Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program, 78346-78347 [2020-26699]

Download as PDF 78346 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 234 / Friday, December 4, 2020 / Notices Name of Committee: National Institute on Aging Special Emphasis Panel; Diet and Aging. Date: January 15, 2021. Time: 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Agenda: To review and evaluate grant applications. Place: National Institute on Aging, Gateway Building, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892, (Video Meeting). Contact Person: Anita H. Undale, MD, Ph.D., Scientific Review Officer, Scientific Review Branch, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Gateway Building, Suite 2W200, 7201 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 827– 7428, anita.undale@nih.gov. (Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Nos. 93.866, Aging Research, National Institutes of Health, HHS) Dated: December 1, 2020. Miguelina Perez, Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory Committee Policy. [FR Doc. 2020–26752 Filed 12–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4140–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY [Docket No. DHS–2020–0035] Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). ACTION: Notice of a re-established matching program. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 253001 DHS Privacy Office Chief Privacy Officer Constantina Kozanas at 202–343–1717. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Participating Agencies As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, DHS/USCIS is issuing public notice of the reestablished computer matching program between DHS, USCIS and the California Department of Social Services (CA– DSS), titled ‘‘Verification Division DHS– USCIS/CA–DSS.’’ DATES: This 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. This matching program will be conducted for an initial term of 18 months (from approximately January 28, 2021 to July 27, 2022) and within 3 months of expiration may be renewed for one additional year if the parties make no substantive change to the matching program and certify that the program has been conducted in compliance with the matching agreement. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS– 2020–0035, at: SUMMARY: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Please follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Mail and hand delivery or commercial delivery: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, ATTN: Privacy Officer—Donald K. Hawkins, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529. Instructions: All submissions received must include the words ‘‘Department of Homeland Security’’ and docket number DHS–2020–0035. 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. The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS–USCIS) is the source agency and the California Department of Social Services (CA–DSS) is the recipient agency. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program Section 121 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, Pub. Law No. 99–603, as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Pub. Law No. 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. Section 121(c) of IRCA amends Section 1137 of the Social Security Act and certain other sections of law that pertain to federal entitlement benefit programs. Section 121(c) requires state agencies PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 administering these programs to use DHS–USCIS’s verification system to make eligibility determinations in order to prevent the issuance of benefits to ineligible alien applicants. The Verification Information System (VIS) used by the DHS/USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program is the DHS–USCIS system available to the CA–DSS and other covered agencies for use in making these eligibility determinations. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Public Law 104–208, 110 Stat. 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, and to send information related to immigration status information to DHS–USCIS, notwithstanding any other provision of law. CA–DSS will access information contained in the SAVE Program for the purpose of confirming the immigration status of alien applicants for, or recipients of, benefits it administers to discharge its obligation to conduct such verifications pursuant to Section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(a) et seq.), Section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a and 1631), and California Welfare and Institution Codes 11104.1, 14007.5 and 14011.2. Purpose(s) The purpose of this Agreement is to re-establish the terms and conditions governing CA–DSS’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, and to comply with the Computer Matching and Privacy Protections Act of 1988. CA–DSS will use the SAVE Program to verify the immigration status of nonU.S. citizens who apply for federal benefits (Benefit Applicants) under Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs that CA–DSS administers. CA–DSS will use the information obtained through the SAVE Program to determine whether Benefit Applicants possess the requisite immigration status to be eligible for the TANF and SNAP programs administered by CA–DSS. E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 234 / Friday, December 4, 2020 / Notices Categories of Individuals DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR DHS–USCIS will provide the following to CA–DSS: Records in DHS– USCIS VIS and SAVE Program containing information related to the status of aliens and other persons on whom DHS–USCIS has a record as an applicant, petitioner, or beneficiary. CA–DSS will provide the following to DHS–USCIS: CA–DSS records pertaining to alien and naturalized/ derived United States citizen applicants for, or recipients of, entitlement benefit programs administered by the State. Fish and Wildlife Service Categories