Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program Between the Office of Personnel Management and Social Security Administration, 49578-49579 [2021-19043]

Download as PDF 49578 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 169 / Friday, September 3, 2021 / Notices 69723 (Dec. 10, 2007) and 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013); and the Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System, 60–0059, 71 FR 1819 (Jan. 11, 2006) as amended at 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013). Office of Personnel Management. Alexys Stanley, Regulatory Affairs Analyst. [FR Doc. 2021–19041 Filed 9–2–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–38–P OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Comment Request for Review of a Revised Information Collection: Customer Satisfaction Surveys U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a currently approved collection, Customer Satisfaction Surveys. Approval of these surveys is necessary to collect information on Federal agency and program performance. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted October 4, 2021. ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of Personnel Management or sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to (202) 395–6974. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this information collection request (ICR), with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Human Resources Strategy and Evaluation Solutions, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street, RM 2469 NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Coty Hoover, C/O Henry Thibodeaux, via email to Organizational_ Assessment@opm.gov, or 202–606– 8001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting comments for this collection. The information collection was previously published in the Federal lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Sep 02, 2021 Jkt 253001 Register on 2/24/2021 at 86 FR 11339 allowing for a 60-day public comment period. No comments were received for this information collection (OMB No. 3206–0236). The purpose of this notice is to allow an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments are particularly invited on: 1. Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection is accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; and 3. Ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, through the use of the appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. OPM’s Human Resources Strategy and Evaluation Solutions performs assessment and related consultation activities for Federal agencies on a reimbursable basis. The assessment is authorized by various statutes and regulations: Section 4702 of Title 5, U.S.C; E.O. 12862; E.O. 13715; Section 1128 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, Public Law 108–136; 5 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1103(a)(5), 1104, 1302, 3301, 3302, 4702, 7701 note; E.O. 13197, 66 FR 7853, 3 CFR 748 (2002); E.O. 10577, 12 FR 1259, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218; and Section 4703 of Title 5, United States Code. This collection request includes surveys we currently use and plan to use during the next three years to measure agency performance in providing services to meet customer needs. These surveys consist of Likerttype, mark-one, and mark-all-that-apply items, and may include a small number of open-ended comment items. Administration of OPM’s Customer Satisfaction Surveys (OMB No. 3206– 0236) typically consists of approximately 20 standard items drawn from an item bank of approximately 50 items; client agencies usually add a small number of custom items to assess satisfaction with specific products and services. The survey is almost always administered electronically. Analysis Agency: Human Resources Strategy and Evaluation Solutions, Office of Personnel Management. Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys. OMB Number: 3206–0236. Frequency: On occasion. PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Affected Public: Individuals and businesses. Number of Respondents: approximately 240,000. Estimated Time per Respondent: 7 minutes. Total Burden Hours: 28,000 hours. U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Kellie Cosgrove Riley, Director, Office of Privacy and Information Management. [FR Doc. 2021–19081 Filed 9–2–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–38–P OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program Between the Office of Personnel Management and Social Security Administration Office of Personnel Management (OPM). ACTION: Notice of a re-established matching program. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990 (Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of matching programs, notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a matching program between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) (Computer Matching Agreement 1071). SUMMARY: Please submit comments on or before October 4, 2021. The matching program will begin on October 4, 2021 unless comments have been received from interested members of the public that require modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will continue for 18 months from the beginning date and may be extended an additional 12 months if the respective agency Data Integrity Boards determine that the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met. DATES: You may submit comments via mail to: Deon Mason, Chief, Business Services, Retirement Services and Management, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management, Room 3316–G, 1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, or via email at Deon.Mason@ opm.gov. You may also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, at the Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov by ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 169 / Friday, September 3, 2021 / Notices following the instructions for submitting comments. All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this document. The general policy for comments and other submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. Lisa Morgan, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Management, at (202) 606– 5016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990 (Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of matching programs, including OMB Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100–53 (published in the Federal Register on June 19, 1989 (54 FR 25818) and OMB Circular A–108, notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a matching program between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Social Security Administration (SSA). This matching program, Computer Matching Agreement 1071, is being re-established to enable OPM to offset specific benefits paid to disability annuitants, child survivor annuitants, and spousal survivor annuitants by a percentage of benefits payable by SSA under Title II of the Social Security Act, as required by law. Participating Agencies: OPM and SSA. