[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14798-14799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-05254]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Fiscal Service


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 552a(e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as 
amended, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the 
Conduct of Matching Programs, and the Payment Integrity Information Act 
of 2019, notice is hereby given of the conduct of the a Computer 
Matching Program pertaining to the Do Not Pay Working System's support 
of the Small Business Administration's (SBA) COVID-19 response 
programs, including the Paycheck Protection Program, Economic Injury 
Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, Targeted EIDL Advances, and the Shuttered 
Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) Program (collectively the ``SBA 
Programs''). This matching program will provide SBA with information 
that will help it identify potentially improper payments in the SBA 
Programs.

DATES: Comments on this matching notice must be received no later than 
30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. If no public 
comments are received during the period allowed for comment, the 
matching program will be effective April 19, 2021, provided it is a 
minimum of 30 days after the publication date.
    Beginning date: The matches are conducted on an ongoing basis, 
beginning no earlier than the matching program effective date above.

ADDRESSES: David J. Ambrose, Chief Security Officer/Chief Privacy 
Officer, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 3201 Pennsy Drive, Warehouse 
``E'', Landover, MD 20785.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David J. Ambrose, Chief Security 
Officer/Chief Privacy Officer, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 202-874-
6488.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection 
Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 101-503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 
by describing the manner in which computer matching involving Federal 
agencies could be performed and adding certain protections for 
individuals applying for and receiving Federal benefits. Section 7201 
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508) 
further amended the Privacy Act regarding protections for such 
individuals. Moreover, the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, 
(31 U.S.C. 3351 et seq.) (PIIA), provides the head of the agency 
operating the Do Not Pay Working System with the authority to waive the 
requirements in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o), after consultation with the Office of 
Management and Budget, for matching programs conducted under the Do Not 
Pay Initiative (31 U.S.C. 3354). This Notice provides the public with 
information regarding a matching program pertaining to the Do Not Pay 
Working System's support of SBA Programs that has been granted a 
waiver, pursuant to PIIA, from the Matching Agreement requirements in 
the Privacy Act.

Participating Agencies

    Name of Recipient Agency: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. 
Department of the Treasury. The SBA is the only other federal agency 
expected to participate in this matching program.

Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3354, executive agencies are required 
to ``review prepayment and preaward procedures and ensure that a 
thorough review of available databases with relevant information on 
eligibility occurs to determine program or award

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eligibility and prevent improper payments before the release of any 
Federal funds.'' 31 U.S.C. 3354(a)(1).

Purpose(s)

    The purpose of this program is to assist SBA in the identification 
of potentially improper payments. Information is disclosed pursuant to 
this matching program only for the purpose of, and to the extent 
necessary in, assisting SBA in its determination with respect to an 
applicant for assistance under the SBA Programs.

Categories of Individuals

    Individuals applying for or receiving benefits under the SBA 
Programs.

Categories of Records

    The source agency, SBA, will furnish information to the Do Not Pay 
Working System regarding SBA Program applicants or benefit recipients. 
The requests from the SBA may include: The applicant or benefit 
recipient's name (which may include their individual name and/or 
trading names, if applicable), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), 
type of TIN, DUNS number, address, date of birth, sex, telephone 
number(s), email address(es), payment information, associated banking 
information, and associated payment/transaction information. Fiscal 
Service will provide a response record for each individual identified 
by the source agency. When there is a match between a record provided 
by the source agency and one or more of the databases contained in the 
Do Not Pay Working System, the Do Not Pay Working System will disclose 
to the source agency the presence of a potentially matching record in 
the Do Not Pay Working System and the database(s) that contain the 
potentially matching record(s).

System(s) of Records

    SBA's records are contained in SBA system of records 21 (Loan 
System). Fiscal Service's records are contained in Fiscal Service 
system of records Treasury/Fiscal Service .017--Do Not Pay Payment 
Verification Records, which was last published at 85 FR 11776 (Feb. 27, 
2020).

Ryan Law,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy, Transparency, and Records.
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