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    AES Broadcast  03/02/2010          Broadcast  #  2010014

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    Final Rule- Social Security Number (SSN)

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    This is an informational broadcast regarding the Final Rule issued by the U.S. Census Bureau. 
    This rule revises the FTR to eliminate the collection of Social Security Numbers (SSN) for identification purposes
    of the Privacy Act of 1974, Title 5, United States Code, Section 552a to ensure that the U.S. Principal Party in Interest (USPPI's)
    or U.S. authorized agent's personal information, such as its SSN, is protected.

    All USPPIs who currently report an SSN while filing in the AES must provide an Employer Identification Number (EIN). 
    All U.S. authorized agents who currently report a SSN when filing in the AES must provide an EIN or Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS) for identification purposes.

    An EIN is available to both businesses and individuals and can be obtained by registering with the Internal Revenue Service at
    http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=102767,00.html   or by calling (800) 829-4933 and following the instructions. 
     
    A DUNS number is available only to business entities and can be obtained by registering with Dun and Bradstreet at www.dnb.com/us.

    The rule is effective March 24th, 2010.  However, the provision eliminating the SSN was implemented December 3, 2009. 
    The rule can be found in its entirely at   http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/regulations/fedregnotices/index.html    or   www.gpoaccess.gov/fr  

     For more information, contact the Foreign Trade Division at (800)549-0595,
    select option 1 for AES questions, select option 3 for Regulatory questions.
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