[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25734-25739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-11123]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2025-0032]
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 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
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 833-410-1631, Email address: ssa.gov">OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov
Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain by clicking on Currently under
Review--Open for Public Comments and choosing to click on one of SSA's
published items. Please reference Docket ID Number [SSA-2025-0032] in
your submitted response.
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 July 17, 2025 Individuals can obtain copies of these
OMB clearance packages by writing to the ssa.gov">OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Statement of Employer--20 CFR 404.801-404.803--0960-0030. When
workers report they received wages from employers, but cannot provide
proof of those earnings, and the wages do not appear in SSA's records
of earnings, SSA uses Form SSA-7011-F4, Statement of Employer, to
document the alleged wages. Specifically, the agency uses the form to
resolve discrepancies in the individual's Social Security earnings
record and to process claims for Social Security benefits. SSA only
sends Form SSA-7011-F4 to employers if we are unable able to locate the
earnings information within our own records. The respondents are
employers who can verify wage allegations made by wage earners.
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-7011-F4....................................... 750 1 30 375 * $32.66 ** $12,248
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* 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#00-0000).
** 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. Supplement to Claim of Person Outside the United States--20 CFR
422.505(b), 404.460, 404.463, and 42 CFR 407.27(c)--0960-0051.
Claimants or beneficiaries (both United States (U.S.) citizens and
aliens entitled to benefits) living outside the U.S. complete Form SSA-
21 as a supplement to an application for benefits. SSA collects the
information to determine eligibility for U.S. Social Security benefits
for those months an alien beneficiary or claimant is outside the U.S.,
and to determine if tax withholding applies. In addition, SSA uses the
information to: (1) Allow beneficiaries or claimants to request a
special payment exception in an SSA restricted country; (2) terminate
supplemental medical insurance coverage for recipients who request it,
because they are, or will be, out of the U.S.; and (3) allow claimants
to collect a lump sum death benefit if the number holder died outside
the United States and we do not have information to determine whether
the lump sum death benefit is payable under the Social Security Act.
The respondents are Social Security claimants, or individuals entitled
to Social Security benefits, who are, were, or will be residing outside
the United States for three months or longer.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Average wait
Average burden Estimated theoretical time for Total annual
Modality of collection Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost teleservice opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount centers cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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Paper version--U.S. Residents.......... 143 1 14 33 * $22.98 .............. *** $758
Paper version--Residents of a Tax 755 1 9 113 * 22.98 .............. *** 2,597
Treaty Country........................
Paper version--Nonresident aliens...... 570 1 8 76 * 22.98 .............. *** 1,746
Intranet version--(MCS)--U.S. Residents 371 1 11 68 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 4,412
Intranet version--(MCS)--Residents of a 1,956 1 6 196 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 19,487
Tax Treaty Country....................
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Intranet version--(MCS)--Nonresident 1,485 1 5 124 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 14,225
aliens................................
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Totals............................. 5,280 .............. .............. 610 .............. .............. *** 43,225
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* We based this figure on the combined average DI payments (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2024FactSheet.pdf) and the average U.S. worker's salary; 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 2025 wait times for teleservice centers, 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.
3. Student Reporting Form--20 CFR 404.352(b)(2), 404.367, 404.368,
404.415, 404.434, & 422.135-0960-0088. To qualify for Social Security
Title II student benefits, student beneficiaries must be in full-time
attendance status at an educational institution. In addition, SSA
requires these beneficiaries to report events that may cause a
reduction, termination, or suspension of their benefits. SSA collects
such information on Forms SSA-1383 and SSA-1383-FC, to determine if the
changes or events the student beneficiaries report will affect their
continuing entitlement to SSA benefits. SSA also uses the SSA-1383 and
SSA-1383-FC to calculate the correct benefit amounts for student
beneficiaries. The respondents are Social Security Title II student
beneficiaries.
