20 CFR 402.25 - Who can file a FOIA request?

Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 10, 2026

Title 20 - Employees' Benefits last revised: Oct 27, 2026

View all text of Part 402 [§ 402.05 - § 402.165]

§ 402.25 - Who can file a FOIA request?

Any person may submit a FOIA request to SSA. Under the FOIA, “any person” includes requests from individuals, corporations, State and local agencies, as well as foreign entities. Requests from Federal agencies and Federal or State courts are not covered by the FOIA.

authority: 42 U.S.C. 405,902,and; 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: 89 FR 102711, Dec. 18, 2024, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 20 CFR 402.25