[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08598]



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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2021-0041]


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 Labor (DOL).

DATES: Submit comments on the proposed matching program on or before 
May 23, 2022. The matching program will be applicable on May 25, 2022, 
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-2021-0041 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-2021-0041 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 Melissa Feldhan, 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) 965-1416, or 
send an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under this matching program, DOL will 
disclose the DOL-administered Part C Black Lung (BL) benefit data to 
SSA. SSA will match DOL's Part C BL data with SSA's records of persons 
receiving Social Security disability benefits to verify that Part C BL 
beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of Social Security 
disability benefits.

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

    Participating Agencies: SSA and DOL.
    Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: The legal authority 
for this agreement is section 224(h)(1) of the Social Security Act 
(Act), 42 U.S.C. 424a(h)(1). This legal authority requires any Federal 
agency to provide SSA with information in its possession that SSA may 
require for making a timely determination of the amount of reduction 
required under section 224 of the Act for workers' compensation offset.
    Purpose(s): This agreement establishes the terms, conditions, and 
safeguards under which DOL will disclose the DOL-administered Part C BL 
benefit data to SSA. SSA will match DOL's Part C BL data with SSA's 
records of persons receiving Social Security disability benefits to 
verify that Part C BL beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of 
Social Security disability benefits.
    Categories of Individuals: The individuals whose information is 
involved in this matching program are those individuals who are 
receiving Part C BL benefits and Social Security disability benefits.
    Categories of Records: DOL's monthly extract file will contain each 
Part C BL beneficiary's Social Security number (SSN), name, date of 
birth, date of entitlement, payment status, current benefit amount, and 
effective date of the current benefit amount. SSA will determine which 
of the beneficiaries are receiving Social Security disability benefits 
and match the DOL data against the SSN, type of action code, and offset 
type for those beneficiaries in SSA's Master Beneficiary Record (MBR).
    System(s) of Records: SSA will match the DOL extract file against 
the MBR, 60-0090, last fully published at 71 FR 1826 (January 11, 
2006), as amended at 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007), 78 FR 40542 (July 
5, 2013), 83 FR 31250-31251 (July 3, 2018), and 83 FR 54969 (November 
1, 2018). DOL's extract file is from DOL's Office of Workers' 
Compensation Programs (OWCP), BL Benefit Payments file, DOL/OWCP-9, 
last fully published at 81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).

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