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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3986-3987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00668]

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2024-0057]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request

    The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of 
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice 
includes a revision of OMB-approved information collections.
    SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden 
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to 
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden 
on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your 
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the 
OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following 
addresses or fax numbers.

(OMB) Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance 
Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 
21235, Fax: 833-410-1631, Email address: [email protected]

    Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain by clicking on Currently under 
Review--Open for Public Comments and choosing to click on one of SSA's 
published items. Please reference Docket ID Number [SSA-2024-0057] in 
your submitted response.
    I. The information collection below is pending at SSA. SSA will 
submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be 
sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than 
March 17, 2025. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection 
instrument by writing to the above email address.
    Social Security Benefits Application--20 CFR 404.310-404.311, 
404.315-404.322, 404.330-404.333, 404.601-404.603, and 404.1501-
404.1512--0960-0618. Title II of the Social Security Act provides 
retirement, survivors, and disability benefits to individuals who meet 
the eligibility criteria and file the appropriate application. This 
collection comprises the various application methods for each type of 
benefits. SSA uses the information we gather through the multiple 
information collection tools in this information collection request to 
determine applicants' eligibility for specific Social Security 
benefits, as well as the amount of the benefits. Individuals filing for 
disability benefits can, and in some instances SSA may require them to, 
file applications under both title II, Social Security disability 
benefits, and title XVI, SSI payments. We refer to disability 
applications filed under both titles as ``concurrent applications.'' 
This collection comprises the various application methods for each type 
of benefits. These methods include the following modalities: Paper 
forms (Forms SSA-1, SSA-2, and SSA-16); Modernized Claims System (MCS) 
screens for in-person interview applications; and internet-based iClaim 
application. SSA uses the information we collect through these 
modalities to determine: (1) the applicants' eligibility for the above-
mentioned Social Security benefits, and (2) the amount of the benefits. 
The respondents are applicants for retirement, survivors, and 
disability benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, or their 
representative payees.

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                                                                                  Average     Estimated     Average     Average wait
                                                        Number of    Frequency   burden per    annual     theoretical   time in field     Total annual
                Modality of completion                 respondents      of        response     burden     cost amount      office       opportunity cost
                                                                     response    (minutes)     (hours)    dollars) *    (minutes) **     (dollars) ***
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                                                                          SSA-1
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Paper version/SSA-1..................................        2,346           1           11         430      * $31.48           ** 24        *** $43,065
Interview/MCS........................................    1,925,180           1           10     320,863       * 31.48           ** 24     *** 34,342,634
Internet/iClaim--Domestic Residence:
    First Party......................................    1,470,043           1           15     367,511       * 31.48  ..............     *** 11,569,247
    Third party initiated (complete and submit)......       25,706           1           15       6,427       * 31.48  ..............        *** 202,322
Internet/iClaim--Foreign Residence:
    First Party......................................        7,993           1           18       2,398       * 31.48  ..............         *** 75,489
    Third party-initiated (complete and submit)......          645           1           18         194       * 31.48  ..............          *** 6,107
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        Totals.......................................    3,431,913  ..........  ...........     697,823  ............  ..............     *** 46,238,864
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                                                                          SSA-2
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Paper version/SSA-2..................................          779           1           15         195       * 31.48           ** 24         *** 15,960

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Interview/MCS........................................      407,415           1           14      95,064       * 31.48           ** 24      *** 8,122,784
iClaim...............................................      124,499           1           15      31,125       * 31.48  ..............        *** 979,815
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    Totals...........................................      532,693  ..........  ...........     126,384  ............  ..............      *** 9,118,559
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                                                                         SSA-16
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Paper version/SSA-16.................................       29,485           1           20       9,828       * 31.48           ** 24        *** 680,661
Interview/MCS........................................      920,938           1           19     291,630       * 31.48           ** 24     *** 20,776,957
Internet/iClaim--Domestic Residence:
    First Party......................................      503,567           1           15     125,892       * 31.48  ..............      *** 3,963,080
    Third party initiated (complete and submit)......      528,474           1           15     132,119       * 31.48  ..............      *** 4,159,106
Internet/iClaim--Foreign Residence:
    First Party......................................          781           1           18         234       * 31.48  ..............          *** 7,366
    Third party-initiated (complete and submit)......          123           1           18          37       * 31.48  ..............          *** 1,165
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        Totals.......................................    1,983,368  ..........  ...........     559,740  ............  ..............     *** 29,588,335
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                                                                       Grand Total
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Total................................................    5,947,974  ..........  ...........   1,383,947  ............  ..............     *** 84,945,758
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* We based this figure on the average hourly wage for all occupations in May 2024 as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2024 wait times for field offices, based on SSA's current management information data.
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
  these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
  respondents to complete the application.

    Dated: January 8, 2025.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-00668 Filed 1-14-25; 8:45 am]
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