[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 126 (Friday, June 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34311-34312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16194]



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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION


Privacy Act of 1974, As Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of Labor (DOL))

AGENCY: Social Security Administration.

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 
telefax to (410) 966-5138 or writing to the Associate Commissioner for 
Program and Integrity Reviews, 860 Altmeyer 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 and Integrity Reviews 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 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.
    Among other things, 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.

    Dated: June 19, 1995.
Shirley S. Chater,
Commissioner of Social Security.

Notice of Computer Matching Program, Social Security Administration 
(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 conditions 
under which DOL agrees to the disclosure of Part C Black Lung benefit 
data to SSA. SSA will use the match results to determine certain Social 
Security entitlements and benefit reductions required by the Social 
Security Act (the Act).

C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    Section 224(h)(1) of the Act.

D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match

    DOL will provide SSA with a magnetic tape file extracted from the 
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Black Lung Benefits Payments 
File. The extracted file will contain information about all live 
miners, under 

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age 65, entitled to Part C Black Lung benefits. Each record on the DOL 
file will be matched to SSA's Master Beneficiary Record to identify 
individuals potentially subject to benefit reductions under the 
statutory provisions listed above.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Match

    The matching program shall become effective no sooner than 40 days 
after a copy of the agreement, as approved by the Data Integrity Boards 
of both agencies, is sent to Congress and the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) (or later if OMB objects to some or all of the agreement) 
or 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 
(August 29, 1995), whichever 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. 95-16194 Filed 6-29-95; 8:45 am]
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