SSA regulations at 20 CFR
403.100-403.155 establish policies and procedures for an
individual, organization, or governmental entity to request
official agency information, records, or testimony of an agency
employee in a legal proceeding when the agency is not a party. The
request, which must be in writing to the Commissioner, must fully
set out the nature and relevance of the sought testimony.
Respondents are individuals or entities who request testimony from
SSA employees in a legal proceeding.
US Code:
5 USC
301 Name of Law: The Plain Writing Act of 2010
US Code: 31
USC 9701 Name of Law: The Independent Offices Appropriations
Act of 1952
US Code: 42
USC 902 Name of Law: The Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 1306 Name of Law: The Social Security Act
There are no changes to the
public reporting burden. We updated the figures to include the
opportunity cost for the respondents' travel time; however, we made
no other revisions to the overall burden for this information
collection.
$35,960
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
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.