Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SSA-1020 Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (Paper Form)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form i1020 Internet Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
SSA-1020 (0960-0696) supporting statement (2011) Beas approval.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-02-14	Available
SSA-1020 (0960-0696) addendum (beas approval).doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-02-14	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
38067	Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (Paper Form)	Form and Instruction	Modified
189790	MSP Follow-Up Letter for 2010	Other-MSP Follow-Up Letter	Removed
187636	Application for Extra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (field office interview)	Other-Screens for SSA field office interview	Modified
182917	Internet Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0696	ICR Reference No: 201109-0960-013
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201105-0960-002
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/26/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/14/2012
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2012
Responses	1,412,040	0	1,020,000
Time Burden (Hours)	671,921	0	481,333
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 mandated the creation of the Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage program and provided for certain subsidies for eligible Medicare beneficiaries to help pay for the costs of prescription drugs. SSA uses Form SSA-1020 (and the i1020, its electronic counterpart), the Application for Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs, to collect information to make Part D subsidy eligibility determinations. In this non-substantive change request, we are making minor wording and organizational changes to the Welcome/Introductory screens of the i1020. There is no difference in the type of information we are asking, and these changes will not affect burden.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 275 100 Name of Law: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008
   US Code: 42 USC 1395w-101 Name of Law: Social Security Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 275 100 Name of Law: Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 71105	11/16/2011
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 8322	02/14/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Extra Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (field office interview)
Internet Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs	i1020	Internet Application for Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs (Paper Form)	SSA-1020	Application for Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
MSP Follow-Up Letter for 2010

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,412,040	1,020,000	0	392,040	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	671,921	481,333	0	190,588	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: There has been an increase in burden hours. The increase stems from and increase in the number of respondents competing the application. There has been a decrease in burden hours, because we are no longer sending the MSP follow-up letter.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $3,812,150

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/14/2012

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