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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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[Docket ID: DoD–2009–OS–0073]
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AGENCY: Defense Manpower Data
Center, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of a computer matching
program.
SUMMARY: Subsection (e)(12) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5
U.S.C. 552a) requires agencies to
publish advance notice of any proposed
or revised computer matching program
by the matching agency for public
comment. The DoD, as the matching
agency under the Privacy Act, is hereby
giving notice to the record subjects of a
computer matching program between
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
and DoD that their records are being
matched by computer. The purpose of
this agreement is to verify an
individual’s continuing eligibility for
VA benefits by identifying VA disability
benefit recipients who return to active
duty and to ensure that benefits are
terminated if appropriate.
DATES: This proposed action will
become effective June 29, 2009, and
matching may commence unless
changes to the matching program are
required due to public comments or by
Congressional or Office of Management
and Budget objections. Any public
comment must be received before the
effective date.
ADDRESSES: Any interested party may
submit written comments to the
Director, Defense Privacy Office, 1901
South Bell Street, Suite 920, Arlington,
VA 22202–4512.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Samuel P. Jenkins at telephone (703)
607–2943.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to subsection (o) of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a), the
DMDC and VA have concluded an
agreement to conduct a computer
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matching program between the agencies.
The purpose of this agreement is to
verify an individual’s continuing
eligibility for VA benefits by identifying
VA disability benefit recipients who
return to active duty and to ensure that
benefits are terminated if appropriate.
The parties to this agreement have
determined that a computer matching
program is the most efficient,
expeditious, and effective means of
obtaining the information needed by the
VA to identify ineligible VA disability
compensation recipients who have
returned to active duty. This matching
agreement will identify those veterans
who have returned to active duty, but
are still receiving disability
compensation. If this identification is
not accomplished by computer
matching, but is done manually, the cost
would be prohibitive and it is possible
that not all individuals would be
identified.
A copy of the computer matching
agreement between VA and DMDC is
available upon request to the public.
Requests should be submitted to the
address caption above or to the
Department of Veterans Affairs,
Veterans Benefit Administration, 810
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20420.
Set forth below is the notice of the
establishment of a computer matching
program required by paragraph 6.c. of
the Office of Management and Budget
Guidelines on computer matching
published in the Federal Register at 54
FR 25818 on June 19, 1989.
The matching agreement, as required
by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act,
and an advance copy of this notice was
submitted on May 20, 2009, to the
House Committee on Government
Reform, the Senate Committee on
Governmental Affairs, and the
Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
pursuant to paragraph 4d of Appendix
I to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal
Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records about Individuals,’ dated
February 8, 1996 (61 FR 6435).
Dated: May 26, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer,
Department of Defense.
Notice of a Computer Matching
Program Between the Department of
Veterans Affairs and the Department of
Defense for Verification of Disability
Compensation
A. Participating Agencies:
Participants in this computer matching
program are the Department of Veterans
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Affairs (VA) and the Defense Manpower
Data Center (DMDC) of the Department
of Defense (DoD). The VA is the source
agency, i.e., the activity disclosing the
records for the purpose of the match.
The DMDC is the specific recipient
activity or matching agency, i.e., the
agency that actually performs the
computer matching.
B. Purpose of the Match: The purpose
of this agreement is to verify an
individual’s continuing eligibility for
VA benefits by identifying VA disability
benefit recipients who return to active
duty and to ensure that benefits are
terminated if appropriate. VA will
provide identifying information on
disability compensation recipients to
DMDC to match against a file of active
duty (including full-time National
Guard and Reserve) personnel. The
purpose is to identify those recipients
who have returned to active duty and
are ineligible to receive VA
compensation so that benefits can be
adjusted or terminated, if in order.
C. Authority for Conducting the
Match: The legal authority for
conducting the matching program for
use in the administration of VA’s
Compensation and Pension Benefits
Program is contained in 38 U.S.C.
5304(c), Prohibition Against Duplication
of Benefits, which precludes pension,
compensation, or retirement pay on
account of any person’s own service, for
any period for which he receives active
duty pay. The head of any Federal
department or agency shall provide,
pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 5106, such
information as requested by VA for the
purpose of determining eligibility for, or
amount of benefits, or verifying other
information with respect thereto.
