Federal Register: December 2, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 232)
DOCID: fr02de08-118 FR Doc E8-28502
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Social Security Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr02de08-118
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.) 10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice includes a revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize the
burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and recommendations on the information collection(s)
to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance Officer to the addresses or fax numbers listed below.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 2023956974, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov,
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Reports Clearance
Officer, 1332 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 4109656400, Email address: OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. Therefore, your comments would be most helpful if you submit them to SSA within 60 days from the date of this publication. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 4109653758 or by writing to the email address listed above.
1. Report of New Information in Disability Cases20 CFR 404.1588 09600071. SSA uses the information it collects on Form SSA612 to ensure that Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) payments are correct. It is essential that beneficiaries notify SSA of any information that may affect their continuing entitlement to disability benefits. To facilitate and encourage timely reporting of such events, SSA furnishes beneficiaries a Form SSA612. The beneficiary completes and returns the form to SSA only when there is a change in his/her circumstances. When a beneficiary reports a change, SSA investigates any reported work activity or improvement in the beneficiary's condition, updates its records, and makes necessary payment changes. The respondent's are recipients of Federal OASDI benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 16,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,333 hours.
2. You Can Make Your Payment by Credit Card09600462. SSA uses the information on Forms SSA4588 and SSA4589 to update an
individual's Social Security record to reflect payments made on their
overpayment and to effect payment through the appropriate credit card
company. SSA is modifying the Form SSA4588 to include a recurring
credit card payment option to allow individuals to authorize automatic
monthly payments. SSA sends out the SSA4588 with initial overpayment
notices, which inform individuals that SSA has detected an overpayment.
Individuals may choose to make a onetime payment or recurring monthly payments by completing and submitting the SSA4588.
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SSA uses the Form SSA4589 only when individuals choose to call the Program Service Centers to make payments in lieu of completing the Form SSA4588. An SSA Debtor Contact Representative completes Form SSA4589 when a debtor calls to make a payment by telephone. The Debtor Contact Representative also uses the information from Form SSA4589 to make recurring monthly payments via telephone call with the debtor. Respondents are Title II beneficiaries and Title XVI recipients who have outstanding overpayments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average burden
Form
Totals.............................. 40,000 ................ ................ 3,625
3. Credit Card Payment Form09600648. SSA uses the information collected on Form SSA1414 to process credit card payments from former employees and vendors who have outstanding debts to the agency. SSA also uses the information collected on Form SSA1414 to process advance payments for reimbursable agreements and to process credit card payments for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that require payment. The respondents are former employees and vendors who have outstanding debts to the agency, entities who have reimbursable agreements with SSA, and individuals who request information through FOIA.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 8 hours.
4. Filing Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act20 CFR 429.101 429.11009600667. SSA uses the information provided by claimants to investigate and determine whether to make an award, compromise, or settlement under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The Federal Tort Claims Act is the legal mechanism for compensating persons injured by negligent or wrongful acts that occur during the performance of official duties by Federal employees. In accordance with the law, SSA accepts monetary claims filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages against the United States for loss of property, personal injury or death that results from an SSA employee's negligent or wrongful act or omission. The respondents are individuals/entities making a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average burden
CFR section Annual number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
responses response (minutes) burden (hours)
429.102; 429.103 \1\.................... 1 1
429.104(a).............................. 30 1 5 3
429.104(b).............................. 25 1 5 2
429.104(c).............................. 2 1 5 .17
429.106(b).............................. 10 1 10 2
Totals.............................. 68 ................ ................ 8 \1\ The one hour represents a placeholder burden. We are not reporting a burden for this collection because respondents complete OMBapproved form SF95.
II. SSA has submitted the information collections listed below to OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would be most useful if received by OMB and SSA within 30 days from the date of this publication. You can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 4109653758, or by writing to the above listed address.
1. Claimant's Work Background20 CFR 404.1565(b), 20 CFR 416.965(b)09600300. Form HA4633 collects information needed in assessing an individual's disability within the meaning of the Social Security Act (the Act). SSA uses the information when an individual has requested a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) on whether or not he or she is disabled. The completed HA4633 provides an updated summary of the individual's relevant work history, which is information the ALJ requires in assessing the claimant's disability within the meaning of the Act. The respondents are claimants for disability benefits under Title II and/or Title XVI who have requested a hearing before an ALJ.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 151,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 37,750 hours.
Dated: November 24, 2008.
