SSA collects information on the SS-5
(used in the United States) and SS-5-FS (used outside the United
States) to issue original or replacement Social Security cards. SSA
also enters the application data into the SSNAP application when
issuing a card via telephone or in person. In addition, hospitals
collect the same information on SSA’s behalf for newborn children
through the Enumeration-at-Birth process. In this process, parents
of newborns provide hospital birth registration clerks with
information required to register these newborns. Hospitals send
this information to State Bureaus of Vital Statistics (BVS), and
they send the information to SSA’s National Computer Center. SSA
then uploads the data to the SSA mainframe along with all other
enumeration data, and we assign the newborn a Social Security
number (SSN) and issue a Social Security card. Respondents can also
use these modalities to request a change in their SSN records. In
addition, the iSSNRC Internet application collects information
similar to the paper SS-5 for no-change replacement SSN cards for
adult U.S. citizens. The iSSNRC modality allows certain applicants
for SSN replacement cards to complete the Internet application and
submit the required evidence online rather than completing a paper
Form SS-5. Finally, oSSNAP collects information similar to that
which we collect on the paper SS-5 for no change situations, with
the exception of name change, new or replacement SSN cards for U.S.
Citizens (adult and minor children), and replacement cards only for
non-U.S. citizens. oSSNAP allows these applicants for new or
replacement SSN cards to start the application process on-line,
receive a list of evidentiary documents, and then submit the
application data to SSA for further processing by SSA employees.
Applicants need to visit a local SSA office to complete the
application process. The respondents for this information
collection are applicants for original and replacement Social
Security cards, or individuals who wish to change information in
their SSN records, who use any of the modalities described
above.
US Code:
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USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
When we last cleared this
information collection in 2020, the burden was 2,009,251 hours.
However, we are currently reporting a burden of 1,146,724 hours.
This change stems from a decrease in the number of respondents
applying for original and replacement cards at SSA offices due to
limited services and SSA office closures because of the COVID
pandemic. In addition, we have moved burden from our paper and
SSNAP modalities to our oSSNAP and iSSNRC modalities to show the
program change to allow more respondents to use iSSNRC and oSSNAP
(see Addendum for more information). * Note: The total burden
reflected in ROCIS shows the additional combined time totals for
the field office and telephone call system wait times (for those
ICs that require them) as well as the rough estimate of a
30-minute, one-way, drive time in our calculation of the time
burden (for those ICs requiring field office visits). This is why
the burden estimates on ROCIS do not match the chart in #12 of the
Supporting Statement.
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.
Form SSA-2935-OP1 Authorization to the Social Security Administration to Obtain Personal Information
Addendum - 0066.docx
Application for a Social Security Card - no need to provide parent's SSN (Paper or SSNAP Intranet Modalities)