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Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office
of the General Counsel, Social Security
Administration, 4th Floor Altmeyer,
6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD
21235–6401, at telephone: (410) 966–
1943, or send an email to
Cynthia.Scott@ssa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel.
[Docket No. SSA–2024–0014]
Participating Agencies: SSA and DOL.
AGENCY:
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
The legal authority for this agreement
is section 1631(f) of the Social Security
Act, 42 U.S.C. 1383(f). This legal
authority requires any Federal agency to
provide SSA with information in its
possession that SSA may require for
making a determination of eligibility for,
or the proper amount, of SSI payments.
Purpose(s)
This agreement sets forth the terms
and conditions under which DOL will
disclose the DOL-administered Part B
BL benefit data to SSA. SSA will match
DOL’s Part B BL data with SSA’s
records of persons receiving SSI to
verify that Part B BL beneficiaries are
receiving the correct amount of SSI
payments.
Categories of Individuals
The individuals whose information is
involved in this matching program are
those individuals who are receiving Part
B BL benefits and SSI benefits.
Categories of Records
DOL’s monthly extract file will
contain each Part B BL beneficiary’s
SSN, name, date of birth, date of
entitlement, payment status, current
benefit amount, and effective date of the
current benefit amount. SSA will
determine which of the recipients are
receiving SSI payments and match the
DOL data against the SSN, type of action
code, and income type for those
recipients in SSA’s Supplemental
Security Income Record and Special
Veterans Benefits (SSR/SVB) system of
records.
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Benefit Payments file (OWCP–9), last
fully published on April 29, 2016 (81 FR
25765).
System(s) of Records
SSA will match the DOL extract file
against the SSR/SVB (60–0103) system
of records, last fully published on
January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830), as
amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR
69723), July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31250–
31251), November 1, 2018 (83 FR
54969), and January 5, 2024 (89 FR 825).
DOL’s extract file is from DOL’s Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs, BL
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Social Security Administration
(SSA).
Notice of a new matching
program.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new
matching program with the Railroad
Board (RRB). Under this matching
program, the RRB will disclose to SSA
information necessary to verify an
individual’s self-certification of
eligibility for the Extra Help with
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs
program (Extra Help). It will also enable
SSA to identify individuals who may
qualify for Extra Help as part of the
agency’s Medicare outreach efforts.
DATES: The deadline to submit
comments on the proposed matching
program is November 4, 2024.
The matching program will be
applicable on March 30, 2025, 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–2024–0014 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–
2024–0014 and then submit your
comments. The system will issue you a
tracking number to confirm your
submission. You will not be able to
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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 (410) 966–
0869.
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 Andrea Huseth, 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.
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel.
Participating Agencies
SSA and RRB.
Authority for Conducting the Matching
Program
This matching agreement between
RRB 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, and
the Office of Management and Budget
Final Guidance interpreting those Acts.
The legal authority for the disclosures
under this agreement is the Privacy Act
of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C.
552a(b)(3)), which authorizes a Federal
agency to disclose information from its
system of records, without prior written
consent, when such disclosure is
pursuant to a routine use.
The legal authority for SSA to
conduct this matching activity is
sections 1144 and 1860D–14 of the
Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C.
1320b–14 and 1395w–114).
Purpose(s)
This matching agreement establishes
the conditions under which the RRB
will disclose to SSA information
necessary to verify an individual’s self
certification of eligibility for Extra Help.
It will also enable SSA to identify
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individuals who may qualify for Extra
Help as part of the agency’s Medicare
outreach efforts.
Categories of Individuals
Categories of Records
RRB will transmit its annuity
payment data monthly from its RRB–22,
Railroad Retirement Survivors and
Pension Benefits System, system of
records. The file will consist of
approximately 600,000 electronic
records.
RRB will transmit its Post Entitlement
System file daily. The number of
records will differ each day but consists
of approximately 3,000 to 4,000 records
each month.
RRB will transmit files on all
Medicare eligible Qualified Railroad
Retirement Beneficiaries from its RRB–
20, Health Insurance and
Supplementary Medical Insurance
Enrollment and Premium Payment
System (Medicare), and RRB–22 systems
of records to report address changes and
subsidy changing event information
monthly. The file will consist of
approximately 520,000 electronic
records. The number of people who
apply for Extra Help determines, in part,
on the number of records matched.
SSA’s comparison file will consist of
approximately 90 million records
obtained from the MDB File.
SSA will conduct the match using
each individual’s Social Security
number, name, date of birth, RRB claim
number, and RRB annuity payment
amount in both RRB and the MDB File.
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System(s) of Records
RRB will provide SSA with data from
its RRB–22 system of records, last
published on September 30, 2014 (79 FR
58886), and RRB–20 systems of records,
last published on May 15, 2015 (80 FR
28018).
SSA will match RRB’s data with its
MDB File, system of records No. 60–
0321, published on July 25, 2006 (71 FR
42159), and amended on December 10,
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The individuals whose information is
involved in this matching program are
individuals who self certify for Extra
Help or may qualify for Extra Help. SSA
matches RRB’s information with its
Medicare Database (MDB) File, which
includes claimants; applicants;
beneficiaries; ineligible spouses; and
potential claimants for Medicare Part A,
Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage
Part C, Medicare Part D and for
Medicare Part D prescription drug
coverage subsidies.
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2007 (72 FR 69723) and November 1,
2018 (83 FR 54969).
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12561; No. 2024–11]
Determination Pursuant to the Foreign
Missions Act
Pursuant to the authority vested in the
Secretary of State under the Foreign
Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301, et seq.
