Federal Register: June 25, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 121)
DOCID: fr25jn09-92 FR Doc E9-14916
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Social Security Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr25jn09-92
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 revisions and extensions of OMBapproved information collections and a new 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 shown 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. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than August 24, 2009. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 4109653758 or by writing to the email address we list above.
1. Medicare Part B IncomeRelated PremiumLifeChanging Event Form20 CFR 408.1125.120109600735. Per the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, selected recipients of Medicare Part B insurance pay an incomerelated monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses income tax return data to determine the amount of IRMAA. SSA uses Form SSA44 to determine if a recipient qualifies for a reduction in IRMMA. If affected Medicare Part B recipients believe more recent tax data should be used because a lifechanging event has occurred that significantly reduces his/her income, they can report these changes to SSA and ask for a new initial determination of his/her IRMAA. The respondents are Medicare Part B recipients who have a modified adjusted gross income over a highincome ``threshold.''
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Method of information collection respondents response response annual burden
(mins.) (hours)
Personal Interview.............................. 128,000 1 30 64,000
Form........................................ 32,000 1 45 24,000
Totals.......................................... 160,000 88,000
II. SSA has submitted the information collections we list below to OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them within 30 days from the date of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than July 27, 2009. 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 email address.
1. Request for Internet ServicesAuthentication; Automated Telephone Speech TechnologyKnowledgeBased Authentication20 CFR 401.4509600596.
To verify identity, SSA requests individuals and third parties who seek personal information from SSA records, or register to participate in SSA's online business services, to provide certain identifying information. As an extra measure of protection, SSA asks requestors who use the Internet and telephone services to provide additional identifying information unique to those services so SSA can authenticate their identities before releasing personal information. The respondents are current beneficiaries who are requesting personal information from SSA and/or individuals or third parties who are registering for SSA's online business services.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
Number of Frequency of burden per
Forms respondents response response Burden hours
(mins.)
Internet Requestors............................. 3,357,503 1 1\1/2\ 83,938
Telephone Requestors............................ 24,171,867 1 1\1/2\ 604,297
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Totals...................................... 27,529,370 .............. .............. 688,235
2. Application for Special Benefits for World War II Veterans20 CFR 408, Subparts B, C and D09600615. Title VIII of the Social Security Act (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans) allows a qualified World War II veteran who resides outside the United States to receive monthly payments. The regulations set out the requirements an individual needs to meet to qualify for and become entitled to Special Veterans Benefits (SVB). SSA uses Form SSA2000F6 to elicit the information necessary to determine entitlement to SVB. The respondents are individuals who are applying for SVB under Title VIII of the Social Security Act.
Note: This is a correction notice: SSA published this information collection with the incorrect burden information for this collection at 74 FR 18782, on April 24, 2009. We are correcting the error here.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Section No. respondents response response annual hour
(mins.) burden
Sec. 408.202(d); Sec. 408.210; Sec. 100 1 20 33 408.230(a); Sec. 408.305; Sec. Sec.
408.310.315 (SSA2000F6).....................
Sec. 408.420(a), (b).......................... 71 1 15 18
Sec. Sec. 408.430 & .432..................... 66 1 30 33
Sec. 408.435(a), (b), (c)..................... 71 1 15 18
Totals...................................... 308 .............. .............. 102
Dated: June 19, 2009.
John Biles,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E914916 Filed 62409; 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 revisions and extensions of OMBapproved information collections and a new 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 shown 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. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than August 24, 2009. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 4109653758 or by writing to the email address we list above.
1. Medicare Part B IncomeRelated PremiumLifeChanging Event Form20 CFR 408.1125.120109600735. Per the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, selected recipients of Medicare Part B insurance pay an incomerelated monthly adjustment amount (IRMAA). The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses income tax return data to determine the amount of IRMAA. SSA uses Form SSA44 to determine if a recipient qualifies for a reduction in IRMMA. If affected Medicare Part B recipients believe more recent tax data should be used because a lifechanging event has occurred that significantly reduces his/her income, they can report these changes to SSA and ask for a new initial determination of his/her IRMAA. The respondents are Medicare Part B recipients who have a modified adjusted gross income over a highincome ``threshold.''
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Method of information collection respondents response response annual burden
(mins.) (hours)
Personal Interview.............................. 128,000 1 30 64,000
Form........................................ 32,000 1 45 24,000
Totals.......................................... 160,000 88,000
II. SSA has submitted the information collections we list below to OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them within 30 days from the date of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than July 27, 2009. 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 email address.
1. Request for Internet ServicesAuthentication; Automated Telephone Speech TechnologyKnowledgeBased Authentication20 CFR 401.4509600596.
To verify identity, SSA requests individuals and third parties who seek personal information from SSA records, or register to participate in SSA's online business services, to provide certain identifying information. As an extra measure of protection, SSA asks requestors who use the Internet and telephone services to provide additional identifying information unique to those services so SSA can authenticate their identities before releasing personal information. The respondents are current beneficiaries who are requesting personal information from SSA and/or individuals or third parties who are registering for SSA's online business services.
Type of Request: Extension of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
Number of Frequency of burden per
Forms respondents response response Burden hours
(mins.)
Internet Requestors............................. 3,357,503 1 1\1/2\ 83,938
Telephone Requestors............................ 24,171,867 1 1\1/2\ 604,297
[[Page 30354]]
Totals...................................... 27,529,370 .............. .............. 688,235
2. Application for Special Benefits for World War II Veterans20 CFR 408, Subparts B, C and D09600615. Title VIII of the Social Security Act (Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans) allows a qualified World War II veteran who resides outside the United States to receive monthly payments. The regulations set out the requirements an individual needs to meet to qualify for and become entitled to Special Veterans Benefits (SVB). SSA uses Form SSA2000F6 to elicit the information necessary to determine entitlement to SVB. The respondents are individuals who are applying for SVB under Title VIII of the Social Security Act.
Note: This is a correction notice: SSA published this information collection with the incorrect burden information for this collection at 74 FR 18782, on April 24, 2009. We are correcting the error here.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Section No. respondents response response annual hour
(mins.) burden
Sec. 408.202(d); Sec. 408.210; Sec. 100 1 20 33 408.230(a); Sec. 408.305; Sec. Sec.
408.310.315 (SSA2000F6).....................
Sec. 408.420(a), (b).......................... 71 1 15 18
Sec. Sec. 408.430 & .432..................... 66 1 30 33
Sec. 408.435(a), (b), (c)..................... 71 1 15 18
Totals...................................... 308 .............. .............. 102
Dated: June 19, 2009.
John Biles,
Reports Clearance Officer, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E914916 Filed 62409; 8:45 am]
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