- This information collection meets the requirements of
44 U.S.C. § 3507, as amended by section 2 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. You do
not need to answer these questions unless we display a valid Office of Management and
Budget control number. We estimate that it will take about 61 minutes to read the instructions,
gather the facts, and answer the questions. SEND OR BRING THE COMPLETED FORM TO
THE OFFICE THAT REQUESTED IT. If you do not have that address, you may call Social
Security at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). You may send comments on our time
estimate above to: SSA, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. Send only
comments relating to our time estimate to this address, not the completed form.
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THE COMPLETED FORM.
Sections 205(a), 223(d)(5)(A), 1631(d)(1), and 1631(e)(1) of the Social Security Act, as
amended, authorize us to collect this information. We will use the information you provide to
assist us in making a decision on your claim.
Furnishing us this information is voluntary. However, failing to provide us with all or part of the
information could prevent us from making a decision on your claim.
We rarely use the information you supply for any purpose other than the reason stated above.
However, we may use it for the administration and integrity of Social Security programs. We
may also disclose information to another person or to another agency in accordance with
approved routine uses, which include but are not limited to:
1. To comply with Federal laws requiring the release of information from our records
(e.g., to the Government Accountability Office and Department of Veterans
Affairs); and,
2. To facilitate statistical research, audit, or investigative activities necessary to ensure
the integrity and improvement of our programs (e.g., to the Bureau of the
Census and private entities under contract with us).
A list of when we may share your information with others, called routine uses, is available in
our System of Records Notices entitled, Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders
and SSN Applications System, 60-0058; Claims Folders System, 60-0089; and Master
Beneficiary Record, 60-0090. Additional information about these and other system of records
notices and our programs are available online at www.socialsecurity.gov or at your local Social
Security office.
We may also share the information you provide to other agencies through computer matching
programs. Matching programs compare our records with records kept by other Federal, State,
or local government agencies. We use the information from these programs to establish or
verify a person's eligibility for federally funded or administered benefit programs and for
repayment of incorrect payments or delinquent debts under these programs.