In accordance
with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three
years.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2021
36 Months From Approved
03/31/2018
5,245,077
0
3,363,990
804,359
0
528,616
0
0
0
Sections 223(d)(5)(A) and
1614(a)(3)(H)(i) of the Social Security Act require claimants to
provide medical and other evidence the Commissioner of Social
Security may require to prove they are disabled. SSA must obtain
sufficient evidence to make eligibility determinations for Title II
and Title XVI payments. Therefore, the applicant must authorize
release of information from various sources to SSA. The applicants
use Form SSA 827, or the Internet counterpart, i827, to provide
consent for the release of medical records, education records, and
other information related to their ability to perform tasks. Once
the applicant completes Form SSA-827, or the i827, SSA or the State
DDS sends the form to the designated source(s) to obtain pertinent
records. The respondents are applicants for Title II and Title XVI
disability payments.
US Code:
42
USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 1383 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 423 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 1382c Name of Law: Social Security Act
The burden increase stems from
SSA implementing eAuthorized 827s from the Internet, EDCS and
eView, and the HART court case. In addition, beginning FY 2014,
accurate reporting of eAuthorizations became available with new
management information tools. We still base our estimates of wet
signed SSA-827s on educated estimates. FY 2014 also saw an increase
in occasions where wet-signed 827s and eAuthorizations were both
collected (for the same case). Another aspect of eAuthorizations is
the ease by which respondents can submit multiple electronic
SSA-827 for the same case. One final reason for increased numbers
is the implementation of the iClaim tool, which collects SSA-827s
within the iClaim process. We account for the iClaim burden here
and not under iClaim (0960-0618). The current count reflects
SSA-827s in three formats: wet-signed, eAuthorizations, and iClaim
modalities.
$36,681
No
Yes
Yes
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.