D. Records To Be Matched: The
systems of records maintained by the
respective agencies under the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a,
from which records will be disclosed for
the purpose of this computer match are
as follows:
VA will use the system of records
identified as ’’VA Compensation,
Pension and Education and Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment
Records—VA (58 VA 21/22/28),’’ first
published at 41 FR 9294, March 3, 1976,
and last amended at 74 FR 14685, April
1, 2009, with other amendments, as
cited therein. Attachment 4 is a copy of
the system notice with the appropriate
routine use, i.e., RU 39, annotated.
DoD will use the system of records
identified as DMDC 01, entitled,
‘‘Defense Manpower Data Center Data
Base,’’ last published at 73 FR 5820,
January 31, 2008. Attachment 5 is a
copy of the system notice with the
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appropriate routine use, i.e., RU 1(e)(1),
annotated.
E. Description of Computer Matching
Program: The Veterans Benefits
Administration will provide DMDC
with an electronic file which contains
specified data elements of individual
VA disability compensation recipients.
Upon receipt of the electronic file,
DMDC will perform a computer match
using all nine digits of the SSNs in the
VA file against a DMDC computer
database. The DMDC database consists
of personnel records of active duty
(including full-time National Guard and
Reserve) military members. Matching
records, ‘‘hits’’ based on the SSN, will
produce the member’s name, branch of
service, and unit designation, and other
pertinent data elements. The hits will be
furnished to the Veterans Benefits
Administration which is responsible for
verifying and determining that the data
on the DMDC electronic reply file are
consistent with the source file and for
resolving any discrepancies or
inconsistencies on an individual basis.
The Veterans Benefits Administration
will also be responsible for making final
determinations as to positive
identification, eligibility for benefits,
and verifying any other information
with respect thereto.
The electronic file provided by VA
will contain information on
approximately 3.2 million disability
compensation recipients.
The DMDC computer database file
contains approximately 1 million
records of active duty military members,
including full-time National Guard and
Reserve.
F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching
Program: This computer matching
program is subject to public comment
and review by Congress and the Office
of Management and Budget. If the
mandatory 30 day period for comment
has expired and no comments are
received and if no objections are raised
by either Congress or the Office of
Management and Budget within 40 days
of being notified of the proposed match,
the computer matching program
becomes effective and the respective
agencies may begin the exchange at a
mutually agreeable time and thereafter
on a quarterly basis. By agreement
between VA and DMDC, the matching
program will be in effect for 18 months
with an option to renew for 12
additional months unless one of the
parties to the agreement advises the
other by written request to terminate or
modify the agreement.
G. Address for Receipt of Public
Comments or Inquiries: Director,
Defense Privacy Office, 1901 South Bell
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Street, Suite 920, Arlington, VA 22202–
4512. Telephone (703) 607–2943.
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SYSTEM LOCATION:
Defense Finance and Accounting
Service (DFAS), Office of General
Counsel, Indianapolis, 8899 E. 56th
Street, Indianapolis, IN 46249–0160.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Office of the Secretary
Active Duty, Reserve, Guard, retired,
separated military members including
their dependents, spouses, ex-spouses,
annuitants, legal guardians, current,
retired or separated DoD civilian
employees, non-DoD civilian employees
paid by DFAS.
[Docket ID DOD–2009–OS–0071]
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of
Records
AGENCY: Defense Finance and
Accounting Service, DoD.
ACTION: Notice to Add a New System of
Records.
SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and
Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing
to add a system of records notice to its
inventory of record systems subject to
the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a),
as amended.
DATES: This Action will be effective
without further notice on June 29, 2009
unless comments are received that
would result in a contrary
determination.
Send comments to the
FOIA/PA Program Manager, Corporate
Communications and Legislative
Liaison, Defense Finance and
Accounting Service, 8899 East 56th
Street, Indianapolis, IN 46249–0150.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Linda Krabbenhoft at (720) 242–6631.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Defense Finance and Accounting
Service notices for systems of records
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been
published in the Federal Register and
are available from the address above.
