Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program, 75636-75637 [2023-24263]

Download as PDF 75636 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 212 / Friday, November 3, 2023 / Notices (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No. SSA–2023–2011] Isabella Guzman, Administrator. Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program [FR Doc. 2023–24301 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] AGENCY: BILLING CODE 8026–09–P Social Security Administration (SSA). Notice of a new matching program. ACTION: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Under this matching program, the CMS will disclose to SSA certain individuals’ admission and discharge information for care received in a nursing care facility covered by the agreement. SSA will use this information to administer the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program efficiently and to identify Special Veterans’ Benefits (SVB) beneficiaries who are no longer residing outside of the United States. DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program is December 4, 2023. The matching program will be applicable on December 20, 2023, or once a minimum of 30 days after publication of this notice has elapsed, whichever is later. The matching program will be in effect for a period of 18 months. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of three methods—internet, fax, or mail. Do not submit the same comments multiple times or by more than one method. Regardless of which method you choose, please state that your comments refer to Docket No. SSA–2023–2011 so that we may associate your comments with the correct regulation. Caution: You should be careful to include in your comments only information that you wish to make publicly available. We strongly urge you not to include in your comments any personal information, such as Social Security numbers or medical information. 1. Internet: We strongly recommend that you submit your comments via the internet. Please visit the Federal eRulemaking portal at https:// www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function to find docket number SSA– 2023–2011 and then submit your comments. The system will issue you a tracking number to confirm your submission. You will not be able to view your comment immediately because we must post each submission manually. It may take up to a week for your comments to be viewable. SUMMARY: [Disaster Declaration #18100 and #18101; ALASKA Disaster Number AK–00059] Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Alaska AGENCY: ACTION: Small Business Administration. Amendment 2. This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Alaska (FEMA– 4730–DR), dated 08/23/2023. Incident: Flooding. Incident Period: 05/12/2023 through 06/03/2023. SUMMARY: Issued on 10/30/2023. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/22/2023. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 05/23/2024. DATES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. The notice of the President’s major disaster declaration for the State of Alaska, dated 08/23/2023, is hereby amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the disaster: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Primary Areas (Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans): Kusilvak Census Area, Yupiit REAA. Contiguous Areas (Economic Injury Loans Only): All contiguous areas have previously been declared. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) Francisco Sa´nchez, Jr., Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. [FR Doc. 2023–24351 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Nov 02, 2023 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2. Fax: Fax comments to 1(833) 410– 1631. 3. Mail: Matthew Ramsey, Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, or emailing Matthew.Ramsey@ssa.gov. Comments are also available for public viewing on the Federal eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov or in person, during regular business hours, by arranging with the contact person identified below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties may submit general questions about the matching program to Cynthia Scott, Division Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, at telephone: (410) 966– 1943, or send an email to Cynthia.Scott@ssa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. Matthew Ramsey, Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: SSA and CMS. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING PROGRAM: This matching agreement between CMS and SSA is executed pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, Public Law 100–503, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Legal authority for the SSI portion of the matching program is contained in sections 1611(e)(1) and 1631(f) of the Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1) and 1383(f)), and 20 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 416.211. Section 1611(e)(1)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(B)) limits the amount of SSI benefits that eligible individuals or their eligible spouse may receive when that individual is, throughout any month, in a medical treatment facility receiving payments (with respect to such individual or spouse), under a State plan approved under title XIX of the Act, or the amount of benefits an eligible child under the age of 18 may receive who is receiving payments under any health insurance policy issued by a private provider. Sections 801 and 806(a) and (b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1001 and 1006(a) and (b)) contain the legal authorities for the SVB portion of the matching program. E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 212 / Friday, November 3, 2023 / Notices Section 1631(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(f)) requires CMS to provide SSA with ‘‘such information as the Commissioner of [SSA] needs for purposes of determining eligibility for or amount of benefits, or verifying other information with respect thereto.’’ Additional legal authority for CMS’ disclosures under this agreement is 45 CFR 164.512(a) (‘‘Standard: Uses and disclosures required by law,’’ also referred to as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy Rule). The legal authority for SSA to reimburse CMS under this interagency transaction is the Economy Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535. PURPOSE(S): This matching program establishes the conditions under which CMS will disclose to SSA certain individuals’ admission and discharge information for care received in a nursing care facility covered by the agreement. SSA will use this information to administer the SSI program efficiently and to identify SVB beneficiaries who are no longer residing outside of the United States. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Release of Waybill Data The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from Andrew Sweeting and Louis Preonas of University of Maryland (WB23–57—10/ 26/23) for permission to use data from the Board’s annual 1984–2021 unmasked Carload Waybill Sample. A copy of this request may be obtained from the Board’s website under docket no. WB23–57. The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data; therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file their objections with the Director of the Board’s Office of Economics within 14 calendar days of the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 245–0319. Regena Smith-Bernard, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2023–24339 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS: The individuals whose information is involved in this matching program are receipients of SSI and SVB benefits. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CATEGORIES OF RECORDS: Decommissioning and Disposition of the National Historic Landmark Nuclear Ship Savannah; Notice of Public Meeting SSA will provide CMS with a monthly finder file, which will be extracted from SSA’s SSI and SVB’s records. The finder file will consist of data elements related to an individual’s SSI/SVB eligibility. CMS will match the SSA finder file against data maintained pursuant to the Long Term CareMinimum Data Set (LTC/MDS) systems of records. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS: SSA will provide CMS with a monthly finder file, which will be extracted from SSA’s SSI and SVB’s records, 60–0103, last fully published on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830); and amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723), July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31250– 31251), and November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54969). CMS will match the SSA finder file against data maintained pursuant to the LTC/MDS (System Number 09–70– 0528) SOR, last fully published on March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12801), and amended on April 23, 2013 (78 FR 23938), May 29, 2013 (78 FR 32257), and February 14, 2018 (83 FR 6591); and submit its response file to SSA. [FR Doc. 2023–24263 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191–02–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:02 Nov 02, 2023 Jkt 262001 Maritime Administration Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Maritime Administration (MARAD) announces a public meeting of the Peer Review Group (PRG) which will be held online or by phone only. The PRG was established pursuant to the requirements of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and its implementing regulations to plan for the decommissioning and disposition of the Nuclear Ship Savannah (NSS). PRG membership is comprised of officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, MARAD, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), and the Maryland State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) and other consulting parties. The public meeting affords the public an opportunity to participate in PRG activities, including reviewing and providing comments on draft deliverables. MARAD encourages public participation and provides the PRG meeting information below. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 75637 The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). Requests to attend the meeting virtually must be received by 5 p.m. EST, Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to receive instructions to participate online. Requests for accommodations for a disability must also be received by Tuesday, November 14, 2023. DATES: The meeting will be held online or by phone. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, (202) 680–2066 or via email at marad.history@dot.gov. You may send mail to N.S. Savannah/ Savannah Technical Staff, Pier 13 Canton Marine Terminal, 4601 Newgate Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224, ATTN: Erhard Koehler. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background The decommissioning and disposition of the NSS is an Undertaking under Section 106 of the NHPA. Section 106 requires that Federal agencies consider views of the public regarding their Undertakings; therefore, in 2020, MARAD established a Federal docket at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ MARAD-2020-0133 to provide public notice about the NSS Undertaking. The Federal docket was also used in 2021 to solicit public comments on the future uses of the NSS. MARAD is continuing to use this same docket to take in public comment, share information, and post agency actions. The NHPA Programmatic Agreement (PA) for the Decommissioning and Disposition of the NSS is available on the MARAD docket located at www.regulations.gov under docket id ‘‘MARAD–2020–0133.’’ The PA stipulates a deliberative process by which MARAD will consider the disposition of the NSS. This process requires MARAD to make an affirmative, good-faith effort to preserve the NSS. The PA also establishes the PRG in Stipulation II. The PRG is the mechanism for continuing consultation during the effective period of the PA and its members consist of the signatories and concurring parties to the PA, as well as other consulting parties. The PRG members will provide individual input and guidance to MARAD regarding the implementation of stipulations in the PA. PRG members and members of the public are invited to provide input by attending bimonthly meetings and reviewing and commenting on deliverables developed as part of the PA. E:\FR\FM\03NON1.SGM 03NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2023)]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2023-2011]


