§304.31. Use and collection of social security numbers and other information.
1 C.F.R. § 304.31
The agency will ensure that employees authorized to collect information are aware:
That individuals may not be denied any right, benefit, or privilege as a result of refusing to provide their social security numbers, unless the collection is authorized either by a statute or by a regulation issued prior to 1975;
That individuals requested to provide their social security numbers, or any other information collected from them, must be informed, before providing such information, of:
Whether providing social security numbers (or such other information) is mandatory or voluntary;
Any statutory or regulatory authority that authorizes the collection of social security numbers (or such other information);
The principal purpose(s) for which the information is intended to be used;
The routine uses that may be made of the information; and
The effects, in any, on the individual of not providing all or any part of the requested information; and
That, where the information referred to above is requested on a form, the requirements for informing such individuals are set forth on the form used to collect the information, or on a separate form that can be retained by such individuals.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Authority
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a, 591-96.
Source
Source: 76 FR 18635, Apr. 5, 2011, unless otherwise noted.