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17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

BOX–2022–05 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR– BOX–2022–05. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. All comments 

received will be posted without change. 

Persons submitting comments are 

cautioned that we do not redact or edit 

personal identifying information from 

comment submissions. You should 

submit only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–BOX–2022–05 and should 

be submitted on or before February 28, 

2022. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.17

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02430 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2022–0003] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: 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 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 

1, 1995. This notice includes revisions 

and extensions of OMB-approved 

information collections. 

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 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 SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 

the following addresses or fax numbers. 

(OMB) Office of Management and 

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA 

Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Submit your 

comments online referencing Docket ID 

Number [SSA–2022–0003]. 

(SSA) Social Security Administration, 

OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance 

Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 

Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, 

Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address: 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov 

Or you may submit your comments 

online through https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket 

ID Number [SSA–2022–0003]. 

SSA submitted the information 

collections below to OMB for clearance. 

Your comments regarding these 

information collections would be most 

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 March 9, 2022. Individuals 

can obtain copies of these OMB 

clearance packages by writing to 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. 

1. Application for a Social Security 

Number Card, the Social Security 

Number Application Process (SSNAP), 

internet SSN Replacement Card 

(iSSNRC) Application, and Online 

Social Security Number Application 

Process (oSSNAP)—20 CFR 422.103– 

422.110—0960–0066. SSA collects 

information on the SS–5 (used in the 

United States) and SS–5–FS (used 

outside the United States) to issue 

original or replacement Social Security 

cards. SSA also enters the application 

data into the SSNAP application when 

issuing a card via telephone or in 

person. In addition, hospitals collect the 

same information on SSA’s behalf for 

newborn children through the 

Enumeration-at-Birth process. In this 

process, parents of newborns provide 

hospital birth registration clerks with 

information required to register these 

newborns. Hospitals send this 

information to State Bureaus of Vital 

Statistics (BVS), and they send the 

information to SSA’s National Computer 

Center. SSA then uploads the data to the 

SSA mainframe along with all other 

enumeration data, and we assign the 

newborn a Social Security number 

(SSN) and issue a Social Security card. 

Respondents can also use these 

modalities to request a change in their 

SSN records. In addition, the iSSNRC 

internet application collects information 

similar to the paper SS–5 for no-change 

replacement SSN cards for adult U.S. 

citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows 

certain applicants for SSN replacement 

cards to complete the internet 

application and submit the required 

evidence online rather than completing 

a paper Form SS–5. Finally, oSSNAP 

collects information similar to that 

which we collect on the paper SS–5 for 

no change situations, with the exception 

of name change, new or replacement 

SSN cards for U.S Citizens (adult and 

minor children), and replacement cards 

only for non-U.S. citizens. oSSNAP 

allows these applicants for new or 

replacement SSN cards to start the 

application process on-line, receive a 

list of evidentiary documents, and then 

submit the application data to SSA for 

further processing by SSA employees. 

