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OMB Control No: 0960-0805	ICR Reference No: 202207-0960-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201906-0960-001
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Adult Functioning-Employer
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 08/24/2023
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/21/2022
Terms of Clearance: The agency modified Supporting Statement A to describe in additional detail the routine or common causes that trigger a DDS decision to send this form to a former employer, as well as how this collection relates to other elements of information collections used to develop an understanding of the claimant's residual functional capacity. The agency also updated the burden estimate.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2023
Responses	3,601	0	3,601
Time Burden (Hours)	1,200	0	1,200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Under the authority provided in sections 205(a), 223(d)(5)(A), 1631(d)(1), and 1631(e)(1) of the Act, the agency may collect information from each applicant for, or recipient of (collectively referred to as ‘‘claimant’’), disability insurance benefits (DIB) or SSI payments. We use this information as evidence to help us determine eligibility or continued eligibility for DIB or SSI. These sections of the Act grant us the authority to establish procedures for collecting and verifying this evidence. Sections 20 CFR 404.1512 and 20 CFR 416.912 of the Code of Federal Regulations provide detailed requirements for the types of evidence we request claimants provide showing how their impairment(s) affects their ability to work (e.g., medical, work experience, daily activities, efforts to work). When SSA’s Disability Determination Service adjudicative team determines that SSA needs additional information to process an applicant’s or claimant’s case, we use Form SSA-3385, Report of Adult Functioning – Employer, to collect information from a claimant’s current or former employer on an as needed basis, to collect information regarding the claimant’s job performance as evidence to help inform the disability eligibility for the claimant. We send the SSA-3385 with a pre addressed and stamped envelope to a claimant’s direct supervisor, or another person who has direct knowledge of the claimant’s job performance and ask that individual to provide information about the claimant’s day-to-day functioning in a work setting. The respondent completes Form SSA-3385 and sends it back to SSA in the enclosed envelope. Once SSA receives the SSA-3385, the field office scans the form into the claimant’s electronic folder. Then the Disability Determination Service adjudicative team uses this information to evaluate the claimant’s impairment-related functional limitations to determine eligibility or continued eligibility for SSDI or SSI. The respondents are current or former employers who are contacted only when the adjudicative team decides additional information is necessary and the employer may be a good source for the information.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 42 USC 423 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 42 USC 1381 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:
	87 FR 44180	07/25/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 60721	10/06/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Adult Functioning-Employer	SSA-3385

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	3,601	3,601
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,200	1,200
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,643

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? No

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

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