[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 151 (Friday, August 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39728-39729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18937]



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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 and extensions of OMB-approved 
information collections and a new collection.
    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 the 
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 the SSA Director for Reports Clearance to 
the addresses or fax numbers shown below.

(OMB), Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, 
Fax: 202-395-6974, E-mail address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#98d7d1cad9c7cbedfaf5f1ebebf1f7f6d8f7f5fab6fdf7e8b6fff7ee"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d59a9c87948a86a0b7b8bca6a6bcbabb95bab8b7fbb0baa5fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Director, Center 
for Reports Clearance, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., 
Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410-965-0454, E-mail address: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2bda2bebfdca0b1bdb2818193dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c130c1011720e1f131c2f2f3d723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.

    I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will 
submit it 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 
October 6, 2009. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instrument by calling the SSA Director for Reports Clearance at 410-
965-0454 or by writing to the email address we list above.
    1. Employment Relationship Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1007--0960-
0040. SSA obtains information on Form SSA-7160-F4 to determine a 
worker's employment status; i.e., whether, under the definition of an 
employee found in Section 210(j)(2) of the Act and 20 CFR 404.1007 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations, a worker is an employee under the 
``usual common-law rules'' applicable in determining the existence of 
an employer-employee relationship. We use the information to develop 
the employment relationship, and to determine whether a beneficiary is 
self-employed or an employee. The respondents are individuals 
questioning their status as employees and their alleged employers.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 16,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 25 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,667 hours.
    2. Continuing Disability Review Report--20 CFR 404.1589, 416.989--
0960-0072. SSA may conduct a review to determine whether individuals 
receiving disability benefits continue to be entitled to or eligible 
for those benefits. SSA uses Form SSA-454 to collect the information 
needed to complete the review for continued disability from recipients 
or from their representatives. SSA conducts reviews on a periodic basis 
depending on the respondent's disability. We obtain information on 
sources of medical treatment, participation in vocational 
rehabilitation programs (if any), attempts to work (if any), and the 
opinions of individuals regarding whether their conditions have 
improved. The respondents are Title II and/or Title XVI disability 
recipients, or their representatives.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB approved information 
collection.

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                                                                                  Average burden
             Modality of completion                  Number of     Frequency of    per response    Total annual
                                                    respondents      response        (minutes)    burden (hours)
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SSA-454-BK......................................         258,700               1              60         258,700
SSA-454-ICR.....................................             300               1              30             150
EDCS Interview..................................             300               1              30             150
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    Total.......................................         259,300  ..............  ..............         259,000
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    3. Authorization for the Social Security Administration To Obtain 
Account Records From a Financial Institution and Request for Records--
20 CFR 416.200, 416.203--0960-0293. Individuals must authorize 
financial institutions to disclose records to SSA by signing an SSA-
4641-U2. Financial institutions use the Form to provide financial 
information to SSA. We need the information if an individual's records 
are incomplete, unavailable, or appear altered. SSA uses the records to 
verify the existence, ownership, and value of accounts owned by 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants, recipients, and deemors. 
The financial institution's report is used, in part, to determine 
whether SSI resource eligibility requirements are met. The respondents 
are SSI applicants', recipients', or deemors' financial institutions.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 500,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 6 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50,000 hours.
    1. Internet Request for Replacement of Forms SSA-1099/SSA-1042S--20 
CFR 401.45--0960-0583. Recipients use the SSA-1099 and SSA-1042S to 
determine if their Social Security benefits are taxable and the amount 
they need to report to the Internal Revenue Service. An individual may 
use SSA's Internet request form to obtain a replacement SSA-1099 and 
SSA-1042S. SSA uses the information from the Internet request form to 
verify the identity of the requestor and to provide replacement copies 
of the forms. The Internet option eliminates the need for phone calls 
to the national 800 number, or visits to a local field office. The 
respondents are Title II recipients who wish to request a replacement 
SSA-1099/SSA-1042S via the Internet.
    Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 136,455.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 22,743 hours.
    II. SSA has submitted the information collections we list below to 
OMB for clearance. Your comments on the information collections would 
be most

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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 September 8, 2009. You can obtain a copy of the OMB 
clearance packages by calling the SSA Director for Reports Clearance at 
410-965-0454 or by writing to the above email address.
    1. Questionnaire about Special Veterans Benefits--0960-NEW. SSA 
must make deductions to Social Security Special Veterans benefits when 
an individual receives income, in excess of set limits, from an 
activity outside the United States. SSA collects information on Form 
SSA-2010 to determine continuing entitlement to Social Security Special 
Veterans Benefits and the proper benefit amount for beneficiaries 
living outside the U.S. Based on the information, SSA may increase, 
decrease, suspend or terminate benefits. The respondents are Special 
Veterans Benefits recipients.
    Type of Request: Request for a new information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 833 hours.
    1. Certificate of Election for Reduced Spouse's Benefits--20 CFR 
404.421--0960-0398. SSA will not pay reduced benefits to an already 
entitled spouse, at least age 62 but under full retirement age, who no 
longer has a child in care unless the spouse elects to receive reduced 
benefits. To elect reduced benefits, the spouse must complete Form SSA-
25. SSA uses the information from Form SSA-25 to pay a qualified spouse 
a reduced benefit. Respondents are entitled spouses seeking reduced 
benefits.
    Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.

    Dated: July 3, 2009.
Elizabeth A. Davidson,
Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-18937 Filed 8-6-09; 8:45 am]
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