[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 54715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22158]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA 2019-0004]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA).
The matching agreement (agreement) sets forth the terms,
conditions, and safeguards under which VA/VBA will provide SSA with
information necessary to: (1) Identify certain Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) and Special Veterans Benefit (SVB) recipients under Title
XVI and Title VIII of the Social Security Act (Act), respectively, who
receive VA-administered benefits; (2) determine the eligibility or
amount of payment for SSI and SVB recipients; and (3) identify the
income of individuals who may be eligible for Medicare cost-sharing
assistance through the Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) as part of the
agency's Medicare outreach efforts.
DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program
is 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register (FR). The matching program will be applicable on November 11,
2019, or once a minimum of 30 days after publication of this notice has
elapsed, whichever is later. The matching program will be in effect for
a period of 18 months.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (410) 966-0869, writing to Matthew D. Ramsey, Executive
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General
Counsel, Social Security Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, or emailing
[email protected]. All comments received will be available for
public inspection by contacting Mr. Ramsey at this street address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norma Followell, Supervisory Team
Lead, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel,
Social Security Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, at Telephone: (410) 966-5855, or send an
email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the
General Counsel.
Participatng Agencies
SSA and VA/VBA.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The legal authorities for SSA to conduct this computer matching are
sections 806(b), 1144, and 1631(e)(1)(B) and (f) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1006(b), 1320b-14, and 1383(e)(1)(B) and (f)).
The legal authority for VA to disclose information under this
agreement is section 1631(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(f)), which
requires Federal agencies to provide such information as the
Commissioner of Social Security needs for purposes of determining
eligibility for or amount of benefits, or verifying other information
with respect thereto.
Purpose(s)
The agreement establishes the conditions under which VA/VBA will
provide SSA with information necessary to: (1) Identify certain SSI and
SVB recipients under Title XVI and Title VIII of the Act, respectively,
who receive VA-administered benefits; (2) determine the eligibility or
amount of payment for SSI and SVB recipients; and (3) identify the
income of individuals who may be eligible for Medicare cost-sharing
assistance through the MSP as part of the agency's Medicare outreach
efforts.
Categories of Individuals
The individuals whose information is involved in this matching
program are those individuals who are receiving VA compensation or
pension benefits and SSI or SVB benefits.
Categories of Records
VA will provide SSA with electronic files containing compensation
and pension payment data. SSA will match the VA data with its SSI/SVB
payment information. SSA will conduct the match using the Social
Security number, name, date of birth, and VA claim number on both the
VA file and the Supplemental Security Income Record and Special
Veterans Benefits system of records (SOR).
System(s) of Records
VA will provide SSA with electronic files containing compensation
and pension payment data from its SOR entitled the ``Compensation,
Pension, Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
Records-VA'' (58VA21/22/28), republished with updated name at 74 FR
14865 (April 1, 2009) and last amended at 77 FR 42593 (July 19, 2012).
Routine use 20 of 58VA21/22/28 permits disclosure of the subject
records for matching purposes.
SSA will match the VA data with SSI/SVB payment information
maintained in its SOR entitled ``Supplemental Security Income Record
and Special Veterans Benefits'' (60-0103), last fully published on
January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830), and amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR
69723), July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31250-31251), and November 1, 2018 (83 FR
54969).
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