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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2020–0064]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed 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.
Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 60-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function.
(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–
2020–0064].
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 March 1, 2021. Individuals
can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above
email address.
1. Letter to Employer Requesting
Information About Wages Earned By
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
SSA–L725 ................................................
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
170,000
1
40
Beneficiary—20 CFR 404.1520, 20 CFR
404.1571–404.1576, 20 CFR 404.1584–
404.1593, and 20 CFR 416.971–
416.976—0960–0034. Social Security
disability recipients receive payments
based on their inability to engage in
substantial gainful activity (SGA)
because of a physical or mental
condition. If the recipients work, SSA
must evaluate if they continue to meet
the disability requirements of the law.
When an individual is unable to provide
earnings information and SSA does not
have access to proof of earnings, we use
Form SSA–L–725 to request monthly
earnings information from the
recipient’s employer. SSA employees
send the paper from SSA–L725 to the
employer to complete, and use the
earnings data we receive from the
employers to determine whether the
recipient is engaging in SGA, since work
above SGA level can cause a cessation
of disability payments. The respondents
are businesses that employ Social
Security disability recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
113,333
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
* $22.79
Total
annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
** $2,582,859
* We based this figure on the average Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433051.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.
2. Letter to Employer Requesting Wage
Information—20 CFR 416.203 &
416.1110—0960–0138. SSA must
establish and verify wage information
for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
applicants and recipients when
determining SSI eligibility and payment
amounts. SSA collects wage data from
employers on Form SSA–L4201 to
determine eligibility and proper
payment amounts for SSI applicants and
recipients. The respondents are
employers of SSI applicants and
recipients.
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–L4201 ..............................................
133,000
1
30
66,500
* $22.79
** $1,515,535
* We based this figure on the average Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://
www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433051.htm).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that we are 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. Request for Review of Hearing
Decision/Order—20 CFR 404.967–
404.981, 416.1467–416.1481—0960–
0277. Claimants have a right under
current regulations to request review of
an administrative law judge’s (ALJ)
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hearing decision, or dismissal of a
hearing request on Title II and Title XVI
claims. Claimants may request Appeals
Council review by filing a written
request using paper Form HA–520, or
the internet application, i520. SSA uses
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the information we collect to establish
the claimant filed the request for review
within the prescribed time, and to
ensure the claimant completed the
requisite steps permitting the Appeals
Council review. The Appeals Council
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then uses the information to: (1)
Document the claimant’s reason(s) for
disagreeing with the ALJ’s decision or
dismissal; (2) determine whether the
claimant has additional evidence to
submit; and (3) determine whether the
claimant has a representative or wants
to appoint one. The respondents are
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
claimants requesting review of an ALJ’s
decision or dismissal of hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total
annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
HA–520—Paper ............................................
i520—Internet ................................................
105,000
70,000
1
1
10
15
17,500
17,500
* $10.73
* 10.73
** 24
........................
*** $638,435
*** 187,775
Totals .....................................................
175,000
........................
........................
35,000
........................
........................
*** 826,210
* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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. Social Security Benefits
Application—20 CFR 404.310–404.311,
404.315–404.322, 404.330–404.333,
404.601–404.603, and 404.1501–
404.1512—0960–0618. Title II of the
Social Security Act provides retirement,
survivors, and disability benefits to
individuals who meet the eligibility
criteria and file the appropriate
application. This collection comprises
the various application methods for
each type of benefits. SSA uses the
information we gather through the
multiple information collection tools in
this information collection request to
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
16); Modernized Claims System (MCS)
screens for in-person interview
applications; and internet-based iClaim
application. SSA uses the information
we collect through these modalities to
determine: (1) The applicants’ eligibility
for the above-mentioned Social Security
benefits and (2) the amount of the
benefits. The respondents are applicants
for retirement, survivors, and disability
benefits under Title II of the Social
Security Act, or their representative
payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
determine applicants’ eligibility for
specific Social Security benefits, as well
as the amount of the benefits.
Individuals filing for disability benefits
can, and in some instances SSA may
require them to, file applications under
both Title II, Social Security disability
benefits, and Title XVI, SSI payments.
We refer to disability applications filed
under both titles as ‘‘concurrent
applications.’’ This collection comprises
the various application methods for
each type of benefits. These methods
include the following modalities: Paper
forms (Forms SSA–1, SSA–2, and SSA–
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total
annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–1
Paper version/SSA–1 ....................................
Interview/MCS ...............................................
Internet/iClaim—Domestic Residence:
First Party ......................................................
Third party initiated (complete and submit) ..
First party (review and sign) .........................
Internet/iClaim—Foreign Residence:
First Party ......................................................
Third party-initiated (complete and submit) ..
First party (review and sign) .........................
Totals .....................................................
1,811
1,438,058
1
1
11
10
332
239,676
* $25.72
* 25.72
** 24
** 24
*** $27,160
*** 20,959,202
1,422,954
25,255
25,255
1
1
1
15
15
5
355,739
6,314
2,105
* 25.72
* 25.72
* 25.72
** 24
** 24
** 24
*** 9,149,607
*** 162,396
*** 54,141
10,309
18,826
18,826
1
1
1
18
18
8
3,093
5,648
2,510
* 25.72
* 25.72
* 25.72
** 24
** 24
** 24
*** 79,552
*** 145,267
*** 64,557
2,961,294
........................
........................
615,417
........................
........................
*** 30,641,882
SSA–2
Paper version/SSA–2 ....................................
Interview/MCS ...............................................
iClaim ............................................................
972
447,610
153,780
1
1
1
15
14
15
243
104,442
38,445
* 25.72
* 25.72
* 25.72
** 24
** 24
** 24
*** 15,792
*** 7,291,260
*** 988,805
Totals .....................................................
602,362
........................
........................
143,130
........................
........................
*** 8,295,857
SSA–16
Paper version/SSA–16 ..................................
Interview/MCS ...............................................
Internet/iClaim—Domestic Residence:
First Party ......................................................
Third party initiated (complete and submit) ..
First party (review and sign) .........................
Internet/iClaim—Foreign Residence:
First Party ......................................................
Third party-initiated (complete and submit) ..
First party (review and sign) .........................
40,346
1,159,121
1
1
20
19
13,449
367,055
* 25.72
* 25.72
** 24
** 24
*** 760,978
*** 21,365,681
926,750
343,327
343,327
1
1
1
15
15
5
231,688
85,832
28,611
* 25.72
* 25.72
* 25.72
** 24
** 24
** 24
*** 5,959,015
*** 2,207,599
*** 735,875
1,441
123
123
1
18
18
18
18
8
432
37
16
* 25.72
* 25.72
* 25.72
** 24
** 24
** 24
*** 11,111
*** 952
*** 412
Totals .....................................................
2,814,558
........................
........................
727,120
........................
........................
** 31,041,623
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Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total
annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
........................
........................
*** 69,979,362
Grand Total
Total .......................................................
6,378,214
........................
........................
1,485,667
* We based this figure on the average hourly wage for all occupations in May 2019 as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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. Authorization to Disclose
Information to SSA—20 CFR 404.1512
and 416.912, 45 CFR parts 160 and
164—0960–0623. Sections 223(d)(5)(A)
and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i) of the Act require
claimants to provide medical and other
evidence the Commissioner of Social
Security may require to prove they are
disabled. SSA must obtain sufficient
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
the i827, SSA or the State DDS sends
the form to the designated source(s) to
obtain pertinent records. The
respondents are applicants for Title II
and Title XVI disability payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
evidence to make eligibility
determinations for Title II and Title XVI
payments. The applicants use Form
SSA–827, or the internet counterpart,
i827, to provide consent for the release
of medical records, education records,
and other information related to their
ability to perform tasks. Once the
applicant completes Form SSA–827, or
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Frequency
of response
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) *
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
wait time in
field office
(minutes) **
Total
annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
SSA–827 with electronic signature
(eAuthorization) ...................................
SSA–827 with wet signature (paper
version) ................................................
iClaims with electronic signature ............
iAppeals with electronic signature ..........
2,354,946
1
9
353,242
* $10.73
** 24
$13,897,711
3,408,106
404,690
176,202
1
1
1
10
9
9
568,018
60,704
26,430
* 10.73
* 10.73
* 10.73
** 24
........................
........................
*** 20,722,424
*** 651,354
*** 283,594
Totals ...............................................
6,343,944
........................
........................
1,008,394
........................
........................
*** 35,555,083
* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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.
6. State Death Match Collections—20
CFR 404.301, 404.310–404.311, 404.316,
404.330–404.341, 404.350–404.352,
404.371, and 416.912—0960–0700. SSA
uses the State Death Match Collections
to ensure the accuracy of payment files
by detecting unreported or inaccurate
reports of death of beneficiaries. Under
the Act, entitlement to retirement,
disability, wife’s, husband’s, or parent’s
benefits terminate when the beneficiary
dies. The states furnish death certificate
information to SSA via the manual
registration process or the Electronic
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
State Death Match CyberFusion/GSO: NonEDR Records from EDR sites ...................
State Death Match CyberFusion/GSO: NonEDR sites ...................................................
Frequency
of response
Death Registration Process (EDR). Both
death match processes are electronic
transfers between the states and SSA.
The respondents are the states’ bureaus
of vital statistics.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Average cost
per record
request
Number of
responses
Estimated
total annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly cost
amount
(dollars) **
Total
annual
opportunity
cost
(dollars) ***
39
68,621
2,676,219
$0.88
$2,355,072
** $21.09
*** $1,447,217
5
187,570
937,850
0.88
825,308
** 21.09
*** 3,955,851
Total: Non-EDR ......................................
State Death Match—EDR .............................
States Expected to Become—State Death
Match—EDR Within the Next 3 Years ......
44
48
........................
2,573,956
........................
123,549,888
........................
2.05
3,180,380
253,277,270
........................
** 21.09
5,403,068
*** 54,284,732
5
62,600
313,000
3.17
992,210
** 21.09
*** 1,320,234
Totals: EDR and Expected EDR ...........
53
........................
........................
........................
254,269,480
........................
*** 55,604,966
Grand Totals ...................................
97
........................
........................
........................
257,449,860
........................
*** 61,008,034
* Please note that both of these data matching processes are electronic and there is only a cost burden, and no hourly burden for the respondent to provide this information.
** We based this figure on the average State BVSs hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434199.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.
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Dated: December 22, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 11293]
Notice of Charter Renewal for the
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The Advisory Committee on
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Questions concerning the Committee
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The Charter was renewed on
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For further information about the
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2020-0064]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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.
Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 60-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
(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-2020-0064].
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
March 1, 2021. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
1. Letter to Employer Requesting Information About Wages Earned By
Beneficiary--20 CFR 404.1520, 20 CFR 404.1571-404.1576, 20 CFR
404.1584-404.1593, and 20 CFR 416.971-416.976--0960-0034. Social
Security disability recipients receive payments based on their
inability to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA) because of a
physical or mental condition. If the recipients work, SSA must evaluate
if they continue to meet the disability requirements of the law. When
an individual is unable to provide earnings information and SSA does
not have access to proof of earnings, we use Form SSA-L-725 to request
monthly earnings information from the recipient's employer. SSA
employees send the paper from SSA-L725 to the employer to complete, and
use the earnings data we receive from the employers to determine
whether the recipient is engaging in SGA, since work above SGA level
can cause a cessation of disability payments. The respondents are
businesses that employ Social Security disability recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * ***
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SSA-L725................................................ 170,000 1 40 113,333 * $22.79 ** $2,582,859
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* We based this figure on the average Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433051.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.
2. Letter to Employer Requesting Wage Information--20 CFR 416.203 &
416.1110--0960-0138. SSA must establish and verify wage information for
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applicants and recipients when
determining SSI eligibility and payment amounts. SSA collects wage data
from employers on Form SSA-L4201 to determine eligibility and proper
payment amounts for SSI applicants and recipients. The respondents are
employers of SSI applicants and recipients.
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-L4201......................................... 133,000 1 30 66,500 * $22.79 ** $1,515,535
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* We based this figure on the average Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433051.htm).
** This figure does not represent actual costs that we are 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. Request for Review of Hearing Decision/Order--20 CFR 404.967-
404.981, 416.1467-416.1481--0960-0277. Claimants have a right under
current regulations to request review of an administrative law judge's
(ALJ) hearing decision, or dismissal of a hearing request on Title II
and Title XVI claims. Claimants may request Appeals Council review by
filing a written request using paper Form HA-520, or the internet
application, i520. SSA uses the information we collect to establish the
claimant filed the request for review within the prescribed time, and
to ensure the claimant completed the requisite steps permitting the
Appeals Council review. The Appeals Council
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then uses the information to: (1) Document the claimant's reason(s) for
disagreeing with the ALJ's decision or dismissal; (2) determine whether
the claimant has additional evidence to submit; and (3) determine
whether the claimant has a representative or wants to appoint one. The
respondents are claimants requesting review of an ALJ's decision or
dismissal of hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost time in field opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount office cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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HA-520--Paper........................... 105,000 1 10 17,500 * $10.73 ** 24 *** $638,435
i520--Internet.......................... 70,000 1 15 17,500 * 10.73 .............. *** 187,775
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Totals.............................. 175,000 .............. .............. 35,000 .............. .............. *** 826,210
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* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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. Social Security Benefits Application--20 CFR 404.310-404.311,
404.315-404.322, 404.330-404.333, 404.601-404.603, and 404.1501-
404.1512--0960-0618. Title II of the Social Security Act provides
retirement, survivors, and disability benefits to individuals who meet
the eligibility criteria and file the appropriate application. This
collection comprises the various application methods for each type of
benefits. SSA uses the information we gather through the multiple
information collection tools in this information collection request to
determine applicants' eligibility for specific Social Security
benefits, as well as the amount of the benefits. Individuals filing for
disability benefits can, and in some instances SSA may require them to,
file applications under both Title II, Social Security disability
benefits, and Title XVI, SSI payments. We refer to disability
applications filed under both titles as ``concurrent applications.''
This collection comprises the various application methods for each type
of benefits. These methods include the following modalities: Paper
forms (Forms SSA-1, SSA-2, and SSA-16); Modernized Claims System (MCS)
screens for in-person interview applications; and internet-based iClaim
application. SSA uses the information we collect through these
modalities to determine: (1) The applicants' eligibility for the above-
mentioned Social Security benefits and (2) the amount of the benefits.
The respondents are applicants for retirement, survivors, and
disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, or their
representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost time in field opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount office cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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SSA-1
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Paper version/SSA-1..................... 1,811 1 11 332 * $25.72 ** 24 *** $27,160
Interview/MCS........................... 1,438,058 1 10 239,676 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 20,959,202
Internet/iClaim--Domestic Residence:
First Party............................. 1,422,954 1 15 355,739 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 9,149,607
Third party initiated (complete and 25,255 1 15 6,314 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 162,396
submit)................................
First party (review and sign)........... 25,255 1 5 2,105 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 54,141
Internet/iClaim--Foreign Residence:
First Party............................. 10,309 1 18 3,093 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 79,552
Third party-initiated (complete and 18,826 1 18 5,648 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 145,267
submit)................................
First party (review and sign)........... 18,826 1 8 2,510 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 64,557
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Totals.............................. 2,961,294 .............. .............. 615,417 .............. .............. *** 30,641,882
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SSA-2
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Paper version/SSA-2..................... 972 1 15 243 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 15,792
Interview/MCS........................... 447,610 1 14 104,442 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 7,291,260
iClaim.................................. 153,780 1 15 38,445 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 988,805
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Totals.............................. 602,362 .............. .............. 143,130 .............. .............. *** 8,295,857
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SSA-16
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Paper version/SSA-16.................... 40,346 1 20 13,449 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 760,978
Interview/MCS........................... 1,159,121 1 19 367,055 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 21,365,681
Internet/iClaim--Domestic Residence:
First Party............................. 926,750 1 15 231,688 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 5,959,015
Third party initiated (complete and 343,327 1 15 85,832 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 2,207,599
submit)................................
First party (review and sign)........... 343,327 1 5 28,611 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 735,875
Internet/iClaim--Foreign Residence:
First Party............................. 1,441 1 18 432 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 11,111
Third party-initiated (complete and 123 18 18 37 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 952
submit)................................
First party (review and sign)........... 123 18 8 16 * 25.72 ** 24 *** 412
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Totals.............................. 2,814,558 .............. .............. 727,120 .............. .............. ** 31,041,623
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Grand Total
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Total............................... 6,378,214 .............. .............. 1,485,667 .............. .............. *** 69,979,362
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* We based this figure on the average hourly wage for all occupations in May 2019 as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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. Authorization to Disclose Information to SSA--20 CFR 404.1512
and 416.912, 45 CFR parts 160 and 164--0960-0623. Sections 223(d)(5)(A)
and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i) of the Act require claimants to provide medical
and other evidence the Commissioner of Social Security may require to
prove they are disabled. SSA must obtain sufficient evidence to make
eligibility determinations for Title II and Title XVI payments. The
applicants use Form SSA-827, or the internet counterpart, i827, to
provide consent for the release of medical records, education records,
and other information related to their ability to perform tasks. Once
the applicant completes Form SSA-827, or the i827, SSA or the State DDS
sends the form to the designated source(s) to obtain pertinent records.
The respondents are applicants for Title II and Title XVI disability
payments.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost time in field opportunity cost
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount office (dollars) ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSA-827 with electronic signature 2,354,946 1 9 353,242 * $10.73 ** 24 $13,897,711
(eAuthorization)....................
SSA-827 with wet signature (paper 3,408,106 1 10 568,018 * 10.73 ** 24 *** 20,722,424
version)............................
iClaims with electronic signature.... 404,690 1 9 60,704 * 10.73 .............. *** 651,354
iAppeals with electronic signature... 176,202 1 9 26,430 * 10.73 .............. *** 283,594
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Totals........................... 6,343,944 .............. .............. 1,008,394 .............. .............. *** 35,555,083
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* We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2020 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2020Fact%20Sheet.pdf).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2020 wait times for field offices, 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.
6. State Death Match Collections--20 CFR 404.301, 404.310-404.311,
404.316, 404.330-404.341, 404.350-404.352, 404.371, and 416.912--0960-
0700. SSA uses the State Death Match Collections to ensure the accuracy
of payment files by detecting unreported or inaccurate reports of death
of beneficiaries. Under the Act, entitlement to retirement, disability,
wife's, husband's, or parent's benefits terminate when the beneficiary
dies. The states furnish death certificate information to SSA via the
manual registration process or the Electronic Death Registration
Process (EDR). Both death match processes are electronic transfers
between the states and SSA. The respondents are the states' bureaus of
vital statistics.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average cost Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of Number of per record total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response responses request burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) ** ***
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State Death Match CyberFusion/GSO: Non- 39 68,621 2,676,219 $0.88 $2,355,072 ** $21.09 *** $1,447,217
EDR Records from EDR sites.............
State Death Match CyberFusion/GSO: Non- 5 187,570 937,850 0.88 825,308 ** 21.09 *** 3,955,851
EDR sites..............................
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Total: Non-EDR...................... 44 .............. .............. .............. 3,180,380 .............. 5,403,068
State Death Match--EDR.................. 48 2,573,956 123,549,888 2.05 253,277,270 ** 21.09 *** 54,284,732
States Expected to Become--State Death 5 62,600 313,000 3.17 992,210 ** 21.09 *** 1,320,234
Match--EDR Within the Next 3 Years.....
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Totals: EDR and Expected EDR........ 53 .............. .............. .............. 254,269,480 .............. *** 55,604,966
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Grand Totals.................... 97 .............. .............. .............. 257,449,860 .............. *** 61,008,034
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* Please note that both of these data matching processes are electronic and there is only a cost burden, and no hourly burden for the respondent to
provide this information.
** We based this figure on the average State BVSs hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes434199.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.
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Dated: December 22, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-28797 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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