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by assessing the capability of VA health
care facilities to meet the medical,
psychological, and function needs of
older veterans and by evaluating VA
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The meeting will feature presentation
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from the public. Interested parties can
provide written comments for review by
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meeting to Mrs. Marcia Holt-Delaney,
Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care
(114), Department of Veterans Affairs,
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Washington, DC 20420. Individuals who
wish to attend the meeting should
contact Mrs. Holt-Delaney, Program
Analyst, at (202) 273–8540, at least
seven days in advance of the meeting.
Dated: July 20, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Report of
Matching Program
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of a computer-matching
program.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with subsection
(e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a) this notice
announces that the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), recipient agency,
intends to conduct a recurring
computer-matching program with the
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB),
source agency.
VA will match pension and parents’
dependency and indemnity
compensation (DIC) records with RRB
recipient records. The goal of this match
is to compare income status as reported
to VA with benefit records maintained
by RRB. The authority to conduct this
match is 38 U.S.C. 5106.
DATES: VA will file a report of the
subject matching agreement with the
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the
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Committee on Government Reform and
Oversight of the House of
Representatives, and the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OBM). The matching program will be
effective as indicated in this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by: mail or hand-delivery to
Director, Regulations Management
(00REG1), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; fax
to (202) 273–9026; or e-mail to
VAregulations@mail.va.gov.
All comments received will be
available for public inspection in the
Office of Regulation Policy and
Management, Room 1063B, between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday (except holidays). Please
call (202) 273–9515 for an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela Liverman (212A), (757) 858–
6148, ext. 107.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to subsection (o) of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a), the
RRB and VA have determined that a
computer matching agreement is the
most cost effective and efficient way to
verify statements of applicants and
recipients.
VA has an obligation to verify the
income information submitted by
individuals in receipt of incomedependent benefits. Title 38 U.S.C. 5106
requires that Federal agencies disclose
this information to VA upon request. By
comparing the information received
through the matching program between
VA and RRB on a recurring basis, VA
will be able to make timely and more
accurate adjustments in the benefits
payable.
A. Participating Agencies
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
and the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs.
B. Purpose of the Match
The purpose of the matching
agreement is to identify beneficiaries
receiving VA income dependent
benefits and RRB benefits, to update
VA’s master records and adjust VA
income dependent benefit payments as
prescribed by law. This agreement
reflects both agencies’ responsibilities
under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
and the regulations promulgated.
C. Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program
The authority to conduct this match is
38 U.S.C. 5106.
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D. Records To Be Matched
The VA records involved in the match
are the VA system of records,
Compensation, Pension and Education
and Rehabilitation Records—VA (58 VA
21/22), first published at 41 FR 9294
(March 3, 1976), and last amended at 70
FR 34186 (June 13, 2005), with other
amendments as cited therein.
The RRB records consist of
information from the Railroad
Retirement, Survivor, and Pensioner
Benefit System, RRB–22, contained in
the Privacy Act Issuances, 2001
Compilation Online via GPO Access.
E. Description of Computer Matching
Program
The Department of Veterans Affairs
plans to match records of veterans and
surviving spouses and children who
receive pension, and parents who
receive DIC, with Railroad Retirement
benefit records maintained by RRB. The
match with RRB will provide VA with
data from the RRB Research File of
Retirement and Survivor Benefits.
VA will use this information to
update the master records of VA
beneficiaries receiving income
dependent benefits and to adjust VA
benefit payments as prescribed by law.
Otherwise, information about a VA
beneficiary’s income is obtained only
from reporting by the beneficiary. The
proposed matching program will enable
VA to ensure accurate reporting of
income.
VA will provide RRB with a tape,
which contains the names, VA claim
numbers, social security numbers,
verification codes and VA regional
office identifiers. RRB will return a tape
to VA, which contains information on
RRB payment amounts in RRB’s records.
F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching
Program
The match will start no sooner than
30 days after publication of this Notice
in the Federal Register, or 40 days after
copies of this Notice and the agreement
of the parties is submitted to Congress
and the Office of Management and
Budget, whichever is later, and end not
more than 18 months after the
agreement is properly implemented by
the parties. The involved agencies’ Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) may extend this
match for 12 months provided the
agencies certify to their DIBs, within
three months of the ending date of the
original match, that the matching
program will be conducted without
change and that the matching program
has been conducted in compliance with
the original matching program.
