82 FR 22173 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 91 (May 12, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 91 (May 12, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 91 (Friday, May 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 22173-22179] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09687] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No: SSA-2017-0024] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of information [[Page 22174]] 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 a new information request and 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-2017-0024]. 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 July 11, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by writing to the above email address. 1. BBA 826 PRA 60-day Federal Register Notice (first notice) myWageReport--0960-NEW. Overview SSA is creating a new electronic wage reporting application, myWageReport. Background Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries receive payments based on their ability to engage in substantial gainful activity because of a physical or mental condition. SSA requires SSDI beneficiaries or their representative payees to report when beneficiaries return to work, when their amount of work increases, or when their earnings increase. Currently, SSDI beneficiaries can call our 800 number; visit a local field office (FO); or mail paystubs and earnings to their local field offices to report this information. Section 826 of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2015, Public Law 114-74, requires SSA to offer SSDI beneficiaries the same electronic/ automated receipt wage reporting methods available to Supplemental Security Income recipients, including the Internet. Accordingly, we are creating a new Internet reporting system for this purpose, myWageReport. myWageReport The myWageReport application will enable SSDI beneficiaries and representative payees to report earnings electronically. It will also generate a receipt for the beneficiary and/or representative payee, thus providing confirmation that SSA has received the earnings report. SSA will screen the information submitted through the myWageReport application and will determine if we need additional employment information. If so, agency personnel will reach out to beneficiaries or their representative payees and will use Form SSA-821, Work Activity Report (0960-0059), to collect the additional required information. The respondents for this collection are SSDI recipients or their representative payees. Type of Request: New Information Collection Request. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frequency of Average burden Estimated total Modality of completion Number of response (per per response annual burden respondents annum) (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- myWageReporting............................. 54,000 1 7 6,300 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Marital Relationship Questionnaire--20 CFR 416.1826--0960-0460. SSA uses Form SSA-4178, Marital Relationship Questionnaire, to determine if unrelated individuals of the opposite sex who live together are misrepresenting themselves as husband and wife. SSA needs this information to determine whether we are making correct payments to couples and individuals applying for or currently receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The respondents are applicants for and recipients of SSI payments. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Estimated Number of Frequency of burden per total annual Modality of completion respondents response response burden (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MSSICS.......................................... 1,275 1 5 106 SSA-4178........................................ 3,825 1 5 319 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 5,100 .............. .............. 425 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Social Security Benefits Application--20 CFR 404.310-404.311, 404.315-404.322, 404.330-404.333, 404.601-404.603, and 404.1501- 404.1512--0960-0618. Title II of the Social Security Act (Act) provides retirement, survivors, and disability benefits to members of the public who meet the required eligibility criteria and file the appropriate application. This collection comprises the various application methods for each type of benefits. SSA uses the information we gather through the multiple information collection tools in this information collection request to determine applicants' eligibility for specific Social Security benefits, as well as the amount [[Page 22175]] of the benefits. Individuals filing for disability benefits can, and in some instances SSA may require them to, file applications under both Title II, Social Security disability benefits, and Title XVI, SSI payments. We refer to disability applications filed under both titles as ``concurrent applications.'' This collection comprises the various application methods for each type of benefits. These methods include the following modalities: Paper forms (Forms SSA-1, SSA-2, and SSA-16); Modernized Claims System (MCS) screens for in-person interview applications; and Internet-based iClaim and iAppointment applications. SSA uses the information we collect through these modalities to determine: (1) The applicants' eligibility for the above-mentioned Social Security benefits and (2) the amount of the benefits. The respondents are applicants for retirement, survivors, and disability benefits under Title II of the Act. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Estimated Number of Frequency of burden per total annual Modality of completion respondents response response burden (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper version/SSA-1............................. 1811 1 11 332 Interview/MCS................................... 1,438,058 1 10 239,676 Medicare Only SSA-1 Paper form (abbreviate)..... 173 1 7 20 Medicare Only--Interview/MCS.................... 204,380 1 7 23,844 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 1,644,422 .............. .............. 263,872 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA-2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper version/SSA-2............................. 972 1 15 243 Interview/MCS................................... 447,610 1 14 104,442 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 448,582 .............. .............. 104,685 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA-16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Paper version/SSA-16............................ 