[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57726-57727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22630]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2021-0038]


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 Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center (DoD/DMDC).

DATES: Submit comments on the proposed matching program on or before 
November 17, 2021. The matching program will be applicable on November 
18, 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: You may submit comments by any one of three methods--
internet, fax, or mail. Do not submit the same comments multiple times 
or by more than one method. Regardless of which method you choose, 
please state that your comments refer to Docket No. SSA-2021-0038 so 
that we may associate your comments with the correct regulation.
    Caution: You should be careful to include in your comments only 
information that you wish to make publicly available. We strongly urge 
you not to include in your comments any personal information, such as 
Social Security numbers or medical information.
    1. Internet: We strongly recommend that you submit your comments 
via the internet. Please visit the Federal eRulemaking portal at http://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function to find docket number 
SSA-2021-0038 and then submit your comments. The system will issue you 
a tracking number to confirm your submission. You will not be able to 
view your comment immediately because we must post each submission 
manually. It may take up to a week for your comments to be viewable.
    2. Fax: Fax comments to (410) 966-0869.
    3. Mail: Matthew 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]. Comments are also 
available for public viewing on the Federal eRulemaking portal at 
http://www.regulations.gov or in person, during regular business hours, 
by arranging with the contact person identified below.

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: Under this matching program, DoD/DMDC will

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disclose to SSA data that SSA will use to verify information provided 
by applicants, beneficiaries, and recipients of Supplemental Security 
Income (SSI) payments and Special Veterans Benefits (SVB). The SSI and 
SVB recipient/beneficiary provides information about eligibility and 
entitlement factors (e.g., income, resources, living arrangements).

Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 
General Counsel.

Participating Agencies

    SSA and DoD/DMDC.

Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    This matching agreement between DoD/DMDC and SSA is executed 
pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the 
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and otherwise; 
and the Office of Management and Budget Final Guidance interpreting 
those Acts.
    Public Law (Pub. L.) 98-369, Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, 
requires agencies administering certain federally-assisted benefit 
programs to use certain information to ensure proper distribution of 
benefit payments (98 Stat. 494).
    Section 1631(e)(1)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)(1)(B)) requires 
verification of Supplemental Security Income eligibility and benefit 
amounts with independent or collateral sources. This section of the Act 
provides that the ``Commissioner of Social Security shall, as may be 
necessary, request and utilize information available pursuant to 
section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986'' for purposes 
of federally-administered supplementary payments of the type described 
in section 1616(a) of the Act (including payments pursuant to an 
agreement entered into under section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93-66).
    The legal authority for the disclosure of SSA data under this 
agreement is section 1106 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1306), section (b)(3) 
of the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)), and the regulations and 
guidance promulgated under these provisions.

Purpose(s)

    This computer matching agreement (agreement) sets forth the terms, 
conditions, and safeguards under which the Department of Defense (DoD), 
Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) (DoD/DMDC) will disclose to the 
Social Security Administration (SSA) data that SSA will use to verify 
information provided by applicants, beneficiaries, and recipients of 
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments and Special Veterans 
Benefits (SVB). The SSI and SVB recipient/beneficiary provides 
information about eligibility and entitlement factors (e.g., income, 
resources, living arrangements). SSA obtains additional information, as 
necessary, before making any determinations of eligibility, payments, 
entitlement or benefit amounts or adjustments thereto. Military 
retirement payments to SSI recipients and SVB beneficiaries include 
retired members, or their survivors, of the Uniformed Services, i.e., 
Army; Navy; Air Force; Marine Corps; Coast Guard; and Commissioned 
Corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. SSA will 
accomplish this task by computer matching with DoD/DMDC.

Categories of Individuals

    The individuals whose information is involved in this matching 
program are applicants, beneficiaries, and recipients of Supplemental 
Security Income payments and Special Veterans Benefits.

Categories of Records

    SSA will provide electronically to DoD/DMDC the following data 
elements in the finder file:

 Social Security number
 Name control

    IRS will disclose to SSA the following:
     Payee Account Number,
     Payee Name and Mailing Address,
     Payee Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN),
     Payer Name and Address,
     Payer TIN, and
     Income Type and Amount.

System(s) of Records

    SSA's SOR is the Supplemental Security Income Record and Special 
Veterans Benefit (SSR), 60-0103, last fully published at 71 Federal 
Register (FR) 1830 (January 11, 2006), and amended at 72 FR 69723 
(December 10, 2007), 83 FR 31250-51 (July 3, 2018, and at 83 FR 54969 
(November 1, 2018).
    DoD/DMDC will disclose records from the following SOR: DMDC 01, 
entitled ``Defense Manpower Data Center Data Base,'' last published in 
full at 84 Federal Register (FR) 6383 (February 26, 2019), and amended 
at 84 FR 8698 (March 11, 2019), and 84 FR 15605 (April 16, 2019).

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