[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5064-5065]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2623]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection 
Request

    The Social Security Administration publishes a list of information 
collection packages that will require submission to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance in compliance with Public Law 
104-13 effective October 1, 1995, The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 
The information collection(s) listed below require(s) extension of the 
current OMB approval(s):

    Social Security Non-Applicant, Applicant and Advisor Surveys on 
the Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability 
Programs--0960-NEW. SSA will conduct a pilot study to obtain 
information on the factors that motivate individuals to file for 
benefits. The purpose of this project is to provide SSA with an 
appropriate methodology to conduct a scientific survey of disability 
applicants, non-applicants and

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disability advisors to determine the types and sources of 
information that disabled and impaired individuals utilize in making 
their decisions to apply or not to apply for benefits. The data will 
be used to determine the appropriateness and accuracy of the 
information provided to potential applicants and to identify the 
social networks through which information about the disability 
programs is disseminated.

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                                   Screener  survey      Pilot survey   
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Number of Respondents...........  1,000.............  200               
Frequency of Response...........  1.................  1                 
Average Burden Per Response.....  12 minutes........  60 minutes.       
Estimated Annual Burden.........  200 hours.........  180 hours.        
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    To receive a copy of the form(s) or clearance packages (s), call 
the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4125 or write to her at 
the address listed below. 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: Judith T. Hasche, 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., 
6401 Security Blvd., 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.
    Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request
    The information collection listed below, which was published in the 
Federal Register on November 20, 1996, has been submitted to OMB.
    1. Report to the United States Social Security Administration By
    Person Receiving Benefits for A Child or for An Adult Unable to 
Handle Funds; Report to the United States Social Security 
Administration--0960-0049. The information collected on forms SSA-7161 
and SSA-7162 is needed to determine continuing entitlement to Social 
Security Benefits and the proper benefit amount for beneficiaries 
living outside the United States. The information is used to prevent 
underpayments or overpayments of Benefits.

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                                       SSA-7161            SSA-7162     
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Number of Respondents...........  50,000............  225,000.          
Frequency of Response...........   Annually.........  Annually/         
                                                        Biennially.     
Average Burden Per Response.....   15 minutes.......  5 minutes.        
Estimated Annual Burden.........  12,500 hours......  18,750 hours.     
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Social Security Administration

    To receive a copy of the form(s) or clearance packages(s), call the 
SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4125 or write to her at the 
address listed below. Written comments and recommendations regarding 
the information collection(s) should be sent within 30 days of the date 
of this publication. Comments may be directed 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, 
DC 20503.
(SSA), Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Judith T. Hasche, 
1-A-21 Operations Bldg., 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235.
    Dated: January 28, 1997.

Judith T. Hasche,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-2623 Filed 1-31-97; 8:45 am]
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