I received this information from another list I'm on, it is worth passing
along.
> Presently if you want to obtain a copy of your ancestor's Original
Application
> for a Social Security Number and you can provide the Soc Sec number, the
fee is $7.
>
> As of July 1, it will jump to $27. Rates higher without the Soc.Sec.
> All information is available at the site below.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I just thought I would spread the word that the fees for getting a copy
of
> a Social Security Application are going up drastically on 1
July 2001.
If
> you apply before then you will be charged the old amount which is now $7
> if you know the number, and $16.50 if you do not.
>
> The new fees are posted at:
>
http://www.ssa.gov/foia/foia_guide.htm
>
> It appears that the increases are more than substantial, they are
gigantic.
> This means that the time for procrastination is over.
>
> The address you need to send them to is:
>
> Social Security Administration
> Office of Central Records Operation
> Attention: Freedom of Information Workgroup
> PO Box 17772
> 300 N. Greene Street
> Baltimore, MD 21290
>
>
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