[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79508-79509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27141]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No. DHS-2016-0083]


Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security.

ACTION: Notice of Recertification.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the existence of a computer 
matching program between the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services and the New Jersey Department of 
Labor and Workforce Development, titled ``Verification Division DHS-
USCIS/NJ-LWD.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services provides this notice 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 (Public Law 100-
503) and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 
1990 (Public Law 101-508) (Privacy Act); 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 appendix I to OMB's Revision of Circular 
No. A-130 (November 28, 2000), ``Transmittal Memorandum No. 4, 
Management of Federal Information Resources.''
    Participating Agencies: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS-USCIS) is the source agency 
and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJ-
LWD) is the recipient agency.
    Purpose of the Match: The purpose of this Agreement is to establish 
the terms and conditions governing NJLWD's access to, and use of, the 
DHS-USCIS Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) 
Program, which provides immigration status information from Federal 
immigration records to authorized users, and to comply with the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988.
    New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development will use 
the SAVE Program to verify the immigration status of non U.S. citizens 
who apply for benefits (Benefit Applicants) under the Unemployment 
Compensation (UC) benefits that it administers. Under Federal law, 
immigrant workers must be in particular immigration categories to 
qualify for UC benefits. NJLWD will use the information obtained 
through the SAVE Program to determine whether Benefit Applicants 
possess the requisite immigration status to be eligible for the UC 
benefits administered by NJLWD.
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: Section 121 of the 
Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99-603, 
as amended by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, 110 Stat. 2168 
(1996), requires DHS to establish a system for the verification of 
immigration status of alien applicants for, or recipients of, certain 
types of benefits as specified within IRCA, and to make this system 
available to state agencies that administer such benefits. Section 
121(c) of IRCA amends sec. 1137 of the Social Security Act and certain 
other sections

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of law that pertain to federal entitlement benefit programs. Section 
121(c) requires state agencies administering these programs to use DHS-
USCIS's verification system to make eligibility determinations in order 
to prevent the issuance of benefits to ineligible alien applicants. The 
SAVE Program is the DHS-USCIS system available to the NJLWD and other 
covered agencies for use in making these eligibility determinations.
    The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 
1996 (IIRIRA), Public Law 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009 (1996) grants 
Federal, State, or local government agencies seeking to verify or 
ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual 
within the jurisdiction of the agency with the authority to request 
such information from DHS-USCIS for any purpose authorized by law.
    New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development will 
access information contained in the SAVE Program for the purpose of 
confirming the immigration status of alien applicants for, or 
recipients of, benefits it administers to discharge its obligation to 
conduct such verifications pursuant to sec. 1137 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(a) et seq.) and New Jersey Statute 43:21-4.
    Categories of Records and individuals covered: DHS-USCIS will 
provide the following to NJ-LWD: Records in the DHS-USCIS VIS database 
containing information related to the status of aliens and other 
persons on whom DHS-USCIS has a record as an applicant, petitioner, or 
beneficiary. See DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for 
Entitlements Program System of Records Notice, 77 FR 47415 (August 8, 
2012).
    New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development will 
provide the following to DHS-USCIS: NJ-LWD records pertaining to alien 
and naturalized/derived United States citizen applicants for, or 
recipients of, entitlement benefit programs administered by the State.
    New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development will match 
the following records with DHS-USCIS records:

 Alien Registration Number
 I-94 Number
 Last Name
 First Name
 Middle Name
 Date of Birth
 Nationality
 Social Security number (SSN)

    DHS-USCIS will match the following records with NJ-LWD records:

 Alien Registration Number
 I-94 Number
 Last Name
 First Name
 Middle Name
 Date of Birth
 Country of Birth (not nationality)
 SSN (if available)
 Date of Entry
 Immigration Status Data
 Sponsorship Information (sponsor's full name, SSN, and 
address)

    System of Records: DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for 
Entitlements Program System of Records Notice, 77 FR 47415 (August 8, 
2012).
    Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program: The inclusive dates of the 
matching program are from December 29, 2016, and continuing for 18 
months through June 28, 2018. The matching program may be extended for 
up to an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain conditions are 
met.
    Address for Receipt of Public Comments or Inquires: 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 DHS-USCIS and NJ-LWD, may contact:
    For general questions please contact: Donald K. Hawkins, 202-272-
8030, Privacy Officer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
Department of Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20529.
    For privacy questions please contact: Jonathan R. Cantor (202-343-
1717), Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy Office Department of 
Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528.

    Dated: November 1, 2016.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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