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numberholder is legally married, in

order to be paid Social Security benefits.

The respondents are individuals

applying for benefits based upon a

Chinese custom marriage or individuals

who attended the marriage ceremony.

SSA–1344 SSA–1345

Number of Respondents .................................................................................................................................... 100 ................... 100.

Frequency of Response ..................................................................................................................................... 1 ....................... 1.

Average Burden Per Response ......................................................................................................................... 14 minutes ........ 14 minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden .................................................................................................................................. 23 hours ........... 23 hours.

5. Student’s Statement Regarding

School Attendance—0960–0105. The

information on Form SSA–1372 is used

by SSA to determine if a claimant is

entitled to Social Security benefits as a

student. The respondents are student

claimants for Social Security benefits.

Number of Respondents: 200,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 33,333

hours.

6. Application for Benefits under the

Italy-U.S. International Social Security

Agreement—0960–0445. The

information on Form SSA–2528 is used

by SSA to determine if a resident of

Italy is eligible for Social Security

benefits under the Italy-U.S. Social

Security agreement. The respondents

are Italian residents who file for U.S.

benefits with the Italian Social Security

Agency.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 20

minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 67 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: May 1, 1998.

Nicholas E. Tagliareni,

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–12152 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–U

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Testing Modifications to Initial

Disability Claim Procedures and

Disability Determination Procedures;

Test Sites for Disability Claim Manager

Positions

AGENCY: Social Security Administration

(SSA).

ACTION: Notice of test sites and the

duration of tests involving a disability

claim manager.

SUMMARY: SSA is announcing the

locations and the duration of additional

tests that it will conduct under the

current rules at 20 CFR 404.906 and

416.1406. Those rules authorize the

testing of several modifications to the

disability determination procedures and

disability claim procedures that we

normally follow in adjudicating claims

for disability insurance benefits under

title II of the Social Security Act (the

Act) and claims for supplemental

security income (SSI) payments based

on disability under title XVI of the Act.

This notice announces the test sites and

duration of tests involving use of a

disability claim manager (DCM).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Fussell, DCM Test Lead, Office

of the Commissioner, Disability Process

Redesign Team, Social Security

Administration, 6401 Security

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21235,

410–965–9230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Current

regulations at §§ 404.906 and 416.1406

authorize us to test several different

modifications to the disability

determination procedures. In our

regulations, we explained that prior to

commencing each test or group of tests,

we would publish a notice in the

Federal Register describing the model(s)

that we will test, where the test sites

will be and the duration of the tests.

SSA is announcing the locations and the

duration of tests involving a DCM that

it will conduct under the authority of

these regulations. On or about May 11,

1998, we will begin testing the DCM

process at the test sites listed below

(some of which are located at federal

sites and some of which are located at

state sites).

Under SSA’s Plan for a New Disability

Claim Process approved by the

Commissioner of Social Security in

September 1994 (the disability redesign

plan), the DCM will be the focal point

for medical and non-medical claim

activities from the time an initial claim

for disability benefits is filed until an

initial determination is made on the

claim. The DCM may be either a State

agency employee or a Federal employee

and may be assisted by other

individuals. When an application for

benefits based on disability is handled

by a DCM, the DCM will explain the

disability programs and how we

determine whether all the requirements

for disability benefits are met. The DCM

will explain what will be expected of

the applicant during the claims process

and provide information or assistance to

the applicant, as necessary. The DCM

will also provide information regarding

the claimant’s right to representation

and will provide appropriate referral

sources for representation.

The DCM will manage the case from

intake to point of determination. He/she

may work in a team environment with

access to experts such as medical or

vocational consultants and technicians

such as specialist coaches for advice

and guidance. A Claims Support

Specialist (CSS) may also provide

assistance in the non-medical aspects of

the disability workload for the Federal

and State DCM. DCM cases will be

limited to initial adult title II and title

XVI disability claims that can be fully

processed through SSA’s automated

systems.

The DCM will make the initial

disability determination, after any

appropriate consultation with a medical

or psychological consultant, and will

obtain the forms used to certify the

medical consultant’s concurring

signature on the disability

determination to SSA. The DCM will

also determine whether other conditions

of eligibility (for benefits for disability

cases associated with programs

administered by SSA) are met. However,

when the DCM is a State agency

employee, a Federal employee will

make the final determination regarding

whether the other conditions for
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entitlement to benefits are met (as

required by law).

