Proposed Rule2022-16384
Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 Implementation
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Published
August 1, 2022
Issuing agencies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Abstract
This proposed rule would revise the NASA's regulations under the Privacy Act. The revisions would clarify and update the language of procedural requirements pertaining to the inclusion of Social Security Numbers (SSN) on documents that the Agency sends by mail. These revisions are necessary to implement the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, which restricts the inclusion of SSNs on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 146 (Monday, August 1, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46908-46909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16384]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
14 CFR Part 1212
[Document Number NASA-22-042; Docket Number-NASA-2022-0004]
RIN 2700-AE66
Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
Implementation
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: This proposed rule would revise the NASA's regulations under
the Privacy Act. The revisions would clarify and update the language of
procedural requirements pertaining to the inclusion of Social Security
Numbers (SSN) on documents that the Agency sends by mail. These
revisions are necessary to implement the Social Security Number Fraud
Prevention Act of 2017, which restricts the inclusion of SSNs on
documents sent by mail by the Federal Government.
DATES: Submit comments on or before September 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be identified with RIN 2700-AE66 and may be
sent to NASA via the Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments. Please note that NASA will post all comments on the internet
with changes, including any personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stayce Hoult, Office of the Chief
Information Officer, 256-544-7705.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Social Security Number Fraud Prevention
Act of 2017 (the Act) (Pub. L. 115-59; 42 U.S.C. 405 note), which was
signed on September 15, 2017, restricts Federal agencies from including
individuals' SSNs on documents sent by mail, unless the head of the
agency determines that the inclusion of the SSN on the document is
necessary (section 2(a) of the Act). The Act requires agency heads to
issue regulations specifying the circumstances under which inclusion of
an SSN on a document sent by mail is necessary. These regulations,
which must be issued not later than five years after the date of
enactment, shall include instructions for the partial redaction of SSNs
where feasible, and shall require that SSNs not be visible on the
outside of any package sent by mail (section 2(b) of the Act). This
proposed rule would revise NASA's regulations under the Privacy Act (14
CFR part 1212.6, consistent with the requirements in the Act. The
proposed regulation would also clarify the procedural requirements
pertaining to the inclusion of SSNs on documents that NASA sends by
mail.
Statutory Authority: The National Aeronautics and Space Act (the
Space Act), 51 U.S.C. 20101 et seq., authorizes the NASA Administrator
to make, promulgate, issue, rescind, and amend rules and regulations
governing the manner of its operations and the exercise of the powers
vested in it by law. The Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of
2017, 42 U.S.C. 405 note, authorizes and requires agencies to
promulgate rules related to the mailing of documents that contain an
SSN.
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Regulatory Analysis
Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review, and Executive
Order 13563, Improvement Regulation and Regulation Review
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive
Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits of reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting
flexibility. This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action
under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 and was not reviewed by the
Office of Management and Budget.
Review Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) requires an
agency to prepare an initial regulatory flexibility analysis to be
published at the time the proposed rule is published. This requirement
does not apply if the agency ``certifies that the rule will not, if
promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number
of small entities'' (5 U.S.C. 605(b)). This proposed rule does not have
any economic impact on small entities.
Review Under the Paperwork Reduction Act
This proposed rule does not contain any information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.).
Review Under Executive Order of 13132
Executive Order 13132, ``Federalism,'' 64 FR 43255 (August 4, 1999)
requires regulations be reviewed for Federalism effects on the
institutional interest of states and local governments, and, if the
effects are sufficiently substantial, preparation of the Federal
assessment is required to assist senior policy makers. The amendments
will not have any direct effects on state and local governments within
the meaning of the Executive Order. Therefore, no Federalism assessment
is required.
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 1212
Privacy, Privacy Act.
For reasons discussed in the preamble, NASA amends 14 CFR part 1212
as follows:
PART 1212--PRIVACY ACT--NASA REGULATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 1212 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: The National Aeronautics and Space Act, as amended,
51 U.S.C. 20101 et seq.; the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 88
Stat. 1896, 5 U.S.C. 552a; The Social Security Number Fraud
Prevention Act, 42 U.S.C. 405 note.
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2. In Sec. 1212.604, add paragraph (c) to read as follows:
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Subpart 1212.6--Instructions for NASA Employees
Sec. 1212.604 Social security numbers.
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(c) Social Security Numbers on items sent by mail.
(1) Social Security account numbers shall not be visible on the
outside of any package sent by mail.
(2) A document sent by mail may only include the Social Security
account number of an individual if it is determined by the
Administrator that the inclusion of a Social Security account number is
necessary.
(3) The inclusion of a Social Security account number of an
individual on a document sent by mail is necessary when--
(i) Required by law; or
(ii) Necessary to identify a specific individual and no adequate
substitute is available.
(4) Social Security account numbers must be partially redacted in
documents sent by mail whenever feasible.
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Nanette Smith,
Team Lead, NASA Directives and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2022-16384 Filed 7-29-22; 8:45 am]
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