Monthly SSI Wage Reporting

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Supporting Statement - 0715 (Final).docx Supporting Statement A	2022-10-12

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
43714	Supplemental Security Income Telephone Wage Reporting (SSITWR) Other-Telephone Wage Reporting	Modified
256160	myWageReport Other-myWage Report Screens	New
203908	Social Security Administration's Mobile Wage Reporting (SSAMWR) Other-Mobile Wage Reporting	Modified
179756	Monthly Wage Reporting Participant Training Package Other-Monthly Wage Reporting Call Flow	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0715	ICR Reference No: 202209-0960-007
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202208-0960-005
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Monthly SSI Wage Reporting
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/12/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2022
Responses	1,407,640	1,339,000
Time Burden (Hours)	190,542	132,283
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: SSA requires SSI recipients to report changes, which could affect their eligibility for, and the amount of their SSI payments, such as changes in income, resources, and living arrangements. SSA’s SSI Telephone Wage Reporting (SSITWR) and SSA Mobile Wage Reporting (SSAMWR) enable SSI recipients to meet these requirements via an automated mechanism to report their monthly wages by telephone and mobile application, instead of contacting their local field offices. The SSITWR allows callers to report their wages by speaking their responses through voice recognition technology, or by keying in responses using a telephone key pad. The SSAMWR allows recipients to report their wages trough the mobile wage reporting application on their smartphone. SSITWR and SSAMWR systems collect the same information and send it to SSA over secure channels. To ensure the security of the information provided, SSITWR and SSAMWR ask respondents to provide information SSA can compare against our records for authentication purposes. Once the system authenticates the identity of the respondents, they can report their wage data. The respondents are SSI recipients, deemors, or their representative payees.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
   US Code: 42 USC 1383 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 44180	07/25/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 60721	10/06/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 4

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Monthly Wage Reporting Participant Training Package
Social Security Administration's Mobile Wage Reporting (SSAMWR)
Supplemental Security Income Telephone Wage Reporting (SSITWR)
myWageReport

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,407,640	1,339,000	0	0	68,640	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	190,542	132,283	0	0	58,259	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	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 2019, the burden was 132,283 hours. However, we are currently reporting a burden of 190,542 hours. This change stems from an increase in the number of responses from 1,339,000 to 1,364,956. In addition, we changed the completion time of the SSAMWR from 3 to 6 minutes as per our current management information data for the mobile application. Lastly, when we last cleared the IC for myWageReport in 2021, we reported the burden under OMB No. 0960-0808. However, we will now include the burden for myWageReport under this clearance package, which increased the overall burden accordingly. These figures represent current Management Information data.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,029,750

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 10/12/2022

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