Applicants need to visit a local SSA 

office to complete the application 

process. The respondents for this 

information collection are applicants for 

original and replacement Social 

Security cards, or individuals who wish 

to change information in their SSN 

records, who use any of the modalities 

described above. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 


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6930 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 25 / Monday, February 7, 2022 / Notices Application scenario Number of respondents Frequency of response Average burden per response (minutes) Estimated total annual burden (hours) Average theoretical hourly cost amount (dollars) * Average wait time in field office (minutes) ** Total annual opportunity cost (dollars) *** EAB Modality Hospital staff who relay the State birth certificate information to the BVS and SSA through the EAB process ......................................... 3,587,284 1 5 298,857 * $24.49 ** 0 *** $7,319,008 iSSNRC Modality Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement card with no changes through the iSSNRC ........................................................................ 3,141,061 1 5 261,755 * 27.07 ** 0 *** 7,085,708 Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement card with a name change through iSSNRC ................................................................. 44,818 1 5 3,735 * 27.07 ** 0 *** 101,107 oSSNAP Modality Adult U.S. Citizens providing information to receive a replacement card through the oSSNAP+ ............................................................. 866,575 1 5 72,215 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 11,338,134 Adult U.S. Citizens providing information to receive an original card through the oSSNAP+ ..................................................................... 31,521 1 5 2,627 * 27.07 * 24 *** 412,412 Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing information to receive an original card through the oSSNAP+ ............................................................. 114,429 1 5 9,536 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 1,497,188 Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing information to receive a replace- ment card through the oSSNAP+ .................................................... 63,925 1 5 5,327 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 836,382 SSNAP/SS–5 Modality Respondents who do not have to provide parents’ SSNs .................. 2,791,499 1 9 418,725 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 41,561,248 Respondents whom we ask to provide parents’ SSNs (when apply- ing for original SSN cards for children under age 12) .................... 102,258 1 9 15,339 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 1,522,471 Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer additional questions so SSA can determine whether we previously assigned an SSN .. 335,587 1 10 55,931 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 5,147,794 Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the allowable limits (i.e., who must provide additional documentation to accom- pany the application) ........................................................................ 2,428 1 60 2,428 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 92,011 Enumeration Quality Review Authorization to SSA to obtain personal information cover letter ....... 500 1 15 125 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 8,798 Authorization to SSA to obtain personal information follow-up cover letter ................................................................................................. 500 1 15 125 * 27.07 ** 24 *** 8,798 Grand Total 

Totals ............................................................................................ 11,081,385 ........................ ........................ 1,146,724 ........................ ........................ *** 76,931,059 

+The number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SS–5 form downloads from SSA.Gov. 

* We based this figure on average Hospital Records Clerks (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes292098.htm), and average U.S. worker’s hourly wages (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

oes_nat.htm#00-0000) as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data.

*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for 

the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the application. 


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2. Response to Notice of Revised 

Determination—20 CFR 404.913, 

404.914, 404.992(b), 416.1413–416.1414, 

and 416.1492(d)—0960–0347. When 

SSA determines: (1) Claimants for initial 

disability benefits do not actually have 

a disability; or (2) current disability 

recipients’ records show their disability 

ceased, SSA notifies the disability 

claimants, or recipients of this decision. 

In response to this notice, the affected 

claimants and disability recipients have 

the following recourse: (1) They may 

request a disability hearing to contest 

SSA’s decision; and (2) they may submit 

additional information or evidence for 

SSA to consider. Disability claimants, 

recipients, and their representatives use 

Form SSA–765 to accomplish these two 

actions. If respondents request the first 

option, SSA’s Disability Hearings Unit 

uses the form to schedule a hearing; 

ensure an interpreter is present, if 

required; and ensure the disability 

recipients or claimants, and their 

representatives, receive a notice about 

the place and time of the hearing. If 

respondents choose the second option, 

SSA uses the form and other evidence 

to reevaluate the claimant’s or 

recipients’ case, and determine if the 

new information or evidence will 

change SSA’s decision. The respondents 

are disability claimants, current 

disability recipients, or their 

representatives. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Average 

wait time 

in field office 

(minutes) **

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ***

SSA–765 ...................... 51 1 30 26 * $19.01 ** 24 *** $874 

*We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/ 

2021FactSheet.pdf), and the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). **We based this figure on the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data. ***This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to 

respondents to complete the application. 

3. Travel Expense Reimbursement— 

20 CFR 404.999(d) and 416.1499— 

0960–0434. The Social Security Act 

(Act) provides for travel expense 

reimbursement from Federal and State 

agencies for claimant travel incidental 

to medical examinations, and to parties, 

their representatives, and all reasonably 

necessary witnesses for travel exceeding 

75 miles to attend medical 

examinations, reconsideration 

interviews and proceedings before an 

administrative law judge. 

Reimbursement procedures require the 

claimant to provide: (1) A list of 

expenses incurred; and (2) receipts of 

such expenses. Federal and state 

personnel review the listings and 

receipts to verify the reimbursable 

amount to the requestor. The 

respondents are claimants for Title II 

benefits and Title XVI payments, their 

representatives, and witnesses. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) **

404.999(d) & 416.1499 ............................ 60,000 1 10 10,000 * $19.01 ** $190,100 

*We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/ 

2021FactSheet.pdf), and the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). **This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to 

respondents to complete the application. 

