[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68865-68866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28367]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program 
between the U.S. Department of Education and the Social Security 
Administration

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the computer matching program 
between the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Social Security 
Administration (SSA). The computer matching program will begin on the 
effective date specified in paragraph 5.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is provided under the Privacy 
Act of 1974, 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) (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 
552a); the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Final Guidance 
Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the Computer 
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 (June 19, 
1989); and OMB Circular A-130, Appendix 1.
    1. Name of Participating Agencies.
    The U.S. Department of Education and the Social Security 
Administration.
    2. Purpose of the Match.
    The computer matching program will assist ED in its obligation to 
ensure that borrowers with disabilities who have loans under title IV 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (20 U.S.C. 1070 
et seq.), more efficiently and effectively apply for total and 
permanent disability discharge of their student loans.
    3. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program.
    ED's legal authority to enter into this computer matching program 
and to disclose information as part of this computer matching program 
is section 437 of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1087(a)), the regulations 
promulgated pursuant to that section (34 CFR 682.402(c)), and the 
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)).
    SSA's legal authority to disclose information as part of this 
computer matching program is section 1106 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 1306), the regulations promulgated pursuant to that section 
(20 CFR. part 401), and the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)).
    4. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match.
    The records to be used in the match are described as follows:
    ED will disclose to SSA the name, date of birth (DOB), and Social 
Security number (SSN) of individuals who owe a balance on one or more 
title IV, HEA loans, or who have a loan written off due to default from 
the system of records entitled ``National Student Loan Data System 
(NSLDS)'' (18-11-06), as last published in the Federal Register in full 
on June 28, 2013 (78 FR 38963-38969) and as last updated on April 2, 
2014 (79 FR 18534-18536).
    The ED data described in the preceding paragraph will be matched 
with SSA data recorded in the Disability Control File (DCF), which 
originate from the Supplemental Security Income Record and Special 
Veterans Benefits (SSR/SVB), 60-0103, published in the Federal Register 
on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830) and updated on December 10, 2007 (72 
FR 69723), and the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR) SSA/ORSIS 60-0090, 
published on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1826) and updated on December 10, 
2007 (72 FR 69723) and on July 5, 2013 (78 FR 40542), in order to 
provide ED with Medical Improvement Not Expected disability data.
    5. Effective Date of the Matching Program.

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    The effective date of the Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) and the 
date when the match may begin shall be whichever date is the latest of 
the following three dates: (1) The date of the last signatory to the 
CMA; (2) at the expiration of the 30-day public comment period 
following the publication of this matching program notice in the 
Federal Register; or (3) at the expiration of the 40-day period 
following ED's transmittal of a report concerning the matching program 
to OMB and to the appropriate Congressional Committees, along with a 
copy of the CMA, unless OMB waives 10 or fewer days of this 40-day 
review period for compelling reasons, in which case, 30 days plus 
whatever number of the 10 days that OMB did not waive from the date of 
the transmittal of the report to OMB and Congress. The matching program 
will continue for 18 months after the effective date and may be 
extended for an additional 12 months if the conditions specified in 5 
U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.
    6. Address for Receipt of Public Comments or Inquiries.
    Individuals wishing to comment on this matching program or obtain 
additional information about the program, including requesting a copy 
of the computer matching agreement between ED and SSA, may contact Lisa 
Oldre, Program Operations Specialist, Federal Student Aid, U.S. 
Department of Education, 830 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20202-
5320. Telephone: 202-377-3249. As a secondary contact, individuals may 
contact Pam Eliadis, Service Director, System Operations & Aid Delivery 
Management, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education, 830 
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20202-5320. Telephone: (202) 377-3554.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf or a text 
telephone, you may call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact 
disc) on request to either contact person listed in the previous 
paragraph.
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    Authority:  The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a).

    Dated: November 3, 2015.
James W. Runcie,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2015-28367 Filed 11-5-15; 8:45 am]
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