[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: 20CFR402.85]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 402_AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC--Table 
of Contents
 
Sec. 402.85  Exemption three for withholding records: Records exempted 
by other statutes.

    We are not required to release records if another statute 
specifically allows or requires us to withhold them. We may use another 
statute to justify withholding only if it absolutely prohibits 
disclosure or if it sets forth criteria to guide our decision on 
releasing or identifies particular types of material to be withheld. We 
often use this exemption to withhold information regarding a worker's 
earnings which is tax return information under section 6103 of the 
Internal Revenue Code.

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