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Take notice that the Commission
received the following public utility
holding company filings:
Docket Numbers: PH21–8–000.
Applicants: Greenidge Generation
Holdings Inc., Atlas Capital Resources
(A9-Parallel) LP.
Description: Greenidge Generation
Holdings Inc. et al., submits FERC–65–
A Exemption Notification.
Filed Date: 3/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210309–5194.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/30/21.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: March 10, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Combined Notice of Filings
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
Docket Numbers: RP21–607–000.
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreement Filing—BP
Energy Company to be effective 4/1/
2021.
Filed Date: 3/5/21.
Accession Number: 20210305–5003.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/17/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–608–000.
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreement Filing—
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Morgan Stanley Capital to be effective 4/
1/2021.
Filed Date: 3/5/21.
Accession Number: 20210305–5004.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/17/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–609–000.
Applicants: Natural Gas Pipeline
Company of America.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Agreements Filing—
Wells Fargo Commodities to be effective
4/1/2021.
Filed Date: 3/5/21.
Accession Number: 20210305–5005.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/17/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–610–000.
Applicants: Adelphia Gateway, LLC.
Description: Penalty Revenue
Crediting Report of Adelphia Gateway,
LLC under RP21–610.
Filed Date: 3/8/21.
Accession Number: 20210308–5206.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–611–000.
Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission,
LLC.
Description: Petition for Limited
Waiver of Tariff Provision of Enable Gas
Transmission, LLC under RP21–611.
Filed Date: 3/8/21.
Accession Number: 20210308–5233.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/15/21.
Docket Numbers: RP13–459–000.
Applicants: Trailblazer Pipeline
Company LLC.
Description: Report Filing: TPC 2021–
03–09 2020 Penalty Revenues Refund
Report.
Filed Date: 3/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210309–5098.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–555–001.
Applicants: Destin Pipeline Company,
L.L.C.
Description: Tariff Amendment:
Destin Pipeline Amended Negotiated
Rate Filing to be effective 4/1/2021.
Filed Date: 3/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210309–5146.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–612–000.
Applicants: Vector Pipeline L.P.
Description: Vector Pipeline L.P.
submits Annual Fuel Use Report for
2020 under RP21–612.
Filed Date: 3/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210309–5044.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–613–000.
Applicants: Midcontinent Express
Pipeline LLC.
Description: Compliance filing
Annual Report of Operational Purchases
and Sales 2021.
Filed Date: 3/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210309–5045.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/21.
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Docket Numbers: RP21–614–000.
Applicants: Devon Energy Production
Company, L.P., Denbury Onshore, LLC.
Description: Petition For Limited
Waiver, et al. of Devon Energy
Production Company, L.P., et al. under
RP21–614.
Filed Date: 3/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210309–5105.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–615–000.
Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission,
LLC.
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing:
Negotiated Rate Filing—March 9, 2021
GEP to be effective 3/9/2021.
Filed Date: 3/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210309–5139.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/22/21.
Docket Numbers: RP21–616–000.
Applicants: Panhandle Eastern Pipe
Line Company, LP.
Description: Request for Limited
Waiver Determination of Panhandle
Eastern Pipe Line Company, LP under
RP21–616.
Filed Date: 3/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210309–5175.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 3/16/21.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system (https://
elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/
fercgensearch.asp) by querying the
docket number.
Any person desiring to intervene or
protest in any of the above proceedings
must file in accordance with Rules 211
and 214 of the Commission’s
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
time on the specified comment date.
Protests may be considered, but
intervention is necessary to become a
party to the proceeding.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Dated: March 10, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[FR ID: 17566]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
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Notice of a new matching
program.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document
announces the modification of a
computer matching program the Federal
Communications Commission (‘‘FCC’’
or ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘Agency’’) and the
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) will conduct with the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) (‘‘Agency’’).
The purpose of this matching program
is to verify the eligibility of applicants
to and subscribers of Lifeline (existing
purpose) and the new Emergency
Broadband Benefit Program, both of
which are administered by USAC under
the direction of the FCC. More
information about these programs is
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
DATES: Written comments are due on or
before April 15, 2021. This computer
matching program will commence on
April 15, 2021, and will conclude 18
months after the effective date.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margaret
Drake, FCC, 45 L Street NE, Washington,
DC 20554, or to Privacy@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Drake at 202–418–1707 or
Privacy@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Lifeline program provides support for
discounted broadband and voice
services to low-income consumers.
Lifeline is administered by the
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) under FCC direction.
