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OMB Control No: 0960-0034	ICR Reference No: 202602-0960-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-0960-010
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Letter to Employer Requesting Information About Wages Earned by Beneficiary
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/26/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2026
Responses	124,000	170,000
Time Burden (Hours)	93,000	113,333
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: Social Security disability recipients receive payments based on their inability to engage in substantial gainful activity (SGA) because of physical or mental condition. If the recipients work, the SSA must evaluate and determine if they continue to meet the disability requirements of the law. When an individual is unable to provide earnings information and SSA does not have access to proof of earnings, we use Form SSA-L725 to request monthly earnings information from the recipient’s employer. SSA employees send the paper form SSA-L725 to the employer to complete and use the earnings data we receive from the employers to determine whether the recipient is engaging in SGA, since work above SGA level can cause a cessation of disability payments. The respondents are businesses that employ Social Security disability recipients.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 403 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 22569	04/27/2026
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	91 FR 38748	06/26/2026
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
SSA-L725 - Letter to Employer Requesting Information About Wages Earned by Beneficiary	SSA-L725 - Revised

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	124,000	170,000	-46,000
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	93,000	113,333	-20,333
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 cleared the this ICR in 2023, the burden was 113,333 hours. However, we are currently reporting a burden of 82,667 hours. The decrease in burden is due to a decrease in the number responses from 170,000 to 124,000. 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. These figures represent current Management Information data. The decrease is also a result of three legislative changes: 1. Section 825 of the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2015 (Public Law 114-74) allows SSA to use earnings when paid when there is no readily available evidence of when earnings were earned to make SSDI post-entitlement determinations. This means that technicians may use state quarterly wage information and IRS reported earnings rather than sending the SSA-L725 to employers for monthly wage amounts. Sending the SSA-L725 is now the “last resort” for SSA employees to collect wage information. 2. Section 825 of the BBA instructed SSA to create a way for individuals to report their earnings online. SSA implemented that system in 2017. Having online wage reports reduce the need for technicians to collect earnings information via the SSA-L725. 3. Finally, Section 824 of the BBA, allows SSA to automatically receive earnings from Third Party Payroll Data Providers. SSA began receiving these automated third-part reports in April of 2025. Having third party wage reports reduces the need for technicians to collect earnings information via the SSA-L725. *Note: The total burden reflected in ROCIS is 93,000, while the burden cited in #12 of the Supporting Statement is 82,667. This discrepancy is because the ROCIS burden reflects the learning costs. In contrast, the chart in #12 above reflects actual burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $195,207

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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