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disaster area due to damages caused by

severe storms, winds, and a tornado that

occurred on May 25, 2000. Applications

for loans for physical damage as a result

of this disaster may be filed until the

close of business on August 4, 2000 and

for economic injury until the close of

business on March 5, 2001 at the

address listed below or other locally

announced locations: U.S. Small

Business Administration, Disaster Area

2 Office, One Baltimore Place, Suite

300, Atlanta, GA 30308.

The interest rates are:

For Physical Damage:

HOMEOWNERS WITH CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ......................................................................................................... 7.375

HOMEOWNERS WITHOUT CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE .................................................................................................. 3.687

BUSINESSES WITH CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ............................................................................................................. 8.000

BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ...................................... 4.000

OTHERS (INCLUDING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS) WITH CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ....................................... 6.750

For Economic Injury:

BUSINESSES AND SMALL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES WITHOUT CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ..................... 4.000

The numbers assigned to this disaster

are 326211 for physical damage and

9H4900 for economic injury.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: June 5, 2000.

Kris Swedin,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–15283 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Declaration of Disaster #3261]

State of Wisconsin

Manitowoc County and the

contiguous counties of Brown, Calumet,

Kewaunee, and Sheboygan in the State

of Wisconsin constitute a disaster area

due to damages caused by severe

storms, tornadoes, and flooding that

occurred on May 12, 2000. Applications

for loans for physical damage as a result

of this disaster may be filed until the

close of business on August 4, 2000 and

for economic injury until the close of

business on March 5, 2001 at the

address listed below or other locally

announced locations: U.S. Small

Business Administration, Disaster Area

2 Office, One Baltimore Place, Suite

300, Atlanta, GA 30308.

The interest rates are:

Percent

For Physical Damage:

HOMEOWNERS WITH CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ......................................................................................................... 7.375

HOMEOWNERS WITHOUT CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE .................................................................................................. 3.687

BUSINESSES WITH CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ............................................................................................................. 8.000

BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ...................................... 4.000

OTHERS (INCLUDING NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS) WITH CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ....................................... 6.750

For Economic Injury:

BUSINESSES AND SMALL AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES WITHOUT CREDIT AVAILABLE ELSEWHERE ..................... 4.000

The numbers assigned to this disaster

are 326111 for physical damage and

9H4800 for economic injury.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Nos. 59002 and 59008)

Dated: June 5, 2000.

Kris Swedin,

Acting Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–15285 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Request and

Comment Request

In compliance with Public Law 104–

13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995, SSA is providing notice of its

information collections that require

submission to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB). 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 on ways to minimize burden

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

I. The information collections listed

below will be submitted to OMB within

60 days from the date of this notice.

Therefore, comments and

recommendations regarding the

information collections would be most

useful if received by the Agency within

60 days from the date of this

publication. Comments should be

directed to the SSA Reports Clearance

Officer at the address listed at the end

of this publication. You can obtain a

copy of the collection instruments by

calling the SSA Reports Clearance

Officer on (410) 965–4145, or by writing

to him at the address listed at the end

of this publication.

1. Subpart T—State Supplementation

Provisions; Agreement; Payments, 20

CFR 416.2099—0960–0240. Section

1618 of the Social Security Act contains

pass-along provisions of the Social

Security amendments. These provisions

require States that supplement the

Federal SSI benefits pass along Federal

cost-of-living increases to individuals

who are eligible for State supplementary

payments. If a State fails to keep

payments at the required level, it

becomes ineligible for Medicaid

reimbursement under title XIX of the

Social Security Act. Regulation at 20

CFR 416.2099 requires the States to

report mandatory minimum and

optional supplementary payment data to

SSA. The information is used to

determine compliance with the law and

regulations. The respondents are States

that supplement Federal SSI payments.

Number of respondents: 26.

Number of Response: 15 states report

quarterly, 11 states report annually.

Average burden per response: 1 hour.

Estimated Annual Burden: 71 hours.

2. Application for Search of Census

Records for Proof of Age–0960–0097.

The information collected on Form

SSA–1535–U3 is required to provide the

Census Bureau with sufficient

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identifying information, which will

allow an accurate search of census

records to establish proof of age for an

individual applying for Social Security

Benefits. It is used for individuals who

must establish age as a factor of

entitlement. The respondents are

individuals applying for Social Security

Benefits.

Number of respondents: 18,000.

Number of Response: 1.

Average burden per response: 12

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,600.

3. Psychiatric Review Technique—

0960–0413. The information collected

on Form SSA–2506 is needed by SSA to

facilitate the adjudication of claims

involving mental impairments. The

information is used to identify the need

for additional evidence in the

determination of impairment severity; to

consider aspects of mental impairment

relevant to the individual’s ability to

work; and to organize and present the

findings in a clear, concise manner. The

respondents are State DDS’s

administering titles II and XVI disability

programs.

