20 CFR § 422.701 - Scope and purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s422.701"
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title: "20 CFR § 422.701 - Scope and purpose."
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "422.701"
section_name: "Scope and purpose."
chapter_name: "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "422"
part_name: "ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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regulatory_source: "32 FR 13653, Sept. 29, 1967, unless otherwise noted."
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# 422.701 Scope and purpose.

The regulations in this subpart describe the limited circumstances under which SSA is authorized to listen-in to or record telephone conversations. The purpose of this subpart is to inform the public and SSA employees of those circumstances and the procedures that SSA will follow when conducting telephone service observation activities.