Re: Disclosure of SSN

[Vincent.King@DOEGJPO.COM (Vincent King)]

     Elaine and others:
     
     
     It seems to me that Section 7 of the Privacy Act is being misused by 
     the employee since neither employment nor access to radiological areas 
     requiring dosimetry is a "...right, benefit, or privelege provided by 
     law..." 
     
     If the employee doesn't want to comply with the facility's 
     dosimetry/access control procedures, the facility may not have the 
     justification to fire the employee, but certainly has the option to go 
     to the next employee in line who WILL follow the procedures and use 
     them instead.
     
     If I am wrong on this, I would appreciate any definitive and legally 
     defensible interpretation or reference, since variations of this 
     question come up quite regularly to anyone involved in dosimetry.
     
     
     Vincent King, CHP
     vincent.king@doegjpo.com 
     
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     I have an individual associated with my facility who has refused to = 
     provide his SSN for dosimetry records citing the Privacy Act as his = 
     reason -- "Section 7 of Pub L. 93-579 (a)(1) It shall be unlawful for 
     any = Federal, State or local government agency to deny to any 
     individual any = right, benefit, or privilege provided by law because 
     of such individual's = refusal to disclose his social security 
     number."  He also has stated that = by denying him dosimetry service, 
     I am in violation of the law.  
     
Elaine Marshall
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 
P.O. Box 500
Batavia, IL  60510-0500
FAX  (630)840-3390
Phone:  (630)840-8756
email to emarshall@fnal.gov