[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 3, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31960-31961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12766]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DHS-2014-0024]
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 York State Department of Labor.
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 York State Department
of Labor, titled ``Verification Division DHS-USCIS/NYSDOL.''
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 York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is the recipient
agency.
Purpose of the Match: This Computer Matching Agreement allows DHS-
USCIS to provide the NYSDOL with electronic access to immigration
status information contained within the DHS-USCIS Verification
Information System (VIS). The immigration status information will
enable NYSDOL to determine whether an applicant is eligible for
benefits under the Unemployment Compensation (UC) program administered
by NYSDOL.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: Section 121 of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act (lRCA) 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 NYSDOL and other covered agencies for
use in making these eligibility determinations.
NYSDOL seeks access to the information contained in the DHS-USCIS
VIS database, for the purpose of confirming the immigration status of
alien and naturalized/derived United Statues citizen 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 York Unemployment
Insurance Law, Article 18, Title 7, Section 590.
Categories of Records and Individuals Covered
DHS-USCIS will provide the following to NYSDOL: 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,
77 FR 47415 (August 8, 2012).
NYSDOL will provide the following to DHS-USCIS: NYSDOL records
pertaining to alien and naturalized/derived United Statues citizen
applicants for, or recipients of entitlement benefit programs
administered by the State.
NYSDOL 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 (SSN).
DHS-USCIS will match the following records with NYSDOL records:
Alien Registration Number.
I-94 Number.
Last Name.
First Name.
Middle Name.
Date of Birth.
Country of Birth (not nationality).
SSN (if available).
Date of Entry.
Immigration Status Data.
Sponsorship Information (sponsor's full name, SSN, and
address).
Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program: The inclusive dates of the
matching program are from June 29, 2014, and continuing for 18 months
through December 28, 2015. The matching program may be extended for up
to 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 NYSDOL, may contact.
For general questions please contact: Donald K. Hawkins, 202-272-
8030, Privacy Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services,
Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20529.
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For privacy questions please contact: Karen L. Neuman (202-343-
1717), Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, Department of Homeland
Security, Washington, DC 20528.
Dated: May 16, 2014.
Karen L. Neuman,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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