Employer Report of Special Wage Payments

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SSA-131 Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--No Response to Question #6 Form	Modified
Form SSA-131 Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--Full Form Including #6 Form	Modified
0960-0565 non-substantive change request (revised).doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2013-05-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9507	Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--No Response to Question #6 Form	Modified
195194	BSO Special Wage Payments Submission - Electronic Version Other-Internet Screens	Unchanged
183800	Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--Full Form Including #6 Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0565	ICR Reference No: 201305-0960-012
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201008-0960-009
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Employer Report of Special Wage Payments
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: 06/06/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/04/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2014	04/30/2014	04/30/2014
Responses	106,076	0	106,076
Time Burden (Hours)	35,037	0	35,037
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: SSA gathers the information on Form SSA-131 to prevent earnings-related overpayments to Social Security beneficiaries, and to avoid erroneous withholding of benefits. The respondents are employers who provide special wage payment verification. We are making non-substantive changes to update the phone number for the Division of Business Services alert, and adding language to alert the employer to complete the field.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 403 Name of Law: The Social Security Act
  

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:
	75 FR 80563	12/22/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	76 FR 14441	03/16/2011
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--Full Form Including #6	SSA-131	Employer Report of Special Wage Payments
Employer Report of Special Wage Payments--No Response to Question #6	SSA-131	Employer Report of Special Wage Payments
BSO Special Wage Payments Submission - Electronic Version

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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	106,076	106,076	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	35,037	35,037	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: When we last cleared this collection in 2008, the burden was 35,035 hours. However, we are currently reporting a burden of 35,037 hours. This change partly stems from employers sending SSA special wage payment files electronically using Business Services Online. In addition, we erroneously double counted the burden in 2008 for those respondents who fill out #6. We corrected that error in this information collection request.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $573,911

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 06/04/2013

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