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The Department of the
Treasury will submit the following
information collection requests to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
public is invited to submit comments on
these requests.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before May 29, 2018 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Treasury, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Suite 8142, Washington, DC
20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Jennifer Quintana by
emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling
(202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire
information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
Departmental Offices (DO)
Title: Treasury International Capital
Form SLT—Aggregate Holdings of LongTerm Securities by U.S. and Foreign
Residents.
OMB Control Number: 1505–0235.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Form SLT is part of the
Treasury International Capital (TIC)
reporting system, which is required by
law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O.
10033; 31 CFR part 128) for the purpose
of providing timely information on
international capital movements. Form
SLT is used to collect monthly data on
cross-border ownership by U.S. and
foreign residents of long-term securities
for portfolio investment purposes. These
data is used by the U.S. Government in
the formulation of international and
financial policies and for the
preparation of the U.S. balance of
payments accounts and the U.S.
international investment position. Form
SLT is filed by U.S.-resident custodians,
U.S.-resident issuers of long-term
securities, and U.S.-resident endinvestors (including endowments,
foundations, pension funds, mutual
funds, and other investment managers/
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advisors/sponsors) in long-term foreign
securities.
Form: Form SLT.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 38,586.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: April 23, 2018.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY:
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA).
Notice of a new matching
program.
ACTION:
This re-established computer
matching agreement (CMA) sets forth
the terms, conditions, and safeguards
under which the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) will disclose return
information, relating to unearned
income, to the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA) for the Disclosure
of Information to Federal, State and
Local Agencies (DIFSLA). The purpose
of this CMA is to make available to VBA
certain return information needed to
determine eligibility for, and amount of
benefits for, VBA applicants and
beneficiaries of needs-based benefits,
and to adjust income-dependent benefit
payments, as prescribed by law.
Currently, the most cost effective and
efficient way to verify annual income of
applicants, and recipients of these
benefits, is through a computer match.
DATES: Comments on this matching
notice must be received no later than 30
days after date of publication in the
Federal Register. If no public comments
are received during the period allowed
for comment, the re-established
agreement will become effective July 1,
2018, provided it is a minimum of 30
days after the publication date. If VA
receives public comments, VA shall
review the substance of the comments to
determine whether or not VA needs to
take other actions. The CMA will be
effective 30 days after the publication
date even, if public comments are
received. This matching program will be
valid for 18 months from the effective
date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted through www.Regulations.
gov; by mail or hand-delivery to
SUMMARY:
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Director, Regulation Policy and
Management (00REG), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Room 1064, Washington, DC 20420; or
by fax to (202) 273–9026 (not a toll-free
number). Comments should indicate
that they are submitted in response to a
CMA between the IRS and VBA for
DIFSLA. Copies of comments received
will be available for public inspection in
the Office of Regulation Policy and
Management, Room 1063B, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday (except
holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for
an appointment. (This is not a toll-free
number.) In addition, comments may be
viewed online at www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy C. Williams, Pension Analyst,
Pension and Fiduciary Service (21P),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20420, (202) 461–8394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CMA
between VA and IRS DIFSLA, expires
June 30, 2018. VBA has a legal
obligation to reduce the amount of
pension and of parents’ dependency and
indemnity compensation by the amount
of annual income received by the VBA
beneficiary. VA will use this
information to verify the income
information submitted by beneficiaries
in VA’s needs-based benefit programs
and adjust VA benefit payments as
prescribed by law. By comparing the
information received through the
matching program between VBA and
IRS, VBA will be able to timely and
accurately adjust benefit amounts. The
match information will help VBA
minimize overpayments and deter fraud
and abuse.
The legal authority to conduct this
match is 38 U.S.C. 5106, which requires
any Federal department or agency to
provide VA such information as VA
requests for the purposes of determining
eligibility for benefits, or verifying other
information with respect to payment of
benefits.
The VA records involved in the match
are in ‘‘Compensation, Pension,
Education, and Vocational and
Rehabilitation and Employment
Records—VA (58 VA 21/22/28),’’ a
system of records which was first
published at 41 FR 9294 (March 3,
1976), amended and republished in its
entirety at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012).
The IRS records consist of
information from the system records
identified as will extract return
information with respect to unearned
income of the VBA applicant or
beneficiary and (when applicable) of
such individual’s spouse from the
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Information Return Master File (IRMF),
Treasury/IRS 22.061, at 80 FR 54081–
082 (September 8, 2015).
In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2) and (r), copies of the
agreement are being sent to both Houses
of Congress and to the Office of
Management and Budget. This notice is
provided in accordance with the
provisions of Privacy Act of 1974 as
amended by Public Law 100–503.
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING
PROGRAM:
The Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and
38 U.S.C. § 6103 authorize VA to enter
into this CMA with IRS.
