[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 55517-55518] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-26675] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/ Internal Revenue Service (IRS)--Match Number 1009) AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA). ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching Program. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a computer matching program that SSA plans to conduct with IRS. 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 telefax 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 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 establishing the conditions under which computer matching involving the Federal Government could be performed and adding certain protections for individuals 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 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 the Data Integrity Boards' approval of the match agreements; (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. [[Page 55518]] Dated: September 28, 1999. Susan M. Daniels, Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs. Notice of Computer Matching Program, Social Security Administration (SSA) With the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) A. Participating Agencies SSA and IRS. B. Purpose of the Matching Program The purpose of this matching program is to establish the conditions, safeguards and procedures under which the Office of Governmental Liaison and Disclosure, IRS agrees to disclose taxpayer address information to SSA. SSA will use the match results to locate certain recipients of Social Security benefits under title II of the Social Security Act (Act) and of supplemental security income (SSI) benefits under title XVI of the Act, in order to aid in the collection or compromise of Federal claims against these individuals, in accordance with applicable Federal statutes. C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program Section 6103(m)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and sections 3711, 3717 and 3718 of Title 31 of the United States Code. D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match IRS will provide SSA with electronic files from the Privacy Act System of Records: Individual Master File, Treasury/IRS 24.030, maintained at the Martinsburg Computing Center, Martinsburg, WV. This system contains approximately 20 million records of taxpayers who have filed U.S. Individual Income Tax Returns. Each record on the IRS file will be matched with SSA's Master Beneficiary Record, (SSA/OSR 09-60- 0090) and the Supplemental Security Income Record, (SSA/OSR 09-60- 0103), for the purpose of locating certain recipients of Social Security benefits under title II of the Act and of SSI benefits under title XVI of the Act, to aid in the collecting or compromising of Federal claims against the individuals, under applicable statutes. E. Inclusive Dates of the Match The matching program shall become effective upon signing of the agreement by both parties to the agreement and approval of the agreement by the Data Integrity Boards of the respective agencies, but no sooner than 40 days after notice of this matching program is sent to Congress and OMB, 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. 99-26675 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4190-29-P