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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 205 / Wednesday, October 23, 2019 / Notices
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel.
Christopher Pilkerton,
Acting Administrator.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA 2019–0009]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Social Security Administration
(SSA).
Notice of a new matching
program.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new
matching program with the Department
of Labor (DOL).
The matching agreement (agreement)
establishes the terms, conditions, and
safeguards under which DOL will
disclose the DOL-administered Part C
Black Lung (BL) benefit data to SSA.
SSA will match DOL’s Part C BL data
with SSA’s records of persons receiving
Social Security disability benefits to
verify that Part C BL beneficiaries are
receiving the correct amount of Social
Security disability benefits.
DATES: The deadline to submit
comments on the proposed matching
program is 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The matching program will be
applicable on November 25, 2019, or
once a minimum of 30 days after
publication of this notice has elapsed,
whichever is later. The matching
program will be in effect for a period of
18 months.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (410) 966–0869, writing to
Matthew D. Ramsey, Executive Director,
Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office
of the General Counsel, Social Security
Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21235–6401, or emailing
Matthew.Ramsey@ssa.gov. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection by contacting Mr.
Ramsey at this street address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Norma Followell, Supervisory Team
Lead, Office of Privacy and Disclosure,
Office of the General Counsel, Social
Security Administration, G–401 WHR,
6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21235–6401, at Telephone: (410) 966–
5855, or send an email to
Norma.Followell@ssa.gov.
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Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program:
The legal authority for this matching
program is section 224(h)(1) of the
Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C.
424a(h)(1). This legal authority requires
any Federal agency to provide SSA with
information in its possession that SSA
may require for making a timely
determination of the amount of
reduction required under section 224 of
the Act for workers’ compensation
offset.
Purpose(s):
This matching program establishes
the terms, conditions, and safeguards
under which DOL will disclose the
DOL-administered Part C BL benefit
data to SSA. SSA will match DOL’s Part
C BL data with SSA’s records of persons
receiving Social Security disability
benefits to verify that Part C BL
beneficiaries are receiving the correct
amount of Social Security disability
benefits.
Categories of Individuals:
The individuals whose information is
involved in this matching program are
those individuals who are receiving Part
C BL benefits and Social Security
disability benefits.
Categories of Records:
DOL’s monthly extract file will
contain each Part C BL beneficiary’s
Social Security number (SSN), name,
date of birth, date of entitlement,
payment status, current benefit amount,
and effective date of the current benefit
amount. SSA will determine which of
the beneficiaries are receiving Social
Security disability benefits and match
the DOL data against the SSN, type of
action code, and offset type for those
beneficiaries in SSA’s Master
Beneficiary Record (MBR).
System(s) of Records:
SSA will match the DOL extract file
against the MBR, 60–0090, last fully
published at 71 FR 1826 (January 11,
2006), as amended at 72 FR 69723
(December 10, 2007), 78 FR 40542 (July
5, 2013), 83 FR 31250–31251 (July 3,
2018), and 83 FR 54969 (November 1,
2018). DOL’s extract file is from DOL’s
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs (OWCP), BL Benefit Payments
file, DOL/OWCP–9, last fully published
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at 81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016). Both
agencies have published the appropriate
routine uses to permit the disclosures
necessary to conduct this match.
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Participating Agencies:
SSA and DOL.
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AGENCY:
None.
56885
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA 2019–0010]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY:
Social Security Administration
(SSA).
Notice of a new matching
program.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new
matching program with the Department
of Labor (DOL).
This matching agreement establishes
the terms, conditions, and safeguards
under which the DOL will disclose the
DOL-administered Part B Black Lung
(BL) benefit data to SSA. SSA will
match DOL’s Part B BL data with SSA’s
records of persons receiving
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to
verify that Part B BL beneficiaries are
receiving the correct amount of SSI
payments.
SUMMARY:
The deadline to submit
comments on the proposed matching
program is 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The matching program will be
applicable on November 25, 2019, or
once a minimum of 30 days after
publication of this notice has elapsed,
whichever is later. The matching
program will be in effect for a period of
18 months.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (410) 966–0869, writing to
Matthew D. Ramsey, Executive Director,
Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office
of the General Counsel, Social Security
Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21235–6401, or emailing
Matthew.Ramsey@ssa.gov. All
comments received will be available for
public inspection by contacting Mr.
Ramsey at this street address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Norma Followell, Supervisory Team
Lead, Office of Privacy and Disclosure,
Office of the General Counsel, Social
Security Administration, G–401 WHR,
6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21235–6401, at Telephone: (410) 966–
5855, or send an email to
Norma.Followell@ssa.gov.
DATES:
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA 2019-0009]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the
Department of Labor (DOL).
The matching agreement (agreement) establishes the terms,
conditions, and safeguards under which DOL will disclose the DOL-
administered Part C Black Lung (BL) benefit data to SSA. SSA will match
DOL's Part C BL data with SSA's records of persons receiving Social
Security disability benefits to verify that Part C BL beneficiaries are
receiving the correct amount of Social Security disability benefits.
DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program
is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. The matching program will be applicable on November 25, 2019,
or once a minimum of 30 days after publication of this notice has
elapsed, whichever is later. The matching program will be in effect for
a period of 18 months.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (410) 966-0869, writing to Matthew D. Ramsey, Executive
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General
Counsel, Social Security Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, or emailing
[email protected]. All comments received will be available for
public inspection by contacting Mr. Ramsey at this street address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norma Followell, Supervisory Team
Lead, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel,
Social Security Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, at Telephone: (410) 966-5855, or send an
email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the
General Counsel.
Participating Agencies:
SSA and DOL.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program:
The legal authority for this matching program is section 224(h)(1)
of the Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 424a(h)(1). This legal
authority requires any Federal agency to provide SSA with information
in its possession that SSA may require for making a timely
determination of the amount of reduction required under section 224 of
the Act for workers' compensation offset.
Purpose(s):
This matching program establishes the terms, conditions, and
safeguards under which DOL will disclose the DOL-administered Part C BL
benefit data to SSA. SSA will match DOL's Part C BL data with SSA's
records of persons receiving Social Security disability benefits to
verify that Part C BL beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of
Social Security disability benefits.
Categories of Individuals:
The individuals whose information is involved in this matching
program are those individuals who are receiving Part C BL benefits and
Social Security disability benefits.
Categories of Records:
DOL's monthly extract file will contain each Part C BL
beneficiary's Social Security number (SSN), name, date of birth, date
of entitlement, payment status, current benefit amount, and effective
date of the current benefit amount. SSA will determine which of the
beneficiaries are receiving Social Security disability benefits and
match the DOL data against the SSN, type of action code, and offset
type for those beneficiaries in SSA's Master Beneficiary Record (MBR).
System(s) of Records:
SSA will match the DOL extract file against the MBR, 60-0090, last
fully published at 71 FR 1826 (January 11, 2006), as amended at 72 FR
69723 (December 10, 2007), 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013), 83 FR 31250-
31251 (July 3, 2018), and 83 FR 54969 (November 1, 2018). DOL's extract
file is from DOL's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), BL
Benefit Payments file, DOL/OWCP-9, last fully published at 81 FR 25765
(April 29, 2016). Both agencies have published the appropriate routine
uses to permit the disclosures necessary to conduct this match.
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