte S. Whitenight, 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.
Dated: March 4, 1996.
Charlotte Whitenight,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-5704 Filed 3-14-96; 8:45 am]
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