The final rule requires revisions to
our existing information collections to enable SSA to directly pay
entities fees we may authorize to their employees, and to register
all entities who wish direct payment to register with us, using our
revised, standardized registration system. For some sections in
this rule, we previously accounted for the public reporting burdens
under the following OMB approved information collections: 0960-0527
(SSA-1696 Claimant’s Appointment of a Representative, which allows
an individual to appoint a representative, and requires the
representative’s agreement to serve as representative), 0960-0731
(SSA-1694, Request for Business Entity Taxpayer Information, which
requests specific taxpayer data from representatives requesting a
fee), and 0960 0732 (SSA-1699, Representative Registration, which
requires the representatives to prove eligibility when they
register with SSA and allows them to request a fee). Consequently,
we are not reporting those sections here. However, the application
of the revisions under this final rule requires burden changes and
information collection revisions to the currently approved
information collections under the following information collection
requests: 0960-0527 (SSA-1696, Claimant’s Appointment of a
Representative, which allows an individual to appoint a
representative, and requires the representative’s agreement to
serve as representative), 0960-0731 (SSA-1694, Request for Business
Entity Taxpayer Information, which requests specific taxpayer data
from representatives requesting a fee), and 0960 0732 (SSA-1699,
Representative Registration, which requires the representatives to
prove eligibility when they register with SSA and allows them to
request a fee). We anticipate these revisions will increase the
burdens for the affected information collections. We published a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on August 4, 2023, at 88 FR
51747. In that NPRM, we solicited comments under the PRA on the
burden estimate; the need for the information; its practical
utility; ways to enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and on
ways to minimize the burden on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology. The comments section of the final rule includes our
responses to the PRA-related public comments we received under the
NPRM. Note: While this information collection request encompasses
multiple information collection (IC) tools, not all of the ICs will
become effective at the same time. We expect to make the SSA 1694
(OMB No. 0960-0731) and the SSA-1699 (OMB No. 0960-0732) effective
on September 30, 2024. However, we expect to make the SSA-1696 (OMB
No. 0960 0527) effective December 9, 2024. SSA is submitting a
single new Information Collection Request which encompasses
revisions to information collections currently under OMB Numbers
0960-0527, 0960-0731 and 0960-0732 to OMB for the approval of the
changes due to the final rule. After approval at the final rule
stage, we will adjust the figures associated with the current OMB
numbers for these forms to reflect the new burden.
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USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Law
The final rule increases the
overall public reporting burden for these information collections.
See the chart above for updated burden figures. As noted in
questions #1 and #12 of the Supporting Statement (and in the
Abstract section above), upon OMB approval of the final rule, we
will update the burden figures in the associated information
collections under 0960-0527, 0960-0731, and 0960-0732 to reflect
these revised burdens.
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-1694 SSA-1694 (0960-0731) - 404.1735; 416.1535 - An entity is eligible for direct payment under certain circumstances
Addendum - 0960-0832 (Marasco FR).docx
SSA-1694 (0960-0731) - 404.1735; 416.1535 - An entity is eligible for direct payment under certain circumstances