82_FR_61607 82 FR 61360 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

82 FR 61360 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

Page Range61360-61361
FR Document2017-27848

In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB).

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61360-61361]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27848]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA 2017-0002]


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 matching program with the Railroad 
Retirement Board (RRB).

DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching

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program is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. The 
matching program will be effective on October 1, 2017 and will expire 
on March 30, 2019.

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 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 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.
    SSA has taken action to ensure that all of its 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 RRB

AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
    The legal authority for SSA to conduct this matching activity is 
sections 1144 and 1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 
1320b-14 and 1395w-114).

PURPOSE(S):
    This matching agreement establishes the conditions under which the 
RRB will disclose to SSA information necessary to verify an 
individual's self-certification of eligibility for the Extra Help with 
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs program (Extra Help). It will 
also enable SSA to identify individuals who may qualify for Extra Help 
as part of the agency's Medicare outreach efforts.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
    The individuals whose information is involved in this matching 
program are individuals who self-certify for Extra Help or may qualify 
for Extra Help. SSA matches RRB's information with its Medicare 
Database File, which includes claimants, applicants, beneficiaries, 
ineligible spouses and potential claimants for Medicare Part A, 
Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage Part C, Medicare Part D and for 
Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage subsidies.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
    RRB will transmit its annuity payment data monthly from its RRB-22 
system of records. The file will consist of approximately 600,000 
electronic records.
    RRB will transmit its Post Entitlement System file daily. The 
number of records will differ each day, but consist of approximately 
3,000 to 4,000 records each month.
    RRB will transmit files on all Medicare eligible Qualified Railroad 
Retirement Beneficiaries from its RRB-20 and RRB-22 systems of records 
to report address changes and subsidy changing event information 
monthly. The file will consist of approximately 520,000 electronic 
records. The number of people who apply for Extra Help determines in 
part the number of records matched.
    SSA's comparison file will consist of approximately 90 million 
records obtained from MDB.
    SSA will conduct the match using each individual's Social Security 
number, name, date of birth, RRB claim number, and RRB annuity payment 
amount in both RRB and MDB files.

SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS:
    RRB will provide SSA with data from its RRB-22 system of records, 
Railroad Retirement Survivors and Pension Benefits System, last 
published on September 30, 2014 (79 FR 58886), and RRB-20 systems of 
records, Health Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance 
Enrollment and Premium Payment System (Medicare), last published on May 
15, 2015 (80 FR 28018).
    SSA will match RRB's data with its Medicare Database (MDB) File, 
system of records No. 60-0321, published on July 25, 2006 (71 FR 
42159), and amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723).

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61360 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2017 / Notices Rule 17Ad–22(e)(6) 37 further requires updates, thereby resulting in more Commission, 100 F Street NE, OCC to establish, implement, maintain accurate and responsive margin Washington, DC 20549. and enforce written policies and requirements. All submissions should refer to File procedures reasonably designed to cover For these reasons, OCC believes that Number SR–OCC–2017–811. This file its credit exposures to its participants by the proposed changes are consistent number should be included on the establishing a risk-based margin system with Rule 17Ad 22(e)(6).38 subject line if email is used. To help the that, among other things: (i) Considers, III. Date of Effectiveness of the Advance Commission process and review your and produces margin levels Notice and Timing for Commission comments more efficiently, please use commensurate with, the risks and Action only one method. The Commission will particular attributes of each relevant post all comments on the Commission’s product, portfolio, and market; (ii) The proposed change may be internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ calculates margin sufficient to cover its implemented if the Commission does rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the potential future exposure to participants not object to the proposed change submission, all subsequent in the interval between the last margin within 60 days of the later of: (i) The amendments, all written statements collection and the close out of positions date the proposed change was filed with with respect to the advance notice that following a participant default; and (iii) the Commission or (ii) the date any are filed with the Commission, and all uses reliable sources of timely price data additional information requested by the written communications relating to the and uses procedures and sound Commission is received. OCC shall not advance notice between the valuation models for addressing implement the proposed change if the Commission and any person, other than circumstances in which pricing data are Commission has any objection to the those that may be withheld from the not readily available or reliable. proposed change. public in accordance with the As described in detail above, the The Commission may extend the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be proposed changes are designed to period for review by an additional 60 available for website viewing and ensure that, among other things, OCC’s days if the proposed change raises novel printing in the Commission’s Public margin methodology: (i) More or complex issues, subject to the Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE, appropriately accounts for asymmetry in Commission providing the clearing Washington, DC 20549 on official conditional variance; (ii) more agency with prompt written notice of the extension. A proposed change may business days between the hours of appropriately models the statistical 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the distribution of price returns, (iii) more be implemented in less than 60 days from the date the advance notice is filing also will be available for accurately models second-day volatility inspection and copying at the principal forecasts; (iv) improves OCC’s approach filed, or the date further information requested by the Commission is office of OCC and on OCC’s website at to estimating covariance and hhttps://www.theocc.com/about/ correlations between risk factors to received, if the Commission notifies the clearing agency in writing that it does publications/bylaws.jsp. provide for stable and sensitive All comments received will be posted correlation estimations; and (v) not object to the proposed change and authorizes the clearing agency to without change. Persons submitting improves OCC’s methodology related to comments are cautioned that we do not the treatment of defaulting securities by implement the proposed change on an earlier date, subject to any conditions redact or edit personal identifying reducing the impact that illiquid information from comment submissions. securities with discontinuous data have imposed by the Commission. OCC shall post notice on its website You should submit only information on default variance estimates. These that you wish to make available methodology enhancements would be of proposed changes that are implemented. publicly. All submissions should refer used to calculate daily margin to File Number SR–OCC–2017–811 and requirements for OCC’s Clearing The proposal shall not take effect until all regulatory actions required should be submitted on or before Members. In this way, the proposed January 17, 2018. changes are designed to consider, and with respect to the proposal are produce margin levels commensurate completed. By the Commission. with, the risks and particular attributes IV. Solicitation of Comments Eduardo A. Aleman, of each relevant product, portfolio, and Assistant Secretary. Interested persons are invited to market and to calculate margin submit written data, views and [FR Doc. 2017–27832 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] sufficient to cover its potential future arguments concerning the foregoing, BILLING CODE 8011–01–P exposure to participants in the interval including whether the advance notice is between the last margin collection and consistent with the Clearing the close out of positions following a Supervision Act. Comments may be SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION participant default. submitted by any of the following Moreover, the proposed changes [Docket No. SSA 2017–0002] methods: would introduce daily updates for price Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program data for equity products, including daily Electronic Comments corporate action-adjusted returns of • Use the Commission’s internet AGENCY: Social Security Administration equities, ETFs, ETNs, and certain comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ (SSA). indexes. This daily price data would be rules/sro.shtml); or ACTION:Notice of a New Matching obtained from a widely used and • Send an email to rule-comments@ Program. reliable industry vendor. In this way, sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES the proposed changes would ensure that OCC–2017–811 on the subject line. SUMMARY: In accordance with the OCC uses reliable sources of timely provisions of the Privacy Act, as price data in its margin methodology, Paper Comments amended, this notice announces a new which better reflect current market • Send paper comments in triplicate matching program with the Railroad conditions than the current monthly to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Retirement Board (RRB). DATES: The deadline to submit 37 17 CFR 240.17Ad–2(e)(6). 38 Id. comments on the proposed matching VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:43 Dec 26, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 27, 2017 / Notices 61361 program is 30 days from the date of with the requirements of the Privacy SSA will conduct the match using publication of this notice. The matching Act, as amended. each individual’s Social Security program will be effective on October 1, number, name, date of birth, RRB claim Mary Ann Zimmerman, 2017 and will expire on March 30, 2019. number, and RRB annuity payment Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy amount in both RRB and MDB files. ADDRESSES: Interested parties may and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. comment on this notice by either SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS: telefaxing to (410) 966–0869, writing to PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: RRB will provide SSA with data from Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting SSA and RRB its RRB–22 system of records, Railroad Executive Director, Office of Privacy Retirement Survivors and Pension and Disclosure, Office of the General AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING Benefits System, last published on Counsel, Social Security PROGRAM: September 30, 2014 (79 FR 58886), and Administration, 617 Altmeyer Building, The legal authority for SSA to RRB–20 systems of records, Health 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD conduct this matching activity is Insurance and Supplementary Medical 21235–6401, or email at sections 1144 and 1860D–14 of the Insurance Enrollment and Premium Mary.Ann.Zimmerman@ssa.gov. All Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. Payment System (Medicare), last comments received will be available for 1320b–14 and 1395w–114). published on May 15, 2015 (80 FR public inspection at this address. PURPOSE(S): 28018). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SSA will match RRB’s data with its Interested parties may submit general This matching agreement establishes Medicare Database (MDB) File, system questions about the matching program the conditions under which the RRB of records No. 60–0321, published on to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting will disclose to SSA information July 25, 2006 (71 FR 42159), and Executive Director, Office of Privacy necessary to verify an individual’s self- amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR and Disclosure, Office of the General certification of eligibility for the Extra 69723). Counsel, by any of the means shown Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs program (Extra Help). It will [FR Doc. 2017–27848 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] above. also enable SSA to identify individuals BILLING CODE 4191–02–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The who may qualify for Extra Help as part Computer Matching and Privacy of the agency’s Medicare outreach Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law efforts. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (Pub. L.) 100–503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS: [Public Notice 10240] conditions under which computer The individuals whose information is matching involving the Federal Notice of Determinations; Culturally involved in this matching program are government could be performed and Significant Objects Imported for individuals who self-certify for Extra adding certain protections for persons Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Jasper Help or may qualify for Extra Help. SSA applying for, and receiving, Federal Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth’ ’’ matches RRB’s information with its benefits. Section 7201 of the Omnibus Exhibition Medicare Database File, which includes Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. claimants, applicants, beneficiaries, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the L. 101–508) further amended the ineligible spouses and potential following determinations: I hereby Privacy Act regarding protections for claimants for Medicare Part A, Medicare determine that two objects to be such persons. Part B, Medicare Advantage Part C, included in the exhibition ‘‘Jasper The Privacy Act, as amended, Medicare Part D and for Medicare Part Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth,’ ’’ regulates the use of computer matching D prescription drug coverage subsidies. imported from abroad for temporary by Federal agencies when records in a exhibition within the United States, are system of records are matched with CATEGORIES OF RECORDS: of cultural significance. The objects are other Federal, State, or local government RRB will transmit its annuity imported pursuant to loan agreements records. It requires Federal agencies payment data monthly from its RRB–22 with the foreign owners or custodians. involved in computer matching system of records. The file will consist I also determine that the exhibition or programs to: of approximately 600,000 electronic display of the exhibit objects at The (1) Negotiate written agreements with records. Broad, Los Angeles, California, from on the other agency or agencies RRB will transmit its Post Entitlement or about February 10, 2018, until on or participating in the matching programs; System file daily. The number of about May 13, 2018, and at possible (2) Obtain approval of the matching records will differ each day, but consist additional exhibitions or venues yet to agreement by the Data Integrity Boards of approximately 3,000 to 4,000 records be determined, is in the national of the participating Federal agencies; each month. interest. (3) Publish notice of the matching RRB will transmit files on all program in the Federal Register; Medicare eligible Qualified Railroad FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (4) Furnish detailed reports about Retirement Beneficiaries from its RRB– Elliot Chiu in the Office of the Legal matching programs to Congress and 20 and RRB–22 systems of records to Adviser, U.S. Department of State OMB; report address changes and subsidy (telephone: 202–632–6471; email: (5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries changing event information monthly. section2459@state.gov). The mailing that their records are subject to The file will consist of approximately address is U.S. Department of State, L/ daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES matching; and 520,000 electronic records. The number PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington, DC (6) Verify match findings before of people who apply for Extra Help 20522–0505. reducing, suspending, terminating, or determines in part the number of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The denying a person’s benefits or records matched. foregoing determinations were made payments. SSA’s comparison file will consist of pursuant to the authority vested in me SSA has taken action to ensure that approximately 90 million records by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. all of its matching programs comply obtained from MDB. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:43 Dec 26, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1


Document Created: 2017-12-27 02:24:06
Document Modified: 2017-12-27 02:24:06
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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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 October 1, 2017 and will expire on March 30, 2019.
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 61360 
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