Report of Deceased Individual's Social Security Record

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form SSA-711 Report of Deceased Individual's Social Security Record	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Justification for the Non-Substantive Changes - 0665.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2016-10-07	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
43711	Report of Deceased Individual's Social Security Record	Form	Modified
189491	Request for Deceased Individual's Social Security Record	Other-Internet Screens	Unchanged

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0665	ICR Reference No: 201610-0960-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201607-0960-010
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Deceased Individual's Social Security Record
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/13/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/07/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2018	10/31/2018	10/31/2018
Responses	50,000	0	50,000
Time Burden (Hours)	5,833	0	5,833
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: SSA is changing a return address on the form and implementing a fillable PDF version of the form SSA-711. The Social Security Administration (SSA) needs the name and address of the member of the public who is requesting the information as well as a description of the record that member is requesting in order to process the request. SSA uses the information provided by the respondent on Form SSA-711 to verify that the wage earner is deceased and to access the correct Social Security record. Respondents are members of the public who are requesting deceased individuals' Social Security records. We are making non-substantive changes to the forms to update the fees.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 114 - 185 337 Name of Law: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
   US Code: 5 USC 552 Name of Law: Public Information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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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:
	80 FR 24307	04/30/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 51647	08/25/2015
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Deceased Individual's Social Security Record	SSA-711	Request for Deceased Individual's Social Security Record
Request for Deceased Individual's Social Security Record

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ICR Summary 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	50,000	50,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,833	5,833	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $585,000

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: 10/07/2016

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