Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, 107185-107189 [2024-31131]

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• Social Security Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 250 (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 107185-107189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-31131]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2024-0046]


Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are issuing 
public notice of our intent to modify an existing system of records 
entitled, Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN 
Applications (60-0058), last published on January 4, 2022. This notice 
publishes details of the modified system as set forth below under the 
caption, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: The system of records notice (SORN) is applicable upon its 
publication in today's Federal Register, with the exception of the new 
routine use, which is effective January 30, 2025.
    We invite public comment on the routine uses or other aspects of 
this SORN. In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, we are providing 
the public a 30-day period in which to submit comments. Therefore, 
please submit any comments by January 30, 2025.

ADDRESSES: The public, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and 
Congress may comment on this publication by writing to the Executive 
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General 
Counsel, SSA, Room G-401 West High Rise, 6401 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401, or through the Federal e-Rulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Please reference docket number 
SSA-2024-0046. All comments we receive will be available for public 
inspection at the above address and we will post them to https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tristin Dorsey, Government Information 
Specialist, Privacy Implementation Division, Office of Privacy and 
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, SSA, Room G-401 West High 
Rise, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235-6401, 
telephone: (410) 966-5855, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are clarifying the system location to 
recognize that we may also maintain records in a cloud-based 
environment. We are revising the categories of individuals covered by 
the system and routine use No. 14 to incorporate gender-inclusive 
language, in support of

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E.O. 13988, Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of 
Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation. We are revising routine use Nos. 
4, 8, 9, 11, 17, 19, 20, 32, 37, 40, and 47 for easier reading. We are 
also adding a new routine use that permits disclosure to a proper 
applicant who submits a Social Security card application when the 
proper applicant establishes that the number holder is physically or 
mentally unable to file for a Social Security card on their own behalf 
and provides evidence of custody or legal relationship for the number 
holder.
    In addition, we are revising the policies and practices for 
retention and disposal of records to reflect the accurate retention and 
disposal schedules. We are modifying the administrative, technical, and 
physical safeguards for easier reading. We are modifying the notice 
throughout to correct miscellaneous stylistic formatting and 
typographical errors of the previously published notice, and to ensure 
the language reads consistently across multiple systems. We are 
republishing the entire notice for ease of reference.
    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(r), we have provided a report to 
OMB and Congress on this modified system of records.

Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 
General Counsel.

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
     Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN 
Applications (60-0058)

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
    Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
    Social Security Administration, Office of Systems, Office of 
Systems Operations and Hardware Engineering, Robert M. Ball Building, 
6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401.
    Information is also located in additional locations in connection 
with cloud-based services and as backup for business continuity 
purposes.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
    Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Retirement 
and Disability Policy, Office of Income Security Programs, 6401 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, (410) 966-5855.

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
    Sections 205(a) and 205(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, as 
amended.

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
    We use information in this system to assign SSNs and for a number 
of administrative and program purposes, including but not limited to: 
for various Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance, Supplemental 
Security Income, and Medicare/Medicaid claims purposes; as a case 
control number; as a secondary beneficiary cross-reference control 
number for enforcement purposes; for verification of individual 
identity factors; and for other claims purposes related to establishing 
benefit entitlement. We use information in this system:
     for the general administration of the Social Security Act 
to ensure the accuracy of enumeration related information in other SSA 
systems;
     to prevent the processing of an SSN card application for a 
person whose application we identified was supported by evidence that 
either:
    [cir] we suspect may be fraudulent and we are verifying evidence, 
or
    [cir] we determined to be fraudulent information;
     to record accurate earnings information to the correct 
individual;
     to prevent issuance of multiple SSNs to a person;
     for resolution of earnings discrepancy cases; and
     for research and statistical activities.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
    This system contains a record of each person who has applied for 
and to whom we have assigned an SSN. This system also contains records 
of each person who applied for an SSN, but to whom we did not assign 
one for one of the following reasons: (1) their application was 
supported by documents that we suspect may be fraudulent and we are 
verifying the documents with the issuing agency; (2) we have determined 
the person submitted fraudulent documents; (3) we do not suspect fraud 
but we need to further verify information the person submitted or we 
need additional supporting documents; or (4) we have not yet completed 
processing the application.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
    We collect applications for SSNs. This system contains all of the 
information we received on the applications for SSNs (e.g., name, date 
and place of birth, sex identification, both parents' names, reference 
number, and alien registration number) and all information obtained 
during the processing of the SSN request. The system also contains:
     changes in the information on the applications the SSN 
holders submit;
     information from applications supported by evidence we 
suspect or determine to be fraudulent, along with the mailing addresses 
of the persons who filed such applications and descriptions of the 
documentation they submitted;
     cross-references when multiple numbers have been issued to 
the same person;
     a form code that identifies the Form SS-5 (Application for 
a Social Security Card Number) as the application the person used for 
the initial issuance of an SSN, or for changing the identifying 
information (e.g., a code indicating original issuance of the SSN, or 
that we assigned the person's SSN through our enumeration at birth 
program);
     a citizenship code that identifies the number holder's 
status as a U.S. citizen or the work authorization of a non-citizen;
     a special indicator code that identifies types of 
questionable data or special circumstances concerning an application 
for an SSN (e.g., false identity; illegal alien; scrambled earnings);
     an indication that an SSN was assigned based on 
harassment, abuse, or life endangerment;
     an indication that a person has filed a benefit claim 
under a particular SSN; and
     other indicators needed to process SSN requests.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
    We obtain information in this system of records from SSN applicants 
(or persons acting on their behalf), as well as Federal, State, and 
local agencies.