40,346 1 20 13,449 Interview/MCS................................... 1,159,121 1 19 367,055 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 1,199,467 .............. .............. 380,504 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iClaim ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iClaim 3rd Party................................ 350,519 1 15 87,630 iClaim Applicant after 3rd Party Completion..... 350,519 1 5 29,210 First Party iClaim--Domestic Applicant.......... 2,283,301 1 15 570,825 First Party iClaim--Foreign Applicant........... 11,373 1 18 3,412 Medicare-only iClaim............................ 797,709 1 10 132,952 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 3,793,421 .............. .............. 824,029 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iAppointment Burden Information ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iAppointment.................................... 17,621 1 10 2,937 --------------------------------------------------------------- Grand Total............................. 7,103,513 .............. .............. 1,576,027 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Medical Source Statement of Ability To Do Work Related Activities (Physical and Mental)--20 CFR 404.1512-404.1513, 416.912- 416.913, 404.1517, and 416.917--0960-0662. In some instances when a claimant appeals a denied disability claim, SSA may ask the claimant to have a consultative examination, at the agency's expense, if the claimant's medical sources cannot or will not give the agency sufficient evidence to determine whether the claimant is disabled. The medical providers who perform these consultative examinations provide a statement about the claimant's state of disability. Specifically, these medical source statements determine the work-related capabilities of these claimants. SSA collects the medical data on the HA-1151 and HA- 1152 to assess the work-related physical and mental capabilities of claimants who appeal SSA's previous determination on their issue of disability. The respondents are medical sources who provide reports based either on existing medical evidence or on consultative examinations. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Estimated Number of Frequency of burden per total annual Modality of completion respondents response response burden (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HA-1151......................................... 5,000 30 15 37,500 [[Page 22176]] HA-1152......................................... 5,000 30 15 37,500 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 10,000 .............. .............. 75,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Social Security's Public Credentialing and Authentication Process--20 CFR 401.45 and 402--0960-0789. Background Authentication is the foundation for secure, online transactions. Identity authentication is the process of determining, with confidence, that someone is who he or she claims to be during a remote, automated session. It comprises three distinct factors: something you know; something you have; and something you are. Single-factor authentication uses one of the factors, and multi-factor authentication uses two or more of the factors. SSA's Public Credentialing and Authentication Process SSA offers consistent authentication across SSA's secured online services. We allow our users to request and maintain only one User ID, consisting of a self-selected username and password, to access multiple Social Security electronic services. Designed in accordance with the OMB Memorandum M-04-04 and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-63, this process provides the means of authenticating users of our secured electronic services and streamlines access to those services. SSA's public credentialing and authentication process:Issues a single User ID to anyone who wants to do business with the agency and meets the eligibility criteria; Partners with an external Identity Services Provider (ISP) to help us verify the identity of our online customers; Complies with relevant standards; Offers access to some of SSA's heaviest, but more sensitive, workloads online while providing a high level of confidence in the identity of the person requesting access to these services; Offers an in-person process for those who are uncomfortable with or unable to use the Internet process; Balances security with ease of use; and Provides a user-friendly way for the public to conduct extended business with us online instead of visiting local servicing offices or requesting information over the phone. Individuals have real-time access to their Social Security information in a safe and secure web environment. Public Credentialing and Authentication Process Features We collect and maintain the users' personally identifiable information (PII) in our Central Repository of Electronic Authentication Data Master File Privacy Act system of records, which we published in the Federal Register (75 FR 79065). The PII may include the users' name; address; date of birth; Social Security number (SSN); phone number; and other types of identity information [e.g., address information of persons from the W-2 and Schedule Self Employed forms we receive electronically for our programmatic purposes as permitted by 26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(1)(A)]. We may also collect knowledge-based authentication data, which is information users establish with us or that we already maintain in our existing Privacy Act systems of records. We retain the data necessary to administer and maintain our e- Authentication infrastructure. This includes management and profile information, such as blocked accounts; failed access data; effective date of passwords; and other data allowing us to evaluate the system's effectiveness. The data we maintain also may include archived transaction data and historical data. We use the information from this collection to identity proof and authenticate our users online, and to allow them access to their personal information from our records. We also use this information to provide second factor authentication. We are committed to expanding and improving this process so we can grant access to additional online services in the future. Offering online services is not only an important part of meeting SSA's goals, but is vital to good public service. In increasing numbers, the public expects to conduct complex business over the Internet. Ensuring SSA's online services are both secure and user friendly is our priority. With the limited data we have, it is difficult for SSA to meet