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20 C.F.R. §§ 402.155–402.165

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§402.155. Records available for public inspection.

20 C.F.R. § 402.155

(a)
Under the FOIA, SSA is required to make available for public inspection in an electronic format—
(1)
Final opinions made in the adjudication of cases;
(2)
An agency's statements and interpretations of policy that have been adopted but are not published in the Federal Register;
(3)
Administrative staff manuals and instructions that affect the public; and
(4)
Copies of records, regardless of form or format, that an agency determines will likely become the subject of subsequent requests, as well as records that have been requested and released three or more times, unless said materials are published and copies are offered to sale.
(b)
SSA will not use or cite instructional manuals issued to our employees, general statements of policy, and other materials which are used in processing claims as a precedent for an action against a person unless we have indexed the record and published it or made it available, or unless the person has timely notice of the record.
(c)
Records that SSA makes available for public inspection in an electronic format may be accessed through www.ssa.gov free of charge. Such records include:
(1)
Compilation of Social Security Laws and Regulations;
(2)
SSA regulations under the retirement, survivors, disability, and supplemental security income programs, i.e., 20 CFR parts 401, 402, 404, 416, and 422;
(3)
Social Security Handbook;
(4)
Social Security Rulings and Acquiescence Rulings;
(5)
SSA's Public Programs Operations Manual System;
(6)
SSA's Organizational Structure;
(7)
State and Local Coverage Handbook for State Social Security Administrators; and
(8)
SSA's Public Hearings, Appeals, and Litigation Law Manual.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 405, 902(a)(5), and 1306); 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 26 U.S.C. 6103; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 12600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235.

Source

Source: 89 FR 102711, Dec. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

§402.160. Where records are published.

20 C.F.R. § 402.160

(a)
Methods of publication. Materials we are required to publish pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) and (a)(2), we publish in one of the following ways:
(1)
By publication in the Federal Register of Social Security Administration regulations, and by their subsequent inclusion in the Code of Federal Regulations;
(2)
By publication in the Federal Register of appropriate general notices;
(3)
By other forms of publication, when incorporated by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register;
(4)
By publication in the “Social Security Rulings” of indexes of precedential social security orders and opinions issued in the adjudication of claims, statements of policy and interpretations that have been adopted but have not been published in the Federal Register; and
(5)
By posting in the FOIA library.
(b)
Publication of rulings. Although not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) and (a)(2), we publish the following rulings in the Federal Register and by other forms of publication:
(1)
We publish Social Security Rulings in the Federal Register under the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security. They are binding on all components of SSA. These rulings represent precedent final opinions and orders and statements of policy and interpretations that we have adopted.
(2)
We publish Social Security Acquiescence Rulings in the Federal Register under the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security. They are binding on all components of SSA, except with respect to claims subject to the relitigation procedures established in 20 CFR 404.985(c) and 416.1485(c). For a description of Social Security Acquiescence Rulings, see 20 CFR 404.985(b) and 416.1485(b).
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 405, 902(a)(5), and 1306); 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 26 U.S.C. 6103; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 12600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235.

Source

Source: 89 FR 102711, Dec. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

§402.165. Publications for sale through the Government Publishing Office.

20 C.F.R. § 402.165

The public may purchase publications containing information pertaining to the program, organization, functions, and procedures of SSA from the electronic U.S. Government Bookstore maintained by the Government Publishing Office. The publications for sale include but are not limited to:
(a)
Title 20, parts 400 through 499, of the Code of Federal Regulations;
(b)
Federal Register— issues; and
(c)
Compilation of the Social Security Laws.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 405, 902(a)(5), and 1306); 5 U.S.C. 552 and 552a; 18 U.S.C. 1905; 26 U.S.C. 6103; 31 U.S.C. 9701; E.O. 12600, 52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235.

Source

Source: 89 FR 102711, Dec. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted.