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BILLING CODE 8026–03–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2020–0015]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
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
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
Percent
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and
2.750 recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
2.750 the following addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB) Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
2.750
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–
2020–0015].
I. The information collection below is
pending at SSA. SSA will submit it 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 June 8, 2020. Individuals can
obtain copies of the collection
instrument by writing to the above
email address.
Authorization to Obtain Earnings
Data From the Social Security
Administration—0960–0602. On
occasion, public and private
organizations and agencies need to
obtain detailed earnings information
about specific Social Security number
(SSN) holding wage earners for business
purposes (e.g. pension funds, State
agencies, etc.). Respondents use Form
SSA–581 to identify the SSN holder
whose information they are requesting,
and provide authorization from the SSN
holder, when applicable. SSA uses the
information provided on Form SSA–581
to: (1) Identify the wage earner; (2)
establish the period of earnings
information requested; (3) verify the
wage earner authorized SSA to release
this information to the requesting party;
and (4) produce the Itemized Statement
of Earnings (SSA–1826). The
respondents are private businesses, state
or local agencies, and other federal
agencies. 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)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–581 ..................................................
24,000
1
2
800
* $30.29
** $24,232
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* We based this figure on average Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists hourly wage data from the BLS website. Since most
respondents are from the private sector, and wages for private sector are comparable to those of the state and local governments, we did not
differentiate between the two.
** 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,
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we must receive them no later than May
7, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of
the OMB clearance packages by writing
to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Request for Corrections of Earnings
Record—20 CFR 404.820 and 20 CFR
422.125—0960–0029. Individuals
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alleging inaccurate earnings records in
SSA’s files use paper Form SSA–7008,
or a personal interview during which
SSA employees key their answers into
our electronic Earnings Modernization
Item Correction system, to provide the
information SSA needs to check
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earnings posted, and, as necessary,
initiate development to resolve any
inaccuracies. The respondents are
Modality of completion
individuals who request correction of
earnings posted to their Social Security
earnings record.
Number of
respondents
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
Average wait
time in field
office
(minutes) ***
Total annual
opportunity
cost for wait
time
(dollars) **
SSA–7008 .........................
In-person or telephone
interview .........................
28,734
1
28
13,409
* $22.50
** $301,702
*** 24
** $540
337,500
1
10
56,250
* 22.50
** 1,265,625
*** 24
** 540
Totals .........................
366,234
........................
........................
69,659
........................
** 1,567,328
........................
** 1,080
* We based this figure on average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data.
2. Application for a Social Security
Number Card, the Social Security
Number Application Process (SSNAP),
and internet SSN Replacement Card
(iSSNRC) Application—20 CFR
422.103–422.110–0960–0066. SSA
collects information on the SS–5 (used
in the United States) and SS–5–FS (used
outside the United States) to issue
original or replacement Social Security
cards. SSA also enters the application
data into the SSNAP application when
issuing a card via telephone or in
person. In addition, hospitals collect the
same information on SSA’s behalf for
newborn children through the
Enumeration-at-Birth process. In this
process, parents of newborns provide
hospital birth registration clerks with
information required to register these
newborns. Hospitals send this
information to State Bureaus of Vital
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Application scenario
Respondents who do not
have to provide parents’
SSNs ..............................
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement
card with no changes
through the iSSNRC modality ..............................
Adult U.S. Citizens providing information to receive a replacement
card through the
oSSNAP modality+ ........
Respondents whom we
ask to provide parents’
SSNs (when applying for
original SSN cards for
children under age 12) ..
Applicants age 12 or older
who need to answer additional questions so
SSA can determine
whether we previously
assigned an SSN ...........
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Number of
respondents
Statistics (BVS), and they send the
information to SSA’s National Computer
Center. SSA then uploads the data to the
SSA mainframe along with all other
enumeration data, and we assign the
newborn a Social Security number
(SSN) and issue a Social Security card.
