{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-402.35","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 402.35","heading":"Where to submit a FOIA request.","body":"(a) Submission of requests. Except as specified in paragraph (b) of this section, requesters must submit FOIA requests in writing to OPD through the following options:\n(1) Online FOIA portal: Link available from the agency's www.ssa.gov/foia website or the National FOIA Portal at www.FOIA.gov.\n(2) Email: FOIA.Public.Liaison@ssa.gov.\n(3) Mail: SSA Office of Privacy and Disclosure, ATTN: Freedom of Information Officer, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235.\n(b) Requests for copies of Deceased Individual's Application for a Social Security Card (SS-5) or Numident record. Requesters may use the Form SSA-711, Request for a Deceased Individual's Social Security Record, to request a copy of a deceased individual's original SS-5 or Numident record. When the Form SSA-711 is used, it may be submitted to the office listed on the form or as directed in paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER III—SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION","PART 402—AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AND RECORDS TO THE PUBLIC"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"a22b6523d5e1a7a8024bc78b1a1928f9fb338ce22e87a96bf753553f5bdb565d","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-402.30","next":"us/20-cfr-402.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}