[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45002-45003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-19028]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2018-0047]


Charging Standard Administrative Fees for Non-Program Information

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

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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\ 81 FR 67414, Sept. 30, 2016.
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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 above are applicable for requests we 
receive on or after October 1, 2018.

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 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 \3\ 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:

Copying an Electronic Folder $38
Copying a Paper Folder $75
Regional Office Certification \5\ $64
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    \5\ Requests received in a field office, regional office, or 
headquarters component.
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Record Extract $31
Third Party Manual SSN Verification $33
Office of Central Operations Certification \6\ $34
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    \6\ Requests received in the Office of Central Operations.
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W2/W3 Requests \7\ $81
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    \7\ W2/W3 Fee is $81 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 Earnings Information $91
Request for Copy of Original Application for Social Security Card 
(Form SS-5) $24
Request for Computer Extract of Social Security Number Application 
(Numident) $22

    We charge $91 for each Form SSA-7050 for detailed yearly Social 
Security Earnings information. We will certify the detailed earnings 
information for an additional $34. Note: Certification is usually not 
necessary. A requester can obtain certified and non-certified detailed 
yearly Social Security earnings in formation by completing Form SSA-
7050, Request for Social Security Earnings Information. A requester can 
continue to obtain non-certified, yearly earnings totals (Form SSA-
7004, Request for a 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. Certified yearly Social Security earnings 
totals cost $34 and are available by completing Form SSA-7050.
    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 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.

Additional Information

    Additional information is available on our Business Services 
website or by written request to: Social Security Administration, 
Office of Public Inquiries, Windsor Park Building, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.

Nancy A. Berryhill,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. 2018-19028 Filed 8-31-18; 8:45 am]
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