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SSA RIN: 0960-AF05 Publication ID: Fall 2003 
Title: Evidence Requirements for Assignment of Social Security Administration Numbers (SSNs); Assignment of SSNs for Nonwork Purposes (751F) 
Abstract: We are changing our rules regarding the age at which a mandatory in-person interview is required for original applications for a social security number (SSN). Under these new rules, SSA will require an in-person with all individuals age 12 or older who are applying for original SSNs. In addition, we will eliminate the waiver of evidence of identity for children under age seven who are applying for original SSN cards. SSA will also clarify that evidence of identity must contain sufficient biographical information to identify the individual. Additionally, we will eliminate reference to a pilot no longer under consideration by SSA pertaining to the processing of replacement SSN cards for United States (U.S.) citizens. We also will clarify our rules regarding when we will assign a SSN to an alien who is legally in the U.S. but not under authority of law permitting him or her to work in the U.S. We are proposing to define a "valid nonwork purpose" for a SSN as those instances where a Federal statute or regulation requires and alien to have an SSN in order to receive a federally-funded benefit to which the alien has otherwise established entitlement, or when a State or local statute requires an alien to have a SSN in order to receive a public assistance benefit (i.e., a public benefit that is means-tested) to which the alien has otherwise established entitlement. . 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 422.104    20 CFR 422.107   
Legal Authority: 42 USC 405    42 USC 432    42 USC 902(a)(5)    42 USC 1320b-1    42 USC 1320b-13   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  10/12/1999  64 FR 55217   
ANPRM Comment Period End  12/13/1999    
NPRM  03/26/2003  68 FR 14564   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/27/2003    
Final Rule  09/25/2003  68 FR 55304   
Final Rule Effective  10/27/2003    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: State 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Arthur LaVeck
Social Insurance Specialist
Social Security Administration
Office of Income Security Programs, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Office of Income Security Programs, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
Phone:410 966-5665

Karen Cool
Social Insurance Specialist
Social Security Administration
Office of Income Security Programs, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401
Phone:410 966-7094

Fran O. Thomas
Social Insurance Specialist
Social Security Administration
Office of Regulations, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235
Phone:410 966-9822