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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 109 / Friday, June 6, 2014 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
[CMS Computer Match No. 2013–12; HHS
Computer Match No. 1307; SSA Computer
Match No. 1097–1899]
Privacy Act of 1974
Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), Department
of Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Modification of
Existing Computer Matching Program
(CMP).
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974
(5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, CMS
proposes the following modifications to
the existing CMP ‘‘Computer Matching
Agreement between the Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services and the
Social Security Administration for
Determining Enrollment or Eligibility
for Insurance Affordability Programs
under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act’’, CMS Computer
Match No. 2013–12, HHS Computer
Match No. 1307, SSA Computer Match
No. 1097–1899, published at 78 FR
48170 (August 7, 2013):
1. Add a statement that CMS is
responsible for providing and
publishing notice of any modification of
the matching program;
2. Add Quarters of Coverage to the list
of data elements that SSA will provide
to CMS; add qualifiers, so that the
response that SSA will provide to CMS
is limited to data elements that are
‘‘relevant and responsive to CMS’
request;’’ and
3. Increase two estimates (total
number of batch transactions in 2014,
and total number of batch transactions
in the highest month in 2014) to update
the number of transactions
approximated for Fiscal Year 2014.
DATES: Effective Dates: Comments are
invited on all portions of this notice.
Public comments are due 30 days after
publication. The modifications to the
existing matching program will become
effective no sooner than 40 days after
the report of the modifications is sent to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and Congress, or 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register,
whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: The public should send
comments to: CMS Privacy Officer,
Division of Privacy Policy, Privacy
Policy and Compliance Group, Office of
E-Health Standards & Services, Offices
of Enterprise Management, CMS, Room
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S2–24–25, 7500 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850.
Comments received will be available for
review at this location, by appointment,
during regular business hours, Monday
through Friday from 9:00 a.m.–3:00
p.m., Eastern Time zone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aaron Wesolowski, Director,
Verifications Policy & Operations
Branch, Division of Eligibility and
Enrollment Policy and Operations,
Center for Consumer Information and
Insurance Oversight, CMS, 7501
Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD
20814, Office Phone: (301) 492–4416,
Facsimile: (443) 380–5531, E-Mail:
Aaron.Wesolowski@cms.hhs.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CMS
proposes to modify the existing CMP as
follows:
1. Revise the ‘‘Responsibilities of the
Parties’’ section at IV.A.6. to add that
CMS will be responsible for providing
and publishing ‘‘notice of any
modification of this Matching Program’’;
2. Revise the ‘‘Description of Matched
Records’’ section at VI.B.5. by adding
Quarters of Coverage to the list of data
elements provided by SSA; and to
replace the phrase ‘‘SSA will provide
CMS a response including’’ with the
more limiting phrase ‘‘Depending on
CMS’s request, SSA’s response will
include each of the following data
elements that are relevant and
responsive to CMS’s request’’; and
3. Revise the chart in the ‘‘Description
of Matched Records’’ section at VI.C. to
reflect updated estimates of the (1) total
number of batch transactions in 2014
(increasing the estimate from 5.6 million
to 18,166,666) and (2) total number of
batch transactions in the highest month
in 2014 (increasing the estimate from
5.6 million to 11,883,333).
The proposed modifications to the
existing matching program meet the
requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended.
Dated: June 2, 2014.
David Nelson,
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CMS Computer Match No. 2013–12
HHS Computer Match No. 1307
SSA Computer Match No. 1097–1899
NAME:
‘‘Modification to Computer Matching
Agreement between the Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services and the
Social Security Administration for
Determining Enrollment or Eligibility
for Insurance Affordability Programs
under the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act’’
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS), and the
Social Security Administration (SSA)
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING MATCHING
PROGRAM:
The modifications to the existing CMP
are executed to comply with the
provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5
U.S.C. 552a), as amended, OMB Circular
A–130, titled ‘‘Management of Federal
Information Resources’’ at 61 Federal
Register (FR) 6428–6435 (February 20,
1996), and OMB guidelines pertaining
to computer matching at 54 FR 25818
(June 19, 1989) and 56 FR 18599 (April
23, 1991); and the computer matching
portions of Appendix I to OMB Circular
No. A–130, as amended at 61 FR 6428
(February 20, 1996).
