[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 210 (Monday, October 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64735-64736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27711]


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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. Child Relationship Statement--0960-0116. The Social Security 
Administration (SSA) uses the information collected on Form SSA-2519 to 
help determine the entitlement of children 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 the child's application for benefits.
    Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 12,500 hours.
    2. Request to Resolve Questionable Quarters of Coverage (QC); 
Request for QC History Based on Relationship--0960-0575. Form SSA-512 
is used by the States to request clarification from

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SSA on questionable QCs information. The Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act states that aliens admitted for 
lawful residence who have worked and earned 40 qualifying QCs for 
Social Security purposes can generally receive State benefits. Form 
SSA-513 is used by States to request QC information for an alien's 
spouse or child in cases where the alien does not sign a consent form 
giving permission to access his/her Social Security records. QCs can 
also be allocated to a spouse and/or to a child under age 18, if 
needed, to obtain 40 qualifying QCs for the alien. The respondents are 
State agencies, which require QC information in order to determine 
eligibility for benefits.

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                                                     SSA-512    SSA-513
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Number of Respondents.............................    200,000    350,000
Frequency of Response.............................          1          1
Average Burden Per Response (minute)..............          2          2
Estimated Annual Burden (hours)...................      6,667     11,667
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    II. The information collections listed below will be 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. Employment Relationship Questionnaire--0960-0040. SSA uses the 
information collected on Form SSA-7160 to determine whether the 
numberholder is self-employed or an employee. The respondents are 
applicants for Social Security Benefits and/or employers.
    Number of Respondents: 47,500.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 25 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 19,792 hours.
    2. On May 31, 2000, SSA announced its intention to competitively 
award cooperative agreements to establish community-based benefits 
planning, assistance and outreach (BPAO) projects. The overall goal of 
the projects is to disseminate accurate information to beneficiaries 
with disabilities (including transition-to-work aged youth) about work 
incentives programs and issues related to such programs, to enable them 
to make informed choices about work.
    The BPAO project managers will collect data from Social Security 
Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
beneficiaries who request BPAO services. The BPAO project managers and 
SSA will use the data to manage the projects and to determine what 
additional resources or other approaches may be needed to improve the 
process. The data is needed to determine the efficacy of the program 
and to ensure that those dollars appropriated for BPAO services are 
actually being used for SSA beneficiaries. The data will also be 
valuable to SSA in its analysis of and future planning for the SSDI and 
SSI programs.
    BPAO projects will collect data on:
    <bullet> Beneficiary background information;
    <bullet> Beneficiary employment information;
    <bullet> Beneficiary training information;
    <bullet> Beneficiary benefits information;
    <bullet> Beneficiary work incentives information;
    <bullet> Services to which BPAO projects refer beneficiaries; and
    <bullet> Cumulative BPAO activities performed.
    Number of Respondents: 500,000.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Average Burden Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 250,000 hours.

(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: October 24, 2000.
Frederick W. Brickenkamp,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-27711 Filed 10-27-00; 8:45 am]
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