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Security Act and certain other sections
of law that pertain to Federal
entitlement benefit programs. Section
121(c) requires state agencies
administering these programs to use
DHS–USCIS’s verification system to
make eligibility determinations to
prevent the issuance of benefits to
ineligible noncitizen applicants. The
SAVE Program is the DHS–USCIS
system available to the TWC and other
covered agencies for use in making
these eligibility determinations.
Section 642(a) of the Illegal
Immigration Reform and Immigrant
Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA),
Public Law 104–208, 110 Stat. 3009
(1996) (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)) grants Federal,
State, or local government agencies
seeking to verify or ascertain the
citizenship or immigration status of any
individual within the jurisdiction of the
agency with the authority to request
such information from DHS–USCIS for
any purpose authorized by law.
Texas Workforce Commission will
access to the SAVE Program for the
purpose of confirming the immigration
status of noncitizen applicants for, or
recipients of, benefits it administers to
discharge its obligation to conduct such
verifications pursuant to sec. 1137 of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–
7(a) et seq.) and Texas Labor Code
207.043.
Categories of Records and Individuals
Covered: The SAVE Program uses the
records in the DHS–USCIS Verification
Information System (VIS) database to
verify immigration status; it contains
information related to the status of
noncitizens, naturalized citizens, and to
the extent they have applied for
Certificates of Citizenship, derived U.S.
citizens, on whom DHS–USCIS has a
record as an applicant, petitioner,
sponsor, or beneficiary. See DHS/
USCIS–004 Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
Systems of Records Notice, 77 FR 47415
(August 8, 2012).
TWC records pertaining to noncitizen
Benefit Applicants for, or recipients of,
UC benefits administered by TWC.
TWC will match the following records
with DHS/USCIS records:
• Alien Registration Number
• I–94 Number
• Last Name
• First Name
• Middle Name
• Date of Birth
• Nationality
• Social Security number
DHS/USCIS will match the following
records with TWC records:
• Alien Registration Number
• Last Name
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First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Country of Birth (not nationality)
Social Security number (if available)
Date of Entry
Immigration Status Data
Employment Eligibility Data
System of Records: DHS/USCIS–004
Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements Program System of Records
Notice, 77 FR 47415 (August 8, 2012).
Inclusive Dates of the Matching
Program: The inclusive dates of the
matching program are from December 8,
2016, and continuing for 18 months
through June 7, 2018. The matching
program may be extended for an
additional 12 months thereafter, if
certain conditions are met.
Address for Receipt of Public
Comments or Inquires: Individuals
wishing to comment on this matching
program or obtain additional
information about the program,
including requesting a copy of the
computer matching agreement between
DHS–USCIS and TWC.
For general questions please contact:
Donald K. Hawkins, 202–272–8030,
Privacy Officer, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529.
For privacy questions please contact:
Jonathan R. Cantor, 202–343–1717,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy
Office, Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20528.
Dated: November 1, 2016.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2016–0081]
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer
Matching Program
Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
ACTION: Notice of Recertification.
AGENCY:
This document provides
notice of the existence of a computer
matching program between the
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
and the Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance, titled
SUMMARY:
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‘‘Verification Division DHS–USCIS/
MA–DUA.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
provides this notice in accordance with
The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a),
as amended by the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub.
L. 100–503) and the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Amendments of
1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) (Privacy Act);
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the
Provisions of Public Law 100–503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818
(June 19, 1989); and appendix I to
OMB’s Revision of Circular No. A–130
(November 28, 2000), ‘‘Transmittal
Memorandum No. 4, Management of
Federal Information Resources.’’
Participating Agencies: The
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(DHS–USCIS) is the source agency and
the Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance (MA–DUA)
is the recipient agency.
Purpose of the Match: The purpose of
this Agreement is to establish the terms
and conditions governing MA–DUA’s
access to, and use of, the DHS–USCIS
Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements (SAVE) Program, which
provides immigration status information
from Federal immigration records to
authorized users, and to comply with
the Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988.
Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance will use the
SAVE Program to verify the immigration
status of non-U.S. citizens who apply
for benefits (Benefit Applicants) under
the Unemployment Compensation (UC)
benefits that it administers. Under
Federal law, immigrant workers must be
in particular immigration categories to
qualify for UC benefits. Massachusetts
Division of Unemployment Assistance
will use the information obtained
through the SAVE Program to determine
whether Benefit Applicants possess the
requisite immigration status to be
eligible for the UC benefits administered
by MA–DUA.
Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program: Section 121 of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act
(IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99–603, as
amended by the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law
104–193, 110 Stat. 2168 (1996), requires
DHS to establish a system for the
verification of immigration status of
alien applicants for, or recipients of,
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certain types of benefits as specified
within IRCA, and to make this system
available to state agencies that
administer such benefits. Section 121(c)
of IRCA amends sec. 1137 of the Social
Security Act and certain other sections
of law that pertain to federal entitlement
benefit programs. Section 121(c)
requires State agencies administering
these programs to use DHS–USCIS’s
verification system to make eligibility
determinations in order to prevent the
issuance of benefits to ineligible alien
applicants. The SAVE Program is the
DHS–USCIS system available to the
MA–DUA and other covered agencies
for use in making these eligibility
determinations.
The Illegal Immigration Reform and
Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(IIRIRA), Public Law 104–208, 110 Stat.
3009 (1996) grants Federal, State, or
local government agencies seeking to
verify or ascertain the citizenship or
immigration status of any individual
within the jurisdiction of the agency
with the authority to request such
information from DHS–USCIS for any
purpose authorized by law.
Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance will access
information contained in the SAVE
Program for the purpose of confirming
the immigration status of alien
applicants for, or recipients of, benefits
it administers to discharge its obligation
to conduct such verifications pursuant
to sec. 1137 of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1320b–7(a) et seq.) and
Massachusetts Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec.
25(h).
Categories of Records and Individuals
Covered: The SAVE Program uses the
DHS–USCIS Verification Information
System (VIS) database to verify
immigration status, which contains
information related to the status of
aliens, and naturalized citizens, and to
the extent they have applied for
Certificates of Citizenship, derived U.S.
citizens, on whom DHS–USCIS has a
record as an applicant, petitioner,
sponsor, or beneficiary. See DHS/
USCIS–004 Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
Systems of Records Notice, 77 FR 47415
(August 8, 2012).
Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance records
pertaining to non-citizen Benefit
Applicants for, or recipients of, UC
benefits administered by MA–DUA.
Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance will match
the following records with DHS–USCIS
records:
• Alien Registration Number
• 1–94 Number
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:26 Nov 10, 2016
Jkt 241001
•
•
•
•
•
•
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Nationality
Social Security number (SSN)
DHS–USCIS will match the following
records with MA–DUA records:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Alien Registration Number
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Country of Birth (not nationality)
SSN (if available)
Date of Entry
Immigration Status Data
Sponsorship Information (sponsor’s
full name, SSN, and address)
System of Records: DHS/USCIS–004
Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements Program System of Records
Notice, 77 FR 47415 (August 8, 2012).
Inclusive Dates of the Matching
Program: The inclusive dates of the
matching program are from December
14, 2016, and continuing for 18 months
through June 13, 2018. The matching
program may be extended for up to an
additional 12 months thereafter, if
certain conditions are met.
Address for Receipt of Public
Comments or Inquires: Individuals
wishing to comment on this matching
program or obtain additional
information about the program,
including requesting a copy of the
computer matching agreement between
DHS–USCIS and MA–DUA, may
contact:
For general questions please contact:
Donald K. Hawkins, 202–272–8030,
Privacy Officer, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529.
For privacy questions please contact:
Jonathan R. Cantor, 202–343–1717,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy
Office, Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20528.
Dated: November 1, 2016.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of
Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS–2016–0079]
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer
Matching Program
U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice of Recertification.
AGENCY:
This document provides
notice of the existence of a computer
matching program between the
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
and the California Department of Health
Care Services, titled ‘‘Verification
Division DHS–USCIS/CA–DHCS.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
provides this notice in accordance with
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a),
as amended by the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub.
L. 100–503) and the Computer Matching
and Privacy Protection Amendments of
1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) (Privacy Act);
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the
Provisions of Public Law 100–503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818
(June 19, 1989); and appendix I to
OMB’s Revision of Circular No. A–130
(November 28, 2000), ‘‘Transmittal
Memorandum No. 4, Management of
Federal Information Resources.’’
Participating Agencies: The
Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(DHS–USCIS) is the source agency and
the California Department of Health
Care Services (CA–DHCS) is the
recipient agency.
Purpose of the Match: This Computer
Matching Agreement allows DHS–
USCIS to provide CA–DHCS with
electronic access to immigration status
information contained within the DHS–
USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements (SAVE). The immigration
status information will enable CA–
DHCS to determine whether an
applicant is eligible for benefits under
Medicaid Programs administered by
CA–DHCS.
