Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program, 4061-4062 [2018-01627]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2018 / Notices 4061 ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents Instrument Number of responses per respondent Average burden hours per response Total burden hours Module 1: Grantee Survey Grantees .......................................................................................... 51 ................................... 1 30 ................... 1,530 Module 2: Performance Measures Grantees .......................................................................................... 51 ................................... 1 150 ................. 7,650 Sub-Grantees (in states with sub-grantee managed systems) ...... Large Energy Vendors (largest 5 electric, 5 gas, 10 fuel oil, and 10 propane vendors per state—average). 100 ................................. 1,530 (estimate) ............. 1 1 8 ..................... 8 ..................... 800 12,240 Total Annual Burden Hours ..................................................... 1,732 .............................. 1 Varies ............. 22,220 (HHS/ACF/OPRE), is providing notice of a re-established matching program between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and State Public Assistance Agencies (SPAAs), ‘‘Information Comparisons and Disclosure to Assist in Administering the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) Program.’’ The matching program provides VA pay and pension data to SPAAs, which SPAAs use to identify individual public assistance clients (applicants and recipients) who are receiving compensation and pension payments from VA, in order to determine their eligibility for benefits under HHS’ Medicaid and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) programs and the Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). HHS/ACF/ OPRE facilitates the matching program, with computer assistance from the Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center (DOD/DMDC). DATES: The deadline for comments on this notice is February 28, 2018. The reRobert Sargis, established matching program will Reports Clearance Officer. commence not sooner than 30 days after [FR Doc. 2018–01545 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] publication of this notice, provided no BILLING CODE 4184–01–P comments are received that warrant a change to this notice. The matching program will be conducted for an initial DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND term of 18 months (approximately HUMAN SERVICES February 25, 2018 through July 25, Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 2019) and within 3 months of expiration may be renewed for one additional year AGENCY: Administration for Children if the parties make no change to the and Families, Department of Health and matching program and certify that the Human Services. program has been conducted in ACTION: Notice of a new matching compliance with the matching program. agreement. SUMMARY: In accordance with subsection ADDRESSES: Interested parties may (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as submit written comments on this notice, amended, the Department of Health and by mail or email, to the Director, Human Services, Administration for Division of Data and Improvement, Children and Families, Office of HHS/ACF Office of Planning, Research Planning, Research and Evaluation and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. All requests should be identified by the title of the information collection. Email address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: OIRA_ SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV, Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for Children and Families. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Jan 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Washington, DC 20024, thomas.miller@ acf.hhs.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions about the matching program may be submitted to the Director, Division of Data and Improvement, HHS/ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 401–7237. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a), provides 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 (meaning, federal agency records about individuals retrieved by name or other personal identifier) are matched with records of other federal or non-federal agencies. The Privacy Act requires agencies involved in a matching program to: 1. Enter into a written agreement, which must be prepared in accordance with the Privacy Act, approved by the Data Integrity Board of each source and recipient federal agency, provided to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and made available to the public, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4). 2. Notify the individuals whose information will be used in the matching program that the information they provide is subject to verification through matching, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D). 3. Verify match findings before suspending, terminating, reducing, or making a final denial of an individual’s benefits or payments or taking other adverse action against the individual, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(p). 4. Report the matching program to Congress and the OMB, in advance and E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 4062 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2018 / Notices annually, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) (2)(A)(i), (r), and (u)(3)(D). 5. Publish advance notice of the matching program in the Federal Register as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(12). This matching program meets these requirements. Participating Agencies: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the source agency, and State Public Assistance Agencies (SPAAs) are recipient agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (HHS/ACF/OPRE) facilitates the matching program, with computer assistance from the Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center (DOD/DMDC). Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: Sections 402, 1137, and 1903(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a), 1320b–7, and 1396b(r)). Purpose(s): The purpose of the matching program is to provide SPAAs with VA compensation and pension data on a periodic (typically quarterly) basis to use in determining public assistance applicants’ and recipients’ eligibility for benefits under HHS’ Medicaid and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) programs and the Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The matching program helps ensure fair and equitable treatment in the delivery of benefits attributable to funds provided by the federal government. Categories of Individuals: The categories of individuals whose information is involved in the matching program are: • Individuals who apply for or receive Medicaid, TANF, SNAP and/or general assistance benefits; and • Eligible veterans receiving VA pay or pension benefits. Categories of Records: The categories of records involved in the matching program are VA pay and pension benefit records. The matching program will compare Social Security Numbers (SSNs) in quarterly SPAA files about individuals applying for Medicaid, TANF, SNAP and/or general assistance benefits to VA files containing names and other identifying information about eligible veterans receiving VA pay or pension benefits. The data elements that will be provided to a SPAA about a veteran whose SSN matches an SSN in a quarterly SPAA file include (as applicable): VA File Number; Veteran/Beneficiary/ Apportionee SSN and SSN Verification VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:19 Jan 26, 2018 Jkt 244001 Indicator; Payee Type Code; Award Type, Award Line Type, and Award Status Codes; Gender Code; Last Name/ First Name/Middle Name; Beneficiary Birth Date; Veteran/Spouse Aid and Attendance Code; Station Number; Spouse; Minor Child; School Child; Helpless Child; Parent; Combined Degree; Entitlement Type Code; Change Reason; Suspense Reason; Last Paid Date; Effective Date; Gross Amount; Net Award Amount; Payment Amount; Frequency Pay Type Code; Income for VA Purposes Amount; Beneficiary/ Spouse Annual Amounts (for Wages, Insurance, Interest, Social Security, Civil Service Retirement, Military, Railroad Retirement Board, Black Lung, and Rest); Beneficiary/Spouse Rest of Exclusion Amount; Medical Expense/ Education Expense/Last Expense/ Hardship Amounts; Receivable/ Receivable Amount; Monthly Deductions/Deduction Amount; Proceeds/Proceeds Amount; Address Type Indicator; Address Name/ Fiduciary; Address Fiduciary Type; Address Name Beneficiary; and Corporate Format Address (Address Lines One, Two, and Three, City Name, State Name, ZIP Code Prefix and Suffix, Country Type Name, Foreign Postal Code, Province Name, Territory Name, Military Postal Type, Military Post Office). System(s) of Records: The VA pay and pension records used in this matching program will be disclosed from the following system of records, as authorized by routine use 25: Compensation, Pension, Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Records-VA (58VA21/22/ 28), last published at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012). Naomi Goldstein, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research and Evaluation, ACF. [FR Doc. 2018–01627 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4184–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Amended Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis Panel, February 08, 2018, 08:00 a.m. to February 09, 2018, 05:00 p.m., National Institutes of Health, 5601 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20892 which was published in the Federal PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Register on January 19, 2018, 83 FR 2810. This meeting notice is being amended to change the date of the meeting from February 8–9, 2018 to February 7–9, 2018. The meeting is closed to the public. Dated: January 23, 2018. Natasha M. Copeland, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2018–01524 Filed 1–26–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes of Health Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Initiative, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, HHS. ACTION: Notice. In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide 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. DATES: 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: To obtain a copy of the data collection plans and instruments, submit comments in writing, or request more information on the proposed project, contact: Melba Rojas, NIMH Project Clearance Liaison, Science Policy and Evaluation Branch, Office of Science Policy, Planning and Communications, NIMH, Neuroscience Center, 6001 Executive Boulevard, MSC 9667, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, call 301– 443–4335, or email your request, including your mailing address, to nimhprapubliccomments@mail.nih.gov. Formal requests for additional plans and instruments must be requested in writing. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 requires: Written comments and/or suggestions from the public and affected agencies are invited SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4061-4062]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01627]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health 
and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research 
and Evaluation (HHS/ACF/OPRE), is providing notice of a re-established 
matching program between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and 
State Public Assistance Agencies (SPAAs), ``Information Comparisons and 
Disclosure to Assist in Administering the Public Assistance Reporting 
Information System (PARIS) Program.'' The matching program provides VA 
pay and pension data to SPAAs, which SPAAs use to identify individual 
public assistance clients (applicants and recipients) who are receiving 
compensation and pension payments from VA, in order to determine their 
eligibility for benefits under HHS' Medicaid and Temporary Assistance 
to Needy Families (TANF) programs and the Department of Agriculture's 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). HHS/ACF/OPRE 
facilitates the matching program, with computer assistance from the 
Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center (DOD/DMDC).

DATES: The deadline for comments on this notice is February 28, 2018. 
The re-established matching program will commence not sooner than 30 
days after publication of this notice, provided no comments are 
received that warrant a change to this notice. The matching program 
will be conducted for an initial term of 18 months (approximately 
February 25, 2018 through July 25, 2019) and within 3 months of 
expiration may be renewed for one additional year if the parties make 
no change to the matching program and certify that the program has been 
conducted in compliance with the matching agreement.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comments on this 
notice, by mail or email, to the Director, Division of Data and 
Improvement, HHS/ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20024, [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions about the matching 
program may be submitted to the Director, Division of Data and 
Improvement, HHS/ACF Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 401-7237.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 
U.S.C. 552a), provides 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 
(meaning, federal agency records about individuals retrieved by name or 
other personal identifier) are matched with records of other federal or 
non-federal agencies. The Privacy Act requires agencies involved in a 
matching program to:
    1. Enter into a written agreement, which must be prepared in 
accordance with the Privacy Act, approved by the Data Integrity Board 
of each source and recipient federal agency, provided to Congress and 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and made available to the 
public, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o), (u)(3)(A), and (u)(4).
    2. Notify the individuals whose information will be used in the 
matching program that the information they provide is subject to 
verification through matching, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(1)(D).
    3. Verify match findings before suspending, terminating, reducing, 
or making a final denial of an individual's benefits or payments or 
taking other adverse action against the individual, as required by 5 
U.S.C. 552a(p).
    4. Report the matching program to Congress and the OMB, in advance 
and

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annually, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) (2)(A)(i), (r), and 
(u)(3)(D).
    5. Publish advance notice of the matching program in the Federal 
Register as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(12).
    This matching program meets these requirements.
    Participating Agencies: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the 
source agency, and State Public Assistance Agencies (SPAAs) are 
recipient agencies. The Department of Health and Human Services, 
Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research 
and Evaluation (HHS/ACF/OPRE) facilitates the matching program, with 
computer assistance from the Department of Defense, Defense Manpower 
Data Center (DOD/DMDC).
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: Sections 402, 1137, 
and 1903(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a), 1320b-7, and 
1396b(r)).
    Purpose(s): The purpose of the matching program is to provide SPAAs 
with VA compensation and pension data on a periodic (typically 
quarterly) basis to use in determining public assistance applicants' 
and recipients' eligibility for benefits under HHS' Medicaid and 
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) programs and the 
Department of Agriculture's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
(SNAP). The matching program helps ensure fair and equitable treatment 
in the delivery of benefits attributable to funds provided by the 
federal government.
    Categories of Individuals: The categories of individuals whose 
information is involved in the matching program are:
     Individuals who apply for or receive Medicaid, TANF, SNAP 
and/or general assistance benefits; and
     Eligible veterans receiving VA pay or pension benefits.
    Categories of Records: The categories of records involved in the 
matching program are VA pay and pension benefit records. The matching 
program will compare Social Security Numbers (SSNs) in quarterly SPAA 
files about individuals applying for Medicaid, TANF, SNAP and/or 
general assistance benefits to VA files containing names and other 
identifying information about eligible veterans receiving VA pay or 
pension benefits. The data elements that will be provided to a SPAA 
about a veteran whose SSN matches an SSN in a quarterly SPAA file 
include (as applicable):
    VA File Number; Veteran/Beneficiary/Apportionee SSN and SSN 
Verification Indicator; Payee Type Code; Award Type, Award Line Type, 
and Award Status Codes; Gender Code; Last Name/First Name/Middle Name; 
Beneficiary Birth Date; Veteran/Spouse Aid and Attendance Code; Station 
Number; Spouse; Minor Child; School Child; Helpless Child; Parent; 
Combined Degree; Entitlement Type Code; Change Reason; Suspense Reason; 
Last Paid Date; Effective Date; Gross Amount; Net Award Amount; Payment 
Amount; Frequency Pay Type Code; Income for VA Purposes Amount; 
Beneficiary/Spouse Annual Amounts (for Wages, Insurance, Interest, 
Social Security, Civil Service Retirement, Military, Railroad 
Retirement Board, Black Lung, and Rest); Beneficiary/Spouse Rest of 
Exclusion Amount; Medical Expense/Education Expense/Last Expense/
Hardship Amounts; Receivable/Receivable Amount; Monthly Deductions/
Deduction Amount; Proceeds/Proceeds Amount; Address Type Indicator; 
Address Name/Fiduciary; Address Fiduciary Type; Address Name 
Beneficiary; and Corporate Format Address (Address Lines One, Two, and 
Three, City Name, State Name, ZIP Code Prefix and Suffix, Country Type 
Name, Foreign Postal Code, Province Name, Territory Name, Military 
Postal Type, Military Post Office).
    System(s) of Records: The VA pay and pension records used in this 
matching program will be disclosed from the following system of 
records, as authorized by routine use 25: Compensation, Pension, 
Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Records-VA 
(58VA21/22/28), last published at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012).

Naomi Goldstein,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning, Research and Evaluation, ACF.
[FR Doc. 2018-01627 Filed 1-26-18; 8:45 am]
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