Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program, 22511-22512 [2019-10209]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 96 / Friday, May 17, 2019 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY comments received, go to https:// www.regulations.gov. [Docket No. DHS–2019–0015] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION: Notice of a re-established matching program. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990 (Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of matching programs, notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a matching program between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJ–LWD). NJ– LWD will match against DHS–USCIS data to verify the immigration status of non-U.S. citizens who apply for federal benefits (Benefit Applicants) under Unemployment Compensation (UC) programs that NJ–LWD administers to determine whether Benefit Applicants possess the requisite immigration status to be eligible for the UC it administers. DATES: Please submit comments on the proposal by June 17, 2019. The matching program will be effective on June 17, 2019 unless comments have been received from interested members of the public that require modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will continue for 18 months from the beginning date and may be extended an additional 12 months if the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS–2019– 0015 by one of the following methods: • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Fax: 202–343–4010. • Mail: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528–0655. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number DHS 2019–0015. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 May 16, 2019 Jkt 247001 For general questions about 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, please contact Jonathan M. Mills, Acting Chief, USCIS SAVE Program at (202) 306– 9874. For privacy questions, please contact Jonathan R. Cantor, (202) 343– 1717, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528–0655. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS– USCIS 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 OMB Circular A–108, 81 FR 94424 (December 23, 2016). Participating Agencies: DHS–USCIS and NJ–LWD. 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, certain types of benefits as specified within IRCA, and to make this system available to state agencies that administer such benefits. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Public Law 104–208, 110 State. 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. Purpose: The purpose of this Agreement is to re-establish the terms and conditions governing NJ–LWD’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 PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22511 authorized users. NJ–LWD will use the SAVE Program to verify the immigration status of non U.S. citizens who apply for federal benefits (Benefit Applicants) under Unemployment Compensation (UC) programs that it administers. NJ– LWD 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 NJ–LWD. Categories of Individuals: The individuals about whom DHS–USCIS maintains information, which is contained in its Verification Information System (VIS) database used by the SAVE Program to verify immigration status, that are involved in this matching program include aliens, those naturalized, and to the extent those that have applied for Certificates of Citizenship, derived U.S. citizens, on whom DHS–USCIS has a record as an applicant, petitioner, sponsor, or beneficiary. The individuals about whom NJ–LWD maintains information that is involved in this matching program include non-citizen Benefit Applicants for, or recipients of, UC administered by NJ–LWD. Categories of Records: The categories of records involved in the data match from NJ–LWD records include information about those individuals who have applied for or are eligible for Unemployment Compensation (UC) administered by NJ–LWD. Specifically, data elements may include: Alien Registration Number (also referred to as USCIS Number); I–94 Number; Full name; Date of Birth; Nationality; and U.S. Social Security number. Data elements contained within DHS– USCIS’s records to be matched with the NJ–LWD data may consist of the following: Alien Registration Number; Full name; Country of Birth (not nationality); U.S. Social Security number (if available); Date of Entry; Immigration Status Data; and Sponsorship Data. For those individuals for whom DHS–USCIS has a record that matches a record in NJ–LWD’s holdings, DHS–USCIS will provide NJ–LWD the following information: Alien Registration Number; Full name; Date of Birth; Country of Birth (not nationality); Date of Entry; Additional biographical data; Immigration Status Data; and Employment Eligibility Data. System of Records: DHS/USCIS–004 Systematic Alien Verification for E:\FR\FM\17MYN1.SGM 17MYN1 22512 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 96 / Friday, May 17, 2019 / Notices Entitlements (SAVE) System of Records Notice, 81 FR 78619 (Nov. 8, 2016). Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2019–10209 Filed 5–16–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT [Docket No. FR–6168–N–01] Housing Trust Fund Federal Register Allocation Notice Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, HUD. ACTION: Notice of fiscal year 2019 funding awards. AGENCY: The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) established the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to be administered by HUD. Pursuant to the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Security and Soundness Act of 1992 (the Act), as amended by HERA, Division A, eligible HTF grantees are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. In accordance with Section 1338 (c)(4)(A) of the Act, this notice announces the formula allocation amount for each eligible HTF grantee. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Virginia Sardone, Director, Office of Affordable Housing Programs, Room 7164, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC 20410–7000; telephone (202) 708–268 (not a toll-free number). A telecommunications device for persons with hearing- and speechimpairments (TTY) is available by Federal Relay at (800) 877–8339 (this is a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1131 of HERA Division A amended the Act to add a new section 1337 entitled ‘‘Affordable Housing Allocations’’ and a new section 1338 entitled ‘‘Housing Trust Fund.’’ HUD’s implementing regulations are codified at 24 CFR part 93. Congress authorized the HTF with the stated purpose of: (1) Increasing and preserving the supply of rental housing for extremely low-income families with incomes between 0 and 30 percent of area median income and very lowincome families with incomes between 30 and 50 percent of area median jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:05 May 16, 2019 Jkt 247001 income, including homeless families, and (2) increasing homeownership for extremely low-income and very lowincome families. Section 1337 of the Act provides for the HTF (and other programs) to be funded with an affordable housing set-aside by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The total setaside amount is equal to 4.2 basis points (.042 percent) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s new mortgage purchases, a portion of which is for the HTF. Section 1338 of the Act directs HUD to establish, through regulation, the formula for distribution of amounts made available for the HTF. The statute specifies the factors to be used for the formula and priority for certain factors. The factors and methodology HUD uses to allocate HTF funds among eligible grantees are established in the HTF regulation. The funding announced for Fiscal Year 2019 through this notice is $247,666,778.80. Appendix A to this notice provides the names of the grantees and the amounts of the awards. Grantee FY 2019 allocation 35. North Dakota .............. 36. Ohio ............................ 37. Oklahoma ................... 38. Oregon ........................ 39. Pennsylvania .............. 40. Rhode Island .............. 41. South Carolina ............ 42. South Dakota .............. 43. Tennessee .................. 44. Texas .......................... 45. Utah ............................ 46. Vermont ...................... 47. Virginia ........................ 48. Washington ................. 49. West Virginia .............. 50. Wisconsin ................... 51. Wyoming ..................... 52. American Samoa ........ 53. Guam .......................... 54. Northern Mariana Islands .............................. 55. Puerto Rico ................. 56. Virgin Islands .............. 3,000,000 6,190,138 3,000,000 3,451,918 6,879,626 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,377,390 10,956,435 3,000,000 3,000,000 4,432,124 4,740,488 3,000,000 3,731,220 3,000,000 10,338 83,620 Total ........................... $247,666,778.80 46,034 1,034,301 90,138 Dated: May 7, 2019. David C. Woll, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development. [FR Doc. 2019–10337 Filed 5–16–19; 8:45 am] Appendix DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR A: FY 2019 Housing Trust Fund Allocation Amounts Bureau of Land Management FY 2019 allocation Grantee 1. Alabama ....................... 2. Alaska ........................... 3. Arizona ......................... 4. Arkansas ....................... 5. California ...................... 6. Colorado ....................... 7. Connecticut ................... 8. Delaware ...................... 9. District of Columbia ...... 10. Florida ......................... 11. Georgia ....................... 12. Hawaii ......................... 13. Idaho ........................... 14. Illinois .......................... 15. Indiana ........................ 16. Iowa ............................ 17. Kansas ........................ 18. Kentucky ..................... 19. Louisiana .................... 20. Maine .......................... 21. Maryland ..................... 22. Massachusetts ............ 23. Michigan ..................... 24. Minnesota ................... 25. Mississippi .................. 26. Missouri ...................... 27. Montana ...................... 28. Nebraska .................... 29. Nevada ....................... 30. New Hampshire .......... 31. New Jersey ................. 32. New Mexico ................ 33. New York .................... 34. North Carolina ............ PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 $3,000,000 3,000,000 3,801,428 3,000,000 32,376,690.80 3,362,850 3,045,567 3,000,000 3,000,000 9,414,324 5,277,949 3,000,000 3,000,000 8,575,518 3,625,159 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,391,627 5,152,337 5,363,424 3,228,942 3,000,000 3,647,539 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 6,968,067 3,000,000 19,152,427 5,259,160 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 4210–67–P [19X.LLIDI00000.L71220000.EO0000. LVTFDX402300.241A.4500132833] Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Caldwell Canyon Mine Project, Caribou County, Idaho Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed Caldwell Canyon Mine Project and by this notice is announcing its availability. DATES: The BLM will not issue a final decision on the proposal for a minimum of 30 days after the date that the Environmental Protection Agency publishes its Notice of Availability in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Copies of the Caldwell Canyon Mine Final EIS are available for public inspection at the BLM Pocatello Field Office at the following address: 4350 Cliffs Drive, Pocatello, ID 83204. Interested persons may also review the Final EIS online at the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register website: https://bit.ly/2SaxWcO. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17MYN1.SGM 17MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2019-0015]


Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of a re-established matching program.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer 
Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990 (Privacy Act), and 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of 
matching programs, notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a 
matching program between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the New Jersey 
Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJ-LWD). NJ-LWD will 
match against DHS-USCIS data to verify the immigration status of non-
U.S. citizens who apply for federal benefits (Benefit Applicants) under 
Unemployment Compensation (UC) programs that NJ-LWD administers to 
determine whether Benefit Applicants possess the requisite immigration 
status to be eligible for the UC it administers.

