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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
NJLWD 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.
New Jersey Department of Labor and
Workforce Development 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 New
Jersey Statute 43:21–4.
Categories of Records and individuals
covered: DHS–USCIS will provide the
following to NJ–LWD: Records in the
DHS–USCIS VIS database containing
information related to the status of
aliens and other persons on whom
DHS–USCIS has a record as an
applicant, petitioner, or beneficiary. See
DHS/USCIS–004 Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements Program
System of Records Notice, 77 FR 47415
(August 8, 2012).
New Jersey Department of Labor and
Workforce Development will provide
the following to DHS–USCIS: NJ–LWD
records pertaining to alien and
naturalized/derived United States
citizen applicants for, or recipients of,
entitlement benefit programs
administered by the State.
New Jersey Department of Labor and
Workforce Development 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 (SSN)
DHS–USCIS will match the following
records with NJ–LWD records:
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Alien Registration Number
I–94 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
29, 2016, and continuing for 18 months
through June 28, 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 NJ–LWD, 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–2016–0082]
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
SUMMARY:
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Department of Homeland Security, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
and the New York State Department of
Labor, titled ‘‘Verification Division
DHS–USCIS/NYSDOL.’’
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 New York State Department of Labor
(NYSDOL) is the recipient agency.
Purpose of the Match: The purpose of
this Agreement is to establish the terms
and conditions governing NY–DOL’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.
New York State Department of Labor
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. NY–DOL 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 NY–DOL.
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
noncitizen applicants for, or recipients
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of, 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 to
prevent the issuance of benefits to
ineligible noncitizen applicants. The
SAVE Program is the DHS–USCIS
system available to the NY–DOL and
other covered agencies for use in
making these eligibility determinations.
The eligibility of Benefit Applicants is
also established in New York State
Unemployment Insurance Law, Article
18, Title 7, sec. 590.
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.
Categories of Records and Individuals
Covered: The SAVE Program uses
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).
New York State Department of Labor
records pertaining to non-citizen Benefit
Applicants for, or recipients of, UC
benefits administered by NY–DOL.
New York State Department of Labor
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 (SSN)
DHS–USCIS will match the following
records with NYSDOL records:
• Alien Registration Number
• I–94 Number
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:26 Nov 10, 2016
Jkt 241001
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Country of Birth (not nationality)
SSN (if available)
Date of Entry
Immigration Status Data
Sponsorship 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
29, 2016, and continuing for 18 months
through June 28, 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 NYSDOL, 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–2016–0080]
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 Texas Workforce Commission.
SUMMARY:
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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 Texas Workforce Commission
(TWC) is the recipient agency.
Purpose of the Match: The purpose of
this Agreement is to establish the terms
and conditions governing TWC’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.
Texas Workforce Commission 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. Texas Workforce Commission
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 TWC.
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
noncitizen applicants for, or recipients
of, 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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS-2016-0082]
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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 New York State Department
of Labor, titled ``Verification Division DHS-USCIS/NYSDOL.''
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 New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is the recipient
agency.
Purpose of the Match: The purpose of this Agreement is to establish
the terms and conditions governing NY-DOL'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.
New York State Department of Labor 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. NY-
DOL 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 NY-DOL.
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 noncitizen applicants for, or recipients
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of, 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 to prevent the issuance of benefits to
ineligible noncitizen applicants. The SAVE Program is the DHS-USCIS
system available to the NY-DOL and other covered agencies for use in
making these eligibility determinations. The eligibility of Benefit
Applicants is also established in New York State Unemployment Insurance
Law, Article 18, Title 7, sec. 590.
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.
Categories of Records and Individuals Covered: The SAVE Program
uses 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).
New York State Department of Labor records pertaining to non-
citizen Benefit Applicants for, or recipients of, UC benefits
administered by NY-DOL.
New York State Department of Labor 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 (SSN)
DHS-USCIS will match the following records with NYSDOL records:
Alien Registration Number
I-94 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 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 29, 2016, and continuing for 18
months through June 28, 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 NYSDOL, 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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