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• SWA applicant/recipient’s Social
Security number
• SWA applicant/recipient’s first,
middle, and last name
• Name/Social Security number
verification request
Optional:
• Passback data (state agency
information used to identify
individuals within the input file to be
returned on the output file)
• Same state data indicator (indicates
whether the state agency requests
NDNH new hire, quarterly wage, or
unemployment insurance even if the
information was provided by that
same state)
OCSE will compare the Social
Security numbers in the state agency
input file to the Social Security numbers
in the NDNH and will provide the state
agency with any available new hire and
quarterly wage information in the
NDNH pertaining to the individuals
whose records are contained in the state
agency input file. The NDNH data
elements OCSE will return to the state
agency are as follows:
a. New Hire File
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
New hire processed date
Employee name and address
Employee date and state of hire
Federal and State employer
identification numbers
Department of Defense code
Employer name and address
Transmitter agency code
Transmitter state code
Transmitter state or agency name
b. Quarterly Wage File
• Quarterly wage processed date
• Employee name
• Federal and state employer
identification numbers
• Department of Defense code
• Employer name and address
• Employee wage amount
• Quarterly wage reporting period
• Transmitter agency code
• Transmitter state code
• Transmitter state or agency name
System(s) of Records
The NDNH information used in this
matching program will be disclosed to
SWAs from the following OCSE system
of records, as authorized by routine use
13: ‘‘OCSE National Directory of New
Hires,’’ No. 09–80–0381, last published
in full at 80 FR 17906 (Apr. 2, 2015) and
partially updated at 83 FR 6591 (Feb.
14, 2018).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Office of Child Support
Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of
Health and Human Services
ACTION: Notice of a new matching
program.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of
Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), is
providing notice of a new matching
agreement to re-establish the matching
program between HHS/ACF/OCSE
(hereinafter, ‘‘OCSE’’) and state agencies
administering the Temporary Assistance
for Needy Families (TANF) program.
The matching program compares state
TANF agency records with employment
and wage information maintained in the
National Directory of New Hires
(NDNH), the outcomes of which help
state agencies administer their TANF
programs.
DATES: The deadline for comments on
this notice is June 18, 2020. The reestablished 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 (from approximately
July 19, 2020, through January 18, 2022)
and, within three 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 agreement.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may
submit written comments on this notice
to Venkata Kondapolu, Acting Director,
Division of Federal Systems, Office of
Child Support Enforcement,
Administration for Children and
Families, by email at
venkata.kondapolu@acf.hhs.gov, or by
mail at Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C
St. SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC
20201. Comments received will be
available for public inspection at this
address from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
General questions about the matching
program may be submitted to Venkata
Kondapolu, Acting Director, Division of
Federal Systems, Office of Child
SUMMARY:
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Support Enforcement, Administration
for Children and Families, by email at
venkata.kondapolu@acf.hhs.gov, or by
mail at Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C
St. SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC
20201 or by telephone at 202–260–4712.
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, which contains
information about individuals that are
retrieved by name or other personal
identifier, are matched with records of
other federal, state, or local government
records. The Privacy Act requires
agencies involved in a matching
program to:
1. Obtain approval of a Computer
Matching Agreement, prepared in
accordance with the Privacy Act, by the
Data Integrity Board of each federal
agency participating in the matching
program. 5 U.S.C. 522a(u)(3)(A) and
(u)(4).
2. Provide a report of the matching
program in advance to Congress and
OMB for approval and make the
agreement available to the public. 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2).
3. Publish advance notice of the
matching program in the Federal
Register. 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(12).
4. Enter into a written Computer
Matching Agreement. 5 U.S.C.
552a(o)(1).
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. Provide an annual report of the
matching program activities to Congress
and the OMB, and make the report
available to the public. 5 U.S.C.
552a(u)(3)(D).
This matching program meets these
requirements.
Linda K. Hitt,
Executive Secretariat Certifying Officer.
Participating Agencies
The agencies participating in the
matching program are OCSE (source
agency) and state agencies
administering the TANF benefit
program (non-federal agencies).
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Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
The authority for conducting the
matching program is 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(3).
