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 Social Security Administration
 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 (Pub. L.) 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice includes revisions and extensions of OMB-approved information collections and a collection in use without an OMB number. 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, e-mail, or fax your comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Director to the following addresses or fax numbers. (OMB) Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 202-395-6974, E-mail address: 
                    *OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.* (SSA) Social Security Administration, DCBFM, Attn: Director, Center for Reports Clearance, 1333 Annex Building, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410-965-0454, E-mail address: 
                    *OPLM.RCO@ssa.gov.* SSA submitted the information collections listed below to OMB for clearance. Your comments on the 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 June 28, 2010. You can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance packages by calling the SSA Director for Reports Clearance at 410-965-0454 or by writing to the above e-mail address. 1. 
                    *Application for Lump Sum Death Payment—20 CFR 404.390-404.392—0960-0013.*
                     SSA uses Form SSA-8-F4 to collect information needed to authorize payment of the lump sum death payment (LSDP) to a widow, widower, or children as defined in Section 202(i) of the Social Security Act. Respondents complete the application for this one-time payment via paper form, telephone, or an in-person interview with SSA employees. Respondents are applicants for the LSDP. Collection method
Number of
                             respondents
Estimated completion time
Burden hoursMCS
278,825
10 minutes
46,471MCS/Signature Proxy
278,825
9 minutes
41,824Paper
29,350
10 minutes
4,892Totals
587,000

93,187
 2. 
                    *Supplemental Statement Regarding Farming Activities of Person Living Outside the U.S.A.—0960-0103.*
                     SSA uses Form SSA-7163A to document beneficiary or claimant reports of working on a farm outside the United States. Specifically, the information helps us to determine if we should apply foreign work deductions to the recipient's Title II benefits. We collect the information either annually or every other year, depending on the respondent's country of residence. Respondents are Social Security recipients engaged in farming activities outside the United States. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. *Number of Respondents:*
                     1,000. *Frequency of Response:*
                     1. *Average Burden per Response:*
                     1 hour. *Estimated Annual Burden:*
                     1,000 hours. 3. 
                    *Request for Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement—20 CFR 404.810—0960-0466.*
                     SSA uses the information respondents provide on Form SSA-7004 to identify respondents' Social Security earnings records, extract posted earnings information, calculate potential benefit estimates, produce the resulting Social Security statements, and mail them to the requesters. The respondents are Social Security number holders requesting information about their Social Security earnings records and estimates of their potential benefits. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. Collection instrument
Number of
                             respondents
Frequency of response
Average
                             burden per 
                             response  
                             (minutes)
Total annual burden 
                             (hours)Paper Version
127,000
1
5
10,583Internet Version
426,000
1
5
35,500( print page 29798)Totals
553,000


46,083
 4. 
                    *Beneficiary Recontact Form—20 CFR 404.703, 404.705—0960-0502.*
                     SSA must ensure that recipients of disability benefits continue to be eligible for their payments. Research has indicated benefit recipients may fail to report circumstances that affect their benefits. Two such cases are: (1) When a parent receiving disability benefits for his or her child marry; and (2) the removal of an entitled child from parents' care. SSA uses Form SSA-1588-OCR-SM to ask parents about their marital status and children in their care to detect overpayments and avoid improper payments. Respondents are recipients of mother/father Title II Social Security benefits. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. *Number of Respondents:*
                     133,400. *Frequency of Response:*
                     1. *Average Burden per Response:*
                     5 minutes. *Estimated Annual Burden:*
                     11,117 hours. 5. 
                    *Complaint Form for Allegations of Discrimination in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Social Security Administration—0960-0585.*
                     SSA uses Form SSA-437 to investigate and formally resolve complaints of discrimination based on disability, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, or retaliation for having participated in a proceeding under this administrative complaint process in connection with an SSA program or activity. SSA also uses this form to review, investigate, and resolve complaints alleging discrimination based on status as a parent in education, training programs, or activities conducted by SSA. Individuals who believe SSA discriminated against them on any of the above basis may file a written complaint of discrimination. SSA uses the information to identify the complainant; identify the alleged discriminatory act; ascertain the date of such alleged act; obtain the identity of any individual(s) with information about the alleged discrimination; and ascertain other relevant information that would assist in the investigation and resolution of the complaint. Respondents are individuals who believe SSA or SSA employees, contractors, or agents in programs or activities conducted by SSA discriminated against them. *Type of Request:*
                     Extension of an OMB-approved information collection. *Number of Respondents:*
                     140. *Frequency of Response:*
                     1. *Average Burden per Response:*
                     60 minutes. *Estimated Annual Burden:*
                     140 hours. Dated: May 24, 2010. Faye I. Lipsky, Center for Reports Clearance, Social Security Administration.


[FR Doc. 2010-12752 Filed 5-26-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191-02-P