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6. Redetermination of Eligibility for 

Help with Medicare Prescription Drug 

Plan Costs—20 CFR 418.3125—0960– 

0723. Under the Medicare 

Modernization Act of 2003, SSA 

conducts low-income subsidy eligibility 

redeterminations for Medicare 

beneficiaries who currently receive 

Medicare Part D subsidy and who meet 

certain criteria. Respondents complete 

Form SSA–1026–OCR–SM–REDE under 

the following circumstances: (1) When 

individuals became entitled to the 

Medicare Part D subsidy during the past 

12 months; (2) if they were eligible for 

the Part D subsidy for more than 12 

months; or (3) if they reported a change 

in income, resources, or household size. 

Part D beneficiaries complete Form 

SSA–1026–OCR–SM–SCE when they 

need to report a potentially subsidychanging event, including the following: 

(1) Marriage; (2) spousal separation; (3) 

divorce; (4) annulment of a marriage; (5) 

spousal death; or (6) moving back in 

with one’s spouse following a 

separation. The respondents are current 

recipients of Medicare Part D lowincome subsidy who will undergo an 

eligibility redetermination for one of the 

reasons mentioned above. 

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–1026–OCR–SM–REDE ........................ 120,220 1 18 36,066 * $25.72 ........................ *** $927,618 

SSA–1026–OCR–SM–SCE .......................... 3,462 1 18 1,039 * 25.72 ........................ *** 26,723 

REDE Field Office Interview ......................... 50,879 1 18 15,264 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 916,033 

SCE Field Office Interview ............................ 4,441 1 18 1,332 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 79,948 

Totals ..................................................... 179,002 ........................ ........................ 53,701 ........................ ........................ *** 1,950,322 

* We based this figure 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). 

** 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. 

Dated: December 20, 2020. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29207 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 11277] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Request for Approval of 

Special Validation for Travel to a 

Restricted Country or Area 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments up to 

February 5, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Request for Approval for Multiple-Entry 

Travel to a Restricted Country or Area. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0228. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, CA/ 

PPT/S/A. 

• Form Number: No form. 

• Respondents: Individuals single or 

multiple-entry special validation, in 

accordance with 22 CFR 51.64, to use a 

U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through 

a country or area as to which U.S. 

passports have been declared invalid for 

such travel pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 211a 

and Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 

1966) and in accordance with 22 CFR 

51.63(a). 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

150. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

150. 

• Average Time per Response for a 

single entry validation request: 45 

minutes. 

• Average Time per Response for 

multiple-entry validation request: 90 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 150 

hours. 

• Frequency: Once per year when the 

individual wishes to travel to the 

restricted country or area, whether for 

single- or multiple-entry validation 

request. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed 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 the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The Secretary of State may exercise 

authority, under 22 U.S.C. 211a, 

Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966), 

and 22 CFR 51.63, to invalidate all U.S. 

passports for travel to a country or area 

if he determines that any of three 

conditions exist: The country is at war 

with the United States; armed hostilities 

are in progress in the country or area; 

or there is imminent danger to the 

public health or physical safety of U.S. 

travelers in the country or area. The 

regulations of the Department of State 

provide that an individual’s passport 

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travel to, in, or through a country or area 

despite such restriction if the 

individual’s travel is determined to fall 

within one of several categories 

established by the regulation 22 CFR 

51.64. Without the requisite validation, 

use of a U.S. passport for travel to, in, 

or through a restricted country or area 

may justify revocation of the passport 

for misuse under 22 CFR 51.62(a)(3) and 

subject the traveler to felony 

prosecution under 18 U.S.C. 1544 for 

misuse of a passport or other applicable 

laws. 

The categories of persons specified in 

22 CFR 51.64(b) as being eligible for 

consideration for passport validation are 

as follows: 

(a) An applicant who is a professional 

reporter and journalist whose trip is for 

the purpose of collecting and making 

available to the public information 

about the restricted country or area; 

(b) An applicant who is a 

representative of the American Red 

Cross or the International Committee of 

the Red Cross on an officially sponsored 

Red Cross mission; 

(c) An applicant whose trip to the 

restricted country or area is justified by 

compelling humanitarian 

considerations; or 

(d) An applicant whose trip to the 

restricted country or area is otherwise in 

the national interest. 

