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expenses when it determines SSI 

eligibility and payment amount. In some 

cases, this permits SSI eligibility where 

it would otherwise not exist. 

• Eligibility for SSI generally results 

in eligibility for Medicaid, as well. 

Medicaid can cover the cost of 

medicines and other items not presently 

covered by Medicare. 

• If an individual is eligible for SSI, 

a PASS may permit a higher benefit. 

• Income excluded under a PASS also 

is excluded from consideration in 

determinations of eligibility for Food 

Stamps and Federal housing assistance. 

An important way in which a PASS 

can help pay for a major purchase is by 

its use to obtain and pay off a loan. 

People with disabilities who have little 

income or credit rarely have the option 

to save for a major purchase or obtain 

financing. Approval of a PASS that has 

loan payments built into it has made it 

possible for some individuals to obtain 

financing for major purchases. This can 

have the added advantage of enabling 

someone to establish or rebuild credit, 

which can be critical to running a 

business. 

Who May Participate in the Work 

Incentives for Participants in the 

Florida Freedom Initiative 

Demonstration? 

To take part in the Work Incentives 

for Participants in the Florida Freedom 

Initiative, an individual must be 

receiving SSI benefits based on 

disability or blindness and be enrolled 

in the Florida Freedom Initiative 

demonstration. 

Consent Required 

The consent of an SSI beneficiary to 

participate in this demonstration project 

is required under section 1110(b)(2)(b) 

of the Act and 20 CFR 416.250(d). The 

State of Florida will obtain written 

consent from every participant who is 

an SSI beneficiary. The consent will 

ensure that participation is voluntary 

and participants will be informed that 

they can stop participating at any time. 

New or Additional Program Costs 

We anticipate that the Work 

Incentives for Participants in the Florida 

Freedom Initiative demonstration will 

involve no, or minimal, new or 

additional program costs to the Federal 

government under title XVI of the Act 

or to the State of Florida under section 

1616 of the Act. If the Commissioner 

decided not to exercise her authority 

under section 1110(b) of the Act to 

provide the waivers described in this 

announcement, we believe that few if 

any SSI beneficiaries would participate 

in the Florida Freedom Initiative since 

to do so could result in a reduction or 

loss of SSI benefits. Continued SSI 

eligibility for beneficiaries who choose 

to participate in the demonstration 

project is not a new or additional cost 

related to the Commissioner’s 

demonstration project. 

Statutory and Regulatory Provisions 

Waived: The Commissioner waives for 

the duration of an individual’s 

participation in the Cash and 

Counseling demonstration project 

certain SSI resources counting rules 

where application of those rules would 

otherwise affect the eligibility of an 

individual for SSI. The specific 

statutory and regulatory provisions 

waived are those described in the 

preceding section.

Authority: Section 1110(b) of the Social 

Security Act.

Dated: January 30, 2004. 

Jo Anne B. Barnhart, 

Commissioner of Social Security.

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs 

[Public Notice: 4613] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Recordkeeping, Reporting 

and Data Collection Requirements 

Under 22 CFR Part 62—the Exchange 

Visitor Program, Student and 

Exchange Visitor Information System 

(SEVIS); OMB #1405–0147

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Comments should be submitted to OMB 

within 30 days of the publication of this 

notice. 

The following summarizes the 

information collection proposal 

submitted to OMB: 

Type of Request: Revision and 

Extension of a Currently Approved 

Collection. 

Originating Office: Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. 

Title of Information Collection:

Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Data 

Collection Requirements Under 22 CFR 

62—the Exchange Visitor Program, 

Student and Exchange Visitor 

Information System (SEVIS). 

Frequency: Continuous. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Respondents: Designated program 

sponsors, potential sponsors, exchange 

visitors, foreign governments, and U.S. 

medical schools. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

190,205 respondents. 

Average Hours Per Response: 5.5 

hours. (The time burden per response 

ranges from 5 minutes to 20 hours 

depending on the requirement.) 

Total Estimated Burden: 11,050,170 

hours. 

Public comments are being solicited 

to permit the agency to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents 

may be obtained from Mr. Stanley 

Colvin, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 734, 

Washington, DC 20547, or at (202) 401–

9810. Public comments and questions 

should be directed to the State 

Department Desk Officer, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Washington, DC 20530, who 

may be reached on (202) 395–7860.

Dated: August 8, 2003. 

Patricia S. Harrison, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State.

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4615] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition; Determinations: 

‘‘Verrocchio’s David Restored: A 

Renaissance Bronze From the National 

Museum of Bargello, Florence’’

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

SUMMARY: On October 16, 2003, notice 

was published on page 59673 of the