Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and Comment Request
Citation: "87 FR 18456"
Document Number: "Docket No: SSA-2022-0015"
Page Number: "18456"
"Notices"
The
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),
(SSA),
Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2022-0015].
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
1. 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 Social Security Act (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 the Modernized Claims System (MCS). The respondents are applicants for widow(er)'s benefits.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of Average Estimated Average Average wait Total annual opportunity
respondents response burden per total annual theoretical time in field cost
response burden hourly cost office or (dollars) ***
(minutes) (hours) amount teleservice
(dollars) * centers
(minutes) **
SSA-10 (Paper) 2,116 1 30 1,058 * $ 27.07 *** $ 28,640
SSA-10 (MCS) 570,540 1 30 285,270 * 27.07 ** 21 *** 13,127,840
Totals 572,656 286,328 *** 13,156,480
* 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#00-0000 ).
** 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.
2. Request to be Selected as a Payee--20 CFR 404.2010-404.2055, and 416.601-416.665--0960-0014. SSA requires an individual applying to be a representative payee for a
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of response Average Estimated Average Total annual opportunity
respondents burden per total annual theoretical cost
response burden hourly cost (dollars) **
(minutes) (hours) amount
(dollars) *
Individuals/Households
(90%):
Representative Payee System 1,761,300 1 12 352,260 * $ 39 ** $ 13,738,140
(RPS)
Paper Version 70,452 1 12 14,090 * 39 ** 549,510
Totals 1,831,752 366,350 ** 14,287,650
Private Sector (9%):
Representative Payee System 176,130 1 12 35,226 * 39 ** 1,373,814
(RPS)
Paper Version 7,045 1 12 1,409 * 39 ** 54,951
Totals 183,175 36,635 ** 1,428,765
State/Local/Tribal
Government (1%):
Representative Payee System 19,570 1 12 3,914 * 39 ** 152,646
(RPS)
Paper Version 350 1 12 70 * 39 ** 2,730
Totals 19,920 3,984 ** 155,376
Grand Totals 2,034,847 406,969 ** 15,871,791
* 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#00-0000 ).
** 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. 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 OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of response Average Estimated Average Average wait time in Total annual opportunity
respondents burden per total annual theoretical field cost
response burden hourly cost office or (dollars) ***
(minutes) (hours) amount teleservice
(dollars) * centers
(minutes) **
SSA-8202-BK 67,698 1 21 23,694 * $ 10.95 *** $ 259,449
SSI Claims System 1,764,207 1 20 588,069 * 10.95 ** 21 *** 13,200,674
Totals 1,831,905 611,763 *** 13,460,123
* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data ( https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.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.
4. 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 OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of Number of Frequency of response Average Estimated Average Average wait Total annual
completion respondents burden per total annual theoretical time in field opportunity
response burden hourly cost office or cost
(minutes) (hours) amount teleservice (dollars) ***
(dollars) * centers
(minutes) **
SSI Claims System 800,963 1 20 266,988 * $ 19.01 ** 21 *** $ 10,404,648
iClaim and SSI Claims 129,736 1 20 43,245 * 19.01 ** 21 *** 1,685,294
System
SSA-8001-BK (Paper 31,776 1 20 10,592 * 19.01 ** 21 *** 412,783
Version)
Totals 962,475 320,825 *** 12,502,725
* We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2021 data ( https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2021FactSheet.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.
5. Employer Verification of Records for Children Under Age 7--20 CFR 404.801-404.803, and 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 OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of response Average Estimated Average Total annual opportunity
respondents burden per total annual theoretical cost
response burden hourly cost (dollars) **
(minutes) (hours) amount
(dollars) *
SSA-L3231 4,633 1 10 772 * $ 27.07 ** $ 20,898
* 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#00-0000 ).
** 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. Wage Reports and Pension Information--20 CFR 422.122(b)--0960-0547. Pension plan administrators annually file plan information with the
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of response Average Estimated Average Average wait time for Total annual opportunity
respondents burden per total annual theoretical hourly cost teleservice cost
response burden amount centers (dollars) ***
(minutes) (hours) (dollars) * (minutes) **
Requests for Pension 580 1 30 290 * $ 27.07 ** 19 *** 12,831
Plan Information
* 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#00-0000 ).
** 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.
7. Centenarian and Medicare Non-Utilization 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
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of response Average Estimated Average Average wait time in Total annual opportunity
respondents burden per total annual theoretical field cost
response burden hourly cost office or (dollars) ****
(minutes) (hours) amount teleservice
(dollars) ** centers
(minutes) ***
Centenarian 194 1 15 49 ** $ 27.07 *** 21 **** $ 3,167
Project-Title XVI
Only *
MNUP-All Title II 4,210 1 15 1,053 ** 27.07 *** 21 **** 68,406
Responses
Totals 4,404 1,102 **** 71,573
* 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#00-0000 ).
*** 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.
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
Farm Self-Employment Questionnaire--20 CFR 404.1082(c) & 404.1095--0960-0061. SSA collects the information on Form SSA-7156 on a voluntary and as-needed basis to determine the existence of an agriculture trade or business which may affect the monthly benefit, or insured status, of the applicant. SSA requires the existence of a trade or business before determining if an individual or partnership has net earnings from self-employment. When an applicant indicates self-employment as a farmer, SSA uses the SSA-7165 to obtain the information we need to determine the existence of an agricultural trade or business, and subsequent covered earnings for
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of response Average Estimated Average Average wait time in Total annual opportunity
respondents burden per total annual theoretical field cost
response burden hourly cost office or (dollars) ***
(minutes) (hours) amount teleservice
(dollars) * centers
(minutes) **
SSA-7156 1,000 1 10 167 * $ 14.49 ** 21 *** $ 7,491
* We based this figure on average Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse salaries, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data ( https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes452092.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.
Dated:
Reports Clearance Officer,
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