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES 
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
    We will disclose records pursuant to the following routine uses; 
however, we will not disclose any information defined as ``return or 
return information'' under 26 U.S.C. 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code 
(IRC), unless authorized by a statute, the Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS), or IRS regulations.
    1. To employers (or agents on their behalf) in order to complete 
their records for reporting wages to us pursuant to the Federal 
Insurance Contributions Act and section 218 of the Social Security Act.
    2. To Federal, State, and local entities to assist them with 
administering income maintenance and health-maintenance programs, when 
a Federal statute authorizes them to use the SSN.

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    3. To the Department of Justice (DOJ) for investigating and 
prosecuting violations of the Social Security Act.
    4. To Department of Homeland Security (DHS), upon request, to 
identify and locate aliens in the United States pursuant to section 
290(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1360(b)).
    5. To the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), for the purpose of 
administering provisions of the Social Security Act relating to 
railroad employment and for administering the Railroad Unemployment 
Insurance Act.
    6. To the Department of the Treasury, for:
    (a) tax administration as defined in section 6103 of the IRC (26 
U.S.C. 6103);
    (b) investigating the alleged theft, forgery, or unlawful 
negotiation of Social Security checks; and
    (c) administering those sections of the IRC that grant tax benefits 
based on support or residence of children. As required by section 
1090(b) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Public Law 105-34, this 
routine use applies specifically to the SSNs of parents show on an 
application for an SSN for a person who has not yet attained age 18.
    7. To a congressional office in response to an inquiry from that 
office made on behalf of, and at the request of, the subject of the 
record or third party acting on the subject's behalf.
    8. To the Department of State (DOS) for administering the Social 
Security Act in foreign countries through its facilities and services.
    9. To the American Institute, a private corporation under contract 
to DOS, for administering the Social Security Act on Taiwan through 
facilities and services of that agency.
    10. To the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), Regional Office, 
Manila, Philippines, for the administration of the Social Security Act 
in the Philippines and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region through 
services and facilities of that agency.
    11. To the Department of Labor (DOL) for administering provisions 
of Title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, as amended 
by the Black Lung Benefits Act, and for studies on the effectiveness of 
training programs to combat poverty.
    12. To DVA:
    (a) to validate SSNs of compensation recipients/pensioners so that 
DVA can release accurate pension/compensation data to us for Social 
Security program purposes; and
    (b) upon request, for purposes of determining eligibility for, or 
amount of DVA benefits, or verifying other information with respect 
thereto.
    13. To Federal agencies that use the SSN as a numerical identifier 
in their record-keeping systems for the purpose of validating SSNs.
    14. To DOJ, a court or other tribunal, or another party before such 
court or tribunal, when:
    (a) SSA, or any component thereof; or
    (b) any SSA employee in their official capacity; or:
    (c) any SSA employee in their individual capacity where DOJ (or 
SSA, where it is authorized to do so) has agreed to represent the 
employee; or
    (d) the United States or any agency thereof where we determine the 
litigation is likely to affect SSA or any of its components, is a party 
to the litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and SSA 
determines that the use of such records by DOJ, a court or other 
tribunal, or another party before the tribunal is relevant and 
necessary to the litigation, provided, however, that in each case, we 
determine that such disclosure is compatible with the purpose for which 
the records were collected.
    15. To State audit agencies for the purpose of:
    (a) auditing State supplementation payments and Medicaid 
eligibility considerations; and
    (b) expenditures of Federal funds by the State in support of the 
Disability Determination Services.
    16. To the Social Security agency of a foreign country to carry out 
the purpose of an international social security agreement entered into 
between the United States and the other country, pursuant to section 
233 of the Social Security Act.
    17. To Federal, State, or local agencies (or agents on their 
behalf), for administering income or health maintenance programs 
including programs under the Social Security Act. Such disclosures 
include the release of information to the following agencies, but are 
not limited to:
    (a) RRB, for administering provisions of the Railroad Retirement 
Act and Social Security Act, relating to railroad employment, and for 
administering provisions of the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act;
    (b) DVA, for administering 38 U.S.C. 1312, and upon request, for 
determining eligibility for, or amount of, veterans' benefits or for 
verifying other information with respect thereto pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 
5106;
    (c) DOL, for administering provisions of Title IV of the Federal 
Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, as amended by the Black Lung Benefits 
Act.
    18. To State welfare departments:
    (a) pursuant to agreements with us, for the administration of State 
supplementation payments;
    (b) for enrollment of welfare beneficiaries for medical insurance 
under section 1843 of the Social Security Act; and
    (c) for conducting independent quality assurance reviews of SSI 
beneficiary records, provided that the agreement for Federal 
administration of the supplementation provides for such an independent 
review.
    19. To third party contacts (e.g., State bureaus of vital 
statistics and DHS) that issue documents to persons when the third 
party has, or is expected to have, information that will verify 
documents when we are unable to determine if such documents are 
authentic.
    20. To DOJ, Criminal Division, Human Rights and Special 
Prosecutions Section, upon receipt of a request for information 
pertaining to the identity and location of aliens for the purpose of 
detecting, investigating and, where appropriate, taking legal action 
against suspected participants in Nazi persecution, genocide, and 
torture or extra judicial killings in the United States.
    21. To the Selective Service System for the purpose of enforcing 
draft registration pursuant to the provisions of the Military Selective 
Service Act (50 U.S.C. App. Sec.  462, as amended by section 916 of 
Pub. L. 97-86).
    22. To contractors and other Federal agencies, as necessary, for 
assisting SSA in the efficient administration of its programs. We will 
disclose information under this routine use only in situations in which 
SSA may enter into a contractual or similar agreement with a third 
party to assist in accomplishing an agency function relating to this 
system of records.
    23. To the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) 
under 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906.
    24. To the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) upon receipt of a 
request from that agency in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 8347(m)(3), to 
