Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Review Request and Proposed Request

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Agency Information Collection Activities: Emergency Review

Request and Proposed Request

In compliance with Public Law 104-13, the Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995, SSA is providing notice of its information collections that

require submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). SSA is

requesting emergency consideration from OMB by March 29, 1999 of the

information collection listed below.

Disability Update Report--0960-0511. The Social Security Act

requires a periodic review of the disabled status of recipients whose

benefits are based on disability to determine whether they continue to

be eligible for these benefits. SSA uses the information collected on

the SSA-455 to identify those beneficiaries who have medically improved

and/or returned to work and have substantial earnings, and to decide

whether a full medical continuing disability review should be conducted

or deferred to a later date. The respondents are recipients of

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supplemental security income and/or social security disability

benefits.

Number of Respondents: 900,000.

Frequency of Response: 1.

Average Burden Per Response: 15 minutes.

Estimated Annual Burden: 225,000 hours.

In addition, SSA will submit this collection for approval under the

normal OMB clearance process. 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 on ways to minimize burden on respondents, including the

use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information

technology.

Comments should be directed to the OMB Desk Officer and the SSA

Reports Clearance Officer at the addresses listed below. You can obtain

a copy of the collection instrument and/or OMB clearance package by

calling the SSA Reports Clearance Officer on (410) 965-4145, or by

writing to him. Comments will be most useful if received within 60 days

from the date of this notice.

(SSA Address)

Social Security Administration, DCFAM, Attn: Frederick W. Brickenkamp,

6401 Security Blvd., 1-A-21 Operations Bldg., Baltimore, MD 21235

(OMB Address)

Office of Management and Budget, OIRA, Attn: Lori Schack, New Executive

Office Building, Room 10230, 725 17th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20503

Dated: March 16, 1999.

Frederick W. Brickenkamp,

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-6822 Filed 3-19-99; 8:45 am]

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