Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program Notices

ICR 201402-0960-011

OMB: 0960-0369

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Supporting Statement A
2014-05-29
IC Document Collections
ICR Details
0960-0369 201402-0960-011
Historical Active 201312-0960-009
SSA
Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program Notices
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved without change 07/03/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 06/02/2014
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
07/31/2017 36 Months From Approved 08/31/2014
736,072 0 736,072
122,680 0 122,680
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, SSA-L9779, SSA-L9781, SSA-L9784, SSA L9785, and SSA-L9790) to beneficiaries requesting earnings information the month prior to their attainment of full retirement age. We send each beneficiary a tailored letter that includes relevant earnings data from SSA records. The Annual Earnings Test Direct Mail Follow-up Program helps to ensure Social Security payments are correct, and enables us to prevent earnings-related overpayments, and avoid erroneous withholding. The respondents are working Social Security beneficiaries with earnings over the exempt amount.

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

Not associated with rulemaking

  79 FR 15782 03/21/2014
79 FR 30922 05/29/2014
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 736,072 736,072 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 122,680 122,680 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No

$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.
06/02/2014


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