82 FR 12878 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 43 (March 7, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 12878-12879] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-04355] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No: SSA-2017-0009] 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. 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-2017-0009]. I. The information collections below are pending at SSA. SSA will submit them 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 8, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by writing to the above email address. 1. Representative Payee Report-Adult, Representative Payee Report- Child, Representative Payee Report-Organizational Representative Payees--20 CFR 404.635, 404.2035, 404.2065, and 416.665--0960-0068. When SSA determines it is not in an Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient's best interest to receive Social Security payments directly, the agency will designate a representative payee for the recipient. The representative payee can be: (1) A family member; (2) a non-family member who is a private citizen and is acquainted with the beneficiary; (3) an organization; (4) a state or local government agency; or (5) a business. In the capacity of representative payee, the person or organization receives the SSA recipient's payments directly and manages these payments. As part of its stewardship mandate, SSA must ensure the representative payees are properly using the payments they receive for the recipients they represent. The agency annually collects the information necessary to make this assessment using the SSA-623, Representative Payee Report-Adult; SSA-6230, Representative Payee Report-Child; SSA-6234, Representative Payee Report-Organizational Representative Payees; and through the electronic internet application Internet Representative Payee Accounting (iRPA). The respondents are representative payees of OASDI and SSI recipients. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Estimated total Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden respondents response (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA-623............................. 2,812,662 1 15 703,166 SSA-6230............................ 2,968,986 1 15 742,247 SSA-6234............................ 719,684 1 15 179,921 iRPA*............................... 650,195 1 15 162,549 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals.......................... 7,151,527 ................. ................. 1,787,883 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * One Internet platform encompasses all three paper forms. 2. Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-Up Program Notices--20 CFR 404.452-404.455--0960-0369. SSA developed the Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program to improve beneficiary reporting on work and earnings during the year and earnings information at the end of the year. SSA may reduce benefits payable under the Social Security Act (Act) when an individual has wages or self-employment income exceeding the annual exempt amount. SSA identifies beneficiaries likely to receive more than the annual exempt amount, and requests more frequent estimates of earnings from them. When applicable, SSA also requests a future year estimate to reduce overpayments due to earnings. SSA sends letters (SSA-L9778, SSA-L9779, SSA-L9781, SSA-L9784, SSA-L9785, and SSA-L9790) to beneficiaries requesting earnings information the month prior to their attainment of full retirement age. We send each beneficiary a tailored letter that includes relevant earnings data from SSA records. The Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program helps to ensure Social Security payments are correct, and enables us to prevent earnings-related overpayments, and avoid erroneous withholding. The respondents are working Social Security beneficiaries with earnings over the exempt amount. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. [[Page 12879]] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Estimated total Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden respondents response (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA-L9778........................... 42,630 1 10 7,105 SSA-L9779........................... 158,865 1 10 26,478 SSA-L9781........................... 472,437 1 10 78,740 SSA-L9784........................... 1,270 1 10 212 SSA-L9785........................... 15,870 1 10 2,645 SSA-L9790........................... 45,000 1 10 7,500 rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Totals.......................... 736,072 ................. ................. 122,680 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Request for Social Security Earnings Information--20 CFR 401.100 and 404.810--0960-0525. The Social Security Act permits wage earners, or their authorized representatives, to request Social Security earnings information from SSA using Form SSA-7050-F4. SSA uses the information the respondent provides on Form SSA-7050-F4 to verify the wage earner has: (1) Earnings; (2) the right to access the correct Social Security Record; and (3) the right to request the earnings statement. If we verify all three items, SSA produces an Itemized Statement of Earnings (Form SSA-1826) and sends it to the requestor. Respondents are wage earners and their authorized representatives who are requesting Itemized Statement of Earnings records. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Estimated total Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden respondents response (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA-7050-F4..................... 66,800 1 11 12,247 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cost Burden: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type of respondent Annual cost ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-Certified Respondent................................ $2,211,105 Certified Respondent.................................... 1,601,656 --------------- Totals................................................ 