[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 216 (Friday, November 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66445-66446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-26484]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2014-0055]
Charging Standard Administrative Fees for Nonprogram-Related
Information Requests for Detailed Social Security Earnings
AGENCY: Social Security Administration.
ACTION: Notice of updated schedule of standardized administrative fees.
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SUMMARY: On November 8, 2013,\1\ we announced in the Federal Register a
new administrative fee we charge to the public for detailed yearly
Social Security earnings information. We charge administrative fees to
recover our full costs when we provide information and related services
for nonprogram purposes. We are announcing an update to the previously
published fee for detailed yearly Social Security earning information.
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\1\ 78 FR 67210, November 8, 2013.
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The updated standard fee is part of our continuing effort to
standardize fees
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for nonprogram information requests. We reserve the right to review and
update the published standard fees as necessary, but no less than every
two years, to ensure the agency recovers the full cost of providing
nonprogram-related services. 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
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administration of a program under the Social Security Act (Act).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1106 of the Act and the Privacy Act
\2\ 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.\3\ 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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\2\ 42 U.S.C. 1306 and 5 U.S.C. 552a, respectively.
\3\ See 20 CFR 402.170, 402.175; Program Operations Manual
System (POMS) GN 03311.005.
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New Information: Based on the most recent cost analysis, we
determined the new standard fee for detailed yearly Social Security
earnings information is $136 for each request. We will certify the
detailed earnings information for an additional $56. Note:
Certification is usually not necessary. We based this updated standard
fee on our most recent cost calculations for supplying this information
and the standard fee methodology previously published in the Federal
Register. A requestor can obtain certified and non-certified detailed
yearly Social Security earnings information by completing the Form SSA-
7050 (Request for Social Security Earnings Information). A requestor
can continue to obtain non-certified, yearly earnings totals (Form SSA-
7004, Request for a Social Security Statement) through our free online
service mySocialSecurity, http://socialsecurity.gov/myaccount/, 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 $56, 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 nonprogram-related purposes. We will require
nonrefundable advance payment of the standard fee by check, money
order, or credit card. We will not accept cash. If we revise any of the
standard fees, we will publish another notice in the Federal Register.
For other nonprogram-related 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.
Additional Information
Additional information is available on our Web site at http://socialsecurity.gov/pgm/business.htm or by written request to: Social
Security Administration, Office of Public Inquiries, Windsor Park
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.
DATES: The changes described above are effective for requests we
receive on or after November 15, 2014.
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 Internet site, Social Security Online, at
http://socialsecurity.gov, or call our national toll-free number, 1-
800-772-1213 or TTY 1-800-325-0778.
Dated: November 3, 2014.
Carolyn W. Colvin,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. 2014-26484 Filed 11-6-14; 8:45 am]
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