[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 2]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR401.5]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 401_PRIVACY AND DISCLOSURE OF OFFICIAL RECORDS AND INFORMATION--Table 
of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 401.5  Purpose of the regulations.




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Part                                                                Page
400             [Reserved]
401             Privacy and disclosure of official records 
                    and information.........................           5
402             Availability of information and records to 
                    the public..............................          24
403             Testimony by employees and the production of 
                    reords and information in legal 
                    proceedings.............................          41
404             Federal old-age, survivors and disability 
                    insurance (1950- )......................          45
408             Special benefits for certain World War II 
                    veterans................................         583
410             Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 
                    1969, Title IV--Black lung benefits 
                    (1969- )................................         599
411             The Ticket to Work and Self-Sufficiency 
                    Program.................................         685
416             Supplemental security income for the aged, 
                    blind, and disabled.....................         723
422             Organization and procedures.................        1066
423             Service of process..........................        1099
424-428         [Reserved]
429             Administrative regulations..................        1100
430             Personnel...................................        1104
431-434         [Reserved]
435             Uniform administrative requirements for 
                    grants and agreements with institutions 
                    of higher education, hospitals, other 
                    non-profit organizations, and 
                    commericial organizations...............        1104
436             Governmentwide debarment and suspension 
                    (nonprocurement)........................        1132
437             Uniform administrative requirements for 
                    grants and cooperative agreements to 
                    State and local governments.............        1155
438             Restrictions on lobbying....................        1181
439             Governmentwide requirements for drug-free 
                    workplace (financial assistance)........        1191
440-497         [Reserved]

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498             Civil monetary penalties, assessments and 
                    recommended exclusions..................        1196
499             [Reserved]

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                           PART 400 [RESERVED]





                            Subpart A_General

Sec.
401.5 Purpose of the regulations.
401.10 Applicability.
401.15 Limitations on scope.
401.20 Scope.
401.25 Terms defined.

                        Subpart B_The Privacy Act

401.30 Privacy Act responsibilities.
401.35 Your right to request records.
401.40 How to get your own records.
401.45 Verifying your identity.
401.50 Granting notification of or access to a record.
401.55 Special procedures for notification of or access to medical 
          records.
401.60 Access or notification of program records about two or more 
          individuals.
401.65 How to correct your record.
401.70 Appeals of refusals to correct or amend records.
401.75 Rights of parents or legal guardians.
401.80 Accounting for disclosures.
401.85 Exempt systems.
401.90 Contractors.
401.95 Fees.

        Subpart C_Disclosure of Official Records and Information

401.100 Disclosure of records with the consent of the subject of the 
          record.
401.105 Disclosure of personal information without the consent of the 
          subject of the record.
401.110 Disclosure of personal information in nonprogram records without 
          the consent of the subject of the record.
401.115 Disclosure of personal information in program records without 
          the consent of the subject of the record.
401.120 Disclosures required by law.
401.125 Disclosures prohibited by law.
401.130 Freedom of Information Act.
401.135 Other laws.
401.140 General principles.
401.145 Safeguards against unauthorized redisclosure or use.
401.150 Compatible purposes.
401.155 Law enforcement purposes.
401.160 Health or safety.
401.165 Statistical and research activities.
401.170 Congress.
401.175 General Accounting Office.
401.180 Courts.
401.185 Other specific recipients.
401.190 Deceased persons.
401.195 Situations not specified in this part.
401.200 Blood donor locator service.

Appendix A to Part 401--Employee Standards of Conduct

    Authority: Secs. 205, 702(a)(5), 1106, and 1141 of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405, 902(a)(5), 1306, and 1320b-11); 5 U.S.C. 
552 and 552a; 8 U.S.C. 1360; 26 U.S.C. 6103; 30 U.S.C. 923.

    Source: 62 FR 4143, Jan. 29, 1997, unless otherwise noted.



    (a) General. The purpose of this part is to describe the Social 
Security Administration (SSA) policies and procedures for implementing 
the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a and section 
1106 of the Social Security Act concerning disclosure of information 
about individuals, both with and without their consent. This part also 
complies with other applicable statutes.
    (b) Privacy. This part implements the Privacy Act by establishing 
agency policies and procedures for the maintenance of records. This part 
also establishes agency policies and procedures under which you can ask 
us whether we maintain records about you or obtain access to your 
records. Additionally, this part establishes policies and procedures 
under which you may seek to have your record corrected or amended if you 
believe that your record is not accurate, timely, complete, or relevant.
    (c) Disclosure. This part also sets out the general guidelines which 
we follow in deciding whether to make disclosures. However, we must 
examine the facts of each case separately to decide if we should 
disclose the information or keep it confidential.