[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 5 (Friday, January 8, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 1266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-338]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act 1974; Computer Matching Program (Agreement for SSA/
Individual Source Jurisdictions Match of Data on Certain Fugitives and
Probation or Parole Violators, Match #5000)
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of computer matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a computer matching program that SSA
plans to conduct.
DATES: SSA will file a report of the subject matching program with the
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight 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
facsimile to (410) 966-2935 or writing to the Associate Commissioner
for Program Support, 4400 West High Rise Building, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235. All comments received will be available
for public inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Associate Commissioner for Program
Support at the above address.
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
establishing the conditions under which computer matching involving the
Federal Government could be performed and adding certain protections
for individuals applying for or receiving Federal benefits. Section
7201 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508)
further amended the Privacy Act regarding protection for such
individuals.
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 match agreements by any appropriate
Federal agency Data Integrity Boards;
(3) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress
and OMB;
(4) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are
subject to matching; and
(5) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating
or denying an individual's benefits or payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that all of SSA's computer matching
programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as amended.
Dated: December 22, 1998.
Kenneth S. Apfel,
Commissioner of Social Security.
Notice of Computer Matching Program, Social Security Administration
(SSA) with Individual Source Jurisdictions
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and various State and local jurisdictions.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this matching program is to establish the
conditions, safeguards and procedures for the disclosure to SSA by
individual source jurisdictions, information on individuals who are
fugitives from justice or parole or probation violators. Individual
source jurisdictions will disclose information on certain individuals
through a computer matching operation for SSA's use in verifying
eligibility under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act.
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
This matching operation is carried out under the authority of
sections 202(x)(1)(A)(I), 1611(e)(1)(A) and 1611(e)(5) of the Social
Security Act.
D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match
Individual jurisdictions will submit names and other identifying
information of individuals who are fugitives from justice or parole or
probation violators. The SSA Master Files of Social Security Number
(SSN) Holders and SSN Applications (SSA/OSR 09-60-0058) contains the
SSNs and identifying information for all SSN holders. The SSA Master
Beneficiary Record (SSA/OSR 09-60-0090) and the Supplemental Security
Income Record (SSA/SSR 09-60-0103) contain beneficiary and payment
information. SSA will match data from these record systems with data
received from individual jurisdictions as a first step in detecting
certain fugitives and probation or parole violators who should not be
receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
benefits.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Match
This matching program shall become effective no sooner than 40 days
after notice of the program is sent to Congress and the Office of
Management and Budget, or 30 days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register, whichever date is later. The matching program
will continue for 18 months from the effective date and may be extended
for an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
[FR Doc. 99-338 Filed 1-7-99; 8:45 am]
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