Sections 1411 and 1413 of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111–148), as amended by
the Health Care and Education
Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
152) (collectively, the ACA) require the
Secretary of HHS to establish a program
for determining eligibility for certain
Insurance Affordability Programs,
certifications of Exemption, and
authorize use of secure, electronic
interfaces and an on-line system for the
verification of eligibility. Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552(b)(3) Federal agencies, such
as HHS/CMS and SSA, may disclose
information from their SORs under a
routine use.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
SSA and HHS/CMS are parties to a
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act Agreement, CMS
Agreement No. 2013–12, HHS
Agreement No. 1307, SSA Agreement
No. 1097–1899 (the Agreement),
regarding the terms, conditions,
safeguards, and procedures under which
SSA will disclose information to CMS
in connection with the administration of
Insurance Affordability Programs under
the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–148), as
amended by the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111–152) (collectively, the
ACA) and its implementing regulations.
Under the Agreement, SSA will provide
data to CMS and CMS will use SSA data
needed to make initial Eligibility
Determinations, Eligibility
Redeterminations and Renewal
decisions, including appeal
determinations, for Insurance
Affordability Programs (as defined
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under the Agreement) and Certifications
of Exemption.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE
MATCHING PROGRAM:
National Institutes of Health
The matching program is conducted
with data maintained by CMS in the
Health Insurance Exchanges System
(HIX), CMS System No. 09–70–0560, as
amended, published at 78 FR 8538 (Feb.
6, 2013), 78 FR 32256 (May 29, 2013)
and 78 FR 63211 (October 23, 2013).
The matching program is also
conducted with data maintained by SSA
in the following SORs:
• Master Files of SSN Holders and
SSN Applications, SSA/OEEAS, 60–
0058, 75 FR 82121 (December 29, 2010),
as amended 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013);
• Prisoner Update Processing System
(PUPS), SSA/OPB, 60–0269, 64 FR
11076 (March 8, 1999), as amended 72
FR 69723 (December 10, 2007) and 78
FR 40542 (July 5, 2013);
• Master Beneficiary Record, SSA/
ORSIS, 60–0090, 71 FR 1826 (January
11, 2006), as amended 72 FR 69723
(December 10, 2007) and 78 FR 40542
(July 5, 2013);
• Earnings Recording and SelfEmployment Income System, SSA/
OEEAS, 60–0059, 71 FR 1819 (January
11, 2006), as amended 78 FR 40542 (July
5, 2013).
INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCH:
The modifications to the CMP shall
become effective no sooner than 40 days
after the report of the modifications to
the matching program is sent to OMB
and Congress, or 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register,
whichever is later. The modifications to
the existing matching program will
continue for the duration of the
Agreement and may be extended for an
additional 12 months thereafter, if
certain conditions are met.
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Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment
Request; State and Community
Tobacco Control Research Initiative
Evaluation (NCI)
In compliance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
for opportunity for public comment on
proposed data collection projects, the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) will
publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects to be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.
Written comments and/or suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
are invited to address one or more of the
following points: (1) Whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the function of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
The quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
Minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
To submit comments in writing,
request more information on the
proposed project, or to obtain a copy of
the data collection plans and
instruments, contact Elizabeth M.
Ginexi, Ph.D., Tobacco Control Research
Branch, Behavioral Research Program,
Division of Cancer Control and
Population Sciences, National Cancer
Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive,
Room 3E564 MSC 9761, Bethesda,
Maryland 20892–9761 or call non-tollfree number 240–276–6765 or Email
your request, including your address to:
LGinexi@mail.nih.gov.
Comments regarding this information
collection are best assured of having
their full effect if received within 60
days of the date of this publication.
