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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion
OMB Control No:
0960-0066
ICR Reference No:
201408-0960-010
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201407-0960-007
Agency/Subagency:
SSA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Application for a Social Security Card
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:
12/22/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/05/2014
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
12/31/2017
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2015
Responses
13,901,900
0
12,001,610
Time Burden (Hours)
1,998,650
0
1,722,518
Cost Burden (Dollars)
9,500,000
0
9,500,000
Abstract:
SSA collects information on the SS-5 (used in the United States) and SS-5-FS (used outside the United States) to issue original or replacement Social Security cards. SSA also enters the application data into the Social Security Number Application Process (SSNAP) when applicants request a new or replacement card via telephone or in person. In addition, hospitals collect the same information on SSA's behalf for newborn children through the Enumeration-at-Birth process. In this process, parents of newborns provide hospital birth registration clerks with information required to register these newborns. Hospitals send this information to State Bureaus of Vital Statistics (BVS), and they send the information to SSA's National Computer Center. SSA then uploads the data to the SSA mainframe along with all other enumeration data, and we assign the newborn a Social Security number (SSN) and issue a Social Security card. Respondents can also use these modalities to request a change in their SSN records. The respondents for this collection are applicants for original and replacement Social Security cards, or individuals who wish to change information in their SSN records, who use any of the modalities described above.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
42 USC 405
Name of Law: Social Security Act
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:
79 FR 51387
08/28/2014
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 65282
11/03/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
6
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for a Social Security Card - Age 12 or older, additional questions
Application for a Social Security Card - Asking for Replacement Card beyond allowable limits
SS-5, SS-5-FS
Application for a Social Security Card
,
Application for a Social Security Card (Foreign Service)
Application for a Social Security Card - need to provide parent's SSN
SS-5-FS, SS-5
Application for a Social Security Card
,
Application for a Social Security Card (Foreign Service)
Application for a Social Security Card - no need to provide parent's SSN
SS-5, SS-5-FS
Application for a Social Security Card
,
Application for a Social Security Card (Foreign Service)
Authorization to the Social Security Administration to Obtain Personal Information
SSA-2935-OP1
Authorization to SSA to Obtain Personal Information
Authorization to the Social Security Administration to Obtain Personal Information
SSA-2935-OP1
Authorization to SSA to Obtain Personal Information
Respondents Who Request an Extract of their SSN Record - Certain Disaster Situations Only
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
13,901,900
12,001,610
0
-10
1,900,300
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
1,998,650
1,722,518
0
-1
276,133
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
9,500,000
9,500,000
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
The increase in the burden is due to the fluctuation in the number of annual respondents. SSA bases our estimates on systematic data, and we estimate the numbers accordingly. The increase in the cost burden estimate is due to fluctuations in costs, and inflation rates.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$388,000,000
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
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:
11/05/2014
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