[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 8204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03241]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services


Privacy Act of 1974; Report of a New Routine Use for a CMS System 
of Records

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Altered System Notice, Adding a New Routine Use for a CMS 
System of Records.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 
(5 U.S.C. 552a), CMS is adding a new routine use to the existing system 
of records titled Enrollment Data Base (EDB), System No. 09-70-0502, 
last modified 73 Federal Register 10249 (February 26, 2008), to assist 
with transmitting data to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for 10958 
processing.
    The new routine use will authorize CMS to disclose information 
maintained in the system ``to the IRS for the purposes of reporting 
Medicare Part A enrollment information and to provide statements to the 
individual enrollees with respect to whom information is reported to 
the IRS. Disclosures made pursuant to the routine use will be 
coordinated through CMS' Division of Medicare Enrollment Coordination, 
Medicare Enrollment and Appeals Group, Center for Medicare.

DATES: Effective Dates: The new routine use described in this notice 
will become effective without further notice 30 days after publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register, unless comments are received 
that warrant revisions to this Notice. Written comments should be 
submitted within 30 days.

ADDRESSES: The public should address comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, 
Division of Security, Privacy Policy and Governance, Information 
Security and Privacy Group, Office of Enterprise Information, CMS, 7500 
Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1870, Mailstop: N 1-24-08, 
Office: (410) 786-5357 or via email: [email protected]. Comments 
received will be available for review at this location, by appointment, 
during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.-
3:00 p.m., Eastern Time zone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Herrera, Health Insurance 
Specialist, Division of Medicare Enrollment Coordination, Medicare 
Enrollment and Appeals Group, CMS Center for Medicare, 7500 Security 
Boulevard, Mail Stop C2-12-16, Baltimore, MD 21244, Office phone: 
410.786.0668, Facsimile: 443.380.5418, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CMS is required to produce reports and 
statements of enrollment in Medicare Part A to confirm enrollment in 
minimum essential coverage under Section 6055 of the Affordable Care 
Act. The enrollment information must be provided to the IRS for tax 
administration purposes to enable the IRS to properly assess tax 
returns filed to ensure that Medicare Part A Enrollees are not assessed 
a tax penalty for not beenrolled in health care coverage.
    For the reason explained above, the following routine use is added 
to Enrollment Data Base (EDB), System No. 09-70-0502:

    11. To the IRS for the purposes of reporting Medicare Part A 
enrollment information and to provide statements to the individual 
enrollees with respect to whom information is reported to the IRS.

Celeste Dade-Vinson,
Health Insurance Specialist, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
[FR Doc. 2016-03241 Filed 2-17-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4120-03-P