Disability Update Report

OMB Control No: 0960-0511	ICR Reference No: 202008-0960-019
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202007-0960-007
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Disability Update Report
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/04/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/21/2020
Terms of Clearance: This non-substantive change is approved without revision at this time. However, the agency will conduct an additional non-substantive change to upload an improved narrative discussion of the non-substantive change as soon as possible. Any decision to rescind the electronic collection instrument approved in this non-substantive change will be considered a substantive revision and be required to go through federal register notice under the PRA.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2020	09/30/2020	09/30/2020
Responses	1,500,000	0	1,500,000
Time Burden (Hours)	375,000	0	375,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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. This is a non-substantive Change Request to include a fillable and submittalbe PDF version of the SSA-455 in response to the COVID-19 situation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 421 Name of Law: Social Security Act    US Code: 42 USC 423 Name of Law: Social Security Act    US Code: 42 USC 1382c Name of Law: Social Security Act    US Code: 42 USC 1383 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

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:
	82 FR 10623	02/14/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 18335	04/18/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title Form No. Form Name Disability Update Report SSA-455 Disability Update Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	1,500,000	1,500,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	375,000	375,000	0	0	0	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:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $33,000,000

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? Yes

Agency Contact: Faye Lipsky 410 965-8783 [email protected]

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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: 08/21/2020

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