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93 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

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–CboeBZX–2022–031 and 

should be submitted on or before June 

22, 2022 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.93

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11676 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Data Collection Available for Public 

Comments 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Small Business 

Administration (SBA) intends to request 

approval, from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 

collection of information described 

below. The Paperwork Reduction Act 

(PRA) requires federal agencies to 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information before submission to OMB, 

and to allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice complies with that requirement. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send all comments to Kelly 

LoTempio, Detailee for the Office of 

Strategic Alliances, Small Business 

Administration, Washington, DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kelly LoTempio, Detailee for the Office 

of Strategic Alliances, 716–551–3249, 

kelly.lotempio@sba.gov, Curtis B. Rich, 

Agency Clearance Office, 202–205–7030 

curtis.rich@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Small 

business owners or advocates who have 

been nominated for an SBA recognition 

award submit this information for use in 

evaluating nominee’s eligibility for an 

award: Verifying accuracy of 

information submitted and determining 

whether there are any actual or potential 

conflicts of interest. Awards are 

presented to winners during the 

Presidentially declared Small Business 

Week. 

Solicitation of Public Comments 

SBA is requesting comments on (a) 

Whether the collection of information is 

necessary for the agency to properly 

perform its functions; (b) whether the 

burden estimates are accurate; (c) 

whether there are ways to minimize the 

burden, including through the use of 

automated techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (d) whether 

there are ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information. 

Summary of Information Collection 

OMB Control Number: 3245–0360. 

Title: U.S. Small Business 

Administration Award Nominations. 

Description of Respondents: Nominated 

Small Business Owners or Advocates. 

Form Number: 3300–3315/2023 

Nomination Guidelines. 

Annual Responses: 600. 

Annual Burden: 1,200. 

Curtis Rich, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11755 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2022–0024] 

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 a new 

collection and revisions of OMBapproved 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–2022–0024]. 

(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–2022–0024]. 

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 July 1, 2022. Individuals 

can obtain copies of these OMB 

clearance packages by writing to 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. 

1. Disability Perception Survey 

(DPS)—0960–NEW. 

Background 

The Social Security Administration’s 

(SSA’s) Social Security Disability 

Insurance (SSDI) program provides 

crucial financial support to individuals 

unable to work due to a medical 

condition. Having access to and 

understanding information about SSDI 

among working adults is an important 

factor in connecting people with 

benefits. The purpose of the survey is to 

understand the type of information 

working adults currently have about the 

SSDI program to improve projections of 

disability applications and incidence. 

SSA is requesting clearance to 

administer the Disability Perception 

Survey (DPS) to a sample of working age 

adult SSDI program recipients, and 

those who may qualify for this benefit, 

to capture attitudes and perceptions 

about SSDI among working-age adults in 

the general population, and to 

determine what roles those factors 

ultimately play in an individual’s 

decision to apply to the program. 

The DPS evaluation will consist of 

two parts: (1) The DPS administered to 

working-age adults (18 to 64 years of 

age) SSDI program recipients, and those 

who may qualify for SSDI benefits; and 

(2) links of the survey data, including 

the individuals’ social security 

numbers, to individuals’ administrative 

records for research purpose. SSA will 

use the data the DPS collects to learn 

about the average American SSDI adult 

recipient’s knowledge and 

understanding of the SSDI program and 

about who qualifies for these benefits. 

Section 1110(a) of the Social Security 

Act (Act) gives the Commissioner of 

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fund research or demonstration projects 

relating to the prevention and reduction 

of dependency. SSA contracted with 

NORC at the University of Chicago to 

conduct the DPS data collection. 