disclose SSN information when OPM needs the information to administer 
its pension program for retired Federal Civil Service employees.
    25. To the Department of Education, upon request, to verify SSNs 
and to disclose citizenship status concerning applicants who apply to 
postsecondary educational institutions for financial assistance under 
Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091).
    26. To student volunteers, individuals working under a personal 
services contract, and other workers who technically do not have the 
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Federal employees, when they are performing work for us, as authorized 
by law, and they need access to personally identifiable information 
(PII) in our records in order to perform their assigned agency 
functions.
    27. To Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and 
private security contractors, as appropriate, information necessary:
    (a) to enable them to ensure the safety of our employees and 
customers, the security of our workplace, and the operation of our 
facilities; or
    (b) to assist investigations or prosecutions with respect to 
activities that affect such safety and security or activities that 
disrupt the operation of our facilities.
    28. To recipients of erroneous Death Master File (DMF) information, 
to disclose corrections to information that resulted in erroneous 
inclusion of persons in the DMF.
    29. To State vital records and statistics agencies, the SSNs of 
newborn children for administering public health and income maintenance 
programs, including conducting statistical studies and evaluation 
projects.
    30. To State motor vehicle administration agencies (MVA) and to 
State agencies charged with administering State identification card 
programs for the public to verify names, dates of birth, and Social 
Security numbers on those persons who apply for, or for whom the State 
issues, driver's licenses or State identification cards.
    31. To entities conducting epidemiological or similar research 
projects, upon request, pursuant to section 1106(d) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306(d)), to disclose information as to whether 
a person is alive or deceased, provided that:
    (a) we determine, in consultation with the Department of Health and 
Human Services (HHS), that the research may reasonably be expected to 
contribute to a national health interest;
    (b) the requester agrees to reimburse us for the costs of providing 
the information; and
    (c) the requester agrees to comply with any safeguards and 
limitations we specify regarding re-release or re-disclosure of the 
information.
    32. To DHS and to employers for the administration of the E-Verify 
Program, pursuant to Public Law 104-208, section 404(e). We will inform 
DHS and the employer participating in the E-Verify Program that the 
identifying data (SSN, name, and date of birth) furnished by an 
employer concerning a particular employee matches, or does not match, 
the data maintained in this system of records, and when there is such a 
match, that information in this system of records indicates that the 
employee is, or is not, a citizen of the United States.
    33. To a State Bureau of Vital Statistics (BVS) that is authorized 
by States to issue electronic death reports when the State BVS requests 
that we verify the SSN of a person on whom the State will file an 
electronic death report after we verify the SSN.
    34. To the Department of Defense (DOD) to disclose validated SSN 
information and citizenship status information for the purpose of 
assisting DOD in identifying those members of the Armed Forces and 
military enrollees who are aliens or non-citizen nationals who may 
qualify for expedited naturalization or citizenship processing. These 
disclosures will be made pursuant to requests made under section 329 of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. 1440, as executed by 
Executive Order 13269.
    35. To contractors, cooperative agreement awardees, State agencies, 
Federal agencies, and Federal congressional support agencies for 
research and statistical activities that are designed to increase 
knowledge about present or alternative Social Security programs; are of 
importance to the Social Security program or the Social Security 
beneficiaries; or are for an epidemiological project that relates to 
the Social Security program or beneficiaries. We will disclose 
information under this routine use pursuant only to a written agreement 
with us.
    36. To State and Territory MVA officials (or agents or contractors 
on their behalf) and State and Territory chief election officials, 
under the provisions of section 205(r)(8) of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 405(r)(8)), to verify the accuracy of information the State 
agency provides with respect to applications for voter registration for 
those persons who do not have a driver's license number:
    (a) when the applicant provides the last four digits of the SSN, or
    (b) when the applicant provides the full SSN, in accordance with 
section 7 of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a note), as described in 
section 303(a)(5)(D) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002. (42 U.S.C. 
15483(a)(5)(D)).
    37. To the Secretary of HHS or to any State, any record or 
information requested in writing by the Secretary for the purpose of 
administering any program administered by the Secretary, if we 
disclosed records or information of such type under applicable rules, 
regulations, and procedures in effect before the date of enactment of 
the Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994.
    38. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when:
    (a) SSA suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of 
the system of records;
    (b) SSA has determined that as a result of the suspected or 
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, SSA (including 
its information systems, programs, and operations), the Federal 
Government, or national security; and
    (c) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is 
reasonably necessary to assist in connection with SSA's efforts to 
respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, 
or remedy such harm.
    39. To State agencies charged with administering Medicaid and the 
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to verify personal 
identification data (e.g., name, SSN, and date of birth) and to 
disclose citizenship status information to assist them in determining 
new applicants' entitlement to benefits provided by the CHIP.
    40. To HHS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, for the 
purpose of the administration of Insurance Affordability Programs (IAP) 
and to identify individuals who qualify for an exemption from the 
individual responsibility requirement in accordance with the Patient 
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148), as 
amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 
(Pub. L. 111-152). IAPs include a Qualified Health Plan through the 
Exchange, Advance Payments of the Premium Tax Credit, Cost Sharing 
Reductions, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the 
Basic Health Program.
    41. To the Corporation for National and Community Service, upon 
request, to verify SSNs and to provide citizenship status as recorded 
in our records concerning individuals applying to serve in approved 
national service positions and those designated to receive national 
service education awards under the National and Community Service Act.
    42. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when SSA 
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably 
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in:
    (a) responding to a suspected or confirmed breach; or
    (b) preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to

