Statement of Death by Funeral Director and State Death Match

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form SSA-721 Report of Death by Funeral Director Form and Instruction	Unchanged
Justification for Non-Substantive Changes for - 0960-0142.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2022-10-18
Justification for Non-Substantive Changes for - 0960-0142.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-10-20

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
37956	Report of Death by Funeral Director Form and Instruction	Unchanged
256495	State Death Match - States Expected to Become EDR's within next 3 Year Other-Death Screen Images	New
256494	State Death Match - Electronic Death Registration (EDR) Other-Death Screen Images	New
256493	State Death Match - Manual - Non-EDR Other-Instructions and File Format for State's Use	New
256492	State Death Match - Manual - Non-EDR Records from EDR sites Other-ile Format for State's Use	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0960-0142	ICR Reference No: 202210-0960-006
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202008-0960-005
Agency/Subagency: SSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Statement of Death by Funeral Director and State Death Match
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/21/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2024	05/31/2024
Responses	128,021,190	544,233
Time Burden (Hours)	36,282	36,282
Cost Burden (Dollars)	257,449,861	0

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Abstract: When an SSA-insured worker dies, the funeral director or funeral home responsible for the worker’s burial or cremation completes Form SSA-721 and sends it to SSA. SSA uses this information for three purposes: (1) to establish proof of death for the insured worker; (2) to determine if the insured individual was receiving any pre-death benefits SSA needs to terminate; and (3) to ascertain which surviving family member is eligible for the lump-sum death payment or for other death benefits. The respondents are funeral directors who handled death arrangements for the insured individuals. We are making a non-substantive change to combine State Death Match (OMB NO. 0960-0700) with Statement of Death by Funeral Director (OMB No. 0960-0142), under this OMB Control Number, as per OMB's Terms of Clearance on both of these ICRs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 402 Name of Law: 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:
	85 FR 45723	07/29/2020
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 63630	10/08/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Death by Funeral Director	SSA-721	Statement of Death by Funeral Director
State Death Match - Electronic Death Registration (EDR)
State Death Match - Manual - Non-EDR
State Death Match - Manual - Non-EDR Records from EDR sites
State Death Match - States Expected to Become EDR's within next 3 Year

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	128,021,190	544,233	0	127,476,957	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	36,282	36,282	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	257,449,861	0	0	257,449,861	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: $47,609,731

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

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? No

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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: 10/21/2022

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