DPS Project Description 

The DPS will focus on a series of 

multiple-choice, open-ended, and 

vignette-style questions across five topic 

areas: 

• General knowledge about the SSDI 

program, including perspectives on the 

causes of disability, eligibility 

requirements, the likelihood of 

receiving benefits, and the 

documentation required to apply for the 

program; 

• Perceptions about the impact of 

work-limiting impairments including 

how and to what degree people with 

disabilities participate in the workforce, 

their work outcomes, use of services, 

barriers to work, and knowledge about 

SSA programs designed to help 

beneficiaries find and keep jobs; 

• Thoughts about SSDI based on 

personal experience or associations with 

SSDI beneficiaries and others, the 

likelihood of receiving benefits due to 

changes in one’s personal health status, 

the impact of reduced financial 

resources, and factors considered when 

deciding whether to apply for SSDI; 

• Opinions and reactions to how 

impairments described in brief vignettes 

of work-limiting and disabling 

experiences may affect current or future 

employment; and 

• The impact of the COVID–19 

pandemic on employment or 

participation in SSDI or other safety net 

programs. 

The DPS is targeting 5,011 completed 

interviews among 18–64 year old adults 

across the U.S. population. 

Recruitment 

NORC will sample respondents for 

the study through NORC’s AmeriSpeak 

sampling frame. AmeriSpeak uses a 

multi-stage probability sample that fully 

represents the U.S. household 

population. NORC uses a two-stage 

process for AmeriSpeak panel 

recruitment: 

• Initial recruitment: NORC will 

invite panelists to participate in the DPS 

by email and or SMS text, with an 

invitation through the AmeriSpeak 

member web portal, which alerts 

panelist there is a survey available to 

them. The participant will receive an 

email with the survey URL which 

allows them to log into AmeriSpeak. 

NORC will also invite panelists who 

previously indicated their preference for 

responding to surveys by telephone. For 

those who request a telephone survey, 

NORC’s telephone interviewers will call 

the respondent and ask them to 

participate in the survey, if the 

respondent wants to participate NORC 

will conduct the survey. 

• Non-response follow-ups: NORC 

will sample a portion of non-responders 

and follow-up with a face-to face 

recruitment of the sampled nonresponders. Non-response follow-up 

reduces non-response bias significantly 

by improving the representativeness of 

the AmeriSpeak Panel with respect to 

certain hard-to-reach segments of the 

population underrepresented by 

recruitment relying only on mail and 

telephone. 

Eligibility criteria include those ages 

18–64 years old who understand 

English or Spanish, and who have the 

ability to provide informed consent as 

well as a Social Security Number. 

Participants in the DPS will receive 

the Informed Consent as part of the first 

screens of the survey. If NORC conducts 

the survey by telephone, the interviewer 

will review the main points on the 

consent with the participant. The 

Informed Consent, whether online or 

read by the interviewer, will include: 

• The purpose of the survey and the 

primary topics addressed in the survey 

questions; 

• The information that the 

respondents may withdraw at any time; 

• The voluntary nature of the study; 

• A statement that the information 

collected is completely confidential and 

will not be used by SSA for the 

purposes of determining eligibility for 

benefits, nor for purposes other than 

research or program evaluation; 

• The approximate time it will take to 

complete the survey; 

• The incentive amount for 

participation, and how the respondent 

will receive their incentive; 

• Information on who to call if they 

have questions about their rights as a 

survey participants; 

If the respondents give their informed 

consent, but cannot provide their SSN, 

the survey will end, and the respondent 

will not continue further. Survey 

participants will receive $20 as 

reimbursement for completing the DPS. 

Following the emailing of the survey 

URL, NORC will follow up 10 times 

over the course of a 32-week field 

period to remind respondents to 

complete the survey. NORC will send 

the participants reminder scripts both 

by email and text messages to complete 

the survey. NORC will also send 

reminders by mail, via a reminder letter 

and postcard. The respondents are 

working adults (age 18–64) SSDI 

program recipients, and those who may 

qualify for SSDI benefits for SSDI 

benefits. 

Type of Request: Request for a new 

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) ** 

DPS (Web version) .................................. 4,259 1 17 1,207 * $11.70 ** $14,122 

DPS (Phone version) ............................... 752 1 17 213 * 11.70 ** 2,492 

Totals ................................................ 5,011 ........................ ........................ 1,420 ........................ 16,614 

* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2022 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2022factsheet.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. 

