In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on computer matching, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is...
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on computer matching, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is providing notice of the establishment of a new matching program. Pursuant to the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA), OPM is establishing a matching program with the Department of the Treasury's Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System, which is administered by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The matching program will enable OPM Retirement Services to compare records maintained in OPM systems of records with records maintained in the DNP Working System for the purposes of identifying and preventing improper payments and conducting related recovery activities by verifying pre-payment eligibility through Do Not Pay. OPM has determined that this matching program satisfies the eligibility requirements for the waiver of the computer matching agreement requirement under OMB Memorandum M-25-32.
DATES:
This matching program will become effective 30 days after publication of this notice and will remain in effect through September 10, 2029, unless terminated earlier or superseded.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit written comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
www.regulations.gov.
All submissions received must include the agency name
( printed page 55129)
and docket number for this
Federal Register
document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the internet at
www.regulations.gov
without change, which will include any personal identifiers submitted with the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yevette G. Overton, Chief, Retirement Eligibility and Services, by email at
Yevette.Overton@opm.gov
or by mail at Yevette G. Overton, Chief, Retirement Eligibility and Services, Room 6484, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503) amended the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) by establishing procedural safeguards governing agencies' use of computerized matching programs. Section 7201 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 further amended the Privacy Act by strengthening protections for individuals whose records are used in matching programs.
The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (31 U.S.C. 3351et seq.) authorizes the head of the agency operating the Do Not Pay Working System, in consultation with OMB, to waive the computer matching agreement requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) in any case or class of cases for matching activities conducted under 31 U.S.C. 3354. Pursuant to that authority, the Secretary of the Treasury, after consulting with the OMB Director, authorized a four-year waiver for the class of matching programs meeting the criteria established in OMB Memorandum M-25-32,
Preventing Improper Payments and Protecting Privacy Through Do Not Pay.
OPM has determined that the matching program described in this notice satisfies the eligibility requirements for that waiver.
Participating Agencies
The Office of Personnel Management and the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Do Not Pay Working System.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (31 U.S.C. 3351-3358), including 31 U.S.C. 3354; Executive Order 14249,
Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse;
OMB Memorandum M-25-32,
Preventing Improper Payments and Protecting Privacy Through Do Not Pay;
and OPM's authorities for administering retirement benefits under chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of this matching program is to support OPM Retirement Services' verification of continued eligibility for retirement benefit payments under Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) by comparing appropriate records with records maintained in Treasury's Do Not Pay Working System. Do Not Pay match results will not be used as the sole basis for suspending, terminating, denying, or recouping retirement benefits. OPM will independently verify any potential match and provide any notice, opportunity to contest, appeal rights, or other procedural protections by applicable law, regulation, or policy before taking adverse action.
Categories of Individuals
Former Federal employees, annuitants, survivors, beneficiaries, and other individuals whose records are maintained by OPM Retirement Services in connection with retirement benefits administered under the CSRS and FERS.
Categories of Records
Records necessary to verify continued eligibility for retirement benefit payments, including name, Social Security number, account claim number, taxpayer identification number, date of birth, address, and payment information.
System(s) of Records
The records contained within the DNP Working System are maintained in the system of records known as Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service .017—Do Not Pay Payment Verification Records (85 FR 11776). This system of records includes those databases designated to be included in the DNP Working System by the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 as well as other databases designated for inclusion by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or the designee of the Director, in consultation with executive agencies. The OPM records involved in the matching program are maintained in OPM systems of records listed in the table below. The records involved in the matching program from OPM GOVT-1 are those maintained by OPM.
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5 U.S.C. 552a