[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: 20CFR403.150]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
               CHAPTER III--SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 403_TESTIMONY BY EMPLOYEES AND THE PRODUCTION OF RECORDS AND 
INFORMATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 403.150  Is there a fee for our services?

    (a) General. Unless the Commissioner grants a waiver, you must pay 
fees for our services in providing information, records, or testimony. 
You must pay

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the fees as prescribed by the Commissioner. In addition, the 
Commissioner may require that you pay the fees in advance as a condition 
of providing the information, records, or testimony. Make fees payable 
to the Social Security Administration by check or money order.
    (b) Records or information. Unless the Commissioner grants a waiver, 
you must pay the fees for production of records or information 
prescribed in 20 CFR Sec. Sec. 401.95 and 402.155 through 402.185, as 
appropriate.
    (c) Testimony. Unless the Commissioner grants a waiver, you must pay 
fees calculated to reimburse the United States Government for the full 
cost of providing the testimony. Those costs include, but are not 
limited to--
    (1) The salary or wages of the witness and related costs for the 
time necessary to prepare for and provide the testimony and any travel 
time, and
    (2) Other travel costs.
    (d) Waiver or reduction of fees. The Commissioner may waive or 
reduce fees for providing information, records, or testimony under this 
Part. The rules in 20 CFR Sec. 402.185 apply in determining whether to 
waive fees for the production of records. In deciding whether to waive 
or reduce fees for testimony or for production of information that does 
not constitute a record, the Commissioner may consider other factors, 
including but not limited to--
    (1) The ability of the party responsible for the application to pay 
the full amount of the chargeable fees;
    (2) The public interest, as described in 20 CFR Sec. 402.185, 
affected by complying with the application;
    (3) The need for the testimony or information in order to prevent a 
miscarriage of justice;
    (4) The extent to which providing the testimony or information 
serves SSA's interest; and
    (5) The burden on SSA's resources required to provide the 
information or testimony.