4. Pain Report Child—20 CFR 

404.1512 and 416.912—0960–0540. 

Before SSA can make a disability 

determination for a child, we require 

evidence from Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) applicants or claimants to 

prove their disability. Form SSA–3371– 

BK provides disability interviewers, and 

SSI applicants or claimants in self-help 

situations, with a convenient way to 

record information about claimants’ 

pain or other symptoms. The State 

disability determination services 

adjudicators and judges then use the 

information from Form SSA–3371–BK 

to assess the effects of symptoms on 

function for purposes of determining 

disability under the Act. The 

respondents are applicants for, or 

claimants of SSI payments. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Average 

wait time 

in field office 

(minutes) **

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ***

SSA–3371 .................... 1,500 1 15 375 *** $10.95 ** 24 *** $10,676 

*We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf). **We based this figure on the average FY 2021 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data. 


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***This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to 

respondents to complete the application. 

5. Internet Request for Replacement of 

Forms SSA–1099 & SSA–1042S—20 

CFR 401.45—0960–0583. Title II 

beneficiaries use Forms SSA–1099 and 

SSA–1042S, Social Security Benefit 

Statement, to determine if their Social 

Security benefits are taxable, and the 

amount they need to report to the 

Internal Revenue Service. In cases 

where the original forms are unavailable 

(e.g., lost, stolen, mutilated), an 

individual may use SSA’s automated 

telephone application to request a 

replacement SSA–1099 and SSA–1042. 

SSA uses the information from the 

automated telephone requests to verify 

the identity of the requestor and to 

provide replacement copies of the 

forms. SSA accepts information in other 

ways, too; however, the automated 

telephone options reduce requests to the 

National 800 Number Network (N8NN) 

and visits to local Social Security field 

offices (FO). The respondents are Title 

II beneficiaries who wish to request a 

replacement SSA–1099 or SSA–1042S 

via telephone. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

at hourly 

cost amount 

(dollars) *

Average 

wait time 

for 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) **

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ***

Automated Telephone 

Requests .................. 219,117 1 2 7,304 * $27.07 ** 19 *** $2,076,025 

N8NN ........................... 497,778 1 3 24,889 * 27.07 ** 19 *** 4,940,789 

Calls to local field offices .......................... 848,444 1 3 42,422 * 27.07 ** 19 *** 8,421,369 

Other (program service 

centers) ..................... 41,640 1 3 2,082 * 27.07 ** 19 *** 413,305 

Totals .................... 1,606,979 ........................ ........................ 76,697 ........................ ........................ *** 15,851,488 

*We based this figure on the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000). **We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2021 wait times for teleservice centers, based on SSA’s current management information 

data. ***This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to 

respondents to complete the application. 

6. The Ticket to Work and SelfSufficiency Program—20 CFR 411— 

0960–0644. SSA’s Ticket to Work (TTW) 

Program transitions Social Security 

Disability Insurance (SSDI) and SSI 

recipients toward independence by 

allowing them to receive Social Security 

payments while maintaining 

employment under the auspices of the 

program. SSA uses service providers, 

called Employment Networks (ENs), to 

supervise participant progress through 

the stages of TTW Program 

participation, such as job searches and 

interviews; progress reviews; and 

changes in ticket status. ENs can be 

private for-profit and nonprofit 

organizations, as well as state vocational 

rehabilitation agencies (VRs). SSA and 

the ENs utilize the TTW program 

manager to operate the TTW Program 

and exchange information about 

participants. For example, the ENs use 

the program manager to provide updates 

on tasks such as selecting a payment 

system, or requesting payments for 

helping the beneficiary achieve certain 

work goals. Since the ENs are not PRAexempt, the multiple information 

collections within the TTW program 

manager require OMB approval. Most of 

the categories of information are 

necessary for SSA to: (1) Comply with 

the Ticket to Work legislation; and (2) 

provide proper oversight of the program. 

