[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20032-20033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9644]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Matching Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching Program.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) intends to conduct a recurring computer matching program matching 
Social Security Administration (SSA) records with VA pension and 
parents' dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) records.
    The purpose of the match is to compare income status as reported to 
VA with records maintained by SSA. VA plans to match records of 
beneficiaries who receive pension and DIC with the Master Beneficiary 
Record (MBR) and the Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income 
System (MEF) maintained by SSA.
    VA will use this information to update the master records of VA 
beneficiaries receiving income dependent benefits and to adjust VA 
benefit payments as prescribed by law. The matching program will enable 
VA to ensure accurate reporting of income.

Records To Be Matched

    The VA records involved in the match are the VA system of records, 
Compensation, Pension, Education and Rehabilitation Records--VA (58 VA 
21/22). The SSA records consist of the SSA Master beneficiary Record 
(MBR), SSA/OSR, 60-0090. In the absence of MBR data, SSA will attempt 
to verify the SSN in VA records using the SSA Earnings Recording and 
Self-Employment Income System (MEF), SSA/OSR, 60-0059.
    This notice is provided in accordance with the provisions of the 
Privacy Act of 1974 as amended by Public Law 100-503.

DATES: The match will start no sooner than 30 days after publication in 
the Federal Register and end not more than 18 months after the 
agreement is

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properly implemented by the parties. The involved agencies' Data 
Integrity Boards (DIB) may extend this match for 12 months provided the 
agencies certify to their DIBs within three months of the ending date 
of the original match that the matching program will be conducted 
without change and that the matching program has been conducted in 
compliance with the original matching program.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may submit written comments to the 
Director, Office of Regulations Management (02D), Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Room 1154, Washington, DC 
20420. Comments will be available for public inspection at the above 
address in the Office of Regulations Management, Room 1158, between 8 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, except holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Trowbridge, (212), (202) 273-
7218.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information is required by Title 5 
U.S.C. subsection 552a(e)(12), the Privacy Act of 1974. A copy of this 
notice has been provided to both Houses of Congress and OMB.

    Approved: March 27, 2001.
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 01-9644 Filed 4-17-01; 8:45 am]
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