80 FR 65872 - Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Matching Program

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 207 (October 27, 2015)

Page Range		65872-65873
FR Document		2015-27244

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides notice that it intends to conduct a recurring computer-matching program matching Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal tax information with VA pension and parents' dependency and indemnity compensation records. The purpose of this match is to identify applicants and beneficiaries who have applied for or who are receiving VA benefits and received unearned income, and to adjust or terminate VA benefits, if appropriate.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Matching Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides notice that 
it intends to conduct a recurring computer-matching program matching 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal tax information with VA pension 
and parents' dependency and indemnity compensation records. The purpose 
of this match is to identify applicants and beneficiaries who have 
applied for or who are receiving VA benefits and received unearned 
income, and to adjust or terminate VA benefits, if appropriate.

DATES: The match will start no sooner than 30 days after publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register (FR), or 40 days after copies of 
this notice and the agreement of the agencies are submitted to Congress 
and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), whichever is later, and 
end not more than 18 months after the agreement is properly implemented 
by the agencies. The agencies' Data Integrity Boards

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(DIBs) may extend this agreement for 12 months provided the agencies 
certify to their DIBs, within three months of the ending date of the 
original agreement, that the matching program will be conducted without 
change and that the matching program has been conducted in compliance 
with the original agreement.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through 
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 
Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202) 
273-9026. Copies of comments received will be available for public 
inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 
1063B, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 461-4902 for an 
appointment. In addition, during the comment period, comments may be 
viewed online through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at 
www.Regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Klusman, Pension Analyst, 
Pension and Fiduciary Service (21PF), Department of Veterans Affairs, 
810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-8863.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA plans to match records of applicants and 
beneficiaries who have applied for or who are receiving needs-based VA 
benefits, with unearned income information maintained by IRS. VA will 
use this information to verify income information submitted by 
applicants and beneficiaries and deny or adjust VA benefit payments as 
prescribed by law. The matching program will enable VA to ensure 
accurate reporting of income.
    The legal authority to conduct this match is 38 U.S.C. 5106, which 
requires any Federal department or agency to provide VA information 
upon request for the purposes of determining eligibility for benefits 
or verifying other information that affects payment of benefits. In 
addition, 26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(7) authorizes IRS to disclose Federal tax 
information to VA.
    VA records involved in the match are in ``Compensation, Pension, 
Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Records--VA 
(58VA21/22/28),'' a system of records that was first published at 41 FR 
9294 (March 3, 1976), amended and republished in its entirety at 77 FR 
42593 (July 19, 2012). The IRS records are from the system of records 
identified as the Information Return Master File (IRMF)/IRS 22.061, as 
published at 73 FR 13302 (March 12, 2008), amended and republished in 
its entirety at 77 FR 47946-947 (August 10, 2012), through the 
Disclosure of Information to Federal, State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA) 
program.
    In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2) and (r), VA 
is providing copies of the agreement to both Houses of Congress and to 
OMB. VA is publishing this Federal Register notice in accordance with 5 
U.S.C. 552a(e)(12).

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Robert L. 
Nabors II, Chief of Staff, approved this document on October 8, 2015, 
for publication.

