SSA Seeks Comments on Information Collections

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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 revisions 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: OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov

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-2026-0133] in your submitted response.

I. The information collections below are pending at SSA. SSA will submit them 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 May 22, 2026. Individuals can obtain copies
of the collection instruments by writing to the above email address.

1. Request for Corrections of Earnings Record—20 CFR 404.820 and 20 CFR 422.125—0960-0029. Individuals alleging inaccurate earnings records in SSA's files use paper Form SSA-7008, or a personal interview during which SSA employees key their answers into our electronic Earnings Modernization Item Correction system, to provide the information SSA needs to check earnings posted, and as necessary, initiate development to resolve any inaccuracies. The respondents are individuals who request correction of earnings posted to their Social Security earnings record.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of
completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoretical hourly cost amount(dollars) * | Average wait time in field
office/telephone wait time(minutes) ** | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) *** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SSA-7008 | 9,766 | 1 | 30 | 4,883 |  $32.66 | | * $159,479 |
| In-person or telephone interview | 112,312 | 1 | 30 | 56,156 | * 32.66 | * 38 | ** 4,157,193 |
| mySSA Earnings Correction Screen | 14,194 | 1 | 30 | 7,097 | *32.66 | | * 231,788 |
| Totals | 136,272 | | | 68,136 | | | * 4,548,460. |
| * We based this figure on the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) | | | | | | | |
| * We based this figure on the average combined FY 2026 wait times for field offices (23 minutes) and for teleservice centers
(52 minutes which includes the average speed of answer of 11 minutes as well as the average 41-minute wait time for a call
back from an SSA technician), based on SSA's current management information data. This figure reflects both data from our
systems and the data posted on our public facing website (Social Security performance | SSA) on the date we drafted this document.
As the figures fluctuate daily, the wait times may be different on the website than they appear here. We continue to monitor
our website and management information data on call back times to ensure we report updated figures when possible. | | | | | | | |
| ** 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. | | | | | | | |
2. Application for Supplemental Security Income (Deferred or Abbreviated)—20 CFR 416.305-416.335, Subpart C—0960-0444. SSA provides Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments to members of the public who meet the required eligibility criteria
and file an application. SSA uses Form SSA8001BK, Application for SSI (Deferred or Abbreviated), to collect information from
respondents to either: (1) provide a formal determination of ineligibility based on non-medical reasons only, or (2) document
allegations of potential eligibility prior to requesting a medical determination from the state disability determination services
(DDS) while deferring the collection of additional information until after the DDS approves a medical determination. Respondents
apply for SSI using the deferred application through one of three modalities: (1) a paper application for both adult and child
claims (Form SSA-8001), which the public can access as a fillable PDF from our website and submit through SSA's Upload Documents
Portal (OMB Control No. 0960-0830); (2) a field office interview (in person or over the phone), during which an SSA employee
enters applicant data directly into the Consolidated Claim Experience (CCE) and Intranet SSI Claims System screens; or (3)
using the internet Claims (iClaim) System to complete the iSSI internet application to complete the basic eligibility questions.
In December 2024, SSA implemented a new simplified SSI online application. SSA developed a hybrid approach to streamline and
simplify the online application form and the modalities we offer across other service channels (i.e., phone and in-person interviews). SSA's hybrid approach consists of two separate steps: (1) capturing the claimant's basic
eligibility with a simplified application, and (2) a technician supported experience to develop additional information necessary
to make an initial determination. This second step only happens after we provide medical approval and identify what other
information we need. This approach strikes a balance between improving the applicant's filing experience and collecting all
necessary information to make eligibility determinations. SSA uses the information we gather on the SSA-8001, deferred SSI
Application, to: (1) formally deny SSI for nonmedical reasons when information the applicant provides results in ineligibility;
or (2) establish a disability claim but defer the evidence development of non-medical issues until SSA approves the disability.
The respondents are individuals who are applying for SSI and are either clearly ineligible or, disabled or blind, or are the
third parties who aid these individuals in applying for SSI.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality
of completion | Number
of respondents | Frequency
ofresponse | Average
burdenper response(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoretical cost amount(dollars) * | Average wait time in
field office or forteleservice centers(minutes) ** | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) *** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Intranet CCE or SSI Claims System | 596,633 | 1 | 28 | 278,429 |  $23.47 | * 38 | ** $15,403,291 |
| Internet Claim System (iSSI) | 167,331 | 1 | 6 | 16,733 | * 23.47 | | * 392,724 |
| SSA-8001 (Paper Version) | 371,585 | 1 | 15 | 92,896 | * 23.47 | * 38 | ** 7,703,629 |
| Total | 1,135,579 | | | 388,058 | | | * 23,499,644 |
| * We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2026 data (Effect of COLA on Average
Social Security Benefits), and the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | | |
| * We based this figure on the average combined FY 2026 wait times for field offices (23 minutes) and for teleservice centers
(52 minutes which includes the average speed of answer of 11 minutes as well as the average 41-minute wait time for a call
back from an SSA technician), based on SSA's current management information data. This figure reflects both data from our
systems and the data posted on our public facing website (Social Security performance | SSA) on the date we drafted this document.
As the figures fluctuate daily, the wait times may be different on the website than they appear here. We continue to monitor
our website and management information data on call back times to ensure we report updated figures when possible. | | | | | | | |
| ** 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. | | | | | | | |
3. Authorization to Obtain Earnings Data From the Social Security Administration—0960-0602. On occasion, public and private organizations and agencies need to obtain detailed earnings information about specific Social
Security number (SSN) holding wage earners for business purposes (e.g. pension funds and State agencies, etc.). Respondents use Form SSA-581 to identify the SSN holder whose information they are
requesting, and provide authorization from the SSN holder, when applicable. SSA uses the information provided on Form SSA-581
to: (1) identify the wage earner; (2) establish the period of earnings information requested; (3) verify the wage earner authorized
SSA to release this information to the requesting party; and (4) produce the Itemized Statement of Earnings (SSA-1826). The
respondents are private businesses, state or local agencies, and other federal agencies.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly cost amount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SSA-581 | 24,000 | 1 | 10 | 4,000 |  $39.86 | * $159,440 |
|  We based this figure on the average Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists hourly wage data, as reported by
Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | |
4. Medicare Subsidy Quality Review Forms—20 CFR 418(b)(5)—0960-0707 The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 mandated the creation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage program and
provides certain subsidies for eligible Medicare beneficiaries to help pay for the cost of prescription drugs. As part of
its stewardship duties of the Medicare Part D subsidy program, SSA conducts periodic quality review checks of the information
Medicare beneficiaries report on their subsidy applications (Form SSA-1020). SSA uses the Medicare Quality Review program
to conduct these checks. The respondents are applicants for the Medicare Part D subsidy whom SSA chose to undergo a quality
review.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly costamount(dollars) * | Average
wait timetelephone(minutes) ** | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SSA-9301 (Medicare Subsidy Quality Review Case Analysis Form | 3,500 | 1 | 30 | 1,750 |  $32.66 | * 52 | ** $156,212 |
| SSA-9302 (Notice of Quality Review Acknowledgment Form for those with Phones) | 3,500 | 1 | 15 | 875 | * 32.66 | | * 28,578 |
| SSA-9303 (Notice of Quality Review Acknowledgment Form for those without Phones) | 350 | 1 | 15 | 88 | * 32.66 | | * 2,874 |
| SSA-9308 (Request for Information) | 7,000 | 1 | 15 | 1,750 | * 32.66 | | * 57,155 |
| SSA-9310 (Request for Documents) | 3,500 | 1 | 5 | 292 | * 32.66 | | * 9,537 |
| SSA-9311 (Notice of Appointment- Denial -Reviewer Will Call) | 450 | 1 | 15 | 113 | * 32.66 | | * 3,691 |
| SSA-9312 (Notice of Appointment-Denial-Please Call Reviewer) | 50 | 1 | 15 | 13 | * 32.66 | | * 425 |
| SSA-9313 (Notice of Quality Review acknowledgment Form for those with Phones) | 2,500 | 1 | 15 | 625 | * 32.66 | | * 20,413 |
| SSA-9314 (Notice of Quality Review acknowledgement Form for those without Phones) | 500 | 1 | 15 | 125 | * 32.66 | | * 4,083 |
| Total | 21,350 | | | 5,631 | | 53 | * 282,968 |
|  We based this figure on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | | |
| * We based this figure on the average combined FY 2026 wait times for field offices (23 minutes) and for teleservice centers