Consumers qualify for Lifeline through
proof of income or participation in a
qualifying program, such as Medicaid,
the Supplemental Nutritional
Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal
Public Housing Assistance,
Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit,
or various Tribal-specific Federal
assistance programs.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit
Program (EBBP) was established by
Congress in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2021, Public Law
116–260, 134 Stat. 1182. EBBP is a
program that will help low-income
Americans obtain discounted broadband
service and one-time co-pay for a
connected device (laptop, desktop
computer or tablet). This program was
created specifically to assist American
families’ access to broadband, which
has proven to be essential for work,
school, and healthcare during the public
health emergency that exists as a result
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of COVID–19. A household may qualify
for the EBBP benefit under various
criteria, including an individual
qualifying for the FCC’s Lifeline
program.
In a Report and Order adopted on
March 31, 2016 (81 FR 33026 (May 24,
2016)), the Commission ordered USAC
to create a National Lifeline Eligibility
Verifier (‘‘National Verifier’’), including
the National Lifeline Eligibility Database
(LED), that would match data about
Lifeline applicants and subscribers with
other data sources to verify the
eligibility of an applicant or subscriber.
The Commission found that the
National Verifier would reduce
compliance costs for Lifeline service
providers, improve service for Lifeline
subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud,
and abuse in the program.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act
of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the
National Verifier to verify applicants’
eligibility for EBBP. The purpose of this
matching program is to verify the
eligibility of EBBP applicants and
subscribers by determining whether
they receive Medicaid or Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
benefits administered by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services. Under FCC rules,
consumers receiving these benefits
qualify for Lifeline discounts and also
for EBBP benefits.
Participating Non-Federal Agencies
U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services.
Authority for Conducting the Matching
Progam
The authority for the FCC’s EBBP is
Consolidated Appropriations Act of
2021, Public Law 116–260, 134 Stat.
1182; 47 CFR part 54, subpart P. The
authority for the FCC’s Lifeline program
is 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR part 54, subpart
E; Lifeline and Link Up Reform and
Modernization, et al., Third Report and
Order, Further Report and Order, and
Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd
3962, 4006–21, paras. 126–66 (2016) (81
FR 33026 (May 24, 2016) (2016 Lifeline
Modernization Order).
Purposes(s)
In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization
Order, the FCC required USAC to
develop and operate the National
Verifier to improve efficiency and
reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the
Lifeline program. The stated purpose of
the National Verifier is ‘‘to increase the
integrity and improve the performance
of the Lifeline program for the benefit of
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a variety of Lifeline participants,
including Lifeline providers,
subscribers, states, community-based
organizations, USAC, and the
Commission.’’ 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006,
para. 126. To help determine whether
Lifeline applicants and subscribers are
eligible for Lifeline benefits, the Order
contemplates that the USAC-operated
LED will communicate with information
systems and databases operated by other
Federal and State agencies. Id. at 4011–
2, paras. 135–7. The Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2021 directs the
FCC to leverage the National Verifier to
verify applicants’ eligibility for EBBP.
The purpose of this modified
matching agreement is to verify the
eligibility of applicants and subscribers
to Lifeline (existing purpose), as well as
to the new EBBP and to other Federal
programs that use qualification for
Lifeline as an eligibility criterion. This
new agreement would replace the
existing agreement with CMS, which
permits matching only for the Lifeline
program by checking an applicant’s/
subscriber’s participation in Medicaid.
Under FCC rules, consumers receiving
these benefits qualify for Lifeline
discounts and also for EBBP benefits.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals whose
information is involved in the matching
program include, but are not limited to,
those individuals who have applied for
Lifeline and/or EBBP benefits; are
currently receiving Lifeline and/or
EBBP benefits; are individuals who
enable another individual in their
household to qualify for Lifeline and/or
EBBP benefits; are minors whose status
qualifies a parent or guardian for
Lifeline and/or EBBP benefits; or are
individuals who have received Lifeline
and/or EBBP benefits.
Categories of Records
The categories of records involved in
the matching program include, but are
not limited to, the last four digits of the
applicant’s Social Security Number,
date of birth, state of residence, first
name, and last name. The National
Verifier will transfer these data elements
to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services which will respond
either ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ that the individual
is enrolled in a qualifying assistance
program: U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Medicaid.
System(s) of Records
The records shared as part of this
matching program reside in the Lifeline
system of records, FCC/WCB–1,
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Lifeline, which was published in the
Federal Register at 86 FR 11526 (Feb.
25, 2021).
