Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program Notices

ICR 201012-0960-005

OMB: 0960-0369

Federal Form Document

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Supplementary Document
2011-05-24
Supporting Statement A
2011-05-24
ICR Details
0960-0369 201012-0960-005
Historical Active 200805-0960-025
SSA
Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program Notices
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 08/18/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 06/02/2011
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2014 36 Months From Approved 08/31/2011
736,072 0 460,000
122,680 0 76,667
0 0 0

SSA developed the Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program to improve beneficiary reporting on work and earnings during the year, and earnings information at the end of the year. SSA may reduce benefits payable under the Social Security Act when an individual has wages or self-employment income exceeding the annual exempt amount. SSA identifies beneficiaries likely to receive more than the annual exempt amount, and requests more frequent estimates of earnings from them. When applicable, SSA also requests a future year estimate to reduce overpayments due to earnings. SSA sends letters (SSA–L9778, L9779, L9781, L9784, L9785, and L9790) to beneficiaries requesting earnings information the month prior to reaching full retirement age. We send each beneficiary a tailored letter, which includes relevant earnings data from SSA records. The Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program helps to ensure Social Security payments are correct. The respondents are working Social Security beneficiaries.

US Code: 42 USC 403 Name of Law: The Social Security Act
   US Code: 42 USC 405 Name of Law: The Social Security Act
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  76 FR 3688 01/20/2011
76 FR 28297 05/16/2011
No

  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 736,072 460,000 0 0 276,072 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 122,680 76,667 0 0 46,013 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
The increase in the burden reported in #12 above stems from the overall increased usage of Forms SSA-L9778, SSA-L9779, SSA-L9781, SSA-L9784, SSA-L9785, and SSA-L9790. In addition, the previous ICR showed all the forms under one IC. Since we report a different number of respondents per form, we corrected for that in this ICR by creating separate ICs for each form.

$2,085,537
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Faye Lipsky 410 965-8783 faye.lipsky@ssa.gov

  No

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.
06/02/2011


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