86638 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2020 / Notices 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2020–0064] 

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: https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 60-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

(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– 

2020–0064]. 

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 March 1, 2021. Individuals 

can obtain copies of the collection 

instruments by writing to the above 

email address. 

1. Letter to Employer Requesting 

Information About Wages Earned By 

Beneficiary—20 CFR 404.1520, 20 CFR 

404.1571–404.1576, 20 CFR 404.1584– 

404.1593, and 20 CFR 416.971– 

416.976—0960–0034. Social Security 

disability recipients receive payments 

based on their inability to engage in 

substantial gainful activity (SGA) 

because of a physical or mental 

condition. If the recipients work, SSA 

must evaluate if they continue to meet 

the disability requirements of the law. 

When an individual is unable to provide 

earnings information and SSA does not 

have access to proof of earnings, we use 

Form SSA–L–725 to request monthly 

earnings information from the 

recipient’s employer. SSA employees 

send the paper from SSA–L725 to the 

employer to complete, and use the 

earnings data we receive from the 

employers to determine whether the 

recipient is engaging in SGA, since work 

above SGA level can cause a cessation 

of disability payments. The respondents 

are businesses that employ Social 

Security disability recipients. 

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–L725 ................................................ 170,000 1 40 113,333 * $22.79 ** $2,582,859 

* We based this figure on the average Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://

www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433051.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. 

2. Letter to Employer Requesting Wage 

Information—20 CFR 416.203 & 

416.1110—0960–0138. SSA must 

establish and verify wage information 

for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

applicants and recipients when 

determining SSI eligibility and payment 

amounts. SSA collects wage data from 

employers on Form SSA–L4201 to 

determine eligibility and proper 

payment amounts for SSI applicants and 

recipients. The respondents are 

employers of SSI applicants and 

recipients. 

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–L4201 .............................................. 133,000 1 30 66,500 * $22.79 ** $1,515,535 

* We based this figure on the average Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://

www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433051.htm). 

** This figure does not represent actual costs that we are 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. Request for Review of Hearing 

Decision/Order—20 CFR 404.967– 

404.981, 416.1467–416.1481—0960– 

0277. Claimants have a right under 

current regulations to request review of 

an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) 

hearing decision, or dismissal of a 

hearing request on Title II and Title XVI 

claims. Claimants may request Appeals 

Council review by filing a written 

request using paper Form HA–520, or 

the internet application, i520. SSA uses 

the information we collect to establish 

the claimant filed the request for review 

within the prescribed time, and to 

ensure the claimant completed the 

requisite steps permitting the Appeals 

Council review. The Appeals Council 

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then uses the information to: (1) 

Document the claimant’s reason(s) for 

disagreeing with the ALJ’s decision or 

dismissal; (2) determine whether the 

claimant has additional evidence to 

submit; and (3) determine whether the 

claimant has a representative or wants 

to appoint one. The respondents are 

claimants requesting review of an ALJ’s 

decision or dismissal of hearing. 

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) *** 

HA–520—Paper ............................................ 105,000 1 10 17,500 * $10.73 ** 24 *** $638,435 

i520—Internet ................................................ 70,000 1 15 17,500 * 10.73 ........................ *** 187,775 

Totals ..................................................... 175,000 ........................ ........................ 35,000 ........................ ........................ *** 826,210 

* 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. 

4. Social Security Benefits 

Application—20 CFR 404.310–404.311, 

404.315–404.322, 404.330–404.333, 

404.601–404.603, and 404.1501– 

404.1512—0960–0618. Title II of the 

Social Security Act provides retirement, 

survivors, and disability benefits to 

individuals who meet the eligibility 

criteria and file the appropriate 

application. This collection comprises 

the various application methods for 

each type of benefits. SSA uses the 

information we gather through the 

multiple information collection tools in 

this information collection request to 

determine applicants’ eligibility for 

specific Social Security benefits, as well 

as the amount of the benefits. 

Individuals filing for disability benefits 

can, and in some instances SSA may 

require them to, file applications under 

both Title II, Social Security disability 

benefits, and Title XVI, SSI payments. 

We refer to disability applications filed 

under both titles as ‘‘concurrent 

applications.’’ This collection comprises 

the various application methods for 

each type of benefits. These methods 

include the following modalities: Paper 

forms (Forms SSA–1, SSA–2, and SSA– 

16); Modernized Claims System (MCS) 

screens for in-person interview 

applications; and internet-based iClaim 

application. SSA uses the information 

we collect through these modalities to 

determine: (1) The applicants’ eligibility 

for the above-mentioned Social Security 

benefits and (2) the amount of the 

benefits. The respondents are applicants 

for retirement, survivors, and disability 

benefits under Title II of the Social 

Security Act, or their representative 

payees. 

