Sections 205(j) and 1631(a)(2) of the Social Security Act provide that a representative payee may be appointed to receive benefits on behalf of an individual entitled to Title II and/or Title XVI benefits when that individual is unable to manage or direct the management of those funds him/herself. The representative payee is required to report to SSA at least once per year on how those funds received have been used or conserved. When a representative payee fails to adequately report to SSA as required, SSA will conduct a face-to-face interview with the payee to complete an SSA-624, Representative Payee Evaluation Report, in order to determine the continued suitability of the representative payee to serve as a payee. The respondents are individuals and organizations who act as representative payees for Title II and Title XVI benefits who fail to comply with SSAÂs statutory annual reporting requirement.
The decrease in the public reporting burden is due to the replacement of the SSA-624 with the SSA-639 for the 2000 random interviews which are conducted annually.
The increases shown are due to the addition of the two ICs which were necessary in order to show the burden per type of respondent (Individuals, Businesses, and Local/State Government). Before ROCIS we did not have the ability to split the burden amongst these three types of respondents and, therefore, only reported one burden. Now that we have the ability to show the burden in this way, we have done so in ROCIS.
Also, please note that in the two new ICs SSA was unable to accurately make the numbers for the program change negative and still show the correct amounts in the Change Due to Agency Discretion column (see the charts which show this change in the Supplementary Documents section). Please consider revising the ROCIS system to accommodate a fix for this issue.
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:
(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;
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.