[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44031-44032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-18684]
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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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, as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, OMB Final
Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of the Computer Matching and
Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and the Serve America Act, the
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) is issuing public
notice of its renewal of its computer matching agreement with the
Social Security Administration (SSA).
DATES: You may submit comments until September 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the title of the
information collection activity, by any of the following methods.
(1) By mail send to: Corporation for National and Community
Service, Attention: Amy Borgstrom, Associate Director for Policy, 250 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20525.
(2) By email to: [email protected].
(3) 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: Amy Borgstrom, Associate Director for
Policy, (202) 606-6930 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 a computer matching agreement. The SSA will conduct a computer match
with CNCS to verify Social Security numbers (SSN) and provide the
citizenship status, as recorded in SSA records, 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). 42 U.S.C. 12501, et seq.
Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
This renewed 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)(A) and
OMB Circular A-108 (December 23, 2016) have been met. 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
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conducted without change; and (2) the matching program has been
conducted in compliance with the original agreement.
Procedure
CNCS will provide SSA with a data file including 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 social security number and
citizenship status, CNCS will notify the individual or the grant
recipient program that selected the individual. The affected individual
will have an opportunity to contest the accuracy of the information
provided by SSA in accordance with the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 552a(p)
and applicable OMB guidelines.
The individual will have at least 30 days from the date of the
notice to submit evidence demonstrating the accuracy of the social
security number and/or proof that the individual is a citizen,
national, or lawful permanent resident alien of the United States. CNCS
will consider any timely submitted evidence to determine whether the
record establishes the accuracy of the social security number and/or
the United States citizenship, nationality or lawful permanent
residency of the individual. If the individual fails to timely submit
such evidence, CNCS will presume that the information provided by SSA
is accurate. The notice will so advise the individual.
Additional Notice
Applicants and transferees will be informed 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. Individuals receiving a
transferred Education Award will be informed at the time identifying
information is requested from the transferee, that their data will be
verified through this computer matching agreement. The form requesting
this data will contain a privacy certification notice that the
applicant must sign authorizing CNCS to verify the information
provided.
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).
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: The authority for
creating this matching program is pursuant to section 1711 of the Serve
America Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-13, April 21, 2009). The legal
authority for the disclosure of SSA data under this agreement is
pursuant to section 1106 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1306(b)), 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) of the Privacy Act, and associated
regulations and guidance.
CNCS's legal authority to enter into this agreement is in section
146(b)(3) of the National and Community Service Act (NCSA) (42 U.S.C.
12602(a)), concerning an individual's eligibility to receive a Segal
AmeriCorps Education Award from the National Service Trust upon
successful completion of a term of service in an approved national
service position. The authority is further articulated in section 1711
of the Serve America Act (Pub. L. 111-13), that 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(b)(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.
Purpose(s): The computer matching agreement between CNCS and SSA
enables CNCS to verify the social security numbers of most applicants
for approved national service positions, and verify statements made by
those applicants regarding their citizenship status according to the
records that SSA has on file. SSA is not the custodian of U.S.
citizenship records.
Categories of Individuals: Each individual who applies to serve in
an approved national service position, and will receive an Education
Award pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 142(a) including positions in AmeriCorps
State and National, AmeriCorps VISTA, AmeriCorps NCCC, Serve America
Fellows, as well as individuals who are the recipient of a transferred
Education Awards are subject to the matching program. At the time of
application, CNCS must certify that the individual meets the
citizenship eligibility criteria to serve in the position and/or
receive an Education Award, i.e., is a citizen, national, or lawful
permanent resident alien of the United States. Furthermore, these
members must provide an accurate social security number.
Categories of Records: The Master Files of Social Security Number
Holders and SSN Applications SSA/OEEAS 60-0058, system of records last
published at 74 FR 62866 (December 1, 2009) (Enumeration System)
maintains records about each individual who has applied for and
obtained an SSN. SSA uses information from the Enumeration System to
assign SSNs. The information CNCS provides from the AmeriCorps Member
Individual Account (Corporation 8) system of records will be matched
against this system of records and verification results will be
disclosed under the applicable routine use.
Dated: August 13, 2018.
Edward Davis,
Acting Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-18684 Filed 8-28-18; 8:45 am]
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