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–1 

Paper version/SSA–1 .................................... 1,811 1 11 332 * $25.72 ** 24 *** $27,160 

Interview/MCS ............................................... 1,438,058 1 10 239,676 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 20,959,202 

Internet/iClaim—Domestic Residence: 

First Party ...................................................... 1,422,954 1 15 355,739 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 9,149,607 

Third party initiated (complete and submit) .. 25,255 1 15 6,314 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 162,396 

First party (review and sign) ......................... 25,255 1 5 2,105 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 54,141 

Internet/iClaim—Foreign Residence: 

First Party ...................................................... 10,309 1 18 3,093 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 79,552 

Third party-initiated (complete and submit) .. 18,826 1 18 5,648 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 145,267 

First party (review and sign) ......................... 18,826 1 8 2,510 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 64,557 

Totals ..................................................... 2,961,294 ........................ ........................ 615,417 ........................ ........................ *** 30,641,882 

SSA–2 

Paper version/SSA–2 .................................... 972 1 15 243 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 15,792 

Interview/MCS ............................................... 447,610 1 14 104,442 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 7,291,260 

iClaim ............................................................ 153,780 1 15 38,445 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 988,805 

Totals ..................................................... 602,362 ........................ ........................ 143,130 ........................ ........................ *** 8,295,857 

SSA–16 

Paper version/SSA–16 .................................. 40,346 1 20 13,449 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 760,978 

Interview/MCS ............................................... 1,159,121 1 19 367,055 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 21,365,681 

Internet/iClaim—Domestic Residence: 

First Party ...................................................... 926,750 1 15 231,688 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 5,959,015 

Third party initiated (complete and submit) .. 343,327 1 15 85,832 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 2,207,599 

First party (review and sign) ......................... 343,327 1 5 28,611 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 735,875 

Internet/iClaim—Foreign Residence: 

First Party ...................................................... 1,441 1 18 432 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 11,111 

Third party-initiated (complete and submit) .. 123 18 18 37 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 952 

First party (review and sign) ......................... 123 18 8 16 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 412 

Totals ..................................................... 2,814,558 ........................ ........................ 727,120 ........................ ........................ ** 31,041,623 

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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) *** 

Grand Total 

Total ....................................................... 6,378,214 ........................ ........................ 1,485,667 ........................ ........................ *** 69,979,362 

* We based this figure on the average hourly wage for all occupations in May 2019 as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000). 

** 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. Authorization to Disclose 

Information to SSA—20 CFR 404.1512 

and 416.912, 45 CFR parts 160 and 

164—0960–0623. Sections 223(d)(5)(A) 

and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i) of the Act require 

claimants to provide medical and other 

evidence the Commissioner of Social 

Security may require to prove they are 

disabled. SSA must obtain sufficient 

evidence to make eligibility 

determinations for Title II and Title XVI 

payments. The applicants use Form 

SSA–827, or the internet counterpart, 

i827, to provide consent for the release 

of medical records, education records, 

and other information related to their 

ability to perform tasks. Once the 

applicant completes Form SSA–827, or 

the i827, SSA or the State DDS sends 

the form to the designated source(s) to 

obtain pertinent records. The 

respondents are applicants for Title II 

and Title XVI disability 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–827 with electronic signature 

(eAuthorization) ................................... 2,354,946 1 9 353,242 * $10.73 ** 24 $13,897,711 

SSA–827 with wet signature (paper 

version) ................................................ 3,408,106 1 10 568,018 * 10.73 ** 24 *** 20,722,424 

iClaims with electronic signature ............ 404,690 1 9 60,704 * 10.73 ........................ *** 651,354 

iAppeals with electronic signature .......... 176,202 1 9 26,430 * 10.73 ........................ *** 283,594 

Totals ............................................... 6,343,944 ........................ ........................ 1,008,394 ........................ ........................ *** 35,555,083 

* 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. 

6. State Death Match Collections—20 

CFR 404.301, 404.310–404.311, 404.316, 

404.330–404.341, 404.350–404.352, 

404.371, and 416.912—0960–0700. SSA 

uses the State Death Match Collections 

to ensure the accuracy of payment files 

by detecting unreported or inaccurate 

reports of death of beneficiaries. Under 

the Act, entitlement to retirement, 

disability, wife’s, husband’s, or parent’s 

benefits terminate when the beneficiary 

dies. The states furnish death certificate 

information to SSA via the manual 

registration process or the Electronic 

Death Registration Process (EDR). Both 

death match processes are electronic 

transfers between the states and SSA. 

The respondents are the states’ bureaus 

of vital statistics. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Number of 

responses 

Average cost 

per record 

request 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) ** 

Total 

annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

State Death Match CyberFusion/GSO: NonEDR Records from EDR sites ................... 39 68,621 2,676,219 $0.88 $2,355,072 ** $21.09 *** $1,447,217 

State Death Match CyberFusion/GSO: NonEDR sites ................................................... 5 187,570 937,850 0.88 825,308 ** 21.09 *** 3,955,851 

Total: Non-EDR ...................................... 44 ........................ ........................ ........................ 3,180,380 ........................ 5,403,068 

State Death Match—EDR ............................. 48 2,573,956 123,549,888 2.05 253,277,270 ** 21.09 *** 54,284,732 

States Expected to Become—State Death 

Match—EDR Within the Next 3 Years ...... 5 62,600 313,000 3.17 992,210 ** 21.09 *** 1,320,234 

Totals: EDR and Expected EDR ........... 53 ........................ ........................ ........................ 254,269,480 ........................ *** 55,604,966 

Grand Totals ................................... 97 ........................ ........................ ........................ 257,449,860 ........................ *** 61,008,034 

* Please note that both of these data matching processes are electronic and there is only a cost burden, and no hourly burden for the respondent to provide this information. 