Respondents can also use these
modalities to request a change in their
SSN records. In addition, the iSSNRC
internet application collects information
similar to the paper SS–5 for no-change
replacement SSN cards for adult U.S.
citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows
certain applicants for SSN replacement
cards to complete the internet
application and submit the required
evidence online rather than completing
a paper Form SS–5. Finally, the new
Online Social Security Number
Application Process (oSSNAP) collects
information similar to the paper SS–5
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
for no change, with the exception of
name change, replacement SSN cards
for U.S Citizens (adult and minor
children). oSSNAP will allow certain
applicants for SSN replacement cards to
start the application process on-line,
receive a list of evidentiary documents,
and then submit the application data to
SSA for further processing by SSA
employees. Applicants will need to visit
a local SSA office to complete the
application process. The respondents
for this collection are applicants for
original and replacement Social
Security cards, or individuals who wish
to change information in their SSN
records, who use any of the modalities
described above.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
Average wait
time in field
office
(minutes) ***
Total annual
opportunity
cost for wait
time
(dollars) **
7,380,000
1
8.5
1,107,000
* $22.50
** $24,907,500
*** 24
** $540
1,350,000
1
5
112,500
* 22.50
** 2,531,250
*** 24
** 540
3,500,000
1
5
291,667
* 22.50
** 6,562,508
*** 24
** 540
190,000
1
9
28,500
*22.50
** 641,250
*** 24
** 540
910,000
1
10
151,667
* 22.50
** 3,412,508
*** 24
** 540
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Application scenario
Number of
respondents
Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the allowable limits
(i.e., who must provide
additional documentation
to accompany the application) ............................
Authorization to SSA to
obtain personal information cover letter ..............
Authorization to SSA to
obtain personal information follow-up cover letter ...................................
Totals .................................
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency of
response
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
Average wait
time in field
office
(minutes) ***
Total annual
opportunity
cost for wait
time
(dollars) **
7,250
1
60
7,250
* 22.50
** 163,125
*** 24
** 540
500
1
15
125
* 22.50
** 2,813
*** 24
** 540
500
1
15
125
* 22.50
** 2,813
*** 24
** 540
13,338,250
........................
........................
1,698,834
........................
** 38,223,767
........................
** 4,320
* We based this figure on average U.S. worker’s hourly wages (based on BLS.gov 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.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data.
+ The number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SS–5 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
3. Petition for Authorization to Charge
and Collect a Fee for Services Before the
Social Security Administration—20 CFR
404.1720–404.1730; 20 CFR 416.1520–
416.1530—0960–0104. A Social Security
claimant’s representative, whether an
attorney or a non-attorney, uses Form
SSA–1560 to petition SSA for
authorization to charge and collect a fee
for their services as a representative. In
addition, the representatives indicate on
the form if they have been disbarred or
suspended from a court or bar to which
they were previously admitted to
practice as an attorney; or if they have
been disqualified from appearing before
a Federal program or agency. SSA must
authorize a fee to the representative, if
the representative requests to be paid
from the expected past-due benefits of
the claimant. The representative
submits the SSA–1560 after a claim
decision, or any time when the
representation is terminated, to request
authorization to charge and collect a fee
under the fee petition process. Since
this information is mandated by
regulation, the form is mandatory for the
representative to obtain authorization to
charge and collect a fee. SSA collects
the information on a claim-by-claim
basis, if the individual representatives
decide to use this option to receive
authorization of a fee, and
representatives must submit the
documentation once per claim. SSA
employees then evaluate and process
the request for authorization of a fee.
The respondents are representatives
who use this form to request a fee via
the fee petition process.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
SSA–1560 ................................................
24,153
1
30
12,077
* $72.21
$** 872,080
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* We based this figure on average lawyer’s salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm).
** 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. Development of Participation in a
Vocational Rehabilitation or Similar
Program—20 CFR 404.316(c),
404.337(c), 404.352(d), 404.1586(g),
404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327,
404.328, 416.1321(d), 416.1331(a)–(b),
and 416.1338, 416.1402—0960–0282.