(52 minutes which includes the average speed of answer of 11 minutes as well as the average 41-minute wait time for a call
back from an SSA technician), based on SSA's current management information data. This figure reflects both data from our
systems and the data posted on our public facing website (Social Security performance | SSA) on the date we drafted this document.
As the figures fluctuate daily, the wait times may be different on the website than they appear here. We continue to monitor
our website and management information data on call back times to ensure we report updated figures when possible. | | | | | | | |
| ** 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. | | | | | | | |
5. Electronic SSDI and SSI Wage Reporting: myWageReport, SSA Mobile Wage Reporting, and Supplemental Security Income Telephone
Wage Reporting—20 CFR 404.1520(b), 404.1571-1576, 404.1584-1593, & 416.701-416.732—0960-0715. SSA requires Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) beneficiaries or their representative payees to report changes when
beneficiaries return to work, when their amount of work increases, or when their earnings increase. Similarly, SSA requires
recipients of SSI, their deemors, and representative payees to report changes in work and monthly wages. SSA allows SSDI beneficiaries,
SSI recipients, deemors, and representative payees to report earnings via electronic means, though the methods available depend
on the type of benefits received. SSDI users may report wages using an internet reporting system called myWageReport. myWageReport
is a secure internet reporting tool within the mySSA portal that enables SSDI beneficiaries to submit pay stub information
to SSA. In addition to myWageReport, SSI users have two other electronic options, the SSA Mobile Wage Reporting application
(SSAMWR) and the SSI Telephone Wage Reporting System (SSITWR). 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 through 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 SSDI beneficiaries,
SSI recipients, SSI deemors, or representative payees.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of
completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of response | Number of
responses | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly costamount(dollars) ** | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) *** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Training/Instruction + | 129,032 | 1 | 129,032 | 35 | 75,269 |  $23.47 | * $1,766,563 |
| myWageReport | 37,425 | 12 | 449,100 | 22 | 164,670 |  23.47 | * 3,864,805 |
| SSITWR | 8,678 | 12 | 104,136 | 20 | 34,712 |  23.47 | * 814,691 |
| SSAMWR | 82,929 | 12 | 995,148 | 20 | 331,716 |  23.47 | * 7,758,375 |
| Totals | 258,064 | | 1,667,416 | | 606,367 | | * 14,204,434 |
| + SSI respondents complete training and a modality of collection. SSA is not able to break down the number of new wage reporters
who receive training and longtime wage reporters who did not receive training; therefore, the actual number may be less than
the estimate we provided. SSA collects management information data based on the number of transactions; the number of respondents
has been extrapolated from that number. We do not collect MI on unique reporters. | | | | | | | |
| * We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2026 data (Effect of COLA on Average
Social Security Benefits), and the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | | |
6. Request for Evidence from Doctor and Request for Evidence from Hospital—20 CFR 404 Subpart P and 20 CFR 416 Subpart I—0960-0722. Sections 223(d)(5) and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i) of the Act require claimants to furnish medical evidence of their disability when
filing a disability claim. SSA uses Forms HA-66 and HA-67 to request evidence from medical sources, which claimants identify
as having information relative to their impairments, or ability to do work-related activities. In addition to accepting manual
paper responses, SSA sends a barcode with the HA-66 and HA-67, allowing respondents to fax the information directly into the
electronic claims folder rather than submitting it manually. SSA uses the information to determine eligibility for benefits,
and to pay medical sources for furnishing the information. The respondents are medical sources, doctors, and hospitals that
evaluate the claimants.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of
completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of response | Number of
responses | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly costamount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HA-66—Paper Version | 6,843 | 22 | 150,546 | 15 | 37,637 |  $103 | * $3,876.611 |
| HA-66—Electronic Version (ERE or barcode) | 12,708 | 22 | 279,576 | 15 | 69,894 |  103 | * 7,199,082 |
| HA-67—Paper Version | 2,752 | 22 | 60,544 | 15 | 15,136 |  103 | * 1,559,008 |
| HA-67—Electronic Version (ERE or barcode) | 5,111 | 22 | 112,442 | 15 | 28,111 |  103 | * 2,895,433 |
| Totals | 27,414 | | | | 150,778 | | * 15,530,134 |
| * We based this figures on the average Physician's hourly salary, the average Psychiatrist's hourly salary, and the average
Psychologist's hourly salary as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | | |
7. Government-to-Government Services Online website Registration Form; Government-to-Government Services Online website Account
Modification/Deletion Form—20 CFR 401.45—0960-0757. The Government-to-Government Services Online (GSO) website allows various external organizations to submit files to a variety
of SSA systems and, in some cases, receive files in return. The SSA systems that process data transferred via GSO include,
but are not limited to, systems responsible for disability processing and benefit determination or termination. SSA uses the
information on Form SSA-159, Government-to-Government Online website Registration Form, to register the requestor to use the
GSO website. Once we receive the SSA-159, SSA provides the user with account information and conducts a walkthrough of the
GSO website as necessary. Established organizations may submit Form SSA-159 to register additional users as well. The established
requesting organizations can also complete Form SSA-160, Government-to-Government Online website Account Modification/Deletion
Form, to modify their online accounts (e.g., address change). Respondents are State and local government agencies, and some private sector business entities.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly costamount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SSA-159 | 1,973 | 1 | 15 | 493 |  $21.44 | * $10,570 |
| SSA-160 | 366 | 1 | 15 | 92 |  21.44 | * 1,972 |
| Totals | 2,339 | | | 585 | | * 12,542 |
| * We based these figures on average Information and Record Keeping Clerk's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics
data (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | |
8. Request to Show Cause for Failure to Appear—20 CFR 404.938, 416.1438, and 404.957(b)(i) and (ii)—0960-0794. When claimants who requested a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) fail to appear at their scheduled hearing,
the ALJ may reschedule the hearing if the claimants establish good cause for missing the hearings. To establish good cause,
respondents must show proof of one of the following: (1) SSA did not properly notify the claimant of the hearing; or (2) an
unexpected event occurred without sufficient time for the claimant to request a postponement. The claimants can use paper
Form HA-L90 or HA-L90-OP1 to provide their reason for not appearing at their scheduled hearings; or the claimants' representatives
can use Electronic Records Express (ERE), OMB Control No. 0960-0753, to submit the HA-L90 online. SSA uses the HA-L90 for
new cases, and the HA-L90-OP1 for redeterminations cases. We need two versions of the paper form, as the ALJ follows different
procedures when determining the good cause on redetermination cases (cases that have a prior decision and evidence on file),
than they do for new cases (where we have no evidence on file). The ERE modality automatically adjusts for redetermination
cases, so we only need one version of the internet screens. If the ALJ determines the claimant established good cause for
failure to appear at the hearing, the ALJ will schedule a supplemental hearing; if not, the ALJ will make a claims eligibility
determination based on the claimants' evidence of record. Respondents are claimants, or their representatives, seeking to
establish good cause for failure to appear at a scheduled hearing before an ALJ.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly costamount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HA-L90 | 37,265 | 1 | 10 | 6,211 |  $23.47 | * $145,772.17 |
| HA-L90-OP1 | 500 | 1 | 10 | 83 |  23.47 | * 1948.01 |
| Totals | 37,765 | | | 6,294 | | * 147,720.18 |
| * We based this figure on averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2026 data (Effect of COLA on Average
Social Security Benefits), and the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | |
9. Vocational Resource Facilitator Demonstration—0960-0829. SSA administers the Vocational Resource Facilitator Demonstration (VRFD) under the Interventional Cooperative Agreement
Program (ICAP). ICAP allows SSA to partner with various non-federal groups and organizations to advance interventional research
connected to the SSI and SSDI programs. VRFD tests the Vocational Resource Facilitator (VRF) intervention, which helps newly
injured spinal cord injury or disease (SCI) or brain injury (BI) patients in pursuing their employment goals. The VRFD provides
empirical evidence on the impact of the intervention on patients in several critical areas: (1) employment and earnings; (2)
SSI and SSDI benefit receipt; and (3) satisfaction and well-being. A rigorous evaluation of VRFD is critical to help SSA and
other interested parties assess promising options to improve employment-related outcomes and decrease benefit receipt. The
VRFD evaluation uses a randomized control experimental design that includes one treatment group and one control group. Control
group members receive a referral for services to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS), New Jersey's state
Vocational Rehabilitation agency. The treatment group receives a referral to DVRS and employment services from a resource
facilitator (RF). RFs are fully integrated members of clinical teams who engage with injured workers during inpatient rehabilitation
about return to work. The central research questions include:

