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OMB Control No: 0960-0699	ICR Reference No: 201011-0960-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200909-0960-006
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Non-Attorney Representative Demonstration Project Application
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: 08/30/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/01/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2013
Responses	2,065	0	700
Time Burden (Hours)	976	0	450
Cost Burden (Dollars)	200,000	0	0

Abstract: Section 3 of the Social Security Disability Applicants Access to Professional Representation Act (PRA) of 2010, Public Law (Pub.L.) 111-142, enacted on February 27, 2010 permanently extends the direct payment provision of Section 303 of the Social Security Protection Act (SSPA) of 2004, Pub.L. 108-203. The PRA permits the Social Security Administration (SSA) to extend direct payment of approved fees from claimants' past-due benefits to certain non-attorney representatives. The PRA, as did the SSPA, requires us to collect the information needed to determine if applicants have satisfied the prerequisites. Under the SSPA, we used the Social Security Administration Non-Attorney Representative Demonstration Project Application to collect applicants' prerequisite information. We are revising the application to comply with the PRA and the Revisions to Direct Fee Payment Rules (RIN 0960-AH21). To help us determine whether an applicant has fulfilled the statutory prerequisites and regulatory requirements of the PRA, we collect the following items from applicants: 1) A signed criminal background form, from all applicants, that allows us to conduct criminal background checks; 2) the examination document and score for applicants who take the examination, 3) professional or business liability insurance policies from applicants who pass the examination; 4) official college transcripts from applicants who pass the examination and possess a bachelor's degree or higher (high school transcripts, diplomas, or GED certificates and proof (e.g., Internal Revenue Service Form W-2(s) and wage and tax statement(s)) of relevant professional experience from applicants who pass the examination, but do not possess a bachelor's degree or higher) 5) email messages, from eligible non-attorneys, that certify the completion of a required continuing education course. We require applicants to submit their application forms directly to a contractor we hired to assist with the management of the prerequisites for direct payment. Every year, the contractor evaluates the applications, conducts verification investigations, and issues recommendations to us regarding applicants' eligibility to sit for the examination and eligibility to receive direct payment. The respondents are non-attorneys who want to receive direct payment of their fees for representational services before SSA.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 108 - 203 205 and 303 Name of Law: Social Security Protection Act of 2004

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 111 - 142 3 Name of Law: Social Security Disability Applicants Access to Professional Representation Act of 2010

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
0960-AH21	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 45184	07/28/2011

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	2,065	700	1,165	200
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	976	450	176	350
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	200,000	0	0	200,000

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: The burden increase stems from the increase in the number of existing respondents and the inclusion activities associated with the application process and continued eligibility for direct payment as a non-attorney representative. The addendum provides detailed explanation about the change in the burden hours.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $500,000

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: Faye Lipsky 410 965-8783 faye.lipsky@ssa.gov

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