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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2020–0119]
Request for Comments on the
Approval of a Previously Approved
Information Collection: Automated
Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue
System
Maritime Administration,
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The collection of information
is necessary for maintaining a current
plot of U.S.-flag and U.S.-owned vessels.
We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. MARAD–
2020–0119] through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Search using the
above DOT docket number and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the Department’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information
collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark O’Malley, 202–366–9347, Division
of Sealift Operations and Emergency
Response, Maritime Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Automated Mutual Assistance
Vessel Rescue System (AMVER).
OMB Control Number: 2133–0025.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
previously approved collection.
Abstract: This collection of
information will be used to gather
information regarding the location of
U.S.-flag vessels and certain other U.S.
citizen-owned vessels for the purpose of
search and rescue in the saving of lives
at sea and for the marshalling of ships
for national defense and safety
purposes. The collection of information
is necessary for maintaining a current
plot of U.S.-flag and U.S.-owned vessels.
Respondents: U.S.-flag and U.S.
citizen-owned vessels.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
171.
Estimated Total Number of
Responses: 31,293 (183 per
Respondents).
Estimated Hours per Response: .07.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 2,191.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.93.)
* * *
Dated: August 24, 2020.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Privacy Act of 1974
Internal Revenue Service,
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching
program.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching
Programs, notice is hereby given of the
conduct of the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) Disclosure of Information to
Federal, State and Local Agencies
(DIFSLA) Computer Matching Program.
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 be effective January 1,
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2021, provided it is a minimum of 30
days after the publication date.
Beginning and completion dates: The
matches are conducted on an ongoing
basis in accordance with the terms of
the computer matching agreement in
effect with each participant as approved
by the applicable Data Integrity
Board(s). The term of these agreements
is expected to cover the 18-month
period, January 1, 2021 through June 30,
2022. Ninety days prior to expiration of
the agreement, the parties to the
agreement may request a 12-month
extension in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(o).
Inquiries may be sent by
email to glds.cmppa@irs.gov or by mail
to the Internal Revenue Service; Privacy,
Governmental Liaison and Disclosure;
Data Services; ATTN: Patricia Grasela,
Program Manager, 2970 Market Street,
BLN: 2–Q08.124, Philadelphia, PA
19104.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Internal Revenue Service; Privacy,
Governmental Liaison and Disclosure;
Data Services; ATTN: Patricia Grasela,
Program Manager, 2970 Market Street,
BLN: 2–Q08.124, Philadelphia, PA
19104. Telephone: 267–466–5564 (not a
toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of the matching program was last
published at 83 FR 27082–083 (June 11,
2018). The Nevada Department of
Health and Human Services is no longer
participating in the DIFSLA Computer
Matching Program. Members of the
public desiring specific information
concerning an ongoing matching
activity may request a copy of the
applicable computer matching
agreement at the address provided
above.
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
Name of Recipient Agency: IRS.
Categories of records covered in the
match: Information returns (e.g., Forms
1099–DIV, 1099–INT, and W–2G) filed
by payers of unearned income in the IRS
Information Returns Master File (IRMF)
(Treasury/IRS 22.061).
Name of source agencies and
categories of records covered in the
match:
A. Federal agencies expected to
participate and their Privacy Act
systems of records are:
1. Department of Veterans Affairs:
Veterans Benefits Administration—
Compensation, Pension and Education
and Rehabilitation Records-VA, 58 VA
21/22; and Veterans Health
Administration—Healthcare Eligibility
Records, 89 VA 19; and
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2. Social Security Administration,
Office of Systems Requirements—
Supplemental Security Income Record
and Special Veterans Benefits, (60–
0103).