• Was the intervention implemented as planned?
• What are key considerations for scaling up or adopting the VRF model at other facilities?
• What were the impacts of VRF on outcomes of interest?
• Did treatment group members earn or work more than control group members?
• Were treatment group members relatively less likely to apply to or receive SSI or SSDI benefits?
• Did treatment group members experience greater satisfaction and well-being than control group members?
• What were the benefits and costs of the demonstration across key groups? The proposed public survey data collections supports three components of the planned implementation, impact, and benefit-cost analyses. The data collection efforts provides information that is not available in SSA program records about the characteristics and outcomes of VRFD participants in the treatment and control groups. Respondents are newly injured SCI and BI patients, who will provide written consent before agreeing to participate in the study and are randomly assigned to one of the study groups.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of
completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of
response | Average
burden per response (minutes) | Estimated total
annual burden (hours) | Average
theoretical hourly cost amount (dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost (dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12-month Follow-up Survey | 90 | 1 | 25 | 38 |  $14.27 | * $542 |
| Staff Interviews with Site Staff | 12 | 1 | 66 | 13 |  32.66 | * 425 |
| Onsite Audit of sample of case files | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 |  32.66 | * 32.66 |
| Totals | 103 | | | 51 | | * 1,000 |
| * We based this figure on DI Payments, based on SSA's current management information data (Effect of COLA on Average Social
Security Benefits) and on the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | |
II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for clearance. Your comments regarding these information collections
would be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days from the date of this publication. To be sure we consider your comments,
we must receive them no later than April 22, 2026. Individuals can obtain copies of these OMB clearance packages by writing
to the OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.

