Form SSA-454-BK (06-2020) UF Page 2 of 15
Privacy Act Statement
Collection and Use of Personal Information
Sections 205(a), 221(i), 223(d), 1614(a), 1631(e), and 1633(c) of the Social Security Act, as amended,
authorize us to collect this information. Furnishing us this information is voluntary. However, failing to
provide all or part of the information may prevent an accurate and timely decision on any claim filed.
We will use the information to determine eligibility for benefits. We may also share your information for the
following purposes, called routine uses:
• To applicants, claimants, prospective applicants or claimants, other than the data subject, their authorized
representatives or representative payees to the extent necessary to pursue Social Security claims and to
representative payees when the information pertains to individuals for whom they serve as representative
payees, for the purpose of assisting Social Security Administration (SSA) in administering its
representative payment responsibilities under the Act and assisting the representative payees in
performing their duties as payees, including receiving and accounting for benefits for individuals for
whom they serve as payees; and
• To private medical and vocational consultants for use in making preparation for, or evaluating the results
of, consultative medical examinations or vocational assessments which they were engaged to perform by
SSA or a State agency acting in accord with sections 221 or 1633 of the Act.
In addition, we may share this information in accordance with the Privacy Act and other Federal laws. For
example, where authorized, we may use and disclose this information in computer matching programs, in
which our records are compared with other records to establish or verify a person's eligibility for Federal
benefit programs and for repayment of incorrect or delinquent debts under these programs.
A list of additional routine uses is available in our Privacy Act System of Records Notices (SORN) 60-0089,
entitled Claims Folders System, as published in the Federal Register (FR) on April 1, 2003, at 68 FR 15784,
and 60-0320, entitled Electronic Disability Claim File, as published in the FR on December 22, 2003, at
68 FR 71210. Additional information and a full listing of all our SORNs are available on our website at
www.ssa.gov/privacy
.
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
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 (OMB) control number. We estimate that it will take about 60 minutes to
read the instructions, gather the facts, and answer the questions. Send only comments regarding this
burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection, including suggestions for reducing this
burden to: SSA, 6401 Security Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401.
SEND OR BRING THE COMPLETED REPORT TO YOUR LOCAL SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE, THE
NEAREST U.S. EMBASSY OR CONSULATE OFFICE. Office addresses are listed under U.S.
Government agencies in your telephone directory or you may call 1-800-772-1213
(TTY 1-800-325-0778) for the address.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS FORM, REMOVE THIS SHEET AND KEEP IT FOR YOUR RECORDS.