Notice2021-22079
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request
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October 12, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 12, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56746-56749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22079]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2021-0040]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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.
Comments: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Submit your
comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2021-0040].
(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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#145b463a4671647b6660673a5778717566757a7771546767753a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dd928ff38fb8adb2afa9aef39eb1b8bcafbcb3beb89daeaebcf3bab2ab">[email protected]</span></a>.
Or you may submit your comments online through <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2021-0040].
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
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comments, we must receive them no later than December 13, 2021.
Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by writing
to the above email address.
1. Statement of Household Expenses and Contributions--20 CFR
416.1130-416.1148--0960-0456. SSA bases eligibility for Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) on the needs of the recipient. In part, we assess
need through determining the amount of income a recipient receives.
This income includes in-kind support and maintenance in the form of
food and shelter home owners provide. SSA uses Form SSA-8011-F3,
Statement of Household Expenses and Contributions, to determine whether
the claimant or recipient receives in-kind support and maintenance.
This is necessary to determine: (1) The claimant's or recipient's
eligibility for SSI, and (2) the SSI payment amount. SSA only uses this
form in cases where SSA needs the householder's (head of household)
corroboration of in-kind support and maintenance. The SSA-8011-F3
provides information, which could affect SSI eligibility and payment
amount. An SSA claims specialist collects the information on Form SSA-
8011-F3 through telephone contact with the respondents, or through
face-to-face interviews. The claims specialist records the information
in our electronic SSI Claims System. When we use this procedure, we do
not use a paper Form SSA-8011-F3, and we do not require a wet
signature, rather we request verbal attestation. However, for those few
instances when we use a paper form, we ensure the appropriate person,
i.e., the householder, signs the form, and then the claims specialist
documents the information in the SSI Claims System; faxes the form into
the appropriate electronic folder; and shreds the form. Respondents are
householders of homes in which an SSI applicant or recipient resides.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average wait
Average time in field Total annual
Number of Frequency of Average burden Estimated theoretical office or for opportunity
Modality of completion respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) burden (hours) amount centers ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSA-8011-F3............................. 21,000 1 15 5,250 * $27.07 ** 21 *** $341,082
(Paper).................................
Interview (MCS)......................... 398,759 1 15 99,690 * 27.07 ** 21 *** 6,476,660
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Totals.............................. 419,759 .............. .............. 104,940 .............. .............. *** $6,817,742
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* We based this figure on the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000</a>).
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management
information data.
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on claimants 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.
2. Integrated Registration Services (IRES) System--20 CFR 401.45--
0960-0626. The IRES System verifies the identity of individuals,
businesses, organizations, entities, and government agencies seeking to
use SSA's secured internet and telephone applications. Individuals need
this verification to electronically request and exchange business data
with SSA. Requestors provide SSA with the information needed to
establish their identities. Once SSA verifies identity, the IRES system
issues the requestor a user identification number and a password to
conduct business with SSA. Respondents are employers; employees; third
party submitters of wage data; business entities providing taxpayer
identification information; appointed representatives; representative
payees; and data exchange partners conducting business in support of
SSA programs.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Average wait
Average burden Estimated theoretical time for Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost teleservice opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount centers cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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IRES Internet Registrations............. 266,210 1 5 22,184 * $33.66 ** 0 *** $746,713
IRES Internet Requestors................ 14,472,710 1 2 482,424 * 33.66 ** 0 *** 16,238,392
IRES CS (CSA) Registrations............. 15,247 1 11 2,795 * 33.66 ** 19 *** 256,590
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Totals.............................. 14,754,167 .............. .............. 507,403 .............. .............. *** 17,241,695
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* We based this figure on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-00000">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-00000</a>); hourly wages for Information and Record Keeping Analysts hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434199.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434199.htm</a>); and average hourly wages for paralegals/legal assistants and lawyers as posted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm</a>).
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2021 wait times for teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management information 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.
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3. Site Review Questionnaire for Volume and Fee-for-Service Payees
and Beneficiary Interview Form--20 CFR 404.2035, 404.2065, 416.665,
416.701, and 416.708--0960-0633. SSA asks organizational representative
payees to complete Form SSA-637, the Site Review Questionnaire for
Volume and Fee-for-Service Payees, to provide information on how they
carry out their responsibilities, including how they manage beneficiary
funds. SSA then obtains information from the beneficiaries these
organizations represent via Form SSA-639, Beneficiary Interview Form,
to corroborate the payees' statements. Due to the sensitivity of the
information, the forms are always completed based on the answers
respondents give during the interviews. The respondents are
individuals; State and local governments; non-profit and for-profit
organizations serving as representative payees; and the beneficiaries
they serve.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-639--Individuals.................................... 22,000 1 10 3,667 * $19.01 ** $69,710
SSA-637--Individuals.................................... 500 1 120 1,000 * 19.01 ** 19,010
SSA-637--Organizations.................................. 4,500 1 120 9,000 * 19.03 ** 171,270
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Totals.............................................. 27,000 .............. .............. 13,667 .............. ** 259,990
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* We based these figures by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (<a href="https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf">https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf</a>), and the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm</a>). As well as by averaging both the average State and local governments (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211093.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211093.htm</a>), and the average
non-profit and for-profit organizations serving as representative payees (<a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes390000.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes390000.htm</a>).
** 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.
4. Request for Reinstatement (Title II)--20 CFR 404.1592b-
404.1592f--0960-0742. SSA allows certain previously entitled disability
beneficiaries to request expedited reinstatement (EXR) of benefits
under Title II of the Social Security Act when their medical condition
no longer permits them to perform substantial gainful activity. SSA
uses Form SSA-371, Request for Reinstatement (Title II) to obtain: (1)
A signed statement from individuals requesting an EXR of their Title II
disability benefits; and
(2) proof the requestors meet the EXR requirements. SSA maintains
the form in the disability folder of the applicant to demonstrate the
requestors' awareness of the EXR requirements, and their choice to
request EXR. Respondents are applicants for EXR of Title II disability
benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Average wait
Average burden Estimated total theoretical time for Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost teleservice opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount centers cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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SSA-371.......................... 10,000 1 2 333 * $10.95 ** 19 *** $38,325
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* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (<a href="https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf">https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf</a>).
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2021 wait times for teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management information 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.
5. Important Information About Your Appeal, Waiver Rights, and
Repayment Options--20 CFR 404.502-404.521--0960-0779. When SSA overpays
beneficiaries, the agency informs them of the following rights: (1) The
right to reconsideration of the overpayment determination; (2) the
right to request a waiver of recovery, and the automatic scheduling of
a personal conference if SSA cannot approve a request for waiver; and
(3) the availability of a different rate of withholding when SSA
proposes the full withholding rate. SSA uses Form SSA-3105, Important
Information About Your Appeal, Waiver Rights, and Repayment Options, to
explain these rights to overpaid individuals and allow them to notify
SSA of their decision(s) regarding these rights. The respondents are
individuals who are overpaid Social Security payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average wait
Average time in field Total annual
Number of Frequency of Average burden Estimated theoretical office or for opportunity
Modality of completion respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) burden (hours) amount centers ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSA-3105 (Paper Form)................... 500,000 1 15 125,000 * $10.95 ** 21 *** $3,285,000
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Debt Management System.................. 166,666 1 15 41,667 * 10.95 ** 21 *** 1,095,000
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Totals.............................. 666,666 .............. .............. 166,667 .............. .............. *** 4,380,000
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* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data (<a href="https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf">https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf</a>).
** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA's current management
information 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.
Dated: October 5, 2021.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021-22079 Filed 10-8-21; 8:45 am]
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