Charging Standard Administrative Fees for Non-Program Information
| Published date | 29 September 2020 |
| Citation | 85 FR 61078 |
| Record Number | 2020-21520 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Social Security Administration |
Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 189 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61078-61079]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21520]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2020-0046]
Charging Standard Administrative Fees for Non-Program Information
AGENCY: Social Security Administration.
ACTION: Notice of updated schedule of standard administrative fees.
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SUMMARY: On August 22, 2012, we announced in the Federal Register a
schedule of standard 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 standard administrative
fees. The updated standard fee schedule is part of our continued 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 above are applicable for requests we
receive on or after October 1, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Hunter, Social Security
Administration, Office of Finance, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
MD 21235-6401, (410) 965-5861. For information on eligibility or filing
for benefits, visit our website, 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
\1\ authorize the Commissioner of Social Security to promulgate
regulations regarding the fees related to providing information. Our
regulations and operating instructions identify when we will charge
fees for information.\2\ 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.\3\ To
inform the public of these fees, on August 22, 2012,\4\ we announced in
the Federal Register a schedule of standard administrative fees we
charge to the public. We last updated the schedule of standard fees on
September 4, 2018.\5\
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\1\ 42 U.S.C. 1306 and 5 U.S.C. 552a(f)(5), respectively.
\2\ See 20 CFR 401.95, 402.170, and 402.175; Program Operations
Manual System (POMS) GN 03311.005.
\3\ See 42 U.S.C. 1306(c) and 20 CFR 402.175.
\4\ 77 FR 50757.
\5\ 83 FR 45002.
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New Information: We are required to review and update standard
administrative fees at least every two years.\6\ Based on the most
recent cost analysis, the following table provides the new schedule of
standard administrative fees per request:
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\6\ See the Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-25,
User Charges.
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Copying an Electronic Folder: $41.
Copying a Paper Folder: $83.
Regional Office Certification \7\: $64.
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\7\ Requests received in a field office, regional office, or
headquarters component.
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Record Extract: $34.
Third Party Manual SSN Verification: $36.
Office of Central Operations Certification \8\: $30.
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\8\ Requests received in the Office of Central Operations.
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W-2/W-3 Requests \9\: $90.
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\9\ W-2/W-3 Fee is $90 per request, not dependent on the number
of years or number of individuals within request.
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Form SSA-7050, Request for Social Security Earning Information:
$92.
Requests for Copy of Original Form SS-5, Application for a Social
Security Card: $21.
Requests for Copy of Numident Record (Computer Extract of the SS-
5): $20.
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A requester can obtain certified and non-certified detailed yearly
Social Security earnings information by completing Form SSA-7050,
Request for Social Security Earning Information. We charge $92 for each
Form SSA-7050 for detailed yearly Social Security earnings information.
For an additional $30, we will certify the detailed earnings
information. Detailed earnings information includes the names and
addresses of employers. Yearly earnings totals are available in two
ways, depending on the requester's need for certification. A requester
can continue to obtain non-certified yearly earnings totals (Form SSA-
7004, Request for Social Security Statement) through our free online
service, my Social Security, a personal online account for Social
Security information and services. Online Social Security Statements
display uncertified yearly earnings, free of charge, and do not show
any employer information. A requester can obtain certified yearly
Social Security earnings totals by completing the Form SSA-7050. The
cost for certified yearly earnings totals is $122 ($92 plus an
additional $30 for certification).
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 non-program-related purposes. We require nonrefundable
advance payment by check, money order, or credit card. We do not accept
cash. We will only accept one form of payment in the full amount of the
standard fee for each request, and will not divide the fee amount
between more than one form of payment. 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 standard administrative fees, we will continue to
charge fees calculated on a case-by-case basis to recover our full cost
of supplying the information.
Additional Information
Additional information is available on our Business Services
website at https://www.ssa.gov/thirdparty/business.html or by written
request to: Social Security Administration, Office of Public Inquiries
and Communications Support, 1100 West High Rise, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.
The Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Andrew
Saul, having reviewed and approved this document, is delegating the
authority to electronically sign this document to Faye I. Lipsky, who
is the primary Federal Register Liaison for SSA, for purposes of
publication in the Federal Register.
Faye I. Lipsky,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of Legislation and Congressional
Affairs, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-21520 Filed 9-28-20; 8:45 am]
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