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OMB Control No: 0960-0686	ICR Reference No: 202603-0960-010
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-0960-005
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: International Direct Deposit
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 04/28/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2026
Responses	54,720	449,274
Time Burden (Hours)	35,568	37,440
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

Abstract: International Direct Deposit (IDD) Program allows beneficiaries living abroad to receive their payments via direct deposit to an account at a financial institution outside the United States. SSA uses Form SSA–1199-(Country) to enroll Title II beneficiaries residing abroad in IDD, and to obtain the direct deposit information for foreign accounts. Routing account number information varies slightly for each foreign country, so we use a variation of the Treasury Department’s Form SF–1199A for each country. The respondents are Social Security beneficiaries residing abroad who want SSA to deposit their Title II benefit payments directly to a foreign financial institution.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 31 USC 3720 Name of Law: Collection of Payments
   US Code: 31 USC 3302 Name of Law: Custodians of Money
   US Code: 31 USC 3332 Name of Law: Required Direct Deposit
   US Code: 31 USC 335 Name of Law: Timely Disbursement of Federal funds

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 22195	04/24/2026
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
International Direct Deposit	SSA-1199-(Country)

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	54,720	449,274	-394,554
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	35,568	37,440	-1,872
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 2023, the burden was 37,440 hours. However, we are currently reporting a burden of 4,560 hours. This change stems from a significant decrease in the number of respondents from 449,274 to 4,560. Our previous data reflected our push to ensure more respondents signed up for direct deposit, including our international beneficiaries. As noted above, since we only require the International Direct Deposit respondents to submit their information once (or again if they change banks), and most of them signed up for direct deposit over the past three years, we are seeing a significant drop in the number of respondents now. These figures represent current Management Information data. * Note: The total burden reflected in ROCIS is 35,568, while the burden cited in #12 of the Supporting Statement is 4,560. This discrepancy is because the ROCIS burden also reflects the estimated learning costs. In contrast, the chart in #12 of the Supporting Statement reflects actual burden.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $352,784

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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