SSA is requesting to implement the
Ticket Portal to replace the contractor administered Secure
Provider Portal. The new Ticket Portal under SSA supports a more
secure, efficient, and cost effective administration and operation
of the Ticket to Work Program. This change decreases the respondent
burden associated with processing and sending paper forms and
tracking actions relative to program participation. Through its
Ticket to Work Program Manager, SSA uses the information collected
to operate and manage the Ticket to Work Program. SSA uses the
Ticket to Work Program to assign Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
beneficiaries to a service provider, and follows their progress
through the various stages of ticket program participation such as
progress reviews or changes in ticket status. Most of the
collections in this request require service providers to provide
information to SSA for such tasks as selecting a payment system or
requesting payments for helping the beneficiary achieve certain
work goals. Most of the categories of information collected in this
request are required for SSA to be in compliance with the Ticket to
Work legislation and provide proper oversight of the program. The
respondents are SSDI beneficiaries and blind or disabled SSI
beneficiaries and their employment networks or State vocational
rehabilitation agencies under the Ticket to Work Program.
US Code:
42
USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code:
42 USC 1320b19 Name of Law: Social Security Act
This new SSA-led Ticket Portal
has eliminated the need for state VR agencies to submit Form
SSA-1365, thus reducing the per response burden on these
respondents.
$7,000,000
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.