Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Addendum - 0768.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-10-15	Repair queued
Supporting Statement 0768 (revised).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2010-11-12	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
182006	Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)--Beneficiaries	Other-Beneficiaries Intake	Modified
181691	Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)--Grant Awardees	Other-Internet Screens(revised)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0768	ICR Reference No: 201007-0960-015
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200708-0960-010
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/14/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/03/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2014	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2011
Responses	5,114	0	5,114
Time Burden (Hours)	1,364	0	1,364
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: In August of 2004, SSA announced its intention to award grants to establish community-based protection and advocacy projects in every State and U.S. Territory, as authorized under Section 1150 of the Social Security Act. Potential awardees were protection and advocacy organizations established under Title I of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, which submitted a timely application conforming to the requirements listed in the 2004 announcement. The projects SSA funds under PABSS program are part of SSA’s strategy to increase the number of beneficiaries who return to work and achieve self-sufficiency as the result of receiving advocacy or other services. The overall goal of the program is to provide information and advice about obtaining vocational rehabilitation and employment services, and to provide advocacy or other services a beneficiary with a disability may need to secure, maintain, or regain gainful employment. The PABSS Semi-Annual Program Performance Report collects statistical information from the various protection and advocacy (P&A) projects to manage program performance. SSA uses the information to evaluate the efficacy of the program, and to ensure beneficiaries are receiving the dollars appropriated for PABSS services. The project data is valuable to SSA in its analysis of, and future planning for, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income programs. The respondents are the 57 designated P&A project system sites (in each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Territories), and beneficiaries of SSDI and SSI programs. Staff from the advocacy organization interview beneficiaries and the interviewer inputs the information into the database. The database is accessible via the Internet, but is only accessible by the interviewers, the contractor, and SSA. The advocacy groups collect the data electronically from the beneficiaries using telephone interviews as well as face-to-face interviews during which the interviewer keys the responses into a computerized system. Each of the advocacy groups has their own, individual data system through which they collect information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1320b-21 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   PL: Pub.L. 106 - 170 122 Name of Law: The Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
   PL: Pub.L. 108 - 203 404 & 407 Name of Law: Public Law 108-203
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 52578	08/26/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 69518	11/12/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)--Grant Awardees
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)--Beneficiaries

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	5,114	5,114	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,364	1,364	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,000,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 12/03/2010

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