81 FR 79510 - Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 219 (November 14, 2016)

This document provides notice of the existence of a computer matching program between the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Texas Workforce Commission.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79510-79511]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27131]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2016-0080]


Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Recertification.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the existence of a computer 
matching program between the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Texas Workforce 
Commission.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services provides this notice in accordance 
with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503) 
and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990 
(Pub. L. 101-508) (Privacy Act); Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 (June 
19, 1989); and appendix I to OMB's Revision of Circular No. A-130 
(November 28, 2000), ``Transmittal Memorandum No. 4, Management of 
Federal Information Resources.''
    Participating Agencies: The Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) is the source agency 
and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the recipient agency.
    Purpose of the Match: The purpose of this Agreement is to establish 
the terms and conditions governing TWC's access to, and use of, the 
DHS-USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) 
Program, which provides immigration status information from federal 
immigration records to authorized users, and to comply with the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988.
    Texas Workforce Commission will use the SAVE Program to verify the 
immigration status of non U.S. citizens who apply for benefits (Benefit 
Applicants) under the Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits that it 
administers. Under Federal law, immigrant workers must be in particular 
immigration categories to qualify for UC benefits. Texas Workforce 
Commission will use the information obtained through the SAVE Program 
to determine whether Benefit Applicants possess the requisite 
immigration status to be eligible for the UC benefits administered by 
TWC.
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: Section 121 of the 
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99-603, 
as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2168 
(1996), requires DHS to establish a system for the verification of 
immigration status of noncitizen applicants for, or recipients of, 
certain types of benefits as specified within IRCA, and to make this 
system available to state agencies that administer such benefits. 
Section 121(c) of IRCA amends sec. 1137 of the Social

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Security Act and certain other sections of law that pertain to Federal 
entitlement benefit programs. Section 121(c) requires state agencies 
administering these programs to use DHS-USCIS's verification system to 
make eligibility determinations to prevent the issuance of benefits to 
ineligible noncitizen applicants. The SAVE Program is the DHS-USCIS 
system available to the TWC and other covered agencies for use in 
making these eligibility determinations.
    Section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant 
Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Public Law 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009 
(1996) (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)) grants Federal, State, or local government 
agencies seeking to verify or ascertain the citizenship or immigration 
status of any individual within the jurisdiction of the agency with the 
authority to request such information from DHS-USCIS for any purpose 
authorized by law.
    Texas Workforce Commission will access to the SAVE Program for the 
purpose of confirming the immigration status of noncitizen applicants 
for, or recipients of, benefits it administers to discharge its 
obligation to conduct such verifications pursuant to sec. 1137 of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(a) et seq.) and Texas Labor Code 
207.043.
    Categories of Records and Individuals Covered: The SAVE Program 
uses the records in the DHS-USCIS Verification Information System (VIS) 
database to verify immigration status; it contains information related 
to the status of noncitizens, naturalized citizens, and to the extent 
they have applied for Certificates of Citizenship, derived U.S. 
citizens, on whom DHS-USCIS has a record as an applicant, petitioner, 
sponsor, or beneficiary. See DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien 
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Systems of Records Notice, 77 FR 
47415 (August 8, 2012).
    TWC records pertaining to noncitizen Benefit Applicants for, or 
recipients of, UC benefits administered by TWC.
    TWC will match the following records with DHS/USCIS records:

 Alien Registration Number
 I-94 Number
 Last Name
 First Name
 Middle Name
 Date of Birth
 Nationality
 Social Security number

    DHS/USCIS will match the following records with TWC records:

 Alien Registration Number
 Last Name
 First Name
 Middle Name
 Date of Birth
 Country of Birth (not nationality)
 Social Security number (if available)
 Date of Entry
 Immigration Status Data
 Employment Eligibility Data

    System of Records: DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for 
Entitlements Program System of Records Notice, 77 FR 47415 (August 8, 
2012).
    Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program: The inclusive dates of the 
matching program are from December 8, 2016, and continuing for 18 
months through June 7, 2018. The matching program may be extended for 
an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
    Address for Receipt of Public Comments or Inquires: Individuals 
wishing to comment on this matching program or obtain additional 
information about the program, including requesting a copy of the 
computer matching agreement between DHS-USCIS and TWC.
    For general questions please contact: Donald K. Hawkins, 202-272-
8030, Privacy Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20529.
    For privacy questions please contact: Jonathan R. Cantor, 202-343-
1717, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of 
Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.

    Dated: November 1, 2016.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2016-27131 Filed 11-10-16; 8:45 am]
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