Sheltered workshops are private
non-profit organizations or institutions that implement a
recognized program of rehabilitation for handicapped workers, or
provide such workers with remunerative employment or other
occupational rehabilitative activity of an educational or
therapeutic nature. Sheltered workshops perform a service for their
clients by reporting monthly wages directly to SSA. SSA uses the
information these workshops provide to verify and post monthly
wages to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient's record.
Most workshops report monthly wage totals to their local SSA office
so we can adjust the client's SSI payment amount in a timely manner
and prevent overpayments. Sheltered workshops are motivated to
report wages voluntarily as a service to their clients. Respondents
are sheltered workshops that report monthly wages for services
performed in the workshop.
US Code:
42
USC 1382a Name of Law: Social Security Act
There has been a decrease in
the number of burden hours. The decrease is because not all field
offices process workshop reports and some process reports from
multiple workshops. The workshops reporting and the SSA offices
receiving is always changing over time. Additionally, a workshop
may lose expertise due to changes in staff and stop reporting.
$0
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Faye Lipsky 410 965-8783
faye.lipsky@ssa.gov
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.