The proposed system report, as
required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was
submitted on May 20, 2009, to the
House Committee on Government
Reform, the Senate Committee on
Governmental Affairs, and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I
to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal
Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining
Records about Individuals,’ dated
December 12, 2000, 65 FR 239.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: May 20, 2009.
Morgan E. Frazier,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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SYSTEM NAME:
Law Office Management System
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
Individual’s name, Social Security
Number (SSN), or other personal
identifier, home address, home or office
telephone numbers, pay and personnel
information, dependent or annuitant
information, marital status, birth date,
employment information, personal email addresses, business e-mail
addresses, tax information, personal
letters, memorandums, legal opinions,
pleading, and miscellaneous documents
related to judicial or administrative
proceedings or benefit/pay inquiries,
and all other information necessary to
provide advice and assistance to
personnel seeking legal assistance.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM:
5 U.S.C 301, Departmental
Regulations, Department of Defense
Directive (DoDD) 5145.01, General
Counsel of the Department of Defense,
and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
PURPOSE(S):
The system will be used as a
repository for opinions issued and
researched by the Office of General
Counsel. In addition, it will facilitate
the recording, processing, management,
and tracking of all requests for legal
assistance related to personnel, military
and civilian pay, and commercial pay
issues. The system will also maintain a
record of the Office of General Counsel
replies to each request or inquiry.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures
generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a
(b) of the Privacy Act of 1974, these
records contained therein may
specifically be disclosed outside the
DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552a (b)(3) as follows:
The DoD ‘‘Blanket Routine Uses’’ set
forth at the beginning of the DFAS
compilation of system of records notices
apply to this system of records.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary
[Docket ID: DoD-2009-OS-0073]
Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a Computer Matching Program
AGENCY: Defense Manpower Data Center, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of a computer matching program.
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SUMMARY: Subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5
U.S.C. 552a) requires agencies to publish advance notice of any
proposed or revised computer matching program by the matching agency
for public comment. The DoD, as the matching agency under the Privacy
Act, is hereby giving notice to the record subjects of a computer
matching program between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and
DoD that their records are being matched by computer. The purpose of
this agreement is to verify an individual's continuing eligibility for
VA benefits by identifying VA disability benefit recipients who return
to active duty and to ensure that benefits are terminated if
appropriate.
DATES: This proposed action will become effective June 29, 2009, and
matching may commence unless changes to the matching program are
required due to public comments or by Congressional or Office of
Management and Budget objections. Any public comment must be received
before the effective date.
ADDRESSES: Any interested party may submit written comments to the
Director, Defense Privacy Office, 1901 South Bell Street, Suite 920,
Arlington, VA 22202-4512.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Samuel P. Jenkins at telephone
(703) 607-2943.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to subsection (o) of the Privacy
Act of 1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a), the DMDC and VA have
concluded an agreement to conduct a computer matching program between
the agencies. The purpose of this agreement is to verify an
individual's continuing eligibility for VA benefits by identifying VA
disability benefit recipients who return to active duty and to ensure
that benefits are terminated if appropriate.
The parties to this agreement have determined that a computer
matching program is the most efficient, expeditious, and effective
means of obtaining the information needed by the VA to identify
ineligible VA disability compensation recipients who have returned to
active duty. This matching agreement will identify those veterans who
have returned to active duty, but are still receiving disability
compensation. If this identification is not accomplished by computer
matching, but is done manually, the cost would be prohibitive and it is
possible that not all individuals would be identified.
A copy of the computer matching agreement between VA and DMDC is
available upon request to the public. Requests should be submitted to
the address caption above or to the Department of Veterans Affairs,
Veterans Benefit Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20420.
Set forth below is the notice of the establishment of a computer
matching program required by paragraph 6.c. of the Office of Management
and Budget Guidelines on computer matching published in the Federal
Register at 54 FR 25818 on June 19, 1989.
The matching agreement, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the
Privacy Act, and an advance copy of this notice was submitted on May
20, 2009, to the House Committee on Government Reform, the Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Administrator of the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget
pursuant to paragraph 4d of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130,
`Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records about
Individuals,' dated February 8, 1996 (61 FR 6435).
