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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58678-58684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23098]

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No: SSA-2025-0519]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
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 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#135c413d4176637c6167603d507f767261727d7076536060723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eca3bec2be899c839e989fc2af80898d9e8d828f89ac9f9f8dc28b839a">[email&#160;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> 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-2025-0519] 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
February 17, 2026. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
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
provided by applicants on Form SSA-4-BK to determine entitlement for
children of living and deceased workers to monthly Social Security
payments. The respondents are guardians completing the form on behalf
of the children of retired, living or deceased workers.

Note: We are making a minor revision by adding ``or adoptive''
to question #4 to clarify that adoptive children also may qualify to
receive benefits. In addition, we are updating the Privacy Act
Statement on this form to comply with current legal requirements.

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

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Average wait
Average time in field Total annual
Number of Frequency of Average burden Estimated theoretical office and opportunity
Modality of completion respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) burden (hours) amount centers ***
(dollars) * (minutes) ***
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SSA-4-BK (Death Claim): Paper........... 1,702 1 12 340 * $32.66 ** 0 *** $11,104
SSA-4-BK (Death Claim): MCS Interview... 235,166 1 11 43,114 * 32.66 ** 32 ** 5,504,386
SSA-4-BK (Life Claim): Paper............ 2,912 1 12 582 * 32.66 ** 0 *** 19,008
SSA-4-BK (Life Claim): MCS Interview.... 332,333 1 11 60,928 * 32.66 ** 32 *** 7,778,698
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Totals.............................. 572,113 .............. .............. 104,964 .............. .............. *** 13,313,196
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* 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 (16 minutes) and for teleservice centers (47 minutes which includes
the average speed of answer of 6 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
<radical> 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. 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. 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 the State MVAs
seeking to confirm voter identities.

Note: We are updating the Privacy Act Statement.

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

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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.
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 January 16, 2026. Individuals can obtain copies of
these OMB clearance packages by writing to the
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e415c205c6b7e617c7a7d204d626b6f7c6f606d6b4e7d7d6f20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4fbe69ae6d1c4dbc6c0c79af7d8d1d5c6d5dad7d1f4c7c7d59ad3dbc2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.
1. Report to United States Social Security Administration by Person
Receiving Benefits for a Child or for an Adult Unable to Handle Funds/
Report to the United States Social Security Administration--0960-0049.
Section 203(c) of the Act requires the Commissioner of SSA to make
benefit deductions and provides for the Commissioner to impose penalty
deductions on benefits of individuals who fail to make timely reports
of events, which are cause for deductions. SSA uses Forms SSA-7161-OCR-
SM and SSA-7162-OCR-SM to: (1) determine continuing entitlement to
Social Security benefits; (2) correct benefit amounts for beneficiaries
outside the United States; and (3) monitor the performance of
representative payees outside the United States (U.S.). This collection
is mandatory as an annual (or every other year, depending on the
country of residence) review for fraud prevention. In addition, the
results can affect benefits by increasing or decreasing payment amount
or by causing SSA to suspend or terminate benefits. The respondents are
individuals living outside the United States who are receiving benefits
on their own (or on behalf of someone else) under Title II of the Act.

Note: SSA is making minor instructional changes to these forms
in accordance with Public Law 115-165 which exempts certain
representative payees from the annual accounting requirement. We are
also updating the Privacy Act Statement on these forms to comply
with current legal requirements.

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

2. Application for a Social Security Number (SSN) Card, the Social
Security Number Application Process (SSNAP), and Online SSN Application
Process (oSSNAP)--20 CFR 422.103-422.110--0960-0066. SSA collects
information on the SS-5 (used in the U.S.) and SS-5-FS (used outside
the U.S.) to issue original or replacement Social Security cards. SSA
also enters the application data into the SSNAP application when
issuing a card via telephone or in person. In addition, hospitals
collect the same information on SSA's behalf for newborn children
through the Enumeration at Birth (EAB) process. In this process,
parents of newborns provide hospital birth registration clerks with
information required to register these newborns. Hospitals send this
information to State Bureaus of Vital Statistics (BVS), and they send
the information to SSA's National Computer Center. SSA then uploads the
data to the SSA mainframe along with all other enumeration data, and we
assign the newborn a SSN and issue a Social Security card. The vast
majority of applications for original SSN cards utilize EAB. Finally,
oSSNAP collects information similar to that which we collect on the
paper SS-5 for no change situations, with the exception of name change,
new or replacement SSN cards for U.S. Citizens (adult and minor
children), and replacement cards only for non-U.S. citizens. For
certain applicants for SSN replacement cards, the modality allows
respondents to complete the application using an internet application
and submit the required evidence online rather than completing a paper
Form SS-5 [formerly the internet SSN Replacement Card (iSSNRC)
application]. oSSNAP also allows applicants for new or replacement SSN
cards to start the application process online, receive a list of
evidentiary documents, and then submit the application data to SSA for
further processing by SSA employees. Applicants using oSSNAP in this
way then visit a local SSA office to complete the application process.
SSA collects race and ethnicity information as part of the SSN card
application process. Response to the

