[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1622-1623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00315]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2022-0068]


Agency Information Collection Activities: 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 a revision of an OMB-approved information collection.
    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. Submit your 
comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2022-0068].

(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 https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-
2022-0068].
    SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for 
clearance. Your comments regarding this information collection 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 February 10, 2023. Individuals can obtain copies of this 
OMB clearance package by writing to [email protected].
    Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information; 
Availability of Information and Records to the Public--20 CFR 
401.40(b)&(c), 401.45, 401.55(b), 401.65(a), 401.100(a)&(b), 402.130, 
402.185--0960-0566.
    Under the Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and 
Information regulations, SSA has established methods in which the 
public can consent to and authorize the release of records protected 
under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a of the United States Code, 
and request records accessible through the Freedom of Information Act 
(FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552.

Consent for Release of Records

    SSA obtains the required consent(s) (with certain exceptions 
specified by law) from anyone requesting information in SSA systems of 
records about another individual. We will not release information 
requested about an individual until we obtain the required consent from 
that individual. Under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)), 
individuals may give SSA written consent to disclose their personal 
information to a third party of their choosing. In addition, 
individuals may have multiple needs for the disclosure of their 
personal information, such as for qualification for a mortgage or 
preemployment screenings.
    a. Form SSA-3288 (Consent for Release of Information): Form SSA-
3288, is SSA's preferred paper form for requests for disclosure of 
information based on the consent of the subject of the record. 
Respondents can download the SSA-3288 from ssa.gov/forms, obtain a copy 
at a local SSA field office, or request SSA mail a copy to them 
directly. Use of this form ensures compliance with SSA consent 
regulations at 20 CFR 401.100. SSA also collects consent on other 
writings, including non-SSA forms often used by large employers, that 
incorporate SSA-approved consent language.
    b. Form SSA-3288-OP1 (Consent for Disclosure of Records Protected 
Under the Privacy Act): The Form SSA-3288-OP1 will comply with the 
CASES Act, OMB M-21-04, and SSA consent regulations at 20 CFR 401.100.
    The CASES Act directed OMB to develop templates for, among other 
things, electronic consents for SSA to disclose records protected by 
the Privacy Act of 1974 to third parties. OMB implemented that 
statutory directive in memorandum M-21-04. SSA developed the SSA-3288-
OP pursuant to the CASES Act and M-21-04. The public will access the 
webform application that populates Form SSA-3288-OP1 on the internet by 
selecting the ``Electronic Request for Consent to Disclose'' link which 
will be posted at www.ssa.gov/privacy.
    The respondents are individuals consenting to, authorizing, and 
requesting SSA disclosure of records protected by the Privacy Act of 
1974 to third parties.
    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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a. Amendment of Records.................             100               1              10              17        * $28.01           ** 24      *** $1,547
b. Consent for Release of Information          2,960,419               1               5         246,702         * 28.01           ** 24  *** 40,078,669
 (SSA-3288) \+\.........................
c. Consent for Release of Records                 40,341               1              10           6,724         * 28.01           ** 24     *** 640,309
 (Electronic SSA-3288-OP1) \+\..........
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    Totals..............................       3,000,860  ..............  ..............         253,443  ..............  ..............  *** 40,720,525
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\+\ The number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SSA-3288 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
* We based this figure on 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 on the average FY 2022 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.



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    Dated: January 5, 2023.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-00315 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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