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69 17 CFR 200.30–11(b)(1) and (3). 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number 

PCAOB–2020–01 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number PCAOB–2020–01. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/pcaob.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rules that 

are filed with the Commission, and all 

written communications relating to the 

proposed rules between the Commission 

and any person, other than those that 

may be withheld from the public in 

accordance with the provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 552, will be available for website 

viewing and printing in the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 

on official business days between the 

hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. 

Copies of such filing will also be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of the PCAOB. All 

comments received will be posted 

without charge. Persons submitting 

comments are cautioned that we do not 

redact or edit personal identifying 

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You should submit only information 

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publicly. All submissions should refer 

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should be submitted on or before 

December 18, 2020. 

For the Commission by the Office of the 

Chief Accountant, by delegated authority.69

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26145 Filed 11–25–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 

December 2, 2020. 

PLACE: The meeting will be held via 

remote means and/or at the 

Commission’s headquarters, 100 F 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the closed meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

In the event that the time, date, or 

location of this meeting changes, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time, date, and/or place of the 

meeting will be posted on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.sec.gov. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) 

and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), 

(a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and 

(a)(10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the closed meeting. 

The subject matter of the closed 

meeting will consist of the following 

topic: 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings; 

Resolution of litigation claims; and 

Other matters relating to enforcement 

proceedings. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting agenda items that 

may consist of adjudicatory, 

examination, litigation, or regulatory 

matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

For further information; please contact 

Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office 

of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. 

Dated: November 24, 2020. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26316 Filed 11–24–20; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2020–0058] 

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, Fax: 

202–395–6974, Email address: OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

(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: 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. 

Or you may submit your comments 

online through www.regulations.gov, 

referencing Docket ID Number [SSA– 

2020–0058]. 

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 January 26, 2021. Individuals 

can obtain copies of the collection 

instruments by writing to the above 

email address. 

1. Partnership Questionnaire—20 CFR 

404.1080–404.1082—0960–0025. SSA 

considers partnership income in 

determining entitlement to Social 

Security benefits. SSA uses information 

from Form SSA–7104 to determine 

several aspects of eligibility for benefits, 

including the accuracy of reported 

partnership earnings; the veracity of a 

retirement; and lag earnings where SSA 

needs this information to determine the 

status of the insured. The respondents 

are applicants for, and recipients of, 

Title II Social Security benefits who are 

reporting partnership earnings. 

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Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time in 

field office 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSA–7104 (submission 

via mail) .................... 6,175 1 30 3,088 * 25.72 ........................ *** 79,423 

SSA–7104 (completed 

in or brought to a 

field office) ................ 6,175 1 30 3,088 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 142,952 

Totals .................... 12,350 ........................ ........................ 6,176 ........................ ........................ *** 222,375 

* We based this figure on the average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/oes_nat.htm). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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. 

2. Statement of Marital Relationship 

(By one of the parties)—20 CFR 

404.726—0960–0038. SSA must obtain a 

signed statement from a spousal 

applicant if the applicant claims a 

common-law marriage to the insured in 

a state in which such marriages are 

recognized, and no formal marriage 

documentation exists. SSA uses 

information we collect on Form SSA– 

754 to determine if an individual 

applying for spousal benefits meets the 

criteria of common-law marriage under 

state law. The respondents are 

applicants for spouse’s Social Security 

benefits or Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) payments. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time in 

field office 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSA–754 ...................... 30,000 1 30 15,000 * $25.72 ** 24 *** $694,440 

* We based this figure on the average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/oes_nat.htm). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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. 

3. Application for Search of Census 

Records for Proof of Age—20 CFR 

404.716—0960–0097. When preferred 

evidence of age is not available, or the 

available evidence is not convincing, 

SSA may ask the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Bureau of the Census, to 

search its records to establish a 

claimant’s date of birth. SSA collects 

information from claimants using Form 

SSA–1535 to provide the Census Bureau 

with sufficient identification 

information to allow an accurate search 

of census records. Additionally, the 

Census Bureau uses a completed, signed 

SSA–1535 to bill SSA for the search. 

The respondents are applicants for 

Social Security benefits who need to 

establish their date of birth as a factor 

of entitlement. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time in 

field office 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSA–1535 .................... 18,030 1 12 3,606 * $25.72 ** 24 *** $278,239 

* We based this figure on the average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/oes_nat.htm). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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. 

