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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 0960-0004	ICR Reference No: 201810-0960-018
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201612-0960-002
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Widow's or Widower's Insurance Benefits
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: 06/18/2019
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/26/2019
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2022	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2019
Responses	521,039	0	455,554
Time Burden (Hours)	121,614	0	106,330
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	521,039	455,554	65,485
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	121,614	106,330	15,284
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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: When we last cleared this IC in 2016, the burden was 106,330 hours. However, we are currently reporting a burden of 121,614 hours. This change stems from an increase in responses for the MCS version from 453,509 to 518,784, and an increase in responses for the paper version from 2,045 to 2,255. There is no change to the burden time per response. Although the number of responses changed, SSA did not take any actions to cause this change.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $4,669,332

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. Yes

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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