83_FR_58540 83 FR 58317 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

83 FR 58317 - Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 223 (November 19, 2018)

Page Range58317-58318
FR Document2018-25050

In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces new matching program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This agreement establishes the terms, and conditions, and safeguards under which CMS will disclose to SSA certain individuals' admission and discharge information for care received in a nursing care facility. SSA will use this data to administer the Supplemental Security Income program efficiently and to identify Special Veterans' Benefits beneficiaries who are no longer residing outside of the United States.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 223 (Monday, November 19, 2018)]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA 2018-0029]


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 new matching program with the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
    This agreement establishes the terms, and conditions, and 
safeguards under which CMS will disclose to SSA certain individuals' 
admission and discharge information for care received in a nursing care 
facility. SSA will use this data to administer the Supplemental 
Security Income program efficiently and to identify Special Veterans' 
Benefits beneficiaries who are no longer residing outside of the United 
States.

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 applicable on December 6, 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 Zimmerman,
Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of 
the General Counsel.

    Participating Agencies: SSA and CMS.
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: The legal authority 
for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) portion of the matching 
program is sections 1611(e)(1) and 1631(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(e)(1) and 1383(f)), and 20 CFR 416.211. The legal authorities for 
the SVB portion of the matching program are sections 801 and 806(a) and 
(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1001 and 1006(a) and (b)). Legal authority 
for CMS' disclosures under this matching program section 1631(f) of the 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(f)) and 45 CFR 164.512(a) Standard: Uses and 
disclosures required by law (Health Insurance Portability and 
Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule). The legal authority 
for the agencies to enter into this interagency transaction is the 
Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535.
    Purpose(s): The purpose of this matching program is to set forth 
the terms, conditions, and safeguards under which CMS will disclose to 
SSA certain individuals' admission and discharge information for care 
received in a nursing care facility. Nursing care facility, for 
purposes of this CMA, means certain facilities referenced in CMS' Long 
Term Care-Minimum Data Set System Number 09-70-0528 (LTC/

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MDS). SSA will use this information to administer SSI program 
efficiently and to identify SVB beneficiaries who are no longer 
residing outside of the United States.
    Categories of Individuals: The individuals whose information is 
involved in this matching program are those individuals who were 
admitted or discharged from a nursing care facility and are SSI 
recipients, or SVB recipients who are no longer residing outside of the 
United States, or both.
    Categories of Records: SSA will provide CMS with a monthly finder 
file, which will be extracted from SSA's SSI and SVB's records. The 
finder file will consist of data elements related to an individual's 
SSI/SVB eligibility. CMS will match the SSA finder file against data 
maintained pursuant to the Long Term Care-Minimum Data Set (LTC/MDS) 
systems of records.
    System(s) of Records: SSA will provide CMS with a monthly finder 
file, which will be extracted from Supplemental Security Income Record 
and Special Veterans Benefits, 60-0103, last fully published on January 
11, 2006 (71 FR 1830); and amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723) 
and July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31250-31251).
    CMS will match the SSA finder file against data maintained pursuant 
to the Long Term Care-Minimum Data Set (LTC/MDS) (System Number 09 70 
0528) SOR, last fully published on March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12801), 
amended on April 23, 2013 (78 FR 23938), May 29, 2013 (78 FR 32257), 
and February 14, 2018 (83 FR 6591); and submit its response file to 
SSA.

