[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15733-15734]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05638]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS-2013-0008]
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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Overview Information: Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching
Program between the Department of Homeland Security/U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services and the New Jersey Department of Labor and
Workforce Development.
SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the existence of a computer
matching program between the Department of Homeland Security/U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services and the New Jersey Department of
Labor and Workforce Development.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security/U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services provides this notice in accordance
with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503)
and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990
(Pub. L. 101-508) (Privacy Act); Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 (June
19, 1989); and OMB Circular A-130, Appendix I, 65 FR 77677 (December
12, 2000).
Participating Agencies: The Department of Homeland Security/U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS/USCIS) is the source agency
and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJ-
LWD) is the recipient agency.
Purpose of the Match: This Computer Matching Agreement allows DHS/
USCIS to provide NJ-LWD with electronic access to immigration status
information contained within the DHS/USCIS Verification Information
System (VIS). The immigration status information will enable NJ-LWD to
determine whether an applicant is eligible for benefits under the
Unemployment Compensation (UC) program administered by NJ-LWD.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: Section 121 of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99-603,
as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), requires DHS to establish a system
for the verification of immigration status of alien applicants for, or
recipients of, certain types of benefits and to make this system
available to state agencies that administer such benefits. Section
121(c) of IRCA amends Section 1137 of the Social Security Act and
certain other sections of law that pertain to Federal entitlement
benefit programs to require state agencies administering these programs
to use the DHS/USCIS verification system to make eligibility
determinations in order to prevent the issuance of benefits to alien
applicants who are not entitled to program benefits because of their
immigration status. The VIS database is the DHS/USCIS system
established and made available to NJ-LWD and other covered agencies for
use
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in making these eligibility determinations.
NJ-LWD seeks access to the information contained in the DHS/USCIS
VIS database for the purpose of confirming the immigration status of
alien applicants for, or recipients of, the benefits it administers, in
order to discharge its obligation to conduct such verifications
pursuant to Section 1137 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320b-7,
and to New Jersey Statute 43:2.
Categories of Records and Individuals Covered: DHS/USCIS will
provide the following to NJ-LWD: Records in the DHS/USCIS VIS database
containing information related to the status of aliens and other
persons on whom DHS/USCIS has a record as an applicant, petitioner, or
beneficiary. See DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements Program System of Records Notice, 76 FR 58525 (September
21, 2011).
NJ-LWD will provide the following to DHS/USCIS: NJ-LWD records
pertaining to alien applicants for, or recipients of, entitlement
benefit programs administered by the State.
NJ-LWD will match the following records with DHS/USCIS records:
Alien Registration Number
I-94 Number
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Nationality
Social Security Number
DHS/USCIS will match the following records with NJ-LWD records:
Alien Registration Number
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name
Date of Birth
Country of Birth (not nationality)
Social Security Number (if available)
Date of Entry
Immigration Status Data
Employment Eligibility Data
Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program: The inclusive dates of the
matching program are from December 29, 2011, and continuing for 18
months through June 28, 2013. The matching program may be extended for
an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
Address for Receipt of Public Comments or Inquires: Individuals
wishing to comment on this matching program or obtain additional
information about the program, including requesting a copy of the
Computer Matching Agreement between DHS-USCIS and NJ-LWD, may contact:
For general questions please contact:
Janice Jackson (202-443-0109), Acting Privacy Branch Chief, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security,
131 M Street NE., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20529.
For privacy questions please contact:
Jonathan R. Cantor (202-343-1717), Acting Chief Privacy Officer,
Privacy Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.
Dated: February 13, 2013.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2013-05638 Filed 3-11-13; 8:45 am]
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