[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 35 (Thursday, February 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12127-12128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03984]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA 2013-0007]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS))--Match
Number 1310
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an existing computer matching program
that will expire March 31, 2013.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a renewal of an existing computer
matching program that we are currently conducting with IRS.
DATES: We will file a report of the subject matching program with the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
the
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Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of
Representatives; and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The matching program will be
effective as indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (410) 966-0869 or writing to the Executive Director,
Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social
Security Administration, 617 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. All comments received will be
available for public inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Executive Director, Office of
Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, as shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Public
Law (Pub. L.) 100-503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by
describing the conditions under which computer matching involving the
Federal government could be performed and adding certain protections
for persons applying for, and receiving, Federal benefits. Section 7201
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508)
further amended the Privacy Act regarding protections for such persons.
The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a system of records are matched
with other Federal, State, or local government records. It requires
Federal agencies involved in computer matching programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain approval of the matching agreement by the Data Integrity
Boards of the participating Federal agencies;
(3) Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress
and OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are
subject to matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating,
or denying a person's benefits or payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that all of our computer matching
programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as amended.
Kirsten J. Moncada,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the
General Counsel.
Notice of Computer Matching Program, SSA With the Department of the
Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and IRS.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this matching program is to establish the
conditions, terms, and safeguards under which IRS will disclose to SSA
certain return information for the purpose of establishing the correct
amount of Medicare Part B premium subsidy adjustments and Medicare
prescription drug coverage premium increases under sections 1839(i) and
1860D-13(a)(7) of the Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i) and
1395w-113(a)(7)), as enacted by section 811 of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA;
Pub. L. 108-173) and section 3308 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010
(Pub. L. 111-148).
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The legal authority for this matching operation is section 1860D-14
of the Act, which requires the Commissioner to determine the
eligibility of applicants for the prescription drug subsidy who self-
certify their income, resources, and family size. Pursuant to section
1860D-14(a)(3) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)(3)), we must
determine whether a Social Security Part D eligible individual is a
subsidy-eligible individual, and whether the individual is an
individual as described in section 1860D-14(a).
In addition, section 6103(1)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC
6103(l)(20)) authorizes IRS to disclose specified return information to
us with respect to taxpayers whose Part B insurance premium may
(according to IRS records) be subject to adjustment pursuant to section
1839(i) of the Act, for the purpose of establishing the amount of any
such adjustment.
D. Categories of Records and Persons Covered by the Matching Program
We will provide IRS with identifying information with respect to
enrollees from the Master Beneficiary Record system of records, SSA/
ORSIS 60-0090, published at 71 Federal Register (FR) 1826 (January 11,
2006). We will maintain the modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) data
provided by IRS in the Medicare Database system of records, SSA/ORSIS
60-0321, originally published at 69 FR 77816 (December 28, 2004), and
revised at 71 FR 42159 (July 25, 2006).
IRS will extract MAGI data from the Return Transaction File, which
is part of the Customer Account Data Engine (CADE) Individual Master
File, Treasury/IRS 24.030, published at 77 FR 47948 (August 10, 2012).
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The effective date of this matching program is April 1, 2013;
provided that the following notice periods have lapsed: 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register and 40 days after
notice of the matching program is sent to Congress and OMB. The
matching program will continue for 18 months from the effective date
and, if both agencies meet certain conditions, it may extend for an
additional 12 months thereafter.
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