Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Agreement, 32955-32956 [2015-14199]
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On June 2, 2015, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) sent a report of a
Computer Matching Program to 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 of
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r)
of the Privacy Act. HHS invites
interested parties to review and submit
written data, comments or arguments to
the agency about the matching program
until July 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit written comment on this notice
to 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. Comments
received will be available for public
inspection at this address from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. ET, 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 of 1974 (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.
6. Obtain the approval of the
matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Board of any federal agency
participating in a matching program.
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This matching program meets these
requirements.
Dated: June 5, 2015.
Donna Bonar,
Deputy Commissioner, Office of Child
Support Enforcement.
Notice of New Computer Matching
Program
A. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
The participating agencies are the
Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE), which is the ‘‘source agency,’’
and state agencies administering the
Unemployment Compensation (UC)
program, which are the ‘‘non-federal
agencies.’’
B. PURPOSE OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The primary purpose of the matching
program is to provide new hire and
quarterly wage information from OCSE’s
National Directory of New Hires
(NDNH) to state agencies administering
UC programs to assist in establishing or
verifying the eligibility of, or continuing
compliance with statutory and
regulatory requirements by, applicants
for, or recipients of, UC benefits. The
state agencies administering the UC
programs may also use the NDNH
information for the secondary purpose
of administration of its tax compliance
function.
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E. INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The computer matching agreement
will be effective and matching activity
may commence the later of the
following:
(1) 30 days after this Notice is
published in the Federal Register, or (2)
40 days after OCSE sends a report of the
matching program to the Congressional
committees of jurisdiction under 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A), and to OMB,
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
OCSE and the state agency certify to the
Data Integrity Board in writing that the
program has been conducted in
compliance with the agreement.
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HUMAN SERVICES
C. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCH:
Administration for Children and
Families
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)).
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer
Matching Agreement
D. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED AND
IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDS USED IN THE
MATCHING PROGRAM:
The categories of individuals involved
in the matching program are individuals
who receive or have applied for UC
benefits. The system of records
maintained by OCSE from which
records will be disclosed for the
purpose of this matching program is the
‘‘OCSE National Directory of New
Hires,’’ No. 09–80–0381, last published
in the Federal Register at 80 FR 17906
on April 2, 2015. The NDNH contains
new hire, quarterly wage, and
unemployment insurance information.
The disclosure of NDNH information by
OCSE to the state agencies
administering UC programs is a ‘‘routine
use’’ under this system of records.
Records resulting from the matching
program and disclosed to the state
agencies administering UC programs
include names, Social Security
numbers, home addresses, and
employment information.
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Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching
Program.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as
amended, OCSE is publishing notice of
a computer matching program between
OCSE and state agencies administering
the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) program.
DATES: On June 2, 2015, the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) sent a report of a
Computer Matching Program to 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 of
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), as required by 5 U.S.C 552a(r) of
the Privacy Act. HHS invites interested
parties to review and submit written
data, comments, or arguments to the
SUMMARY:
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agency about the matching program
until July 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit written comment on this notice
to 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. Comments
received will be available for public
inspection at this address from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. ET, 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 of 1974 (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 the OMB.
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 these
requirements.
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Dated: June 2, 2015.
Vicki Turetsky,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support
Enforcement.
(OCSE), which is the ‘‘source agency,’’
and state agencies administering the
Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families (TANF) program, which are the
‘‘non-federal agencies.’’
B. PURPOSE OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM
The primary purpose of the matching
program is to provide new hire,
quarterly wage, and unemployment
insurance information from OCSE’s
National Directory of New Hires
(NDNH) to state agencies administering
TANF to verify the eligibility of adult
TANF recipients and applicants and, if
ineligible, to take such action as may be
authorized by law and regulation. The
state agencies administering TANF may
also use the NDNH information for the
secondary purpose of updating the
applicants and recipients’ reported
participation in work activities and
updating contact information
maintained by the state agencies
administering TANF.
sends a report of the matching program to the
Congressional committees of jurisdiction
under 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A); and to OMB,
unless OMB disapproves the agreement
within the 40-day review period or grants a
waiver within 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 OCSE and the state
agency certify to the Data Integrity Board in
writing that the program has been conducted
in compliance with the agreement.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
C. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCH
The authority for conducting the
matching program is contained in
section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security
Act. 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(3).
