20 CFR 401.35
§ 401.35 Your right to request records.
United States · 20 CFR — Employees' Benefits · Status: effective
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- 20 CFR 401.35, § 401.35 Your right to request records, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/78045
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The Privacy Act gives you the right to direct access to most records about yourself that are in our systems of records. Exceptions to this Privacy Act right include—
(a) Special procedures for access to certain medical records (see 5 U.S.C. 552a(f)(3) and § 401.55);
(b) Unavailability of certain criminal law enforcement records (see 5 U.S.C. 552a(k), and § 401.85); and
(c) Unavailability of records compiled in reasonable anticipation of a court action or formal administrative proceeding.
The Freedom of Information Act (see 20 CFR part 402) allows you to request information from SSA whether or not it is in a system of records.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.