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race and ethnicity questions is voluntary. The respondents for this
information collection are applicants for original and replacement
Social Security cards, or individuals who wish to change information in
their SSN records, who use any of the modalities described above.

Note: SSA is combining the iSSNRC and oSSNAP screens to
streamline these processes for the respondents. Through combining
the screens under one application (oSSNAP), respondents can more
easily find the electronic process which works best for them to
submit their request for a replacement SSN card.

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

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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Average wait Total annual
Application scenario Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost time in field opportunity cost
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount office (dollars) ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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EAB Modality
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Hospital staff who relay the State 3,599,746 1 10 599,958 * $26.91 ** 0 *** $16,144,870
birth certificate information to the
BVS and SSA through the EAB process.
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oSSNAP Modality
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Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a 2,218,960 1 10 369,827 * 32.66 ** 0 *** 12,078,550
replacement card with no changes
using iSSNRC Webservices through
oSSNAP..............................
Adult U.S. Citizens requesting a 37,820 1 10 6,303 * 32.66 ** 0 *** 205,856
replacement card with a name change
using iSSNRC Webservices through
oSSNAP..............................
Adult U.S. Citizens providing 2,334,386 1 10 389,064 * 32.66 ** 16 *** 33,037,778
information to receive a replacement
card through the oSSNAP\+\..........
Adult U.S. Citizens providing 90,952 1 10 15,159 * 32.66 ** 16 *** 1,287,229
information to receive an original
card through the oSSNAP\+\..........
Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing 786,589 1 10 131,098 * 32.66 ** 16 *** 11,132,324
information to receive an original
card through the oSSNAP\+\..........
Adult Non-U.S. Citizens providing 214,286 1 10 35,714 * 32.66 ** 16 *** 3,032,710
information to receive a replacement
card through the oSSNAP\+\..........
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SSNAP/SS-5 Modality
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Respondents who do not have to 6,764,440 1 9 1,014,666 * 32.66 ** 16 *** 92,052,765
provide parents' SSNs...............
Respondents whom we ask to provide 221,751 1 9 33,263 * 32.66 ** 16 *** 3,017,686
parents' SSNs (when applying for
original SSN cards for children
under age 12).......................
Applicants age 12 or older who need 796,688 1 10 132,781 * 32.66 ** 16 *** 11,275,244
to answer additional questions so
SSA can determine whether we
previously assigned an SSN..........
Applicants asking for a replacement 11,885 1 60 11,885 * 32.66 ** 16 *** 491,663
SSN card beyond the allowable limits
(i.e., who must provide additional
documentation to accompany the
application)........................
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Enumeration Quality Review
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Authorization to SSA to obtain \+\ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
personal information cover letter...
Authorization to SSA to obtain \+\ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
personal information follow-up cover
letter..............................
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Grand Total
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Totals........................... 17,077,505 .............. .............. 2,739,720 .............. .............. *** 183,756,677
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\+\ We are not currently sending out these notices; however, we included a 1-hour placeholder burden for these notices in the event we need to send them
out in the near future.
* We based these figures on average Medical Records Specialist, and average U.S. worker's hourly wages as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics).
** We based this figure on the average FY 2026 wait times for field offices (16 minutes), based on SSA's current management information data. This
figure reflects the data posted on our public facing website (800 number performance [verbar] 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.