4. Workers’ Compensation/Public 

Disability Questionnaire—20 CFR 

404.408—0960–0247. Section 224 of the 

Social Security Act (Act) provides for 

the reduction of disability insurance 

benefits (DIB) when the combination of 

DIB and any workers’ compensation 

(WC) or certain Federal, State or local 

public disability benefits (PDB) exceeds 

80 percent of the worker’s pre-disability 

earnings. SSA field office staff conduct 

in-person interviews with applicants 

using the electronic SSA–546 WC/PDB 

screens in the Modernized Claims 

System (MCS) to determine if the 

worker’s receipt of WC or PDB 

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The respondents are applicants for the 

Title II DIB. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time in 

field office 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSA–546 (MCS 

Screens) ................... 248,000 1 15 62,000 $10.73 ** 24 *** $1,729,676 

* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/ 

2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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. Supplemental Security Income 

(SSI) Claim Information Notice—20 CFR 

416.210—0960–0324. Section 1611(e)(2) 

of the Act requires individuals to file for 

and obtain all payments (annuities, 

pensions, disability benefits, veteran’s 

compensation, etc.) for which they are 

eligible before qualifying for SSI 

payments. Individuals do not qualify for 

SSI if they do not first apply for all other 

benefits. SSA uses the information on 

Form SSA–L8050 to verify and establish 

a claimant’s or recipient’s eligibility 

under the SSI program. Respondents are 

SSI applicants or recipients who may be 

eligible for other payments from public 

or private programs. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

SSA–L8050 .............................................. 17,044 1 10 2,841 * $10.73 ** $30,484 

* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/ 

2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf). 

** 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. 

6. 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. 

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 workrelated 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 OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

HA–1151 .................................................. 5,000 30 15 37,500 * $40.21 ** $1,507,875 

HA–1152 .................................................. 5,000 30 15 37,500 * $40.21 ** $1,507,875 

Totals ................................................ 10,000 ........................ ........................ 75,000 ........................ ** $3,015,750 

* We based this figure on average medical professionals’ salaries, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/ 

current/oes290000.htm). 

** 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. 

7. Objection to Appearing by Video 

Teleconferencing; Acknowledgement of 

Receipt (Notice of Hearing); Waiver of 

Written Notice of Hearing—20 CFR 

404.935, 404.936; 404.938, 404.939, 

416.1435, 416.1436, 416.1438, & 

416.1439—0960–0671. SSA uses the 

information we obtain on Forms HA–55, 

HA–504, HA–504–OP1, HA–510, and 

HA–510–OP1 to manage the means by 

which we conduct hearings before an 

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scheduling of hearings with an ALJ. We 

use the HA–55, Objection to Appearing 

by Video Teleconferencing, and its 

accompanying cover letter, HA–L2, to 

allow claimants to opt-out of an 

appearance via video teleconferencing 

(VTC) for their hearing with an ALJ. The 

HA–L2 explains the good cause 

stipulation for opting out of VTC if the 

claimant misses their window to submit 

the HA–55, and for verifying a new 

residence address if the claimant moved 

since submitting their initial hearing 

request. SSA uses the HA–504 and HA– 

504–OP1, Acknowledgement of Receipt 

(Notice of Hearing), and accompanying 

cover letter, HA–L83, to: (1) 

Acknowledge the claimants will appear 

for their hearing with an ALJ; (2) 

establish the time and place of the 

hearing; and (3) remind claimants to 

gather evidence in support of their 

claims. The only difference between the 

two versions of the HA–504 is the 

language used for the selection check 

boxes as determined by the type of 

appearance for the hearing (in-person, 

phone teleconference, or VTC). In 

addition, the cover letter, HA–L83, 

explains: (1) The claimants’ need to 

notify SSA of their wish to object to the 

time and place set for the hearing; (2) 

the good cause stipulation for missing 

the deadline for objecting to the time 

and place of the hearing; and (3) how 

the claimants can submit, in writing, 

any additional evidence they would like 

the ALJ to consider, or any objections 

they have on their claims. The HA–510, 

and HA–510–OP1, Waiver of Written 

Notice of Hearing, allows the claimants 

to waive their right to receive the Notice 

of Hearing as specified in the HA–L83. 

