[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49045-49046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24775]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection Requests 
and Comment Requests

    This notice lists information collection packages that will require 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as well as 
information collection packages submitted to OMB for clearance, in 
compliance with Public Law 104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
    I. The information collection(s) listed below require(s) 
extension(s) of the current OMB approval(s) or are proposed new 
collection(s):

1. Blood Donor Locator Service--0960-0501

    Regulation 20 CFR 401.200 requires that requesting State agencies 
provide to the Social Security Administration (SSA) Blood Donor 
Location Service (BDLS) specific information on blood donors who have 
tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The information 
is used to identify the donor, locate the donor's address in SSA 
records and assure that States meet regulatory requirements to qualify 
for using the BDLS. SSA will retain no record of the request or the 
information after processing has been completed. The respondents are 
requesting State agencies acting on behalf of authorized blood 
facilities.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Frequency of Response: 5.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Average Burden: 13 hours.

2. Child Relationship Statement--0960-0116

    The information collected on Form SSA-2519 is used to help 
determine children's entitlement to Social Security benefits under 
Section 216(h)(3) of the Social Security Act (deemed child provision). 
The respondents are persons providing information about the 
relationship between the worker and his/her alleged biological child, 
in connection with a child's application for benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.

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    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Average Burden: 12,500 hours.
    Written comments and recommendations regarding the information 
collection(s) should be sent within 60 days from the date of this 
publication, directly to the SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the 
following address: Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: 
Nicholas E. Tagliareni, 6401 Security Blvd., 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., 
Baltimore, MD 21235.
    In addition to your comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden 
estimate, we are soliciting comments on 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.
    II. The information collection(s) listed below have been submitted 
to OMB:

Waiver of Benefit Payment--0960-0533

    Form SSA-149 is required to document the fact that benefits due are 
not being paid, because the beneficiary, (for personal reasons) has 
requested nonreceipt. Personal reasons can range from religious, 
patriotic, or political beliefs to situations where continued receipt 
of payment causes some adverse effect. The respondents are 
beneficiaries who wish to waive entitlement to benefit payments.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3 hours.
    Written comments and recommendations regarding the information 
collection(s) should be directed within 30 days to the OMB Desk Officer 
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following addresses:

(OMB)

Office of Management and Budget, OIRA, Attn: Laura Oliven, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW., Washington, 
D.C. 20503

(SSA)

Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Nicholas E. Tagliareni, 1-
A-21 Operations Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235

    To receive a copy of any of the forms or clearance packages, call 
the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4125 or write to him at 
the address listed above.

    Date: September 11, 1997.
Nicholas E. Tagliareni,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-24775 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
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