B. State agencies expected to
participate using non-federal systems of
records are:
1. Alabama Department of Human
Resources
2. Alabama Medicaid Agency
3. Alaska Department of Health &
Social Services, Division of Public
Assistance
4. Arizona Department of Economic
Security
5. Arkansas Department of Human
Services
6. California Department of Social
Services
7. Connecticut Department of Social
Services
8. Delaware Department of Health &
Social Services
9. District of Columbia Department of
Human Services
10. Florida Department of Children &
Families
11. Georgia Department of Human
Services, Division of Family and
Children Services
12. Hawaii Department of Human
Services
13. Idaho Department of Health &
Welfare
14. Illinois Department of Human
Services
15. Indiana Family & Social Services
Administration
16. Iowa Department of Human
Services
17. Kansas Department for Children
and Families
18. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and
Family Services
19. Louisiana Department of Health
20. Louisiana Department of Children
and Family Services
21. Maine Department of Health &
Human Services
22. Maryland Department of Human
Services
23. Massachusetts Department of
Transitional Assistance
24. Michigan Department of Health &
Human Services
25. Minnesota Department of Human
Services
26. Mississippi Department of Human
Services
27. Mississippi Division of Medicaid
28. Missouri Department of Social
Services
29. Montana Department of Public
Health & Human Services
30. Nebraska Department of Health &
Human Services
31. New Hampshire Department of
Health & Human Services, Division of
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Economic & Housing Stability, Bureau
of Family Assistance
32. New Jersey Department of Human
Services
33. New Mexico Human Services
Department
34. New York State Office of
Temporary & Disability Assistance
35. North Carolina Department of
Health & Human Services
36. North Dakota Department of
Human Services
37. Ohio Department of Job and
Family Services
38. Ohio Department of Medicaid
39. Oklahoma Department of Human
Services, Adult & Family Services
40. Oregon Health Authority,
Department of Human Resources
41. Pennsylvania Department of
Human Services
42. Rhode Island Department of
Human Services
43. South Carolina Department of
Social Services
44. South Dakota Department of
Social Services
45. Tennessee Department of Human
Services
46. Texas Health and Human Services
Commission
47. Utah Department of Workforce
Services
48. Vermont Department of Children
and Families, Economic Services
Division
49. Virginia Department of Social
Services
50. Washington Department of Social
& Health Services
51. Wisconsin Department of Children
& Families
52. Wyoming Department of Family
Services
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING
PROGRAM:
In accordance with section 6103(l)(7)
of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the
Secretary shall, upon written request,
disclose current return information from
returns with respect to unearned income
from the IRS files to any federal, state,
or local agency administering a program
listed below:
(i) A state program funded under part
A of title IV of the Social Security Act;
(ii) Medical assistance provided under
a state plan approved under title XIX of
the Social Security Act, or subsidies
provided under section 1860D–14 of
such Act;
(iii) Supplemental security income
benefits provided under title XVI of the
Social Security Act, and federally
administered supplementary payments
of the type described in section 1616(a)
of such Act (including payments
pursuant to an agreement entered into
under section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93–66);
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(iv) Any benefits provided under a
state plan approved under title I, X, XIV,
or XVI of the Social Security Act (as
those titles apply to Puerto Rico, Guam,
and the Virgin Islands);
(v) Unemployment compensation
provided under a state law described in
section 3304 of the IRC;
(vi) Assistance provided under the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008;
(vii) State-administered
supplementary payments of the type
described in section 1616(a) of the
Social Security Act (including payments
pursuant to an agreement entered into
under section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93–66);
(viii)(I) Any needs-based pension
provided under chapter 15 of title 38,
United States Code, or under any other
law administered by the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs;
(viii)(II) parents’ dependency and
indemnity compensation provided
under section 1315 of title 38, United
States Code;
(viii)(III) Health-care services
furnished under sections 1710(a)(2)(G),
1710(a)(3), and 1710(b) of such title.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this program is to
prevent or reduce fraud and abuse in
certain federally assisted benefit
programs while protecting the privacy
interests of the subjects of the match.
Information is disclosed by the IRS only
for the purpose of, and to the extent
necessary in, determining eligibility for,
and/or the correct amount of, benefits
for individuals applying for or receiving
certain benefit payments.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
Individuals applying for or receiving
benefits under federal and state
administered programs.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
The source Agency will furnish the
IRS with records in accordance with the
current IRS Publication 3373, DIFSLA
Handbook. The Agency may request
return information on a monthly basis
for new applicants. The Agency may
request information with respect to all
beneficiaries once per year. The requests
from the Agency 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
the Agency. The total number of records
will be equal to or greater than the
number of records submitted by the
Agency. In some instances, an
individual may have more than one
record on file. When there is a match of
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individual SSN and name control, IRS
will disclose the following to the
Agency: Payee account number; Payee
name and mailing address; payee
taxpayer identification number (TIN);
payer name and address; payer TIN; and
income type and amount.
SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS:
Public Law 98–369, Deficit Reduction
Act of 1984, requires the Agency
administering certain federally assisted
benefit programs to conduct income
verification to ensure proper
distribution of benefit payments. The
records in this match are to be disclosed
only for purposes of, and to the extent
necessary in, determining eligibility for,
or the correct amount of benefits under,
these programs.
IRS will extract return information
with respect to unearned income from
the Information Returns Master File
(IRMF), Treas/IRS 22.061, as published
at 80 FR 54081–082 (September 8,
2015), through the DIFSLA Computer
Matching Program.
Ryan Law,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy,
Transparency, and Records.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Disruption of Mail Service
AGENCY:
Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA).
Notice of exception to date of
receipt rule.
ACTION:
In response to the declaration
of a national emergency, announced on
March 13, 2020, due to the coronavirus
disease of 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic
in the United States, the Veterans
Benefits Administration (VBA)
instituted temporary provisions for
determining the acceptable dates for the
receipt of correspondence through the
United States Postal Service mail and
other mail delivery systems. This is an
updated notice to VA’s April 20, 2020,
Federal Register publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cleveland Karren, Director, Policy and
Procedures, Compensation Service,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20420, 202–461–9700. (This is not a
toll-free telephone number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
13, 2020, the President of the United
States signed a declaration of national
emergency due to the COVID–19
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pandemic in the United States,
beginning March 1, 2020. The COVID–
19 pandemic required VBA to
dramatically alter its operations in
concert with the Federal Government’s
efforts to combat the spread of the virus.
VBA, as part of its efforts to protect
veterans and employees, has in many
locations maximized the use of telework
from home. In addition, VBA has
temporarily closed public contact units
within VBA regional offices. Although
the United States Postal Service
operations have continued, limited
physical staffing at VBA regional offices
could lead to delays in the ability of
these regional offices to receive mail
and process it in a timely manner. At
several VBA regional office locations the
processing of correspondence
(containing claims, pertinent beneficiary
information or related evidence) mailed
to VA during this period could be
interrupted due to VA’s involvement in
the Federal Government’s effort to
combat the spread of COVID–19. VA
aims to protect the interest of claimants
who send such correspondence to VBA
through the normal channels of
communication during this period and
could possibly be deprived of benefits
solely because these channels of
communication are disrupted during
this time of national emergency.
Therefore, VA has instituted temporary
provisions for determining the
acceptable dates for the receipt of
correspondence through the United
States Postal Service mail and other
mail delivery systems (such as courier
mail), as updated in this notice.
VA regulation 38 CFR 3.1(r) allows
the Under Secretary for Benefits to
establish exceptions to VA’s rule on the
date of receipt of claims, information or
evidence by a notice published in the
Federal Register. Ordinarily, ’’date of
receipt’’ means the date on which a
claim, information or evidence was
received in a VA office. This regulation
states that exceptions may be
established when a natural or man-made
interference with the normal channels
through which VBA ordinarily receives
correspondence has resulted in one or
more VBA regional offices experiencing
extended delays in the receipt of claims,
information or evidence to an extent
that, if not addressed, the delay would
adversely affect such claimants, through
no fault of their own.
The COVID–19 pandemic has
interrupted operations at all VBA
regional offices since the beginning of
March 2020. Correspondence containing
claims, information or evidence sent to
VA during this period was likely
delayed due to interrupted operations of
VBA regional offices. Because VBA
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regional office mail systems were
impacted, VA has established the
following updated exceptions to the
standard date of receipt rule.
Exceptions to Date of Receipt Rule for
Claimants Affected by the COVID–19
Outbreak
VA previously gave notice that for
purposes of determining entitlement to
benefits, any correspondence received
by VA from any claimant, during the
period March 1, 2020, through 60
calendar days past the date the
President ends the national state of
emergency, that contains claims,
information or evidence, is considered
received on the date of postmark. That
guidance remains in effect unless
existing regulations permit an earlier
date of receipt, such as in 38 CFR 3.108,
3.153 or 3.201, or in the case of Veterans
Pension, if its application would, in rare
instances, unduly disadvantage the
claimant.