** We based this figure on the average State BVSs hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434199.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. 

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Dated: December 22, 2020. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28797 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11293] 

Notice of Charter Renewal for the 

Advisory Committee on Historical 

Diplomatic Documentation 

The Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation 

has renewed its charter for a period of 

two years. This Advisory Committee 

will continue to make recommendations 

to the Historian and the Department of 

State on all aspects of the Department’s 

program to publish the Foreign 

Relations of the United States series as 

well as on the Department’s 

responsibility under statute (22 U.S.C. 

4351, et seq.) to open its 25-year old and 

older records for public review at the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration. The Committee consists 

of nine members drawn from among 

historians, political scientists, 

archivists, international lawyers, and 

other social scientists who are 

distinguished in the field of U.S. foreign 

relations. 

Questions concerning the Committee 

and the renewal of its Charter should be 

directed to Adam M. Howard, Executive 

Secretary, Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation, 

Department of State, Office of the 

Historian, 2300 E Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20372 (Navy Potomac 

Annex), telephone (202) 955–0214 

(email history@state.gov). 

The Charter was renewed on 

December 16, 2020. 

For further information about the 

Board, please contact Adam Howard, 

Executive Secretary, Office of the 

Historian at History@state.gov. 

Renee A. Goings, 

Deputy Director, Office of the Historian, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28867 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11292] 

Advisory Committee on Historical 

Diplomatic Documentation—Notice of 

Closed and Open Meetings for 2021 

The Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation 

will meet on March 1–2, June 14–15, 

August 30–31, and December 6–7, 2021, 

in open session to discuss unclassified 

matters concerning declassification and 

transfer of Department of State records 

to the National Archives and Records 

Administration and the status of the 

Foreign Relations series. It is assumed 

that the public portions of these 

meetings will not need to be held 

virtually because of concerns 

surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. 

However, should that change based on 

guidance from public health authorities, 

the Department will notify those who 

have RSVP’d. 

The Committee will meet in open 

session from 11:00 a.m. until noon in 

SA–4D Conference Room 109, 

Department of State, 2300 E Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20372 (Potomac Navy 

Hill Annex), on all four dates. RSVP and 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

for each meeting should be sent as 

directed below: 

• March 1, not later than February 22, 

2021. 

• June 14, not later than June 7, 2021. 

• August 30, not later than August 23, 

2021. 

• December 6, not later than 

November 29, 2021. 

Closed Sessions. The Committee’s 

sessions in the afternoon of Monday, 

March 1, 2021; in the morning of 

Tuesday, March 2; in the afternoon of 

Monday, June 14, 2021; in the morning 

of Tuesday, June 15, 2021; in the 

afternoon of Monday, August 30, 2021; 

in the morning of Tuesday, August 31, 

2021; in the afternoon of Monday, 

December 6, 2021; and in the morning 

of Tuesday, December 7, 2021, will be 

closed in accordance with Section 10(d) 

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463). The agenda calls for 

discussions of agency declassification 

decisions concerning the Foreign 

Relations series and other 

declassification issues. These are 

matters properly classified and not 

subject to public disclosure under 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the public interest 

requires that such activities be withheld 

from disclosure. 

RSVP Instructions. Prior notification 

and a valid government-issued photo ID 

(such as driver’s license, passport, U.S. 

Government or military ID) are required 

for entrance into the Department of 

State building. Members of the public 

planning to attend the open meetings 

should RSVP, by the dates indicated 

above, to Julie Fort, Office of the 

Historian (202–955–0214). When 

responding, please provide date of birth, 

valid government-issued photo 

identification number and type (such as 

driver’s license number/state, passport 

number/country, or U.S. Government ID 

number/agency or military ID number/ 

branch), and relevant telephone 

numbers. If you cannot provide one of 

the specified forms of ID, please consult 

with Julie Fort for acceptable alternative 

forms of picture identification. 

Personal data is requested pursuant to 

Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus 

Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 

107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and 

Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 

the collection is to validate the identity 

of individuals who enter Department 

facilities. The data will be entered into 

the Visitor Access Control System 

(VACS–D) database. Please see the 

Security Records System of Records 

Notice (State-36) at https://

www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 

2019/05/Security-Records-STATE36.pdf, for additional information. 

Questions concerning the meeting 

should be directed to Adam M. Howard, 

Executive Secretary, Advisory 

Committee on Historical Diplomatic 

Documentation, Department of State, 

Office of the Historian, Washington, DC 

20372, telephone (202) 955–0214, (email 

history@state.gov). 

Note that requests for reasonable 

accommodation received after the dates 

indicated in this notice will be 

considered but might not be possible to 

fulfill. 

Renee A. Goings, 

Deputy Director, Office of the Historian, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–28865 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0160] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection: 

Licensing Applications for Motor 

Carrier Operating Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the information collection request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for its 

review and approval and invites public 

comment. FMCSA requests approval to