General Request for Social Security Records--eFOIA

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
General Request for Social Security Records--eFOIA Form	Modified
Supporting Statement 0960-0716.doc Supporting Statement A	2014-10-10
Addendum to Supporting Statement 0960-0716.doc Supplementary Document	2014-10-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
9773	General Request for Social Security Records--eFOIA Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0716	ICR Reference No: 201407-0960-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201109-0960-004
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: General Request for Social Security Records--eFOIA
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 11/26/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/15/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2017	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2014
Responses	2,500	0	5,000
Time Burden (Hours)	292	0	250
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Social Security Administration (SSA) uses the information we collect on this electronic request for Social Security records to respond to the public's request for information under the rights provided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and to track those requests by amount received, type of request, fees charged and responses sent within the required 20 days. Respondents are members of the public including individuals, institutions or agencies requesting information/documents under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 5 USC 552(a)(3) Name of Law: Government Organization and Employees
  

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:
	79 FR 44483	07/31/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 61366	10/10/2014
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
General Request for Social Security Records--eFOIA	N/A	General Request for Social Security Records--eFOIA

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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	2,500	5,000	0	0	-2,500	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	292	250	0	0	42	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: Based on actual data reported on SSA's annual report, we have reduced the estimate to 2,500 respondents to reflect a more realistic figure, and adjusted the public reporting burden accordingly. We have also adjusted the burden per response time from 3 minutes to 7 minutes. SSA data indicate 7 minutes more accurately reflects respondent per response completion times.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 10/15/2014

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