7648 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 34 / Monday, February 22, 2010 / Notices 

11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.11

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3330 Filed 2–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Emergency 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 a new form for which we are 

requesting emergency OMB clearance. 

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 to the OMB Desk Officer and 

the SSA Reports Clearance Officer to 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, 1340 Annex Building, 6401 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 

Fax: 410–965–8783, E-mail address: 

OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov. 

SSA submitted the information 

collection below to OMB for Emergency 

Clearance. SSA is requesting Emergency 

Clearance from OMB no later than 

March 1, 2010. Individuals can obtain 

copies of the collection instrument by 

calling the SSA Reports Clearance 

Officer or by writing to the above e-mail 

address. 

Request for Accommodation in 

Communication Method—0960–NEW. 

Background 

In a recent legal action, American 

Council of the Blind, et al. v. Michael 

Astrue and Social Security 

Administration (No. C 05–04696 WHA 

(N.D. Cal.)), class plaintiffs representing 

blind or visually impaired Social 

Security applicants, beneficiaries, 

recipients, and representative payees 

challenged the adequacy of the modes of 

communication used by SSA in its 

notices and other communications. 

Prior to the district court’s order of 

October 20, 2009, in American Council 

of the Blind, SSA had offered three 

modes of communications for blind and 

visually impaired Social Security 

beneficiaries: (1) A standard print notice 

by first-class mail; (2) a standard print 

notice by first-class mail with a followup telephone call; and (3) certified mail. 

In American Council of the Blind, the 

district court required SSA to begin 

offering two new modes of 

communication to blind or visually 

impaired applicants, beneficiaries, 

recipients, and representative payees: 

Braille and Microsoft Word files (on 

data compact discs). 

Current Information Collection 

In accordance with the court order, 

beginning January 1, 2010, affected 

parties can call a designated SSA 

number and tell the agency which of the 

following five methods of 

communication they want the agency to 

use for their notices and other 

communications: (1) Standard print 

notice by first-class mail, (2) standard 

print mail with a follow-up telephone 

call, (3) certified mail, (4) Braille, or (5) 

Microsoft Word. This call did not 

require OMB clearance. 

However, there may be respondents 

who want SSA to use another 

communication method. SSA has 

created form SSA–9000, the Request for 

Accommodation in Communication 

Method, for these situations. This form 

will ask respondents to describe the 

type of accommodation they want, to 

disclose the condition they have that 

necessitates the need for a different type 

of accommodation, and to explain why 

none of the five methods described 

above are sufficient for their needs. 

Since we must make this form 

available shortly due to court-ordered 

deadlines, we are requesting emergency 

clearance. The respondents are Social 

Security applicants, beneficiaries, 

recipients, and representative payees 

who are blind or visually impaired and 

are asking SSA to send them notices and 

other communications in an alternative 

method besides the five modalities 

described in this Notice. 

Type of Request: Emergency clearance 

of a new information collection. 

Method of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Response 

time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

Personal interview (over the phone or in-person) ................................................................................... 2,000 10 333 

Form (taken or mailed from field office) .................................................................................................. 500 15 125 

2,500 .................... 458 

Dated: February 16, 2010. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Social 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3304 Filed 2–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA 2010–0006] 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

Computer Matching Program (SSA/ 

Department of Veterans Affairs/ 

Veterans Benefits Administration (VA/ 

VBA))—Match Number 1309 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an 

existing computer matching program 

that is scheduled to expire on April 1, 

2010. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Privacy Act, as 

amended, this notice announces a 

renewal of an existing computer 

matching program that we are currently 

conducting with VA/VBA. 

DATES: We will file a report of the 

subject matching program with the 


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