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                                               foreign securities, applicants request                   policies of the Fund of Funds and will                program is 30 days from the date of
                                               relief from the requirement imposed by                   be based on the NAVs of the Funds.                    publication of this notice in the Federal
                                               section 22(e) in order to allow such                        9. Section 6(c) of the Act permits the             Register. The matching program will be
                                               Funds to pay redemption proceeds                         Commission to exempt any persons or                   applicable on December 6, 2018 or once
                                               within fifteen calendar days following                   transactions from any provision of the                a minimum of 30 days after publication
                                               the tender of Creation Units for                         Act if such exemption is necessary or                 of this notice has elapsed, whichever is
                                               redemption. Applicants assert that the                   appropriate in the public interest and                later. The matching program will be in
                                               requested relief would not be                            consistent with the protection of                     effect for a period of 18 months.
                                               inconsistent with the spirit and intent of               investors and the purposes fairly                     ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
                                               section 22(e) to prevent unreasonable,                   intended by the policy and provisions of              comment on this notice by either
                                               undisclosed or unforeseen delays in the                  the Act. Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act               telefaxing to (410) 966–0869, writing to
                                               actual payment of redemption proceeds.                   provides that the Commission may                      Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting
                                                  7. Applicants request an exemption to                 exempt any person, security, or                       Executive Director, Office of Privacy
                                               permit Funds of Funds to acquire Fund                    transaction, or any class or classes of               and Disclosure, Office of the General
                                               shares beyond the limits of section                      persons, securities, or transactions, from            Counsel, Social Security
                                               12(d)(1)(A) of the Act; and the Funds,                   any provision of section 12(d)(1) if the              Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401
                                               and any principal underwriter for the                    exemption is consistent with the public               Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
                                               Funds, and/or any broker or dealer                       interest and the protection of investors.             21235–6401, or emailing
                                               registered under the Exchange Act, to                    Section 17(b) of the Act authorizes the               Mary.Ann.Zimmerman@ssa.gov. All
                                               sell shares to Funds of Funds beyond                     Commission to grant an order                          comments received will be available for
                                               the limits of section 12(d)(1)(B) of the                 permitting a transaction otherwise                    public inspection by contacting Ms.
                                               Act. The application’s terms and                         prohibited by section 17(a) if it finds               Zimmerman at this street address.
                                               conditions are designed to, among other                  that (a) the terms of the proposed                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               things, help prevent any potential (i)                   transaction are fair and reasonable and
                                               undue influence over a Fund through                                                                            Interested parties may submit general
                                                                                                        do not involve overreaching on the part               questions about the matching program
                                               control or voting power, or in                           of any person concerned; (b) the
                                               connection with certain services,                                                                              to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting
                                                                                                        proposed transaction is consistent with               Executive Director, Office of Privacy
                                               transactions, and underwritings, (ii)                    the policies of each registered
                                               excessive layering of fees, and (iii)                                                                          and Disclosure, Office of the General
                                                                                                        investment company involved; and (c)                  Counsel, by any of the means shown
                                               overly complex fund structures, which                    the proposed transaction is consistent
                                               are the concerns underlying the limits                                                                         above.
                                                                                                        with the general purposes of the Act.
                                               in sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
                                               Act.                                                       For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                                                                        Investment Management, under delegated                Mary Zimmerman,
                                                  8. Applicants request an exemption
                                                                                                        authority.                                            Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy
                                               from sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the
