Section 303 of the Social Security
Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA) provides for a 5-year demonstration
project to be conducted by SSA under which the direct payment of
SSA approved fees is extended to certain non-attorney claimant
representatives. To be eligible for direct payment of fees, a
non-attorney representative must fulfill 5 key statutory
requirements. Through a private contractor SSA will collect
required information to determine eligibility for direct payment of
representation services.
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.