82 FR 49919 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

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

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, 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).

[FR Doc. 2017-23386 Filed 10-26-17; 8:45 am]
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