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program
is to provide each participating state
agency administering TANF with new
hire, quarterly wage, and
unemployment insurance information
from OCSE’s NDNH system of records to
assist them in establishing or verifying
TANF applicants’ and recipients’
eligibility for assistance, reducing
payment errors, and maintaining
program integrity, including
determining whether duplicate
participation exists or if the applicant or
recipient resides in another state. The
state TANF agencies may also use the
NDNH information for the secondary
purpose of updating the recipients’
reported participation in work activities
and updating recipients’ and their
employers’ contact information
maintained by the state TANF agencies.
OCSE will compare the Social
Security numbers in the state agency
input file to the Social Security numbers
in the NDNH, and will provide the state
agency with any available new hire,
quarterly wage, and available
unemployment insurance information
in NDNH pertaining to the individuals
whose records are contained in the state
agency input file. The NDNH data
elements that OCSE will return to the
state agency are as follows:
a. New Hire File
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
b. Quarterly Wage File
The categories of individuals involved
in the matching program are adult
members of households who have
applied for or receive TANF benefits.
• Quarterly wage processed date
• Employee name
• Federal and State employer
identification numbers
• Department of Defense code
• Employer name and address
• Employee wage amount
• Quarterly wage reporting period
• Transmitter agency code
• Transmitter state code
• Transmitter state or agency name
The categories of records involved in
the matching program, which may
include personal identifiers, are new
hire, quarterly wage, and
unemployment insurance information.
The specific data elements that will be
provided to OCSE in a state agency
input file are:
• Submitting state code (two-digit
Federal Information Processing
Standard code)
• Date stamp (input file transmission
date)
• Adult TANF caseload month and year
of adult TANF applicants and
recipients
• Adult TANF applicant/recipient’s
Social Security number
• Adult TANF applicant/recipient’s
first, middle, and last name
• Name/Social Security number
verification request
Optional:
• Passback data (state agency
information used to identify
individuals within the input file to be
returned on the output file)
• Same state data indicator (indicates
whether the state agency requests
NDNH new hire, quarterly wage, or
unemployment insurance even if the
information was provided by that
same state)
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c. Unemployment Insurance File
• Unemployment insurance processed
date
• Claimant name and address
• Claimant benefit amount
• Unemployment insurance reporting
period
• Transmitter state code
• Transmitter state or agency name
System(s) of Records
The NDNH information used in this
matching program will be disclosed
from the following OCSE system of
records, as authorized by routine use 8:
‘‘OCSE National Directory of New
Hires,’’ No. 09–80–0381, last published
in full at 80 FR 17906 (Apr. 2, 2015) and
partially updated at 83 FR 6591 (Feb.
14, 2018).
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Administration for Community Living
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Data Collection
Materials for the Evaluation of the
Administration for Community Living’s
American Indian, Alaska Natives and
Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title
VI) OMB #0985–0059
Administration for Community
Living, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
New hire processed date
Employee name and address
Employee date and state of hire
Federal and State employer
identification numbers
Department of Defense code
Employer name and address
Transmitter agency code
Transmitter state code
Transmitter state or agency name
Categories of Individuals
Categories of Records
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HUMAN SERVICES
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The Administration for
Community Living (ACL) is announcing
an opportunity for the public to
comment on the proposed collection of
information listed above. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the
PRA), Federal agencies are required to
publish a notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, and to allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
the Proposed Revision for the
information collection requirements
related to Evaluation of the
Administration for Community Living’s
American Indian, Alaska Natives and
Native Hawaiian Programs (OAA Title
VI).
SUMMARY:
Comments on the collection of
information must be submitted
electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or
postmarked by July 20, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit electronic
comments on the collection of
information to: Kristen Hudgins. Submit
written comments on the collection of
information to Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, Attention: Kristen Hudgins.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Hudgins, Administration for
Community Living, Washington, DC
20201, Kristen.hudgins@acl.hhs.gov or
202–795–7732.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of
information they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, 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 the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), Office of Child Support Enforcement
(OCSE), is providing notice of a new matching agreement to re-establish
the matching program between HHS/ACF/OCSE (hereinafter, ``OCSE'') and
state agencies administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) program. The matching program compares state TANF
agency records with employment and wage information maintained in the
National Directory of New Hires (NDNH), the outcomes of which help
state agencies administer their TANF programs.