SSA collects this information through 

several modalities, including forms, 

electronic exchanges, and written 

documentation. The respondents are the 

ENs or state VRs, SSDI beneficiaries, 

and blind or disabled SSI recipients 

working under the auspices of the TTW 

Program. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) **

(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(2)/Interactive Voice Recognition Telephone ........................................................................................ 6,000 1 3 300 * $15.43 ** $4,629 

(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(2)/Ticket Assignment via Portal .......... 91,484 1 2 3,049 * 15.43 ** 47,046 

(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3), 411.150(b)(3) and 411.325(a)/ 

State Agency Ticket Assignment Form/SSA–1365 .................. 948 1 15 237 * 15.43 ** 3,657 

(a) 20 CFR 411.140(d)(3); 411.325((a); 411.150(b)(3); 20 

CFR 411.465./Individualized Work Plan/SSA–1370 ................. 26,007 1 60 26,007 * 15.43 ** 401,288 

(a) 20 CFR 411.166; 411.170(b)/Electronic File Submission ... 4,104 1 5 342 * 15.43 ** 5,277 

(b) 20 CFR 411.145; 411.325/Requesting Ticket 

Unassignments .......................................................................... 2,494 1 15 624 * 15.43 ** 9,628 

(b) 20 CFR 411.535(a)(1)(iii)/Notification of VR Case Closures 

via Portal ................................................................................... 136,478 1 11 25,021 * 15.43 ** 386,074 

(c) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/Requests for Certification of Work and 

Educational Progress/SSA–1375 .............................................. 179 1 30 90 * 15.43 ** 1,389 


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Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) **

(d) 20 CFR 411.505/Selecting a Payment System .................. 33 1 10 6 * 15.43 ** 93 

(e) 20 CFR 411.400—411.420; 20 CFR 411.325(d) and 

411.415/Reporting Referral Agreement Activity ....................... 31 1 15 8 * 15.43 ** 123 

(f) 20 CFR 411.575/Requesting EN Payments/SSA–1391 or 

SSA–1398 ................................................................................. 1,704 1 40 1,136 * 15.43 ** 17,528 

(f) 20 CFR 411.560 and 411.581/ Requesting Split Payment/ 

SSA–1401 ................................................................................. 5 1 20 2 * 15.43 ** 31 

(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Proof of Relationship ............................ 6,870 1 20 2,290 * 15.43 ** 35,335 

(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Certification of Services ....................... 2,438 1 20 813 * 15.43 ** 12,545 

(g) 20 CFR 411.325(f)/Annual Performance Outcome Report 507 1 15 127 * 15.43 ** 1,960 

(h) 20 CFR 411.435, 411.615, and 411.625/ Dispute Resolution ............................................................................................. 196 1 120 392 * 15.43 ** 6,049 

(i) 20 CFR 411.320/EN Contract Changes/SSA–1374 ............. 929 1 5 77 * 15.43 ** 1,188 

(j) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/WISE Webinar Registration Page ........ 4,000 1 3 200 * 15.43 ** 3,086 

(j) 20 CFR 411.200(b)/ WISE Webinar Survey ........................ 1,776 1 3 89 * 15.43 ** 1,373 

Totals ................................................................................. 286,183 ........................ 60,810 ........................ ........................ ** 938,299 

*We based these figures by averaging the average hourly wages for Social and Human Service Assistants (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211093.htm); Rehabilitation Counselors (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes211015.htm); and the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.pdf). **This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

7. Representative Payment Policies 

and Administrative Procedures for 

Imposing Penalties for False or 

Misleading Statements or Withholding 

of Information—0960–0740. This 

information collection request 

comprises several regulation sections 

that provide additional safeguards for 

Social Security beneficiaries’ whose 

representative payees receive their 

payment. SSA requires representative 

payees to notify them of any event or 

change in circumstances that would 

affect receipt of benefits or performance 

of payee duties. SSA uses the 

information to determine continued 

eligibility for benefits, the amount of 

benefits due and if the payee is suitable 

to continue serving as payee. The 

respondents are representative payees 

who receive and use benefits on behalf 

of Social Security beneficiaries. 