Elizabeth Davidson,
Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. E828502 Filed 12108; 8:45 am]
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SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law (Pub. L.) 10413, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice includes a revision to an OMBapproved information collection.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize the
burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and recommendations on the information collection(s)
to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA Reports Clearance Officer to the addresses or fax numbers listed below.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 2023956974, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov,
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Reports Clearance
Officer, 1332 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 4109656400, Email address: OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. Therefore, your comments would be most helpful if you submit them to SSA within 60 days from the date of this publication. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 4109653758 or by writing to the email address listed above.
1. Report of New Information in Disability Cases20 CFR 404.1588 09600071. SSA uses the information it collects on Form SSA612 to ensure that Federal Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) payments are correct. It is essential that beneficiaries notify SSA of any information that may affect their continuing entitlement to disability benefits. To facilitate and encourage timely reporting of such events, SSA furnishes beneficiaries a Form SSA612. The beneficiary completes and returns the form to SSA only when there is a change in his/her circumstances. When a beneficiary reports a change, SSA investigates any reported work activity or improvement in the beneficiary's condition, updates its records, and makes necessary payment changes. The respondent's are recipients of Federal OASDI benefits.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 16,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,333 hours.
2. You Can Make Your Payment by Credit Card09600462. SSA uses the information on Forms SSA4588 and SSA4589 to update an
individual's Social Security record to reflect payments made on their
overpayment and to effect payment through the appropriate credit card
company. SSA is modifying the Form SSA4588 to include a recurring
credit card payment option to allow individuals to authorize automatic
monthly payments. SSA sends out the SSA4588 with initial overpayment
notices, which inform individuals that SSA has detected an overpayment.
Individuals may choose to make a onetime payment or recurring monthly payments by completing and submitting the SSA4588.
[[Page 73378]]
SSA uses the Form SSA4589 only when individuals choose to call the Program Service Centers to make payments in lieu of completing the Form SSA4588. An SSA Debtor Contact Representative completes Form SSA4589 when a debtor calls to make a payment by telephone. The Debtor Contact Representative also uses the information from Form SSA4589 to make recurring monthly payments via telephone call with the debtor. Respondents are Title II beneficiaries and Title XVI recipients who have outstanding overpayments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average burden
Form
Totals.............................. 40,000 ................ ................ 3,625
3. Credit Card Payment Form09600648. SSA uses the information collected on Form SSA1414 to process credit card payments from former employees and vendors who have outstanding debts to the agency. SSA also uses the information collected on Form SSA1414 to process advance payments for reimbursable agreements and to process credit card payments for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that require payment. The respondents are former employees and vendors who have outstanding debts to the agency, entities who have reimbursable agreements with SSA, and individuals who request information through FOIA.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 8 hours.
4. Filing Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act20 CFR 429.101 429.11009600667. SSA uses the information provided by claimants to investigate and determine whether to make an award, compromise, or settlement under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The Federal Tort Claims Act is the legal mechanism for compensating persons injured by negligent or wrongful acts that occur during the performance of official duties by Federal employees. In accordance with the law, SSA accepts monetary claims filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act for damages against the United States for loss of property, personal injury or death that results from an SSA employee's negligent or wrongful act or omission. The respondents are individuals/entities making a claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average burden
CFR section Annual number of Frequency of per response Estimated annual
responses response (minutes) burden (hours)
429.102; 429.103 \1\.................... 1 1
429.104(a).............................. 30 1 5 3
429.104(b).............................. 25 1 5 2
429.104(c).............................. 2 1 5 .17
429.106(b).............................. 10 1 10 2
Totals.............................. 68 ................ ................ 8 \1\ The one hour represents a placeholder burden. We are not reporting a burden for this collection because respondents complete OMBapproved form SF95.
II. SSA has submitted the information collections listed below to OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would be most useful if received by OMB and SSA within 30 days from the date of this publication. You can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 4109653758, or by writing to the above listed address.
1. Claimant's Work Background20 CFR 404.1565(b), 20 CFR 416.965(b)09600300. Form HA4633 collects information needed in assessing an individual's disability within the meaning of the Social Security Act (the Act). SSA uses the information when an individual has requested a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) on whether or not he or she is disabled. The completed HA4633 provides an updated summary of the individual's relevant work history, which is information the ALJ requires in assessing the claimant's disability within the meaning of the Act. The respondents are claimants for disability benefits under Title II and/or Title XVI who have requested a hearing before an ALJ.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of Respondents: 151,000.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Average Burden per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 37,750 hours.
Dated: November 24, 2008.
Elizabeth Davidson,
Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. E828502 Filed 12108; 8:45 am]
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