20 CFR 402.35 - Where to submit a FOIA request.

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 21, 2025

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Feb 18, 2025

View all text of Part 402 [§ 402.05 - § 402.165]

§ 402.35 - Where to submit a FOIA request.

(a) Submission of requests. Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, requesters must submit FOIA requests in writing to OPD through the following options:

(1) Online FOIA portal: Link available from the agency's www.ssa.gov/foia website or the National FOIA Portal at www.FOIA.gov.

(2) Email: [email protected].

(3) Mail: SSA Office of Privacy and Disclosure, ATTN: Freedom of Information Officer, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.

(b) Requests for copies of Deceased Individual's Application for a Social Security Card (SS-5) or Numident record. Requesters may use the Form SSA-711, Request for a Deceased Individual's Social Security Record, to request a copy of a deceased individual's original SS-5 or Numident record. When the Form SSA-711 is used, it may be submitted to the office listed on the form or as directed in paragraph (a) of this section.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 405,902,and; 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 26 U.S.C. 6103; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 12600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235

source: 89 FR 102711, Dec. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 20 CFR 402.35