This computer-matching program is
subject to public comment and review
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by Congress and the Office of
Management and Budget. In accordance
with Title 5 U.S.C. subsection 552a(o)(2)
and (r), copies of the agreement are
being sent to both Houses of Congress
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and to the Office of Management and
Budget.
This notice is provided in accordance
with the provisions of the Privacy Act
of 1974 as amended by Public Law 100–
503.
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Approved: July 14, 2006.
Gordon H. Mansfield,
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6–12258 Filed 7–31–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice of a computer-matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a) this notice announces that the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), recipient agency, intends to
conduct a recurring computer-matching program with the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB), source agency.
VA will match pension and parents' dependency and indemnity
compensation (DIC) records with RRB recipient records. The goal of this
match is to compare income status as reported to VA with benefit
records maintained by RRB. The authority to conduct this match is 38
U.S.C. 5106.
DATES: VA will file a report of the subject matching agreement 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 (OBM). The matching program will be
effective as indicated in this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by: mail or hand-delivery
to Director, Regulations Management (00REG1), Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; fax
to (202) 273-9026; or e-mail to VAregulations@mail.va.gov.
All comments received will be available for public inspection in
the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 1063B, between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays).
Please call (202) 273-9515 for an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Liverman (212A), (757) 858-
6148, ext. 107.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to subsection (o) of the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a), the RRB and VA have
determined that a computer matching agreement is the most cost
effective and efficient way to verify statements of applicants and
recipients.
VA has an obligation to verify the income information submitted by
individuals in receipt of income-dependent benefits. Title 38 U.S.C.
5106 requires that Federal agencies disclose this information to VA
upon request. By comparing the information received through the
matching program between VA and RRB on a recurring basis, VA will be
able to make timely and more accurate adjustments in the benefits
payable.
A. Participating Agencies
The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board and the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs.
B. Purpose of the Match
The purpose of the matching agreement is to identify beneficiaries
receiving VA income dependent benefits and RRB benefits, to update VA's
master records and adjust VA income dependent benefit payments as
prescribed by law. This agreement reflects both agencies'
responsibilities under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and the
regulations promulgated.
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The authority to conduct this match is 38 U.S.C. 5106.
D. Records To Be Matched
The VA records involved in the match are the VA system of records,
Compensation, Pension and Education and Rehabilitation Records--VA (58
VA 21/22), first published at 41 FR 9294 (March 3, 1976), and last
amended at 70 FR 34186 (June 13, 2005), with other amendments as cited
therein.
The RRB records consist of information from the Railroad
Retirement, Survivor, and Pensioner Benefit System, RRB-22, contained
in the Privacy Act Issuances, 2001 Compilation Online via GPO Access.
E. Description of Computer Matching Program
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to match records of
veterans and surviving spouses and children who receive pension, and
parents who receive DIC, with Railroad Retirement benefit records
maintained by RRB. The match with RRB will provide VA with data from
the RRB Research File of Retirement and Survivor Benefits.
VA will use this information to update the master records of VA
beneficiaries receiving income dependent benefits and to adjust VA
benefit payments as prescribed by law. Otherwise, information about a
VA beneficiary's income is obtained only from reporting by the
beneficiary. The proposed matching program will enable VA to ensure
accurate reporting of income.
VA will provide RRB with a tape, which contains the names, VA claim
numbers, social security numbers, verification codes and VA regional
office identifiers. RRB will return a tape to VA, which contains
information on RRB payment amounts in RRB's records.
F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The match will start no sooner than 30 days after publication of
this Notice in the Federal Register, or 40 days after copies of this
Notice and the agreement of the parties is submitted to Congress and
the Office of Management and Budget, whichever is later, and end not
more than 18 months after the agreement is properly implemented by the
parties. The involved agencies' Data Integrity Boards (DIB) may extend
this match for 12 months provided the agencies certify to their DIBs,
within three months of the ending date of the original match, that the
matching program will be conducted without change and that the matching
program has been conducted in compliance with the original matching
program.
This computer-matching program is subject to public comment and
review
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by Congress and the Office of Management and Budget. In accordance with
Title 5 U.S.C. subsection 552a(o)(2) and (r), copies of the agreement
are being sent to both Houses of Congress and to the Office of
Management and Budget.
This notice is provided in accordance with the provisions of the
Privacy Act of 1974 as amended by Public Law 100-503.
Approved: July 14, 2006.
Gordon H. Mansfield,
Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. E6-12258 Filed 7-31-06; 8:45 am]
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