[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 24174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11871]


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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY


Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority.

ACTION: Notice of computer matching program.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 5 U.S.C. 552(a), as 
amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 
(Pub. L. 100-503), and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection 
Amendments of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508), and the Office of Management and 
Budget's Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs, notice is 
hereby given that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) proposes to 
conduct a computer match program. The program will match United States 
Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Workers' Compensation Programs 
(OWCP) records against wages reported to the Tennessee Department of 
Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) to identify individuals 
receiving both wage replacement benefits and earning wages. This 
information will be used to identify individuals receiving workers' 
compensation benefits who have not reported their employment and to 
assist OWCP in determining the individuals appropriate level of 
benefits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This proposed action will become effective June 11, 
2001 and the computer matching will proceed accordingly without further 
notice, unless comments are received which would result in a contrary 
determination or if the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) or 
Congress objects thereto. Any public comment must be received before 
the effective date.

ADDRESSES: Any interested party may submit written comments to Wilma H. 
McCauley, Privacy Act Officer, TVA, 1101 Market Street (EB 5B), 
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402. As a convenience to commenters, TVA will 
accept public comments transmitted by facsimile at (423) 751-3400 or e-
mail at [email protected]. Receipt of FAX or e-mail transmittals will 
not be acknowledged.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W. H. McCauley, TVA Privacy Act 
Officer, (423) 751-2523.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TVA, OWCP, and the TDLWD intend to conduct a 
computer matching program for the purposes stated below. This notice 
meets the publication requirements under subsection (e)(912) of the 
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. A copy of the computer matching 
agreements and a copy of this notice have been transmitted to the OMB, 
the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Senate.
    Set forth below is a description of the matching program.

Report of Computer Matching Program Between TVA, OWCP, and TDLWD

A. Participating Agencies

    TVA is the recipient agency and will coordinate the computer 
matches with records provided by OWCP and TDLWD for the purpose of the 
match.

B. Purposes of the Match

    The computer matching program involves the U.S. Department of Labor 
(DOL), Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP), the Tennessee 
Valley Authority (TVA), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), and the 
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The purpose of 
the matching program is:
    To compare beneficiaries receiving (1) workers' compensation 
benefits under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. 
8101 et seq., and (2) wages reported to TDLWD. The match will identify 
beneficiaries receiving for the same period both (1) wage replacement 
compensation for disability under the FECA and (2) wages from 
employment. The information will be used to assist OWCP in determining 
whether the individual who did not correctly report their employment 
are receiving the appropriate level of benefits.

C. Authority for Conducting Matching Program

    The authority for undertaking this match is found in FECA, 5 U.S.C. 
8101 et seq.; the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, 16 U.S.C. 831 et 
seq.; and the Inspector General Act, 5 U.S.C. App.

D. Categories of Individuals and Identification of Records To Be 
Matched

    The DOL system of records is published as DOL/GOVT-1, Office of 
Workers' Compensation Programs, Federal Employees' Compensation File, 
58 FR 49548, 49556, September 23, 1993, amended 59 FR 47361, September 
15, 1994. OWCP's file contains relevant data for approximately 2300 
individuals who are receiving workers' compensation benefits based on 
their TVA employment. Records from TDLWD will be included in TVA-31, 
OIG Investigative Records.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program

    This program will begin 40 days after a copy of this agreement is 
sent to Congress. The match initially will cover the period January 1, 
1998, to December 31, 2000. Thereafter, it will be conducted 
periodically for 18 months and may be renewed for another 12 months.

Jacklyn J. Stephenson,
Senior Manager, Enterprise Operations, Information Services.
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