[Federal Register: May 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 100)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages that will require clearance by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law
(Pub. L.) 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective
October 1, 1995. The information collection package in this notice is
for a revision to an OMB-approved information collection.
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 the
burden on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Submit written
comments and recommendations on the information collection to the SSA
Reports Clearance Officer. Mail, fax or e-mail the information to the
address and fax number listed below:
(OMB): Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202-395-6974, E-mail address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA): Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Reports Clearance
Officer, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410-965-6400, E-mail address: OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
We are submitting the information collection below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments on the information collection will be most
useful if you send them to OMB and SSA within 30 days from the date of
this publication. You can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance package by
calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410-965-0454, or by
writing to OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.
Social Security Benefits Application (Internet, Retirement Survivor
& Disability)--20 CFR 404.310-.311, 404.315-.322, 404.330-.333,
404.601-.603, 404.1501-.1512, Subpart D, Subpart G & Subpart P--0960-
0618. Members of the public seeking Social Security benefits must first
file an application for the desired type of payment. The Internet
Social Security Benefits Application (ISBA) is an online system that
allows members of the public to apply electronically for Retirement
Insurance Benefits, Disability Insurance Benefits, and Spouse's
Insurance Benefits. This information collection includes: (1) ISBA; (2)
paper forms (Forms SSA-1, SSA-2, and SSA-16) for these various
benefits; and (3) Modernized Claims System for these benefits, which
allows SSA field office employees to enter information in an
application system during interviews with applicants in a direct input
process. For each part of this information collection, we ask
applicants only those questions that are relevant to the specific type
of benefit they are seeking. This information collection request (ICR)
is for changes we are making to the ISBA application, including: (1)
the ability for third parties to complete applications in ISBA and (2)
redesign changes that will make the application less time-consuming.
The respondents are applicants for Retirement, Disability, or Spouse's
Insurance Benefits or their third-party representatives.
Type of Request: Revision to an OMB-approved information
collection.
ISBA Burden Information:
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Average burden
Form type Number of Frequency of per response Total burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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ISBA 3rd Party.................................. 28,118 1 15 7,030
ISBA Applicant after 3rd Party Completion....... 28,118 1 5 2,343
First Party ISBA................................ 541,851 1 15 135,463
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Totals...................................... 598,087 .............. .............. 144,836
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Paper Forms/Accompanying MCS Screens Burden Information:
Form SSA-1:
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Average burden
Collection method Number of Frequency of per response Total burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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MCS............................................. 172,200 1 11 31,750
MCS/Signature Proxy............................. 1,549,800 1 10 258,300
Paper........................................... 21,000 1 11 3,850
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Totals...................................... 1,743,000 .............. .............. 293,900
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Form SSA-2:
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Average burden
Collection method Number of Frequency of per response Total burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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MCS............................................. 36,860 1 15 9,215
MCS/Signature Proxy............................. 331,740 1 14 77,406
Paper........................................... 3,800 1 15 950
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Totals...................................... 372,400 .............. .............. 87,571
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Form SSA-16:
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Average burden
Collection method Number of Frequency of per response Total burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
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MCS............................................. 218,657 1 20 72,886
MCS/Signature Proxy............................. 1,967,913 1 19 623,172
Paper........................................... 24,161 1 20 8,054
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Totals...................................... 2,210,732 .............. .............. 704,112
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Dated: May 19, 2008.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-11542 Filed 5-21-08; 8:45 am]
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