[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 17, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8053-8054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03164]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988; Report of 
Matching Program: Corporation for National and Community Service and 
the Social Security Administration

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of computer matching program between the Corporation for 
National and Community Service and the Social Security Administration.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 
amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 
(Pub. L. 100-503), OMB Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of 
the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (54 FR 25818, 
June 19, 1989), and OMB Circular No. A-130, ``Management of Federal 
Information Resources,'' the Corporation for National and Community 
Service (``CNCS'') is issuing a public notice of the computer matching 
program with the Social Security Administration (``SSA'').

DATES: CNCS will file a report of the subject computer matching 
agreement with the Office of Management and Budget and Congress. The 
matching program will begin April 1, 2016 or 40 days after the date of 
CNCS's submissions to OMB and Congress, whichever is later. The 
matching program will continue for 18 months after the effective date 
and may be extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if the 
conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the title of the 
information collection activity, by any of the following methods.
    (1) By mail sent to: Corporation for National and Community 
Service, Attention Zachary Jackson, Project Manager, Suite 300, 250 E. 
Street SW., Washington, DC, 20525.
    (2) By fax to: (202) 606-3467.
    (3) By email to: [email protected]. Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY-TDD) may call (202) 606-
3472 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through 
Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Jackson, Project Manager, 
(202) 606-6948, or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. General

    The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer 
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503), 
regulates the use of computer matching agreements by Federal agencies 
when records in a system of records are matched with other Federal, 
state, or local government records. Among other things, it requires 
Federal agencies involved in computer matching agreements to publish a 
notice in the Federal Register regarding the establishment of the 
matching program.

B. Participating Agencies

    Participants in this computer matching program are the Social 
Security Administration (source agency) and the Corporation for 
National and Community Service (recipient agency).

C. Purpose of the Match

    The computer match between CNCS and SSA will enable CNCS to verify 
the social security numbers of individuals applying to serve in 
approved national service positions and those designated to receive 
national service education awards under the National and Community 
Service Act of 1990 (NCSA)

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and verify statements made by those individuals regarding their 
citizenship status.

D. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    This agreement is executed in compliance with the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 
1988 (5 U.S.C. 552a), and the regulations and guidance promulgated 
under the Act.
    SSA's legal authority to enter into this agreement is section 1106 
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306) and the regulations 
promulgated pursuant to that section (20 CFR part 401). The authority 
for SSA's disclosure of record information is 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3).
    Section 146(a)(3) of the NCSA (42 U.S.C. 12602(a)) sets forth the 
eligibility requirements for an individual to receive an Education 
Award from the National Service Trust upon successful completion of a 
term of service in an approved national service position. Section 1711 
of the Serve America Act (Pub. L. 111-13) directs CNCS to enter into a 
data matching agreement to verify statements made by an individual 
declaring that such individual is in compliance with section 146(a)(3) 
of the NCSA by comparing information provided by the individual with 
information relevant to such a declaration in the possession of another 
Federal agency. In accordance with the study CNCS completed pursuant to 
section 1711 of the Serve America Act, CNCS determined that a data 
matching program with SSA is the most effective means to verify an 
individual's statement that he or she is in compliance with section 
146(a)(3) of the NCSA.

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

    Each individual who is eligible to receive an education award or 
applies to serve in an approved national service position, including 
positions in AmeriCorps State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, 
AmeriCorps NCCC, and Serve America Fellows, must, at the time of 
acceptance of an education award or application to serve, certify that 
the individual meets the citizenship eligibility criteria to serve in 
the position, i.e., is a citizen, national, or lawful permanent 
resident of the United States.
    The Master Files of Social Security Number Holders and SSN 
Applications SSA/OTSO 60-0058, last published in full on December 29, 
2010 (75 FR 82121), as amended on July 5, 2013 (78 FR 40542) and 
February 13, 2014 (79 FR 8780) maintains records about each individual 
who has applied for and obtained an SSN. SSA uses information from this 
system to assign SSNs. The information CNCS provides from the 
AmeriCorps Member Individual Account; Corporation -8 system of record, 
published in full on March 5, 1999 (64 FR 10879-10893), as amended on 
August 1, 2000, (65 FR 46890-46905) and July 25, 2002 (67 FR 48616-
48617) will be matched against this system of records and verification 
results will be disclosed under the applicable routine use.

F. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program

    This agreement will be in effect for a period of 18 months, with a 
provision for a one-time extension for a period not to exceed 12 
months. In order to renew this agreement, both CNCS and SSA must 
certify to their respective Data Integrity Boards that: (1) The 
matching program will be conducted without change; and (2) the matching 
program has been conducted in compliance with the original agreement.

G. Procedure

    CNCS will provide SSA with a data file including each applicant's 
and potential education award recipient's social security number, first 
and last names, and date of birth. SSA will conduct a match on the 
identifying information. If the match does not return a result 
verifying the individual's citizenship status, CNCS will contact the 
individual or the grant recipient program that selected the individual 
to verify the results in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 
552a(p) and applicable OMB guidelines. The affected individual will 
have an opportunity to contest the accuracy of the information provided 
by SSA. The applicant will have at least 30 days from the date of the 
notice to provide clear and convincing evidence of the accuracy of the 
social security number, proof of U.S. citizenship, or both.

H. Additional Notice

    Applicants will be informed at the time of application that 
information provided on the application is subject to verification 
through a computer matching program. The application package will 
contain a privacy certification notice that the applicant must sign 
authorizing CNCS to verify the information provided.
    For transferees of education awards, at the time an award is 
transferred, CNCS will provided individual notice that the SSN is 
subject to verification through a computer matching program. CNCS will 
send a privacy notice to the transferee, and in the case of a minor, to 
the parent or legal guardian. The transferee, parent, or legal guardian 
must sign the privacy certification authorizing CNCS to verify the 
information provided.

I. Other Information

    CNCS will furnish a copy of this notice to both Houses of Congress 
and the Office of Management and Budget.

    Dated: February 10, 2016.
Thomas Hanley,
Chief Information Officer.
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