SUMMARY:
Proposed Collection: State and
Community Tobacco Control Research
Initiative Evaluation (SCTC), 0925, NEW
submission, National Cancer Institute
(NCI), National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Need and Use of Information
Collection: The National Cancer
Institute State and Community Tobacco
Control Research Initiative is a program
within the Tobacco Control Research
Branch in the Behavioral Research
Program of the Division of Cancer
Control and Population Sciences. The
program targets 4 high-priority tobacco
control research areas at the state and
community level in the United States:
(1) Secondhand smoke policies, (2)
Tobacco tax and pricing policies, (3)
Mass media countermeasures and
community and social norms, and (4)
Tobacco industry practices. The
initiative supports innovative research
to yield rapid and actionable findings
for state and community tobacco control
programs. The purpose of the evaluation
is to assess the dissemination,
implementation, and community
collaboration processes of the grantees
and their respective state and
community partners and stakeholders.
The evaluation will utilize archival
grant project data and archival data
collected from the scientists in the first
two years of the initiative. The
evaluation also will collect new data to:
(1) Determine relationships,
interactions, and connectedness among
different network partnerships over time
and with policy makers; (2) assess the
utility of research tools, interventions,
products, and findings from the
perspective of key tobacco control
stakeholders; and (3) determine key
indicators for broad adoption of
research products. Results will address
research-to-practice gaps by providing a
critical window into the process of
disseminating evidence-based research
tools, products, and science findings in
community public health settings.
Intended audiences include staff at NIH
Institutes and Centers interested in
supporting translation/dissemination
and implementation science.
OMB approval is requested for one
year. There are no costs to respondents
other than their time. The total
estimated annualized burden hours are
112.
ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Type of respondent
Data collection type
SCTC Scientist .................................
Affiliated Partner ..............................
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Web Survey .....................................
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20/60
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burden hours
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
[CMS Computer Match No. 2013-12; HHS Computer Match No. 1307; SSA
Computer Match No. 1097-1899]
Privacy Act of 1974
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice of Modification of Existing Computer Matching Program
(CMP).
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974
(5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, CMS proposes the following modifications
to the existing CMP ``Computer Matching Agreement between the
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration for
Determining Enrollment or Eligibility for Insurance Affordability
Programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'', CMS
Computer Match No. 2013-12, HHS Computer Match No. 1307, SSA Computer
Match No. 1097-1899, published at 78 FR 48170 (August 7, 2013):
1. Add a statement that CMS is responsible for providing and
publishing notice of any modification of the matching program;
2. Add Quarters of Coverage to the list of data elements that SSA
will provide to CMS; add qualifiers, so that the response that SSA will
provide to CMS is limited to data elements that are ``relevant and
responsive to CMS' request;'' and
3. Increase two estimates (total number of batch transactions in
2014, and total number of batch transactions in the highest month in
2014) to update the number of transactions approximated for Fiscal Year
2014.
DATES: Effective Dates: Comments are invited on all portions of this
notice. Public comments are due 30 days after publication. The
modifications to the existing matching program will become effective no
sooner than 40 days after the report of the modifications is sent to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Congress, or 30 days
after publication in the Federal Register, whichever is later.
ADDRESSES: The public should send comments to: CMS Privacy Officer,
Division of Privacy Policy, Privacy Policy and Compliance Group, Office
of E-Health Standards & Services, Offices of Enterprise Management,
CMS, Room S2-24-25, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244-
1850. Comments received will be available for review at this location,
by appointment, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday
from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Eastern Time zone.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Wesolowski, Director,
Verifications Policy & Operations Branch, Division of Eligibility and
Enrollment Policy and Operations, Center for Consumer Information and
Insurance Oversight, CMS, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20814,
Office Phone: (301) 492-4416, Facsimile: (443) 380-5531, E-Mail:
Aaron.Wesolowski@cms.hhs.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CMS proposes to modify the existing CMP as
follows:
1. Revise the ``Responsibilities of the Parties'' section at
IV.A.6. to add that CMS will be responsible for providing and
publishing ``notice of any modification of this Matching Program'';