the OMB and NIST authentication guidelines for identity proofing the public. Therefore, we awarded a competitively bid contract to an ISP, Equifax, to help us verify the identity of our online customers. We use this ISP, in addition to our other authentication methods, to help us prove, or verify, the identity of our customers when they are completing online or electronic transactions with us. Social Security's Authentication Strategy We remain committed to enhancing our online services using authentication processes that balance usability and security. We will continue to research and develop new authentication tools while monitoring the emerging threats. The following are key components of our authentication strategy: Enrollment and Identity Verification--Individuals who meet the following eligibility requirements may enroll: [cir] Must have a valid email address; [cir] Must have a valid SSN; [cir] Must have a domestic address of record (includes military addresses); and [cir] Must be at least 18 years of age. We collect identifying data and use SSA and ISP records to verify an individual's identity. Individuals have the option of obtaining an enhanced, stronger, User ID by providing certain financial information (e.g., Medicare wages, self-employed earnings, or the last eight digits of a credit card number) for verification. We also ask individuals to answer out-of-wallet questions so we can further verify their identities. Individuals who are unable to complete the process online can present identification at a field office to obtain a User ID. Establishing the User Profile--The individual self-selects a username and password, both of which can be of variable length and alphanumeric. We provide a password strength indicator to help the individual select a strong password. We also ask the individual to choose challenge questions for use in restoring a lost or forgotten username or password. Provide a Second Factor--We ask the individual to provide a text message enabled cell phone number or an email [[Page 22177]] address. We consider the cell phone number or email address the second factor of authentication. We send a security code to the individual's selected second factor. We require the individual to confirm its receipt by entering the security code online. Subsequently, each time the individual attempts to sign in to his or her online account, we will also send a message with a one-time security code to the individual's selected second factor. The individual must enter the security code along with his or her username and password. The code is valid for only 10 minutes. If the individual does not enter the code within 10 minutes, the code expires, and the individual must request another code. Enhancing the User ID--If individuals opt to enhance or upgrade their User IDs, they must provide certain financial information for verification. We mail a one time-use upgrade code to the individual's verified residential address. When the individual receives the upgrade code in the mail, he or she can enter this code online to enhance the security of the account. With extra security, we continue to require the individuals to sing in using their username, password, and a one time security code we send to their second factor email address or cell phone number (whichever the users listed in their account). Sign in and Use--Our authentication process provides an individual with a User ID for access to our sensitive online Social Security services. Second factor authentication requires the individual to sign in with a username, password, and a one-time security code sent to the individual's selected second factor. SSA expanded its existing capabilities to require second factor authentication for every online sign in. We also allow for maintenance of the second factor options. An individual who forgets the password can reset it automatically without contacting SSA. Social Security's Enrollment Process The enrollment process is a one-time only activity. SSA requires the individuals to agree to the ``Terms of Service'' detailed on our Web site before we allow them to begin the enrollment process. The ``Terms of Service'' inform the individuals what we will and will not do with their personal information, and the privacy and security protections we provide on all data we collect. These terms also detail the consequences of misusing this service. To verify the individual's identity, we ask the individual to give us minimal personal information, which may include: Name; SSN; Date of birth; Address--mailing and residential; Telephone number; Email address; Financial information; Cell phone number; and Selecting and answering password reset questions. We send a subset of this information to the ISP, who then generates a series of out-of-wallet questions back to the individual. The individual must answer all or most of the questions correctly before continuing in the process. The exact questions generated are unique to each individual. This collection of information, or a subset of it, is mandatory for respondents who want to do business with SSA via the Internet. We collect this information via the Internet, on SSA's public-facing Web site. We also offer an in-person identification verification process for individuals who cannot, or are not willing, to register online. For this process, the individual must go to a local SSA field office and provide identifying information. We do not ask for financial information with the in-person process. We only collect the identity verification information one time, when the individual registers for a credential. We ask for the User ID (username and password) every time an individual signs in to our automated services. If individuals opt for the enhanced or upgraded account, they also receive a text message on their cell phones (this serves as the second factor for authentication) each time they sign in. The respondents are individuals who choose to use the Internet or Automated Telephone Response System to conduct business with SSA. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Estimated Number of Frequency of burden per total annual Modality of completion respondents response response burden (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Internet Requestors............................. 52,698,441 1 8 7,026,459 In-Person (Intranet) Requestors................. 3,407,319 1 8 454,309 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 56,105,760 .............. .............. 7,480,768 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 12, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected]. 