>From another list, I forwarded to Nor and So-cal If you have been procrastinating sending off for a Social Security > application for any of your ancestors, now is the time to do it! > > Effective July 1, 2001, there will be a major fee increase for processing > requests for copies of original applications for Social Security cards and > for computer extracts of this information. This has been confirmed with > Roger Williams in the FOIA office of the SSA. > > New Fees (effective July 1, 2001): > >  Copies of the original application for a Social Security card (Form SS-5) > will cost $27 if the social security number is provided, and $29 if it is > not provided. These fees were previously $7 and $16.50, respectively. > > Computer extracts of the application will cost $16 with the number and $18 > without. > > Requests postmarked prior to July 1, 2001, will not be subject to the new > fees. So, if you've procrastinated on your requests, get them in now! > Requests posted on or after July 1, 2001, will be returned if they do not > include the new amount and a credit card number has not been provided to > charge for additional costs." > > >