2. Revise the ``Description of Matched Records'' section at VI.B.5.
by adding Quarters of Coverage to the list of data elements provided by
SSA; and to replace the phrase ``SSA will provide CMS a response
including'' with the more limiting phrase ``Depending on CMS's request,
SSA's response will include each of the following data elements that
are relevant and responsive to CMS's request''; and
3. Revise the chart in the ``Description of Matched Records''
section at VI.C. to reflect updated estimates of the (1) total number
of batch transactions in 2014 (increasing the estimate from 5.6 million
to 18,166,666) and (2) total number of batch transactions in the
highest month in 2014 (increasing the estimate from 5.6 million to
11,883,333).
The proposed modifications to the existing matching program meet
the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended.
Dated: June 2, 2014.
David Nelson,
Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services.
CMS Computer Match No. 2013-12
HHS Computer Match No. 1307
SSA Computer Match No. 1097-1899
NAME:
``Modification to Computer Matching Agreement between the
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services and the Social Security Administration for
Determining Enrollment or Eligibility for Insurance Affordability
Programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act''
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS), and the Social Security Administration (SSA)
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING MATCHING PROGRAM:
The modifications to the existing CMP are executed to comply with
the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
OMB Circular A-130, titled ``Management of Federal Information
Resources'' at 61 Federal Register (FR) 6428-6435 (February 20, 1996),
and OMB guidelines pertaining to computer matching at 54 FR 25818 (June
19, 1989) and 56 FR 18599 (April 23, 1991); and the computer matching
portions of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130, as amended at 61 FR
6428 (February 20, 1996).
Sections 1411 and 1413 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152) (collectively,
the ACA) require the Secretary of HHS to establish a program for
determining eligibility for certain Insurance Affordability Programs,
certifications of Exemption, and authorize use of secure, electronic
interfaces and an on-line system for the verification of eligibility.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(3) Federal agencies, such as HHS/CMS and
SSA, may disclose information from their SORs under a routine use.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
SSA and HHS/CMS are parties to a Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act Agreement, CMS Agreement No. 2013-12, HHS Agreement No.
1307, SSA Agreement No. 1097-1899 (the Agreement), regarding the terms,
conditions, safeguards, and procedures under which SSA will disclose
information to CMS in connection with the administration of Insurance
Affordability Programs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-148), as amended by the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-152) (collectively,
the ACA) and its implementing regulations. Under the Agreement, SSA
will provide data to CMS and CMS will use SSA data needed to make
initial Eligibility Determinations, Eligibility Redeterminations and
Renewal decisions, including appeal determinations, for Insurance
Affordability Programs (as defined
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under the Agreement) and Certifications of Exemption.
DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The matching program is conducted with data maintained by CMS in
the Health Insurance Exchanges System (HIX), CMS System No. 09-70-0560,
as amended, published at 78 FR 8538 (Feb. 6, 2013), 78 FR 32256 (May
29, 2013) and 78 FR 63211 (October 23, 2013).
The matching program is also conducted with data maintained by SSA
in the following SORs:
Master Files of SSN Holders and SSN Applications, SSA/
OEEAS, 60-0058, 75 FR 82121 (December 29, 2010), as amended 78 FR 40542
(July 5, 2013);
Prisoner Update Processing System (PUPS), SSA/OPB, 60-
0269, 64 FR 11076 (March 8, 1999), as amended 72 FR 69723 (December 10,
2007) and 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013);
Master Beneficiary Record, SSA/ORSIS, 60-0090, 71 FR 1826
(January 11, 2006), as amended 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007) and 78
FR 40542 (July 5, 2013);
Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System, SSA/
OEEAS, 60-0059, 71 FR 1819 (January 11, 2006), as amended 78 FR 40542
(July 5, 2013).
INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCH:
The modifications to the CMP shall become effective no sooner than
40 days after the report of the modifications to the matching program
is sent to OMB and Congress, or 30 days after publication in the
Federal Register, whichever is later. The modifications to the existing
matching program will continue for the duration of the Agreement and
may be extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain
conditions are met.
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