DATES: The deadline for comments on this notice is June 18, 2020. 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 (from approximately July 19,
2020, through January 18, 2022) and, within three 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 agreement.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written comments on this
notice to Venkata Kondapolu, Acting Director, Division of Federal
Systems, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for
Children and Families, by email at [email protected], or by
mail at Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C St. SW, 5th Floor, Washington,
DC 20201. Comments received will be available for public inspection at
this address from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General questions about the matching
program may be submitted to Venkata Kondapolu, Acting Director,
Division of Federal Systems, Office of Child Support Enforcement,
Administration for Children and Families, by email at
[email protected], or by mail at Mary E. Switzer Building,
330 C St. SW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20201 or by telephone at 202-
260-4712.
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, which
contains information about individuals that are retrieved by name or
other personal identifier, are matched with records of other federal,
state, or local government records. The Privacy Act requires agencies
involved in a matching program to:
1. Obtain approval of a Computer Matching Agreement, prepared in
accordance with the Privacy Act, by the Data Integrity Board of each
federal agency participating in the matching program. 5 U.S.C.
522a(u)(3)(A) and (u)(4).
2. Provide a report of the matching program in advance to Congress
and OMB for approval and make the agreement available to the public. 5
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2).
3. Publish advance notice of the matching program in the Federal
Register. 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(12).
4. Enter into a written Computer Matching Agreement. 5 U.S.C.
552a(o)(1).
5. 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).
6. 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).
7. Provide an annual report of the matching program activities to
Congress and the OMB, and make the report available to the public. 5
U.S.C. 552a(u)(3)(D).
This matching program meets these requirements.
Linda K. Hitt,
Executive Secretariat Certifying Officer.
Participating Agencies
The agencies participating in the matching program are OCSE (source
agency) and state agencies administering the TANF benefit program (non-
federal agencies).
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Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The authority for conducting the matching program is 42 U.S.C.
653(j)(3).
Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program is to provide each
participating state agency administering TANF with new hire, quarterly
wage, and unemployment insurance information from OCSE's NDNH system of
records to assist them in establishing or verifying TANF applicants'
and recipients' eligibility for assistance, reducing payment errors,
and maintaining program integrity, including determining whether
duplicate participation exists or if the applicant or recipient resides
in another state. The state TANF agencies may also use the NDNH
information for the secondary purpose of updating the recipients'
reported participation in work activities and updating recipients' and
their employers' contact information maintained by the state TANF
agencies.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals involved in the matching program are
adult members of households who have applied for or receive TANF
benefits.
Categories of Records
The categories of records involved in the matching program, which
may include personal identifiers, are new hire, quarterly wage, and
unemployment insurance information. The specific data elements that
will be provided to OCSE in a state agency input file are:
Submitting state code (two-digit Federal Information
Processing Standard code)
Date stamp (input file transmission date)
Adult TANF caseload month and year of adult TANF applicants
and recipients
Adult TANF applicant/recipient's Social Security number
Adult TANF applicant/recipient's first, middle, and last name
Name/Social Security number verification request
Optional:
Passback data (state agency information used to identify
individuals within the input file to be returned on the output file)
Same state data indicator (indicates whether the state agency
requests NDNH new hire, quarterly wage, or unemployment insurance even
if the information was provided by that same state)
OCSE will compare the Social Security numbers in the state agency
input file to the Social Security numbers in the NDNH, and will provide
the state agency with any available new hire, quarterly wage, and
available unemployment insurance information in NDNH pertaining to the
individuals whose records are contained in the state agency input file.
The NDNH data elements that OCSE will return to the state agency are as
follows:
a. New Hire File
New hire processed date
Employee name and address
Employee date and state of hire
Federal and State employer identification numbers
Department of Defense code
Employer name and address
Transmitter agency code
Transmitter state code
Transmitter state or agency name
b. Quarterly Wage File
Quarterly wage processed date
Employee name
Federal and State employer identification numbers
Department of Defense code
Employer name and address
Employee wage amount
Quarterly wage reporting period
Transmitter agency code
Transmitter state code
Transmitter state or agency name
c. Unemployment Insurance File
Unemployment insurance processed date
Claimant name and address
Claimant benefit amount
Unemployment insurance reporting period
Transmitter state code
Transmitter state or agency name
System(s) of Records
The NDNH information used in this matching program will be
disclosed from the following OCSE system of records, as authorized by
routine use 8: ``OCSE National Directory of New Hires,'' No. 09-80-
0381, last published in full at 80 FR 17906 (Apr. 2, 2015) and
partially updated at 83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018).
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