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: OPM’s authority to participate in this matching program derives from 5 U.S.C. 8442(f), 8443(a), 8452(a)(2)(A), and 8461(h)(1). SSA is authorized to participate in this matching program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1306. Purpose(s): The purpose of this matching program between OPM and SSA is to assist OPM in meeting its legal obligation to offset specific benefits payable by OPM to disability annuitants, child survivor annuitants, and spousal survivor annuitants. SSA will disclose to OPM benefit information regarding individuals who receive benefits from SSA under Title II of the Social Security Act, which OPM will use to determine an individual’s eligibility to receive benefits from OPM lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Sep 02, 2021 Jkt 253001 and to compute the benefits it provides at the correct rate. Categories of Individuals: The individuals about whom OPM maintains information that are involved in this matching program include retired Federal employees who are eligible or potentially eligible to receive a disability annuity from OPM (disability annuitants), and surviving children and surviving spouses of those disability annuitants who are themselves eligible or potentially eligible to receive an annuity from OPM. The individuals about who SSA maintains information that are involved in this matching program include those who receive benefits from SSA under Title II of the Social Security Act. Category of Records: The categories of records involved in the data match from OPM include information about those individuals who have applied for or are eligible or potentially eligible for disability annuitant benefits. Specifically, full name, Social Security number (SSN), date of birth, and a system indicator required to extract information from SSA’s systems. For those individuals for whom SSA has a record, SSA will provide OPM with information about an individual’s beneficiary status and any associated benefit information; for those individuals for whom SSA cannot match the SSN, SSA will return an appropriate code to OPM. System(s) of Records: OPM’s system of records involved in this matching program is designated OPM/Central-1, Civil Service Retirement and Insurance Records. 64 FR 54930 (Oct. 8, 1999), as amended at 73 FR 15013 (March 20, 2008). SSA’s systems of records involved in this matching program are the Master Files of Social Security Number Holders and SSN Applications, 60–0058, 75 FR 82121 (Dec. 29, 2010) as amended at 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013) and 79 FR 8780 (Feb. 13, 2014); and the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), 60– 0090, 71 FR 1826 (Jan. 11, 2006), as amended at 72 FR 69723 (Dec. 10, 2007) and 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013). Office of Personnel Management. Alexys Stanley, Regulatory Affairs Analyst. [FR Doc. 2021–19043 Filed 9–2–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6325–38–P PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 49579 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of FOIA Services, Washington, DC 20549–2736 Extension: Rule 15g–4; [SEC File No. 270–347, OMB Control No. 3235–0393] Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the existing collection of information provided for in Rule 15g–4—Disclosure of compensation to brokers or dealers (17 CRF 240.15g–4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). Rule 15g–4 requires brokers and dealers effecting transactions in penny stocks for or with customers to disclose the amount of compensation received by the broker-dealer in connection with the transaction. The purpose of the rule is to increase the level of disclosure to investors concerning penny stocks generally and specific penny stock transactions. The Commission estimates that approximately 178 broker-dealers will each spend an average of approximately 87.0833333 hours annually to comply with this rule. Thus, the total time burden is approximately 15,501 hours per year. Rule 15g–4 contains record retention requirements. Compliance with the rule is mandatory. The required records are available only to the examination staff of the Commission and the self regulatory organizations of which the broker-dealer is a member. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information under the PRA unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The public may view background documentation for this information collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom, Director/Chief Information Officer, E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT


Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program Between the Office 
of Personnel Management and Social Security Administration

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

ACTION: Notice of a re-established matching program.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer 
Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990 (Privacy Act), and 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of 
matching programs, notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a 
matching program between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and 
the Social Security Administration (SSA) (Computer Matching Agreement 
1071).