2. Application for Widow’s or 

Widower’s Insurance Benefits—20 CFR 

404.335–404.338, & 404.603—0960– 

0004. Section 2029(e) and 202(f) of the 

Act set forth the requirements for 

entitlement to widow(er)’s benefits, 

including the requirements to file an 

application. For SSA to make a formal 

determination for entitlement to 

widow(er)’s benefits, we use Form SSA– 

10 to determine whether an applicant 

meets the statutory and regulatory 

conditions for entitlement to 

widow(er)’s Title II benefits. SSA 

employees interview individuals 

applying for benefits either face-to-face 

or via telephone, and enter the 

information on the paper form or into 


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the Modernized Claims System (MCS). 

The respondents are applicants for 

widow(er)’s benefits. 

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 or for 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total 

annual opportunity cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSA–10 (Paper) ........... 2,116 1 30 1,058 * 28.01 ........................ *** 29,635 

SSA–10 (MCS) ............ 570,540 1 30 285,270 * 28.01 ** 21 *** 13,583,702 

Totals .................... 572,656 ........................ ........................ 286,328 ........................ ........................ *** 13,613,337 

* 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). 

** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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. 

3. Request to be Selected as a Payee— 

20 CFR 404.2010–404.2055, 416.601– 

416.665—0960–0014. SSA requires an 

individual applying to be a 

representative payee for a Social 

Security beneficiary or Supplemental 

Security Income (SSI) recipient to 

complete Form SSA–11–BK, or supply 

the same information to a field office 

technician. SSA obtains information 

from applicant payees regarding their 

relationship to the beneficiary, personal 

qualifications; concern for the 

beneficiary’s well-being; and intended 

use of benefits if appointed as payee. 

The respondents are individuals, private 

sector businesses and institutions, and 

State and local government institutions 

and agencies applying to become 

representative payees. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB 

approved information collection. 

INDIVIDUALS/HOUSEHOLDS (90%) 

Modality of 

collection 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time 

in field office 

or teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

Representative Payee 

System (RPS) ........... 1,761,300 1 12 352,260 * 39 ** 21 *** 37,779,885 

Paper Version .............. 70,452 1 12 14,090 * 39 ........................ *** 549,510 

Total ...................... 1,831,752 ........................ ........................ 366,350 ........................ ........................ *** 38,329,395 

PRIVATE SECTOR (9%) 

Modality of 

collection 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time 

in field office 

or teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

Representative Payee 

System (RPS) ........... 176,130 1 12 35,226 * 39 ** 21 *** 3,778,008 

Paper Version .............. 7,045 1 12 1,409 * 39 ........................ *** 54,951 

Total ...................... 183,175 ........................ ........................ 36,635 ........................ ........................ *** 3,832,959 

STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL GOVERNMENT (1%) 

Modality of 

collection 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time 

in field office 

or teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

Representative Payee 

System (RPS) ........... 19,570 1 12 3,914 * 39 ** 21 *** 419,796 


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STATE/LOCAL/TRIBAL GOVERNMENT (1%)—Continued 

Modality of 

collection 

Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time 

in field office 

or teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

Paper Version .............. 350 1 12 70 * 39 ........................ *** 2,730 

Total ...................... 19,920 1 12 3,984 * 39 ........................ *** 422,526 

Grand Total .... 2,034,847 ........................ ........................ 406,969 ........................ ........................ *** 42,584,880 

* We based these figures by averaging the average hourly wages for Social and Human Service Assistants (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

oes211093.htm); average hourly wages for Lawyers (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm); 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 by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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. 

4. Statement for Determining 

Continuing Eligibility for Supplemental 

Security Income Payment—20 CFR 

416.204—0960–0145. SSA uses Form 

SSA–8202–BK to conduct low and 

middle-error profile (LEP/MEP) 

telephone, or face-to-face 

redetermination interviews with SSI 

recipients and representative payees, if 

applicable. SSA conducts LEP 

redeterminations interviews on a 6-year 

cycle, and MEP redeterminations 

annually. SSA requires the information 

we collect during the interview to 

determine whether: (1) SSI recipients 

met, and continue to meet, all statutory 

and regulatory requirements for SSI 

eligibility; and (2) the SSI recipients 

received, and are still receiving, the 

correct payment amounts. This 

information includes non-medical 

eligibility factors such as income, 

resources, and living arrangements. To 

complete Form SSA–8202–BK, the 

respondents may need to obtain 

information from employers or financial 

institutions. The respondents are SSI 

recipients and their representatives, if 

applicable. 