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 collection 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-1383............................... 8,158 1 6 816 * $7.25 ** 23 *** $28,587
SSA-1383-FC............................ 557 1 6 56 * 7.25 ** 23 *** 1,958
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Totals............................. 8,715 .............. .............. 872 .............. .............. *** 30,545
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* We based this figure on the Federal minimum hourly wage, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/opub/reports/minimum-wage/2023/ 2023/).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2025 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. RSI/DI Quality Review Case Analysis--Sampled Number Holder, Form
SSA-2930; RSI/DI Quality Review Case Analysis--Auxiliaries/Survivor,
Form SSA-2931; Stewardship Annual Earnings Test Workbook, Form SSA-
4659--0960-0189.
Section 205(a) of the Social Security Act (Act) authorizes the
Commissioner of SSA to conduct the quality review process, which
entails collecting information related to the accuracy of payments made
under the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program (OASDI).
Sections 228(a)(3), 1614(a)(1)(B), and 1836(2) of the Act require a
determination of the citizenship or alien status of the beneficiary;
this is only one item that we might question as part of the Annual
Quality review. SSA uses Forms SSA-2930 and SSA-2931, to establish a
national payment accuracy rate for all cases in payment status, and to
serve as a source of information regarding problem areas in the
Retirement Survivors Insurance (RSI) and Disability Insurance (DI)
programs. SSA also uses the information to measure the accuracy rate
for newly adjudicated RSI or DI cases. SSA uses Form SSA-4659 to
evaluate the effectiveness of the annual earnings test, and to use the
results in developing ongoing improvements in the process. Respondents
receive a notice for a telephone review using the SSA-8553 (Beneficiary
Telephone Contact) or notice for a telephone review for the
representative payee using the SSA-8554 (Rep Payee Telephone Contact).
To help the beneficiary prepare for the interview, we include three
forms with each notice: (1) SSA-85 (Information Needed to Review Your
Social Security Claim), which lists the information the beneficiary
will need to gather for the interview; (2) SSA-2935 (Authorization to
the Social Security Administration to Obtain Personal Information),
which verifies the beneficiary's correct payment amount, if necessary;
and (3) SSA-8552 (Interview Confirmation), which confirms or
reschedules the interview if necessary. The respondents are a
statistically valid sample of all OASDI beneficiaries in current pay
status or their representative payees.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Average wait
Average burden Estimated theoretical time for Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost teleservice opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount call centers cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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SSA-2930............................... 1,500 1 30 750 * $22.98 ** 20 *** $28,725
SSA-2931............................... 850 1 30 425 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 16,270
SSA-4659............................... 325 1 10 54 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 3,723
SSA-8550............................... 385 1 5 32 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 3,677
SSA-8551............................... 95 1 5 8 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 919
SSA-8552............................... 35 1 5 3 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 345
SSA-8553............................... 4,970 1 5 414 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 47,592
SSA-8554............................... 705 1 5 59 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 6,756
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SSA-8552............................... 2,350 1 5 196 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 22,497
SSA-85................................. 3,850 1 5 321 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 36,860
SSA-2935............................... 2,350 1 5 196 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 22,497
SSA-8510+.............................. 800 1 5 67 * 22.98 ** 20 *** 7,675
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Totals............................. 18,215 .............. .............. 2,525 .............. .............. *** 197,536
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+ Note: We also obtain approval for the SSA-8510 under OMB No. 0960-0707. However, here we only account for the burden used as part of the quality
review process, and we do not account for the burden associated with the quality review process under 0960-0707.
