[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 59 (Thursday, March 26, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17155-17156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06277]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2020-0010]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
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 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions of OMB-approved information collections, and one 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 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 SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202-395-6974, Email address: [email protected].
(SSA), Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: [email protected].
Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2020-0010].
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 May
26, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by
writing to the above email address.
Notice to Electronic Information Exchange Partners To Provide
Contractor List--0960-NEW. The Federal standards Privacy Act of 1974;
E-Government Act of 2002; and the National Institute of Standard
Special Publications 800-53-4, require SSA to maintain oversight of the
information it provides to Electronic Information Exchange Partners
(EIEPs). EIEPs obtain SSA data for the administration of federally
funded and state-administered programs. SSA has a responsibility to
monitor and protect the personally identifiable information SSA shares
with other Federal and State agencies, and private organizations
through the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act, and the
Information Exchange Agreements (IEA). Under the terms of the State
Transmission Component IEA, and agency IEA, EIEPs agree to comply with
Electronic Information Exchange security requirements and procedures
for State and local Agencies exchanging electronic information with
SSA. SSA's Technical Systems Security Requirements document provides
all agencies using SSA data ensure SSA information is not processed;
maintained; transmitted; or stored in electronic devices; computers; or
computer networks located in geographic or virtual areas not subject to
U.S. law, or stored by means of a data communications channel. SSA
conducts tri-annual compliance reviews of all State and local agencies,
and Tribes with whom we have an IEA, to verify appropriate security
safeguards remain in place to protect the confidentiality of
information SSA supplies. SSA requires any organization with an
electronic data exchange agreement, to provide the SSA Regional Office
contact a current list of contractors, or agents, who have access to
SSA data upon request. SSA uses Form SSA-731, Notice to Electronic
Information Exchange Partners to Provide Contractor List to collect
this. The respondents are Federal agencies, and state, local, or tribal
agencies, who exchange electronic information with SSA.
Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-731........................................... 300 1 20 100 $18.00 * $1,800 **
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* We based this figure on average State, local and tribal government worker's salaries, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding these information collections would
be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days from the date of
this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive
them no later than April 27, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Continuing Disability Review Report--20 CFR 404.1589 & 416.989--
0960-0072. Sections 221(i), 1614(a)(3)(H)(ii)(I) and 1633(c)(1) of the
Social Security Act (Act) require SSA to periodically review the cases
of individuals who receive benefits under Title II or Title XVI, based
on disability, to determine if disability continues. SSA uses Form SSA-
454, Continuing Disability Review Report to complete the review for
continued disability. SSA
[[Page 17156]]
considers adults eligible for payment if they continue to be unable to
do substantial gainful activity because of their impairments; and we
consider Title XVI children eligible for payment if they have marked
and severe functional limitations due to their impairments. SSA also
uses Form SSA-454 to obtain information on sources of medical
treatment; participation in vocational rehabilitation programs (if
any); attempts to work (if any); and the opinions of individuals
regarding whether their conditions have improved. The respondents are
Title II or Title XVI disability recipients or their representatives.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
Estimated Average Average annual
Average total theoretical Total annual wait time opportunity
Modality of completion Number of Frequency burden per annual hourly cost opportunity in field cost for
respondents of response response burden amount cost (dollars) office wait time
(minutes) (hours) (dollars) * ** (minutes) (dollars)
*** **
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SSA-454-BK (Paper version)................... 270,500 1 60 270,500 * $10.22 ** $2,764,510 *** 24 ** $245
Electronic Disability Collect System (EDCS).. 270,500 1 60 270,500 * 10.22 ** 2,764,510 *** 24 ** 245
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals................................... 541,000 ........... ........... 541,000 ........... ** 5,529,020 ........... ** 490
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA's disability insurance payment data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information data.
2. Employer Reports of Special Wage Payments--20 CFR 404.428-
404.429--0960-0565. SSA collects information on the SSA-131 to prevent
earnings-related overpayments, and to avoid erroneous withholding of
benefits. SSA field offices and program service centers also use Form
SSA-131 for awards and post-entitlement events requiring special wage
payment verification from employers. While we need this information to
ensure the correct payment of benefits, we do not require employers to
respond. The respondents are large and small businesses that make
special wage payments to retirees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
Estimated Average Average annual
Average total theoretical Total annual wait time opportunity
Modality of completion Number of Frequency burden per annual hourly cost opportunity in field cost for
respondents of response response burden amount cost (dollars) office wait time
(minutes) (hours) (dollars) * ** (minutes) (dollars)
*** **
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paper Version: SSA-131 (without #6).......... 105,000 1 20 35,000 * $36.65 ** $1,282,750 *** 24 ** $880
Paper Version: SSA-131 (#6 only)............. 1,050 1 2 35 * 36.65 ** 1,283 *** 24 ** 880
Electronic Version: Business Services Online 26 1 5 2 * 36.65 ** 73 0 0
Special Wage Payments.......................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals................................... 106,076 ........... ........... 35,037 ........... ** 1,284,106 ........... ** 1,760
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* We based this figure on average Budget Analysts hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information data.
Dated: March 20, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-06277 Filed 3-25-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P