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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974: Computer
Matching Program
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of Computer Match
Program.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of
Matching Programs, notice is hereby
given that the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a
computer matching program with the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Data
from the proposed match will be used
to verify the unearned income of
nonservice-connected veterans, and
those veterans who are zero percent
service-connected (noncompensable),
whose eligibility for VA medical care is
based on their inability to defray the
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cost of medical care. These veterans
supply household income information
that includes their spouses and
dependents at the time of application
for VA health care benefits.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective
(start) date of the matching agreement is
the expiration of the 30-day Federal
Register public comment period, unless
comments dictate otherwise.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to the Director, Regulations
Management (02REG), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave.
NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC
20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026.
Copies of comments received will be
available for public inspection in the
Office of Regulation Policy and
Management, Room 1063B, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except
holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for
an appointment. In addition, during the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through the Federal
Docket Management System (FDMS) at
www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Floretta W. Hardmon, Acting Director,
Veterans Health Administration Chief
Business Office, Member Services,
Health Eligibility Center, (404) 848–
5300. (This is not a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Veterans Affairs has
statutory authorization under 38 U.S.C.
5317, 38 U.S.C. 5106, 26 U.S.C.
6103(l)(7)(D)(viii) and 5 U.S.C. 552a to
establish matching agreements and
request and use income information
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from other agencies for purposes of
verification of income for determining
eligibility for benefits. 38 U.S.C.
1710(a)(2)(G), 1710(a)(3), and 1710(b)
identify those veterans whose basic
eligibility for medical care benefits is
dependent upon their financial status.
Eligibility for nonservice-connected and
zero percent noncompensable serviceconnected veterans is determined based
on the veteran’s inability to defray the
expenses for necessary care as defined
in 38 U.S.C. 1722. This determination
can affect their responsibility to
participate in the cost of their care
through copayments and their
assignment to an enrollment priority
group. The goal of this match is to
obtain IRS unearned income
information data needed for the income
verification process. VA records
involved in the match are ‘‘Enrollment
and Eligibility Records—VA’’
(147VA16). IRS will extract return
information with respect to unearned
income from the Information Return
Master File (IRMF) Process File, Treas/
IRS 22.061, through the Disclosure of
Information to Federal, State, and Local
Agencies (DIFSLA) program. A copy of
this notice has been sent to both houses
of Congress and OMB.
This matching agreement expires 18
months after its effective date. This
match will not continue past the
legislative authorized date to obtain this
information.
Approved: July 31, 2013.
Jose D. Riojas,
Interim Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013–20003 Filed 8–15–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974: Computer Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice of Computer Match Program.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on
the Conduct of Matching Programs, notice is hereby given that the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a computer
matching program with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Data from the
proposed match will be used to verify the unearned income of
nonservice-connected veterans, and those veterans who are zero percent
service-connected (noncompensable), whose eligibility for VA medical
care is based on their inability to defray the cost of medical care.
These veterans supply household income information that includes their
spouses and dependents at the time of application for VA health care
benefits.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective (start) date of the matching
agreement is the expiration of the 30-day Federal Register public
comment period, unless comments dictate otherwise.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director,
Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Ave. NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202)
273-9026. Copies of comments received will be available for public
inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room
1063B, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 461-4902 for an
appointment. In addition, during the comment period, comments may be
viewed online through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at
www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Floretta W. Hardmon, Acting Director,
Veterans Health Administration Chief Business Office, Member Services,
Health Eligibility Center, (404) 848-5300. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Veterans Affairs has
statutory authorization under 38 U.S.C. 5317, 38 U.S.C. 5106, 26 U.S.C.
6103(l)(7)(D)(viii) and 5 U.S.C. 552a to establish matching agreements
and request and use income information from other agencies for purposes
of verification of income for determining eligibility for benefits. 38
U.S.C. 1710(a)(2)(G), 1710(a)(3), and 1710(b) identify those veterans
whose basic eligibility for medical care benefits is dependent upon
their financial status. Eligibility for nonservice-connected and zero
percent noncompensable service-connected veterans is determined based
on the veteran's inability to defray the expenses for necessary care as
defined in 38 U.S.C. 1722. This determination can affect their
responsibility to participate in the cost of their care through
copayments and their assignment to an enrollment priority group. The
goal of this match is to obtain IRS unearned income information data
needed for the income verification process. VA records involved in the
match are ``Enrollment and Eligibility Records--VA'' (147VA16). IRS
will extract return information with respect to unearned income from
the Information Return Master File (IRMF) Process File, Treas/IRS
22.061, through the Disclosure of Information to Federal, State, and
Local Agencies (DIFSLA) program. A copy of this notice has been sent to
both houses of Congress and OMB.
This matching agreement expires 18 months after its effective date.
This match will not continue past the legislative authorized date to
obtain this information.
Approved: July 31, 2013.
Jose D. Riojas,
Interim Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013-20003 Filed 8-15-13; 8:45 am]
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