Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement (HHS/ACF/OCSE)) Match Number 1306, 8419-8420 [05-3097]
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Representatives, and the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The matching program will be
effective as indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
comment on this notice by either telefax
to (410) 965–8582 or writing to the
Associate Commissioner, Office of
Income Security Programs, 760
Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401.
All comments received will be available
for public inspection at this address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law
(Pub. L.) 100–503), amended the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the
manner in which computer matching
involving Federal agencies could be
performed and adding certain
protections for individuals applying for
and receiving Federal benefits. Section
7201 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101–
508) further amended the Privacy Act
regarding protections for such
individuals. The Privacy Act, as
amended, regulates the use of computer
matching by Federal agencies when
records in a system of records are
matched with other Federal, State, or
local government records.
It requires Federal agencies involved
in computer matching programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with
the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the Data Integrity Boards’
approval of the match agreements;
(3) Publish notice of the computer
matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about
matching programs to Congress and
OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries
that their records are subject to
matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before
reducing, suspending, terminating, or
denying an individual’s benefits or
payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to
the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that
all of SSA’s computer matching
programs comply with the requirements
of the Privacy Act, as amended.
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Dated: February 8, 2005.
Martin H. Gerry,
Deputy Commissioner for Disability and
Income Security Programs.
Medicare Part D and Part D Subsidy File
system of records.
Notice of Computer Matching Program,
Social Security Administration (SSA)
With Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The matching program will become
effective no sooner than 40 days after
notice of the matching program is sent
to Congress and OMB, or 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register, whichever date is later. The
matching program will continue for 18
months from the effective date and may
be extended for an additional 12 months
thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and IRS.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this matching program
is to establish conditions under which
IRS agrees to disclose to SSA certain tax
return information necessary to verify
an individual’s self-certification of
eligibility for prescription drug subsidy
assistance under the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).
Pursuant to section 1860D–14 of title I
of the MMA (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114),
SSA will determine whether the
individual is an individual described in
section 1860D–14(a) (i.e. an individual
with income up to 150 percent of the
Federal poverty guidelines).
C. Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program
Section 6103(1)(7) of the Internal
Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 6103(1)(7))
authorizes the IRS to disclose return
information with respect to unearned
income to Federal, State, and local
agencies administering certain benefit
programs under the Social Security Act.
Section 1860d–14 of title I of the
MMA requires the Commissioner of
SSA to verify the eligibility of an
individual who seeks to be considered
as an individual eligible for the
prescription drug subsidy under the
MMA and who self-certifies his/her
income, resources and family size.
D. Categories of Records and
Individuals Covered by the Matching
Program
SSA will provide the IRS with
identifying information with respect to
applicants for, and recipients of, the
Medicare Part D Prescription Drug
Subsidy from the Medicare Part D and
Part D Subsidy File system of records,
SSA/ORSIS 60–0321, as published at 69
FR 248 (December 28, 2004). IRS will
extract tax return information with
respect to unearned income from the
Information Returns Master File (IRMF),
Treasury/IRS 22.061, as published at 66
FR 63797 (December 10, 2001), using
the same extract as the Disclosure of
Information to Federal, State and local
Agencies (DIFSLA) program. SSA will
maintain return information provided
by the IRS through this match in the
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended;
Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of Health and Human
Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Office of Child Support
Enforcement (HHS/ACF/OCSE)) Match
Number 1306
AGENCY: Social Security Administration
(SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a new computer
matching program.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new
computer matching program that SSA
will conduct with HHS/ACF/OCSE.
DATES: SSA will file a report of the
subject matching program with the
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the
Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight of the House of
Representatives and the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The matching program will be
effective as indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
comment on this notice by either telefax
to (410) 965–8582 or writing to the
Associate Commissioner for Income
Security Programs, 245 Altmeyer
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235–6401. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Associate Commissioner for Income
Security Programs as shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law
(Pub. L.) 100–503), amended the Privacy
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Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the
conditions under which computer
matching involving the Federal
Government could be performed and
adding certain protections for
individuals applying for and receiving
Federal benefits. Section 7201 of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) further amended
the Privacy Act regarding protections for
such individuals.
The Privacy Act, as amended,
regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a
system of records are matched with
other Federal, State or local government
records.
It requires Federal agencies involved
in computer matching programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with
the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the approval of the
matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the
participating Federal agencies;
(3) Publish notice of the computer
matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about
matching programs to Congress and
OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries
that their records are subject to
matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before
reducing, suspending, terminating or
denying an individual’s benefits or
payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to
the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that
all of SSA’s computer matching
programs comply with the requirements
of the Privacy Act, as amended.
Dated: January 25, 2005.
Martin H. Gerry,
Deputy Commissioner for Disability and
Income Security Programs.
A. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
SSA and OCSE.
B. PURPOSE OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The purpose of this matching
agreement is to establish the conditions,
terms and safeguards under which
OCSE agrees to disclose quarterly wage
and unemployment insurance data from
their National Directory of New Hires
database to SSA. This disclosure will
provide SSA with information necessary
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
C. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING
PROGRAM:
AGENCY: Social Security Administration
(SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a new computer
matching program.
The legal authority for SSA to
conduct this matching activity is
contained in section 1860D–14 (42
U.S.C. 1395w–114) of the Act.
D. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS AND INDIVIDUALS
COVERED BY THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
1. Specified Data Elements Used in
the Match.
a. On the basis of certain identifying
information as provided by SSA to
OCSE, OCSE and SSA will conduct a
computerized comparison of the
quarterly wage payment and
unemployment insurance benefit
information in the National Directory of
New Hires (NDNH) maintained by OCSE
in its Location and Collection (LCS)
system of records.
b. SSA will match this data against
the Medicare database.
2. Systems of Records.
The OCSE will provide SSA with
electronic files containing quarterly
wage and unemployment insurance data
from its system of records, the Location
and Collection System (ACF/OCSE, 09–
90–0074). Pursuant to U.S.C. 552a(b)(3),
OCSE will established routine use to
disclose the subject information.
SSA will match the OCSE information
with electronic files from its system of
records, the Medicare Part D and Part D
Subsidy File (60–0321), which is
currently being developed to support
the Medicare Part D subsidy computer
matches.
E. INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
Notice of Computer Matching Program,
Social Security Administration (SSA) with
the Health and Human Services (HHS)/
Administration for Children and Families
(ACF)/Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE)
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to verify an individual’s selfcertification of eligibility for
prescription drug subsidy assistance
under the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement and Modernization Act of
2003 (MMA).
The matching program will become
effective upon signing of the agreement
by all parties to the agreement and
approval of the agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards of the respective
agencies, but no sooner than 40 days
after notice of the matching program is
sent to Congress and the Office of
Management and Budget, or 30 days
after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register, whichever date is
later. The matching program will
continue for 18 months from the
effective date and may be extended for
an additional 12 months thereafter, if
certain conditions are met.
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Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended;
Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Office of Personnel Management
(OPM))—Match Number 1307
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new
computer matching program that SSA
will conduct with OPM.
DATES: SSA will file a report of the
subject matching program with the
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the
Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight of the House of
Representatives and the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The matching program will be
effective as indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
comment on this notice by either telefax
to (410) 965–8582 or writing to the
Associate Commissioner for Income
Security Programs, 245 Altmeyer
Building, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235–6401. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Associate Commissioner for Income
Security Programs as shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (Public Law
(Pub. L.) 100–503), amended the Privacy
Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the
conditions under which computer
matching involving the Federal
government could be performed and
adding certain protections for
individuals applying for and receiving
Federal benefits. Section 7201 of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) further amended
the Privacy Act regarding protections for
such individuals.
The Privacy Act, as amended,
regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a
system of records are matched with
other Federal, State or local government
records.
It requires Federal agencies involved
in computer matching programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with
the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act of 1974 as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children
and Families, Office of Child Support Enforcement (HHS/ACF/OCSE)) Match
Number 1306
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a new computer matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new computer matching program that SSA
will conduct with HHS/ACF/OCSE.
DATES: SSA will file a report of the subject matching program with the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of
Representatives and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The matching program will be
effective as indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either
telefax to (410) 965-8582 or writing to the Associate Commissioner for
Income Security Programs, 245 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. All comments received will be
available for public inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Associate Commissioner for Income
Security Programs as shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Public
Law (Pub. L.) 100-503), amended the Privacy
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Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the conditions under which computer
matching involving the Federal Government could be performed and adding
certain protections for individuals applying for and receiving Federal
benefits. Section 7201 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990
(Pub. L. 101-508) further amended the Privacy Act regarding protections
for such individuals.
The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a system of records are matched
with other Federal, State or local government records.
It requires Federal agencies involved in computer matching programs
to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the participating Federal agencies;
(3) Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress
and OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are
subject to matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating
or denying an individual's benefits or payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that all of SSA's computer matching
programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as amended.
Dated: January 25, 2005.
Martin H. Gerry,
Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs.
Notice of Computer Matching Program, Social Security Administration
(SSA) with the Health and Human Services (HHS)/Administration for
Children and Families (ACF)/Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
A. Participating Agencies:
SSA and OCSE.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program:
The purpose of this matching agreement is to establish the
conditions, terms and safeguards under which OCSE agrees to disclose
quarterly wage and unemployment insurance data from their National
Directory of New Hires database to SSA. This disclosure will provide
SSA with information necessary to verify an individual's self-
certification of eligibility for prescription drug subsidy assistance
under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act
of 2003 (MMA).
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program:
The legal authority for SSA to conduct this matching activity is
contained in section 1860D-14 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114) of the Act.
D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Matching
Program:
1. Specified Data Elements Used in the Match.
a. On the basis of certain identifying information as provided by
SSA to OCSE, OCSE and SSA will conduct a computerized comparison of the
quarterly wage payment and unemployment insurance benefit information
in the National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) maintained by OCSE in its
Location and Collection (LCS) system of records.
b. SSA will match this data against the Medicare database.
2. Systems of Records.
The OCSE will provide SSA with electronic files containing
quarterly wage and unemployment insurance data from its system of
records, the Location and Collection System (ACF/OCSE, 09-90-0074).
Pursuant to U.S.C. 552a(b)(3), OCSE will established routine use to
disclose the subject information.
SSA will match the OCSE information with electronic files from its
system of records, the Medicare Part D and Part D Subsidy File (60-
0321), which is currently being developed to support the Medicare Part
D subsidy computer matches.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program:
The matching program will become effective upon signing of the
agreement by all parties to the agreement and approval of the agreement
by the Data Integrity Boards of the respective agencies, but no sooner
than 40 days after notice of the matching program is sent to Congress
and the Office of Management and Budget, or 30 days after publication
of this notice in the Federal Register, whichever date is later. The
matching program will continue for 18 months from the effective date
and may be extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain
conditions are met.
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