                                                                                                        Eduardo A. Aleman,                                    and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel.
                                               Act to permit persons that are Affiliated
                                               Persons, or Second-Tier Affiliates, of the               Assistant Secretary.                                    Participating Agencies: SSA and CMS.
                                               Funds, solely by virtue of certain                       [FR Doc. 2018–25180 Filed 11–16–18; 8:45 am]            Authority for Conducting the
                                               ownership interests, to effectuate                       BILLING CODE 8011–01–P                                Matching Program: The legal authority
                                               purchases and redemptions in-kind. The                                                                         for the Supplemental Security Income
                                               deposit procedures for in-kind                                                                                 (SSI) portion of the matching program is
                                               purchases of Creation Units and the                      SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION                        sections 1611(e)(1) and 1631(f) of the
                                               redemption procedures for in-kind                                                                              Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1) and 1383(f)),
                                                                                                        [Docket No. SSA 2018–0029]                            and 20 CFR 416.211. The legal
                                               redemptions of Creation Units will be
                                               the same for all purchases and                                                                                 authorities for the SVB portion of the
                                                                                                        Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
                                               redemptions, and Deposit Instruments                                                                           matching program are sections 801 and
                                               and Redemption Instruments will be                       AGENCY:    Social Security Administration             806(a) and (b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1001
                                               valued in the same manner as those                       (SSA).                                                and 1006(a) and (b)). Legal authority for
                                               investment positions currently held by                   ACTION:Notice of a new matching                       CMS’ disclosures under this matching
                                               the Funds. Applicants also seek relief                   program.                                              program section 1631(f) of the Act (42
                                               from the prohibitions on affiliated                                                                            U.S.C. 1383(f)) and 45 CFR 164.512(a)
                                               transactions in section 17(a) to permit a                SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                     Standard: Uses and disclosures required
                                               Fund to sell its shares to and redeem its                provisions of the Privacy Act, as                     by law (Health Insurance Portability and
                                               shares from a Fund of Funds, and to                      amended, this notice announces new                    Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
                                               engage in the accompanying in-kind                       matching program with the Centers for                 Privacy Rule). The legal authority for
                                               transactions with the Fund of Funds.3                    Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).                   the agencies to enter into this
                                               The purchase of Creation Units by a                        This agreement establishes the terms,               interagency transaction is the Economy
                                               Fund of Funds directly from a Fund will                  and conditions, and safeguards under                  Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535.
                                               be accomplished in accordance with the                   which CMS will disclose to SSA certain                  Purpose(s): The purpose of this
                                                                                                        individuals’ admission and discharge                  matching program is to set forth the
                                                 3 The requested relief would apply to direct sales     information for care received in a                    terms, conditions, and safeguards under
                                               of shares in Creation Units by a Fund to a Fund of       nursing care facility. SSA will use this              which CMS will disclose to SSA certain
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                                               Funds and redemptions of those shares. Applicants        data to administer the Supplemental
                                               are not seeking relief from section 17(a) for, and the
                                                                                                                                                              individuals’ admission and discharge
                                               requested relief will not apply to, transactions         Security Income program efficiently and               information for care received in a
                                               where a Fund could be deemed an Affiliated               to identify Special Veterans’ Benefits                nursing care facility. Nursing care
                                               Person, or a Second-Tier Affiliate, of a Fund of         beneficiaries who are no longer residing              facility, for purposes of this CMA,
                                               Funds because an Adviser or an entity controlling,       outside of the United States.
                                               controlled by or under common control with an
                                                                                                                                                              means certain facilities referenced in
                                               Adviser provides investment advisory services to         DATES: The deadline to submit                         CMS’ Long Term Care-Minimum Data
                                               that Fund of Funds.                                      comments on the proposed matching                     Set System Number 09–70–0528 (LTC/


