Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE); Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program, 70325-70326 [E7-23928]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
• Administration for Children and Families
• Children and Families Administration

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70325-70326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23928]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE); Privacy Act of 1974, 
as Amended; Computer Matching Program

AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching Program.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is publishing notice of a 
computer matching program between OCSE and state agencies administering 
an unemployment compensation (UC) program under Federal or state law.

DATES: As required by the Privacy Act, HHS will file a report of the 
matching program with the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 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 of the dates indicated 
below.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by writing to 
Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of Federal Systems, Office of 
Automation and Program Operations, Office of Child Support Enforcement, 
Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 
4th Floor East, Washington, DC 20447. Comments received will be 
available for public inspection at this address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of 
Federal Systems, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration 
for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 4th Floor East, 
Washington, DC 20447, (202) 401-5439.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 
provides for certain protections for individuals applying for and 
receiving Federal benefits. The law governs 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.
    The Privacy Act requires agencies involved in computer matching 
programs to:
    1. Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies 
participating in the matching programs;
    2. Provide notification to applicants and beneficiaries that their 
records are subject to matching;
    3. Verify information produced by such matching program before 
reducing, making a final denial of, suspending, or terminating an 
individual's benefits or payments;
    4. Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal 
Register;
    5. Furnish reports about the matching program to Congress and OMB; 
and
    6. Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data 
Integrity Board of any Federal agency participating in a matching 
program.
    This matching program meets the requirements of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.

    Dated: December 4, 2007.
Margot Bean,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Notice of Computer Matching Program

A. Participating Agencies
    The participating agencies are OCSE, which is the ``recipient 
agency,'' and state agencies administering unemployment compensation 
(UC) programs, which are the ``source agencies.''

B. Purpose of the Matching Program
    The purpose of the matching program is to assist state agencies in 
the administration of the UC program by providing to them new hire, 
unemployment insurance (UI), and quarterly wage (QW) information from 
OCSE's National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) pertaining to individuals 
for whom the state agencies have transmitted names and Social Security 
numbers (SSN).

C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
    The authority for conducting the matching program is contained in 
section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(8)).

D. Categories of Individuals Involved and Identification of Records 
Used in the Matching Program
    The categories of individuals involved in the matching program 
include applicants and recipients of benefits under UC programs 
administered by state agencies. The system of records maintained by 
OCSE under the Privacy Act from which records will be disclosed for the 
purpose of this matching program is the ``Location and Collection 
System'' (LCS), No. 09-90-0074, last published in the Federal Register 
at 72 FR 51446 on September 7, 2007. The LCS includes the NDNH, which 
contains new hire, QW, and UI information. The disclosure to the state 
agencies is a routine use under the LCS. Records resulting from the 
matching program and which are disclosed to the state agencies 
administering the UC program include names, SSNs, and employment 
information.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
    The matching agreement will be effective and matching activity may 
commence on the later of the following dates: (1) January 1, 2008; (2) 
at least 30 days after this Notice is published in the Federal 
Register; or (3) at least 40 days after OCSE sends a report of the 
matching program to OMB and the Congressional committees of 
jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A), unless OMB disapproves the 
agreement within the 40-day review period or grants a waiver of 10 days 
of the 40-day review period. The matching agreement will remain in 
effect for 18 months from its effective date, unless one of the parties 
to the agreement advises the other by written request to terminate or 
modify the agreement. The agreement is subject to renewal by the HHS 
Data Integrity Board for 12 additional months if the matching program 
will be conducted without any change and each party to the agreement 
certifies to the Board in writing that the

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program has been conducted in compliance with the agreement.

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