83_FR_34265 83 FR 34126 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

83 FR 34126 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 139 (July 19, 2018)

Page Range34126-34127
FR Document2018-15457

This provides notice of the re-establishment of the matching program between the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). The purpose of the matching program is to assist the Department in facilitating borrowers who owe a balance on one or more student loans under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), should they wish to do so, to more efficiently and effectively apply for a total and permanent disability (TPD) discharge of their student loans. The matching program also will assist the Department in allowing recipients of Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants under title IV of the HEA who are obligated to repay due to failure to complete their agreement to serve, should they wish to do so, to more efficiently and effectively apply for a TPD discharge of their agreement to serve.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket ID ED-2018-FSA-0029]


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of a New Matching Program.

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SUMMARY: This provides notice of the re-establishment of the matching 
program between the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and the 
Social Security Administration (SSA). The purpose of the matching 
program is to assist the Department in facilitating borrowers who owe a 
balance on one or more student loans under title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), should they wish to do so, to 
more efficiently and effectively apply for a total and permanent 
disability (TPD) discharge of their student loans. The matching program 
also will assist the Department in allowing recipients of Teacher 
Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grants 
under title IV of the HEA who are obligated to repay due to failure to 
complete their agreement to serve, should they wish to do so, to more 
efficiently and effectively apply for a TPD discharge of their 
agreement to serve.

DATES: Submit your comments on the proposed matching program on or 
before August 20, 2018.
    The matching program will go into effect 30 days after the 
publication of this notice, on July 19, 2018, unless comments have been 
received from interested members of the public requiring modification 
and republication of the notice. The matching program will continue for 
18 months after the effective date and may be extended for an 
additional 12 months, if the respective Data Integrity Boards (DIBs) of 
the Department and SSA determine that the conditions specified in 5 
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not 
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after 
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies, 
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the 
Docket ID at the top of your comments.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to 
submit your comments electronically. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site 
under the ``help'' tab.
     Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you 
mail or deliver your comments about these proposed regulations, address 
them to Brenda Seidel, Management and Program Analyst, Federal Student 
Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 
20202-5320, Telephone: 202-377-3982.
    Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments 
received from members of the public available for public viewing in 
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include 
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly 
available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Eliadis, Service Director, System 
Operations & Aid Delivery Management, Federal Student Aid, U.S. 
Department of Education, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202-
5320. Telephone: 202-377-3554.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We provide this notice in accordance with 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a); 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 OMB Circular 
No. A-108.
    Participating Agencies: The U.S. Department of Education and the 
Social Security Administration.
    Authority For Conducting The Matching Program: The Department's 
legal authority to enter into this matching program and to disclose 
information as part of this matching program is sections 420N(c), 
437(a)(1), 455(a)(1), and 464(c)(1)(F)(ii and iii) of the HEA (20 
U.S.C. 1070g-2(c), 1087(a)(1), 1087e(a)(1)), and 1087dd(c)(1)(F)(ii and 
iii)), the regulations promulgated pursuant to these sections (34 CFR 
674.61(b),

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682.402(c), 685.213, and 686.42(b)), and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 
552a(b)(3)).
    SSA's legal authority to disclose information as part of this 
computer matching program is section 1106 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1306), the regulations promulgated pursuant to that section 
(20 CFR part 401), and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)).
    Purpose(s): The matching program will assist the Department in 
facilitating borrowers who owe a balance on one or more student loans 
under title IV of the HEA, should they wish to do so, to more 
efficiently and effectively apply for a TPD discharge of their student 
loans. The matching program also will assist the Department in allowing 
recipients of TEACH Grants under title IV of the HEA who are obligated 
to repay due to failure to complete their agreement to serve, should 
they wish to do so, to more efficiently and effectively apply for a TPD 
discharge of their TEACH Grant service obligations.
    Categories of Individuals: The Department will disclose to SSA 
individually identifiable information about individual borrowers who 
owe a balance on one or more loans under Title IV of the HEA. The 
Department also will disclose to SSA individually identifiable 
information about TEACH grant recipients who fail to complete their 
agreements to serve. SSA will compare the data provided by the 
Department with SSA data recorded in SSA's Disability Control File 
(DCF) and Master Beneficiary Record (MBR).
    Categories of Records: The records to be used in the matching 
program are described as follows:
    The Department will disclose to SSA the name, date of birth (DOB), 
and Social Security number (SSN) of individuals who owe a balance on 
one or more student loans under title IV of the HEA from the system of 
records entitled ``National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)'' (18-11-
06), as last published in the Federal Register in full on June 28, 2013 
(78 FR 38963) and as last updated on April 2, 2014 (79 FR 18534).
    The data from the Department described in the preceding paragraph 
will be matched with SSA data recorded in the Disability Control File, 
which originate from the Supplemental Security Income Record and 
Special Veterans Benefits (SSR/SVB), 60-0103, published in the Federal 
Register on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830) and updated on December 10, 
2007 (72 FR 69723), and the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) SSA/ORSIS 
60-0090, published in the Federal Register on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 
1826) and updated on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723) and July 5, 2013 
(78 FR 40542), in order to provide the Department with Medical 
Improvement Not Expected disability data.
    System(s) of Records: The Department will disclose to SSA 
information from, and maintain information obtained from SSA in, the 
Department's system of records entitled ``National Student Loan Data 
System (NSLDS)'' (18-11-06), as last published in the Federal Register 
in full on June 28, 2013 (78 FR 38963) and last updated on April 2, 
2014 (79 FR 18534). SSA will disclose to the Department information 
from SSA's ``Supplemental Security Income Record and Special Veterans 
Benefits'' system of records 60-0103, published in the Federal Register 
on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830) and updated on December 10, 2007 (72 
FR 69723), and the Master Beneficiary Record system of records 60-0090, 
published in the Federal Register on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1826) and 
updated on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723) and July 5, 2013 (78 FR 
40542).
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (such as, braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to Lisa Tessitore, Program 
Operations Specialist, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of 
Education, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202-5320. Telephone: 
202-377-3249.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations via the Federal Digital System at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as all other 
documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text 
or Portable Document Format. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat 
Reader, which is available free at the site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

