If an individual who is claiming
disability under Title XVI or Title II is currently or has recently
been in an education program, SSA must obtain information about his
or her functioning from teachers, instructors, and other education
personnel who have the opportunity to observe the individual on a
day-to-day basis. Educational programs are an important source of
evidence and often provide formal assessment results and other
kinds of information from a variety of disciplines.
There is not a decrease in
burden, when we separated the IC's the system is showing it as a
decrease. There is actually an increase in the burden due to The
Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) requested that
the two forms be made available to ODAR adjudicators for obtaining
evidence needed in childrens cases adjudicated in the DDSs. ODAR
personnel would use the forms when they are either missing from a
file, or there is need for more recent information about a childs
functioning. ODAR currently uses form HA-68, OMB No. 0960-0721 to
collect this information. In order to eliminate duplicative SSA
forms, ODAR has agreed to use the SSA-5665 and SSA-5666 in place of
the HA-68.
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.