1. Marriage Certification--20 CFR 404.725--0960-0009. Sections 202(b) and 202(c) of the Act stipulate that every spouse of an individual entitled to Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits is entitled to a spouse benefit if the wife or husband, in addition to meeting the entitlement requirements, meets the relationship criteria in Section 216(h)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act. SSA uses Form SSA-3 to determine if a spouse claimant has the necessary relationship to the Social Security number holder (i.e., the worker) to qualify for the worker's OASDI benefits. The respondents are applicants for spouse's OASDI benefits. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Estimated Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA-3....................................... 180,000 1 5 15,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 22178]] 2. 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 OASDI or 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 Estimated Number of Frequency of burden per total annual Modality of completion respondents response response burden (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. 3. 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 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Estimated Number of Frequency of burden per total annual Modality of completion respondents response response burden (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 --------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................................... 736,072 .............. .............. 122,680 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Letter to Landlord Requesting Rental Information--20 CFR 416.1130(b)--0960-0454. SSA uses Form SSA-L5061 to obtain rental subsidy information, which enables SSA to determine and verify an income value for such subsidies. SSA uses this income value as part of determining eligibility for SSI and the correct amount of SSI payable to the claimant. SSA bases an individual's eligibility for SSI payments, in part, on the amount of countable income the individual receives. Income includes in-kind support and maintenance in the form of room or rent, such as a subsidized rental arrangement. SSA requires claimants to assist in obtaining this information to prevent a delay or overpayment with their SSI payments. We collect this information only if the SSI applicant or recipient is the parent or child of the landlord (respondent). For most respondents, we collect this information once per year or less, via telephone or face-to-face personal interview. The claims representative records the information in our Modernized SSI Claims System (MSSICS), and we require verbal attestation in lieu of a wet signature. However, if the claims representative is unable to contact the respondent via the telephone or face-to-face, we print and mail a paper form to the respondent for completion. The respondent completes, signs, and returns the form to the claims representative. Upon receipt, the claims representative documents the information in MSSICS or, for non-MSSICS cases, faxes the form into the appropriate electronic folder and shreds [[Page 22179]] the paper form. The respondents are landlords related to the SSI beneficiaries as a parent or child. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average burden Estimated Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SSA-L5061................................... 72,000 1 10 12,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Request for Social Security Earnings Information--20 CFR 401.100 and 404.810--0960-0525. The 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 Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual respondents response (minutes) burden (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 ------------ Total.................................................. $3,812,761 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Request for Evidence from Doctor and Request for Evidence from Hospital--20 CFR 404 Subpart P and 20 CFR 416 Subpart I--0960-0722. Sections 223(d)(5) and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i) of the Act require claimants to furnish medical evidence of their disability when filing a disability claim. SSA uses Forms HA-66 and HA-67 to request evidence from medical sources, which claimants identify as having information relative to their impairments, or ability to do work-related activities. In addition to accepting manual paper responses, SSA sends a barcode with the HA-66 and HA-67, allowing respondents to fax the information directly into the electronic claims folder rather than submitting it manually. SSA uses the information to determine eligibility for benefits, and to pay medical sources for furnishing the information. The respondents are medical sources, doctors, and hospitals that evaluate the claimants. This is a correction notice: When we published the first Federal Register Notice on February 28, 2017 at 82 FR 12159, it did not include the accurate number of responses. We are correcting this by publishing the number of responses in a separate column in the chart below. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Estimated Number of Frequency of Number of burden per total annual Modality of completion respondents response responses response burden (minutes) (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HA-66--Paper Version............ 3,060 22 67,320 15 16,830 HA-66--Electronic Version....... 8,940 22 196,680 15 49,170 HA-67--Paper Version............ 3,060 22 67,320 15 16,830 HA-67--Electronic Version....... 8,940 22 196,680 15 49,170 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals...................... 24,000 .............. 528,000 .............. 132,000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dated: May 9, 2017. Naomi R. 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basis and by subjecting companies to listed for a maximum of 12 months from the filing
due date of a delayed periodic report, while current (SSA) publishes a list of information
10 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). rules give the Exchange the discretion to continue
11 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). the listing for a period of up to 18 months. 13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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collection packages requiring clearance Or you may submit your comments paystubs and earnings to their local
by the Office of Management and online through www.regulations.gov, field offices to report this information.