Authority for Conducting the
Matching Program: Section 121 of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act
(IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99–603, as
amended by the Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law
104–193, 110 Stat. 2168 (1996), requires
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS-2016-0081]
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
ACTION: Notice of Recertification.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the existence of a computer
matching program between the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services and the Massachusetts Division of
Unemployment Assistance, titled ``Verification Division DHS-USCIS/MA-
DUA.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services provides this notice in accordance
with The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503)
and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990
(Pub. L. 101-508) (Privacy Act); Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 (June
19, 1989); and appendix I to OMB's Revision of Circular No. A-130
(November 28, 2000), ``Transmittal Memorandum No. 4, Management of
Federal Information Resources.''
Participating Agencies: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS-USCIS) is the source agency
and the Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance (MA-DUA) is
the recipient agency.
Purpose of the Match: The purpose of this Agreement is to establish
the terms and conditions governing MA-DUA's access to, and use of, the
DHS-USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
Program, which provides immigration status information from Federal
immigration records to authorized users, and to comply with the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988.
Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance will use the SAVE
Program to verify the immigration status of non-U.S. citizens who apply
for benefits (Benefit Applicants) under the Unemployment Compensation
(UC) benefits that it administers. Under Federal law, immigrant workers
must be in particular immigration categories to qualify for UC
benefits. Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance will use
the information obtained through the SAVE Program to determine whether
Benefit Applicants possess the requisite immigration status to be
eligible for the UC benefits administered by MA-DUA.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: Section 121 of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99-603,
as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2168
(1996), requires DHS to establish a system for the verification of
immigration status of alien applicants for, or recipients of,
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certain types of benefits as specified within IRCA, and to make this
system available to state agencies that administer such benefits.
Section 121(c) of IRCA amends sec. 1137 of the Social Security Act and
certain other sections of law that pertain to federal entitlement
benefit programs. Section 121(c) requires State agencies administering
these programs to use DHS-USCIS's verification system to make
eligibility determinations in order to prevent the issuance of benefits
to ineligible alien applicants. The SAVE Program is the DHS-USCIS
system available to the MA-DUA and other covered agencies for use in
making these eligibility determinations.
The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of
1996 (IIRIRA), Public Law 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009 (1996) grants
Federal, State, or local government agencies seeking to verify or
ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual
within the jurisdiction of the agency with the authority to request
such information from DHS-USCIS for any purpose authorized by law.
Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance will access
information contained in the SAVE Program for the purpose of confirming
the immigration status of alien applicants for, or recipients of,
benefits it administers to discharge its obligation to conduct such
verifications pursuant to sec. 1137 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1320b-7(a) et seq.) and Massachusetts Gen. Laws ch. 151A, sec.
25(h).
Categories of Records and Individuals Covered: The SAVE Program
uses the DHS-USCIS Verification Information System (VIS) database to
verify immigration status, which contains information related to the
status of aliens, and naturalized citizens, and to the extent they have
applied for Certificates of Citizenship, derived U.S. citizens, on whom
DHS-USCIS has a record as an applicant, petitioner, sponsor, or
beneficiary. See DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements (SAVE) Systems of Records Notice, 77 FR 47415 (August 8,
2012).
Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance records
pertaining to non-citizen Benefit Applicants for, or recipients of, UC
benefits administered by MA-DUA.
Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance will match the
following records with DHS-USCIS records:
Alien Registration Number
1-94 Number
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Nationality
Social Security number (SSN)
DHS-USCIS will match the following records with MA-DUA records:
Alien Registration Number
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Country of Birth (not nationality)
SSN (if available)
Date of Entry
Immigration Status Data
Sponsorship Information (sponsor's full name, SSN, and
address)
System of Records: DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements Program System of Records Notice, 77 FR 47415 (August 8,
2012).
Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program: The inclusive dates of the
matching program are from December 14, 2016, and continuing for 18
months through June 13, 2018. The matching program may be extended for
up to an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain conditions are
met.
Address for Receipt of Public Comments or Inquires: Individuals
wishing to comment on this matching program or obtain additional
information about the program, including requesting a copy of the
computer matching agreement between DHS-USCIS and MA-DUA, may contact:
For general questions please contact: Donald K. Hawkins, 202-272-
8030, Privacy Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529.
For privacy questions please contact: Jonathan R. Cantor, 202-343-
1717, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of
Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
Dated: November 1, 2016.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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