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 

or teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total 

annual opportunity cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSA–8202–BK ............. 67,698 1 21 23,694 * 11.70 ........................ *** 277,220 

SSI Claims System ...... 1,764,207 1 20 588,069 * 11.70 ** 21 *** 14,104,830 

Totals .................... 1,831,905 ........................ ........................ 611,763 ........................ ........................ ***14,382,050 

* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2022 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2022factsheet.pdf). 

** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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. 

5. Application for Supplemental 

Security Income—20 CFR 416.305– 

416.335, Subpart C—0960–0444. SSA 

uses Form SSA–8001–BK to determine 

an applicant’s eligibility for SSI and SSI 

payment amounts. SSA employees also 

collect this information during 

interviews with members of the public 

who wish to file for SSI. SSA uses the 

information for two purposes: (1) To 

formally deny SSI for nonmedical 

reasons when information the applicant 

provides results in ineligibility; or (2) to 

establish a disability claim, but defer the 

complete development of non-medical 

issues until SSA approves the disability. 

The respondents are applicants for 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 or 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSI Claims System ...... 800,963 1 20 266,988 * 19.86 ** 21 *** 10,869,875 

iClaim and SSI Claims 

System ...................... 129,736 1 20 43,245 * 19.86 ** 21 *** 1,760,649 


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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) * 

Average wait 

time in field 

office or 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSA–8001–BK (Paper 

Version) .................... 31,776 1 20 10,592 * 19.86 ** 21 *** 431,240 

Totals .................... 962,475 ........................ ........................ 320,825 ........................ ........................ *** 13,061,764 

* We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2022 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/ 

2022factsheet.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 by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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. 

6. Employer Verification of Records 

for Children Under Age 7—20 CFR 

404.801–404.803, 404.821–404.822– 

0960–0505. To ensure we credit the 

correct person with the reported 

earnings, SSA verifies wage reports for 

children under age seven with the 

children’s employers before posting to 

the earnings record. SSA uses form 

SSA–L3231, Request for Employer 

Information for this purpose. SSA 

technicians mail the form to the 

employer(s) and request they complete 

it and mail it back to the appropriate 

processing center. The respondents are 

employers who report earnings for 

children under age seven. 

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–L3231 .............................................. 4,633 1 10 772 * 28.01 ** 21,624 

* 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). 

** 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. Wage Reports and Pension 

Information—20 CFR 422.122(b)—0960– 

0547. Pension plan administrators 

annually file plan information with the 

Internal Revenue Service, which then 

forwards the information to SSA. SSA 

maintains and organizes this 

information by plan number, plan 

participant’s name, and Social Security 

number. Per Section 1131(a) of the Act, 

pension plan participants are entitled to 

request this information from SSA. The 

Wage Reports and Pension Information 

regulation, 20 CFR 422.122(b) of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, stipulates 

that before SSA disseminates this 

information, the requestor must first 

submit a written request with 

identifying information to SSA. The 

respondents are requestors of pension 

plan information. 

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 for 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

Requests for Pension 

Plan Information ....... 580 1 30 290 * 28.01 ** 19 *** 13,277 

* 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). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2022 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. 

8. Centenarian and Medicare NonUtilization Project Development 

Worksheets: Face-to-Face Interview and 

Telephone Interview—20 CFR 

416.204(b) and 422.135—0960–0780. 