3. Continuing Disability Review Report--20 CFR 404.1589 & 416.989--
0960-0072. Sections 221(i), 1614(a)(3)(H)(ii)(I) and 1633(c)(1) of the
Act requires SSA to periodically review the cases of individuals who
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benefits under Title II or Title XVI based on disability to determine
if their disability continues. SSA considers adults eligible for
disability payments if they continue to be unable to do substantial
gainful activity because of their impairments, and we consider Title
XVI children eligible for disability payment if they have marked and
severe functional limitations because of their impairments. To assess
claimants' ongoing disability payment eligibility, SSA uses the
information gathered through the Continuing Disability Review Report to
complete a mandatory review for the continue disability review (CDR).
SSA also uses the Continuing Disability Review Report to obtain
information on sources of medical treatment; participation in
vocational rehabilitation programs (if any); attempts to work (if any);
and recipients' assessments when they believe their conditions
improved. Title II or Title XVI disability recipients can complete the
Continuing Disability Review Report using one of three modalities:
(1) a paper application or fillable PDF (using Form SSA-454-BK);
(2) a field office interview, during which SSA employees enter
claimant's data directly into the Electronic Disability Collection
System (EDCS); or (3) using an online system (i454), which is a web-
based modality that provides recipients a fully electronic platform for
submitting information to increase accessibility and enhance
automation. When SSA initiates a medical CDR, we send a mailed notice
to the individual with a disability informing that individual that SSA
requires a CDR. The mailed notice provides instructions to the
recipient on how to assist the agency with initiating the CDR and gives
the individual the option to complete a paper SSA-454 or an i454 for
adult only disabled individuals. When an individual requires a CDR, a
claims specialist (CS) mails the paper Form SSA-454-BK, and the
respondent completes the form, and sends or brings it back to SSA; or
the CS interviews the respondent and enters the information into the
appropriate EDCS screens; or adult disabled individuals submit the
information electronically using the i454 internet application.
Regardless of the modality the respondent uses to complete the
information (paper, EDCS, or internet versions), SSA electronically
stores the information provided in EDCS. The respondents complete the
SSA-454-BK by themselves with self-help information available, or a
representative may complete the paper form or electronic application on
their behalf. The respondents are Title II or Title XVI disability
recipients or their representatives.

Note: We are revising the burden for this information
collection, making minor revisions to the language for clarification
purposes, and updating the Privacy Act Statement to comply with
current legal requirements.

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

4. Certificate of Coverage Request--20 CFR 404.1913--0960-0554. The
U.S, has agreements with 30 foreign countries to eliminate double
Social Security coverage and taxation where, except for the provisions
of the agreement, a worker would be subject to coverage and taxes in
both countries. Each Agreement contains rules: (1) for determining
which country's laws cover the period of work, and to which system the
worker pays taxes; and (2) that assign a worker's coverage to the
country where the worker has the greater economic attachment. The
agreements further dictate that, upon the request of the worker or
employer, the country under whose system the period of work is covered
will issue a certificate of coverage. The certificate serves as proof
of exemption from coverage and taxation under the system of the other
country. The information we collect assists us in determining a
worker's coverage and in issuing a U.S. certificate of coverage as
appropriate. Per our agreements, we ask a set number of questions to
the workers and employers prior to issuing a certificate of coverage;
however, our agreements with thirteen of the countries (Denmark,
Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain, Uraguay,
Belgium, Poland, France, and Japan) require us to ask a few more
questions in those countries. Respondents are workers and employers
wishing to establish exemption from foreign Social Security taxes.

Note: SSA is updating the Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction
Act Statements on these forms to comply with current legal
requirements.

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

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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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Requests via Letter--Individuals (minus Denmark, 43 1 40 29 * $32.66 ** $947
Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Uruguay, France, Japan, Belgium, and Poland)....
Requests via Internet--Individuals (minus Denmark, 995 1 40 663 32.66 ** 21,654
Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy,
Spain, Uruguay, France, Japan, Belgium, and Poland)....
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Denmark, Iceland, \+\ 1 1 1 0 32.66 0
Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden........................
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Denmark, Iceland, 122 1 41 83 32.66 2,711
Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden........................
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Germany, Italy, 12 1 44 9 32.66 294
Spain, Uruguay.........................................
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Germany, Italy, 1,013 1 41 692 32.66 22,601
Spain, Uruguay.........................................
Requests via Letter--Individuals in France and Japan.... 10 1 44 7 32.66 229
Requests via Internet--Individuals in France and Japan.. 1,023 1 40 682 32.66 22,274
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Belgium............. 0 1 41 0 32.66 0
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Belgium........... 51 1 41 35 32.66 1,143
Requests via Letter--Individuals in Poland.............. 2 1 41 1 32.66 33
Requests via Internet--Individuals in Poland............ 52 1 41 36 32.66 1,161
Requests via Letter--Employer (minus Denmark, Iceland, 76 1 40 51 32.66 1,666
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain,
Uruguay, France, Japan, Belgium, and Poland)...........
Requests via Internet--Employer (minus Denmark, Iceland, 7,664 1 40 5109 32.66 166,860
Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Spain,
Uruguay, France, Japan, Belgium, and Poland)...........
Requests via Letter--Employer in Denmark, Iceland, 4 1 44 3 32.66 98
Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden........................
Requests via Internet--Employer in Denmark, Iceland, 1,347 1 44 988 32.66 32,268
Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden........................
Requests via Letter--Employer in Germany, Italy, Spain, 22 1 41 15 32.66 490
Uruguay................................................
Requests via Internet--Employer in Germany, Italy, 3,601 1 41 2461 32.66 80,376
Spain, Uruguay.........................................
Requests via Letter--Employer in France and Japan....... 12 1 41 8 32.66 261
Requests via Internet--Employer in France and Japan..... 4,073 1 41 2783 32.66 90,893
Requests via Letter--Employer in Belgium................ 1 1 44 1 32.66 33
Requests via Internet--Employer in Belgium.............. 434 1 41 297 32.66 9,700
Requests via Letter--Employer in Poland................. 1 1 41 1 32.66 33
Requests via Internet--Employer in Poland............... 210 1 41 144 32.66 4,703
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Totals.............................................. 20,123 .............. .............. 13,656 .............. 460,425
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\+\ We are including a one-hour placeholder burden for the information collection for which we currently have no responses (mostly the mailed/faxed
letters, as we do not receive these often, since we collect almost all responses via our internet-based forms). While respondents may use this
modality if the system goes down, in general, they prefer to use the internet submission process.
* 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.