Budget (OMB) in compliance with referencing Docket ID Number [SSA– Section 826 of the Bipartisan Budget
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork 2017–0024]. Act (BBA) of 2015, Public Law 114–74,
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October I. The information collections below requires SSA to offer SSDI beneficiaries
1, 1995. This notice includes a new are pending at SSA. SSA will submit the same electronic/automated receipt
information request and revisions of them to OMB within 60 days from the wage reporting methods available to
OMB-approved information collections. date of this notice. To be sure we Supplemental Security Income
SSA is soliciting comments on the consider your comments, we must recipients, including the Internet.
accuracy of the agency’s burden receive them no later than July 11, 2017. Accordingly, we are creating a new
estimate; the need for the information; Individuals can obtain copies of the Internet reporting system for this
its practical utility; ways to enhance its collection instruments by writing to the purpose, myWageReport.
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to above email address. myWageReport
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated 1. BBA 826 The myWageReport application will
collection techniques or other forms of PRA 60-day Federal Register Notice enable SSDI beneficiaries and
information technology. Mail, email, or (first notice) representative payees to report earnings
fax your comments and electronically. It will also generate a
myWageReport—0960–NEW. receipt for the beneficiary and/or
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer Overview representative payee, thus providing
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at confirmation that SSA has received the
the following addresses or fax numbers. SSA is creating a new electronic wage earnings report.
reporting application, myWageReport. SSA will screen the information
(OMB)
Background submitted through the myWageReport
Office of Management and Budget
application and will determine if we
Attn: Desk Officer for SSA Social Security Disability Insurance need additional employment
Fax: 202–395–6974 (SSDI) beneficiaries receive payments information. If so, agency personnel will
Email address: OIRA_Submission@ based on their ability to engage in reach out to beneficiaries or their
omb.eop.gov substantial gainful activity because of a representative payees and will use Form
(SSA) physical or mental condition. SSA SSA–821, Work Activity Report (0960–
Social Security Administration, OLCA, requires SSDI beneficiaries or their 0059), to collect the additional required
Attn: Reports Clearance Director, 3100 representative payees to report when information.
West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., beneficiaries return to work, when their The respondents for this collection
Baltimore, MD 21235. amount of work increases, or when their are SSDI recipients or their
Fax: 410–966–2830. earnings increase. Currently, SSDI representative payees.
Email address: OR.Reports.Clearance@ beneficiaries can call our 800 number; Type of Request: New Information
ssa.gov. visit a local field office (FO); or mail Collection Request.
Average
Frequency of Estimated total
Number of burden per
Modality of completion response annual burden
respondents response
(per annum) (hours)
(minutes)
myWageReporting ........................................................................................... 54,000 1 7 6,300
2. Marital Relationship misrepresenting themselves as husband Income (SSI) payments. The
Questionnaire—20 CFR 416.1826— and wife. SSA needs this information to respondents are applicants for and
0960–0460. SSA uses Form SSA–4178, determine whether we are making recipients of SSI payments.
