[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48950-48951]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-20175]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA -2014-0071]
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 on September 30, 2015.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a
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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 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, Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and IRS
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this matching program is to set forth the terms
under which IRS will disclose to us certain return information for the
purpose of establishing the correct amount of Medicare Part B (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 agreement is section 6103(1)(20) of
the Internal Revenue Code (IRC 6103(1)(20)), which authorizes IRS to
disclose specified return information to us with respect to taxpayers
whose Part B and/or prescription drug coverage insurance premium(s) may
(according to IRS records) be subject to premium subsidy adjustment
pursuant to section 1839(i) or premium increase pursuant to section
1860D-13(a)(7) of the Act for the purpose of establishing the amount of
any such adjustment or increase. The return information IRS will
disclose includes adjusted gross income and specified tax-exempt
income, collectively referred to in this agreement as modified adjusted
gross income (MAGI). This return information will be used by officers,
employees, and our contractors to establish the appropriate amount of
any such adjustment or increase.
Sections 1839(i) and 1860D-13(a)(7) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)
and 1395w-113(a)(7)) requires our Commissioner to determine the amount
of an enrollee's premium subsidy adjustment, or premium increase, if
the MAGI is above the applicable threshold as established in section
1839(i) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)).
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 FR 1826 (January 11, 2006). We will
maintain the 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 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 October 1, 2015;
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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