[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67087-67088]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23268]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2020-0021]


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 Railroad 
Retirement Board (RRB). This matching program sets forth the terms, 
safeguards, and procedures under which RRB, as the source agency, will 
disclose RRB annuity payment data to SSA, the recipient agency. SSA 
will use the information to verify Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
and Special Veterans Benefits (SVB) eligibility and benefit payment 
amounts. SSA will also record the railroad annuity amounts RRB paid to 
SSI and SVB recipients in the Supplemental Security Income Record 
(SSR).

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. The matching program will be applicable on March 2, 2021, 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 Ramsey, Executive 
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General 
Counsel, Social Security

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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: Interested parties may submit general 
questions about the matching program to Andrea Huseth, Division 
Director, 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.

Participating Agencies

    SSA and RRB.

Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    The legal authority for the disclosure under this agreement for the 
SSI portion are sections 1631(e)(1)(A) and (B) and 1631(f) of the 
Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)(1)(A) and (B) and 
1383(f)). The legal authority for the disclosure under this agreement 
for the SVB portion is section 806(b) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1006(b)).

Purpose(s)

    This matching program establishes the conditions under which RRB, 
as the source agency, will disclose RRB annuity payment data to SSA, 
the recipient agency. SSA will use the information to verify SSI and 
SVB eligibility and benefit payment amounts. SSA will also record the 
railroad annuity amounts RRB paid to SSI and SVB recipients in the SSR.

Categories of Individuals

    The individuals whose information is involved in this matching 
program are applicants for and recipients of SSI payments and SVB 
benefits.

Categories of Records

    The electronic data file provided by RRB will contain approximately 
600,000 records. The file will adhere to the characteristics and format 
shown in attachment B. The SSR has about 9 million records. SSA will 
match the Social Security number, name, date of birth, and RRB claim 
number on the RRB file and the SSR. SSA and RRB will conduct this match 
monthly.

System(s) of Records

    RRB will provide SSA with an electronic data file containing 
annuity payment data from RRB's system of records, RRB-22 Railroad 
Retirement, Survivor, and Pensioner Benefits System, last published on 
May 15, 2015 (80 FR 28018). SSA will match RRB's data with data 
maintained in the SSR, Supplemental Security Income Record and Special 
Veterans Benefits, 60-0103, last fully published at 71 FR 1830 on 
January 11, 2006 and updated on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 69723), July 
3, 2018 (83 FR 31250-31251), and November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54969). SVB 
data also resides on the SSR.

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