[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42769-42770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18166]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Privacy Act of 1974; Report 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)

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intends to continue a recurring computer program matching Internal 
Revenue Service (IRS) records with VA pension and parents' dependency 
and indemnity compensation (DIC) records.
    The goal of this match is to compare income and employment status 
as reported to VA with wage and income records maintained by IRS.
    VA plans to match records of veterans, surviving spouses and 
children who receive pension, and parents who receive DIC, with IRS 
income tax return information and Federal Tax Information (FTI) as it 
relates to earned income. VA will also match records of veterans 
receiving disability compensation at the 100 percent rate based on 
unemployability with IRS income tax return information as it relates to 
earned 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 and employment status.
    The authority for this matching program is 38 U.S.C. 5317, which 
requires Federal agencies to furnish VA with information necessary to 
determine eligibility for or amount of benefits. In addition, 26 U.S.C. 
6103(l)(7) authorizes the disclosure of tax return information to VA.
    Records to be Matched: VA records involved in the match are the VA 
system of records, ``Compensation, Pension, Education, and Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment Records-VA (58VA21/22/28),'' published at 
75 FR 22187 (April 27, 2010). The IRS records will come from the 
Information Return Master File (IRMF)/IRS 22.061, as published at 73 
FR13302 (March 12, 2008), 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 Public Law 100-503.

DATES: The match will start no sooner than 30 days after publication of 
this 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: Written comments may be submitted through http://www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 
Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 
Vermont Ave., NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202) 
273-9026. Copies of comments received will be available for public 
inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 
1063B, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday 
(except holidays). Please call (202) 461-4902 for an appointment. In 
addition, during the comment period, comments may be viewed online 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Zaroff (212C), (202) 461-9700.

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: June 30, 2011.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-18166 Filed 7-18-11; 8:45 am]
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