We typically use these forms when there 

is a last minute available opening on an 

ALJ’s schedule, so the claimants can fill 

in the available time slot. If the 

claimants agree to fill the time slot, we 

ask them to waive their right to receive 

the Notice of Hearing. We use the HA– 

510–OP1 at the beginning of our process 

for representatives and claimants who 

wish to waive the 20-day (for amended 

or continued hearing notices) or 75-day 

(for all other hearing notices) 

requirement earlier in the process, and 

the HA–510 later in the process for 

those representatives and claimants who 

want the full 20 or 75 days prior to the 

scheduled hearing. The respondents are 

applicants for Social Security disability 

payments who request a hearing to 

appeal an unfavorable entitlement or 

eligibility determination or their 

representative payees. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

HA–504+ HA–504–OP1 HA–504–OP2 .... 900,000 1 30 450,000 * $18.22 ** $8,199,000 

HA–L83—404.936(e); 416.1436(e) .......... 900,000 1 30 450,000 * 18.22 ** 8,199,000 

HA–L83—Good cause for missing deadline—404.936(e)(1); 416.1436(e)(1) ..... 5,000 1 5 417 * 18.22 ** 7,598 

HA–L83—Objection stating issues in notice are incorrect—sent 5 days prior to 

hearing 404.939; 416.1439 .................. 45,000 1 5 3,750 * 18.22 ** 68,325 

HA–55—404.936; 404.938; 416.1436; 

416.1438 ............................................... 850,000 1 5 70,833 * 18.22 ** 1,290,577 

HA–L2—Verification of New Residence 

404.936(c)(1); 416.1436(d)(1) .............. 45,000 1 5 3,750 * 18.22 ** 68,325 

HA–L2—Notification of objection to video 

teleconference more than 30-days 

after receipt of notice showing good 

cause 404.936(c)(2); 416.1436(d)(2) ... 13,500 1 10 2,250 * 18.22 ** 40,995 

HA–510; HA–510–OP1—404.938(a); 

416.1438(a) .......................................... 4,000 1 2 133 * 18.22 ** 2,423 

Totals ................................................ 2,762,500 ........................ ........................ 981,133 ........................ ** 17,876,243 

+ Due to the COVID–19 pandemic, we are currently not conducting hearings in person with administrative law judges. We are holding all hearings with the administrative law judges by telephone and online video while offices remain closed. We are using different versions of the HA–504 

depending on the format of the hearing (HA–504 is used for in-person/traditional VTC, HA–504–OP1 is used for phone, HA–504–OP2 is used for 

online video). At this time, we are unable to provide an accurate breakdown of their usages individually until offices reopen. The combined total 

for all of the versions is a good estimate. 

Public Reporting Burdens for the 

Temporary COVID–19 Enhanced 

Outreach (CEO) 

We estimate a total universe of 

approximately 560,000 respondents for 

the COVID–19 Enhanced Outreach 

(CEO) project. This number represents 

280,000 cases in ‘‘Ready to Schedule’’ 

(RTS) and ‘‘Scheduled’’ (SCHD) statuses 

with attorney or non-attorney 

representatives, plus a courtesy copy to 

the claimant. We will also conduct a 

follow-up call for cases without a 

returned form. We expect 25% or less 

will be non-responsive. The numbers on 

this chart reflect our estimates for this 

outreach project: 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

CEO Letter and Form Mailed to Representative ............................................ 280,000 1 10 46,667 * $25.72 ** $1,200,275 

Courtesy Copy of CEO Letter to Claimant ......................................................... 280,000 No response 

required 

2 9,333 * 25.72 ** 240,045 


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respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

CEO Follow up Call with Representative—no form returned (non-responsive) ...................................................... 70,000 1 5 5,833 * 25.72 ** 150,025 

Totals ................................................ 630,000 ........................ ........................ 61,833 ........................ ** 1,590,345 

Grand Total ................................ 3,392,500 ........................ ........................ 1,042,966 ........................ ** $19,466,588 

* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages for single students based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf), and on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/ 

oes/current/oes231011.htm), as well as a combination of those two figures (for the paper form, as we do not collect data on whether the paper 

forms are filled out by individuals or representatives or both). 

** 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. 

8. Medicare Subsidy Quality Review 

Forms—20 CFR 418.3125(b)(5)—0960– 

0707. The Medicare Modernization Act 

of 2003 mandated the creation of the 

Medicare Part D prescription drug 

coverage program and provides certain 

subsidies for eligible Medicare 

beneficiaries to help pay for the cost of 

prescription drugs. As part of the 

stewardship duties of the Medicare Part 

D subsidy program, SSA conducts 

periodic quality reviews of the 

information Medicare beneficiaries 

report on their subsidy applications 

(Form SSA–1020). SSA uses the 

Medicare Quality Review program to 

conduct these checks. The respondents 

are applicants for the Medicare Part D 

subsidy whom SSA chose to undergo a 

quality review. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

SSA–9301 (Medicare Subsidy Quality 

Review Case Analysis Form ................ 3,500 1 30 1,750 * $25.72 ** $45,010 

SSA–9302 (Notice of Quality Review Acknowledgment Form for those with 

Phones) ................................................ 3,500 1 15 875 * $25.72 ** $22,505 