    Dated: October 13, 2015.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy and Records 
Management, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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related to the purposes for which the determined that release of the specific NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
records are maintained; information in the context of a Individuals seeking to determine
3. To a court, magistrate, or particular case would constitute an whether this system of records contains
administrative tribunal in the course of unwarranted invasion of personal information about themselves should
presenting evidence, including privacy. address written inquiries to Kathleen
disclosures to opposing counsel or Saunders-Mitchell, Disclosure Officer,
witnesses in the course of civil POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
United States Mint, 801 9th Street NW.,
discovery, litigation, or settlement Washington, DC 20220.
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
negotiations, in response to a court-
ordered subpoena, or in connection STORAGE: RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
with criminal law proceedings; Paper documents and electronic Refer to ‘‘Notification Procedure’’
4. To a congressional office in records. above for address to which requests may
response to an inquiry made at the be sent for gaining access to records.
request of the individual to whom the RETRIEVABILITY:
record pertains; Records are retrieved by: CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
5. To the news media in accordance • Name of Requester; Refer to ‘‘Notification Procedure’’
with guidelines contained in 28 CFR • Name of Participant Group (if any); above for address to which requests may
50.02, which pertains to an agency’s • Event category (Tour or Outreach be sent for gaining access to records.
functions relating to civil and criminal Program);
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
proceedings; • Requested event dates;
6. To representatives of the National • Final event date; Information in the system, including
Archives and Records Administration • Name of participants provided by individually-identifying information
(NARA) who are conducting records Requester (if any); submitted to the United States Mint, is
management inspections under • Request for reasonable obtained from Requesters, or from
authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906; accommodation or other special persons responding to United States
7. To contractors, grantees, experts, requirement for the event (if any); Mint communications in connection
consultants, interns, volunteers, and • Name of individual participant with scheduling made to email
others (including agents of the indicated by Requester as requesting addresses or numbers provided by
foregoing) performing or working on a reasonable accommodation for Requesters.
contract, service, grant, cooperative disability, or having other special
agreement, or other assignment for the EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
requirement for event (if any);
federal government, when necessary to None.
• Confirmation Number;
accomplish such function; • Size of Tour; [FR Doc. 2015–27249 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am]
8. To appropriate agencies, entities,
• Requester telephone number, email BILLING CODE 4810–37–P
and persons when (a) it is suspected or
address, postal address, and fax number
confirmed that the security or
(if any);
confidentiality of information in the
• Address of Outreach Program site DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
system of records has been AFFAIRS
(if any).
compromised; (b) the United States
Mint has determined that, as a result of SAFEGUARDS: Privacy Act of 1974; Report of
the suspected or confirmed Paper records are stored in secured Matching Program
compromise, there is a risk of harm to filing cabinets with access only by
economic or property interests, identity AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
authorized personnel. Electronic records
theft or fraud, or harm to the security or are stored in secured systems subject to ACTION: Notice.
integrity of this system or other systems access controls in accordance with
or programs (whether maintained by the SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans
Department of the Treasury and United Affairs (VA) provides notice that it
United States Mint or another agency or States Mint policies and procedures.
entity) that rely on the compromised intends to conduct a recurring
Access to electronic records is restricted computer-matching program matching
information; and (c) the disclosure made to authorized personnel, and is subject
to such agencies, entities, and persons is Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Federal
to multiple controls including an access tax information with VA pension and
reasonably necessary to assist in approval process, unique user identifier,
connection with the United States parents’ dependency and indemnity
user authentication and account compensation records. The purpose of
Mint’s efforts to respond to the management, and password
suspected or confirmed compromise this match is to identify applicants and
management. beneficiaries who have applied for or
and prevent, minimize, or remedy such
harm; and RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: who are receiving VA benefits and
9. To the news media and the public, Data is retained and preserved or received unearned income, and to adjust
with the approval of the Treasury destroyed in accordance with National or terminate VA benefits, if appropriate.
Department’s Senior Agency Official for Archives and Records Administration DATES: The match will start no sooner
Privacy, or her designee, in consultation (NARA) schedules for the categories of than 30 days after publication of this
with counsel, when there exists a data in the system and for system notice in the Federal Register (FR), or
legitimate public interest in the security backup data. 40 days after copies of this notice and
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disclosure of the information or when the agreement of the agencies are
disclosure is necessary to preserve SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS: submitted to Congress and the Office of
confidence in the integrity of Treasury Jennifer DeBroekert, Supervisory Management and Budget (OMB),
or is necessary to demonstrate the Public Affairs Specialist, Office of whichever is later, and end not more
accountability of Treasury’s officers, Corporate Communications, United than 18 months after the agreement is
employees, or individuals covered by States Mint at Denver, 320 West Colfax properly implemented by the agencies.
the system, except to the extent it is Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80204–269. The agencies’ Data Integrity Boards

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(DIBs) may extend this agreement for 12 information maintained by IRS. VA will Signing Authority
months provided the agencies certify to use this information to verify income
their DIBs, within three months of the information submitted by applicants The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
ending date of the original agreement, and beneficiaries and deny or adjust VA designee, approved this document and
that the matching program will be benefit payments as prescribed by law. authorized the undersigned to sign and
conducted without change and that the The matching program will enable VA submit the document to the Office of the
matching program has been conducted to ensure accurate reporting of income. Federal Register for publication
in compliance with the original The legal authority to conduct this electronically as an official document of
agreement. match is 38 U.S.C. 5106, which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs.
any Federal department or agency to Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff,
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be approved this document on October 8,
provide VA information upon request
submitted through 2015, for publication.
for the purposes of determining
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-
eligibility for benefits or verifying other Dated: October 13, 2015.
delivery to the Director, Regulations
information that affects payment of Kathleen M. Manwell,
Management (02REG), Department of
benefits. In addition, 26 U.S.C. Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
6103(l)(7) authorizes IRS to disclose of Privacy and Records Management,
NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC
Federal tax information to VA. Department of Veterans Affairs.
20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026.
VA records involved in the match are [FR Doc. 2015–27244 Filed 10–26–15; 8:45 am]
Copies of comments received will be
in ‘‘Compensation, Pension, Education,
available for public inspection in the BILLING CODE 8320–01–P
and Vocational Rehabilitation and
Office of Regulation Policy and
Employment Records—VA (58VA21/22/
Management, Room 1063B, between the
28),’’ a system of records that was first DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
published at 41 FR 9294 (March 3, AFFAIRS
Monday through Friday (except
1976), amended and republished in its
holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for
entirety at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012). Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research
an appointment. In addition, during the
The IRS records are from the system of and Development and Clinical Science
comment period, comments may be
records identified as the Information Research and Development Services
viewed online through the Federal
Return Master File (IRMF)/IRS 22.061, Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice
Docket Management System (FDMS) at
as published at 73 FR 13302 (March 12, of Meetings—November 2015
www.Regulations.gov.
2008), amended and republished in its
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: entirety at 77 FR 47946–947 (August 10, The Department of Veterans Affairs
David Klusman, Pension Analyst, 2012), through the Disclosure of (VA) gives notice under the Federal
Pension and Fiduciary Service (21PF), Information to Federal, State and Local Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App.
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Agencies (DIFSLA) program. 2 that the subcommittees of the Joint
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 Biomedical Laboratory Research and
20420, (202) 632–8863. U.S.C. 552a(o)(2) and (r), VA is Development and Clinical Science
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA plans providing copies of the agreement to Research and Development Services
to match records of applicants and both Houses of Congress and to OMB. Scientific Merit Review Board (JBL/CS
beneficiaries who have applied for or VA is publishing this Federal Register SMRB) will meet from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
who are receiving needs-based VA notice in accordance with 5 U.S.C. on the dates indicated below (unless
benefits, with unearned income 552a(e)(12). otherwise listed):

Subcommittee Date Location

Surgery ..................................................................... November 18, 2015 ............................ Corporation for Enterprise Development.
Infectious Diseases-B ............................................... November 19, 2015 ............................ American College of Surgeons.
Nephrology ............................................................... November 19, 2015 ............................ National Postal Museum, Blount Center.
Hematology ............................................................... November 20, 2015 ............................ VA Central Office.*
Cellular and Molecular Medicine .............................. November 23, 2015 ............................ VA Central Office.
Infectious Diseases-A ............................................... November 23, 2015 ............................ US Access Board.
The addresses of the meeting sites are:
American College of Surgeons, 20 F Street NE., Washington, DC.
Corporation for Enterprise Development, 1200 G Street NW., Suite 400, Washington, DC.
National Postal Museum, Blount Center, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE., Washington, DC.
US Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC.
VA Central Office, 1100 First Street NE., Suite 600, Washington, DC.
* Teleconference.

The purpose of the subcommittees is The subcommittee meetings will be critiques of research proposals.
to provide advice on the scientific closed to the public for the review, Discussions will deal with scientific
quality, budget, safety and mission discussion, and evaluation of initial and merit of each proposal and
relevance of investigator-initiated renewal research proposals. However, qualifications of personnel conducting
the JBL/CS SMRB teleconference
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research proposals submitted for VA the studies, the disclosure of which
merit review evaluation. Proposals meeting will be open to the public; date, would constitute a clearly unwarranted
submitted for review include diverse time and location will be announced invasion of personal privacy.
medical specialties within the general later. Additionally, premature disclosure of
areas of biomedical, behavioral, and The closed subcommittee meetings research information could significantly
clinical science research. involve discussion, examination, and frustrate implementation of proposed
reference to staff and consultant agency action regarding the research

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		The match will start no sooner than 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register (FR), or 40 days after copies of this notice and the agreement of the agencies are submitted to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), whichever is later, and end not more than 18 months after the agreement is properly implemented by the agencies. The agencies' Data Integrity Boards (DIBs) may extend this agreement for 12 months provided the agencies certify to their DIBs, within three months of the ending date of the original agreement, that the matching program will be conducted without change and that the matching program has been conducted in compliance with the original agreement.
Contact		David Klusman, Pension Analyst, Pension and Fiduciary Service (21PF), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-8863.
FR Citation		80 FR 65872