80 FR 71907 - Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE))-Match Number 1098

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 221 (November 17, 2015)

In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new computer matching program that we are currently will conduct with OCSE.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 221 (Tuesday, November 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71907-71908]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-29283]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA 2015-0016]


Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE))--Match Number 1098

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of a new computer matching program that will be 
implemented with OCSE.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as 
amended, this notice announces a new computer matching program that we 
are currently will conduct with OCSE.

DATES: We will file a report of the subject matching program with 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, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The matching program will be 
effective as indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either 
telefaxing to (410) 966-0869 or writing to the Executive Director, 
Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social 
Security Administration, 617 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. All comments received will be 
available for public inspection at this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Executive Director, Office of 
Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, as shown above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. General

    The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Public 
Law (Pub. L.) 100-503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by 
describing the conditions under which computer matching involving the 
Federal government could be performed and

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adding certain protections for persons applying for, and receiving, 
Federal benefits. Section 7201 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508) further amended the Privacy Act regarding 
protections for such persons.
    The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates 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. It requires 
Federal agencies involved in computer matching programs to:
    (1) Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies 
participating in the matching programs;
    (2) Obtain approval of the matching agreement by the Data Integrity 
Boards of the participating Federal agencies;
    (3) Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal 
Register;
    (4) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress 
and OMB;
    (5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are 
subject to matching; and
    (6) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating, 
or denying a person's benefits or payments.

B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act

    We have taken action to ensure that all of our computer matching 
programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as amended.

Mary Ann Zimmerman,
Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of 
the General Counsel.
Notice of Computer Matching Program, SSA With the Office of Child 
Support Enforcement (OCSE)

A. Participating Agencies
    SSA and OCSE.

B. Purpose of the Matching Program
    The purpose of this matching program is to govern a matching 
program between the OCSE and us. The agreement covers the Quarterly 
Wage and Unemployment Insurance batch match for Title II Disability 
Insurance (DI). This agreement also governs the use, treatment, and 
safeguarding of the information exchanged. OCSE is the ``source 
agency'' and we are the ``recipient agency,'' as defined by the Privacy 
Act. 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(9) and (11).
    We will use the quarterly wage and unemployment insurance 
information from OCSE to establish or verify eligibility, continuing 
entitlement, or payment amounts, or all of the above, of individuals 
under the DI program.

C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
    The legal authority for disclosures under this agreement are: (1) 
453(j)(4) of the Social Security Act (Act) which provides that OCSE 
shall provide our Commissioner with all information in the National 
Directory of New Hires (NDNH). 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(4); and (2) 224(h)(1) 
of the Act provides that the head of any Federal agency shall provide 
information within its possession as our Commissioner may require for 
purposes of making a timely determination of the amount of the 
reduction, if any, required by section 224 in benefits payable under 
Title II of the Act. 42 U.S.C. 424a(h). Disclosures under this 
agreement shall be made in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3), and in 
compliance with the matching procedures in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o), (p), and 
(r).

D. Categories of Records and Persons Covered by the Matching Program
    Systems of Records (SOR): We published notice of the relevant SORs 
in the Federal Register. Our SORs are the Master Beneficiary Record 
(MBR), SSA/ORSIS 60-0090 last published January 11, 2006 at 72 FR 1826; 
and the Completed Determination Record-Continuing Disability 
Determination file (CDR-CDD), SSA/OD 60-0050 last published January 11, 
2006 at 72 FR 1813.
    OCSE will match our information in the MBR and CDR-CDD against the 
quarterly wage and unemployment insurance information furnished by 
state and federal agencies maintained in its SOR ``OCSE National 
Directory of New Hires'' (NDNH), No. 09-80-0381, established by 
publication in the Federal Register on January 5, 2011 at 76 FR 560. 
Routine use (9) of the system of records authorizes disclosure of NDNH 
information to SSA, 76 FR 560, 562 (January 5, 2011).
    Data Elements Used in the Matching Program: We will provide 
electronically to OCSE the following data elements in the finder file 
of DI beneficiaries: Individual's SSN and Name. OCSE will provide 
electronically to us the following data elements from the NDNH in the 
quarterly wage file: Quarterly wage record identifier, For employees: 
(1) Name (first, middle, last), (2) SSN, (3) Verification request code, 
(4) Processed date, (5) Non-verifiable indicator, (6) Wage amount, and 
(7) Reporting period; For employers of individuals in the quarterly 
wage file of the NDNH: (1) Name, (2) Employer identification number, 
and (3) Address(es); Transmitter agency code, Transmitter state code, 
and State or agency name. OCSE will provide electronically to us the 
following data elements from the NDNH in the unemployment insurance 
file: Unemployment insurance record identifier, Processed date, SSN, 
Verification request code, Name (first, middle, last), Address, 
Unemployment insurance benefit amount, Reporting period, Transmitter 
agency code, Transmitter state code, and State or agency name.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
    The effective date of this matching program is November 1, 2015; 
provided that the following notice periods have lapsed: 30 days after 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register and 40 days after 
notice of the matching program is sent to Congress and OMB. The 
matching program will continue for 18 months from the effective date 
and, if both agencies meet certain conditions, it may extend for an 
additional 12 months thereafter.
[FR Doc. 2015-29283 Filed 11-16-15; 8:45 am]
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