[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]


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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.

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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 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.


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    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]
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