83 FR 44687 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 170 (August 31, 2018)

In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (Fiscal Service). This agreement between SSA and Fiscal Service sets forth the terms, conditions, and safeguards under which Fiscal Service will disclose ownership of Savings Securities data to SSA. This disclosure will provide SSA with information necessary to verify an individual's self- certification of his or her financial status to determine eligibility for low-income subsidy assistance (Extra Help) in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program established under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 170 (Friday, August 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44687-44688]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18986]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA 2018-0003]


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 Bureau 
of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (Fiscal Service).
    This agreement between SSA and Fiscal Service sets forth the terms, 
conditions, and safeguards under which Fiscal Service will disclose 
ownership of Savings Securities data to SSA. This disclosure will 
provide SSA with information necessary to verify an individual's self-
certification of his or her financial status to determine eligibility 
for low-income subsidy assistance (Extra Help) in the Medicare Part D 
prescription drug benefit program established under the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.

DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program 
is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register. The matching program will be effective on October 1, 2018, 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, G-401 WHR, 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 Fiscal Service.
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: 1860D-14 of the 
Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114) requires SSA to verify 
the eligibility of an individual who seeks to be considered as an Extra 
Help eligible individual under the Medicare Part D prescription drug 
benefit program and who self-certifies his or her income, resources, 
and family size.
    Purpose(s): This agreement between SSA and Fiscal Service sets 
forth the terms, conditions, and safeguards under which Fiscal Service 
will disclose ownership of Savings Securities data to SSA. This 
disclosure will provide SSA with information necessary to verify an 
individual's self-certification of his or her financial status to 
determine

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eligibility for low-income subsidy assistance (Extra Help) in the 
Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit program established under the 
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 
(Pub. L. 108-173).
    Categories of Individuals: The individuals whose information is 
involved in this matching program are those individuals who apply for 
low-income subsidy assistance (Extra Help) in the Medicare Part D 
prescription drug benefit program established under the Medicare 
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 
108-173).
    Categories of Records: SSA will disclose to Fiscal Service a finder 
file with the SSN for each individual for whom SSA requests Savings 
Securities ownership information. When a match occurs on an SSN, Fiscal 
Service will disclose the following to SSA: The denomination of the 
security; the serial number; the series; the issue date of the 
security; the current redemption value; and the return date of the 
finder file.
    SSA will disclose to Fiscal Service a finder file with the SSN for 
each individual for whom it requests Savings Securities registration 
information. Fiscal Service bases the query on the SSN associated with 
the account and reports any subsequent account holdings. When a match 
occurs on an SSN, Fiscal Service will disclose the following to SSA: 
The purchase amount; the account number and confirmation number; the 
series; the issue date of the security; the current redemption value; 
and the return date of the finder file.
    System(s) of Records: SSA will disclose to Fiscal Service a finder 
file consisting of SSNs extracted from SSA's Medicare Database (MDB) 
File System, 60-0321, fully published at 71 FR 42159 on July 25, 2006 
and amended at 72 FR 69723 on December 10, 2007. The MDB File System is 
a repository of Medicare applicant and beneficiary information related 
to Medicare Part A, Part B, Medicare Advantage Part C, and Medicare 
Part D.
    Fiscal Service will match the SSNs from SSA's finder file with the 
SSNs in Fiscal Service Savings Securities Registration Systems, which 
reside in the systems of records Treasury/BPD.002, ``United States 
Savings-Type Securities Treasury/BPD'' and Treasury/BPD.008, ``Retail 
Treasury Securities Access Application-Treasury/BPD'' fully published 
at 73 FR 42904 on July 23, 2008 and amended at 76 FR 51128 on August 
17, 2011.

[FR Doc. 2018-18986 Filed 8-30-18; 8:45 am]
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