Type of Collection: Revision of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Regulation sections Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Average 

wait time 

in field 

office or 

for teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) **

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ***

404.2035(d) — Paper/Mail ............................ 30,489 1 5 2,541 * $27.07 ........................ *** $68,785 

404.2035(d) — Office interview/Intranet ....... 579,291 1 5 48,274 * 27.07 ** 21 *** 6,795,274 

404.2035(f) — Paper/Mail ............................. 304 1 5 25 * 27.07 ........................ *** 677 

404.2035(f) — Office interview/Intranet ........ 5,792 1 5 483 * 27.07 ** 21 *** 67,946 

416.635(d) — Paper/Mail .............................. 16,630 1 5 1,386 * 27.07 ........................ *** 37,519 

416.635(d) — Office interview/Intranet ......... 305,316 1 5 25,443 * 27.07 ** 21 *** 3,581,469 

416.635(f) — Paper/Mail ............................... 166 1 5 14 * 27.07 ........................ *** 379 

416.635(f) — Office interview/Intranet .......... 3,159 1 5 263 * 27.07 ** 21 *** 37,059 

Totals ..................................................... 941,147 ........................ ........................ 78,429 ........................ ........................ *** 10,589,108 

*We based this figure on the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00- 

0000). **We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2021 wait times for both field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA’s current management information 

data. ***This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

8. Protecting the Public and Our 

Personnel To Ensure Operational 

Effectiveness (RIN 0960–AH35), 

Regulation 3729I—20 CFR 422.905 and 

422.906—0960–0796. SSA published 

regulations for the process we follow 

when we restrict individuals from 

receiving in-person services in our field 

offices and provide them, instead, with 

alternative services. We published these 

rules to create a safer environment for 

our personnel and members of the 

public who use our facilities, while 

ensuring we continue to serve the 

American people with as little 

disruption to our operations as possible. 

Under our regulations at 20 CFR 

422.905, an individual for whom we 

restrict access to our facilities has the 

opportunity to appeal our decision 

within 60 days of the date of the 

restrictive access and alternative service 

notice. To appeal, restricted individuals 

must submit a written request stating 

why they believe SSA should rescind 

the restriction and allow them to 

conduct business with us on a face-toface basis in one of our offices. There is 

no printed form for this request; rather, 

restricted individuals create their own 

written statement of appeal, and submit 

it to a sole decision-maker in the 

regional office of the region where the 

restriction originated. The individuals 

may also provide additional 

documentation to support their appeal. 

Under 20 CFR 422.906, if the individual 

does not appeal the decision within the 

60 days, if we restricted the individual 


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prior to the effective date of this 

regulation, or if the appeal results in a 

denial, the individual has another 

opportunity to request review of the 

restriction after a three-year period. To 

submit this request for review, restricted 

individuals may re-submit a written 

appeal of the decision. The same criteria 

apply as for the original appeal: (1) It 

must be in writing; (2) it must go to a 

sole decision-maker in the regional 

office of the region where the restriction 

originated for review; and (3) it may 

accompany supporting documentation. 

We make this periodic review available 

to all restricted individuals once every 

three years. Respondents for this 

collection are individuals appealing 

their restrictions from in-person services 

at SSA field offices. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Regulation sections Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) **

20 CFR 422.905 ...................................... 75 1 15 19 * $19.01 ** $361 

20 CFR 422.906 ...................................... 75 1 20 25 * 19.01 ** 475 

Totals ................................................ 150 ........................ ........................ 44 ........................ ** $836 

*We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/ 

2021FactSheet.pdf), and the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). **This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to 

respondents to complete the application. 