3,812,761 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ II. SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for clearance. Your comments regarding the information collection 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 6, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB clearance package by writing to [email protected]. Questionnaire About Employment or Self-Employment Outside the United States--20 CFR 404.401(b)(1), 404.415 & 404.417--0960-0050. When a Social Security beneficiary or claimant reports work outside the United States (U.S.), SSA uses Form SSA-7163 to determine if foreign work deductions are applicable. Specifically, SSA uses Form SSA-7163 to determine: (1) Whether work the beneficiaries performed outside the United States (U.S.) is cause for deductions from their monthly benefits; (2) which of two work tests (foreign or regular test) is applicable; and (3) the number of months, if any, for SSA-imposed deductions. SSA determines whether the annual earnings test applies to all earnings from work covered by the Social Security Act, including earnings from covered work performed outside the U.S. However, because of the differences in foreign currency values, it is administratively impractical to apply this test to earnings from non-covered work performed outside the U.S. and base it on U.S. dollars. Accordingly, the 45-hour work test provides for deductions from the benefits of employees under full retirement age who engage in non-covered remunerative activity for more than 45 hours in a calendar month. SSA asks beneficiaries working outside the U.S. to complete this form annually or every other year (depending on the country of residence). Respondents are beneficiaries or claimants for Social Security benefits who are engaged in work outside the United States. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Estimated total Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden respondents response (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA-7163........................ 20,000 1 12 4,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: March 2, 2017. Naomi R. Sipple, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. 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For the Commission, by the Division of recommendations on the information determines it is not in an Old Age,
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer Survivors, and Disability Insurance
authority.97 and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at (OASDI) or Supplemental Security
Eduardo A. Aleman, the following addresses or fax numbers. Income (SSI) recipient’s best interest to
Assistant Secretary. receive Social Security payments
(OMB)
[FR Doc. 2017–04352 Filed 3–6–17; 8:45 am] directly, the agency will designate a
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Office of Management and Budget, representative payee for the recipient.
Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 202– The representative payee can be: (1) A
395–6974, Email address: OIRA_ family member; (2) a non-family
Submission@omb.eop.gov member who is a private citizen and is
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(SSA) acquainted with the beneficiary; (3) an
[Docket No: SSA–2017–0009] organization; (4) a state or local
Social Security Administration,
government agency; or (5) a business. In
Agency Information Collection OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance Director,
the capacity of representative payee, the
Activities: Proposed Request and 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security
person or organization receives the SSA
Comment Request Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410–
recipient’s payments directly and
966–2830, Email address:
The Social Security Administration manages these payments. As part of its
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. Or you
(SSA) publishes a list of information stewardship mandate, SSA must ensure
may submit your comments online
collection packages requiring clearance the representative payees are properly
through www.regulations.gov,
by the Office of Management and using the payments they receive for the
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
Budget (OMB) in compliance with recipients they represent. The agency
2017–0009].
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork I. The information collections below annually collects the information
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October are pending at SSA. SSA will submit necessary to make this assessment using
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions them to OMB within 60 days from the the SSA–623, Representative Payee
of OMB-approved information date of this notice. To be sure we Report-Adult; SSA–6230,
collections. consider your comments, we must Representative Payee Report-Child;
SSA is soliciting comments on the receive them no later than May 8, 2017. SSA–6234, Representative Payee
accuracy of the agency’s burden Individuals can obtain copies of the Report-Organizational Representative
estimate; the need for the information; collection instruments by writing to the Payees; and through the electronic
its practical utility; ways to enhance its above email address. internet application Internet
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to 1. Representative Payee Report-Adult, Representative Payee Accounting
minimize burden on respondents, Representative Payee Report-Child, (iRPA). The respondents are
including the use of automated Representative Payee Report- representative payees of OASDI and SSI
collection techniques or other forms of Organizational Representative Payees— recipients.
information technology. Mail, email, or 20 CFR 404.635, 404.2035, 404.2065, Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
fax your comments and and 416.665—0960–0068. When SSA approved information collection.
Average burden Estimated total
Number of Frequency of
Modality of completion per response annual burden
respondents esponse (minutes) (hours)
SSA–623 .................................................................................. 2,812,662 1 15 703,166
SSA–6230 ................................................................................ 2,968,986 1 15 742,247
SSA–6234 ................................................................................ 719,684 1 15 179,921
iRPA* ....................................................................................... 650,195 1 15 162,549
Totals ................................................................................ 7,151,527 .............................. .............................. 1,787,883
* One Internet platform encompasses all three paper forms.
2. Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail beneficiaries likely to receive more than relevant earnings data from SSA
Follow-Up Program Notices—20 CFR the annual exempt amount, and requests records. The Annual Earnings Test
404.452–404.455—0960–0369. SSA more frequent estimates of earnings Direct Mail Follow-up Program helps to
developed the Annual Earnings Test from them. When applicable, SSA also ensure Social Security payments are
Direct Mail Follow-up Program to requests a future year estimate to reduce correct, and enables us to prevent
improve beneficiary reporting on work overpayments due to earnings. SSA earnings-related overpayments, and
and earnings during the year and sends letters (SSA–L9778, SSA–L9779, avoid erroneous withholding. The
earnings information at the end of the SSA–L9781, SSA–L9784, SSA–L9785, respondents are working Social Security
year. SSA may reduce benefits payable and SSA–L9790) to beneficiaries beneficiaries with earnings over the
under the Social Security Act (Act) requesting earnings information the exempt amount.
when an individual has wages or self- month prior to their attainment of full
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
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employment income exceeding the retirement age. We send each
annual exempt amount. SSA identifies beneficiary a tailored letter that includes approved information collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per
Modality of completion total annual
respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
SSA–L9778 .............................................................................. 42,630 1 10 7,105
SSA–L9779 .............................................................................. 158,865 1 10 26,478
SSA–L9781 .............................................................................. 472,437 1 10 78,740
SSA–L9784 .............................................................................. 1,270 1 10 212
SSA–L9785 .............................................................................. 15,870 1 10 2,645
SSA–L9790 .............................................................................. 45,000 1 10 7,500
Totals ................................................................................ 736,072 .............................. .............................. 122,680
3. Request for Social Security respondent provides on Form SSA– to the requestor. Respondents are wage
Earnings Information—20 CFR 401.100 7050–F4 to verify the wage earner has: earners and their authorized
and 404.810—0960–0525. The Social (1) Earnings; (2) the right to access the representatives who are requesting
Security Act permits wage earners, or correct Social Security Record; and (3) Itemized Statement of Earnings records.
their authorized representatives, to the right to request the earnings Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
request Social Security earnings statement. If we verify all three items,
approved information collection.
information from SSA using Form SSA– SSA produces an Itemized Statement of
7050–F4. SSA uses the information the Earnings (Form SSA–1826) and sends it
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per
Modality of completion total annual
respondents response response burden (hours)
(minutes)
SSA–7050–F4 .......................................................................... 66,800 1 11 12,247
Cost Burden: Questionnaire About Employment or performed outside the U.S. However,
Self-Employment Outside the United because of the differences in foreign
Type of respondent Annual cost States—20 CFR 404.401(b)(1), 404.415 & currency values, it is administratively
404.417—0960–0050. When a Social impractical to apply this test to earnings
Non-Certified Respondent .... $2,211,105 Security beneficiary or claimant reports from non-covered work performed
Certified Respondent ............ 1,601,656 work outside the United States (U.S.), outside the U.S. and base it on U.S.
SSA uses Form SSA–7163 to determine dollars. Accordingly, the 45-hour work
Totals ................................ 3,812,761
if foreign work deductions are test provides for deductions from the
applicable. Specifically, SSA uses Form benefits of employees under full
II. SSA submitted the information SSA–7163 to determine: (1) Whether retirement age who engage in non-
collection below to OMB for clearance. work the beneficiaries performed covered remunerative activity for more
Your comments regarding the outside the United States (U.S.) is cause than 45 hours in a calendar month. SSA
information collection would be most for deductions from their monthly asks beneficiaries working outside the
useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 benefits; (2) which of two work tests U.S. to complete this form annually or
days from the date of this publication. (foreign or regular test) is applicable; every other year (depending on the
To be sure we consider your comments, and (3) the number of months, if any, for country of residence). Respondents are
we must receive them no later than SSA-imposed deductions. SSA beneficiaries or claimants for Social
April 6, 2017. Individuals can obtain determines whether the annual earnings Security benefits who are engaged in
copies of the OMB clearance package by test applies to all earnings from work work outside the United States.
writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ covered by the Social Security Act, Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
ssa.gov. including earnings from covered work approved information collection.
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
SSA–7163 ................................................................................ 20,000 1 12 4,000
Dated: March 2, 2017. DEPARTMENT OF STATE offices of ABS Consulting, 1525 Wilson
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
Naomi R. Sipple, Boulevard, Suite 625, Arlington,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security [Public Notice 9909] Virginia 22209. The primary purpose of
Administration. the meeting is to prepare for the forty-
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