VA also previously gave notice that,
in the event there is no mail postmark
or date stamp by the through the United
States Postal Service mail and other
mail delivery systems, VA would
consider the correspondence as received
no later than February 29, 2020. This
updated notice provides that, effective
immediately, VA will consider any
correspondence with no postmark or
date stamp as received 10 calendar days
prior to the document’s scanning date at
the centralized claims intake center,
counting the date of receipt at the intake
center as the 10th calendar day; except
in such cases where the mailing clearly
shows that the receipt date would be
erroneous. This change is necessary to
account for the length of the COVID–19
pandemic and the realities of current
mail processing.
Due to length of the COVID–19
pandemic, it is no longer reasonable to
assume that mail lacking a postmark
was received prior to March 1, 2020.
Most mail sent to regional offices is
forwarded directly to VBA’s claims
intake center for scanning and
processing; however, some sites are
excluded from direct forwarding. At
those sites, there are personnel onsite to
review the mail and send it for
scanning. Also, VA is aware of some
minor delays in either forwarding,
receiving and scanning the mail. In
either case, treating mail as received by
VA 10 calendar days prior to the date
of the scanning at the claims intake
center, is sufficient to cover the current
delays in mail processing.
VA, in applying this guidance, is
attempting to give claimants the earliest
and most accurate date of claim. As
such, VA will treat mail that lacks a
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Privacy Act of 1974
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of
Matching Programs, notice is hereby given of the conduct of the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Disclosure of Information to Federal,
State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA) Computer Matching Program.
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 be effective January 1, 2021, provided it is
a minimum of 30 days after the publication date.
Beginning and completion dates: The matches are conducted on an
ongoing basis in accordance with the terms of the computer matching
agreement in effect with each participant as approved by the applicable
Data Integrity Board(s). The term of these agreements is expected to
cover the 18-month period, January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.
Ninety days prior to expiration of the agreement, the parties to the
agreement may request a 12-month extension in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552a(o).
ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be sent by email to [email protected] or by
mail to the Internal Revenue Service; Privacy, Governmental Liaison and
Disclosure; Data Services; ATTN: Patricia Grasela, Program Manager,
2970 Market Street, BLN: 2-Q08.124, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Internal Revenue Service; Privacy,
Governmental Liaison and Disclosure; Data Services; ATTN: Patricia
Grasela, Program Manager, 2970 Market Street, BLN: 2-Q08.124,
Philadelphia, PA 19104. Telephone: 267-466-5564 (not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of the matching program was last
published at 83 FR 27082-083 (June 11, 2018). The Nevada Department of
Health and Human Services is no longer participating in the DIFSLA
Computer Matching Program. Members of the public desiring specific
information concerning an ongoing matching activity may request a copy
of the applicable computer matching agreement at the address provided
above.
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
Name of Recipient Agency: IRS.
Categories of records covered in the match: Information returns
(e.g., Forms 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, and W-2G) filed by payers of unearned
income in the IRS Information Returns Master File (IRMF) (Treasury/IRS
22.061).
Name of source agencies and categories of records covered in the
match:
A. Federal agencies expected to participate and their Privacy Act
systems of records are:
1. Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Benefits
Administration--Compensation, Pension and Education and Rehabilitation
Records-VA, 58 VA 21/22; and Veterans Health Administration--Healthcare
Eligibility Records, 89 VA 19; and
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2. Social Security Administration, Office of Systems Requirements--
Supplemental Security Income Record and Special Veterans Benefits, (60-
0103).