We will continue the tests for

approximately 36 months. We plan to

test the use of a DCM in 35 sites located

in 15 states. The sites selected represent

a mix of geographic areas and case

loads. We will publish another notice in

the Federal Register if we extend the

duration of the test or expand the test

sites. For the purpose of these tests, a

DCM will be either an employee of the

State agency that makes disability

determinations for SSA or an SSA

employee. The testing of the DCM in the

sites listed below are separate from, and

in addition to, the testing of the Full

Process Model which we previously

announced on April 4, 1997 (62 FR

16209, 62 FR 16210) and August 1, 1997

(62 FR 41457). Tests of the DCM

position will be held at the following

locations:

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 2600 Mount Ephraim Ave,

Camden, NJ 08104

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 22 Sussex Street, Hackensack,

NJ 07302

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, Capitol Center Bldg., 2nd

Floor, 50 East State Street, Trenton, NJ

08608

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 52 Charles Street, New

Brunswick, NJ 08901

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 970 Broad Street, Room 1035,

Newark, NJ 07102

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 3733 W University Boulevard,

Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32217

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 1395 S Marietta Parkway,

Building 100, Room 130, Marietta, GA

30067

Social Security Administration, DCM

Unit, 100 West Capitol Street, Room

401, Jackson, MS 39201

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 9 St. Emanuel Street, Mobile,

AL 36602

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, Worthman Mall, Suite 235,

5800 Fairfield Avenue, Fort Wayne,

IN 46807

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 575 N Pennsylvania Avenue,

Room 617, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 6951 E 30th Street,

Indianapolis, IN 46219

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 2715 W Monroe Street,

Springfield, IL 62704

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 1673 S 9th Street, 5th Floor,

Milwaukee, WI 53204

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 4120 Oakwood Hills Parkway,

Eau Claire, WI 54701

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 850 Nebraska Avenue, Kansas

City, KS 66101

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 210 Walnut Street, Federal

Building, Room 293, Des Moines, IA

50309

Social Security Administration, DCM

Unit, 1616 Champa Street, 4th Floor,

Denver, CO 80202

Social Security Administration, DCM

Unit, 46 West 300 South, Suite 100,

Salt Lake City, UT 84104

Social Security Administration, DCM

Unit, 301 South Park, Room 138,

Helena, MT 59626

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 7227 North 16th Street, Suite

190, Phoenix, AZ 85020

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, McNamara Building, Room

1550, 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit,

MI 48226

Social Security Administration, Field

Office, 525 Munson Avenue, Traverse

City MI 49686

State of New Jersey, Division of

Disability Determination, 506 Jersey

Avenue, New Brunswick NJ 08901

State of Alabama, Division of Disability

Determinations, 2545 Rocky Ridge

Lane, Birmingham AL 35216

State of Georgia, Dept of Human

Resources, Div of Rehab Srvcs,

Disability Adjudication Sec., 330 W

Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur GA

30030

State of Florida, Div of Voc Rehab, Div

of Disability Determinations, 4140

Woodcock Drive, Jacksonville FL

32254

State of Wisconsin, Div of Voc Rehab,

Disability Determination Bureau, 1st

Floor Olds Seed Building, 722

Williamson Street, Madison WI 53703

State of Indiana, Div of Aging & Rehab,

Disability Determination Bureau, 225

New Jersey Street, Indianapolis IN

46204

State of Illinois, Dept of Rehab Srvcs,

Bureau of Disab Determination Srvcs,

100 N 1st Street, 5th Floor,

Springfield IL 62702

State of Michigan, Disability

Determination Services, 315 East

Front Street, Traverse City MI 49684

State of Michigan, Disability

Determination Services, 1200 Sixth

Street, 10th Floor, Detroit MI 48226

State of Kansas, Dept of Social & Rehab

Srvcs, Disability Deter & Referral

Srvcs, Suite 100, 3640 SW Topeka

Blvd., Topeka KS 66611

State of Iowa, Div of Voc Rehab Srvcs,

Disability Determination Services, 510

East 12th Street, Des Moines IA 50319

State of Arizona, Disability

Determination Services, 3310 N 19th

Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85016

Not all disability cases received in the

test sites listed above will be handled

under the test procedures. During the

test, DCM cases will be randomly

selected from initial adult title II and

title XVI disability claims that can be

fully processed through SSA’s

automated systems. When a claim is

handled by a DCM as part of the test, the

claim will be processed under the

procedures established under the

regulations cited above.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

Sue C. Davis,

Director, Disability Process Redesign Team.

[FR Doc. 98–12153 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4190–29–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Office of the Secretary

[Public Notice 2799]

Determination With Respect to the

Assistance Program for Ukraine

Pursuant to the authority vested in me

by subsection (k) under the heading

‘‘Assistance for the New Independent

States of the former Soviet Union’’ in

Title II of the foreign Operations, Export

Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act, 1998 (Pub. L. 105–

118), I hereby determine and certify that

the Government of Ukraine has made

significant progress toward resolving

complaints made by United States

investors to the United States Embassy

prior to April 30, 1997.

This determination shall be provided

to the Congress and published in the

Federal Register.

Dated: April 28, 1998.

Madeline Albright,

Secretary of State.

Memorandum of Justification

Regarding Certification Under Title II

of the Foreign Operations, Export

Financing, and Related Programs

Appropriations Act, 1998 (Pub. L. 105–

118)

In reviewing complaints made by

twelve U.S. investors or businesses to

the United States Embassy in Kiev prior

to April 30, 1997, concerning specific

problems affecting their operations in

Ukraine, the Secretary of State has

found that the Government of Ukraine

has made significant progress toward

resolving those complaints. Our review

of these cases found resolution or

significant progress towards resolution

in seven of the twelve cases. This