[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67414-67415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23739]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2016-0045]
Charging Standard Administrative Fees for Non-Program Information
AGENCY: Social Security Administration.
ACTION: Notice of updated schedule of standardized administrative fees.
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SUMMARY: On August 22, 2012,\1\ we announced in the Federal Register a
schedule of standardized administrative fees we charge to the public.
We charge these fees to recover our full costs when we provide
information and related services for non-program purposes. We are
announcing an update to the previously published schedule of
standardized administrative fees.\2\
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\1\ 77 FR 50757, Aug. 22, 2012.
\2\ 79 FR 59341, October 1, 2014.
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The updated standard fee schedule is part of our continuing effort
to standardize fees for non-program information requests. Standard fees
provide consistency and ensure we recover the full cost of supplying
information when we receive a request for a purpose not directly
related to the administration of a program under the Social Security
Act (Act).
DATES: The changes described in this notice are effective for requests
we receive on or after October 1, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Poist, Social Security
Administration, Office of Finance, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
MD 21235-6401, (410) 597-1977. For information on eligibility or filing
for benefits, visit our Internet site, Social Security Online, at
http://socialsecurity.gov, or call our national toll-free number, 1-
800-772-1213 or TTY 1-800-325-0778.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1106 of the Act and the Privacy Act
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authorize the Commissioner of Social Security to promulgate regulations
regarding agency records and information and to charge fees for
providing information and related services. Our regulations and
operating instructions identify when we will charge fees for
information.\4\ Under our regulations, whenever we determine a request
for information is for any purpose not directly related to the
administration of the Social Security programs, we require the
requester to pay the full cost of providing the information.
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\3\ 42 U.S.C. 1306 and 5 U.S.C. 552a, respectively.
\4\ See 20 CFR 402.170, 402.175; Program Operations Manual
System (POMS) GN 03311.005.
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New Information: We are required to review and update standardized
administrative fees at least every two years. Based on the most recent
cost analysis, the following table provides the new schedule of
standardized administrative fees per request:
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Copying an Electronic Folder............................ $43
Copying a Paper Folder.................................. 72
Regional Office Certification \5\....................... 51
Record Extract.......................................... 32
Third Party Manual SSN Verification..................... 30
Office of Central Operations Certification \6\.......... 33
W2/W3 Requests.......................................... 86
Request for Copy of Original Application for Social 21
Security Card (Form SS-5)..............................
Request for Computer Extract of Social Security Number 27
Application (Numident).................................
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We will continue to evaluate all standard fees at least every two
years to ensure we capture the full costs associated with providing
information for nonprogram-related purposes. We require nonrefundable
advance payment of the standard fee by check, money order, or credit
card. We do not accept cash. Only one form of payment is acceptable in
the full amount of the standard fee. If we revise any of the standard
fees, we will publish another notice in the Federal Register. For other
non-program requests for information not addressed here or within the
current schedule of standardized administrative fees, we will continue
to charge fees calculated on a case-by-case basis to recover our full
cost of supplying the information. No other changes will apply to the
schedule of standardized administrative fees announced in the Federal
Register \1\ on August 22, 2012.
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\5\ Requests received in a field office, regional office, or
headquarters component.
\6\ Requests received in the Office of Central Operations.
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Additional Information
Additional information is available on our Web site at http://socialsecurity.gov/pgm/business.htm or by written request to: Social
Security Administration, Office of Public Inquiries, Windsor Park
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.
Carolyn W. Colvin,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-23739 Filed 9-29-16; 8:45 am]
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