1. Application for Child's Insurance Benefits—20 CFR 404.350-404.368, 404.603, & 416.350—0960-0010. Title II of the Social Security Act (Act) provides for the payment of monthly benefits to children of an insured worker who is retired, disabled, or deceased. Section 202(d) of the Act discloses the conditions and requirements SSA requires the applicant to meet when filing an application. SSA uses the information on Form SSA-4-BK to determine entitlement for children of living and deceased workers to monthly Social Security payments. Respondents are guardians completing the form on behalf of the children of living or deceased workers, or the children of living or deceased workers.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality
of completion | Number
of respondents | Frequency of
response | Average
burden per response (minutes) | Estimated total
annual burden (hours) | Average
theoretical hourly cost amount (dollars) * | Average wait time in field
office and teleservice centers (minutes) *** | Total
annual opportunity cost (dollars) *** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SSA-4-BK (Death Claim): Paper | 1,702 | 1 | 12 | 340 |  $32.66 | | * $11,104 |
| SSA-4-BK (Death Claim): MCS Interview | 235,166 | 1 | 11 | 43,114 | * 32.66 | * 38 | ** 6,272,418 |
| SSA-4-BK (Life Claim): Paper | 2,912 | 1 | 12 | 582 | * 32.66 | | * 19,008 |
| SSA-4-BK (Life Claim): MCS Interview | 332,333 | 1 | 11 | 60,928 | * 32.66 | * 38 | ** 8,864,120 |
| Totals | 572,113 | | | 104,964 | | | * 15,166,650 |
| * We based this figure on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | | |
| * We based this figure on the average combined FY 2026 wait times for field offices (23 minutes) and for teleservice centers
(52 minutes which includes the average speed of answer of 11 minutes as well as the average 41-minute wait time for a call
back from an SSA technician), based on SSA's current management information data. This figure reflects both data from our
systems and the data posted on our public facing website (Social Security performance | SSA) on the date we drafted this document.
As the figures fluctuate daily, the wait times may be different on the website than they appear here. We continue to monitor
our website and management information data on call back times to ensure we report updated figures when possible. We note
that we combined these two figures for the purposes of this information collection, as SSA does not track whether the respondents
who complete the MCS interview do so via telephone or in person. In addition, we did not calculate wait time for the respondents
who use the paper form, as they submit the forms via mail. | | | | | | | |
| ** 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. | | | | | | | |
2. Statement Regarding Marriage—20 CFR 404.726—0960-0017. Section 216(h)(1)(A) of the Act directs SSA to apply State law to determine an individual's marital relationship. Some state
laws recognize marriages without a ceremony (i.e., common-law marriages). In such cases, SSA provides the same spouse or widow(er) benefits to the common-law spouses as it does
to ceremonially married spouses. To determine common-law spouses, SSA must elicit information from blood relatives or other
persons who are knowledgeable about the alleged common-law relationship. SSA uses Form SSA-753, Statement Regarding Marriage,
to collect information from third parties to verify the applicant's statements about intent; cohabitation; and holding out
to the public as married, which are the basic tenets of a common-law marriage. SSA uses the information to determine if a
valid marital relationship exists, and if the common-law spouse is entitled to Social Security spouse, or widow(er) benefits.
The respondents are blood relatives of the worker or claimant for spouse's or widow(er)'s benefits, or other third parties
who can confirm or deny an alleged common-law marriage.