PURPOSE(S):
To re-establish a CMA with IRS to
provide VBA with certain return
information needed to determine
eligibility for and amount of benefits for
VBA applicants and beneficiaries of
needs-based benefits and to adjust
income-dependent benefit payments as
prescribed by law.
VBA applicant or beneficiary and (when
applicable) of such individual’s spouse
from the Information Return Master File
(IRMF), Treasury/IRS 22.061, as
published at 80 FR 54081–082
(September 8,2015).
SIGNING AUTHORITY:
The Senior Agency Official for
Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the
undersigned to sign and submit the
document to the Office of the Federal
Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department
of Veterans Affairs. John Oswalt,
Executive Director for Privacy,
Department of Veterans Affairs
approved this document on March 7,
2018 for publication.
Dated: April 23, 2018.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office
of Privacy Information and Identity
Protection, Office of Quality, Privacy and
Risk, Office of Information and Technology,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
Veterans and beneficiaries who apply
for VA income benefits.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
Privacy Act of 1974: Matching Program
VBA will furnish the IRS with records
in accordance with the current IRS
Publication 3373, DIFSLA Handbook.
The requests from VBA will include:
The Social Security Number (SSN) and
name Control (first four characters of the
surname) for each individual for whom
unearned income information is
requested. IRS will provide a response
record for each individual identified by
VBA. The total number of records will
be equal to or greater than the number
of records submitted by VBA. In some
instances, an individual may have more
than one record on file. When there is
a match of individual SSN and name
control, IRS will disclose the following
to VBA: Payee account number; payee
name and mailing address; payee TIN;
payer name and address; payer TIN; and
income type and amount.
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SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS:
VBA records involved in this match
are in ‘‘VA Compensation, Pension,
Education, and Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment
Records—VA’’ (58 VA 21/22/28), a
system of records that was first
published at 41 FR 9294 (March 3,
1976), amended and republished in its
entirety at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012).
IRS will extract return information
with respect to unearned income of the
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Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of a new computer
matching program.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given that
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
intends to conduct a recurring computer
matching program. This will match
personnel records of the Department of
Defense (DoD) with VA records of
benefit recipients under the
Montgomery GI Bill—Active Duty,
Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve,
Post-9/11 GI Bill, and Reserve
Educational Assistance Program. The
goal of these matches is to identify the
eligibility status of veterans,
servicemembers, and reservists who
have applied for or who are receiving
education benefit payments under the
Montgomery GI Bill—Active Duty,
Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve,
Post-9/11 GI Bill, and Reserve
Educational Assistance Program. The
purpose of the match is to enable VA to
verify that individuals meet the
conditions of military service and
eligibility criteria for payment of
benefits determined by VA under the
Montgomery GI Bill—Active Duty,
Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve,
Post-9/11 GI Bill, and Reserve
Educational Assistance Program.
SUMMARY:
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Comments on this match must be
received no later than 30 days after date
of publication in the Federal Register. If
no public comment is received during
the period allowed for comment or
unless otherwise published in the
Federal Register by VA, the match will
become effective 30 days after date of
publication in the Federal Register. If
VA receives public comments, VA shall
review the comments to determine
whether any changes to the notice are
necessary. This matching program will
continue to be in effect for 18 months.
At the expiration of 18 months after the
commencing date, the Departments may
renew the agreement for another 12
months.
DATES:
Written comments may be
submitted through
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or handdelivery to Director, Regulation Policy
and Management (00REG), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave.
NW, Room 1064, Washington, DC
20420; or by fax to (202) 273–9026 (not
a toll-free number). Comments should
indicate that they are submitted in
response to CMA VBA/DoD MGIB. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection in the Office of
Regulation Policy and Management,
Room 1063B, between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday (except holidays). Please call
(202) 461–4902 (this is not a toll-free
number) for an appointment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric
Patterson, Strategy, Legislative
Development and Implementation
Chief, Education Service, Veterans
Benefits Administration, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
9830.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information is required by paragraph 6c
of the ‘‘Guidelines on the Conduct of
Matching Programs’’ issued by OMB (54
FR 25818), as amended by OMB
Circular A–130, 65 FR 77677 (2000).
The current matching agreement with
the Department of Defense (DoD)
expires March 27, 2018. The legal
authority to conduct this match is 38
U.S.C. 5106, which requires any Federal
department or agency to provide VA
such information as VA requests for the
purposes of determining eligibility for
benefits, or verifying other information
with respect to payment of benefits. A
copy of the notice has been provided to
both Houses of Congress and OMB. The
matching program is subject to their
review.