SSA–9303 (Notice of Quality Review Acknowledgment Form for those without 

Phones) ................................................ 350 1 15 88 * $25.72 ** $2,263 

SSA–9308 (Request for Information) ...... 7,000 1 15 1,750 * $25.72 ** $45,010 

SSA–9310 (Request for Documents) ...... 3,500 1 5 292 * $25.72 ** $7,510 

SSA–9311 (Notice of Appointment- Denial -Reviewer Will Call) ....................... 450 1 15 113 * $25.72 ** $2,906 

SSA–9312 (Notice of Appointment-Denial-Please Call Reviewer) ................... 50 1 15 13 * $25.72 ** $334 

SSA–9313 (Notice of Quality Review acknowledgment Form for those with 

Phones) ................................................ 2,500 1 15 625 * $25.72 ** $16,075 

SSA–9314 (Notice of Quality Review acknowledgement Form for those without 

Phones) ................................................ 500 1 15 125 * $25.72 ** $3,215 

Total .................................................. 21,350 ........................ ........................ 5,631 ........................ ** $144,828 

* We based this figures on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

oes_nat.htm). 

*** 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. 

9. Application to Collect a Fee for 

Payee Services—20 CFR 404.2040a & 

416.640a—0960–0719. Sections 205(j) 

and 1631(a) of the Act allow SSA to 

authorize certain organizational 

representative payees to collect a fee for 

providing payee services. Before an 

organization may collect this fee, they 

complete and submit Form SSA–445. 

SSA uses the information to determine 

whether to authorize or deny 

permission to collect fees for payee 

services. The respondents are private 

sector businesses, or State and local 

government offices, applying to become 

a fee-for-service organizational 

representative payee. 

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respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

Private sector business ............................ 90 1 13 20 * $15.37 ** $307 

State/local government offices ................. 10 1 10 2 * $15.07 ** $30 

Totals ................................................ 100 ........................ ........................ 22 ........................ ** $337 

* We based these figures on average Personal Care and Service Occupations hourly wages (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes390000.htm), 

as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics 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. 

10. Certification of Low Birth Weight 

for SSI Eligibility—20 CFR 416.924, 

416.926, and 416.931—0960–0720. 

Hospitals and claimants use Form SSA– 

3380 to provide medical information to 

local field offices (FO) and the Disability 

Determination Services (DDS) on behalf 

of infants with low birth weight. FOs 

use the form as a protective filing 

statement and the medical information 

to make presumptive disability findings, 

which allow expedited payment to 

eligible claimants. DDSs use the medical 

information to determine disability and 

continuing disability. The respondents 

are hospitals and claimants who have 

information identifying low birth weight 

babies and their medical conditions. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

SSA–3380 ................................................ 28,125 1 15 7,031 * $61.97 $435,711 

* We based this figure by averaging the average U.S. worker’s (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm) and General Medical Hospital employee’s hourly wages (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291215.htm), as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics 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. 

11. Electronic Records Express (Third 

Parties)—20 CFR 404.1700—404.1715— 

0960–0767. Electronic Records Express 

(ERE) is an online system which enables 

medical providers and various third 

party representatives to electronically 

access clients’ disability files online and 

submit disability claimant information 

electronically to SSA as part of the 

disability application process. To ensure 

only authorized people access ERE, SSA 

requires third parties to complete a 

unique registration process if they wish 

to use this system. This information 

collection request (ICR) includes the 

third-party registration process and the 

burden for submitting evidence to SSA 

is part of other, various ICRs. The 

respondents are representatives of 

disability applicants who want to use 

ERE to electronically access clients’ 

disability files online and submit 

information to SSA. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

ERE Third-Party ....................................... 37,314 81 1 50,374 * $59.11 ** $2,977,607 

* We based this figures on average Lawyer’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

oes_nat.htm). 

** 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: November 23, 2020. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26178 Filed 11–25–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36459] 

Great Basin and Northern Railroad— 

Change in Operators Exemption—City 

of Ely and Nevada Northern Railway 

Foundation 

Great Basin and Northern Railroad 

(Great Basin), a Class III rail carrier, has 

filed a verified notice of exemption 

pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.41 to assume 

operations over approximately 0.9 miles 

of rail line between milepost 127.0 and 

milepost 127.9 at or near McGill 

Junction in White Pine County, Nev. 

(the Line). The Line is owned by the 

City of Ely (the City) and the Nevada 

Northern Railway Foundation (the 

Foundation), and is currently operated 


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