96-8197. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 67 (Friday, April 5, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 15331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8197]



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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 
March 29, 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.)

    Videoconference Evaluation Recontact Survey--0960-NEW. The purpose 
of the survey is to obtain public reaction to conducting business using 
videoconferencing technology. The information will be used by the 
Social Security Administration to determine the effectiveness of using 
videoconferencing for conducting claims and hearing interviews. The 
respondents are applicants for Social Security disability benefits and 
Supplemental Security Income disability benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Written comments and recommendations regarding this information 
collection 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 27, 1996.
Charlotte Whitenight,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 96-8197 Filed 4-4-96; 8:45 am]
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