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as 
amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the Centers 
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Under this matching program, 
the CMS will disclose to SSA certain individuals' admission and 
discharge information for care received in a nursing care facility 
covered by the agreement. SSA will use this information to administer 
the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program efficiently and to 
identify Special Veterans' Benefits (SVB) beneficiaries who are no 
longer residing outside of the United States.

DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program 
is December 4, 2023.
    The matching program will be applicable on December 20, 2023, or 
once a minimum of 30 days after publication of this notice has elapsed, 
whichever is later. The matching program will be in effect for a period 
of 18 months.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of three methods--
internet, fax, or mail. Do not submit the same comments multiple times 
or by more than one method. Regardless of which method you choose, 
please state that your comments refer to Docket No. SSA-2023-2011 so 
that we may associate your comments with the correct regulation.
    Caution: You should be careful to include in your comments only 
information that you wish to make publicly available. We strongly urge 
you not to include in your comments any personal information, such as 
Social Security numbers or medical information.
    1. Internet: We strongly recommend that you submit your comments 
via the internet. Please visit the Federal eRulemaking portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function to find docket 
number SSA-2023-2011 and then submit your comments. The system will 
issue you a tracking number to confirm your submission. You will not be 
able to view your comment immediately because we must post each 
submission manually. It may take up to a week for your comments to be 
viewable.
    2. Fax: Fax comments to 1(833) 410-1631.
    3. Mail: Matthew Ramsey, Executive Director, Office of Privacy and 
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security 
Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 
21235-6401, or emailing [email protected]. Comments are also 
available for public viewing on the Federal eRulemaking portal at 
https://www.regulations.gov or in person, during regular business 
hours, by arranging with the contact person identified below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties may submit general 
questions about the matching program to Cynthia Scott, Division 
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General 
Counsel, Social Security Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, at telephone: (410) 966-1943, or 
send an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.

Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 
General Counsel.

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
    SSA and CMS.

AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
    This matching agreement between CMS and SSA is executed pursuant to 
the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended by the Computer 
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, Public Law 100-503, and 
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
    Legal authority for the SSI portion of the matching program is 
contained in sections 1611(e)(1) and 1631(f) of the Social Security Act 
(Act) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1) and 1383(f)), and 20 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) 416.211. Section 1611(e)(1)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
1382(e)(1)(B)) limits the amount of SSI benefits that eligible 
individuals or their eligible spouse may receive when that individual 
is, throughout any month, in a medical treatment facility receiving 
payments (with respect to such individual or spouse), under a State 
plan approved under title XIX of the Act, or the amount of benefits an 
eligible child under the age of 18 may receive who is receiving 
payments under any health insurance policy issued by a private 
provider.
    Sections 801 and 806(a) and (b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1001 and 
1006(a) and (b)) contain the legal authorities for the SVB portion of 
the matching program.

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    Section 1631(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(f)) requires CMS to 
provide SSA with ``such information as the Commissioner of [SSA] needs 
for purposes of determining eligibility for or amount of benefits, or 
verifying other information with respect thereto.''
    Additional legal authority for CMS' disclosures under this 
agreement is 45 CFR 164.512(a) (``Standard: Uses and disclosures 
required by law,'' also referred to as the Health Insurance Portability 
and Accountability Act of 1996 Privacy Rule). The legal authority for 
SSA to reimburse CMS under this interagency transaction is the Economy 
Act, 31 U.S.C. 1535.

PURPOSE(S):
    This matching program establishes the conditions under which CMS 
will disclose to SSA certain individuals' admission and discharge 
information for care received in a nursing care facility covered by the 
agreement. SSA will use this information to administer the SSI program 
efficiently and to identify SVB beneficiaries who are no longer 
residing outside of the United States.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
    The individuals whose information is involved in this matching 
program are receipients of SSI and SVB benefits.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
    SSA will provide CMS with a monthly finder file, which will be 
extracted from SSA's SSI and SVB's records. The finder file will 
consist of data elements related to an individual's SSI/SVB 
eligibility. CMS will match the SSA finder file against data maintained 
pursuant to the Long Term Care-Minimum Data Set (LTC/MDS) systems of 
records.

SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS:
    SSA will provide CMS with a monthly finder file, which will be 
extracted from SSA's SSI and SVB's records, 60-0103, last fully 
published on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830); and amended on December 10, 
2007 (72 FR 69723), July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31250-31251), and November 1, 
2018 (83 FR 54969).
    CMS will match the SSA finder file against data maintained pursuant 
to the LTC/MDS (System Number 09-70-0528) SOR, last fully published on 
March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12801), and amended on April 23, 2013 (78 FR 
23938), May 29, 2013 (78 FR 32257), and February 14, 2018 (83 FR 6591); 
and submit its response file to SSA.

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