[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 106 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31531-31532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12250]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2008-0013]


Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Match Number 1016)

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of the renewal of an existing computer matching program, 
which is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2008.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as 
amended, this notice announces the renewal of an existing computer 
matching program that SSA is currently conducting with the IRS.

DATES: IRS will file a report of the subject matching program with the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The renewal of the matching 
program will be effective as indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either 
telefax to (410) 965-0201 or writing to the Deputy Commissioner for 
Budget, Finance and Management, 800 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. All comments received will be 
available for public inspection at this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Deputy Commissioner for Budget, 
Finance and Management 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 
describing 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 approval of the matching agreement by the Data 
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the participating Federal agencies;
    (3) Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal 
Register;
    (4) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress 
and OMB;
    (5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are 
subject to matching; and
    (6) 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.

    Dated: May 22, 2008.
Mary Glenn-Croft,
Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance and Management.

Notice of Computer Matching Program, Social Security Administration 
(SSA) With 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, terms, and safeguards under which IRS agrees to disclose to 
SSA certain return information for use in verifying eligibility for, 
and/or the correct amount of, benefits provided under Title XVI of the 
Social Security Act to qualified aged, blind and disabled individuals, 
and federally administered supplementary payments of the type described 
in section 1616(a) of such Act (including payments pursuant to an 
agreement entered into under section 212(a) of Public Law 93-66, 87 
Stat. 152).

C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    Section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 
6103(l)(7))

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authorizes the IRS to disclose return information with respect to 
unearned income to Federal, State, and local agencies administering 
certain federally assisted benefit programs under the Social Security 
Act and the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
    Section 1631(e)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1383(e)(1)(B)) requires verification of Supplemental Security Income 
(SSI) eligibility and benefit amounts with independent or collateral 
sources. This section of the Act also provides that the ``Commissioner 
of Social Security shall, as may be necessary, request and utilize 
information available pursuant to section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1954 * * *'' for purposes of federally administered 
supplementary payments of the type described in section 1616(a) of the 
Act (including payments pursuant to an agreement entered into under 
section 212(a) of Public Law 93-66).

D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Matching 
Program

    SSA will provide the IRS with identifying information with respect 
to applicants for and recipients of Title XVI benefits available under 
programs specified in this Agreement from the Supplemental Security 
Income Record and Special Veterans Benefits (SSR), SSA/OASSIS 60-0103, 
as published at 71FR 1796, 1830-1834 (January 11, 2006). IRS will 
extract return information with respect to unearned income 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.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program

    The matching program will become effective no sooner than 40 days 
after notice of the matching program is sent to Congress and the Office 
of Management and Budget, 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.

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