of Records Data elements contained within CA– DSS records that may be matched with federal immigration records during automated initial verification or additional verification include the following: Full name; Date of Birth; One or More Immigration Number (e.g. Alien Registration USCIS Number; Arrival Departure Record (I–94 Number); SEVIS ID Number; Certificate of Naturalization Number; Certificate of Citizenship Number, or Unexpired Passport Number); and, Other information from Immigration Documentation (e.g. Country of Birth, Date of Entry, Employment Authorization Category). Data elements contained within DHS– USCIS’s records to be provided to CA– DSS may consist of the following: Full name; Date of Birth; one or more Immigration Number (e.g. Alien Registration USCIS Number; Arrival Departure Record (I–94 Number); SEVIS ID Number; Certificate of Naturalization Number, Certificate of Citizenship Number, or Unexpired Passport Number); Other information from Immigration Documentation (e.g. Country of Birth; Date of Entry; Employment Authorization Category); Sponsorship Data (e.g. name, address, and social security number of FORM I– 864/I–864EZ sponsors and Form I–864A household members, when applicable); and Case Verification Number. System of Records DHS/USCIS–004 Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Systems of Records Notice, 85 FR 31798 (May 27, 2020). Constantina Kozanas, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security. [FR Doc. 2020–26699 Filed 12–3–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Dec 03, 2020 Jkt 253001 [FWS–R3–ES–2020–0124; FXES11140300000–201] Draft Environmental Assessment and Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan; Receipt of an Application for an Incidental Take Permit, Meadow Lake Wind Resource Area, White and Benton Counties, Indiana Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment and information. AGENCY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received an application from six wholly owned subsidiaries of EDP Renewables North America LLC collectively known as Meadow Lake Group (applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act, for its Meadow Lake Wind Resource Area wind project. If approved, the ITP would be for a 29year period and would authorize the incidental take of the Indiana bat and the northern long-eared bat. The applicant has prepared a habitat conservation plan (HCP) that describes the actions and measures that the applicant would implement to avoid, minimize, and mitigate incidental take of the species. We also announce the availability of a draft environmental assessment (DEA), which has been prepared in response to the permit application in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. We request public comment on the application and associated documents. DATES: We will accept comments received or postmarked on or before January 4, 2021. ADDRESSES: Document availability: Electronic copies of the documents this notice announces, as well as public comments we receive, will be available online in Docket No. FWS–R3–ES– 2020–0124 at https:// www.regulations.gov. Comment submission: In your comment, please specify whether your comment addresses the proposed HCP, draft EA, or any combination of the aforementioned documents, or other supporting documents. You may submit written comments by one of the following methods: • Online: https://www.regulations.gov. Search for and submit comments on Docket No. FWS–R3–ES–2020–0124. • By hard copy: Submit comments by U.S. mail to Public Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No. FWS–R3– SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 78347 ES–2020–0124; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: PRB/ 3W; Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Pruitt, Field Supervisor, Bloomington Ecological Services Field Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 620 South Walker Street, Bloomington, IN 47403; telephone: 812–334–4261, extension 214; or Andrew Horton, Regional HCP Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service—Interior Region 3, 5600 American Blvd., West, Suite 990, Bloomington, MN 55437–1458; telephone: 612–713–5337. Individuals who are hearing impaired or speech impaired may call the Federal Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY assistance. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), have received an application from EDP Renewables’ Meadow Lake Group (applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for its Meadow Lake Resource Area (project or MLWRA). The MLWRA consists of 414 turbines that are owned by six companies: Meadow Lake Wind Farm LLC, Meadow Lake Wind Farm II LLC, Meadow Lake Wind Farm III LLC, Meadow Lake Wind Farm IV LLC, Meadow Lake Wind Farm V LLC, and Meadow Lake Wind Farm VI LLC. If approved, the ITP would be for a 29-year period and would authorize the incidental take of an endangered species, the Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis), and a threatened species, the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis). The applicant has prepared a habitat conservation plan (HCP) that describes the actions and measures that the applicant would implement to avoid, minimize, and mitigate incidental take of the Indiana bat and northern longeared bat. We also announce the availability of a draft environmental assessment (DEA), which has been prepared in response to the permit application in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). We request public comment on the application and associated documents. Background Section 9 of the ESA and its implementing regulations prohibit the ‘‘take’’ of animal species listed as endangered or threatened. Take is defined under the ESA as to ‘‘harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect ‘‘listed animal species,’’ or to attempt to engage in such conduct’’ (16 U.S.C. 1538). However, E:\FR\FM\04DEN1.SGM 04DEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

