81 FR 76407 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 212 (November 2, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76407-76408]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26453]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2016-0053]


Agency Information Collection Activities: 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 and one extension of OMB-approved information 
collections.
    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-2016-0053].
    II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for 
clearance. Your comments regarding the 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 December 2, 2016. Individuals can obtain copies of the 
OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
    1. Request for Proof(s) from Custodian of Records--20 CFR 404.703, 
404.704, 404.720, 404.721, 404.723, 404.725, & 404.728--0960-0766. SSA 
sends Form SSA-L707, Request for Proof(s) from Custodian of Records, to 
records custodians on behalf of individuals who need help obtaining 
evidence of death, marriage, or divorce in connection with claims for 
benefits. SSA uses the information from the SSA-L707 to determine 
eligibility for benefits. The respondents are records custodians 
including statistics and religious entities, coroners, funeral 
directors, attending physicians, and State agencies.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of   Average burden   total annual
             Modality of completion                 respondents      response      per response       burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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State or Local Government.......................             501               1              10              84
Private Sector..................................              99               1              10              17
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    Totals......................................             600  ..............  ..............             101
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    2. Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security 
(PABSS)--20 CFR 435.51-435.52--0960-0768. The PABSS projects are part 
of Social Security's strategy to increase the number of Social Security 
Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
recipients who return to work and achieve financial independence and 
self-sufficiency as the result of receiving support, representation, 
advocacy, or other services. PABSS provides information and advice 
about obtaining vocational rehabilitation and employment services, and 
providing advocacy or other services a beneficiary with a disability 
may need to secure, maintain, or regain gainful employment. The PABSS 
Annual Program Performance Report collects statistical information from 
each of the PABSS projects in an effort to manage and capture program 
performance and quantitative data. Social Security uses the information 
to evaluate the efficacy of the program, and to ensure beneficiaries 
receive quality services. The project data is valuable to Social 
Security in its analysis of and future planning for the SSDI and SSI 
programs. The respondents are the 57 PABSS project sites, and 
recipients of SSDI and SSI programs.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of   Average burden   total annual
             Modality of completion                 respondents      response      per response       burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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PABSS Program Grantees..........................              57               1              60              57

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Beneficiaries...................................           8,284               1              30           4,142
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    Totals......................................           8,341  ..............  ..............           4,199
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    3. Methods for Conducting Personal Conferences When Waiver of 
Recovery of a Title II or Title XVI Overpayment Cannot Be Approved--20 
CFR 404.506(e)(3), 404.506(f)(8), 416.557(c)(3), and 416.557(d)(8)--
0960-0769. SSA conducts personal conferences when we cannot approve a 
waiver of recovery of a Title II or Title XVI overpayment. The Social 
Security Act (Act) and our regulatory citations require SSA to give 
overpaid Social Security beneficiaries and SSI recipients the right to 
request a waiver of recovery and automatically schedule a personal 
conference if we cannot approve their request for waiver of 
overpayment. We conduct these conferences face-to-face, via telephone, 
or through video teleconferences. Social Security beneficiaries and SSI 
recipients or their representatives may provide documents to 
demonstrate they are without fault in causing the overpayment and do 
not have the ability to repay the debt. They may submit these documents 
by completing Form SSA-632, Request for Waiver of Overpayment Recovery 
(OMB No. 0960-0037); Form SSA-795, Statement of Claimant or Other 
Person (OMB No. 0960-0045); or through a personal statement submitted 
by mail, telephone, personal contact, or other suitable method, such as 
fax or email. This information collection satisfies the requirements 
for request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment, and allows 
individuals to pursue further levels of administrative appeal via 
personal conference. Respondents are Social Security beneficiaries and 
SSI recipients or their representatives seeking reconsideration of an 
SSA waiver decision.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                                     Estimated
                                                     Number of     Frequency of   Average burden   total annual
             Modality of completion                 respondents      response      per response       burden
                                                                                     (minutes)        (hours)
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Title II, Personal Conference, 404.506(e)(3) and          19,663               1              30           9,832
 404-506(f)(8): Submittal of documents,
 additional mitigating financial information,
 and verifications for consideration at personal
 conferences....................................
Title XVI, Personal Conference, 416.557(c)(3)             56,464               1              30          28,232
 and 416-557(d)(8): Submittal of documents,
 additional mitigating financial information,
 and verifications at personal conferences......
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    Totals......................................          76,127  ..............  ..............          38,064
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    Dated: October 28, 2016.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-26453 Filed 11-1-16; 8:45 am]
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