* We based this figure on the combined average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2025 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2024FactSheet.pdf) and
on the 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 2025 wait times for teleservice centers, 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. Modified Benefit Formula Questionnaire--Foreign Pension--0960-
0561
SSA applies the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP), a modified
benefit formula for calculating Title II Social Security retirement or
disability benefits, for months payable before January 2024. For those
months, WEP affects the benefits of certain beneficiaries who received
both a non-covered pension or annuity (domestic or foreign) as well as
a Title II Social Security retirement or disability benefit. A non-
covered pension or annuity is one that is based on earnings where the
employer did not withhold Social Security taxes. SSA uses the
information collected on Form SSA-308 to determine how much (if any) of
a foreign pension reduces the amount of the Social Security benefit
before January 2024. Respondents complete Form SSA-308 during the
initial claims process (only if filed before January 2024) as well as
in post-entitlement situations when someone needs to report receipt of
a new foreign pension received before January 2024. The respondents are
Title II Social Security retirement and disability applicants and
beneficiaries who became entitled to their benefit after 1985 and who
also received a foreign pension before January 2024 while entitled to
their Social Security benefit.
This is a correction notice: SSA published the incorrect burden
information for this collection at 90 FR 14891, on 4/04/25. We are
correcting this error here.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average wait
Average time in field
Number of Frequency of Average burden Estimated total theoretical office or for Total annual
Modality of completion respondents response per response annual burden hourly cost teleservice opportunity cost
(minutes) (hours) amount centers (dollars) ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSA-308......................... 2,081 1 30 1,041 * $22.98 ** 22 *** $41,456
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* We based this figure on the combined average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2025 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2024FactSheet.pdf) and
on the average U.S worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
** We based this figure on the average combined FY 2025 wait times for teleservice centers, 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. Request for Business Entity Taxpayer Information--0960-0731. SSA
requires Law firms or other business entities to complete Form SSA-
1694, Request for Business Entity Taxpayer Information, if they wish to
serve as appointed representatives and receive direct payment of fees
from SSA. SSA uses the information to issue a Form 1099-MISC. SSA also
uses the information to allow business entities to designate
individuals to serve as entity administrators authorized to perform
certain administrative duties on their behalf, such as providing bank
account information, maintaining entity information, and updating
individual affiliations. Respondents are law firms or other business
entities with attorneys or other qualified individuals as partners or
employees who represent claimants before SSA.
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-1694.......................................... 181 1 20 60 * $84.84 ** $5,090
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* We based this figure on the average legal occupation's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-00000).
** 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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7. eSignature/Upload Documents--20 CFR 404.704; 404.1512, 416.912,
and 422.505--0960-0830.
Background
In the digital age, individuals expect to complete transactions
online, including submitting documents and forms to government
agencies. The agency offers several service-specific options for
individuals to submit forms and other documents online (e.g., iClaim,
OMB #0960-0618; iAppeals, OMB Number 0960-0269 & 0960-0622; Electronic
Records Express, OMB #0960-0753; etc.). While these available options
are useful, the agency uses eSignature/Upload Documents [formerly
Upload Documents (eSubmit)] to expand the options for first-party
individuals to securely submit information electronically to SSA to
complete business with the agency and support claims for benefits. The
Social Security Administration (SSA) introduced eSignature/Upload
Documents nationally in April 2024, as a new way for individuals to
securely submit evidence and forms electronically to SSA.
SSA relies heavily on receiving physical forms, proofs, and
evidence from customers and third parties (e.g., appointed
representatives) either in office or via paper mail. SSA estimates that
our offices receive roughly 35-36 million pieces of mail each year and
that it takes about 4 minutes per paper mail parcel for front line
staff to manually open, sort, review, digitize, and assign each piece
of mail manually using our backend intake processing systems. SSA
regulations under 20 CFR 404.704, 404.1512, 416.200, 416.912, and
422.505 set out requirements for the evidence and forms respondents
need to submit and complete to conduct business with the agency. In
addition, Executive Order (E.O.) 14058, Transforming Federal Customer
Experience and Service Delivery to Rebuild Trust in Government,
requires SSA to develop a mobile-accessible, online process so that any
individual applying for, or receiving services from, SSA can upload
forms, documentation, evidence, or correspondence associated with their
transaction without the need for service-specific tools or travel to a
field office. To comply with E.O. 14058, SSA created eSignature/Upload
Documents, which allows respondents to upload and submit forms,
documentation, and evidence to SSA electronically through the internet
or a mobile application.