5. Disability Report-Child--20 CFR 416.912--0960-0577. Sections
223(d)(5)(A) and 1631(e)(1) of the Act require Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) claimants to furnish medical and other evidence to prove
they are disabled. SSA uses Form SSA-3820-BK to collect information
regarding a child applying for SSI disability payments. The information
we collect on the SSA-3820-BK then provides the State Disability
Determination Services (DDS) adjudicators a detailed explanation of a
child's medical history that is essential to the disability
determination. SSA uses Form SSA-3820-BK to collect contact and
biographic information about a child. It also includes details
pertaining to the child's condition including medical treating sources,
medications being taken, medical tests, educational background, and
work history if relevant. The State (DDS) evaluators use the
information from Form SSA-3820-BK, including its electronic versions,
to request and develop medical and school evidence, and to assess the
alleged disability. The information collected on the form, together
with medical evidence and other sources of non-medical evidence,
provides the evidentiary basis upon which SSA makes its initial
disability evaluation. The respondents are the responsible adult(s)
applying on behalf of the child, such as the parents, guardians, and
other caretakers who petition SSI childhood disability for initial and
reconsideration decisions.

Note: SSA is updating the Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction
Act Statements on these forms to comply with current legal
requirements.

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

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Average wait
Average time in field Total annual
Number of Frequency of Average burden Estimated theoretical office or opportunity
Modality of completion respondents response per response total annual hourly cost teleservice cost (dollars)
(minutes) burden (hours) amount center ***
(dollars) * (minutes) **
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SSA-3820 Paper Version.................. 771 1 90 1,157 $14.27 ** 16 *** $19,450
EDCS Intranet Version................... 255,984 1 120 511,968 14.27 ** 32 *** 9,253,995

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i3820 Internet Version.................. 96,481 1 120 192,962 14.27 ** 0 *** 2,753,568
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Totals.............................. 353,236 .............. .............. 706,087 .............. .............. *** 12,027,013
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* 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).
** We based this figure on the average combined FY 2026 wait times for field offices (16 minutes) and for teleservice centers (47 minutes which includes
the average speed of answer of 6 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
<radical> 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. 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 EDCS interview do so via telephone or in person.
*** 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. Consent Based Social Security Number Verification Process--20
CFR 400.100--0960-0760. The Consent Based Social Security Number
Verification (CBSV) process is a fee-based automated Social Security
number (SSN) verification service available to private businesses and
other requesting parties. To use the system, private businesses and
requesting parties must register with SSA and obtain valid consent from
SSN holders prior to verification. We collect the information to verify
if the submitted name and SSN match the information in SSA records.
After completing a registration process and paying the fee, the
requesting party can use the CBSV process to submit a file containing
the names of number holders who gave valid consent, along with each
number holder's accompanying SSN and date of birth (if available) to
obtain real-time results using a web service application or SSA's
Business Services Online (BSO) application. SSA matches the information
against the SSA master file of SSNs, using SSN, name, date of birth,
and gender code (if available). The requesting party retrieves the
results file from SSA, which indicates only a match or no match for
each SSN submitted.
Under the CBSV process, the requesting party does not submit the
consent forms of the number holders to SSA. SSA requires each
requesting party to retain a valid consent form for each SSN
verification request. The requesting party retains the consent forms in
either electronic or paper format.
SSA added a strong audit component to ensure the integrity of the
CBSV process. At the discretion of the agency, we require audits
(called ``compliance reviews'') with the requesting party paying all
audit costs. Independent certified public accounts (CPAs) conduct these
reviews to ensure compliance with all the terms and conditions of the
party's agreement with SSA, including a review of the consent forms.
CPAs conduct the reviews at the requesting party's place of business to
ensure the integrity of the process. In addition, SSA reserves the
right to perform unannounced onsite inspections of the entire process,
including review of the technical systems that maintain the data and
transaction records. The respondents to the CBSV collection are the
participating companies; members of the public who consent to the SSN
verification; and CPAs who provide compliance review services.

