82_FR_50126 82 FR 49919 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

82 FR 49919 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 207 (October 27, 2017)

Page Range49919-49920
FR Document2017-23386

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

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 207 (Friday, October 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49919-49920]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23386]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA 2016-0058]


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.

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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 conducting with DOL.

DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program 
is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. The matching 
program will be effective on May 25, 2017, or once a minimum of 30 days 
after publication of this notice has elapsed, whichever is later. The 
matching program will expire on November 24, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either 
telefaxing to (410) 966-0869, writing to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting 
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 
General Counsel, Social Security

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Administration, 617 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, or email at [email protected]. All 
comments received will be available for public inspection at this 
address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties may submit general 
questions about the matching program to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting 
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 
General Counsel, by any of the means shown above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 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.
    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.

    Participating Agencies: SSA and DOL.
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: This agreement is 
executed 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, as 
amended, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
    The legal authority for this agreement is section 1631(f) of the 
Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1383(f). This legal authority requires 
any Federal agency to provide SSA with information in its possession 
that SSA may require for making a determination of eligibility for or 
the proper amount of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.
    Purpose: The purpose of this computer matching agreement is to 
establish the terms, conditions, and safeguards under which DOL will 
disclose the DOL administered Part B Black Lung (BL) benefit data to 
us. We will match DOL's Part B BL data with our records of persons 
receiving SSI to verify that Part B BL beneficiaries are receiving the 
correct amount of SSI payments.
    Categories of Individuals: The individuals whose information is 
involved in the matching program are those individuals who are 
receiving Part B BL benefits and SSI benefits.
    Categories of Records: DOL's monthly extract file will contain 
necessary identifying and payment information for approximately 19,000 
individuals, all miners, receiving Part B BL benefit payments. 
Additionally, once every year, DOL will send an additional file 
representing all Part B BL benefit records, referred to as the 
saturation file, regardless of any changes.
    DOL's monthly extract file will contain each Part B BL 
beneficiary's Social Security number (SSN), name, date of birth, date 
of entitlement, payment status, current benefit amount, and effective 
date of the current benefit amount. We will determine which of the 
recipients are receiving SSI payments and match the DOL data against 
the SSN, type of action code, and income type for those recipients in 
our Supplemental Security Record (SSR).
    Systems of Records: We will match the SSR/SVB SSA/ODSSIS (60-0103) 
system of records, last fully published on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 
1830), and amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723), which contains 
all data pertinent to payments made to Title XVI recipients, with an 
extract from DOL's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, BL Benefit 
Payments file (OWCP-9), published on April 29, 2016 (81 FR 25765).

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                                                    amended, this notice announces a                          (6) Verify match findings before                     disclosures necessary to conduct this
                                                    renewal of an existing computer                         reducing, suspending, terminating, or                  match.
                                                    matching program that we are currently                  denying a person’s benefits or
                                                                                                                                                                   NUMBER OF RECORDS:
                                                    conducting with DOL.                                    payments.
                                                                                                                                                                     DOL’s monthly extract file will
                                                    DATES: The deadline to submit                           B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to                     contain the necessary identifying and
                                                    comments on the proposed matching                       the Privacy Act                                        payment information for approximately
                                                    program is 30 days from the date of
                                                                                                               We have taken action to ensure that                 23,000 beneficiaries, all miners under
                                                    publication of this notice. The matching
                                                                                                            all of our computer matching programs                  age 65 entitled to receive Part C BL
                                                    program will be effective on May 25,
                                                                                                            comply with the requirements of the                    payments. We will match these DOL
                                                    2017, or once a minimum of 30 days
                                                                                                            Privacy Act, as amended.                               records against the MBR.
                                                    after publication of this notice has
                                                    elapsed, whichever is later. The                        Mary Ann Zimmerman,                                    SPECIFIED DATA ELEMENTS:
                                                    matching program will expire on                         Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy             DOL’s monthly extract file will
                                                    November 24, 2018.                                      and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel.         contain each Part C BL beneficiary’s
                                                    ADDRESSES: Interested parties may                                                                              Social Security number (SSN), name,
                                                    comment on this notice by either                        Notice of Computer Matching Program,
                                                                                                                                                                   date of birth, date of entitlement,
                                                                                                            SSA With the Department of Labor (DOL)
                                                    telefaxing to (410) 966–0869 or writing                                                                        payment status, current benefit amount,
                                                    to the Acting Executive Director, Office                A. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:                             and effective date of the current benefit
                                                    of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the                      SSA and DOL                                      amount. We will determine which of the
                                                    General Counsel, Social Security                                                                               beneficiaries are receiving Social
                                                    Administration, 617 Altmeyer Building,                  B. PURPOSE OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:                    Security disability benefits and match
                                                    6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD                     The purpose of this matching program                the DOL data against the SSN, type of
                                                    21235–6401. All comments received                       is to establish the terms, conditions, and             action code, and offset type for those
                                                    will be available for public inspection at              safeguards under which the Department                  beneficiaries in our MBR.
                                                    this address.                                           of Labor (DOL) will disclose the DOL
                                                                                                                                                                   E. INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                    administered Part C Black Lung (BL)
                                                    Acting Executive Director, Office of                    benefit data to us. We will match DOL’s                   The effective date of this matching
                                                    Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the                   Part C BL data with our records of                     program is May 25, 2017, or once a
                                                    General Counsel, as shown above.                        persons receiving Social Security                      minimum of 30 days after publication of
                                                                                                            disability benefits to verify that Part C              this notice has elapsed, whichever is
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            BL beneficiaries are receiving the                     later. The matching program will expire
                                                    A. General                                              correct amount of Social Security                      on November 24, 2018.
                                                      The Computer Matching and Privacy                     disability benefits.                                   [FR Doc. 2017–23385 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–                                                                           BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
                                                                                                            C. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING
                                                    503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            PROGRAM:
                                                    552a) by describing the conditions
                                                    under which computer matching                              The legal authority for this agreement              SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
                                                    involving the Federal government could                  is executed in accordance with the
                                                                                                                                                                   [Docket No. SSA 2016–0058]
                                                    be performed and adding certain                         Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as
                                                    protections for persons applying for,                   amended by the Computer Matching                       Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
                                                    and receiving, Federal benefits. Section                and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, as
                                                    7201 of the Omnibus Budget                              amended, and the regulations                           AGENCY:    Social Security Administration
                                                    Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–                promulgated thereunder.                                (SSA).
                                                    508) further amended the Privacy Act                       The legal authority for this agreement              ACTION:Notice of a new matching
                                                    regarding protections for such persons.                 is section 224(h)(1) of the Social                     program.
                                                      The Privacy Act, as amended,                          Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 424a(h)(1).
                                                                                                            This legal authority requires any Federal              SUMMARY:   In accordance with the
                                                    regulates the use of computer matching
                                                                                                            agency to provide us with information                  provisions of the Privacy Act, as
                                                    by Federal agencies when records in a
                                                                                                            in its possession that we may require for              amended, this notice announces a new
                                                    system of records are matched with
                                                                                                            making a timely determination of the                   computer matching program that we are
                                                    other Federal, State, or local government
                                                                                                            amount of reduction required under                     currently conducting with DOL.
                                                    records. It requires Federal agencies
                                                    involved in computer matching                           section 224 of the Act for workers’                    DATES: The deadline to submit
                                                    programs to:                                            compensation offset.                                   comments on the proposed matching
                                                      (1) Negotiate written agreements with                                                                        program is 30 days from the date of
                                                                                                            D. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS AND PERSONS                   publication of this notice. The matching
                                                    the other agency or agencies                            COVERED BY THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
                                                    participating in the matching programs;                                                                        program will be effective on May 25,
                                                      (2) Obtain approval of the matching                   SYSTEMS OF RECORDS:                                    2017, or once a minimum of 30 days
                                                    agreement by the Data Integrity Boards                     SSA will match the DOL extract file                 after publication of this notice has
                                                    of the participating Federal agencies;                  against the MBR, SSA/ORSIS (60–0090),                  elapsed, whichever is later. The
                                                                                                                                                                   matching program will expire on
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                                                      (3) Publish notice of the computer                    last fully published at 71 FR 1826 on
                                                    matching program in the Federal                         January 11, 2006, as amended at 72 FR                  November 24, 2018.
                                                    Register;                                               69723 (December 10, 2007) and 78 FR                    ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
                                                      (4) Furnish detailed reports about                    40542 (July 5, 2013). DOL’s extract file               comment on this notice by either
                                                    matching programs to Congress and                       is from DOL’s OWCP, BL Benefit                         telefaxing to (410) 966–0869, writing to
                                                    OMB;                                                    Payments file, DOL/OWCP–9, last fully                  Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting
                                                      (5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries               published at 81 FR 25765 on April 29,                  Executive Director, Office of Privacy
                                                    that their records are subject to                       2016. Both agencies have published the                 and Disclosure, Office of the General
                                                    matching; and                                           appropriate routine uses to permit the                 Counsel, Social Security


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                                                    Administration, 617 Altmeyer Building,                  Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended                SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
                                                    6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD                  by the Computer Matching and Privacy
                                                    21235–6401, or email at                                 Protection Act of 1988, as amended, and               [Docket No. SSA 2017–0027]
                                                    Mary.Ann.Zimmerman@ssa.gov. All                         the regulations promulgated thereunder.               Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
                                                    comments received will be available for                    The legal authority for this agreement
                                                    public inspection at this address.                      is section 1631(f) of the Social Security             AGENCY:    Social Security Administration
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Act, 42 U.S.C. 1383(f). This legal                    (SSA)
                                                    Interested parties may submit general                   authority requires any Federal agency to              ACTION:Notice of a New Matching
                                                    questions about the matching program                    provide SSA with information in its                   Program.
                                                    to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting                           possession that SSA may require for
                                                    Executive Director, Office of Privacy                                                                         SUMMARY:  In accordance with the
                                                                                                            making a determination of eligibility for
                                                    and Disclosure, Office of the General                                                                         provisions of the Privacy Act, as
                                                                                                            or the proper amount of Supplemental
                                                    Counsel, by any of the means shown                                                                            amended, this notice announces a new
                                                                                                            Security Income (SSI) payments.
                                                    above.                                                                                                        computer matching program that we are
                                                                                                               Purpose: The purpose of this                       currently conducting with the
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                            computer matching agreement is to                     Department of Homeland Security
                                                    Computer Matching and Privacy                           establish the terms, conditions, and                  (DHS).
                                                    Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law
                                                                                                            safeguards under which DOL will
                                                    (Pub. L.) 100–503), amended the Privacy                                                                       DATES:  The deadline to submit
                                                                                                            disclose the DOL administered Part B
                                                    Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the                                                                         comments on the proposed matching
                                                                                                            Black Lung (BL) benefit data to us. We                program is 30 days from the date of
                                                    conditions under which computer
                                                                                                            will match DOL’s Part B BL data with                  publication of this notice. The matching
                                                    matching involving the Federal
                                                                                                            our records of persons receiving SSI to               program will be effective on July 19,
                                                    government could be performed and
                                                    adding certain protections for persons                  verify that Part B BL beneficiaries are               2017, or once a minimum of 30 days
                                                    applying for, and receiving, Federal                    receiving the correct amount of SSI                   after the publication of this notice has
                                                    benefits. Section 7201 of the Omnibus                   payments.                                             elapsed, whichever is later. The
                                                    Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub.                    Categories of Individuals: The                     matching program will expire on
                                                    L. 101–508) further amended the                         individuals whose information is                      January 18, 2019.
                                                    Privacy Act regarding protections for                   involved in the matching program are                  ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
                                                    such persons.                                           those individuals who are receiving Part              comment on this notice by either
                                                       The Privacy Act, as amended,                         B BL benefits and SSI benefits.                       telefaxing to (410) 966–0869, writing to
                                                    regulates the use of computer matching                     Categories of Records: DOL’s monthly               Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting
                                                    by Federal agencies when records in a                   extract file will contain necessary                   Executive Director, Office of Privacy
                                                    system of records are matched with                      identifying and payment information for               and Disclosure, Office of the General
                                                    other Federal, State, or local government               approximately 19,000 individuals, all                 Counsel, Social Security
                                                    records. It requires Federal agencies                                                                         Administration, 617 Altmeyer Building,
                                                                                                            miners, receiving Part B BL benefit
                                                    involved in computer matching                                                                                 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
                                                                                                            payments. Additionally, once every
                                                    programs to:                                                                                                  21235–6401, or emailing to
                                                       (1) Negotiate written agreements with                year, DOL will send an additional file
                                                                                                            representing all Part B BL benefit                    Mary.Ann.Zimmerman@ssa.gov. All
                                                    the other agency or agencies                                                                                  comments received will be available for
                                                    participating in the matching programs;                 records, referred to as the saturation file,
                                                                                                            regardless of any changes.                            public inspection at this address.
                                                       (2) Obtain approval of the matching
                                                                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    agreement by the Data Integrity Boards                     DOL’s monthly extract file will
                                                    of the participating Federal agencies;                                                                        Interested parties may submit general
                                                                                                            contain each Part B BL beneficiary’s
                                                       (3) Publish notice of the computer                                                                         questions about the matching program
                                                                                                            Social Security number (SSN), name,
                                                    matching program in the Federal                                                                               to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting
                                                                                                            date of birth, date of entitlement,
                                                    Register;                                                                                                     Executive Director, Office of Privacy
                                                                                                            payment status, current benefit amount,
                                                       (4) Furnish detailed reports about                                                                         and Disclosure, Office of the General
                                                                                                            and effective date of the current benefit
                                                    matching programs to Congress and                                                                             Counsel, by any of the means shown
                                                                                                            amount. We will determine which of the
                                                    OMB;                                                                                                          above.
                                                                                                            recipients are receiving SSI payments
                                                       (5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries              and match the DOL data against the                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     The
                                                    that their records are subject to                       SSN, type of action code, and income                  Computer Matching and Privacy
                                                    matching; and                                           type for those recipients in our                      Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law
                                                       (6) Verify match findings before                     Supplemental Security Record (SSR).                   (Pub. L.) 100–503), amended the Privacy
                                                    reducing, suspending, terminating, or                                                                         Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the
                                                    denying a person’s benefits or                             Systems of Records: We will match
                                                                                                                                                                  conditions under which computer
                                                    payments.                                               the SSR/SVB SSA/ODSSIS (60–0103)
                                                                                                                                                                  matching involving the Federal
                                                       We have taken action to ensure that                  system of records, last fully published
                                                                                                                                                                  government could be performed and
                                                    all of our computer matching programs                   on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830), and
                                                                                                                                                                  adding certain protections for persons
                                                    comply with the requirements of the                     amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR
                                                                                                                                                                  applying for, and receiving, Federal
                                                    Privacy Act, as amended.                                69723), which contains all data
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                                                                                                                                                                  benefits. Section 7201 of the Omnibus
                                                                                                            pertinent to payments made to Title XVI               Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub.
                                                    Mary Ann Zimmerman,                                     recipients, with an extract from DOL’s
                                                    Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy                                                                  L. 101–508) further amended the
                                                                                                            Office of Workers’ Compensation                       Privacy Act regarding protections for
                                                    and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel.          Programs, BL Benefit Payments file                    such persons.
                                                                                                            (OWCP–9), published on April 29, 2016                   The Privacy Act, as amended,
                                                      Participating Agencies: SSA and DOL.
                                                      Authority for Conducting the                          (81 FR 25765).                                        regulates the use of computer matching
                                                    Matching Program: This agreement is                     [FR Doc. 2017–23386 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am]          by Federal agencies when records in a
                                                    executed in accordance with the Privacy                 BILLING CODE 4191–02–P                                system of records are matched with


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Document Created: 2017-10-27 02:06:34
Document Modified: 2017-10-27 02:06:34
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a new matching program.
DatesThe deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. The matching program will be effective on May 25, 2017, or once a minimum of 30 days after publication of this notice has elapsed, whichever is later. The matching program will expire on November 24, 2018.
ContactInterested parties may submit general questions about the matching program to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, by any of the means shown above.
FR Citation82 FR 49919 

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