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404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327, 

404.328, 416.1338(c)(d), 416.1320(d), 

416.1331(a)–(b), and 416.1338–0960– 

0282. State Disability Determination 

Services (DDS) must determine if Social 

Security disability payment recipients, 

whose disability ceased and who 

participate in vocational rehabilitation 

programs, may continue to receive 

disability payments. To do this, DDSs 

need information about the recipients, 

the types of program participation, and 

the services they receive under the 

rehabilitation program. SSA uses Form 

SSA–4290 to collect this information. 

The respondents are State employment 

networks, vocational rehabilitation 

agencies, or other providers of 

educational or job training services. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 3,000. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 750 hours. 

4. Modified Benefit Formula 

Questionnaire—0960–0395. The 

Windfall Elimination Provision of the 

Social Security Act removes an 

unintended advantage in computing 

Social Security benefits for persons with 

substantial pensions from non-covered 

employment. SSA collects information 

on Form SSA–150 to determine the 

correct formula to use in computing the 

Social Security benefit for someone who 

receives a pension from employment 

not covered by Social Security. The 

respondents are applicants for Title II 

benefits. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 90,000. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 8 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 12,000 

hours. 

5. Acknowledgement of Receipt 

(Notice of Hearing)—20 CFR 404.938 & 

416.1438—0960–0671. SSA uses Forms 

HA–504 and HA–504–OP1 to inform 

claimants of a scheduled hearing. 

Claimants complete the form to 

acknowledge they will attend the 

hearing or to request the ALJ reschedule 

the hearing. The ALJ uses the 

information to prepare for the scheduled 

hearing or to reschedule the hearing to 

a different date or location. The only 

difference between the two forms is the 

exclusion of the video teleconferencing 

option on the HA–504–OP1. We exclude 

video teleconferencing when it is not 

feasible, based on certain circumstances, 

for the ALJ to use it. The respondents 

are applicants for Social Security 

benefits who request a hearing to appeal 

an unfavorable entitlement or eligibility 

determination. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Version of the HA–504 Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

HA–504 (with teleconferencing) ...................................................................... 70,000 1 30 35,000 

HA–504–OP1 ................................................................................................... 630,000 1 30 315,000 

Total .......................................................................................................... 700,000 ........................ ........................ 350,000 

Dated: November 8, 2010. 

Liz Davidson, 

Center Director, Center for Reports Clearance, 

Social Security Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request and 

Comment 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 (Pub. L.) 104–13, the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

effective October 1, 1995. This notice 

includes revisions to 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, e-mail, 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. 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. 

I. 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 11, 

2011. Individuals can obtain copies of 

the collection instruments by calling the 

SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 410– 

965–8783 or by writing to the above email address. 

1. Advanced Notice of Termination of 

Child’s Benefits & Student’s Statement 

Regarding School Attendance—20 CFR 

404.350–404.352, 404.367–404.368— 

0960–0105. SSA collects information on 

Forms SSA–1372–BK and SSA–1372– 

BK–FC to determine whether children 

of an insured worker meet the eligibility 

requirements for student benefits. The 

data we collect allows SSA to determine 

student entitlement and whether to 

terminate benefits. The respondents are 

student claimants for Social Security 

benefits, their respective schools, and, 

in some cases, their representative 

payees. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

SSA–1372–BK: 

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

Individuals/Households .................................................................................... 99,850 1 8 13,313 

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Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

State/Local/Tribal Government ........................................................................ 99,850 1 3 4,993 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 199,700 ........................ ........................ 18,306 

SSA–1372–BK–FC: 

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

Individuals/Households .................................................................................... 150 1 8 20 

State/Local/Tribal Government ........................................................................ 150 1 3 8 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 300 ........................ ........................ 8 

Total Burden: 18,334 hours. 

2. Agreement to Sell Property—20 

CFR 416.1240–1245—0960–0127. 

Individuals or couples who are 

otherwise eligible for Supplemental 

Security Income (SSI) benefits, but their 

resources exceed the allowable limit, 

may receive conditional payments if 

they agree to dispose of the excess nonliquid resources and (in the case of 

current recipients) return excess SSI 

payments. SSA uses Form SSA–8060– 

U3 to document this agreement and to 

ensure the individuals understand their 

obligations. Respondents are applicants 

for and recipients of SSI payments who 

agree to dispose of excess non-liquid 

resources. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 20,000. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,333 

hours. 

3. Epidemiological Research Report— 

20 CFR 401.165—0960–0701. Section 

311 of the Social Security Independence 

and Program Improvements Act of 1994 

directs SSA to provide support to health 

researchers involved in epidemiological 

research. Specifically, when we 

determine a study contributes to a 

national health interest, SSA furnishes 

information to determine whether a 

study subject appears in SSA 

administrative records as alive or 

deceased (vital status). SSA charges a 

small fee per request for providing this 

information. Web-posted questions 

solicit the information SSA needs to 

provide the data and to collect the fees. 

