Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 163 / Wednesday, August 22, 2012 / Notices 50757 

1 42 U.S.C. 1306 and 5 U.S.C. 552a, respectively. 

2See 20 CFR 402.170, 402.175; Program 

Operations Manual System (POMS) GN 03311.005. 

3Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 

Circular A–25, User Charges. 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2012–0026] 

Charging Standard Administrative 

Fees for Nonprogram-Related 

Information 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of standard 

administrative fees for providing 

information and related services for 

nonprogram-related purposes. 

SUMMARY: We are announcing the 

standardized administrative fees we will 

charge to recover our full cost of 

providing information and related 

services for nonprogram purposes we 

provide to the public. Previously, the 

fees we charged for nonprogram 

information requests were not 

standardized. Standard fee 

implementation will ensure fees are 

consistent and that we collect the full 

cost of supplying our information when 

a request is for a purpose not directly 

related to our administration of a 

program under the Social Security Act 

(Act). We expect the implementation of 

standard fees across all field offices will 

allow us to provide consistent service to 

members of the public who request 

information from us for nonprogramrelated purposes. 

DATES: The standard administrative fees 

will apply to requests for information 

for nonprogram-related purposes we 

receive on or after August 22, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Huelskamp, Social Security 

Administration, Office of Finance, 6401 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401, (410) 966–4890 for 

information about this notice. For 

information on eligibility or filing for 

benefits, call our national toll-free 

number, 1–800–772–1213 or TTY 1– 

800–325–0778, or visit our Internet site, 

Social Security Online, at http:// 

www.socialsecurity.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

administer several benefit programs 

under the Act, including the Retirement 

and Survivors Insurance (RSI), 

Disability Insurance (DI), and 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

programs. To administer these 

programs, we collect information from 

individuals and entities, such as other 

governmental agencies, and then store 

this information in our systems. Our 

employees can retrieve this information 

by accessing our computer systems. 

Generally, we use the information we 

collect and store for purposes of 

administering the Social Security 

benefit programs. However, sometimes 

individuals ask us to release this 

information to appointed 

representatives, private companies, or 

other third parties. When we release this 

information for a purpose not related to 

implementation of our programs, we 

consider it a nonprogram-related 

service. Nonprogram-related services are 

not within our mission, and we are 

required to recover the cost of providing 

those services. 

Section 1106 of the Act and the 

Privacy Act 1 authorize the 

Commissioner of Social Security to 

promulgate regulations regarding agency 

records and information and to charge 

fees for providing information and 

related services. Our regulations and 

operating instructions identify when we 

will charge fees for information.2 Under 

our regulations, whenever we determine 

a request for information is for any 

purpose not directly related to the 

administration of the Social Security 

programs, we require the requester to 

pay the full cost of providing the 

information. 

We receive a large number of requests 

for nonprogram-related information 

from third parties, such as private 

companies, as well as individuals. The 

number of applications for RSI, DI, and 

SSI we receive continues to grow. In 

addition to processing applications, our 

field offices are responsible for other 

program-related workloads, such as 

conducting continuing disability 

reviews and processing requests for 

original Social Security Numbers (SSN) 

and replacement Social Security cards. 

These services relate directly to our 

mission and the programs we 

administer under the Act. Nonprogramrelated services are not within our 

mission, and we recover our full cost 

when we perform those services, with 

certain limited exceptions.3

The existing process for determining 

and charging fees on a case-by-case 

basis has become unwieldy and 

inefficient. Consequently, we are 

implementing standard fees that are 

calculated to reflect the full cost of 

providing information for nonprogramrelated purposes, consistent with 

section 1106 of the Act and our 

regulations, 20 CFR 402.175(a). This 

uniform approach will allow the public 

to understand the fee associated with a 

particular request for nonprogramrelated information and make it easier 

for our field offices to determine the full 

cost of supplying the nonprogramrelated information. We will implement 

the new fee schedule at all of our field 

offices simultaneously. For nonprogramrelated requests not listed below, we 

will continue to charge fees calculated 

on a case-by-case basis to recover our 

full cost of supplying the information. 

The new standard fee schedule per 

request: 

Copy an Electronic Folder ................ $49 

Copy a Paper Folder .......................... 86 

Letter Forwarding .............................. 35 

3rd Party Manual SSN Verification .. 29 

Regional Office Certification ............. 48 

Office of Central Operations Certification .............................................. 32 

W2/W3 Requests ............................... 38 

Record Extract ................................... 33 

We will evaluate these standard fees 

at least every two years to ensure we 

continue to capture the full costs 

associated with providing information 

for nonprogram-related purposes. We 

will require advance payment of the 

standard fee by check, money order, or 

credit card. We will not accept cash. If 

we revise any of the standard fees, we 

will publish another notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Additional Information 

Additional information is available on 

our Web site at http://socialsecurity.gov/ 

pgm/business.htm or by written request 

to: Social Security Administration, 

Office of Public Inquiries, Windsor Park 

Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, MD 21235. 

