Addendum - 0466

Addendum to the Supporting Statement for Form SSA-7004

Request for Social Security Statement

20 CFR 404.810

OMB No. 0960-0466

Revision to the Collection Instrument

We made the following revisions to Form SSA-7004:

• Change #1: We added the following language to the form. This new note should be located after the first bulleted list, and before the bolded note in the top portion of page 1:

NOTE: You can receive an immediate Social Security Statement online by using a free my Social Security account. Log in or sign up today at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.

Justification #1: We added this language to inform the public that rather than completing and mailing in this form, there is a faster and more convenient way to obtain a Statement, using my Social Security online. This supports the agency’s goal to increase the number of people who use my Social Security to obtain their Statement.

• Change #2: We are removing Question 5 (Sex) from the form, and renumbering questions 6-9 to 5-8.

Justification #2: We eliminated gender questions from SSNVS for SSN verification, and revised our policy for updating the Numident record to reflect a person’s gender identity, allowing a transgender person to change their gender on their Social Security Records.

• Change #3: We are expanding the data contained in the barcode

Justification #3: The current barcode format only contains the last 4 digits of the SSN and is used to match the front and back of the form images at scanning. Expanding the data contained in the barcode will minimize possible errors generated by manual processing.

• Change #4: We are revising the Privacy Act Statement on this form.

Justification #4: SSA’s Office of the General Counsel is conducting a systematic review of SSA’s Privacy Act Statements on agency forms. As a result, SSA is updating the Privacy Act Statement on the form.