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 Social Security Administration [Docket No: SSA-2017-0041]
 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 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 
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                    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, 
                    *Fax:*
                     202-395-6974, 
                    *Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov*. (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 
                    *www.regulations.gov,*
                     referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2017-0041]. I. The information collections below are pending at SSA. SSA will submit them to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than October 16, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by writing to the above email address. 1. 
                    *Application to Collect a Fee for Payee Service—20 CFR 404.2040a & 20 CFR 416.640a—0960-0719.*
                     Sections 205(j)(4)(A)&(B), and 1631(a)(2) of the Social Security Act (Act) allow SSA to authorize certain organizational representative payees to collect a fee for providing payee services. Before an organization may collect this fee, they complete and submit Form SSA-445. SSA uses the information to determine whether to authorize or deny permission to collect fees for payee services. The respondents are private sector businesses or State and local government offices applying to become fee-for-service organizational representative payees. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision 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)SSA-445—Private sector business
90
1
10
15SSA-445—State/local government offices
10
1
10
2Totals
100


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 *2. Redetermination of Eligibility for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs—20 CFR 418.3125—0960-0723.*
                     As per the requirements of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, SSA conducts low-income subsidy eligibility redeterminations for Medicare beneficiaries who currently receive the Medicare Part D subsidy and who meet certain criteria. Respondents complete Form SSA-1026-REDE under the following circumstances: (1) When individuals became entitled to the Medicare Part D subsidy during the past 12 months; (2) if they were eligible for the Part D subsidy for more than 12 months; or (3) if they reported a change in income, resources, or household size. Part D beneficiaries complete the SSA-1026-SCE when they need to report a potentially subsidy-changing event, including the following: (1) Marriage; (2) spousal separation; (3) divorce; (4) annulment of a marriage; (5) spousal death; or (6) moving back in with one's spouse following a separation. The respondents are current recipients of the Medicare Part D low-income subsidy who will undergo an eligibility redetermination for one of the reasons mentioned above. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision 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)SSA-1026-REDE
98,990
1
18
29,697SSA-1026-SCE
4,267
1
18
1,280SSA-1026-REDE—Field Office Interview
50,529
1
18
15,159SSA-1026-SCE—Field Office Interview
3,468
1
18
1,040Total
157,254


47,176
 II. 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 30 days from the date of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than September 15, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the OMB clearance packages by writing to 
                    *OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.* *1. Statement Regarding Date of Birth and Citizenship—20CFR 404.716—0960-0016.*
                     Section 
                    *205(a)*
                     of the Act gives the Commissioner of SSA the authority to make rules and regulations and to establish procedures for collecting evidence from individuals applying for Social Security benefits. When individuals apply for Social Security benefits and cannot provide preferred methods of proving age or citizenship, SSA uses Form SSA-702 to establish these facts. Specifically, SSA uses the SSA-702 to establish age as a factor of entitlement to Social Security benefits, or U.S. citizenship as a payment factor. Respondents are individuals with knowledge about the date of birth or citizenship of applicants filing for one or more Social Security benefits who need to establish age or citizenship. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
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Number of
                             respondents
Frequency of response
Average
                             burden per 
                             response 
                             (minutes)
Estimated total annual burden
                             (hours)SSA-702
1,200
1
10
200
 *2. Marital Relationship Questionnaire—20 CFR 416.1826—0960-0460.*
                     SSA uses Form SSA-4178, Marital Relationship Questionnaire, to determine if unrelated individuals of the opposite sex who live together are misrepresenting themselves as husband and wife. SSA needs this information to determine whether we are making correct payments to couples and individuals applying for or currently receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments. The respondents are applicants for and recipients of SSI payments. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision 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)SSA-4178—Modernized SSI Claims System
1,200
1
10
200SSA-4178
3,825
1
5
319Totals
5,100


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 *3. Medical Source Statement of Ability To Do Work Related Activities (Physical and Mental)—20 CFR 404.1512-404.1513, 416.912-416.913, 404.1517, and 416.917—0960-0662.*
                     In some instances when a claimant appeals a denied disability claim, SSA may ask the claimant to have a consultative examination at the agency's expense, if the claimant's medical sources cannot or will not give the agency sufficient evidence to determine whether the claimant is disabled. The medical providers who perform these consultative examinations provide a statement about the claimant's state of disability. Specifically, these medical source statements determine the work-related capabilities of these claimants. SSA collects the medical data on the HA-1151 and HA-1152 to assess the work-related physical and mental capabilities of claimants who appeal SSA's previous determination on their issue of disability. The respondents are medical sources who provide reports based either on existing medical evidence or on consultative examinations. *Type of Request:*
                     Revision of an OMB-approved information collection. Modality of completion
Number of
                             respondents
Frequency of response
Number of
                             responses
Average
                             burden per 
                             response  
                             (minutes)
Estimated total annual burden 
                             (hours)HA-1151
5,000
30
150,000
15
37,500HA-1152
5,000
30
150,000
15
37,500Totals
10,000

300,000

75,000
 Dated: August 10, 2017. Naomi R. Sipple, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.


[FR Doc. 2017-17269 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191-02-P