[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: 20CFR402.190] [Page 40] TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION PART 402_AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC--Table of Contents Sec. 402.190 Officials who may deny a request for records under FOIA. Only the Deputy Executive Director for the Office of Public Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, SSA, or her or his designee is authorized to deny a written request to obtain, inspect, or copy any social security record. [62 FR 4154, Jan. 29, 1997, as amended at 68 FR 60295, Oct. 22, 2003]