97-10085. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Requests  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 19154-19155]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-10085]
    
    
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    SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
    
    
    Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
    Requests
    
        This notice lists information collection packages that will require 
    submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), in compliance 
    with Public Law 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork 
    Reduction Act of 1995.
        1. Consent for Release of Information--0960-0567. The information 
    collected on form SSA-3288 is used by the Social Security 
    Administration (SSA) to ensure that an individual consents to the 
    release of his/her personal information to another individual. The 
    respondents are individuals assenting to the disclosure of information 
    from their social security records to someone else.
        Number of Respondents: 200,000.
        Frequency of response: 1.
        Average Burden Per Response: 3 minutes.
        Estimated Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
        2. Application for Special Age 72-or-Over Monthly Payments--0960-
    0096. The information collected on form SSA-19 is used by SSA to 
    determine entitlement of individuals to special age 72-or-over 
    payments. The respondents are applicants who file for the special 
    payment.
        Number of Respondents: 15.
        Frequency of Response: 1.
        Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
        Estimated Average Burden: 5 hours.
        3. Request for Self-Employment Information (SSA-2765), Request for 
    Employment Information (SSA-3365), Request for Employer Information 
    (SSA-4002)--0960-0508. The information is needed by SSA when earnings 
    information reported to the agency is incomplete or incorrect. The 
    information is used to post the reported earnings to the appropriate 
    earnings record. The respondents are employers of the wage earners or 
    employees and self-employed individuals for whom the earnings were 
    reported.
        Number of Respondents: 3,000,000.
        Frequency of Response: 1.
        Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes.
        Estimated Annual Burden: 500,000 hours.
        4. State Agency Report of Obligations for SSA Disability Program--
    0960-0421. The information collected on form SSA-4513 is used by SSA in 
    a detailed analysis and evaluation of costs incurred by the State 
    Disability Determination Services (DDS) in making determinations of 
    disability for SSA and to determine funding levels for each DDS. The 
    respondents are State DDS offices.
        Number of Respondents: 54.
        Frequency of Response: 4.
        Average Burden Per Response: 1 hour.
        Estimated Annual Burden: 216 hours.
        5. State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Claim (SSA-199) and 
    Subpart V--Payments for Vocational Rehabilitation Services, 20 CFR 
    Sections 404.2104, 404.2108, 404.2113, 404.2117, 404.2121, 416.2204, 
    416.2208, 416.2213 and 416.2217--0960-0310. The information collected 
    on form SSA-199 and through this current rule is used by the Social 
    Security Administration to determine if State vocational rehabilitation 
    agencies are providing appropriate services, including referrals when 
    necessary, and whether those claims for services should be paid.
        Number of Respondents: 80-100.
        Frequency of Response: On occasion.
        Average Burden Per Response: Varies from 23 minutes to 4 hours.
        Estimated Annual Burden: 8,465 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: Judith 
    T. Hasche, 6401 Security Blvd., 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore, MD 
    21235.
        In addition to your comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
    
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    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.
        To receive a copy of any of the forms or clearance packages, call 
    the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4123 or write to her at 
    the address listed above.
    
        Dated: April 11, 1997.
    Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
    Forms Management Officer, Social Security Administration.
    [FR Doc. 97-10085 Filed 4-17-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
04/18/1997
Department:
Social Security Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-10085
Pages:
19154-19155 (2 pages)
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