[Docket No. DHS-2020-0035]


Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Department 
of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Notice of a re-established matching program.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, DHS/USCIS 
is issuing public notice of the re-established computer matching 
program between DHS, USCIS and the California Department of Social 
Services (CA-DSS), titled ``Verification Division DHS-USCIS/CA-DSS.''

DATES: This 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. This matching program 
will be conducted for an initial term of 18 months (from approximately 
January 28, 2021 to July 27, 2022) and within 3 months of expiration 
may be renewed for one additional year if the parties make no 
substantive change to the matching program and certify that the program 
has been conducted in compliance with the matching agreement.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2020-0035, at:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Please follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail and hand delivery or commercial delivery: U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, ATTN: Privacy Officer--Donald K. 
Hawkins, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20529.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the words 
``Department of Homeland Security'' and docket number DHS-2020-0035. 
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: DHS Privacy Office Chief Privacy 
Officer Constantina Kozanas at 202-343-1717.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 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

    The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services (DHS-USCIS) is the source agency and the 
California Department of Social Services (CA-DSS) is the recipient 
agency.

Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    Section 121 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 
1986, Pub. Law No. 99-603, as amended by the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Pub. Law No. 
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. Section 121(c) of IRCA amends Section 1137 of the Social 
Security Act and certain other sections of law that pertain to federal 
entitlement benefit programs. Section 121(c) requires state agencies 
administering these programs to use DHS-USCIS's verification system to 
make eligibility determinations in order to prevent the issuance of 
benefits to ineligible alien applicants. The Verification Information 
System (VIS) used by the DHS/USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for 
Entitlements (SAVE) Program is the DHS-USCIS system available to the 
CA-DSS and other covered agencies for use in making these eligibility 
determinations.
    The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (IIRIRA), Public Law 104-208, 110 Stat. 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, and 
to send information related to immigration status information to DHS-
USCIS, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
    CA-DSS will access information contained in the SAVE Program for 
the purpose of confirming the immigration status of alien applicants 
for, or recipients of, benefits it administers to discharge its 
obligation to conduct such verifications pursuant to Section 1137 of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(a) et seq.), Section 213A of 
the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1183a and 1631), and 
California Welfare and Institution Codes 11104.1, 14007.5 and 14011.2.

Purpose(s)

    The purpose of this Agreement is to re-establish the terms and 
conditions governing CA-DSS'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, and to comply with the Computer Matching 
and Privacy Protections Act of 1988.
    CA-DSS will use the SAVE Program to verify the immigration status 
of non-U.S. citizens who apply for federal benefits (Benefit 
Applicants) under Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) programs that CA-DSS 
administers. CA-DSS will use the information obtained through the SAVE 
Program to determine whether Benefit Applicants possess the requisite 
immigration status to be eligible for the TANF and SNAP programs 
administered by CA-DSS.

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Categories of Individuals

    DHS-USCIS will provide the following to CA-DSS: Records in DHS-
USCIS VIS and SAVE Program containing information related to the status 
of aliens and other persons on whom DHS-USCIS has a record as an 
applicant, petitioner, or beneficiary.
    CA-DSS will provide the following to DHS-USCIS: CA-DSS records 
pertaining to alien and naturalized/derived United States citizen 
applicants for, or recipients of, entitlement benefit programs 
administered by the State.

Categories of Records

    Data elements contained within CA-DSS records that may be matched 
with federal immigration records during automated initial verification 
or additional verification include the following: Full name; Date of 
Birth; One or More Immigration Number (e.g. Alien Registration USCIS 
Number; Arrival Departure Record (I-94 Number); SEVIS ID Number; 
Certificate of Naturalization Number; Certificate of Citizenship 
Number, or Unexpired Passport Number); and, Other information from 
Immigration Documentation (e.g. Country of Birth, Date of Entry, 
Employment Authorization Category).
    Data elements contained within DHS-USCIS's records to be provided 
to CA-DSS may consist of the following: Full name; Date of Birth; one 
or more Immigration Number (e.g. Alien Registration USCIS Number; 
Arrival Departure Record (I-94 Number); SEVIS ID Number; Certificate of 
Naturalization Number, Certificate of Citizenship Number, or Unexpired 
Passport Number); Other information from Immigration Documentation 
(e.g. Country of Birth; Date of Entry; Employment Authorization 
Category); Sponsorship Data (e.g. name, address, and social security 
number of FORM I-864/I-864EZ sponsors and Form I-864A household 
members, when applicable); and Case Verification Number.

System of Records

    DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) 
Systems of Records Notice, 85 FR 31798 (May 27, 2020).

Constantina Kozanas,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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