[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 163 (Friday, August 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50836-50837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21566]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of Matching Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) intends to conduct a recurring computer program matching Internal 
Revenue Service (IRS) records with VA pension and parents' dependency 
and indemnity compensation (DIC) records.
    The purpose of this match is to compare income status as reported 
to VA with records maintained by IRS. The legal authority for this 
match is section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 
6103(l)(7)) and 38 U.S.C. 5317.
    VA plans to match records of veterans, surviving spouses and 
children who receive pension, and parents who receive DIC, with data 
from the IRS income tax return information as it relates to unearned 
income.
    VA will use this information to adjust VA benefit payments as 
prescribed by law. The proposed matching program will enable VA to 
ensure accurate reporting of income.
    Records To Be Matched: VA records involved in the match are the VA 
system of records, Compensation, Pension, Education and Rehabilitation 
Records--VA (58 VA 21/22). The IRS records will come from the Wage and 
Information Returns (IRP) Processing File, Treas/IRS 22.061, hereafter 
referred to as the Information Return Master File (IRMF), as published 
at 66 FR 63797 (December 10, 2001) through the Disclosure of 
Information to Federal, State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA) program. In 
accordance with Title 5 U.S.C. subsection 552a(o)(2) and (r), copies of 
the agreement are being sent to both Houses of Congress and to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
    This notice is provided in accordance with the provisions of the 
Privacy Act of 1974 as amended by P.L. 100-503.

DATES: The match will start no sooner than 30 days after publication of 
this

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Notice in the Federal Register, or 40 days after copies of this Notice 
and the agreement of the parties are submitted to Congress and OMB, 
whichever is later, and end not more than 18 months after the agreement 
is 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: Mail or hand-deliver written comments to: Director, 
Regulations Management (00REG1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. All comments received will 
be available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy 
and Management, Room 1158, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20420, between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday except 
holidays.

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

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

    Approved: August 4, 2003.
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-21566 Filed 8-21-03; 8:45 am]
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