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OMB Control No:
0960-0729
ICR Reference No:
200902-0960-009
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200606-0960-007
Agency/Subagency:
SSA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Authorization for SSA to Obtain Account Records From a Financial Institution and Request for Records (Medicare Part D Subsidy)
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
11/10/2009
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/17/2009
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2012
36 Months From Approved
11/30/2009
Responses
10,000
0
20,000
Time Burden (Hours)
416
0
834
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
Individuals who apply for the Medicare Part D subsidy must report all of their financial accounts. In cases where SSA chooses to verify applicants' account balances, Form SSA-4640 will be used: 1) to obtain applicants' authorizations to contact their financial institutions and 2) to verify balances with the financial institutions. The respondents are applicants for the Medicare Part D subsidy with financial accounts and the institutions where those accounts are held.
Authorizing Statute(s):
PL:
Pub.L. 108 - 173 101
Name of Law: Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 7506
02/17/2009
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
74 FR 18782
04/24/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Authorization for SSA to Obtain Account Records From a Financial Institution and Request for Records (Medicare) (As completed by the claimant.)
SSA-4640
Authorization for the Social Security Administration to Obtain Account Records from a Financial Institution and Request for Records (Medicare) (As completed by the claimant)
Authorization for the Social Security Administration to Obtain Account Records from a Financial Institution and Request for Records (Medicare) (As completed by the finanical institution.)
SSA-4640
Authorization...
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
10,000
20,000
0
0
-10,000
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
416
834
0
0
-418
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The public reporting burden decreased from 834 hours to 416 hours. The decrease is due to a reduction in the number of respondents from 20,000 to 10,000, since most beneficiaries applied at the beginning of the Medicare Part D programs Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs initiative. Further, prior to ROCIS we could not show the separate breakdown of respondents. Although there is only one form, there are two different groups of respondents (claimants and financial institutions) completing the same form.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,200
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
John Biles 410 965-3758 John.Biles@ssa.gov
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
06/17/2009
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