The requestors are scientific researchers 

who are applying to receive vital status 

information about individuals from 

Social Security administrative data 

records. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

State & Local Government .............................................................................. 15 1 120 30 

Private Entities ................................................................................................. 13 1 120 26 

Federal Entities ................................................................................................ 2 1 120 4 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 30 ........................ ........................ 60 

Cost Burden: 

Average annual cost per respondent 

(based on SSA data): $3,665. 

Total estimated annual cost burden: 

$109,950. 

II. SSA has submitted the information 

collections listed below to OMB for 

clearance. Your comments on the 

information collections would be most 

useful if OMB and SSA receive them 

within 30 days from the date of this 

publication. To be sure we consider 

your comments, we must receive them 

no later than December 13, 2010. You 

can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance 

packages by calling the SSA Reports 

Clearance Officer at 410–965–8783 or by 

writing to the above e-mail address. 

1. Statement of Agricultural Employer 

(Year Prior to 1988; and 1988 and 

Later)—20 CFR 404.702, 404.802, 

404.1056—0960–0036. SSA collects 

information on Forms SSA–1002–F3 

and SSA–1003–F3 to resolve 

discrepancies when farm workers allege 

their employers did not report their 

wages, or reported the wages 

incorrectly. If an agricultural employer 

incorrectly reported wages, or failed to 

report any wages for an employee, SSA 

must attempt to correct its records by 

contacting the employer to obtain 

convincing evidence of the wages. The 

respondents are agricultural employers 

who have information about their 

employees’ wages. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

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Form No. Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

SSA–1002 ........................................................................................................ 7,500 1 30 3,750 

SSA–1003 ........................................................................................................ 25,000 1 30 12,500 

Total .......................................................................................................... 32,500 ........................ ........................ 16,250 

2. Student Reporting Form—20 CFR 

404.367 & 404.368—0960–0088. 

Sections 20 CFR 404.367 and 404.368 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations provide 

a student beneficiary must attend an 

educational institution full-time to 

qualify for Social Security benefits. SSA 

requires beneficiaries to report events 

that may cause a reduction, termination, 

or suspension of their benefits. SSA 

collects information on Form SSA–1383 

to determine if the change or event a 

student reports affects continuing 

entitlement to Social Security benefits. 

We also use the information to 

determine the correct benefit amounts. 

The respondents are Social Security 

student beneficiaries. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Form No. Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden (hours) 

SSA–1383 ........................................................................................................ 74,887 1 6 7489

SSA–1383–FC ................................................................................................. 113 1 6 11 

Total .......................................................................................................... 75,000 ........................ ........................ 7,500 

3. Protection and Advocacy for 

Beneficiaries of Social Security 

(PABSS)—Grant Awardees/Protection 

and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social 

Security (PABSS)— Beneficiaries—20 

CFR 435.51–435.52—0960–0768. In 

August of 2004, SSA announced its 

intention to award grants to establish 

community-based protection and 

advocacy projects in every State and 

U.S. Territory, as authorized under 

section 1150 of the Social Security Act. 

Potential awardees were protection and 

advocacy organizations (under Title I of 

the Developmental Disabilities 

Assistance and Bill of Rights Act) that 

submitted a timely application 

conforming to the requirements shown 

in the 2004 announcement. The projects 

SSA funds under the PABSS program 

are part of SSA’s strategy to increase the 

number of beneficiaries who return to 

work and achieve self-sufficiency as the 

result of advocacy or other services. The 

overall goal of the program is to provide 

information and advice about obtaining 

vocational rehabilitation and 

employment services, and to provide 

advocacy or other services a beneficiary 

with a disability may need to secure, 

maintain, or regain gainful employment. 

The PABSS Semi-Annual Program 

Performance Report collects statistical 

information from the various protection 

and advocacy (P&A) projects to manage 

program performance. SSA uses the 

information to evaluate the efficacy of 

the program and to ensure beneficiaries 

are receiving the dollars appropriated 

for PABSS services. The project data is 

valuable to SSA in its analysis of, and 

future planning for, the Social Security 

Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI 

programs. The respondents are the 57 

designated P&A project system sites (in 

each of the 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, and the U.S. Territories), and 

beneficiaries of SSDI and SSI programs. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Type of respondent Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Number of 

annual 

responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hours) 

PABSS Program Grantees .................................................. 57 2 114 60 114 

Beneficiaries ......................................................................... 5,000 1 1 15 1,250 

Totals ............................................................................ 5,057 ........................ ........................ ........................ 1,364 

Dated: November 8, 2010. 

Liz Davidson, 

Center Director, Center for Reports Clearance, 

Social Security Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7165] 

Overseas Security Advisory Council 

(Osac) Renewal 

The Department of State has renewed 

the Charter of the Overseas Security 

Advisory Council. This advisory council 

will continue to interact on overseas 

security matters of mutual interest 

between the U.S. Government and the 

American private sector. The Council’s 

initiatives and security publications 

provide a unique contribution to 

protecting American private sector 

interests abroad. The Under Secretary 

for Management has determined that the 

Council is necessary and in the public 

interest. 

The Council consists of 

representatives from four (4) U.S. 

Government agencies and thirty (30) 

American private sector companies and 

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