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RIN: 3245-AH94

Publication ID: Spring 2025

Title: Social Security Number Fraud Prevention
Abstract: SBA is issuing regulation(s) required by the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act specifying the circumstances under which inclusion of a social security number (SSN) is necessary on a mailed document. As required, the regulation(s) will include instructions for partial redaction of the SSN where feasible and a requirement that the SSN not be visible on the outside of any mail.
Agency: Small Business Administration(SBA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant
CFR Citation: 13 CFR 102
Legal Authority: Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, Pub. L. 115-59 (Sept. 15, 2017)

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Other	Statutory	Pub. L. 115-59	09/30/2022

Overall Description of Deadline: The Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act requires all Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Act Agencies to issue regulations, not later than 5 years after enactment, specifying the circumstances under which inclusion of a social security number (SSN) is necessary on a mailed document. These regulations must include instructions for partial redaction of the SSN where feasible and a requirement that the SSN not be visible on the outside of any mail.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Direct Final Rule	01/00/2026

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Lindsey McCready Attorney Advisor, Legislation, Appropriations, & Regulations, Office of General Counsel Small Business Administration 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone:202 384-4550 Email: lindsey.mccready@sba.gov