Dated: May 26, 2009.
Patricia L. Toppings,
OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
Notice of a Computer Matching Program Between the Department of
Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense for Verification of
Disability Compensation
A. Participating Agencies: Participants in this computer matching
program are the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Defense
Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the Department of Defense (DoD). The VA
is the source agency, i.e., the activity disclosing the records for the
purpose of the match. The DMDC is the specific recipient activity or
matching agency, i.e., the agency that actually performs the computer
matching.
B. Purpose of the Match: The purpose of this agreement is to verify
an individual's continuing eligibility for VA benefits by identifying
VA disability benefit recipients who return to active duty and to
ensure that benefits are terminated if appropriate. VA will provide
identifying information on disability compensation recipients to DMDC
to match against a file of active duty (including full-time National
Guard and Reserve) personnel. The purpose is to identify those
recipients who have returned to active duty and are ineligible to
receive VA compensation so that benefits can be adjusted or terminated,
if in order.
C. Authority for Conducting the Match: The legal authority for
conducting the matching program for use in the administration of VA's
Compensation and Pension Benefits Program is contained in 38 U.S.C.
5304(c), Prohibition Against Duplication of Benefits, which precludes
pension, compensation, or retirement pay on account of any person's own
service, for any period for which he receives active duty pay. The head
of any Federal department or agency shall provide, pursuant to 38
U.S.C. 5106, such information as requested by VA for the purpose of
determining eligibility for, or amount of benefits, or verifying other
information with respect thereto.
D. Records To Be Matched: The systems of records maintained by the
respective agencies under the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C.
552a, from which records will be disclosed for the purpose of this
computer match are as follows:
VA will use the system of records identified as ''VA Compensation,
Pension and Education and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Records--VA (58 VA 21/22/28),'' first published at 41 FR 9294, March 3,
1976, and last amended at 74 FR 14685, April 1, 2009, with other
amendments, as cited therein. Attachment 4 is a copy of the system
notice with the appropriate routine use, i.e., RU 39, annotated.
DoD will use the system of records identified as DMDC 01, entitled,
``Defense Manpower Data Center Data Base,'' last published at 73 FR
5820, January 31, 2008. Attachment 5 is a copy of the system notice
with the
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appropriate routine use, i.e., RU 1(e)(1), annotated.
E. Description of Computer Matching Program: The Veterans Benefits
Administration will provide DMDC with an electronic file which contains
specified data elements of individual VA disability compensation
recipients. Upon receipt of the electronic file, DMDC will perform a
computer match using all nine digits of the SSNs in the VA file against
a DMDC computer database. The DMDC database consists of personnel
records of active duty (including full-time National Guard and Reserve)
military members. Matching records, ``hits'' based on the SSN, will
produce the member's name, branch of service, and unit designation, and
other pertinent data elements. The hits will be furnished to the
Veterans Benefits Administration which is responsible for verifying and
determining that the data on the DMDC electronic reply file are
consistent with the source file and for resolving any discrepancies or
inconsistencies on an individual basis. The Veterans Benefits
Administration will also be responsible for making final determinations
as to positive identification, eligibility for benefits, and verifying
any other information with respect thereto.
The electronic file provided by VA will contain information on
approximately 3.2 million disability compensation recipients.
The DMDC computer database file contains approximately 1 million
records of active duty military members, including full-time National
Guard and Reserve.
F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program: This computer matching
program is subject to public comment and review by Congress and the
Office of Management and Budget. If the mandatory 30 day period for
comment has expired and no comments are received and if no objections
are raised by either Congress or the Office of Management and Budget
within 40 days of being notified of the proposed match, the computer
matching program becomes effective and the respective agencies may
begin the exchange at a mutually agreeable time and thereafter on a
quarterly basis. By agreement between VA and DMDC, the matching program
will be in effect for 18 months with an option to renew for 12
additional months unless one of the parties to the agreement advises
the other by written request to terminate or modify the agreement.
G. Address for Receipt of Public Comments or Inquiries: Director,
Defense Privacy Office, 1901 South Bell Street, Suite 920, Arlington,
VA 22202-4512. Telephone (703) 607-2943.
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