DATES: Please submit comments on the proposal by June 17, 2019. The 
matching program will be effective on June 17, 2019 unless comments 
have been received from interested members of the public that require 
modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will 
continue for 18 months from the beginning date and may be extended an 
additional 12 months if the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 
552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2019-0015 by one of the following methods:
     Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 202-343-4010.
     Mail: Jonathan R. Cantor, Acting Chief Privacy Officer, 
Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528-
0655.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number DHS 2019-0015. All comments received will be posted 
without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions about 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, please contact Jonathan M. Mills, Acting Chief, 
USCIS SAVE Program at (202) 306-9874. For privacy questions, please 
contact Jonathan R. Cantor, (202) 343-1717, Acting Chief Privacy 
Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528-0655.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS-USCIS 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 OMB Circular A-108, 81 FR 94424 (December 23, 2016).
    Participating Agencies: DHS-USCIS and NJ-LWD.
    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, certain 
types of benefits as specified within IRCA, and to make this system 
available to state agencies that administer such benefits. The Illegal 
Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), 
Public Law 104-208, 110 State. 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.
    Purpose: The purpose of this Agreement is to re-establish the terms 
and conditions governing NJ-LWD'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. NJ-LWD will use the SAVE Program to verify 
the immigration status of non U.S. citizens who apply for federal 
benefits (Benefit Applicants) under Unemployment Compensation (UC) 
programs that it administers. NJ-LWD 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 NJ-LWD.
    Categories of Individuals: The individuals about whom DHS-USCIS 
maintains information, which is contained in its Verification 
Information System (VIS) database used by the SAVE Program to verify 
immigration status, that are involved in this matching program include 
aliens, those naturalized, and to the extent those that have applied 
for Certificates of Citizenship, derived U.S. citizens, on whom DHS-
USCIS has a record as an applicant, petitioner, sponsor, or 
beneficiary. The individuals about whom NJ-LWD maintains information 
that is involved in this matching program include non-citizen Benefit 
Applicants for, or recipients of, UC administered by NJ-LWD.
    Categories of Records: The categories of records involved in the 
data match from NJ-LWD records include information about those 
individuals who have applied for or are eligible for Unemployment 
Compensation (UC) administered by NJ-LWD. Specifically, data elements 
may include: Alien Registration Number (also referred to as USCIS 
Number); I-94 Number; Full name; Date of Birth; Nationality; and U.S. 
Social Security number. Data elements contained within DHS-USCIS's 
records to be matched with the NJ-LWD data may consist of the 
following: Alien Registration Number; Full name; Country of Birth (not 
nationality); U.S. Social Security number (if available); Date of 
Entry; Immigration Status Data; and Sponsorship Data. For those 
individuals for whom DHS-USCIS has a record that matches a record in 
NJ-LWD's holdings, DHS-USCIS will provide NJ-LWD the following 
information: Alien Registration Number; Full name; Date of Birth; 
Country of Birth (not nationality); Date of Entry; Additional 
biographical data; Immigration Status Data; and Employment Eligibility 
Data.
    System of Records: DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for

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Entitlements (SAVE) System of Records Notice, 81 FR 78619 (Nov. 8, 
2016).

Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2019-10209 Filed 5-16-19; 8:45 am]
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