11-7-07 memo

CBSV Comments/Responses - Set 3
OMB Comment 1: OMB would like it to more clearly stated that the CBSV does not verify employment
eligibility. Would SSA be amenable to the following additions (highlighted in yellow)? Can these changes
be made to the user guide as well as the user agreement?
"NOTE: CBSV is designed to provide you with only a "yes" or "no" verification of whether the SSN
verified with SSA's records. CBSV does not verify employment eligibility, nor does it interface with the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) verification system and will not satisfy DHS's I-9
requirements."
SSA Response 1: We agree to this new language. The revised guide (changed annotated on page 3) and
user agreement (change annotated on page 3) are attached.
OMB Comment 2: Please provide an actual estimate for how much it would cost SSA to provide the
expiration date on the website.
SSA Response 2: After reconsidering this issue, SSA has decided to withdraw our request to be exempted
from displaying the OMB expiration date. We will post the expiration date on the CBSV website.
OMB Comment 3: Why is SSA proposing to only change the user guide and not the Form SSA 89 to
identify that a person has consented to allow a longer timeframe? Also, the paragraph in the user guide that
states the method for modifying the consent form states also that "No alterations may be made to the Form
SSA-89."
SSA Response 3: The SSA-89 has been updated to include a space for the individual to specify a different
timeframe. Please see the attached revised SSA-89. The user guide does not contain specific instructions
on how the SSA-89 should be completed. Those instructions are in the user agreement. Therefore, the user
agreement (page 4) has been updated with the following language:
"No alterations may be made to the Form SSA-89, unless the individual is changing the date for

how long the consent is valid. That change must be annotated and initialed in the space
provided on the form."