eSignature/Upload Documents
As per the requirements of E.O. 14058, respondents may use the
secure upload portal, eSignature/Upload Documents, to submit documents
and webforms to SSA. As of the March 2024 national rollout, eSignature/
Upload Documents contains 71 forms and allows for the electronic
submission of 79 evidence types. The current process requires an SSA
technician to request forms and evidence from a customer, then send an
email or text to the customer with a link to upload these documents. As
a direct result of SSA Customer Experience (CX) testing and feedback
recommendations, the eSignature/Upload Documents team is enhancing the
tool to include an expansion of forms and evidence types available for
upload including additional PDFs, as well as static and dynamic
webforms. While adding additional PDFs and static webforms increases
the forms and evidence available for customers to upload
electronically, the dynamic webforms modernize the forms for easier
customer completion and submission. Dynamic webforms adapt questions
based on the customer's response, ask questions in plain language and
are formatted in an easily understood way. Additionally, as a further
result of customer feedback, eSignature/Upload Documents will implement
an enhancement that allows customers to access the Upload Documents
link directly from ssa.gov or their mySocial Security account without
having to first interact with a SSA technician. Once the link is
accessed and the form selected, the upload process eSignature/Upload
Documents includes an electronic signature functionality allowing
respondents to submit forms requiring a signature. Upon customer
completion of a static or dynamic webform, the respondent includes an
eSignature as needed, submits the form to SSA electronically, and the
system generates a printable PDF for the customer's personal records if
the customer desires it. eSignature/Upload Documents serves individuals
including Title II, Title XVI, and Title XVIII beneficiaries, as well
as individuals who do not currently receive any benefits from SSA.
eSignature/Upload Documents is limited to first-party individuals, and
does not currently allow third parties, including representative
payees, to submit documents on behalf of others. Technicians contact
the respondent, via email, telephone, or face-to-face interview with
SSA, for a business matter (e.g., filing a claim, performing a
redetermination, or updating their personal information). During the
interaction, the SSA technician requests additional information and
offers the opportunity to provide the information electronically via
the eSignature/Upload Documents portal. The technician then sends a
one-time email or text message containing a link to eSignature/Upload
Documents with access instructions. Customers who request a text
message as their preferred communication method must first provide
consent to text messaging. The electronic submission process is only
available within 30 days from the date of the email or text. If the
respondents do not submit the documents within 10 days, they receive an
email or text reminder to complete their submission.
Once the respondents click on the link to eSignature/Upload
Documents, the system requires them to authenticate using one of SSA's
electronic access options (OMB Control No. 0960-0789), ID.me, or
Login.gov, and then presents them with the required language concerning
the applicable Terms of Service, the Privacy Act Statement, the
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement, and any identity proofing and
authentication (as per the requirements of those authentication
processes). Once the respondents arrive at the eSignature/Upload
Documents dashboard, the system presents them with the description of
the items SSA requested from them (examples of the documentation SSA
may request includes forms or non-standardized evidence to support
their request [e.g., pay stubs, bank statements, pension award letters,
tax documents, child support payment history, etc.]). Each item SSA
requests from the respondent appears as a request card on their
dashboard.
To fulfill an eSignature/Upload Documents request, the system
guides the respondent through one of three options:
1. Download, complete, save and then upload a PDF, or upload an
evidence document, by dragging or browsing from their device and
uploading the document to the eSignature/Upload Documents system.
2. Complete and submit a static webform with or without additional
uploaded document(s).
3. Complete and submit a dynamic webform with or without additional
uploaded document(s).
Once the respondents finish uploading their forms or documents, the
system will alert them if the attempted file upload does not meet the
file criteria requirements. The respondent then corrects any upload
failures before submitting the documents to SSA.
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After either uploading the documents, or completing the static or
dynamic webform questions, the respondent must select the Submit button
to complete the action, and the system will present them with the
confirmation page. This page also presents an option to save or print
the completed PDF. The respondent receives a successful submission
email or text once they have successfully uploaded their document(s) to
SSA. The system notifies the technician through the Technician
Experience Dashboard (TED) when the document is available for review
and consideration.