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
D. CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED AND
IDENTIFICATION OF RECORDS USED IN THE
MATCHING PROGRAM
The categories of individuals involved
in the matching program are adult
members of households that receive or
have applied for TANF benefits. The
system of records maintained by OCSE
from which records will be disclosed for
the purpose of this matching program is
the ‘‘OCSE National Directory of New
Hires’’ (NDNH), No. 09–80–0381, last
published in the Federal Register at 80
FR 17906 on April 2, 2015. The NDNH
contains new hire, quarterly wage, and
unemployment insurance information.
The disclosure of NDNH information by
OCSE to the state agencies
administering TANF is a ‘‘routine use’’
under this system of records. Records
resulting from the matching program
and are disclosed to state agencies
administering TANF include names,
Social Security numbers, home
addresses, and employment
information.
E. INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM
A. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
The computer matching agreement
will be effective and matching activity
may commence the later of the
following:
The participating agencies are the
Office of Child Support Enforcement
Proposed Projects
Title: National Youth in Transition
Database and Youth Outcome Survey.
OMB No.: 0970–0340.
Description: The Foster Care
Independence Act of 1999 (42 U.S.C.
1305 et seq.) as amended by Public Law
106–169 requires State child welfare
agencies to collect and report to the
Administration on Children and
Families (ACF) data on the
characteristics of youth receiving
independent living services and
information regarding their outcomes.
The regulation implementing the
National Youth in Transition Database,
listed in 45 CFR 1356.80, contains
standard data collection and reporting
requirements for States to meet the law’s
requirements. ACF will use the
information collected under the
regulation to track independent living
services, assess the collective outcomes
of youth, and potentially to evaluate
State performance with regard to those
outcomes consistent with the law’s
mandate.
Respondents: State agencies that
administer the John H. Chafee Foster
Care Independence Program.
30 days after this notice is published in the
Federal Register, or (2) 40 days after OCSE
Notice of New Computer Matching
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2015)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Agreement
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching Program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), as
amended, OCSE is publishing notice of a computer matching program
between OCSE and state agencies administering the Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) program.
DATES: On June 2, 2015, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) sent a report of a Computer Matching Program to 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
of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), as required by 5 U.S.C
552a(r) of the Privacy Act. HHS invites interested parties to review
and submit written data, comments, or arguments to the
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agency about the matching program until July 10, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comment on this notice
to 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.
Comments received will be available for public inspection at this
address from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, 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 of 1974 (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 the
OMB.
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 these requirements.
Dated: June 2, 2015.
Vicki Turetsky,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Notice of New Computer Matching Program
A. Participating Agencies
The participating agencies are the Office of Child Support
Enforcement (OCSE), which is the ``source agency,'' and state agencies
administering the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
program, which are the ``non-federal agencies.''
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The primary purpose of the matching program is to provide new hire,
quarterly wage, and unemployment insurance information from OCSE's
National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) to state agencies administering
TANF to verify the eligibility of adult TANF recipients and applicants
and, if ineligible, to take such action as may be authorized by law and
regulation. The state agencies administering TANF may also use the NDNH
information for the secondary purpose of updating the applicants and
recipients' reported participation in work activities and updating
contact information maintained by the state agencies administering
TANF.
C. Authority for Conducting the Match
The authority for conducting the matching program is contained in
section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(3).
D. Categories of Individuals Involved and Identification of Records
Used in the Matching Program
The categories of individuals involved in the matching program are
adult members of households that receive or have applied for TANF
benefits. The system of records maintained by OCSE from which records
will be disclosed for the purpose of this matching program is the
``OCSE National Directory of New Hires'' (NDNH), No. 09-80-0381, last
published in the Federal Register at 80 FR 17906 on April 2, 2015. The
NDNH contains new hire, quarterly wage, and unemployment insurance
information. The disclosure of NDNH information by OCSE to the state
agencies administering TANF is a ``routine use'' under this system of
records. Records resulting from the matching program and are disclosed
to state agencies administering TANF include names, Social Security
numbers, home addresses, and employment information.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The computer matching agreement will be effective and matching
activity may commence the later of the following:
30 days after this notice is published in the Federal Register, or
(2) 40 days after OCSE sends a report of the matching program to the
Congressional committees of jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C.
552a(o)(2)(A); and to OMB, unless OMB disapproves the agreement
within the 40-day review period or grants a waiver within 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 OCSE
and the state agency certify to the Data Integrity Board in writing
that the program has been conducted in compliance with the
agreement.
[FR Doc. 2015-14199 Filed 6-9-15; 8:45 am]
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