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individuals, the recipient agency or entity (including its information 
systems, programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national 
security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.
    43. To State and local government agencies, in situations involving 
suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of minor children or 
vulnerable adults, to report suspected abuse or determine a victim's 
eligibility for services.
    44. To a State BVS, when it provided SSA information that an 
individual was deceased to notify the State of the error in the record 
so furnished.
    45. To the Department of the Treasury, for purposes of tax 
administration, debt collection, and identifying, preventing, and 
recovering improper payments under federally funded programs and to 
Federal and State agencies for conducting statistical and research 
activities, pursuant to sections 202(x) and 1611(e) of the Social 
Security Act. We will disclose only verified prisoner information 
(e.g., name, SSN, gender code, and date of birth) under this routine 
use.
    46 To the Office of the President, in response to an inquiry from 
that office made on behalf of, and at the request of, the subject of 
the record or a third party acting on the subject's behalf.
    47. To HHS, Office of Child Support Enforcement, as required by 
section 453(e)(2) and (j)(1) of the Social Security Act for the 
administration of the Federal Parent Locator System.
    48. To proper applicants submitting an application for a Social 
Security Card, when the proper applicant establishes that the number 
holder is physically or mentally unable to file for a Social Security 
card on their own behalf and provides evidence of custody or legal 
relationship for the number holder, we may provide the number holder's 
SSN.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
    We will maintain records in this system in paper and in electronic 
form.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
    This system maintains information about individuals by SSN, name, 
date of birth, the agency's internal processing reference number, or 
alien registration number. If we deny an application because the 
applicant submitted fraudulent evidence, or if we are verifying 
evidence we suspect to be fraudulent, we will retrieve records either 
by the applicant's name plus month and year of birth, or by the 
applicant's name plus the eleven-digit reference number of the 
disallowed application.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
    In accordance with NARA rules codified at 36 CFR 1225.16, we 
maintain records in accordance with NARA-approved agency-specific 
records schedule, N1-47-09-02, item 2, and NARA's General Records 
Schedule (GRS) 4.2, items 020 and 050, and GRS 5.2, item 010.