James F. Manning,
Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2018-15457 Filed 7-18-18; 8:45 am]
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34126 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 139 / Thursday, July 19, 2018 / Notices ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL HISTORY: or via postal mail, commercial delivery, SAFEGUARDS: A previous version of this SORN was or hand delivery. We will not accept Records are protected from published in the Federal Register on comments submitted by fax or by email unauthorized access and improper use February 02, 2011 at 76 FR 5973. or those submitted after the comment through administrative, technical, and period. To ensure that we do not receive Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13, physical security measures. 2018, by the Commission. duplicate copies, please submit your Administrative safeguards include comments only once. In addition, please Robert Sidman, agency-wide training and procedures for include the Docket ID at the top of your safeguarding personally identifiable Deputy Secretary of the Commission. comments. information. Technical security [FR Doc. 2018–15392 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to measures within CFTC include BILLING CODE 6351–01–P www.regulations.gov to submit your restrictions on computer access to comments electronically. Information authorized individuals who have a on using Regulations.gov, including legitimate need to know the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION instructions for accessing agency information; required use of strong documents, submitting comments, and [Docket ID ED–2018–FSA–0029] passwords that are frequently changed; viewing the docket, is available on the multi-factor authentication for remote Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program site under the ‘‘help’’ tab. access and access to many CFTC • Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, network components; use of encryption AGENCY: Department of Education. or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver for certain data types and transfers; ACTION:Notice of a New Matching your comments about these proposed firewalls and intrusion detection Program. regulations, address them to Brenda applications; and regular review of Seidel, Management and Program security procedures and best practices SUMMARY: This provides notice of the re- Analyst, Federal Student Aid, U.S. to enhance security. Physical safeguards establishment of the matching program Department of Education, 830 First include restrictions on building access between the U.S. Department of Street NE, Washington, DC 20202–5320, to authorized individuals, 24-hour Education (Department) and the Social Telephone: 202–377–3982. security guard service, and maintenance Security Administration (SSA). The Privacy Note: The Department’s of records in lockable offices and filing purpose of the matching program is to policy is to make all comments received cabinets. assist the Department in facilitating from members of the public available for borrowers who owe a balance on one or public viewing in their entirety on the RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: more student loans under title IV of the Federal eRulemaking Portal at Individuals seeking to determine Higher Education Act of 1965, as whether this system of records contains www.regulations.gov. Therefore, amended (HEA), should they wish to do commenters should be careful to information about themselves or seeking so, to more efficiently and effectively access to records about themselves in include in their comments only apply for a total and permanent information that they wish to make this system of records should address disability (TPD) discharge of their written inquiries to the Office of General publicly available. student loans. The matching program Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam also will assist the Department in Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, Eliadis, Service Director, System allowing recipients of Teacher 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC Operations & Aid Delivery Management, Education Assistance for College and 20581. See 17 CFR 146.3 for full details Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Higher Education (TEACH) Grants on what to include in Privacy Act access Education, 830 First Street NE, under title IV of the HEA who are request. Washington, DC 20202–5320. obligated to repay due to failure to Telephone: 202–377–3554. CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: complete their agreement to serve, should they wish to do so, to more SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We Individuals contesting the content of provide this notice in accordance with records about themselves contained in efficiently and effectively apply for a TPD discharge of their agreement to Privacy Act of 1974, as amended this system of records should address (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a); Office of written inquiries to the Office of General serve. Management and Budget (OMB) Final Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading DATES: Submit your comments on the Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, proposed matching program on or Public Law 100–503, the Computer 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC before August 20, 2018. Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 20581. See 17 CFR 146.8 for full details The matching program will go into 1988, 54 FR 25818 (June 19, 1989); and on what to include in a Privacy Act effect 30 days after the publication of OMB Circular No. A–108. amendment request. this notice, on July 19, 2018, unless Participating Agencies: The U.S. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: comments have been received from Department of Education and the Social interested members of the public Security Administration. Individuals seeking notification of requiring modification and any records about themselves contained Authority For Conducting The republication of the notice. The Matching Program: The Department’s in this system of records should address matching program will continue for 18 written inquiries to the Office of General legal authority to enter into this months after the effective date and may matching program and to disclose Counsel, Commodity Futures Trading be extended for an additional 12 information as part of this matching sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Commission, Three Lafayette Centre, months, if the respective Data Integrity 1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC program is sections 420N(c), 437(a)(1), Boards (DIBs) of the Department and 455(a)(1), and 464(c)(1)(F)(ii and iii) of 20581. 