96-9538. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 77 (Friday, April 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17342]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9538]



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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 P.L. 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. Since the last list was published in the Federal Register on 
April 5, 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 [phone] for a copy of the 
form(s) or package(s), or write to her at the address listed below the 
information collections.)
    1. State Report of Incorrect BENDEX Information--0960-0517. The 
information collected by form SSA-1086 is used by the Social Security 
Administration to correct its master database and to facilitate the 
electronic exchange of data. The respondents are state agencies who 
provide or receive incorrect information from SSA during the 
beneficiary data exchange operation.

Number of Respondents: 155
Frequency of Response: 2 times annually
Average Burden Per Response: 10 minutes
Estimated Annual Burden: 52 hours

    2. Government Pension Questionnaire--0960-0160. The information 
collected by form SSA-3885 is used by the Social Security 
Administration to determine if an individual's Social Security benefit 
should be reduced because of his or her receipt of a Government 
pension. The respondents are claimants for Social Security benefits who 
receive, or are qualified to receive, a Government pension.

Number of respondents: 76,000
Frequency of Response: 1
Average Burden Per Response: 12.5 minutes
Estimated Annual Burden: 15,833 hours

    3. Final Regulation Regarding Continuation of Full Benefit Standard 
for Persons Institutionalized--0960-0516. The information collected by 
the Social Security Administration will be used to determine if a 
recipient of Supplemental Security Income benefits who is temporarily 
institutionalized is eligible to receive a full benefit. The 
respondents will be such recipients and their physicians.

    Number of Respondents: 60,000
    Frequency of Response: 1
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 minutes
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,000 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: April 10, 1996.
Charlotte Whitenight,
Reports Clearance Officer Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-9538 Filed 4-18-96; 8:45 am]
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