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
    We retain electronic and paper files containing personal 
identifiers in secure storage areas accessible only by authorized 
individuals, including our employees and contractors, who have a need 
for the information when performing their official duties. Security 
measures include, but are not limited to, the use of codes and 
profiles, personal identification number and password, and personal 
identification verification cards. We restrict access to specific 
correspondence within the system based on assigned roles and authorized 
users. We keep paper records in cabinets within secure areas, with 
access limited to only those employees who have an official need for 
access in order to perform their duties. We use audit mechanisms to 
record sensitive transactions as an additional measure to protect 
information from unauthorized disclosure or modification.
    We annually provide authorized individuals, including our employees 
and contractors, with appropriate security awareness training that 
includes reminders about the need to protect PII and the criminal 
penalties that apply to unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, PII 
(5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(1)). Furthermore, authorized individuals with access 
to databases maintaining PII must annually sign a sanctions document 
that acknowledges their accountability for inappropriately accessing or 
disclosing such information.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
    Individuals may submit requests for information about whether this 
system contains a record about them by submitting a written request to 
the system manager at the above address, which includes their name, 
SSN, or other information that may be in this system of records that 
will identify them. Individuals requesting notification of, or access 
to, a record by mail must include: (1) a notarized statement to us to 
verify their identity; or (2) must certify in the request that they are 
the individual they claim to be and that they understand that the 
knowing and willful request for, or acquisition of, a record pertaining 
to another individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense.
    Individuals requesting notification of, or access to, records in 
person must provide their name, SSN, or other information that may be 
in this system of records that will identify them, as well as provide 
an identity document, preferably with a photograph, such as a driver's 
license. Individuals lacking identification documents sufficient to 
establish their identity must certify in writing that they are the 
individual they claim to be and that they understand that the knowing 
and willful request for, or acquisition of, a record pertaining to 
another individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense.
    These procedures are in accordance with our regulations at 20 CFR 
401.40 and 401.45.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
    Same as record access procedures. Individuals should also 
reasonably identify the record, specify the information they are 
contesting, and state the corrective action sought and the reasons for 
the correction with supporting justification showing how the record is 
incomplete, untimely, inaccurate, or irrelevant. These procedures are 
in accordance with our regulations at 20 CFR 401.65(a).

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
    Same as records access procedures. These procedures are in 
accordance with our regulations at 20 CFR 401.40 and 401.45.

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
    None.

HISTORY:
    87 FR 263 (January 4, 2022), Master Files of Social Security Number 
(SSN) Holders and SSN Applications.

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