Commercial Product Alternative Signature (CPAS)
SSA also allows for the submission of certain forms signed using a
commercial signature product. Some of these forms also have electronic
means for submission. Under the CPAS process, individuals who use a
commercial signature product to submit signed forms will ensure that
the product is capable of generating an audit trail maintaining the
following information in a digital certificate: (1) confirmation that
the document was signed using a commercial product; (2) signature
details (i.e., name of person who signed the document, date/time
document was signed); (3) email and IP address associated with each
signature; (4) whether the document was changed after signature; and
(5) an identifier that connects the audit trail to the signed document
to which it applies. SSA then requires the individual to maintain the
digital certificate for a minimum of three years from the date they
submitted the form and to produce the digital certificate if the agency
requests it. Once the individual uses the CPAS process SSA allows them
to submit the electronically signed forms using any method currently
accepted for wet-signed forms (e.g., by mail, in person, or via a
secured electronic transfer, like Upload Documents or Electronic
Records Express, OMB #0960-0753).
Currently, SSA only accepts CPAS for the Commercial Product
Alternative Signature (CPAS) process as an additional means for
individuals to sign the following eight currently approved agency forms
prior to sending them to SSA:
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OMB No. Form No. Form Title
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0960-0059..................... SSA-821-BK; SSA- Work Activity Report--
821-APP. Employee.
0960-0229..................... SSA-8000-BK; iSSI Application for
(Internet Supplemental
modality). Security Income
(SSI).
0960-0444..................... SSA-8001-BK; iSSI Application for
(Internet Supplemental
modality). Security Income
(Deferred or
Abbreviated).
0960-0527*.................... SSA-1696; SSA- Appointment of
1696-APP. Representative.
0960-0598..................... SSA-820-BK; SSA- Work Activity Report
821-APP. (Self-Employment).
0960-0618..................... SSA-16; iClaim Application for
(Internet Disability Insurance
modality). Benefits.
0960-0623 **.................. SSA-827; i827 Authorization to
(Internet Disclose Information
modality). to the Social
Security
Administration.
0960-0810 *................... SSA-1693; SSA- Fee Agreement for
1693-APP. Representation
before the Social
Security
Administration.
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* While Forms SSA-1696 and SSA-1693 are not, currently, available
through the Upload Documents (eSubmit) Portal, we offer an
electronically signable and submittable PDF version through the Adobe
Sign process. However, we hope to expand the Upload Documents Portal
to include them in the future.
** Note: SSA may require additional verbal attestation for Form SSA-827
when submitted using the CPAS process. However, if the respondent
chooses to submit the SSA-827 through the eSignature/Upload Documents
webform, or the internet i827, SSA will accept it without any
additional attestation.
The specific forms that respondents submit through eSignature/
Upload Documents (or the CPAS process) retain their existing OMB
Control Numbers, reflecting the fact that the eSignature/Upload
Document Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) approval is for the system we
use to collect form submissions, but not the actual questions on the
forms themselves. While we note the use of eSignature/Upload Documents
reduces the overall burden associated with submitting forms, SSA
continues to document any burden reduction associated with improved
submission within the specific forms' supporting statements.
Respondents are first-party individuals who choose to use the
internet to conduct business with SSA.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Average wait
Average burden Estimated total theoretical time for Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden hourly cost teleservice opportunity
respondents response (minutes) (hours) amount center cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** **
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Internet-Based Static or Dynamic 115,369 1 5 9,614 * $32.66 ** 20 *** $1,569,966
Webform (through Upload
Documents or CPAS)..............
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* We based these figures on average U.S. worker's hourly wages (based on BLS.gov data, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2025 wait times for teleservice centers (approximately 20 minutes per respondent), 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: June 12, 2025.
Mark Steffensen,
General Counsel, Deputy Commissioner for Law and Policy, Social
Security Administration.
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