Changes to the Use of
Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
12/31/2024
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
1,831,140
0
650,218
0
0
0
We administer the Old-Age, Survivors,
and Disability Insurance (OASDI) disability and Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) programs under Titles II and XVI of the
Social Security Act (Act), respectively. The OASDI program pays
benefits to individuals who meet certain requirements, including
being disabled and insured for disability. OASDI also pays benefits
to certain members of disabled individuals’ families. We refer to
meeting the requirements for OASDI disability benefits as OASDI
disability “entitlement.” The SSI program provides financial
support to: 1) adults and children with a disability or blindness;
and 2) adults aged 65 and older. These individuals must meet all
program eligibility requirements, including having resources and
income below specified amounts. We refer to meeting the factors of
eligibility for SSI payments as SSI “eligibility.” We use wage and
employment information to decide who can receive OASDI disability
benefits and SSI payments. We also use it to determine SSI payment
amounts. Receiving complete, accurate, and timely wage and
employment information allows us to administer our programs
efficiently and to avoid improper payments that can occur when we
do not have such information. Currently, we rely on individuals to
report certain wage and employment information to us. Section 824
of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (BBA), Pub. L. 114-74, 129
Stat. 584, 607, authorizes the Commissioner of Social Security to
enter into information exchanges with payroll data providers to
obtain wage and employment information for the purposes of
efficient program administration, and, to prevent improper OASDI
disability and SSI payments without the need for additional
verification. SSA published the Final Rule for the Use of
Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration which
revises our regulations to include procedures for implementing the
access to and use of the information held by payroll data
providers. We expect this final rule will support proper use of
information exchanges with payroll data providers, which will help
us administer our programs more efficiently and prevent improper
payments under Titles II and XVI of the Act, which can otherwise
occur when we do not receive timely and accurate wage and
employment information. While this rule will not require any
revisions to our existing information collections, the application
of the revisions to these rules may cause a burden change to our
currently approved information collections under 0960-0715. In
addition, we also note that we will need to update the listing of
the Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) citations to include
references to 20 CFR 703(a)&(b); 404.1588(b)(3)(iii) &
(b)(4); 416.708(c); and 416.709 for the following ICRs: 0960 0034,
0960-0138, 0960-0715, 0960 0807, and 0960-0820. Upon OMB’s approval
of the final rule, we will adjust the figures associated with the
current information collection for these forms to reflect the new
burden and will also update the documentation to include the new or
revised CFR citations. Respondents are applicants for, or
beneficiaries of, OASDI disability; applicants for, or recipients
of, SSI; their representatives; or SSI deemors.
This final rule decreases the
overall public reporting burden for these information collections.
See question #12 above for updated burden figures. As noted in #1
and #12 above, upon OMB approval of the final rule, we will update
the burden figures in the associated information collections under
0960-0034, 0960-0138, 0960-0715, and 0960 0807 to reflect these
revised burdens. * Note: The total burden reflected in ROCIS is
650,218, while the burden cited in #12 of the Supporting Statement
is 294,328. This discrepancy is because the ROCIS burden also
reflects the field office and teleservices waiting time. 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-8240 0960-0807 - Authorization for the Social Security Administration to Obtain Wage and Employment Information from Payroll Data Providers - SSA-8240 (Paper Form)
Supporting Statement - 0960-0837 (PIE Final Rule).docx
0960-0807 - Authorization for the Social Security Administration to Obtain Wage and Employment Information from Payroll Data Providers - Internet Screens