Dated: August 15, 2012. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20559 Filed 8–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7986] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Exchange Visitor Program 

Participant Survey—Summer Work 

Travel Program 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

50758 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 163 / Wednesday, August 22, 2012 / Notices 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to October 

22, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by any of the following 

methods: 

• Persons with access to the Internet 

may view and comment on this notice 

by going to the regulations.gov Web site 

at http://www.regulations.gov/#!home. 

You can search by selecting ‘‘Notice’’ 

under Document Type, enter the Public 

Notice number, and check ‘‘Open for 

Comment’’. Search, and then to view the 

document, select an Agency. 

• Mail (paper, disk, or CD–ROM 

submissions): U.S. Department of State, 

Office of Exchange Coordination and 

Designation, SA–5, 2200 C Street NW., 

Floor 5, Washington, DC 20522–0505 

• Email: jexchanges@state.gov. 

You must include the information 

collection title and OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Robin J Lerner, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Private Sector Exchange, 

U.S. Department of State, SA–5, Floor 5, 

2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC 

20522–0505, who may be reached at 

202–632–2805 or email at 

jexchanges@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Exchange Visitor Program Participant 

Survey—Summer Work Travel Program. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: New Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, ECA/ 

EC. 

• Form Number: SV 2012–0004. 

• Respondents: Exchange Visitor 

Program participants in the Summer 

Work Travel category. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

109,000 . 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

109,000. 

• Average Hours per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

54,500 hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the effective administration of the 

Summer Work Travel category of the 

Exchange Visitor Program. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of technology. 

Abstract of proposed collection: This 

collection of information is under the 

provisions of the Mutual Educational 

and Cultural Exchange Act, as amended, 

and its implementing regulations (22 

CFR Part 62). Summer Work Travel 

Participant Surveys will be sent to all 

Summer Work Travel participants at 

least once during their program. 

Sponsors are required to ensure that the 

link to the Survey is provided to all 

exchange participants in orientation 

materials, follow-up emails, etc. 

Although the survey is voluntary, the 

Department is trying to capture a high 

volume of responses to trend participant 

satisfaction, complaints, safety and 

welfare. 

Methodology: The collection will be 

submitted to the Department 

electronically through Survey Monkey. 

Dated: August 14, 2012. 

Robin J. Lerner, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Private 

Sector Exchange, Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20678 Filed 8–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7989] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law (ACPIL): Notice of Public Meeting 

on Draft Principles Regarding the 

Enforceability of Close-Out Netting 

The Office of the Assistant Legal 

Adviser for Private International Law, 

Department of State, hereby gives notice 

of a public meeting on UNIDROIT’s 

draft Principles Regarding the 

Enforceability of Close-out Netting. 

Close-out netting is a contractual 

mechanism used by financial 

institutions and other market 

participants to reduce their risk 

exposure, and is thus a key tool for 

preserving the stability of the financial 

system. A study group organized by 

UNIDROIT (the International Institute 

for the Unification of Private Law) 

produced a draft set of principles that 

are intended to serve as a guide for 

evaluating whether the legal systems in 

various jurisdictions around the world 

adequately recognize the enforceability 

of netting provisions. The draft 

principles and background documents 

are available on the UNIDROIT Web site 

(http://www.unidroit.org/english/ 

studies/study78c/main.htm). On 

October 15, 2012, UNIDROIT will be 

holding an intergovernmental meeting 

at which the draft principles will be 

further developed, although it is not 

expected that the principles will be 

finalized until next year. 

The purpose of this public meeting is 

to obtain the views of concerned 

stakeholders on these topics in advance 

of the UNIDROIT meeting. This is not a 

meeting of the full Advisory Committee. 

Time and Place: The meeting will 

take place on Friday, September 21, 

2012, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 

Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 33 

Liberty Street, New York, NY. 

Participants should arrive between 9:30 

a.m. and 9:45 a.m. for visitor screening. 

If you are unable to attend the public 

meeting and would like to participate 

from a remote location, teleconferencing 

will be available. 

Public Participation: This meeting is 

open to the public, subject to the 

capacity of the meeting room. For preclearance purposes, those planning to 

attend in person are requested to email 

or phone Tricia Smeltzer 

(smeltzertk@state.gov, 202–776–8423) or 

Niesha Toms (tomsnn@state.gov, 202– 

776–8420) and provide your full name 

and affiliation. Attendees are requested 

to bring a photo ID such as a driver’s 

license or a passport. This will greatly 

facilitate entry. 

A member of the public needing 

reasonable accommodation should 

advise Ms. Smeltzer or Ms. Toms not 

later than September 12, 2012. Requests 

made after that date will be considered, 

but might not be able to be fulfilled. If 

you would like to participate by 

telephone, please contact Ms. Smeltzer 

or Ms. Toms to obtain the call-in 

number and other information. 

Dated: August 14, 2012. 

Keith Loken, 

Assistant Legal Advisor, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Advisor, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20691 Filed 8–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES