83 FR 23986 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 100 (May 23, 2018)

In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE). Under this matching program, OCSE will provide SSA the quarterly wage and unemployment insurance information from the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) for administration of Title II Disability Insurance (DI). The computer matching agreement governs the use, treatment, and safeguarding of the information exchanged. SSA will use the quarterly wage information to establish or verify eligibility, continuing entitlement, or payment amounts, or all of the above, of individuals under the DI program. SSA will use the unemployment insurance information to establish or verify eligibility, continuing entitlement, or payment amounts, or all of the above, of individuals under the DI program if SSA is legally required to use the unemployment insurance information for such purposes.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23986-23987]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10988]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2018-0001]


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 United 
States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Child 
Support Enforcement (OCSE).
    Under this matching program, OCSE will provide SSA the quarterly 
wage and unemployment insurance information from the National Directory 
of New Hires (NDNH) for administration of Title II Disability Insurance 
(DI). The computer matching agreement governs the use, treatment, and 
safeguarding of the information exchanged.
    SSA will use the quarterly wage information to establish or verify 
eligibility, continuing entitlement, or payment amounts, or all of the 
above, of individuals under the DI program. SSA will use the 
unemployment insurance information to establish or verify eligibility, 
continuing entitlement, or payment amounts, or all of the above, of 
individuals under the DI program if SSA is legally required to use the 
unemployment insurance information for such purposes.

DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program 
is 30 days from the date of publication in the Federal Register. The 
matching program will be applicable on June 17, 2018 and will expire on 
December 18, 2019, or once a minimum of 30 days after publication of 
this notice has elapsed, whichever is later. The matching program will 
be in effect for a period of 18 months.

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 emailing 
[email protected]. All comments received will be available for 
public inspection by contacting Ms. Zimmerman at this street 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: None.

Mary Ann Zimmerman,
Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of 
the General Counsel.
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

SSA and HHS, OCSE

AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
    The legal authorities for disclosures under this agreement are:
    Section 453(j)(4) of the Social Security Act (Act) provides that 
OCSE shall provide the Commissioner of Social Security with all 
information in the NDNH.
    1. 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(4).
    2. Section 224(h)(1) of the Act provides that the head of any 
Federal agency shall provide information within its possession as the 
Commissioner of Social Security 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).

PURPOSE(S):
    This computer matching agreement, hereinafter ``agreement,'' 
governs a matching program between OCSE and SSA. OCSE will provide SSA 
the quarterly wage and unemployment insurance information from the NDNH 
for administration of Title II DI. This agreement governs the use, 
treatment, and safeguarding of the information exchanged.
    SSA will use the quarterly wage information to establish or verify 
eligibility, continuing entitlement, or payment amounts, or all of the 
above, of individuals under the DI program. SSA will use the 
unemployment insurance information to establish or verify eligibility, 
continuing entitlement, or payment amounts, or all of the above, of 
individuals under the DI program if SSA is legally required to use the 
unemployment insurance information for such purposes.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
    The individuals whose information is involved in this matching 
program are individuals who are applicants or beneficiaries under the 
DI program, whose records may be maintained in the NDNH as quarterly 
wage and unemployment insurance information.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
    SSA will provide electronically to OCSE the following data elements 
in the finder file:
     Individual's Social Security number (SSN)
     Name (first, middle, last)
    OCSE will provide electronically to SSA 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
    (7) Reporting period
     For employers of individuals in the quarterly wage file of 
the NDNH:
    (1) Name (first, middle, last)
    (2) Employer identification number
    (3) Address(es)

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     Transmitter agency code
     Transmitter state code
     State or agency name
    OCSE will provide electronically to SSA the following data elements 
from the NDNH in the unemployment insurance file if SSA is legally 
required to use such information for the purposes set forth in the 
agreement:
     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
     State or agency name

SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS:
    SSA and OCSE published notice of the relevant systems of records 
(SOR)s in the Federal Register. SSA's SORs are the Master Beneficiary 
Record (MBR), 60-0090 last fully published January 11, 2006 at 71 FR 
1826, amended on December 10, 2007 at 72 FR 69723, and amended on July 
5, 2013 at 78 FR 40542; and the Completed Determination Record-
Continuing Disability Determination file (CDR-CDD), 60-0050 last fully 
published January 11, 2006 at 71 FR 1813 and amended on December 10, 
2007 at 72 FR 69723.
    OCSE will match SSA information in the MBR and CDR-CDD against the 
quarterly wage and unemployment insurance information maintained in the 
NDNH. The NDNH contains new hire, quarterly wage, and unemployment 
insurance information furnished by state and federal agencies and is 
maintained by OCSE in its system of records ``OCSE National Directory 
of New Hires,'' No. 09-80-0381, published in the Federal Register at 80 
FR 17906 on April 2, 2015. The disclosure of NDNH information by OCSE 
to SSA constitutes a ``routine use,'' as defined by the Privacy Act. 5 
U.S.C. 552a(b)(3). Routine use (9) of the system of records authorizes 
the disclosure of NDNH information to SSA for this purpose. 80 FR 
17906, 17907 (April 2, 2015).

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