Marital Relationship Questionnaire, to correct payments to couples and Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
determine if unrelated individuals of individuals applying for or currently approved information collection.
the opposite sex who live together are receiving Supplemental Security
Average Estimated total
Number of Frequency of burden per
Modality of completion annual burden
respondents response response (hours)
(minutes)
MSSICS ........................................................................................................... 1,275 1 5 106
SSA–4178 ........................................................................................................ 3,825 1 5 319
Totals ........................................................................................................ 5,100 ........................ ........................ 425
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3. Social Security Benefits retirement, survivors, and disability benefits. SSA uses the information we
Application—20 CFR 404.310–404.311, benefits to members of the public who gather through the multiple information
404.315–404.322, 404.330–404.333, meet the required eligibility criteria and collection tools in this information
404.601–404.603, and 404.1501– file the appropriate application. This collection request to determine
404.1512—0960–0618. Title II of the collection comprises the various applicants’ eligibility for specific Social
Social Security Act (Act) provides application methods for each type of Security benefits, as well as the amount
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Average Estimated total
Number of Frequency of burden per
Modality of completion annual burden
respondents response response (hours)
(minutes)
HA–1152 .......................................................................................................... 5,000 30 15 37,500
Totals ........................................................................................................ 10,000 ........................ ........................ 75,000
5. Social Security’s Public have real-time access to their Social identity proofing the public. Therefore,
Credentialing and Authentication Security information in a safe and we awarded a competitively bid
Process—20 CFR 401.45 and 402— secure web environment. contract to an ISP, Equifax, to help us
0960–0789. verify the identity of our online
Public Credentialing and
customers. We use this ISP, in addition
Background Authentication Process Features
to our other authentication methods, to
Authentication is the foundation for We collect and maintain the users’ help us prove, or verify, the identity of
secure, online transactions. Identity personally identifiable information (PII) our customers when they are
authentication is the process of in our Central Repository of Electronic completing online or electronic
determining, with confidence, that Authentication Data Master File Privacy transactions with us.
someone is who he or she claims to be Act system of records, which we
during a remote, automated session. It published in the Federal Register (75 Social Security’s Authentication
comprises three distinct factors: FR 79065). The PII may include the Strategy
something you know; something you users’ name; address; date of birth; We remain committed to enhancing
have; and something you are. Single- Social Security number (SSN); phone our online services using authentication
factor authentication uses one of the number; and other types of identity processes that balance usability and
factors, and multi-factor authentication information [e.g., address information of security. We will continue to research
uses two or more of the factors. persons from the W–2 and Schedule and develop new authentication tools
SSA’s Public Credentialing and Self Employed forms we receive while monitoring the emerging threats.
Authentication Process electronically for our programmatic The following are key components of
purposes as permitted by 26 U.S.C. our authentication strategy:
SSA offers consistent authentication 6103(l)(1)(A)]. We may also collect • Enrollment and Identity
across SSA’s secured online services. knowledge-based authentication data, Verification—Individuals who meet the
We allow our users to request and which is information users establish following eligibility requirements may
maintain only one User ID, consisting of with us or that we already maintain in enroll:
a self-selected username and password, our existing Privacy Act systems of Æ Must have a valid email address;
to access multiple Social Security records. Æ Must have a valid SSN;
electronic services. Designed in We retain the data necessary to Æ Must have a domestic address of
accordance with the OMB administer and maintain our e- record (includes military addresses);
Memorandum M–04–04 and the Authentication infrastructure. This and
National Institute of Standards and includes management and profile Æ Must be at least 18 years of age.
Technology (NIST) Special Publication information, such as blocked accounts; We collect identifying data and use
800–63, this process provides the means failed access data; effective date of SSA and ISP records to verify an
of authenticating users of our secured passwords; and other data allowing us individual’s identity. Individuals have
electronic services and streamlines to evaluate the system’s effectiveness. the option of obtaining an enhanced,
access to those services. The data we maintain also may include stronger, User ID by providing certain
SSA’s public credentialing and financial information (e.g., Medicare
archived transaction data and historical
authentication process: wages, self-employed earnings, or the
data.
