36 CFR § 1202.22 - Will NARA need my Social Security Number?

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title: "36 CFR § 1202.22 - Will NARA need my Social Security Number?"
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "1202.22"
section_name: "Will NARA need my Social Security Number?"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL RULES"
part_number: "1202"
part_name: "REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552a; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a)."
regulatory_source: "66 FR 65652, Dec. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1202.22 Will NARA need my Social Security Number?

(a) Before a NARA employee or NARA contractor asks you to provide your social security number (SSN), he or she will ensure that the disclosure is required by Federal law or under a Federal law or regulation adopted before January 1, 1975.

(b) If you are asked to provide your SSN, the NARA employee or contractor must first inform you:

(1) Whether the disclosure is mandatory or voluntary;

(2) The statute or authority under which your SSN is solicited; and

(3) How your SSN will be used.