Notice2022-27041
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
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December 14, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76533-76534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27041]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2022-0062]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions and one extension of OMB-approved information
collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden
on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the
OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA
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-2022-0062].
(SSA), Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
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Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fdb2afd3af988d928f898ed3be91989c8f9c939e98bd8e8e9cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d19e83ff83b4a1bea3a5a2ff92bdb4b0a3b0bfb2b491a2a2b0ffb6bea7">[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-
2022-0062].
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 January 13, 2023. Individuals can obtain copies of
these OMB clearance packages by writing to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#632c314d3106130c1117104d200f060211020d0006231010024d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a657804784f5a45585e590469464f4b584b44494f6a59594b044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
Certificate of Coverage Request--20 CFR 404.1913--0960-0554. The
United States (U.S.) has agreements with 30 foreign countries to
eliminate double Social Security coverage and taxation where, except
for the provisions of the agreement, a worker would be subject to
coverage and taxes in both countries. These agreements contain rules
for determining the country under whose laws the worker's period of
employment is covered, and to which country the worker will pay taxes.
The agreements further dictate that, upon the request of the worker or
employer, the country under whose system the period of work is covered
will issue a certificate of coverage. The certificate serves as proof
of exemption from coverage and taxation under the system of the other
country. The information we collect assists us in determining a
worker's coverage and in issuing a U.S. certificate of coverage as
appropriate. Per our agreements, we ask a set number of questions to
the workers and employers prior to issuing a certificate of coverage;
however, our agreements with Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden
require us to ask more questions in those countries. Respondents are
workers and employers wishing to establish exemption from foreign
Social Security taxes.
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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Requests via Letter--Individuals (minus Denmark, 5,833 1 40 3,889 * $28.01 ** $108,931
Netherlands, Norway, Poland & Sweden)..................
Requests via Internet--Individuals (minus Denmark, 9,761 1 40 6,507 * 28.01 ** 182,261
Netherlands, Norway, Poland & Sweden)..................
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Denmark, 284 1 44 208 * 28.01 ** 5,826
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..........................
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Poland.............. 16 1 41 11 * 28.01 ** 308
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Denmark, 427 1 44 313 * 28.01 ** 8,767
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..........................
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Poland............ 25 1 41 17 * 28.01 * 476
Requests via Letter--Employers (minus Denmark, 26,047 1 40 17,365 * 28.01 ** 486,394
Netherlands, Norway, Poland & Sweden)..................
Requests via Internet--Employers (minus Denmark, 39,096 1 40 26,064 * 28.01 ** 730,053
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, & Sweden).................
Requests via Letter--Employers in Denmark, Netherlands, 1,137 1 44 834 * 28.01 ** 23,360
Norway, & Sweden.......................................
Requests via Letter--Employers in Poland................ 57 1 41 39 * 28.01 ** 1,092
Requests via Internet--Employers in Denmark, 1,704 1 44 1,250 * 28.01 ** 35,013
Netherlands, Norway, & Sweden..........................
Requests via Internet--Employers in Poland.............. 86 1 41 59 * 28.01 ** 1,653
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Totals.............................................. 84,473 .............. .............. 56,556 .............. ** 1,584,134
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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">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.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.
Dated: December 8, 2022.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-27041 Filed 12-13-22; 8:45 am]
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