Number of Respondents: 1,005,804.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 251,451

hours.

4. Integrated Registration for

Employers and Submitters (IRES)–0960–

NEW. The IRES authentication system is

a free service designed to allow

employers to access SSA’s electronic

wage reporting services, and to replace

the use of a handwritten signature with

an electronic signature. Employer

representatives will use an IRES

generated PIN and password as their

electronic signature. IRES was designed

to be more efficient, reducing the costs

to both employers and SSA, and will

facilitate the filing of wage data

electronically.

SSA’s paramount interest in the

development of IRES was to ensure that

the new electronic method of

identifying wage report submitters

provides the same security features as

the current paper-based method.

Security features will include message

integrity, originator authentication, nonrepudiation and confidentiality. The

PIN and password will be issued to an

individual designated by the employer

after SSA authenticates the company

and contact information provided by the

individual.

SSA plans to use the IRES in

conjunction with SSA’s wage reporting

processes. It will be used as the gateway

for electronic wage reporting and the

Online Employee Verification Service. It

will also be used when SSA implements

additional electronic services such as

electronic notices and error information.

The PIN will also be used in the AWR

diskette process to replace the signature

on IRS paper form 6559. SSA has

received approval from IRS to use an

alternative signature.

Respondents to IRES will be

Employers and Submitters who utilize

SSA’s electronic wage reporting and

Online Employee Verification Services.

Number of respondents: 250,000.

Number of Response: 1.

Average burden per response: 2

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 8333

hours.

II. The information collections listed

below have been submitted to OMB for

clearance. Written comments and

recommendations on the information

collections would be most useful if

received within 30 days from the date

of this publication. Comments should be

directed to the SSA Reports Clearance

Officer and the OMB Desk Officer at the

addresses listed at the end of this

publication. You can obtain a copy of

the OMB clearance packages by calling

the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on

(410) 965–4145, or by writing to him.

1. Request for Reconsideration–0960–

NEW. The information collected on

Form SSA–561 is used by SSA to

initiate the reconsideration process for

determining entitlement of individuals

to Social Security benefits under (title

II), Supplemental Security Income

payments (title XVI), Special Veterans

Benefits (title VIII) and Medicare

benefits (title XVIII). The respondents

are individuals filing for such

reconsideration.

Number of respondents: 1,455,000.

Number of Response: 1.

Average burden per response: 8

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 194,000.

(SSA Address)

Social Security Administration,

DCFAM, Attn: Frederick W.

Brickenkamp, 1–A–21 Operations

Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore,

MD 21235.

(OMB Address)

Office of Management and Budget,

OIRA, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,

New Executive Office Building, Room

10230, 725 17th St., NW, Washington,

D.C. 20503.

Dated: June 9, 2000.

Frederick W. Brickenkamp,

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–15120 Filed 6–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Statement of Organization, Functions

and Delegations of Authority

This statement amends part S of the

Statement of the Organization,

Functions and Delegations of Authority

which covers the Social Security

Administration (SSA). Chapter S2

covers—the Deputy Commissioner,

Operations. Notice is given that

Subchapter S2R, the Office of Central

Operations, is being amended. Further,

a new Subchapter, S2RC5, the Center for

Human Resources, is being established.

The new material and changes are as

follows:

Section S2.20 The Office of the Deputy

Commissioner, Operations—

(Functions):

Add the following to Function D:

The office provides overall

management direction for the provision

of personnel services and administrative

support to all OCO components. It

maintains a broad overview of

administrative operations to ensure

effective coordination of all component

activities.

Section S2R.00 The Office of Central

Operations—(Mission):

Add the following to the opening

paragraph:

It provides executive leadership and

direction for the provision of personnel

management and administrative support

for all components within OCO.

Section S2R.10 The Office of Central

Operations—(Organization):

C. The Immediate Office of the

Associate Commissioner, Office of

Central Operations (S2R).

4. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for Management

Operations and Support (S2RC).

Establish:

e. The Center for Human Resources

(S2RC5).

Section S2R.20 The Office of Central

Operations—(Functions):

C. The Immediate Office of the

Associate Commissioner, OCO (S2R)

provides internal operations and

management support and assistance to

the Associate Commissioner and all

OCO components.

Amend as follows:

4. The Assistant Associate

Commissioner for Management and

Operations Support (S2RC) is

responsible for the direction of five

centers which perform systems,

management, program, material

resources and personnel management

services functions for OCO.

b. The Center for Management

Support (S2RC2):