B. State agencies expected to participate using non-federal systems
of records are:
1. Alabama Department of Human Resources
2. Alabama Medicaid Agency
3. Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, Division of
Public Assistance
4. Arizona Department of Economic Security
5. Arkansas Department of Human Services
6. California Department of Social Services
7. Connecticut Department of Social Services
8. Delaware Department of Health & Social Services
9. District of Columbia Department of Human Services
10. Florida Department of Children & Families
11. Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family and
Children Services
12. Hawaii Department of Human Services
13. Idaho Department of Health & Welfare
14. Illinois Department of Human Services
15. Indiana Family & Social Services Administration
16. Iowa Department of Human Services
17. Kansas Department for Children and Families
18. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
19. Louisiana Department of Health
20. Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
21. Maine Department of Health & Human Services
22. Maryland Department of Human Services
23. Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
24. Michigan Department of Health & Human Services
25. Minnesota Department of Human Services
26. Mississippi Department of Human Services
27. Mississippi Division of Medicaid
28. Missouri Department of Social Services
29. Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services
30. Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
31. New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services, Division
of Economic & Housing Stability, Bureau of Family Assistance
32. New Jersey Department of Human Services
33. New Mexico Human Services Department
34. New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance
35. North Carolina Department of Health & Human Services
36. North Dakota Department of Human Services
37. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
38. Ohio Department of Medicaid
39. Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Adult & Family Services
40. Oregon Health Authority, Department of Human Resources
41. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
42. Rhode Island Department of Human Services
43. South Carolina Department of Social Services
44. South Dakota Department of Social Services
45. Tennessee Department of Human Services
46. Texas Health and Human Services Commission
47. Utah Department of Workforce Services
48. Vermont Department of Children and Families, Economic Services
Division
49. Virginia Department of Social Services
50. Washington Department of Social & Health Services
51. Wisconsin Department of Children & Families
52. Wyoming Department of Family Services
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
In accordance with section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code
(IRC), the Secretary shall, upon written request, disclose current
return information from returns with respect to unearned income from
the IRS files to any federal, state, or local agency administering a
program listed below:
(i) A state program funded under part A of title IV of the Social
Security Act;
(ii) Medical assistance provided under a state plan approved under
title XIX of the Social Security Act, or subsidies provided under
section 1860D-14 of such Act;
(iii) Supplemental security income benefits provided under title
XVI of the Social Security Act, and federally administered
supplementary payments of the type described in section 1616(a) of such
Act (including payments pursuant to an agreement entered into under
section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93-66);
(iv) Any benefits provided under a state plan approved under title
I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act (as those titles apply to
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands);
(v) Unemployment compensation provided under a state law described
in section 3304 of the IRC;
(vi) Assistance provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008;
(vii) State-administered supplementary payments of the type
described in section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act (including
payments pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 212(a) of
Pub. L. 93-66);
(viii)(I) Any needs-based pension provided under chapter 15 of
title 38, United States Code, or under any other law administered by
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(viii)(II) parents' dependency and indemnity compensation provided
under section 1315 of title 38, United States Code;
(viii)(III) Health-care services furnished under sections
1710(a)(2)(G), 1710(a)(3), and 1710(b) of such title.
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this program is to prevent or reduce fraud and abuse
in certain federally assisted benefit programs while protecting the
privacy interests of the subjects of the match. Information is
disclosed by the IRS only for the purpose of, and to the extent
necessary in, determining eligibility for, and/or the correct amount
of, benefits for individuals applying for or receiving certain benefit
payments.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
Individuals applying for or receiving benefits under federal and
state administered programs.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
The source Agency will furnish the IRS with records in accordance
with the current IRS Publication 3373, DIFSLA Handbook. The Agency may
request return information on a monthly basis for new applicants. The
Agency may request information with respect to all beneficiaries once
per year. The requests from the Agency 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 the Agency. The total number of records will be equal to
or greater than the number of records submitted by the Agency. In some
instances, an individual may have more than one record on file. When
there is a match of
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individual SSN and name control, IRS will disclose the following to the
Agency: Payee account number; Payee name and mailing address; payee
taxpayer identification number (TIN); payer name and address; payer
TIN; and income type and amount.
SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS:
Public Law 98-369, Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, requires the
Agency administering certain federally assisted benefit programs to
conduct income verification to ensure proper distribution of benefit
payments. The records in this match are to be disclosed only for
purposes of, and to the extent necessary in, determining eligibility
for, or the correct amount of benefits under, these programs.
IRS will extract return information with respect to unearned income
from the Information Returns Master File (IRMF), Treas/IRS 22.061, as
published at 80 FR 54081-082 (September 8, 2015), through the DIFSLA
Computer Matching Program.
Ryan Law,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy, Transparency, and Records.
[FR Doc. 2020-18863 Filed 8-26-20; 8:45 am]
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