OMB control number

Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification

OMB 0960-0817 · SSA.

OMB 0960-0817

The eCBSV process is a fee-based SSN verification service that will allow permitted entities to verify an individual’s SSN 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 USC 1681b). The respondents to the eCBSV collection are the permitted entities; members of the public who consent to the disclosure of SSN verifications; and CPAs who provide compliance review services.

The latest form for Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification expires 2029-05-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form SSA-89 Authorization for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Release Social Security Number (SSN) Verification Form and Instruction
Form eCBSV User Agreeme eCBSV User Agreement Form and Instruction
Form SSA-89 Authorization for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Release Social Security Number (SSN) Verification Form and Instruction
Form eCBSV User Agreeme eCBSV User Agreement Form and Instruction
Form SSA-89 Authorization for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Release Social Security Number (SSN) Verification Form and Instruction
Form eCBSV User Agreeme eCBSV User Agreement Form and Instruction
Addendum - 0817 (Final).docx Supplementary Document
Justification for Non-Substantive Changes - 0817 (Revised Version - 5-27-25).docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change
Supporting Statement - 0817 (Final).docx Supporting Statement A
CPA Compliance Review and Report Form and Instruction
CPA Compliance Review and Report Form and Instruction
CPA Compliance Review and Report Other-Internet Screens
Sending in the verification request, calling our system, and getting a response Form and Instruction
Sending in the verification request, calling our system, and getting a response Form and Instruction
Sending in the verification request, calling our system, and getting a response Other-Internet Screens
People whose SSNs SSA will verify - Reading and Signing Form and Instruction
People whose SSNs SSA will verify - Reading and Signing Form and Instruction
People whose SSNs SSA will verify - Reading and Signing Other-Internet Screens

All Historical Document Collections

202507-0960-007	Revision of a currently approved collection	2026-03-23
202505-0960-002	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2025-05-16
202402-0960-005 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2024-05-30
202209-0960-002 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2022-09-15
202103-0960-013 Approved with change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2021-04-05
202003-0960-002 Approved with change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2020-03-10

OMB Details

People whose SSNs SSA will verify - Reading and Signing

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Income Security - General Retirement and Disability

Form eCBSV User Agreement	eCBSV User Agreement	www.ssa.gov	Form and instruction
Form SSA-89	Authorization for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to Release Social Security Number (SSN) Verification	www.ssa.gov	Form and instruction
Form		www.ssa.gov	Other

Review document collections for all forms, instructions, and supporting documents - including paper/printable forms.