Application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

OMB Control No: 0960-0229	ICR Reference No: 202109-0960-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202105-0960-005
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/16/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 12/03/2021
Terms of Clearance: Consistent with the terms of clearance on 0960-0444, prior to the next substantive ICR revision or triannual extension (whichever is first), the agency will review and revise the supporting statement to achieve the following: (1) Provide a more-detailed narrative description of the experience of the information collection from the perspective of a respondent from the beginning to end of the submission experience. This should be consistent with the guidance in M-22-10. (2) Clearly describe the common set of circumstances in which a respondent is asked to complete the SSA-8001 instead of the SSA-8000 (3) Upload a supplemental document that discusses each question in the SSA-8001 and analyzes the statutory, regulatory, and programmatic basis for the question.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2024
Responses	1,647,225	0	1,233,453
Time Burden (Hours)	960,940	0	721,609
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The SSI program provides aged, blind, and disabled individuals who have little or no income with funds for food, clothing, and shelter. There are two ways respondents can apply for SSI. Individuals may obtain and complete the SSA-8000-BK application paper form, or via personal interview, during which the SSA employee will enter the applicant’s data directly into the SSI Claims System. SSA uses the information gathered to: (1) determine whether claimants meet all statutory and regulatory requirements for SSI eligibility; and (2) calculate SSI payment amounts. The respondents are SSI applicants or their authorized representative.

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Authorizing Statute(s): 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:
	86 FR 47190	08/23/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 64585	11/18/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title Form No. Form Name Application for Supplemental Security Income--SSA-8000-BK (Paper Form) SSA-8000-BK Application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Application for Supplemental Security Income--SSI Claims System/Signature Proxy

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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	1,647,225	1,233,453	0	0	413,772	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	960,940	721,609	0	0	239,331	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 2018, the burden was 721,609. However, we are currently reporting a burden of 960,940 hours. This change stems from an increase in the number of responses from 1,233,453 to 1,647,225. There is no change to the burden time per response. Although the number of responses changed, SSA did not take any actions to cause this change. These figures represent current Management Information data.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $38,714,457

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

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: 12/03/2021

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