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Notice of Filing Purpose(s): The matching program records entitled ‘‘National Student Loan will assist the Department in facilitating Data System (NSLDS)’’ (18–11–06), as Take notice that on July 3, 2018, borrowers who owe a balance on one or last published in the Federal Register in Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC more student loans under title IV of the full on June 28, 2013 (78 FR 38963) and submitted its second revised tariff filing: HEA, should they wish to do so, to more last updated on April 2, 2014 (79 FR Oncor TFO Tariff Rate Changes to be efficiently and effectively apply for a 18534). SSA will disclose to the TPD discharge of their student loans. effective 7/1/2018. Department information from SSA’s The matching program also will assist ‘‘Supplemental Security Income Record Any person desiring to intervene or to the Department in allowing recipients of and Special Veterans Benefits’’ system protest this filing must file in TEACH Grants under title IV of the HEA of records 60–0103, published in the accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of who are obligated to repay due to failure Federal Register on January 11, 2006 the Commission’s Rules of Practice and to complete their agreement to serve, (71 FR 1830) and updated on December Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). should they wish to do so, to more 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723), and the Master Protests will be considered by the efficiently and effectively apply for a Commission in determining the Beneficiary Record system of records TPD discharge of their TEACH Grant appropriate action to be taken, but will 60–0090, published in the Federal service obligations. not serve to make protestants parties to Categories of Individuals: The Register on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1826) and updated on December 10, the proceeding. Any person wishing to Department will disclose to SSA 2007 (72 FR 69723) and July 5, 2013 (78 become a party must file a notice of individually identifiable information FR 40542). intervention or motion to intervene, as about individual borrowers who owe a balance on one or more loans under appropriate. Such notices, motions, or Accessible Format: Individuals with Title IV of the HEA. The Department protests must be filed on or before the disabilities can obtain this document in also will disclose to SSA individually comment date. On or before the an accessible format (such as, braille, identifiable information about TEACH comment date, it is not necessary to large print, audiotape, or compact disc) grant recipients who fail to complete serve motions to intervene or protests on request to Lisa Tessitore, Program their agreements to serve. SSA will on persons other than the Applicant. Operations Specialist, Federal Student compare the data provided by the Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830 The Commission encourages Department with SSA data recorded in electronic submission of protests and First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202– SSA’s Disability Control File (DCF) and interventions in lieu of paper using the 5320. Telephone: 202–377–3249. Master Beneficiary Record (MBR). ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. Categories of Records: The records to Electronic Access to This Document: Persons unable to file electronically be used in the matching program are The official version of this document is should submit an original and 5 copies described as follows: the document published in the Federal The Department will disclose to SSA of the protest or intervention to the Register. You may access the official the name, date of birth (DOB), and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, edition of the Federal Register and the Social Security number (SSN) of 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC Code of Federal Regulations via the individuals who owe a balance on one 20426. Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/ or more student loans under title IV of fdsys. At this site you can view this This filing is accessible on-line at the HEA from the system of records document, as well as all other http://www.ferc.gov, using the entitled ‘‘National Student Loan Data documents of this Department ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for System (NSLDS)’’ (18–11–06), as last published in the Federal Register, in review in the Commission’s Public published in the Federal Register in full text or Portable Document Format. To Reference Room in Washington, DC. on June 28, 2013 (78 FR 38963) and as use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the last updated on April 2, 2014 (79 FR Reader, which is available free at the website that enables subscribers to 18534). site. receive email notification when a The data from the Department document is added to a subscribed described in the preceding paragraph You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal docket(s). For assistance with any FERC will be matched with SSA data recorded Register by using the article search Online service, please email in the Disability Control File, which feature at: www.federalregister.gov. FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call originate from the Supplemental Security Income Record and Special Specifically, through the advanced (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Veterans Benefits (SSR/SVB), 60–0103, search feature at this site, you can limit (202) 502–8659. published in the Federal Register on your search to documents published by Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830) and the Department. Time on July 24, 2018. updated on December 10, 2007 (72 FR Dated: July 12, 2018. 69723), and the Master Beneficiary James F. Manning, Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Kimberly D. Bose, Record (MBR) SSA/ORSIS 60–0090, published in the Federal Register on Student Aid. Secretary. January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1826) and [FR Doc. 2018–15457 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2018–15324 Filed 7–18–18; 8:45 am] updated on December 10, 2007 (72 FR BILLING CODE 4000–01–P BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Jul 18, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a New Matching Program.
DatesSubmit your comments on the proposed matching program on or before August 20, 2018.
ContactPam Eliadis, Service Director, System Operations & Aid Delivery Management, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20202- 5320. Telephone: 202-377-3554.
FR Citation83 FR 34126 
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