Notice2023-00315
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request
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January 11, 2023
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Social Security Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1622-1623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00315]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2022-0068]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment 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 an OMB-approved information collection.
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
Comments: <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Submit your
comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2022-0068].
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c736e126e594c534e484f127f50595d4e5d525f597c4f4f5d125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7f302d512d1a0f100d0b0c513c131a1e0d1e111c1a3f0c0c1e51181009">[email protected]</span></a>
Or you may submit your comments online through <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-
2022-0068].
SSA submitted the information collection below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding this information collection 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 February 10, 2023. Individuals can obtain copies of this
OMB clearance package by writing to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#337c611d6156435c4147401d705f565241525d5056734040521d545c45"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5c130e720e392c332e282f721f30393d2e3d323f391c2f2f3d723b332a">[email protected]</span></a>.
Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information;
Availability of Information and Records to the Public--20 CFR
401.40(b)&(c), 401.45, 401.55(b), 401.65(a), 401.100(a)&(b), 402.130,
402.185--0960-0566.
Under the Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and
Information regulations, SSA has established methods in which the
public can consent to and authorize the release of records protected
under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a of the United States Code,
and request records accessible through the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552.
Consent for Release of Records
SSA obtains the required consent(s) (with certain exceptions
specified by law) from anyone requesting information in SSA systems of
records about another individual. We will not release information
requested about an individual until we obtain the required consent from
that individual. Under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)),
individuals may give SSA written consent to disclose their personal
information to a third party of their choosing. In addition,
individuals may have multiple needs for the disclosure of their
personal information, such as for qualification for a mortgage or
preemployment screenings.
a. Form SSA-3288 (Consent for Release of Information): Form SSA-
3288, is SSA's preferred paper form for requests for disclosure of
information based on the consent of the subject of the record.
Respondents can download the SSA-3288 from <a href="http://ssa.gov/forms">ssa.gov/forms</a>, obtain a copy
at a local SSA field office, or request SSA mail a copy to them
directly. Use of this form ensures compliance with SSA consent
regulations at 20 CFR 401.100. SSA also collects consent on other
writings, including non-SSA forms often used by large employers, that
incorporate SSA-approved consent language.
b. Form SSA-3288-OP1 (Consent for Disclosure of Records Protected
Under the Privacy Act): The Form SSA-3288-OP1 will comply with the
CASES Act, OMB M-21-04, and SSA consent regulations at 20 CFR 401.100.
The CASES Act directed OMB to develop templates for, among other
things, electronic consents for SSA to disclose records protected by
the Privacy Act of 1974 to third parties. OMB implemented that
statutory directive in memorandum M-21-04. SSA developed the SSA-3288-
OP pursuant to the CASES Act and M-21-04. The public will access the
webform application that populates Form SSA-3288-OP1 on the internet by
selecting the ``Electronic Request for Consent to Disclose'' link which
will be posted at <a href="http://www.ssa.gov/privacy">www.ssa.gov/privacy</a>.
The respondents are individuals consenting to, authorizing, and
requesting SSA disclosure of records protected by the Privacy Act of
1974 to third parties.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost time in field opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount office cost (dollars)
(dollars) * (minutes) ** ***
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a. Amendment of Records................. 100 1 10 17 * $28.01 ** 24 *** $1,547
b. Consent for Release of Information 2,960,419 1 5 246,702 * 28.01 ** 24 *** 40,078,669
(SSA-3288) \+\.........................
c. Consent for Release of Records 40,341 1 10 6,724 * 28.01 ** 24 *** 640,309
(Electronic SSA-3288-OP1) \+\..........
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Totals.............................. 3,000,860 .............. .............. 253,443 .............. .............. *** 40,720,525
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\+\ The number of respondents for this modality is an estimate based on google analytics data for the SSA-3288 form downloads from SSA.Gov.
* We based this figure on average U.S. worker's hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data <a href="https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm">https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm</a>.
** We based this figure on the average FY 2022 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.
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Dated: January 5, 2023.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-00315 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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