[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 131 (Monday, July 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35818-35819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-17249]


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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Programs--OPM/Social 
Security Administration

AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.

ACTION: Publication of notice of computer matching to comply with Pub. 
L. 100-503, the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988.

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SUMMARY: OPM is publishing notice of its computer matching program with 
the Social Security Administration (SSA) to meet the reporting and 
publication requirements of Pub. L. 100-503. The purpose of the 
computer match is for OPM to verify earnings information provided 
directly by civil service annuitants based on tax return information 
disclosed by SSA to OPM.

DATES: The matching program will begin in May 1996, or 40 days after 
agreements by the parties participating in the match have been 
submitted to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget, or 30 
days after notice of the match is published in the Federal Register, 
whichever is later. The data exchange will begin at a date mutually 
agreeable between OPM and SSA, unless comments are received which will 
result in a contrary determination. Subsequent matches will take place 
annually on a recurring basis until one of the parties advises the 
other, in writing, of its intention to reevaluate, modify and/or 
terminate the agreement.

ADDRESSES: Send comment to Kathleen M. McGettigan, Assistant Director 
for Financial Control and Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room 4312, 
Washington, DC 20415.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marc Flaster, (202) 606-2115.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPM and SSA intend to conduct a computer 
matching program, as described below. The purposes of this agreement is 
to establish the conditions under which SSA agrees to the disclosure of 
tax return information to OPM. The SSA records will be used in a 
matching program with OPM's records on disability retirees and retirees 
under the Federal Employees Retirement System who receive annuity 
supplements. These annuitants have limitations on their earnings which 
they may not exceed if they are to retain their annuity benefits. OPM 
will use the SSA data to verify the earnings information provided 
directly to OPM by the annuitants.

Office of Personnel Management.
James B. King,
Director.

Report of Computer Matching Program Between the Office of Personnel 
Management and the Social Security Administration

A. Participating Agencies

    OPM and SSA.

B. Purpose of the Matching Program

    Chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code (U.S.C.) require 
OPM to verify earnings data supplied by civil service annuitants. 
Section 6103(1)(11) of the Internal Revenue Code requires SSA to 
disclose tax return information to OPM to administer programs under 
chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code. The purpose of the 
computer match is for OPM to verify earnings information provided 
directly by civil service annuitants based on tax return information 
disclosed by SSA to OPM.

C. Authority for Conducting the Match Program

    Pub. L. 97-253, Chapter 83 and 84, title 5, United States Code and 
26 U.S.C. 6103(1)(11).

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D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match

    The SSA records involved in the match are earnings, self-employment 
and other data which constitute tax return information pursuant to 26 
U.S.C. 6103. The Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System 
(last published in the FR at 59 FR 62407, December 5, 1994) maintains 
records of individuals' wages or self-employment income from employment 
under Social Security. The OPM records consists of annuity data from 
its system of records entitled OPM/Central-1--Civil Service Retirement 
and Insurance Records (last published in the FR at 60 FR 63075, 
December 8, 1995).

E. Inclusive Date of the Matching Program

    This computer matching program is subject to review by the Office 
of Management and Budget and the Congress. If no objections are raised 
by either, and the mandatory 30-day public notice period for comment 
has expired for this Federal Register notice with no significant 
adverse public comments in receipt resulting in a contrary 
determination, then this computer matching program becomes effective on 
the date specified above. By agreement between OPM and SSA, the 
matching program will be in effect and continue for 18 months with an 
option to renew for 12 additional moths under the terms set forth in 5 
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D).

[FR Doc. 96-17249 Filed 7-5-96; 8:45 am]
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