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OMB Control No: 0960-0029	ICR Reference No: 202602-0960-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202307-0960-003
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Request for Correction of Earnings Record
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: 07/16/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/27/2026
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2029	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	136,272	0	442,281
Time Burden (Hours)	223,876	0	144,921
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: Individuals alleging that SSA’s files contain inaccurate earnings records for them use paper Form SSA-7008, or a personal interview with SSA employees during which SSA employees key their answers into our electronic Earnings Modernization Item Correction system, to address the situation. Using these modalities the individuals whose records are in question provide the information SSA needs to check earnings posted, and as necessary, initiate development to resolve any inaccuracies. The respondents are individuals who request correction of earnings posted to their Social Security earnings records.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42 USC 433 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:
	91 FR 9671	02/26/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 30360	05/22/2026
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	136,272	442,281	-306,009
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	223,876	144,921	78,955
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, the annual reporting burden was 69,659 hours. We are now reporting a revised burden of 68,136 hours. This minor decrease stems from our collection of better management information (MI) data, reflecting the actual reporting burden for this collection, as we now have more accurate respondent counts and burden estimates based on electronic MI data. Additionally, the introduction of an electronic option for submitting SSA 7008 also resulted in a decrease in in-office information collections, further reducing the overall burden. Finally, we attribute the change in burden time per response to the addition of question 10A and the updated respondent data. All of these above listed revisions resulted in uniform changes to the burden time per response. These figures represent current Management Information data. * Note: The total burden reflected in ROCIS is 223,876, while the burden cited in #12 of the Supporting Statement is 68,136. This discrepancy is because the ROCIS burden reflects the following components: field office waiting time + a rough estimate of a 30-minute, one-way, drive burden + learning costs. In contrast, the chart in #12 of the Supporting Statement reflects actual burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $866,128

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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