SSA conducts interviews with 

centenary Title II beneficiaries and Title 

XVI recipients, and Medicare NonUtilization Project (MNUP) beneficiaries 

age 90 and older to: (1) Assess if the 

beneficiaries are still living; (2) prevent 

fraud through identity 

misrepresentation; and (3) evaluate the 

well-being of the recipients to determine 

if they need a representative payee, or 

a change in representative payee. SSA 

field office personnel obtain the 

information through one-time, in-person 


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interviews with the centenarians and 

MNUP beneficiaries, who are those Title 

II beneficiaries ages 90–99, who show 

non-utilization of Medicare benefits for 

an extended period and the absence of 

private insurance, health maintenance 

organization, or nursing home, which 

are all indicators that an individual may 

be deceased. If the centenarians and 

MNUP beneficiaries have 

representatives or caregivers, SSA 

personnel invite them to the interviews. 

During these interviews, SSA employees 

make overall observations of the 

centenarians, MNUP beneficiaries, and 

their representative payees (if 

applicable). The interviewer uses the 

appropriate Development Worksheet as 

a guide for the interview, in addition to 

documenting findings during the 

interview. SSA conducts the interviews 

either over the telephone or through a 

face-to-face discussion with the 

respondents either in a field office, or at 

the Centenarian or MNUP beneficiary’s 

residence. Respondents are MNUP and 

Centenarian beneficiaries, and their 

representative payees, or their 

caregivers. 

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 or 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) *** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) **** 

Centenarian Project— 

Title XVI Only * ......... 194 1 15 49 ** 28.01 *** 21   3,277 

MNUP—All Title II Responses .................... 4,210 1 15 1,053 **  28.01 *** 21   70,781 

Totals .................... 4,404 ........................ ........................ 1,102 ........................ ........................ ** ** 74,058 

* Some cases are T2 rollovers from prior Centenarian workloads. 

** 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 

*** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2022 wait times for 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. 

9. COVID–19 Symptoms Screener for 

In-Person Hearings, and VIPr Mobile 

Application and Telephone Screener for 

Office visits—20 CFR 404.929, 404.933, 

416.1429, 416.1433, 418.1350, 422.103– 

422.110, and 422.203—0960–0824. 

Background 

During the recent COVID–19 

pandemic, SSA conducted its services 

almost exclusively online or by 

telephone, to protect the health of both 

the public and our employees. We took 

these measures in accordance with 

relevant Centers for Disease Control 

COVID–19 pandemic guidance, and to 

comply with existing Occupational 

Safety and Health Act provisions 

regarding workplace safety. 

We have resumed in-person hearings, 

as well as in-person field office visits. 

We use the current CDC-suggested 

COVID–19 screening symptoms 

questionnaire for people coming in for 

in-person vists. The questionnaire for 

in-office visits is available via 

telephone, SSA mobile application 

(VIPr App), or kiosk. We require 

satisfactory answers to the screening 

questions, i.e., demonstrating that field 

office visitors did not demonstrate 

symptoms of COVID–19 and had not 

been exposed to someone with COVID– 

19, for the appointment to proceed. If 

the individuals answered yes to any of 

the COVID screening questions, we offer 

them the option of completing their 

interview via video teleconferencing or 

using our online options, or we offer to 

reschedule their in-person interview for 

a later date. 

Information Collection Description 

Because of COVID–19 health and 

safety considerations, we plan to 

continue requiring all members of the 

public entering an SSA field office for 

a visit, or a hearing office to participate 

in an in-person hearing, to complete a 

brief screener questionnaire designed to 

identify COVID–19 symptoms. 

For individuals visiting a hearings 

office, we provide a link to the screener 

questionnaire in the mailed notice of 

scheduled hearings. People 

participating in a hearing can complete 

and submit the questionnaire online 

within 24 hours before the start of the 

hearing. If hearings participants do not 

wish to use the internet, they can call 

the hearings office where the hearing is 

scheduled and complete the 

questionnaire over the phone. 

Similarly, we will give field office 

visitors the option of completing the 

screener questionnaire either via 

telephone or through SSA’s mobile 

application, VIPr, prior to entering the 

building. As part of our pre-screening 

questions prior to scheduling an 

appointment, we will remind potential 

visitors of our telephone and internet 

options, will explain our mask 

requirement policy, and will administer 

a brief screener questionnaire designed 

to identify COVID–19 symptoms. For 

those members of the public who do not 

schedule an appointment, we have a 

poster in our field office windows 

visible from the outside instructing 

visitors about the need to complete the 

screening questionnaire and about our 

masking policies. 

