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SSA RIN: 0960-AI62 Publication ID: Spring 2022 
Title: When Social Security Numbers May Be Included on Mailed Documents 
Abstract:

The Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 requires us to prescribe regulations specifying the circumstances when it is necessary for us to include a Social Security number on documents we mail. The law also requires that Social Security numbers not be visible on the outside of any package we mail, a requirement we will codify in this regulation.

 
Agency: Social Security Administration(SSA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 20 CFR 422    subpart B part 422     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 115-59, sec. 2    The Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017    42 U.S.C. 405 note    131 Stat. 1152 and 1153    5 U.S.C. 551    31 U.S.C. 901    ...   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    09/15/2022 

Overall Description of Deadline: The Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 requires us to prescribe regulations by September 15, 2022 (five years after enactment).

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/00/2022 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Timothy X. Anderson
Program Analyst
Social Security Administration
Office of Strategic Planning, Notices, and International Policy, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235
Phone:410 966-6986
Email: timothy.x.anderson@ssa.gov