Note: We are revising the burden for this information
collection.

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

Time Burden
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Average
Average burden Estimated theoretical Total annual
Requirement Number of Frequency of Number of per response total annual hourly cost opportunity
respondents response responses (minutes) burden (hours) amount cost (dollars)
(dollars) * **
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Participating Companies
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Registration process for new *** 8 1 8 120 16 * $45.04 *** $721
participating companies................
Creation of file with SSN holder 52 **** 251 13,052 60 13,052 * 45.04 ** 587,862
identification data; maintaining
required documentation/forms...........
Using the system to upload request file, 52 251 13,052 5 1,088 * 45.04 ** 49,004
check status, and download results file
Storing Consent Forms................... 52 251 13,052 60 13,052 * 45.04 ** 587,862
Activities related to compliance review. 52 251 13,052 60 13,052 * 45.04 ** 587,862
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Totals.............................. 216 .............. 52,213 .............. 52,224 .............. ** 1,813,311
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Participating Companies Who Opt for External Testing Environment (ETE)
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ETE Registration Process (includes 19 1 19 180 57 * 45.04 ** 2,567
reviewing and completing ETE User
Agreement).............................
Web Service Transactions................ 19 50 950 1 16 * 45.04 ** 721
Reporting Issues Encountered on Web 19 50 950 1 16 * 45.04 ** 721
service testing (e.g., reports on
application's reliability).............
Reporting changes in users' status 19 1 19 60 19 * 45.04 ** 856
(e.g., termination or changes in users'
employment status; changes in duties of
authorized users)......................
Cancellation of Agreement............... 19 1 19 30 10 * 45.04 ** 450

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Dispute Resolution...................... 19 1 19 120 38 * 45.04 ** 1,711
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Totals.............................. 114 .............. 3,004 .............. 156 .............. 7,026
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People Whose SSNs SSA Will Verify
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Reading and signing authorization for 597,295 1 597,295 3 29,865 * 23.47 ** 700,932
SSA to release SSN verification (Form
SSA-89)................................
Responding to CPA re-contact............ 3,074 1 3,074 5 256 * 45.04 ** 11,530
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Totals.............................. 600,369 .............. 600,369 .............. 30,121 .............. ** 712,462
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* 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);
and on the average Business and Financial operations occupations hourly salaries, 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.
*** One-time registration process approximately 10 new participating companies per year.
**** Please note there are 251 Federal business days per year on which a requesting party could submit a file.
There is one CPA respondent conducting compliance reviews and preparing written reports of findings. The average burden per the 52 responses is 3,120
minutes for a total burden of 6,400 hours annually.

7. Statement for Determining Continuing Entitlement for Special
Veterans Benefits (SVB)--0960-0782. Title VIII of the Act provides for
the payment of Special Veterans benefits (SVB) to certain World War II
veterans who reside outside of the United States. SSA regularly reviews
individuals' claims for SVB to determine their continued eligibility
and correct payment amounts. SSA requires individuals living outside
the United States receiving SVB to report any changes to SSA that may
affect their benefits. These include changes such as: (1) a change in
mailing address or residence; (2) an increase or decrease in a pension,
annuity, or other recurring benefit; (3) a return or visit to the
United States for a calendar month or longer; or (4) an inability to
manage benefits. SSA uses Form SSA-2010-F6, to collect this
information. All beneficiaries have face-to-face interviews with the
Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) every year who assist them in completing
this form. Respondents are SVB beneficiaries living outside the United
States.
This is a correction notice: SSA published the incorrect burden
information for this collection at 90 FR 34329, on 7/21/25. We are
correcting this error here.

Note: We are revising the burden for this information
collection and updating the Privacy Act Statement to comply with
current legal requirements.

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

Mark Steffensen,
General Counsel, Chief of Law and Policy, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2025-23098 Filed 12-16-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191-02-P

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