(‘‘the Act’’), and delegated pursuant to
Department of State Delegation of
Authority No. 214 of September 20,
1994, and after due consideration of the
benefits, privileges, and immunities
provided to the missions of the United
States abroad, as well as matters related
to the protection of the interests of the
United States, I hereby designate the
acquisition and use of any contracted
services from private entities or vendors
in the United States as a benefit as
defined 22 U.S.C. 4302(a)(1).
Section 204(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C.
4304(b)) provides that the Secretary of
State may require a foreign mission to
forego the acceptance, use, or relation of
any benefit or to comply with such
terms and conditions as the Secretary
may determine as a condition to the
execution or performance in the United
States of any contract or other
agreement, the acquisition, retention, or
use of any real property, or the
application for or acceptance of any
benefit.
Pursuant to the authority vested in the
Secretary of State under Section 204(b)
of the Act and delegated pursuant to
Department of State Delegation of
Authority No. 214 of September 20,
1994, I hereby determine it is reasonably
necessary on the basis of reciprocity and
to protect the interests of the United
States to require the Embassy of the
Russian Federation and its consular
posts to comply with the terms and
conditions specified by the Department
of State’s Office of Foreign Missions
relating to the above-named entity’s
activities in the United States.
Further, the acquisition of any such
services shall be subject to all terms and
conditions established by the Director or
Principal Deputy Director of the Office
of Foreign Missions. This determination
does not pertain to services provided at
the Permanent Mission to the United
Nations of the Russian Federation,
unless such services are being provided
through that mission to the Embassy of
the Russian Federation in Washington,
DC or its consular posts located in
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Houston, Texas and New York City,
New York. Pursuant to section 211 of
the Act (22 U.S.C. 4311), it shall be
unlawful for any person to make
available any benefits to a foreign
mission contrary to the requirements set
forth in this Designation and
Determination.
Pursuant to section 208(b) of the Act
(22 U.S.C. 4308), compliance with this
Designation and Determination shall to
the extent thereof be a full acquittance
and discharge for all purposes of the
obligation of the person making the
same. No person shall be held liable in
any court or administrative proceeding
for or with respect to anything done or
omitted in good faith in connection with
the administration of, or pursuant to
and in reliance on, the Act or this
Designation and Determination.
Rebecca E. Gonzales,
Director, Office of Foreign Missions,
Department of State.
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The Surface Transportation Board has
received a request from the University
of Colorado Boulder (WB24–49—9/23/
24) for permission to use data from the
Board’s 1990–2018 unmasked Carload
Waybill Samples. A copy of this request
may be obtained from the Board’s
website under docket no. WB24–49.
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.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
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30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
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Generic Clearance for the Collection of
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Service Delivery
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2024-0014]
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 Railroad
Board (RRB). Under this matching program, the RRB will disclose to SSA
information necessary to verify an individual's self-certification of
eligibility for the Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
Costs program (Extra Help). It will also enable SSA to identify
individuals who may qualify for Extra Help as part of the agency's
Medicare outreach efforts.
DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program
is November 4, 2024.
The matching program will be applicable on March 30, 2025, 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-2024-0014 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-2024-0014 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 (410) 966-0869.
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 Andrea Huseth, 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].
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the
General Counsel.
Participating Agencies
SSA and RRB.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
This matching agreement between RRB 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, and the Office of
Management and Budget Final Guidance interpreting those Acts.
The legal authority for the disclosures under this agreement is the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)), which authorizes
a Federal agency to disclose information from its system of records,
without prior written consent, when such disclosure is pursuant to a
routine use.
The legal authority for SSA to conduct this matching activity is
sections 1144 and 1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C.
1320b-14 and 1395w-114).
Purpose(s)
This matching agreement establishes the conditions under which the
RRB will disclose to SSA information necessary to verify an
individual's self certification of eligibility for Extra Help. It will
also enable SSA to identify
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individuals who may qualify for Extra Help as part of the agency's
Medicare outreach efforts.
Categories of Individuals
The individuals whose information is involved in this matching
program are individuals who self certify for Extra Help or may qualify
for Extra Help. SSA matches RRB's information with its Medicare
Database (MDB) File, which includes claimants; applicants;
beneficiaries; ineligible spouses; and potential claimants for Medicare
Part A, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage Part C, Medicare Part D and
for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage subsidies.
Categories of Records
RRB will transmit its annuity payment data monthly from its RRB-22,
Railroad Retirement Survivors and Pension Benefits System, system of
records. The file will consist of approximately 600,000 electronic
records.
RRB will transmit its Post Entitlement System file daily. The
number of records will differ each day but consists of approximately
3,000 to 4,000 records each month.
RRB will transmit files on all Medicare eligible Qualified Railroad
Retirement Beneficiaries from its RRB-20, Health Insurance and
Supplementary Medical Insurance Enrollment and Premium Payment System
(Medicare), and RRB-22 systems of records to report address changes and
subsidy changing event information monthly. The file will consist of
approximately 520,000 electronic records. The number of people who
apply for Extra Help determines, in part, on the number of records
matched.
SSA's comparison file will consist of approximately 90 million
records obtained from the MDB File.
SSA will conduct the match using each individual's Social Security
number, name, date of birth, RRB claim number, and RRB annuity payment
amount in both RRB and the MDB File.
System(s) of Records
RRB will provide SSA with data from its RRB-22 system of records,
last published on September 30, 2014 (79 FR 58886), and RRB-20 systems
of records, last published on May 15, 2015 (80 FR 28018).
SSA will match RRB's data with its MDB File, system of records No.
60-0321, published on July 25, 2006 (71 FR 42159), and amended on
December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723) and November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54969).
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