DATES: Please submit comments on or before October 4, 2021. The 
matching program will begin on October 4, 2021 unless comments have 
been received from interested members of the public that require 
modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will 
continue for 18 months from the beginning date and may be extended an 
additional 12 months if the respective agency Data Integrity Boards 
determine that the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have 
been met.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments via mail to: Deon Mason, Chief, 
Business Services, Retirement Services and Management, Retirement 
Services, Office of Personnel Management, Room 3316-G, 1900 E Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20415, or via email at [email protected]. You may 
also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, at the 
Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov by

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following the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and docket 
number for this document. The general policy for comments and other 
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions 
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as they are 
received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact 
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Morgan, Retirement Services, 
Office of Personnel Management, at (202) 606-5016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 
as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 
and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990 
(Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on 
the conduct of matching programs, including OMB Final Guidance 
Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-53 (published in the 
Federal Register on June 19, 1989 (54 FR 25818) and OMB Circular A-108, 
notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a matching program 
between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Social 
Security Administration (SSA). This matching program, Computer Matching 
Agreement 1071, is being re-established to enable OPM to offset 
specific benefits paid to disability annuitants, child survivor 
annuitants, and spousal survivor annuitants by a percentage of benefits 
payable by SSA under Title II of the Social Security Act, as required 
by law.
    Participating Agencies: OPM and SSA.
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: OPM's authority to 
participate in this matching program derives from 5 U.S.C. 8442(f), 
8443(a), 8452(a)(2)(A), and 8461(h)(1). SSA is authorized to 
participate in this matching program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1306.
    Purpose(s): The purpose of this matching program between OPM and 
SSA is to assist OPM in meeting its legal obligation to offset specific 
benefits payable by OPM to disability annuitants, child survivor 
annuitants, and spousal survivor annuitants. SSA will disclose to OPM 
benefit information regarding individuals who receive benefits from SSA 
under Title II of the Social Security Act, which OPM will use to 
determine an individual's eligibility to receive benefits from OPM and 
to compute the benefits it provides at the correct rate.
    Categories of Individuals: The individuals about whom OPM maintains 
information that are involved in this matching program include retired 
Federal employees who are eligible or potentially eligible to receive a 
disability annuity from OPM (disability annuitants), and surviving 
children and surviving spouses of those disability annuitants who are 
themselves eligible or potentially eligible to receive an annuity from 
OPM. The individuals about who SSA maintains information that are 
involved in this matching program include those who receive benefits 
from SSA under Title II of the Social Security Act.
    Category of Records: The categories of records involved in the data 
match from OPM include information about those individuals who have 
applied for or are eligible or potentially eligible for disability 
annuitant benefits. Specifically, full name, Social Security number 
(SSN), date of birth, and a system indicator required to extract 
information from SSA's systems. For those individuals for whom SSA has 
a record, SSA will provide OPM with information about an individual's 
beneficiary status and any associated benefit information; for those 
individuals for whom SSA cannot match the SSN, SSA will return an 
appropriate code to OPM.
    System(s) of Records: OPM's system of records involved in this 
matching program is designated OPM/Central-1, Civil Service Retirement 
and Insurance Records. 64 FR 54930 (Oct. 8, 1999), as amended at 73 FR 
15013 (March 20, 2008). SSA's systems of records involved in this 
matching program are the Master Files of Social Security Number Holders 
and SSN Applications, 60-0058, 75 FR 82121 (Dec. 29, 2010) as amended 
at 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013) and 79 FR 8780 (Feb. 13, 2014); and the 
Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), 60-0090, 71 FR 1826 (Jan. 11, 2006), 
as amended at 72 FR 69723 (Dec. 10, 2007) and 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 
2013).

Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-19043 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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