The records shared as part of this
matching program reside in the EBBP
system of records, FCC/WCB–3,
Emergency Broadband Benefit Program,
which was published in the Federal
Register at 86 FR 11523 (Feb. 25, 2021).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[FRS 17568]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of
records.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC, Commission, or
Agency) has modified an existing
system of records, FCC/WTB–7,
Licensing and Related Support Services
(formerly FCC/WTB–7, Remedy Action
Request System (RARS)), subject to the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This
action is necessary to meet the
requirements of the Privacy Act to
publish in the Federal Register notice of
the existence and character of records
maintained by the Agency. The FCC
uses this information to record and
process requests for assistance from
individuals or groups in connection
with FCC systems, research tools,
electronic databases, licenses,
authorizations, and registrations.
DATES: This action will become effective
on March 16, 2021. Written comments
on the system’s routine uses are due by
April 15, 2021. The routine uses in this
action will become effective on April
15, 2021, unless written comments are
received that require a contrary
determination.
SUMMARY:
Send comments to Privacy
Team, Office of General Counsel,
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC
20554 or Privacy@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Margaret Drake, Privacy Team, Office of
General Counsel, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L
Street NE, Washington, DC 20554, 202–
418–1707, or Privacy@fcc.gov (and to
obtain a copy of the Narrative Statement
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and the Supplementary Document,
which includes details of the
modifications to this system of records).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
(WTB) uses the information in FCC/
WTB–7 to record and process requests
for assistance from individuals or
groups in connection with FCC systems,
research tools, electronic databases,
licenses, authorizations, and
registrations.
This notice serves to modify FCC/
WTB–7 to reflect various necessary
changes and updates, which include
clarification of the purpose of the
system, format changes required by
OMB Circular A–108 since its previous
publication, the revision of five Routine
Uses, and the addition of two new
Routine Uses. The substantive changes
and modification to the previously
published version of FCC/WTB–7
(formerly FCC/WTB–7, Remedy Action
Request System (RARS)) system of
records include:
1. Changing the name of the system of
records to FCC/WTB–7, Licensing and
Related Support Services.
2. Updating the Security
Classification to follow OMB and FCC
guidance.
3. Clarifying the Purpose for the
system.
4. Updating and/or revising language
in six Routine Uses: (1) Third Parties,
(2) Adjudication and Litigation, (3) Law
Enforcement and Investigation, (4)
Congressional Inquiries, (5)
Government-wide Program Management
and Oversight, and (6) Breach
Notification, the changes to this routine
required by OMB Memorandum M–17–
12.
6. Adding two new Routine Uses: (7)
Assistance to Federal Agencies and
Entities, to allow the FCC to provide
assistance to other Federal agencies in
their data breach situations, as required
by OMB Memorandum M–17–12; and
(8) For Non-Federal Personnel, to allow
contractors performing or working on a
contract for the Federal Government
access to information in this system.
7. Adding two new sections:
Reporting to a Consumer Reporting
Agency, to address valid and overdue
debts owed by individuals to the FCC
under the Debt Collection Act, as
recommended by OMB; and a History
section referencing the previous
publication of this SORN in the Federal
Register, as required by OMB Circular
A–108.
The system of records is also updated
to reflect various administrative changes
related to the policy and practices for
storage and retrieval of the information;
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administrative, technical, and physical
safeguards; and updated notification,
records access, and procedures to
contest records.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
FCC/WTB–7, LICENSING AND
RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
(WTB), Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), Washington, DC
20554.
SYSTEMS MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
(WTB), Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), Washington, DC
20554.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 208, 258, 301, 303,
309(e), and 312.
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The FCC staff uses the records in this
system to process requests for assistance
from individuals or groups in
connection with FCC systems, research
tools, electronic databases, licenses,
authorizations, and registrations.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
The categories of individuals in the
system include individuals who request
assistance in connection with FCC
systems, research tools, electronic
databases, licenses, authorizations, and
registrations.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The categories of records in the
system include:
1. Requests for assistance by the
requester’s first name, last name,
telephone number and extension,
international telephone number and
extension, email address(es), computer
operating system, web browser, FCC
Registration Number (FRN), and
personal security question and answer.
2. Records verifying identity
information by the individual’s first
name, last name, contact telephone
number, FRN, and personal security
question and answer.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information in this system is provided
by users who request assistance in
connection with FCC systems, research
tools, electronic databases, licenses,
authorizations, and registrations.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[FR ID: 17566]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
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ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(``Privacy Act''), this document announces the modification of a
computer matching program the Federal Communications Commission
(``FCC'' or ``Commission'' or ``Agency'') and the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) will conduct with the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
(CMS) (``Agency''). The purpose of this matching program is to verify
the eligibility of applicants to and subscribers of Lifeline (existing
purpose) and the new Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, both of which
are administered by USAC under the direction of the FCC. More
information about these programs is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
DATES: Written comments are due on or before April 15, 2021. This
computer matching program will commence on April 15, 2021, and will
conclude 18 months after the effective date.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Margaret Drake, FCC, 45 L Street NE,
Washington, DC 20554, or to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret Drake at 202-418-1707 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lifeline program provides support for
discounted broadband and voice services to low-income consumers.