This is a correction notice: SSA published the incorrect burden information for this collection at 90 FR 42294, on 8/29/25. We are correcting this error
here.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of
response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total
annual burden(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly costamount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SSA-753 (paper) | 179,804 | 1 | 9 | 26,971 |  $32.66 | * $880,873 |
| SSA-753 Submittable PDF Version via Upload Documents (0960-0830) | 165 | 1 | 9 | 25 | * 32.66 | * 817 |
| Totals | 179,969 | | | 56,990 | | * 881,690 |
| * We based this figure on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | |
3. Claimant's Work Background—20 CFR 404.1512(a); 404.1520(a)(4); 404.1565(b); 416.912(a); 416.920(a)(4); 416.965(b)—0960-0300. Sections 205(a) and 1631(e) of the Act provide the Commissioner of Social Security with the authority to establish procedures
for determining if a claimant is entitled to disability benefits. The administrative law judge (ALJ) may ask individuals to
provide background information on Form HA-4633 about work they performed in the past 15 years. When a claimant requests a
hearing before an ALJ to establish an entitlement to disability benefits, the ALJ may request that the claimant provide a
work history to assist the ALJ in fully inquiring into issues related to the disability. The ALJ uses the information collected
from the claimants on Form HA-4633 to: (1) identify the claimant's relevant work history; (2) decide if SSA requires expert
vocational testimony and, if so, have a vocational expert available to testify during the hearing; and (3) provide a reference
for the ALJ to discuss the claimant's work history. The ALJ makes the completed Form HA-4633 part of the documentary evidence
of record. The respondents are claimants for disability benefits under Title II or Title XVI who requested a hearing before
an ALJ after SSA denied their application for disability payments.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of
response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total
annual burden(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly cost amount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HA-4633 (paper) | 48,450 | 1 | 20 | 16,150 |  $14.27 | * $230,461 |
| Electronic Records Express Submissions | 236,550 | 1 | 20 | 78,850 |  32.66 | * 275,241 |
| Totals | 285,000 | | | 142,500 | | ** 505,702 |
| * We based these figures on average DI hourly wages based on SSA's current FY 2026 SSI data (Effect of COLA on Average Social
Security Benefits *), and on average U.S. citizen's hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | |
4. Disability Update Report—20 CFR 404.1589-404.1595 and 416.988-416.996—09600511. As part of our statutory requirements, SSA periodically uses Form SSA-455, the Disability Update Report, 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 impairments are still present and indicative
of no medical improvement, precluding the need for a CDR; or (3) the respondent has unresolved work related issues. SSA mails
Form SSA-455 to specific