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                                               MDS). SSA will use this information to                  srbc.net. Regular mail inquiries may be               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                               administer SSI program efficiently and                  sent to the above address.
                                               to identify SVB beneficiaries who are no                                                                      Federal Aviation Administration
                                               longer residing outside of the United                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      This
                                               States.                                                 notice lists the projects, described                  Office of Commercial Space
                                                 Categories of Individuals: The                        below, receiving approval for the                     Transportation: Notice of Availability
                                               individuals whose information is                        consumptive use of water pursuant to                  of the Final Environmental
                                               involved in this matching program are                   the Commission’s approval by rule                     Assessment and Finding of No
                                               those individuals who were admitted or                  process set forth in 18 CFR 806.22(e)                 Significant Impact/Record of Decision
                                               discharged from a nursing care facility                 and 806.22(f) for the time period                     for the Shuttle Landing Facility Launch
                                               and are SSI recipients, or SVB recipients               specified above:                                      Site Operator License
                                               who are no longer residing outside of                   Approvals By Rule Issued Under 18                     AGENCY:  The Federal Aviation
                                               the United States, or both.                                                                                   Administration (FAA), Department of
                                                                                                       CFR 806.22(f)
                                                 Categories of Records: SSA will                                                                             Transportation (DOT) is the lead agency.
                                               provide CMS with a monthly finder file,                 1. Inflection Energy (PA), LLC; Pad ID:               The National Aeronautics and Space
                                               which will be extracted from SSA’s SSI                       Hillegas Well Pad, ABR–                          Administration (NASA), U.S. Air Force,
                                               and SVB’s records. The finder file will                      201308017.R1; Upper Fairfield                    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
                                               consist of data elements related to an                       Township, Lycoming County, Pa.;                  (USFWS), and National Park Service
                                               individual’s SSI/SVB eligibility. CMS                        Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000                  (NPS) are cooperating agencies for this
                                               will match the SSA finder file against                       mgd; Approval Date: October 11,                  Environmental Assessment (EA) due to
                                               data maintained pursuant to the Long                                                                          their special expertise and jurisdictions.
                                                                                                            2018.
                                               Term Care-Minimum Data Set (LTC/                                                                              ACTION: Notice of availability.
                                               MDS) systems of records.                                2. Inflection Energy (PA), LLC; Pad ID:
                                                 System(s) of Records: SSA will                             Bennett Well Pad, ABR–                           SUMMARY:    In accordance with the
                                               provide CMS with a monthly finder file,                      201308015.R1; Eldred Township,                   National Environmental Policy Act of
                                               which will be extracted from                                 Lycoming County, Pa.;                            1969, as amended (NEPA), Council on
                                               Supplemental Security Income Record                          Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000                  Environmental Quality NEPA
                                               and Special Veterans Benefits, 60–0103,                      mgd; Approval Date: October 19,                  implementing regulations, and Federal
                                               last fully published on January 11, 2006                     2018.                                            Aviation Administration (FAA) Order
                                               (71 FR 1830); and amended on                            3. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation; Pad ID:               1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
                                               December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723) and                          PavelskiJ Pad 1, ABR–201810001;                  Policies and Procedures, the FAA is
                                               July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31250–31251).                            Gibson Township, Susquehanna                     announcing the availability of the Final
                                                 CMS will match the SSA finder file                                                                          Environmental Assessment and Finding
                                                                                                            County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of
                                               against data maintained pursuant to the                                                                       of No Significant Impact/Record of
                                                                                                            Up to 5.0000 mgd; Approval Date:
                                               Long Term Care-Minimum Data Set                                                                               Decision for the Shuttle Landing
                                               (LTC/MDS) (System Number 09 70                               October 19, 2018.                                Facility (SLF) Launch Site Operator
                                               0528) SOR, last fully published on                      4. Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC ; Pad ID:                License (Final EA and FONSI/ROD).
                                               March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12801), amended                        DCNR 594 (02 200), ABR–                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
                                               on April 23, 2013 (78 FR 23938), May                         201810002; Liberty Township,                     Stacey M. Zee, Environmental
                                               29, 2013 (78 FR 32257), and February                         Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive                   Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation
                                               14, 2018 (83 FR 6591); and submit its                        Use of Up to 6.0000 mgd; Approval                Administration, 800 Independence
                                               response file to SSA.                                        Date: October 22, 2018.                          Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–25050 Filed 11–16–18; 8:45 am]            5. Chief Oil & Gas LLC, Pad ID:                       20591; email Stacey.Zee@faa.gov.
                                               BILLING CODE 4191–02–P                                       HEMLOCK RIDGE ESTATES UNIT                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                            PAD; ABR–201810003; McNett                       Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)
                                                                                                            Township, Lycoming County, Pa.;                  encompasses about 4,432 acres of
                                               SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN                                      Consumptive Use of Up to 2.5000                  property at Kennedy Space Center,
                                               COMMISSION                                                   mgd; Approval Date: October 24,                  including the 15,000 foot long, 300 foot
                                                                                                            2018.                                            wide runway. The SLF, which
                                               Projects Approved for Consumptive                                                                             previously supported the National
                                               Uses of Water                                           6. ARD Operating, LLC; Pad ID:                        Aeronautics and Space Administration’s
                                                                                                            Lycoming H&FC Pad F; ABR–                        Space Shuttle Program, is now a state-
                                               AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin                              201309015.R1; Cogan House                        licensed private use airport managed by
                                               Commission.                                                  Township, Lycoming County, Pa.;                  Space Florida. Under the Proposed
                                               ACTION: Notice.                                              Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000                  Action described in the Final EA, Space
                                                                                                            mgd; Approval Date: October 26,                  Florida would construct launch site
                                               SUMMARY:   This notice lists the projects
                                                                                                            2018.                                            facilities and the FAA would issue a
                                               approved by rule by the Susquehanna
                                               River Basin Commission during the                         Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et         launch site operator license to Space
                                               period set forth in DATES.                              seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808.                 Florida for the operation of a
                                                                                                                                                             commercial space launch site at the
                                               DATES: October 1–31, 2018.                                Dated: November 14, 2018.                           SLF. The EA may be used to support the
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                                               ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin                      Stephanie L. Richardson,                              issuance of launch licenses or
                                               Commission, 4423 North Front Street,                    Secretary to the Commission.                          experimental permits to prospective
                                               Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788.                              [FR Doc. 2018–25199 Filed 11–16–18; 8:45 am]          vehicle operators that propose to
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        BILLING CODE 7040–01–P
                                                                                                                                                             conduct launches of horizontal takeoff
                                               Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel,                                                                              and horizontal landing launch vehicles
                                               telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 1312;                                                                         from the SLF. However, if a prospective
                                               fax: (717) 238–2436; email: joyler@                                                                           launch vehicle operator’s vehicle


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 in the Federal Register. The matching program will be applicable on December 6, 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.
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 Citation83 FR 58317 

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