95-23533. Agency Forms Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for Clearance

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49308-49309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23533]



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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Forms Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for 
Clearance

    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. 96-511, as amended (P.L. 104-13 effective October 1, 1995), 
The Paperwork Reduction Act. Since the last list was published in the 
Federal Register on September 1, 1995, the following information 
collections have been proposed or will require extension of the current 
OMB approvals.

    (Call the Reports Clearance Officer on [phone] for a copy 
of the form(s) or package(s), or write to her at the address listed 
after the information collections.)

    SSA Reports Clearance Officer: Charlotte S. Whitenight.
    1. Psychiatric Review Techniques--0960-0413. The information on 
form SSA-2506 is used by the Social Security Administration to evaluate 
the severity of mental impairments in adults who have filed a claim for 
disability benefits. The affected public consists of State Disability 
Determination Agencies who are responsible for reviewing the claim from 
beneficiaries/recipients and who report their findings to SSA.
    Number of Respondents: 54.
    Frequency of Response: 15,822 per State Agency.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 213,594 hours.

    2. Questionnaire for Children Claiming SSI Benefits--0960-0499. The 
form SSA-3881 is used by the Social Security Administration to obtain 
information which is needed to evaluate disability in children claiming 
supplemental income payments. The respondents are such claimants whose 
alleged disability does not meet our medical listings.
    Number of Respondents: 177,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 59,000 hours.

    3. Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated Participants 
with Deferred Benefits--0960-NEW. The information on form Schedule SSA 
is used by the Social Security Administration to provide beneficiaries 
information about their future pension benefits. The respondents are 
administrators of private pension plans. 

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    Number of Respondents: 345,544.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 5 hours, 47 minutes (Recordkeeping--
5.50 hours; Learning about the form--.10 hours; Preparing form--.19 
hours.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,000,700 hours.

Social Security Administration

    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: September 18, 1995.
Charlotte Whitenight,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 95-23533 Filed 9-21-95; 8:45 am]
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