Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SSA-95-SM Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire Form	Modified
Justification For Non-Substantive Changes to 0960-0432.doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2009-06-02
Addendum--0432.doc Supplementary Document	2007-08-08
Supporting Statement--0432.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-09-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9293	Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0432	ICR Reference No: 200905-0960-013
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200707-0960-006
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire
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: 07/21/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/03/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2010	11/30/2010	11/30/2010
Responses	360,000	0	360,000
Time Burden (Hours)	180,000	0	180,000
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Each year employers report the wage amounts they paid their employees to IRS for tax purposes, and separately to SSA for retirement and disability coverage purposes. In theory these reported amounts should equal each other; however each year some of the employer wage reports that SSA receives are less than the wage amounts reported to IRS. SSA attempts to ensure that employees receive full credit for the wages that they have earned through the use of the SSA-L93-SM; SSA-L94-SM; SSA-95-SM and SSA-97-SM. Respondents are employers who reported less wage amounts to SSA than they reported to IRS.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 405 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 42 USC 432 Name of Law: null
  

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:
	72 FR 35293	06/27/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 53803	09/20/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Missing and Discrepant Wage Reports Letter and Questionnaire	SSA-97-SM, SSA-95-SM	Employer Questionnaire--SSA Has No Record of Employer Report ,   Employer Questionnaire--Discrepancy Between IRS and SSA Records

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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	360,000	360,000	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	180,000	180,000	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: $554,400

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

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: 06/03/2009

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