Participating Agencies: This computer
match is between the Department of
ADDRESSES:
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: This re-established computer matching agreement (CMA) sets
forth the terms, conditions, and safeguards under which the Internal
Revenue Service (IRS) will disclose return information, relating to
unearned income, to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA) for the Disclosure of Information to
Federal, State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA). The purpose of this CMA is
to make available to VBA certain return information needed to determine
eligibility for, and amount of benefits for, VBA applicants and
beneficiaries of needs-based benefits, and to adjust income-dependent
benefit payments, as prescribed by law. Currently, the most cost
effective and efficient way to verify annual income of applicants, and
recipients of these benefits, is through a computer match.
DATES: Comments on this matching notice must be received no later than
30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. If no public
comments are received during the period allowed for comment, the re-
established agreement will become effective July 1, 2018, provided it
is a minimum of 30 days after the publication date. If VA receives
public comments, VA shall review the substance of the comments to
determine whether or not VA needs to take other actions. The CMA will
be effective 30 days after the publication date even, if public
comments are received. This matching program will be valid for 18
months from the effective date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to Director, Regulation
Policy and Management (00REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Ave. NW, Room 1064, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202)
273-9026 (not a toll-free number). Comments should indicate that they
are submitted in response to a CMA between the IRS and VBA for DIFSLA.
Copies of comments received will be available for public inspection in
the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 1063B, between the
hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except
holidays). Please call (202) 461-4902 for an appointment. (This is not
a toll-free number.) In addition, comments may be viewed online at
www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy C. Williams, Pension Analyst,
Pension and Fiduciary Service (21P), Department of Veterans Affairs,
810 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-8394.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CMA between VA and IRS DIFSLA, expires June
30, 2018. VBA has a legal obligation to reduce the amount of pension
and of parents' dependency and indemnity compensation by the amount of
annual income received by the VBA beneficiary. VA will use this
information to verify the income information submitted by beneficiaries
in VA's needs-based benefit programs and adjust VA benefit payments as
prescribed by law. By comparing the information received through the
matching program between VBA and IRS, VBA will be able to timely and
accurately adjust benefit amounts. The match information will help VBA
minimize overpayments and deter fraud and abuse.
The legal authority to conduct this match is 38 U.S.C. 5106, which
requires any Federal department or agency to provide VA such
information as VA requests for the purposes of determining eligibility
for benefits, or verifying other information with respect to payment of
benefits.
The VA records involved in the match are in ``Compensation,
Pension, Education, and Vocational and Rehabilitation and Employment
Records--VA (58 VA 21/22/28),'' a system of records which was first
published at 41 FR 9294 (March 3, 1976), amended and republished in its
entirety at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012).
The IRS records consist of information from the system records
identified as will extract return information with respect to unearned
income of the VBA applicant or beneficiary and (when applicable) of
such individual's spouse from the
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Information Return Master File (IRMF), Treasury/IRS 22.061, at 80 FR
54081-082 (September 8, 2015).
In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2) and (r),
copies of the agreement are being sent to both Houses of Congress and
to the Office of Management and Budget. This notice is provided in
accordance with the provisions of Privacy Act of 1974 as amended by
Public Law 100-503.
Participating Agencies:
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program:
The Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552a, and 38 U.S.C. Sec. 6103
authorize VA to enter into this CMA with IRS.
Purpose(s):
To re-establish a CMA with IRS to provide VBA with certain return
information needed to determine eligibility for and amount of benefits
for VBA applicants and beneficiaries of needs-based benefits and to
adjust income-dependent benefit payments as prescribed by law.
Categories of Individuals:
Veterans and beneficiaries who apply for VA income benefits.
Categories of Records:
VBA will furnish the IRS with records in accordance with the
current IRS Publication 3373, DIFSLA Handbook. The requests from VBA
will include: The Social Security Number (SSN) and name Control (first
four characters of the surname) for each individual for whom unearned
income information is requested. IRS will provide a response record for
each individual identified by VBA. The total number of records will be
equal to or greater than the number of records submitted by VBA. In
some instances, an individual may have more than one record on file.
When there is a match of individual SSN and name control, IRS will
disclose the following to VBA: Payee account number; payee name and
mailing address; payee TIN; payer name and address; payer TIN; and
income type and amount.
System(s) Of Records:
VBA records involved in this match are in ``VA Compensation,
Pension, Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Records--VA'' (58 VA 21/22/28), a system of records that was first
published at 41 FR 9294 (March 3, 1976), amended and republished in its
entirety at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012).
IRS will extract return information with respect to unearned income
of the VBA applicant or beneficiary and (when applicable) of such
individual's spouse from the Information Return Master File (IRMF),
Treasury/IRS 22.061, as published at 80 FR 54081-082 (September
8,2015).
Signing Authority:
The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. John
Oswalt, Executive Director for Privacy, Department of Veterans Affairs
approved this document on March 7, 2018 for publication.
Dated: April 23, 2018.
Kathleen M. Manwell,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Privacy Information and
Identity Protection, Office of Quality, Privacy and Risk, Office of
Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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