Lifeline is administered by the Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) under FCC direction. Consumers qualify for Lifeline
through proof of income or participation in a qualifying program, such
as Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP),
Federal Public Housing Assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, or various Tribal-specific
Federal assistance programs.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit Program (EBBP) was established by
Congress in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Public Law
116-260, 134 Stat. 1182. EBBP is a program that will help low-income
Americans obtain discounted broadband service and one-time co-pay for a
connected device (laptop, desktop computer or tablet). This program was
created specifically to assist American families' access to broadband,
which has proven to be essential for work, school, and healthcare
during the public health emergency that exists as a result of COVID-19.
A household may qualify for the EBBP benefit under various criteria,
including an individual qualifying for the FCC's Lifeline program.
In a Report and Order adopted on March 31, 2016 (81 FR 33026 (May
24, 2016)), the Commission ordered USAC to create a National Lifeline
Eligibility Verifier (``National Verifier''), including the National
Lifeline Eligibility Database (LED), that would match data about
Lifeline applicants and subscribers with other data sources to verify
the eligibility of an applicant or subscriber. The Commission found
that the National Verifier would reduce compliance costs for Lifeline
service providers, improve service for Lifeline subscribers, and reduce
waste, fraud, and abuse in the program.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 directs the FCC to
leverage the National Verifier to verify applicants' eligibility for
EBBP. The purpose of this matching program is to verify the eligibility
of EBBP applicants and subscribers by determining whether they receive
Medicaid or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits
administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Under FCC rules, consumers
receiving these benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts and also for
EBBP benefits.
Participating Non-Federal Agencies
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Progam
The authority for the FCC's EBBP is Consolidated Appropriations Act
of 2021, Public Law 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182; 47 CFR part 54, subpart P.
The authority for the FCC's Lifeline program is 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR
part 54, subpart E; Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, et
al., Third Report and Order, Further Report and Order, and Order on
Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006-21, paras. 126-66 (2016) (81 FR
33026 (May 24, 2016) (2016 Lifeline Modernization Order).
Purposes(s)
In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order, the FCC required USAC to
develop and operate the National Verifier to improve efficiency and
reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Lifeline program. The stated
purpose of the National Verifier is ``to increase the integrity and
improve the performance of the Lifeline program for the benefit of a
variety of Lifeline participants, including Lifeline providers,
subscribers, states, community-based organizations, USAC, and the
Commission.'' 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006, para. 126. To help determine
whether Lifeline applicants and subscribers are eligible for Lifeline
benefits, the Order contemplates that the USAC-operated LED will
communicate with information systems and databases operated by other
Federal and State agencies. Id. at 4011-2, paras. 135-7. The
Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 directs the FCC to leverage the
National Verifier to verify applicants' eligibility for EBBP.
The purpose of this modified matching agreement is to verify the
eligibility of applicants and subscribers to Lifeline (existing
purpose), as well as to the new EBBP and to other Federal programs that
use qualification for Lifeline as an eligibility criterion. This new
agreement would replace the existing agreement with CMS, which permits
matching only for the Lifeline program by checking an applicant's/
subscriber's participation in Medicaid. Under FCC rules, consumers
receiving these benefits qualify for Lifeline discounts and also for
EBBP benefits.
Categories of Individuals
The categories of individuals whose information is involved in the
matching program include, but are not limited to, those individuals who
have applied for Lifeline and/or EBBP benefits; are currently receiving
Lifeline and/or EBBP benefits; are individuals who enable another
individual in their household to qualify for Lifeline and/or EBBP
benefits; are minors whose status qualifies a parent or guardian for
Lifeline and/or EBBP benefits; or are individuals who have received
Lifeline and/or EBBP benefits.
Categories of Records
The categories of records involved in the matching program include,
but are not limited to, the last four digits of the applicant's Social
Security Number, date of birth, state of residence, first name, and
last name. The National Verifier will transfer these data elements to
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services which will respond either ``yes'' or ``no'' that
the individual is enrolled in a qualifying assistance program: U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services, Medicaid.
System(s) of Records
The records shared as part of this matching program reside in the
Lifeline system of records, FCC/WCB-1,
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Lifeline, which was published in the Federal Register at 86 FR 11526
(Feb. 25, 2021).
The records shared as part of this matching program reside in the
EBBP system of records, FCC/WCB-3, Emergency Broadband Benefit Program,
which was published in the Federal Register at 86 FR 11523 (Feb. 25,
2021).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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