9. Promoting Opportunity 

Demonstration—0960–0809. Section 

823 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 

required SSA to carry out the Promoting 

Opportunity Demonstration (POD) to 

test a new benefit offset formula for 

SSDI beneficiaries. Therefore, SSA is 

undertaking POD, a demonstration to 

evaluate the affect the new policy will 

have on SSDI beneficiaries and their 

families in several critical areas. We 

previously obtained OMB approval for 

this demonstration and are close to 

completing the project. In this 

information collection request, we are 

seeking to renew the approval for both 

the POD Monthly Earnings and 

Impairment-related work Expenses 

(IRWE) Reporting Form, and the POD 

End of Year reporting (EOYR) 

Documentation. The POD 

implementation team collects earnings 

and IRWE data from POD treatment 

group subjects whose monthly earnings 

exceed the POD threshold. The POD 

implementation team submits the data it 

collects from treatment group subjects to 

SSA. SSA uses the data to apply the 

POD offset to treatment group subjects’ 

SSDI benefits. Respondents have two 

options for reporting their earnings and 

IRWE documentation contained in the 

POD Monthly Form and the POD EOYR 

Form: Paper (mail or fax) or an online 

reporting portal. Respondents are 

encouraged to submit their earnings and 

IRWE documentation monthly but can 

submit it the following year in advance 

of SSA’s end of year reconciliation 

process. While the collection of the 

earnings and IRWE data from 

respondents on the POD Monthly Form 

and the POD EOYR Forms is voluntary, 

failure to submit data could result in the 

inaccurate calculation of SSDI benefits. 

Note: We have completed the survey 

portion of this demonstration project 

and expect to finish collecting the data 

by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 

year 2022. 

Respondents are SSDI beneficiaries, 

who provided written consent before 

agreeing to participate in the study and 

whom we randomly assigned to one of 

the two study treatment groups. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency 

of response 

Number of 

responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) **

POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment-related work Expenses (IRWE) Reporting 

Form—Paper Version (faxed in) ............... 1,000 6 6,000 40 4,000 * $27.07 ** $108,280 

POD Monthly Earnings and Impairment-related work Expenses (IRWE) Reporting 

Form—Internet Version ............................. 1,000 6 6,000 5 500 * 27.07 ** 13,535 

POD End of Year reporting (EOYR) Documentation ................................................... 2,000 1 2,000 8 267 * 27.07 ** 7,228 

Totals ..................................................... 4,000 ........................ 14,000 ........................ 4,767 ........................ ** 129,043 

*We based this figure on the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00- 

0000). **This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

10. Tribal Council Coverage 

Agreement—0960–0812. Section 218A 

of the Social Security Act grants 

voluntary Social Security coverage to 

Indian tribal council members. The 

coverage is voluntary for tribal council 

members; however, if the tribe wishes to 

obtain Social Security coverage, they 

must complete the agreement. Each tribe 

requesting coverage fills out one 

agreement. SSA employees collect this 

information via paper forms SSA–177 & 

SSA–177–OP1, Indian Tribal Council 

Coverage Agreement. The respondents 

are Indian tribal councils who wish to 


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receive Social Security coverage for 

their members. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

Response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) *

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) **

SSA–177 .................................................. 6 1 10 1 * $19.01 ** $19 

SSA–177–OP1 ......................................... 6 1 10 1 * 19.01 ** 19 

Totals ................................................ 12 ........................ ........................ 2 ........................ ** 38 

*We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2021 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/ 

2021FactSheet.pdf), and the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). **This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to 

respondents to complete the application. 

Dated: February 2, 2022. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02474 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36377 (Sub-No. 5)] 

BNSF Railway Company—Trackage 

Rights Exemption—Union Pacific 

Railroad Company 

By petition filed on December 13, 

2021, BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) 

requests that the Board partially revoke 

the trackage rights exemption granted to 

it under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7) in Docket 

No. FD 36377 (Sub-No. 4), as necessary 

to permit that trackage rights 

arrangement to expire at midnight on 

December 31, 2022. 

As explained by BNSF in its verified 

notice of exemption in Docket No. FD 

36377 (Sub-No. 4), BNSF and Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UP) entered 

into an agreement granting BNSF 

restricted, local trackage rights over two 

rail lines owned by UP between: (1) UP 

milepost 93.2 at Stockton, Cal., on UP’s 

Oakland Subdivision, and UP milepost 

219.4 at Elsey, Cal., on UP’s Canyon 

Subdivision, a distance of 126.2 miles; 

and (2) UP milepost 219.4 at Elsey, and 

UP milepost 280.7 at Keddie, Cal., on 

UP’s Canyon Subdivision, a distance of 

61.3 miles (collectively, the Lines). 

