[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62698-62699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24817]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA 2014-0033]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of Labor (DOL))--Match Number 1015
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an existing computer matching program
that will expire on November 24, 2014.
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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 DOL.
DATES: We will file a report of the subject matching program with the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate;
the 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 (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;
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(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 Labor
(DOL)
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and DOL
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this matching program is to establish the terms,
conditions, and safeguards under which DOL will disclose the DOL
administered Part B Black Lung (BL) benefit data to us. We will match
DOL's Part B BL data with our records of persons receiving Supplemental
Security Income (SSI) to verify that Part B BL beneficiaries are
receiving the correct amount of SSI payments.
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
This agreement is executed 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, as amended, and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
The legal authority for this agreement is 1631(f) of the Social
Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1383(f). This legal authority requires any
Federal agency to provide us with information in its possession that we
may require for making a determination of eligibility for or the proper
amount of SSI payments.
D. Categories of Records and Persons Covered by the Matching Program
We will match the SSR/SVB SSA/ODSSIS (60-0103) last published on
January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830), which contains all data pertinent to
payments made to Title XVI recipients, with an extract from DOL's
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, BL Benefit Payments file
(DOL/ESA-30). Both agencies have published the appropriate routine uses
to permit the disclosures necessary to conduct this match. DOL's
monthly extract file will contain necessary identifying and payment
information for approximately 16,000 individuals, all miners, receiving
Part B BL benefit payments. Additionally, once every year, DOL will
send an additional file representing all Part B BL benefit records,
referred to as the saturation file, regardless of any changes. 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. We
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 our SSR/SVB.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The effective date of this matching program is November 25, 2014;
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.
[FR Doc. 2014-24817 Filed 10-17-14; 8:45 am]
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