Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program, 7714-7715 [2021-02071]

Agencies

• Corporation for National and Community Service

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 19 (Monday, February 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7714-7715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-02071]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of a Modified Matching Program.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, OMB Final 
Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of the Computer Matching and 
Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and OMB Circular No. A-130, 
``Management of Federal Information Resources,'' the Corporation for 
National and Community Service (operating as AmeriCorps) is issuing a 
public notice of the computer matching program with the Social Security 
Administration (SSA).

DATES: AmeriCorps will file a report of the subject computer matching 
agreement with the Office of Management and Budget and Congress. The 
matching program will begin April 1, 2021 or 40 days after the date of 
AmeriCorps' submissions to OMB and Congress, whichever is later. The 
matching program will continue for 18 months after the effective date 
and may be extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if the 
conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by email to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Terence King, Acting Senior Agency Official 
for Privacy, 202-815-4246, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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), regulates the use of computer matching agreements by 
Federal agencies when records in a system of records are matched with 
other Federal, state, or local government records. Among other things, 
it requires Federal agencies involved in computer matching agreements 
to publish a notice in the Federal Register regarding the establishment 
of the matching program.
    This agreement will be in effect for a period of 18 months, with a 
provision

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for a one-time extension for a period not to exceed 12 months. In order 
to renew this agreement, both AmeriCorps and SSA must certify to their 
respective Data Integrity Boards that: (1) The matching program will be 
conducted without change; and (2) the matching program has been 
conducted in compliance with the original agreement.
    AmeriCorps will provide SSA with a data file including each 
applicant's and potential education award recipient's social security 
number, first and last names, and date of birth. SSA will conduct a 
match on the identifying information. If the match does not return a 
result verifying the individual's citizenship status, AmeriCorps will 
contact the individual or the grant recipient program that selected the 
individual to verify the results in accordance with the requirements of 
5 U.S.C. 552a(p) and applicable OMB guidelines. The affected individual 
will have an opportunity to contest the accuracy of the information 
provided by SSA. The applicant will have at least 30 days from the date 
of the notice to provide clear and convincing evidence of the accuracy 
of the social security number, proof of U.S. citizenship, or both.
    Applicants will be informed at the time of application that 
information provided on the application is subject to verification 
through a computer matching program. The application package will 
contain a privacy certification notice that the applicant must sign 
authorizing AmeriCorps to verify the information provided.
    For transferees of education awards, at the time an award is 
transferred, AmeriCorps will provide individual notice that the SSN is 
subject to verification through a computer matching program. AmeriCorps 
will send a privacy notice to the transferee, and in the case of a 
minor, to the parent or legal guardian. The transferee, parent, or 
legal guardian must sign the privacy certification authorizing 
AmeriCorps to verify the information provided.
    AmeriCorps will furnish a copy of this notice to both Houses of 
Congress and the Office of Management and Budget.
    Participating Agencies: Participants in this computer matching 
program are the Social Security Administration (source agency) and the 
Corporation for National and Community Service (recipient agency).
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: This agreement is 
executed in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 
and the regulations and guidance promulgated under the Act.
    SSA's legal authority to enter into this agreement is section 1106 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306) and the regulations 
promulgated pursuant to that section (20 CFR part 401). The authority 
for SSA's disclosure of record information is 5 U.S.C. 552a (b)(3).
    Section 146(a)(3) of the NCSA (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)) sets forth the 
eligibility requirements for an individual to receive an Education 
Award from the National Service Trust upon successful completion of a 
term of service in an approved national service position. Section 1711 
of the Serve America Act (Pub. L. 111-13) directs AmeriCorps to enter 
into a data matching agreement to verify statements made by an 
individual declaring that such individual is in compliance with section 
146(a)(3) of the NCSA by comparing information provided by the 
individual with information relevant to such a declaration in the 
possession of another Federal agency. In accordance with the study 
AmeriCorps completed pursuant to section 1711 of the Serve America Act, 
AmeriCorps determined that a data matching program with SSA is the most 
effective means to verify an individual's statement that he or she is 
in compliance with section 146(a)(3) of the NCSA.
    Purpose(s): The computer match between AmeriCorps and SSA will 
enable AmeriCorps to verify the social security numbers of individuals 
applying to serve in approved national service positions and those 
designated to receive national service education awards under the 
National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and verify statements 
made by those individuals regarding their citizenship status.
    Categories of Individuals: Each individual who is eligible to 
receive an education award or applies to serve in an approved national 
service position, including positions in AmeriCorps State and National, 
AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, and Serve America Fellows, must, at 
the time of acceptance of an education award or application to serve, 
certify that the individual meets the citizenship eligibility criteria 
to serve in the position, i.e., is a citizen, national, or lawful 
permanent resident of the United States.
    Categories of Records: The Master Files of Social Security Number 
Holders and SSN Applications SSA/OTSO 60-0058, last published in full 
on December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82121), as amended on July 5, 2013 (78 FR 
40542) and February 13, 2014 (79 FR 8780) maintains records about each 
individual who has applied for and obtained an SSN. SSA uses 
information from this system to assign SSNs.
    System(s) of Records: The information AmeriCorps provides from the 
AmeriCorps Member Individual Account; Corporation-8 system of records, 
published in full on March 5, 1999 (64 FR 10879-10893), as amended on 
August 1, 2000, (65 FR 46890-46905) and July 25, 2002 (67 FR 48616-
48617) will be matched against this system of records and verification 
results will be disclosed under the applicable routine use.

    Dated: January 27, 2021.
Ndiogou Cisse,
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021-02071 Filed 1-29-21; 8:45 am]
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