State Disability Determination Services
(DDS) determine if Social Security
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disability payment recipients whose
disability ceased and who participate in
vocational rehabilitation programs may
continue to receive disability payments.
To do this, DDSs need information
about the recipients; the types of
program participation; and the services
they receive under the rehabilitation
program. SSA uses Form SSA–4290 to
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collect this information. The
respondents are State employment
networks, vocational rehabilitation
agencies, or other providers of
educational or job training services.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
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Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Total annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) **
Average wait
time in field
office
(minutes) ***
Total annual
opportunity
cost for wait
time
(dollars) **
SSA–4290–F5 ...................
3,000
1
15
750
* $17.22
** $12,915
*** 24
** $413
* We based this figure on average Social and Human Service Assistant’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data.
Dated: April 1, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer,Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020–07183 Filed 4–6–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11022]
60-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: State Assistance
Management System (SAMS) Domestic
Results Monitoring Module and NEA/
AC Online Performance Reporting
System (ACPRS)
Notice of request for public
comment.
ACTION:
The Department of State is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the
information collection described below.
In accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, we are
requesting comments on this collection
from all interested individuals and
organizations. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: The Department will accept
comments from the public up to June 8,
2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
• Web: Persons with access to the
internet may comment on this notice by
going to www.Regulations.gov. You can
search for the document by entering
‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2020–0001’’ in
the Search field. Then click the
‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete
the comment form.
• Email: EngelSM@state.gov.
• Regular Mail: Send written
comments to: Sarah Tajalli, Accenture
Federal Services Contractor, Logistics
Management, A/LM, 1800 N Kent Street,
Arlington, VA 22209.
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You must include the DS form
number (if applicable), information
collection title, and the OMB control
number in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
may be made to Sarah Tajalli, Accenture
Federal Services Contractor, U.S.
Department of State, Bureau of
Administration, Office of Logistics
Management (A/LM), Suite 3150, 1800
N Kent Street, Arlington, VA. She may
be reached by phone at (571) 551–4511
or by email at EngelSM@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
State Assistance Management System
(SAMS) Domestic Results Monitoring
Module.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0183.
• Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Administration, Office of Logistic
Management (A/LM).
• Form Number: DS–4127.
• Respondents: Recipients of
Department of State grants.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
240.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
960.
• Average Time per Response: 20
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
19,200 hours.
• Frequency: Quarterly.
• Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
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• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
In compliance with OMB Guidelines
contained in 2 CFR 200, recipient
organizations are required to provide,
and the U.S. Department of State is
required to collect, periodic program
and financial performance reports. The
responsibility of the Department to track
and monitor the programmatic and
financial performance necessitates a
database that can help facilitate this in
a consistent and standardized manner.
The SAMS Domestic Results Monitoring
Module and ACPRS enables enhanced
monitoring and evaluation of grants
through standardized collection and
storage of relevant award elements, such
as quarterly progress reports, workplans,
results monitoring plans, grant
agreements, and other business
information related to implementers.
The SAMS Domestic Results Monitoring
Module streamlines communication
with implementers and allows for rapid
identification of information gaps for
specific projects.
Methodology
Information will be electronically
entered into SAMS Domestic and
ACPRS by respondents.
Jennifer Gorkowski,
SAMS Deputy Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2020–07245 Filed 4–6–20; 8:45 am]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2020-0015]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
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 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: [email protected].
(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: [email protected].
Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2020-0015].
I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will
submit it 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 June
8, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instrument by
writing to the above email address.
Authorization to Obtain Earnings Data From the Social Security
Administration--0960-0602. On occasion, public and private
organizations and agencies need to obtain detailed earnings information
about specific Social Security number (SSN) holding wage earners for
business purposes (e.g. pension funds, State agencies, etc.).