BNSF Verified Notice of Exemption 1– 

2, BNSF Ry.—Trackage Rts. 

Exemption—Union Pac. R.R., FD 36377 

(Sub-No. 4). BNSF further stated that the 

trackage rights arrangement is intended 

to permit BNSF to move empty and 

loaded unit ballast trains to and from 

the ballast pit located at Elsey. Id. at 2. 

BNSF filed its verified notice of 

exemption under the Board’s class 

exemption procedures at 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(7), explaining that, because 

the trackage rights covered by the notice 

in Docket No. FD 36377 (Sub-No. 4) are 

local rather than overhead rights, they 

do not qualify for the Board’s class 

exemption for temporary trackage rights 

under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(8). BNSF 

Verified Notice of Exemption 1 n.1, 

BNSF Ry.—Trackage Rts. Exemption— 

Union Pac. R.R., FD 36377 (Sub-No. 4). 

In its petition, BNSF asks the Board 

to partially revoke the exemption as 

necessary to permit the trackage rights 

to expire at midnight on December 31, 

2022, pursuant to the parties’ 

agreement. (See BNSF Pet. 1–2); see also 

BNSF Verified Notice of Exemption Ex. 

B at 2, BNSF Ry.—Trackage Rts. 

Exemption—Union Pac. R.R., FD 36377 

(Sub-No. 4). BNSF argues that granting 

this petition will promote the rail 

transportation policy and that the 

revocation would be consistent with the 

limited scope of the transaction and 

would not have an adverse effect on 

shippers. (BNSF Pet. 3.) In addition, 

BNSF asserts that the Board has granted 

similar petitions for partial revocation to 

permit temporary trackage rights to 

expire, including petitions involving 

prior iterations of the trackage rights 

agreement at issue here. (Id.) 

Discussion and Conclusions 

Although BNSF and UP have 

expressly agreed on the duration of the 

proposed trackage rights agreement, 

trackage rights approved under the class 

exemption at 1180.2(d)(7) typically 

remain effective indefinitely, regardless 

of any contract provisions. 

Occasionally, however, the Board has 

partially revoked a trackage rights 

exemption to allow those rights to 

expire after a limited time period rather 

than lasting in perpetuity. See, e.g., 

BNSF Ry.––Trackage Rts. Exemption–– 

Union Pac. R.R., FD 36377 (Sub-No. 3) 

(STB served Feb. 23, 2021) (granting a 

petition to partially revoke a trackage 

rights exemption involving the Lines at 

issue in this case); New Orleans Pub. 

Belt R.R.—Trackage Rts. Exemption—Ill. 

Cent. R.R., FD 36198 (Sub-No. 1) (STB 

served June 20, 2018). 

Granting partial revocation in these 

circumstances to permit the trackage 

rights to expire at the end of 2022 would 

eliminate the need for BNSF to file a 

second pleading seeking discontinuance 

authority when the agreement expires, 

thereby promoting the aspects of the rail 

transportation policy at 49 U.S.C. 

10101(2), (7), and (15). Moreover, 

partially revoking the exemption to 

limit the term of the trackage rights 

would have no adverse impact on 

shippers because the trackage rights at 

issue are solely to allow BNSF to move 

empty and loaded ballast trains to and 

from the ballast pit in Elsey for use in 

BNSF’s maintenance-of-way projects. 

(See BNSF Pet. 2.) Therefore, the Board 

will grant the petition and permit the 

trackage rights exempted in Docket No. 

FD 36377 (Sub-No. 4) to expire at 

midnight on December 31, 2022. 

To provide the statutorily mandated 

protection to any employee adversely 

affected by the discontinuance of 

trackage rights, the Board will impose 

the employee protective conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). 

This action is categorically excluded 

from environmental review under 49 

CFR 1105.6(c). 

It is ordered: 

1. The petition for partial revocation 

of the trackage rights class exemption is 

granted. 


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