  disability recipients, whom we select as possibly qualifying for the CDR process. SSA pre-fills the form with data specific
  to the disability recipient, except for the sections we ask the recipients to complete. When SSA receives the completed form,
  we scan it into SSA's system. This allows us to gather information electronically and enables SSA to process the returned
  forms through automated decision logic to decide the proper course of action to take. The respondents are recipients of Title
  II and Title XVI Social Security disability payments.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of
completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of
response | Average
burdenper response(minutes) | Estimated total
annual burden(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly cost amount(dollars) * | Average wait time in
teleservice center(minutes) ** | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) *** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SSA-455 (mail-in) | 1,049,176 | 1 | 15 | 262,294 |  $14.27 | | * $3,684,818 |
| SSA-455 (electronic online process) | 89,104 | 1 | 15 | 22,276 | * 14.27 | | * 317,879 |
| Telephone Interview Process | 100 | 1 | 15 | 25 | * 14.27 | * 52 | ** 1,598 |
| Totals | 1,138,380 | | | 284,595 | | | * 4,004,295 |
| * We based this figure on average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2026 data (Effect of COLA on Average Social Security
Benefits). | | | | | | | |
| * We based this figure on the average FY 2026 wait times for teleservice centers (52 minutes which includes the average speed
of answer of 11 minutes as well as the average 41-minute wait time for a call back from an SSA technician), based on SSA's
current management information data. This figure reflects both data from our systems and the data posted on our public facing
website (800 number performance | SSA) on the date we drafted this notice. As the figures fluctuate daily, the wait times
may be different on the publication date of this notice. | | | | | | | |
| ** 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. | | | | | | | |
5. Incorporation by Reference of Oral Findings of Fact and Rationale in Wholly Favorable Written Decisions (Bench Decision Regulation)—20
CFR 404.953 and 416.1453—0960-0694. If an administrative law judge (ALJ) makes a wholly favorable oral decision, including all the findings and rationale for
the decision for a claimant of Title II or Title XVI payments, at an administrative appeals hearing, the ALJ sends a Notice
of Decision (Form HA-82), as the records from the oral hearing preclude the need for a written decision. We call this the
incorporation-by-reference process. In addition, the regulations for this process state that if the involved parties want
a record of the oral decision, they may submit a written request for these records. SSA collects identifying information under
Sections 20 CFR 404.953 and 416.1453 of the Code of Federal Regulations to determine how to send interested individuals written
records of a favorable incorporation-by-reference oral decision made at an administrative review hearing. Since there is no
prescribed form to request a written record of the decision, the involved parties send SSA their contact information and reference
the hearing for which they would like a record. The respondents are applicants for Disability Insurance Benefits and SSI payments,
or their representatives, to whom SSA gave a wholly favorable oral decision under the regulations cited above.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of
response | Average
burdenper response(minutes) | Estimated total
annual burden(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly cost amount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HA-82 | 622 | 1 | 5 | 52 |  $14.27 | * $742 |
|  We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2026 data (Effect of COLA on Average Social Security
Benefits *). | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | |
6. Help America Vote Act—0960-0706. Public Law 107-252, the Help America Vote Act of 2002, mandates that States verify the identities of newly registered voters.
When newly registered voters do not have driver's licenses or State-issued ID cards, they must supply the last four digits
of their Social Security number to their local State election agencies for verification. The election agencies forward this
information to their State Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), and the State MVA inputs the data into the American Association
of MVAs (AAMVA), a central consolidation system that routes the voter data to SSA's Help America Vote Verification (HAVV)
system. SSA's HAVV system returns the result (a “match” or “no match” of name, DOB, and last four digits of an SSN) to the
AAMVA hub, which then routes the information back to the state MVA. The respondents are State MVAs seeking to confirm voter
identities.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of
completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of
response | Number of
responses | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total
annual burden(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly cost amount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HAVV | + 45 | 121,01345 | 5,445,585 | 2 | 181,520 |  $24.14 | * $4,381,893 |
| + The 45 respondents here represent the number of states participating in HAVV. SSA has agreements with forty-four states and
one territory (Puerto Rico) for the use of HAVV to support their states' voter registration process. Five States (i.e., New Mexico, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia) are permitted to use the 9-digit SSN on applications for voter
registration; therefore, these States do not obtain SSN verifications from SSA through HAVV for voter registration (which
requires states to use on the last four digits of the SSN for verification). North Dakota has no voter registration requirement
and, therefore, does not use the HAVV system. | | | | | | | |
|  We based this figure on the average Information and Record Clerks, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | | |
Cost Burden: Per our current management information data, the 45 state MVAs participating in HAVA each pay an annual maintenance cost of
$1,344.88. Additionally, states pay .30 per verification request. Therefore, the total annual cost to respondents is $60,520.

