OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. SSA will
address public comments received on the NPRM.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
09/30/2020
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2020
1,500,000
0
1,500,000
375,000
0
375,000
0
0
0
Periodically SSA uses Form SSA-455,
the Disability Report Update, to evaluate current Title II
disability beneficiaries and Title XVI disability payment
recipients' continued eligibility for Social Security disability
payments. Specifically, SSA uses the form to determine if: (1)
there is enough evidence to warrant referring the respondent for a
full medical Continuing Disability Review (CDR); (2) the
respondent's impairment(s) is still present and is indicative of no
medical improvement, precluding the need for a CDR; or (3) there
are unresolved work-related issues for the respondent. SSA mails
Form SSA-455 to specific disability recipients, whom we select as
possibly qualifying for the continuing disability review process.
SSA pre-fills the form with data specific to the disability
recipient, except for the sections we ask the beneficiary to
complete. When SSA receives the completed form, we optically scan
it into SSA's system. This allows us to gather the information
electronically to enable SSA to process the returned forms through
automated decision logic to decide the proper course of action we
will take. The respondents are recipients of Title II and Title XVI
Social Security disability payments. We are not revising the form
in any way to support these proposed rules. However, because the
core policy of the proposed rule will cause a change in the
frequency of use of these forms, increasing their public reporting
burden for the first 10 years after implementation of the rule, we
are seeking OMB are re-approval under the Paperwork Reduction
Act.
US Code:
42
USC 1382c Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 423 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 1383 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 421 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 1383b Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
Per most current management
information data, the burden should reflect 1,100,000 respondents
taking 15 minutes for a total burden of 275,000 hours. This differs
from the currently approved 375,000 burden hours. The proposed
rules to revise the regulations regarding when and how often we
conduct CDR are projected to, if finalized, cause an increase to
our public reporting burden from 275,000 to 325,000 hours. This
change stems from the increased number of CDRs to be conducted per
annum, resulting in an increased number of responses from 1,100,000
to 1,300,000. There is no change to the burden time per response.
In addition, we are not revising the content of the SSA-455 in any
way to support these proposed rules. However, because the core
policy of the proposed rule will cause a change in the frequency of
use of these forms, increasing their public reporting burden for
the first 10 years after implementation of the rule, we are seeking
OMB re approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
$33,000,000
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.