Quality Review Case Analysis:
Sample Number Holder; Auxiliaries/Survivors; Parent; Stewardship
Annual Earnings Test Workbook
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
06/27/2025
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2025
17,700
18,215
55,582
7,686
0
0
Section 205(a) of the Social Security
Act (Act) authorizes the Commissioner of SSA to conduct the quality
review process, which entails collecting information related to the
accuracy of payments made under the Old-Age, Survivors, and
Disability Insurance Program (OASDI). Sections 228(a)(3),
1614(a)(1)(B), and 1836(2) of the Act require a determination of
the citizenship or alien status of the beneficiary; this is only
one item that we might question as part of the Annual Quality
review. SSA uses Forms SSA-2930, SSA-2931, and SSA-2932 to
establish a national payment accuracy rate for all cases in payment
status, and to serve as a source of information regarding problem
areas in the Retirement Survivors Insurance (RSI) and Disability
Insurance (DI) programs. We also use the information to measure the
accuracy rate for newly adjudicated RSI or DI cases. SSA uses Form
SSA-4659 to evaluate the effectiveness of the annual earnings test,
and to use the results in developing ongoing improvements in the
process. About twenty-five percent of respondents will have
in-person reviews and receive one of the following appointment
letters: (1) SSA-L8550-U3 (Appointment Letter – Sample Individual);
(2) SSA-L8551-U3 (Appointment Letter – Sample Family); or (3) the
SSA-L8552-U3 (Appointment Letter – Rep Payee). Seventy-five percent
of respondents will receive a notice for a telephone review using
the SSA-L8553-U3 (Beneficiary Telephone Contact) or the
SSA-L8554-U3 (Rep Payee Telephone Contact). To help the beneficiary
prepare for the interview, we include three forms with each notice:
(1) SSA-85 (Information Needed to Review Your Social Security
Claim) lists the information the beneficiary will need to gather
for the interview; (2) SSA-2935 (Authorization to the Social
Security Administration to Obtain Personal Information) verifies
the beneficiary’s correct payment amount, if necessary; and (3)
SSA-8552 (Interview Confirmation) confirms or reschedules the
interview if necessary. The respondents are a statistically valid
sample of all OASDI beneficiaries in current pay status or their
representative payees.
US Code:
42
USC 1382c Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 428 Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 1395o Name of Law: Social Security Act
US Code: 42
USC 405 Name of Law: Social Security Act
As we are removing three of the
notices we previously used with this collection since we no longer
need them, we have revised the burden accordingly from 2,525 hours
to 2,482 hours. We discuss the removal of these notices in the
Addendum to the Supporting Statement. * Note: The total burden
reflected in ROCIS is 55,582, while the burden cited in #12 of the
Supporting Statement is 2,482. This discrepancy is because the
ROCIS burden reflects the telephone center waiting time (currently
180 minutes). In contrast, the chart in #12 of the Supporting
Statement reflects actual burden.
$80,459
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
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.
Form SSA-2930 SSA-2930
Addendum - 0189 (Final).docx
SSA-2930