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OMB Control No: 0960-0066	ICR Reference No: 202512-0960-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202407-0960-004
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: 01/28/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/30/2025
Terms of Clearance: Additional comments on this information collection request change can be transmitted to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2026
Responses	17,077,505	0	16,213,543
Time Burden (Hours)	19,867,942	0	18,540,723
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: SSA requires the information we collect from the form SS-5 and SS-5-FS to issue original, and replacement cards, and to change or correct information on a Social Security number record. The agency uses a number of different instruments to collect this information depending on when the collection happens (such as at birth or later in life), the evidence we need to collect from the respondent, the need to validate the respondent’s identity, and the different modes available (including paper applications, electronic, and in-person interviews). The instruments and modes we use to collect data for original and replacement SSN cards include: • Form SS-5/SS-5-FS – The agency uses this paper application to collect data to request an original and replacement Social Security number (SSN) card or a change or correct information on a social security number record. All respondents can use this form and submit it in person at a field office or Foreign Benefits Unit. Form SS-5-FS collects the same information as the SS-5 but includes separate instructions for respondents who are responding to the information collection overseas. An overseas respondent could submit an SS-5, but the SS-5-FS’s instructions are likely more relevant to them than those on the SS-5. • Social Security Number Application Process (SSNAP) – SSA technicians use this web based, Intranet application internally to collect and store SS-5 data during an in office interview with respondents. • Enumeration at Birth (EAB) – for newborns, a hospital, birthing center, or licensed midwife collects and submits information to SSA under the EAB process. The vast majority of applications for original SSN cards utilize EAB. In this process, parents of newborns provide information required to register newborns. This information is sent to State Bureaus of Vital Statistics (BVS) who send the information to SSA’s National Computer Center. SSA uses the information to assign a newborn an SSN and issue a Social Security Card. EAB also includes SSA receipt of race and ethnicity information for the newborn and parent(s) if the parent(s) consent to release of this voluntary information. With parental consent, States and Jurisdictions ask questions to collect a newborn’s race and ethnicity information. If the parent(s) give consent, the State BVS electronically shares the race and ethnicity of parent(s) and newborn, consistent with the EAB process. State BVS send the information electronically to SSA’s National Computer Center through data-matching agreements. SSA uploads the data to the SSA mainframe along with all other enumeration data and assigns the newborn a Social Security number (SSN) and issue a Social Security card. • Online Social Security Number Application Process (oSSNAP) – The Online Social Security Number Application Process (oSSNAP) is a streamlined Internet application that collects information similar to the paper SS-5 form. Depending on the applicant and their reason for applying, oSSNAP supports either a partially automated or fully automated Social Security Number (SSN) card processing experience. The respondents for this information 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:
	90 FR 42667	09/03/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 58678	12/17/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	17,077,505	16,213,543	863,962
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	19,867,942	18,540,723	1,327,219
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 information collection in 2023, the burden was 1,928,937 hours. However, we are currently reporting a burden of 2,739,719 hours. This change stems from a significant increase in the number of respondents applying for original and replacement cards due to both a fluctuation in population, as well as our expanded services since 2023. In addition, as we are not currently conducting the EQR survey, we are using a one hour placeholder burden in the chart above to renew the collection without an associated burden, which minorly reduces the burden for this information collection. When we choose to conduct the EQR survey again, we will submit a Change Request to revise the burden accordingly. * Note: The total burden reflected in ROCIS shows the additional combined time totals for the field office and telephone call system wait times (for those ICs that require them) as well as the rough estimate of a 30-minute, one-way, drive time in our calculation of the time burden (for those ICs requiring field office visits), and a 30 minute learning cost. As a note, SSA has decreased the wait times for field office and telephone calls since 2023, which is reflected in these figures. This is why the burden estimates on ROCIS do not match the chart in #12 above.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $534,651,978

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? Yes

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

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