80 FR 32955 - Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Agreement

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 111 (June 10, 2015)

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as amended, OCSE is publishing notice of a computer matching program between OCSE and state agencies administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32955-32956]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14199]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Agreement

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), ACF, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching Program.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as 
amended, OCSE is publishing notice of a computer matching program 
between OCSE and state agencies administering the Temporary Assistance 
for Needy Families (TANF) program.

DATES: On June 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services (HHS) sent a report of a Computer Matching Program to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs 
of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as required by 5 U.S.C 
552a(r) of the Privacy Act. HHS invites interested parties to review 
and submit written data, comments, or arguments to the

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agency about the matching program until July 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comment on this notice 
to Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of Federal Systems, Office of 
Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families, 
370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 4th Floor East, Washington, DC 20447. 
Comments received will be available for public inspection at this 
address from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of 
Federal Systems, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration 
for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade SW., 4th Floor East, 
Washington, DC 20447, 202-401-5439.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 
amended, provides for certain protections for individuals applying for 
and receiving federal benefits. The law governs the use of computer 
matching by federal agencies when records in a system of records are 
matched with other federal, state, or local government records. The 
Privacy Act requires agencies involved in computer matching programs 
to:
    1. Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies 
participating in the matching programs.
    2. Provide notification to applicants and beneficiaries that their 
records are subject to matching.
    3. Verify information produced by such matching program before 
reducing, making a final denial of, suspending, or terminating an 
individual's benefits or payments.
    4. Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal 
Register.
    5. Furnish reports about the matching program to Congress and the 
OMB.
    6. Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data 
Integrity Board of any federal agency participating in a matching 
program.
    This matching program meets these requirements.

    Dated: June 2, 2015.
Vicki Turetsky,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Notice of New Computer Matching Program

A. Participating Agencies
    The participating agencies are the Office of Child Support 
Enforcement (OCSE), which is the ``source agency,'' and state agencies 
administering the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) 
program, which are the ``non-federal agencies.''

B. Purpose of the Matching Program
    The primary purpose of the matching program is to provide new hire, 
quarterly wage, and unemployment insurance information from OCSE's 
National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to state agencies administering 
TANF to verify the eligibility of adult TANF recipients and applicants 
and, if ineligible, to take such action as may be authorized by law and 
regulation. The state agencies administering TANF may also use the NDNH 
information for the secondary purpose of updating the applicants and 
recipients' reported participation in work activities and updating 
contact information maintained by the state agencies administering 
TANF.

C. Authority for Conducting the Match
    The authority for conducting the matching program is contained in 
section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(3).

D. Categories of Individuals Involved and Identification of Records 
Used in the Matching Program
    The categories of individuals involved in the matching program are 
adult members of households that receive or have applied for TANF 
benefits. The system of records maintained by OCSE from which records 
will be disclosed for the purpose of this matching program is the 
``OCSE National Directory of New Hires'' (NDNH), No. 09-80-0381, last 
published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 17906 on April 2, 2015. The 
NDNH contains new hire, quarterly wage, and unemployment insurance 
information. The disclosure of NDNH information by OCSE to the state 
agencies administering TANF is a ``routine use'' under this system of 
records. Records resulting from the matching program and are disclosed 
to state agencies administering TANF include names, Social Security 
numbers, home addresses, and employment information.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
    The computer matching agreement will be effective and matching 
activity may commence the later of the following:

30 days after this notice is published in the Federal Register, or 
(2) 40 days after OCSE sends a report of the matching program to the 
Congressional committees of jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C. 
552a(o)(2)(A); and to OMB, unless OMB disapproves the agreement 
within the 40-day review period or grants a waiver within 10 days of 
the 40-day review period. The matching agreement will remain in 
effect for 18 months from its effective date, unless one of the 
parties to the agreement advises the other by written request to 
terminate or modify the agreement. The agreement is subject to 
renewal by the HHS Data Integrity Board for 12 additional months if 
the matching program will be conducted without any change and OCSE 
and the state agency certify to the Data Integrity Board in writing 
that the program has been conducted in compliance with the 
agreement.

[FR Doc. 2015-14199 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
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