---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 1202.22"
title: "36"
number: "1202.22"
heading: "Will NARA need my Social Security Number?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/1202.22"
---

# §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.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a; 44 U.S.C. 2104(a).

### Source

Source: 66 FR 65652, Dec. 20, 2001, unless otherwise noted.