1. Advance Designation of Representative Payee—0960-0814. On April 13, 2018, the President signed into law The Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018, also known as Public Law (Pub. L.) 115-165. Section 201 of the law allows SSA beneficiaries and applicants under Title II, Title VIII and Title XVI, of the Act to designate individuals to serve as a representative payee should the need arise in the future. Section 201(j)(2) of Public Law 115-165 provides the requirements for selecting a qualified representative payee. SSA only offers the option to advance designate to capable adults and emancipated minors. Beneficiaries who have an assigned representative payee, or have a representative application in process, cannot advance designate. SSA uses Form SSA-4547, Advance Designation of Representative Payee, or the electronic modalities for this form [the internet i4547 (available through both iClaim and an individual's mySocial Security account), and Intranet SSI Claim System, Modernized Claim System (MCS), and iMain System screens] to allow beneficiaries or applicants the option to designate individuals in order of priority, to serve as a representative. Beneficiaries or applicants can update or change the advance designee order of priority at any time. SSA uses the information on Form SSA-4547 or its equivalent modalities to select a qualified representative payee in order of priority. If the selected representative payee is unable or unwilling to serve, or does not meet SSA requirements, SSA selects another representative payee to serve in the beneficiaries and applicant's best interest. SSA notifies beneficiaries annually of the individuals they chose in advance to be their representative payee. The respondents are SSA beneficiaries and claimants who want to designate individuals to serve as a representative payee should the need arise in the future.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Modality of
completion | Number of
respondents | Frequency of response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated total annual burden
(hours) | Average
theoretical hourly cost amount(dollars) * | Average wait time for a field office or
teleservicecenter(minutes) ** | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) *** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Submission of Advance Designation | | | | | | | |
| Intranet version (Paper Form SSA-4547, SSI Claims System, MCS, iMain) | + 693,339 | 1 | 6 | 69,334 |  $23.47 | * 38 | ** $11,933,298 |
| Internet version (mySocial Security) | 304,471 | 1 | 6 | 30,447 | * 23.47 | | * 714,591 |
| Internet version (iClaim) | 898,233 | 1 | 6 | 89,823 | * 23.47 | | * 2,108,146 |
| Totals | 1,896,043 | | | 189,604 | | | * 14,756,035 |
| Waiver of Advance Designation | | | | | | | |
| Intranet version (Paper Form SSA-4547, SSI Claims System, MCS, iMain) | 1,507,403 | 1 | 2 | 50,247 | * 23.47 | * 38 | ** 23,585,848 |
| Internet version (mySSA) | 1,442 | 1 | 2 | 48 | * 23.47 | | * 1,127 |
| Internet version (iClaim) | 1,498,363 | 1 | 2 | 49,945 | * 23.47 | | * 1,172,209 |
| Totals | 3,007,208 | | | 100,240 | | | * 24,759,184 |
| Grand Totals | | | | | | | |
| Totals | 4,903,251 | | | 289,844 | | | * 39,515,219 |
| + SSA enters advance designation information we receive on the paper Form SSA-4547 in the advanced designation representative
payee system using one of the Intranet applications. Accordingly, we have included the paper form responses in this figure
for Intranet responses. | | | | | | | |
| * We based this figure by averaging both the average DI payments based on SSA's current FY 2026 data (Effect of COLA on Average
Social Security Benefits), and the average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (Occupational
Employment and Wage Statistics). | | | | | | | |
| * We based this figure on the average combined FY 2026 wait times for field offices (23 minutes) and for teleservice centers
(52 minutes which includes the average speed of answer of 11 minutes as well as the average 41-minute wait time for a call
back from an SSA technician), based on SSA's current management information data. This figure reflects both data from our
systems and the data posted on our public facing website (Social Security performance | SSA) on the date we drafted this document.
As the figures fluctuate daily, the wait times may be different on the website than they appear here. We continue to monitor
our website and management information data on call back times to ensure we report updated figures when possible. | | | | | | | |
| ** 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. | | | | | | | |
8. Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification—20 CFR 400.100—0960-0817. The electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (eCBSV) is a fee-based Social Security Number (SSN) verification
service that allows permitted entities (a financial institution as defined by Section 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. 42
U.S.C. 405b(b)(4), Public Law 115-174, Title II, 215(b)(4), or service provider, subsidiary, affiliate, agent, subcontractor,
or assignee of a financial institution), to verify that an individual's name, date of birth (DOB), and SSN match our records
based on the SSN holder's signed—including electronic—consent in connection with a credit transaction or any circumstance
described in section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b).

Background

We created this service due to section 215 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018
(Banking Bill), Public Law 115-174. Permitted entities are able to submit an SSN, name, and DOB of the number holder in connection
with a credit transaction or any circumstances described in Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act to SSA for verification
via an application programming interface. The purpose of the information collection is for SSA to verify for the permitted
entity (PE) that the submitted SSN, name and DOB matches, or does not match, the data contained in our records. After obtaining
number holders' consents, a PE submits the names, DOBs, and SSNs of number holders to the eCBSV service. SSA matches the information
against our Master File, using SSN, name, and DOB. The eCBSV service responds in real time with an indication as to whether
there is a match with a “yes” or “no” response, along with details specifying which data element(s) do not align with SSA
records. Additionally, if applicable, the SSN verification result indicates the status of the individual's death based on
data in SSA's records. The verification does not authenticate the identity of the number holders or conclusively prove the
number holders we verify are who they claim to be. Respondents can find up-to-date information on the service, eligibility,
fees, enrollment, technical specifications, and guides to written consent on the eCBSV website.

Consent Requirements

Under the eCBSV process, the PE does not submit the number holder's consent forms to SSA. SSA requires each PE to retain a
valid consent for each SSN verification request submitted for a period of 5 years. The agency permits the PE to retain the
consent in an electronic format.

SSA requires a wet or electronic signature on the consent. A PE may request verification of a number holder's SSN on behalf
of a financial institution pursuant to the terms of the Banking Bill, the user agreement between SSA and the PE, and the SSN
Holder's consent. In this case, the PE ensures that the financial institution agrees to the terms in the user agreement, which
require the PE use the SSN verification only for the purpose stated in the consent, and to mark their own records as “verified”
or “unverified,” and prohibits entities from further using or disclosing the SSN verification. This relationship is subject
to the terms in the user agreement between SSA and the PE.

Compliance Review

SSA requires each PE to undergo compliance reviews. An SSA approved certified public accountant (CPA) conducts the compliance
reviews. SSA designed the compliance reviews to ensure that the permitted entities meet all terms and conditions of the user
agreement, including that the permitted entities obtain valid consent from number holders. The PE pays all compliance review
costs through the eCBSV fees. In general, every permitted entity is subject to an initial audit then once within five (5)
years based on compliance. The CPA follows review standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and contained in the Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS). eCBSV is available to all interested permitted
entities, as defined in section 215 of the Banking Bill with an estimated annual 58,000,000 requests. The respondents to the
eCBSV information collection are the permitted entities; members of the public who consent to SSN verifications; and CPAs
who provide compliance review services.

Note: Per OMB's Terms of Clearance, SSA is allowing for public comment on several minor changes to the User Agreement which OMB
approved via Change Request. These minor changes enhance the match/no match data we provide to include which elements do not
align with our records; minor

  language changes to update language which discusses the match/no match data process; revisions to the agreement period and
  tier levels to allow for greater flexibility in costs and utilization; and to update language for clarity purposes.

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information collection.

| Requirement | Number of
respondents | Frequency
of response | Average
burden perresponse(minutes) | Estimated
total annual burden(hours) | Average
theoreticalhourly costamount(dollars) * | Total annual
opportunity cost(dollars) ** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| a) People whose SSNs SSA will verify—Reading and Signing | 58,000,000 | 1 | 3 | 2,900,000 |  $14.27 | * $41,383,000 |
| a) Sending in the verification request, calling our system, getting a response | 58,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 966,667 |  45.04 | * 43,538,682 |
| c) CPA Compliance Review and Report *** | 21 | 1 | 4,800 | 1,680 |  44.96 | * 75,533 |
| Totals | 116,000,021 | | | 3,868,347 | |  84,997,215 |
|  We based these figures on average Business and Financial operations occupations (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics),
and Accountants and Auditors hourly salaries as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data, and average 2026 DI payments,
as reported in SSA's disability insurance payment data (Effect of COLA on Average Social Security Benefits). | | | | | | |
| * 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. | | | | | | |
| ** The enrollment process occurs automatically through the eCBSV Customer Connection, and entails providing consent for SSA
to verify the EIN; electronically signing the eCBSV User Agreement, and the permitted entities certification; selecting their
annual tier level; and linking to pay.gov to make payment for services. | | | | | | |
| * SSA uses one CPA firm (an SSA-approved contractor) to conduct compliance reviews and prepare written reports of findings
on the permitted entities. | | | | | | |

Cost Burden

The public cost burden depends on the number of PEs using the service and the annual transaction volume. We based the current
tier fee schedule below on 21 participating PEs in fiscal year (FY) 2024 submitting an anticipated annual volume of 58 million
transactions. For FY 2026, we are maintaining the current tier structure, based on our analysis, which estimated 21 participating
PEs with an anticipated annual volume of 68 million. The total cost for developing and operating the service is $66.3 million
through FY 2024. Of this amount, $25.5 million remains unrecovered/unreimbursed. The current subscription tier structure and
associated fees are intended to recover these costs over a three-year period, assuming projected enrollments and transaction
volumes meet these projections. SSA uses the fee to allocate forecasted systems and operational expenses; agency oversight;
and overhead necessary to sustain the service.

| Tier | Annual transaction threshold | Annual fee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Up to 10,000 (1-10,000) | $5,100 |
| 2 | Up to 75,000 (10,001-75,000) | 37,125 |
| 3 | Up to 200,000 (75,001-200,000) | 98,000 |
| 4 | Up to 500,000 (200,001-500,000) | 240,000 |
| 5 | Up to 1 million (500,001-1 million) | 470,000 |
| 6 | Up to 2.5 million (1,000,001-2.5 million) | 907,500 |
| 7 | Up to 5 million (2,500,001-5 million) | 1,765,500 |
| 8 | Up to 10 million (5,000,001-10 million) | 3,206,250 |
| 9 | Up to 15 million (10,000,001-15 million) | 3,562,500 |
| 10 | Up to 20 million (15,000,001-20 million) | 4,453,125 |
| 11 | Up to 25 million (20,000,001-25 million) | 5,165,625 |
| 12 | Up to 200 million (25,000,001-200 million) | 5,878,125 |
SSA calculates fees based on forecasted systems and operational expenses, agency oversight, overhead, and Certified Public
Accountant audit contract costs. Section 215(h)(1)(B) of the Banking Bill requires that the Commissioner shall “periodically
adjust” the price paid by users to ensure that amounts collected are sufficient to fully offset the costs of administering
the eCBSV system. On at least an annual basis, SSA monitors costs incurred to provide eCBSV services and revises the tier
fee schedule accordingly. SSA notifies permitted entities of the tier fee schedule in effect at the renewal of eCBSV user
agreements, when a permitted entity begins a new 365-day agreement period, and via notice in the
Federal Register
. Permitted entity renewals are governed by the tier in effect at the time of renewal.

Mark Steffensen, General Counsel, Chief of Law and Policy, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2026-05600 Filed 3-20-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191-02-P

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