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 childrenÂs 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 childÂs 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.