Social Security Administration (SSA) acting commissioner Lee Dudek on Friday reversed the agency’s decision to change how newborns in the state of Maine receive their Social Security cards, apologizing for “an undue burden on the people of Maine.

Social Security Administration acting Commissioner Lee Dudek announced Friday that he was reversing his decision to suspend a program in Maine that allows parents to apply for a Social Security number for newborn infants by simply filling out a form at the hospital.

Lee Dudek, the acting Social Security Administration commissioner, said in a statement that the agency was “correcting” a decision to change the policy.