No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
08/23/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2026
03/31/2026
2,942,388
2,942,388
987,364
987,364
0
0
On April 13, 2018, the President
signed into law The Strengthening Protections for Social Security
Beneficiaries Act of 2018, also known as Pub.L.115-165. Section 201
of the law allows SSA beneficiaries and applicants under Title II,
Title VIII and Title XVI, of the Act to designate individuals to
serve as a representative payee should the need arise in the
future. Section 201(j)(2) of the Act provides the requirements for
selecting a qualified representative payee. SSA only offers the
option to advance designate to capable adults and emancipated
minors. Beneficiaries who have an assigned representative payee, or
have a representative application in process, cannot advance
designate. Form SSA-4547, Advance Designation of Representative
Payee, allows beneficiaries or applicants the option to designate
individuals in order of priority, to serve as a representative.
Beneficiaries or applicants can update or change the advance
designee order of priority at any time. SSA uses the information on
Form SSA-4547 to select a qualified representative payee in order
of priority. If the selected representative payee is unable or
unwilling to serve, or meet SSA requirements. SSA will select
another representative payee to serve in the beneficiaries and
applicants best interest. SSA will notify beneficiaries annually of
the individuals they chose in advance to be their representative
payee. The respondents are SSA beneficiaries and claimants who want
to choose an advance designate representative. We are making minor
revisions to the SSA-4547 to remove the signature block field, and
we are relocating the Privacy Act Statement on the iClaim Screens
to appear prior to the respondent submitting information.
PL:
Pub.L. 115 - 165 201 Name of Law: The Strengthening Protections
for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018
PL: Pub.L. 115 - 165 201 Name of Law:
Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018
When we last cleared this IC in
2020, the burden was 1,173,919 hours. However, we are currently
reporting a burden of 206,574 hours. This change stems from a
decrease in the number of responses from 11,739,194 to 2,942,388.
In our 2020 clearance package, our burden figures reflected the
assumption that all individuals given the option to advance
designate, would choose to do so. However, some individuals chose
to waive their right to advance designation. The choice to waive
the right to advance designation has a lower burden time per
response than the choice to submit an advance designation.
Therefore, the initial data was an overestimate on our part,
assuming that 100% of eligible claimants and beneficiaries will
advance designate. These figures represent current Management
Information data. Note: The total burden reflected in ROCIS is
987,364, while the burden cited in #12 of the Supporting Statement
is 206,574. This discrepancy is because the ROCIS burden reflects
the following components: field office waiting time + a rough
estimate of a 30-minute, one-way, drive burden. In contrast, the
chart in #12 of the Supporting Statement reflects actual
burden.
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-4547 Advance Designation of Representative Payee (Intranet Version - Paper Form SSA-4547)
Justification for Non-Substantive Changes for 0960-0814.docx
Waiver of Advance Designation (Internet Version - iClaim)