The information collection solicits 

data necessary for the Passport Services 

Directorate to determine whether an 

applicant is eligible to receive a special 

validation in his or her U.S. passport 

book permitting the applicant to make 

single or multiple round-trips to a 

restricted country or area, subject to 

additional requirements. The 

information requested consists of the 

applicant’s name; a copy of the front 

and back of the applicant’s valid 

government-issued photo identification 

card with the applicant’s date of birth 

and signature; current contact 

information, including telephone 

number, email and mailing address; a 

statement explaining the reason that the 

applicant thinks their trip is in the 

national interest, including proposed 

travel dates and the applicant’s role and 

responsibilities on the trip; and 

supporting documentary evidence, such 

as a letter from the organization being 

represented explaining in detail the 

purpose and intended work to be 

performed on the trip(s). For those 

seeking a multiple-entry special 

validation, applicants must also identify 

they are seeking the multiple-entry type 

of special validation and submit the 

following: Documentation showing the 

applicant or their organization has a 

well-established history of traveling to 

the DPRK to work on well-monitored 

projects with compelling humanitarian 

considerations; the applicant’s draft 

itinerary, including proposed dates of 

travel and the intended work to be 

performed on each trip; and 

documentation that shows the 

applicant’s humanitarian work requires 

that they make multiple trips to the 

DPRK in the next 365-day period. Those 

who are approved for a multiple-entry 

special validation must also submit a 

final itinerary detailing dates and 

purpose of travel at least five (5) days 

prior to each trip to the DPRK while 

using their multi-entry special 

validation U.S. passport. Failure to 

provide the requested information may 

result in denial of a special validation 

to use a U.S. passport to travel to, in, or 

through a restricted country or area. 

Effective September 1, 2017, upon 

determining that there is imminent 

danger to the public health or physical 

safety of U.S. travelers in the 

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 

(DPRK), the Secretary of State imposed 

a passport restriction with respect to 

travel to the DPRK. Such restriction was 

further renewed in 2018, 2019, and most 

recently in 2020 for one year, effective 

September 1, 2020. The estimated 

number of recipients represents the 

Department of State’s estimate of the 

annual number of special validations 

requests individuals will submit who 

wish to use their U.S. passport to travel 

to the DPRK, based on the current 

number of requests following the 

implementation of the Secretary of 

State’s passport restriction. At this time, 

there are no other countries or areas that 

are the subject of passport restrictions 

pursuant to 22 CFR 51.63. 

Methodology 

Instructions for individuals seeking to 

apply for a special validation to use a 

U.S. passport to travel to, in, or through 

a restricted country or area is posted on 

a web page maintained by the 

Department (travel.state.gov). The web 

page directs applicants to submit the 

requested information via email to 

PPTSpecialValidations@state.gov or by 

mail to Office of Adjudication, Passport 

Services, U.S. Department of State, 

44132 Mercure Circle, P.O. Box 1227, 

Sterling, VA 20166–1227, ATTN: 

Special Validations. 

Information collected in this manner 

will be used to facilitate the granting of 

special validations to U.S. nationals 

who are eligible. The primary purpose 

of soliciting the information is to 

establish whether an applicant is within 

one of the categories specified in the 

regulations of the Department of State 

codified at 22 CFR 51.64(b) and 

therefore eligible to be issued a U.S. 

passport containing a special validation 

enabling him or her to make one or 

multiple entry round-trips to a restricted 

country or area, and to facilitate the 

application for a passport of such 

applicants. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy, Office of Directives Management, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2020–29202 Filed 1–5–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11291] 

Notice of Department of State 

Sanctions Actions; Reimposing 

Certain Sanctions With Respect to Iran 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of State has 

imposed sanctions on 6 entities and 8 

individuals. 

DATES: The Secretary of State’s 

determination and selection of certain 

sanctions to be imposed upon the 6 

entities and 8 individuals identified in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

was effective on October 29, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Taylor Ruggles, Director, Office of 

Economic Sanctions Policy and 

Implementation, Bureau of Economic 

and Business Affairs, Department of 

State, Washington, DC 20520, tel.: (202) 

647 7677, email: RugglesTV@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 3(a) of E.O. 13846, the 

Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of the Treasury, the 

Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of 

Homeland Security, and the United 

States Trade Representative, and with 

the President of the Export-Import Bank, 

the Chairman of the Board of Governors 

of the Federal Reserve System, and 

other agencies and officials as 

appropriate, is authorized to impose on 

a person any of the sanctions described 

in section 4 or 5 of E.O. 13846 upon 

determining that the person met any 

criteria set forth in sections 3(a)(i)— 

3(a)(vi) of E.O. 13846. 

The Secretary of State has 

determined, pursuant to Section 3(a)(ii) 

of E.O. 13846, that Arya Sasol Polymer 

Company, Binrin Limited, Bakhtar 

Commercial Company, Kavian 

Petrochemical Company, and Strait 

Shipbrokers PTE. LTD, have knowingly, 

on or after November 5, 2018, engaged 

in a significant transaction for the 

purchase, acquisition, sale, transport, or 

marketing of petroleum products from 

Iran. 

Pursuant to Section 5(a) of E.O. 

13846, the Secretary of State has 


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