Respondents use Form SSA-581 to identify the SSN holder whose
information they are requesting, and provide authorization from the SSN
holder, when applicable. SSA uses the information provided on Form SSA-
581 to: (1) Identify the wage earner; (2) establish the period of
earnings information requested; (3) verify the wage earner authorized
SSA to release this information to the requesting party; and (4)
produce the Itemized Statement of Earnings (SSA-1826). The respondents
are private businesses, state or local agencies, and other federal
agencies. Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-581........................................... 24,000 1 2 800 * $30.29 ** $24,232
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* We based this figure on average Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists hourly wage data from the BLS website. Since most respondents are
from the private sector, and wages for private sector are comparable to those of the state and local governments, we did not differentiate between the
two.
** 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 May 7, 2020. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to [email protected].
1. Request for Corrections of Earnings Record--20 CFR 404.820 and
20 CFR 422.125--0960-0029. Individuals alleging inaccurate earnings
records in SSA's files use paper Form SSA-7008, or a personal interview
during which SSA employees key their answers into our electronic
Earnings Modernization Item Correction system, to provide the
information SSA needs to check
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earnings posted, and, as necessary, initiate development to resolve any
inaccuracies. The respondents are individuals who request correction of
earnings posted to their Social Security earnings record.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Total annual
Average Estimated theoretical Total annual Average wait opportunity
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of burden per total annual hourly cost opportunity time in field cost for wait
respondents response response burden amount cost office time
(minutes) (hours) (dollars) * (dollars) ** (minutes) *** (dollars) **
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SSA-7008........................................................ 28,734 1 28 13,409 * $22.50 ** $301,702 *** 24 ** $540
In-person or telephone interview................................ 337,500 1 10 56,250 * 22.50 ** 1,265,625 *** 24 ** 540
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Totals...................................................... 366,234 .............. .............. 69,659 .............. ** 1,567,328 .............. ** 1,080
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* We based this figure on average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information data.
2. Application for a Social Security Number Card, the Social
Security Number Application Process (SSNAP), and internet SSN
Replacement Card (iSSNRC) Application--20 CFR 422.103-422.110-0960-
0066. SSA collects information on the SS-5 (used in the United States)
and SS-5-FS (used outside the United States) to issue original or
replacement Social Security cards. SSA also enters the application data
into the SSNAP application when issuing a card via telephone or in
person. In addition, hospitals collect the same information on SSA's
behalf for newborn children through the Enumeration-at-Birth process.
In this process, parents of newborns provide hospital birth
registration clerks with information required to register these
newborns. Hospitals send this information to State Bureaus of Vital
Statistics (BVS), and they send the information to SSA's National
Computer Center. SSA then uploads the data to the SSA mainframe along
with all other enumeration data, and we assign the newborn a Social
Security number (SSN) and issue a Social Security card. Respondents can
also use these modalities to request a change in their SSN records. In
addition, the iSSNRC internet application collects information similar
to the paper SS-5 for no-change replacement SSN cards for adult U.S.
citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows certain applicants for SSN
replacement cards to complete the internet application and submit the
required evidence online rather than completing a paper Form SS-5.
Finally, the new Online Social Security Number Application Process
(oSSNAP) collects information similar to the paper SS-5 for no change,
with the exception of name change, replacement SSN cards for U.S
Citizens (adult and minor children). oSSNAP will allow certain
applicants for SSN replacement cards to start the application process
on-line, receive a list of evidentiary documents, and then submit the
application data to SSA for further processing by SSA employees.
Applicants will need to visit a local SSA office to complete the
application process. The respondents for this collection are applicants
for original and replacement Social Security cards, or individuals who
wish to change information in their SSN records, who use any of the
modalities described above.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Total annual
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual Average wait opportunity
Application scenario Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity time in field cost for wait
respondents response (minutes) burden amount cost office time
(hours) (dollars) * (dollars) ** (minutes) *** (dollars) **
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Respondents who do not have to provide parents' SSNs............ 7,380,000 1 8.5 1,107,000 * $22.50 ** $24,907,500 *** 24 ** $540
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a replacement card with no 1,350,000 1 5 112,500 * 22.50 ** 2,531,250 *** 24 ** 540
changes through the iSSNRC modality............................