Regardless of whether an individual 

schedules an appointment or visits a 

field office without prior scheduling, we 

will continue to request satisfactory 

completion of the screener in advance of 

entering the building as a prerequisite 

for entering the field office. 

SSA’s screener questionnaire asks 

questions relating to personal 

experience of any COVID symptoms; 

exposure to someone diagnosed with 

COVID; or travel by means other than 

land travel, such as car, bus, ferry, or 

train. SSA uses the screener responses 

to determine if the participant is 

‘‘cleared’’ or ‘‘not cleared’’ to enter an 

SSA field or hearing office. If 

participants answer ‘‘no’’ to all 

questions, they are ‘‘cleared’’ to 

participate. If they answer ‘‘yes’’ to any 

part of the screener, they will be 

considered ‘‘not cleared.’’ Individuals 

who are not cleared may request SSA to 

reschedule their visit at least 14 days 

after the COVID–19 symptoms first 

presented, or 14 days after they tested 

positive for COVID–19. 


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Alternatives to Completing the 

Information Collection 

Although we will continue to require 

completion of the screener 

questionnaire for any in-person hearing 

or field office visit, we do not require 

this screener questionnaire for other 

modalities of appeals hearings, or field 

office services. One may choose an 

online video hearing or telephone 

hearing as an alternative to an in-person 

hearing, just as we also have online and 

telephone services for field office 

transactions. Claimants may obtain 

Social Security payments regardless of 

the hearing method they choose, and 

field office visitors may submit their 

documentation using our internet 

services, telephone requests, or by 

mailing their documentation to SSA. 

The respondents are beneficiaries or 

applicants requesting an in-person 

hearing, or members of the public 

entering a field office. 

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 office 

or for 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) **** 

COVID Screener Questionnaire .................... 359,160 1 10 59,860 * 19.86 ** 10 **** 2,377,639 

VIPr Mobile App ........... 16,554 1 5 1,380 * 28.01 *** 21 **** 200,944 

Telephone Screener .... 661,554 1 10 110,259 * 28.01 *** 21   9,573,902 

Totals .................... 1,037,268 ........................ ........................ 171,499 ........................ ........................ ** ** 12,152,485 

* We based the Covid Screener Questionnaire figure on averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2022 data

(https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2022factsheet.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 the VIPr Mobile App and Telephone Screener 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). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2022 wait times for hearing offices, based on SSA’s current management information data. 

*** We based this figure on the average FY 2022 wait times for 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. 

Dated: May 25, 2022. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11685 Filed 5–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2022–0106] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: RED (Sail); Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to issue coastwise 

endorsement eligibility determinations 

for foreign-built vessels which will carry 

no more than twelve passengers for hire. 

A request for such a determination has 

been received by MARAD. By this 

notice, MARAD seeks comments from 

interested parties as to any effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. Information about the 

requestor’s vessel, including a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

July 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2022–0106 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2022–0106 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility is in the West 

Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

Docket Management Facility location 

address is: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD–2022–0106, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 

Building, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except on 

Federal holidays. 

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your 

comments, we recommend that you 

include your name and a mailing 

address, an email address, or a 

telephone number in the body of your 

document so that we can contact you if 

we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, or to submit 

comments that are confidential in 

nature, see the section entitled Public 

Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

James Mead, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–459, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5723, Email James.Mead@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel RED is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Day charters.’’ 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: ‘‘Vermont, New York.’’ 

(Base of Operations: Charlotte, VT) 

—Vessel Length And Type: 43′ Sail 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2022–0106 at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Interested parties 

may comment on the effect this action 

may have on U.S. vessel builders or 

businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag 

vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the employment of the vessel 

in the coastwise trade to carry no more 

than 12 passengers will have an unduly 

adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or 


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