• Issues a single User ID to anyone
We use the information from this last eight digits of a credit card number)
who wants to do business with the
collection to identity proof and for verification. We also ask individuals
agency and meets the eligibility criteria;
• Partners with an external Identity authenticate our users online, and to to answer out-of-wallet questions so we
Services Provider (ISP) to help us verify allow them access to their personal can further verify their identities.
the identity of our online customers; information from our records. We also Individuals who are unable to complete
• Complies with relevant standards; use this information to provide second the process online can present
• Offers access to some of SSA’s factor authentication. We are committed identification at a field office to obtain
heaviest, but more sensitive, workloads to expanding and improving this a User ID.
online while providing a high level of process so we can grant access to • Establishing the User Profile—The
confidence in the identity of the person additional online services in the future. individual self-selects a username and
requesting access to these services; Offering online services is not only an password, both of which can be of
• Offers an in-person process for important part of meeting SSA’s goals, variable length and alphanumeric. We
those who are uncomfortable with or but is vital to good public service. In provide a password strength indicator to
unable to use the Internet process; increasing numbers, the public expects help the individual select a strong
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• Balances security with ease of use; to conduct complex business over the password. We also ask the individual to
and Internet. Ensuring SSA’s online services choose challenge questions for use in
• Provides a user-friendly way for the are both secure and user friendly is our restoring a lost or forgotten username or
public to conduct extended business priority. password.
with us online instead of visiting local With the limited data we have, it is • Provide a Second Factor—We ask
servicing offices or requesting difficult for SSA to meet the OMB and the individual to provide a text message
information over the phone. Individuals NIST authentication guidelines for enabled cell phone number or an email
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the paper form. The respondents are Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
landlords related to the SSI beneficiaries approved information collection.
as a parent or child.
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents of response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
SSA–L5061 ...................................................................................................... 72,000 1 10 12,000
5. 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 Act (1) Earnings; (2) the right to access the representatives who are requesting
permits wage earners, or their correct Social Security Record; and (3) Itemized Statement of Earnings records.
authorized representatives, to request the right to request the earnings Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
Social Security earnings information statement. If we verify all three items,
approved information collection.
from SSA using Form SSA–7050–F4. SSA produces an Itemized Statement of
SSA uses the information the Earnings (Form SSA–1826) and sends it
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents of response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
SSA–7050–F4 .................................................................................................. 66,800 1 11 12,247
Cost Burden: medical evidence of their disability furnishing the information. The
when filing a disability claim. SSA uses respondents are medical sources,
Type of respondent Annual cost Forms HA–66 and HA–67 to request doctors, and hospitals that evaluate the
evidence from medical sources, which claimants.
Non-Certified Respondent ........ $2,211,105 claimants identify as having information
Certified Respondent ................ 1,601,656 relative to their impairments, or ability This is a correction notice: When we
published the first Federal Register
to do work-related activities. In addition
Total ................................... $3,812,761 to accepting manual paper responses, Notice on February 28, 2017 at 82 FR
12159, it did not include the accurate
SSA sends a barcode with the HA–66
6. Request for Evidence from Doctor number of responses. We are correcting
and HA–67, allowing respondents to fax
and Request for Evidence from the information directly into the this by publishing the number of
Hospital—20 CFR 404 Subpart P and 20 electronic claims folder rather than responses in a separate column in the
CFR 416 Subpart I—0960–0722. submitting it manually. SSA uses the chart below.
Sections 223(d)(5) and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i) information to determine eligibility for Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
of the Act require claimants to furnish benefits, and to pay medical sources for approved information collection.
Average Estimated total
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of Number of burden per annual burden
respondents response responses response (hours)
(minutes)
HA–66—Paper Version ........................................................ 3,060 22 67,320 15 16,830
HA–66—Electronic Version ................................................. 8,940 22 196,680 15 49,170
HA–67—Paper Version ........................................................ 3,060 22 67,320 15 16,830
HA–67—Electronic Version ................................................. 8,940 22 196,680 15 49,170
Totals ............................................................................ 24,000 ........................ 528,000 ........................ 132,000
Dated: May 9, 2017. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Naomi R. Sipple, provisions of the Privacy Act, as
[Docket No. SSA 2016–0052] amended, this notice announces a new/
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration. modified of an existing computer
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
[FR Doc. 2017–09687 Filed 5–11–17; 8:45 am] (SSA/Office of Child Support matching program that we are currently
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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P Enforcement (OCSE)—Match Number conducting with OCSE.
1074 DATES: The deadline to submit
AGENCY: Social Security Administration comments on the proposed matching
(SSA) program is 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice. The matching
ACTION:Notice of a new matching
program will be effective on June 12,
program.
2017 and will expire on June 11, 2017.
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