Adult U.S. Citizens providing information to receive a 3,500,000 1 5 291,667 * 22.50 ** 6,562,508 *** 24 ** 540
replacement card through the oSSNAP modality+..................
Respondents whom we ask to provide parents' SSNs (when applying 190,000 1 9 28,500 *22.50 ** 641,250 *** 24 ** 540
for original SSN cards for children under age 12)..............
Applicants age 12 or older who need to answer additional 910,000 1 10 151,667 * 22.50 ** 3,412,508 *** 24 ** 540
questions so SSA can determine whether we previously assigned
an SSN.........................................................
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Applicants asking for a replacement SSN card beyond the 7,250 1 60 7,250 * 22.50 ** 163,125 *** 24 ** 540
allowable limits (i.e., who must provide additional
documentation to accompany the application)....................
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal information cover letter 500 1 15 125 * 22.50 ** 2,813 *** 24 ** 540
Authorization to SSA to obtain personal information follow-up 500 1 15 125 * 22.50 ** 2,813 *** 24 ** 540
cover letter...................................................
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Totals.......................................................... 13,338,250 .............. .............. 1,698,834 .............. ** 38,223,767 .............. ** 4,320
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* We based this figure on average U.S. worker's hourly wages (based on BLS.gov 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.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information data.
+ The number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SS-5 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
3. Petition for Authorization to Charge and Collect a Fee for
Services Before the Social Security Administration--20 CFR 404.1720-
404.1730; 20 CFR 416.1520-416.1530--0960-0104. A Social Security
claimant's representative, whether an attorney or a non-attorney, uses
Form SSA-1560 to petition SSA for authorization to charge and collect a
fee for their services as a representative. In addition, the
representatives indicate on the form if they have been disbarred or
suspended from a court or bar to which they were previously admitted to
practice as an attorney; or if they have been disqualified from
appearing before a Federal program or agency. SSA must authorize a fee
to the representative, if the representative requests to be paid from
the expected past-due benefits of the claimant. The representative
submits the SSA-1560 after a claim decision, or any time when the
representation is terminated, to request authorization to charge and
collect a fee under the fee petition process. Since this information is
mandated by regulation, the form is mandatory for the representative to
obtain authorization to charge and collect a fee. SSA collects the
information on a claim-by-claim basis, if the individual
representatives decide to use this option to receive authorization of a
fee, and representatives must submit the documentation once per claim.
SSA employees then evaluate and process the request for authorization
of a fee. The respondents are representatives who use this form to
request a fee via the fee petition process.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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SSA-1560.......................................... 24,153 1 30 12,077 * $72.21 $** 872,080
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* We based this figure on average lawyer's salary (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm).
** 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. Development of Participation in a Vocational Rehabilitation or
Similar Program--20 CFR 404.316(c), 404.337(c), 404.352(d),
404.1586(g), 404.1596, 404.1597(a), 404.327, 404.328, 416.1321(d),
416.1331(a)-(b), and 416.1338, 416.1402--0960-0282. State Disability
Determination Services (DDS) determine if Social Security disability
payment recipients whose disability ceased and who participate in
vocational rehabilitation programs may continue to receive disability
payments. To do this, DDSs need information about the recipients; the
types of program participation; and the services they receive under the
rehabilitation program. SSA uses Form SSA-4290 to collect this
information. The respondents are State employment networks, vocational
rehabilitation agencies, or other providers of educational or job
training services.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Total annual
Average burden Estimated total theoretical Total annual Average wait opportunity
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost opportunity time in field cost for wait
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount cost (dollars) office time (dollars)
(dollars) * ** (minutes) *** **
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SSA-4290-F5............................................. 3,000 1 15 750 * $17.22 ** $12,915 *** 24 ** $413
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* We based this figure on average Social and Human Service Assistant's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics 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.
*** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information data.
Dated: April 1, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer,Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-07183 Filed 4-6-20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P
