[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58431-58432]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18318]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2022-0066]


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 Bureau 
of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury (Fiscal Service). 
Under this matching program, Fiscal Service will disclose ownership of 
Savings Securities data to SSA. This disclosure will provide SSA with 
information necessary to verify an individual's self-certification of 
his or her financial status to determine eligibility for low-income 
subsidy assistance (Extra Help) in the Medicare Part D prescription 
drug benefit program established under the Medicare Prescription Drug, 
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).

DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program 
is September 25, 2023.
    The matching program will be applicable on October 2, 2023, 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-2022-0066 so 
that we may associate your comments with the correct docket.
    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

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eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search 
function to find docket number SSA-2022-0066 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 1(833) 410-1613.
    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 
https://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 Cynthia Scott, 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) 966-1943, 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 Fiscal Service.
    Authority for conducting the matching program: The legal authority 
for this matching agreement between SSA and Fiscal Service is Section 
1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114), which 
requires SSA to verify the eligibility of individuals who seek to be 
considered as Extra Help eligible individuals under the Medicare Part D 
prescription drug benefit program and who self-certify their income, 
resources, and family size.
    Fiscal Service and SSA execute this agreement in compliance with 
the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended by the Computer 
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and the regulations and 
guidance promulgated thereunder.
    Purpose(s): This agreement sets forth the terms, conditions, and 
safeguards under which Fiscal Service will disclose ownership of 
Savings Securities data to SSA. This disclosure will provide SSA with 
information necessary to verify an individual's self-certification of 
his or her financial status to determine eligibility for low-income 
subsidy assistance (Extra Help) in the Medicare Part D prescription 
drug benefit program established under the MMA.\1\
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    \1\ Public Law 108-173.
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    Categories of Individuals: The individuals whose information is 
involved in this matching program are those individuals who apply for 
low-income subsidy assistance in the Medicare Part D prescription drug 
benefit program established under the MMA.
    Categories of records: SSA will disclose to Fiscal Service a finder 
file with the Social Security number (SSN) for each individual for whom 
SSA requests Savings Securities ownership information. When a match 
occurs on an SSN, Fiscal Service will disclose the following to SSA: 
the denomination of the security; the serial number; the series; the 
issue date of the security; the current redemption value; and the 
return date of the finder file.
    SSA will disclose to Fiscal Service a finder file with the SSN for 
each individual for whom it requests Savings Securities registration 
information. Fiscal Service bases the query on the SSN associated with 
the account and reports any subsequent account holdings. When a match 
occurs on an SSN, Fiscal Service will disclose the following to SSA: 
the purchase amount; the account number and confirmation number; the 
series; the issue date of the security; the current redemption value; 
and the return date of the finder file.
    System(s) of Records: SSA will disclose to Fiscal Service a finder 
file consisting of SSNs extracted from SSA's Medicare Database (MDB) 
File System, 60-0321, fully published at 71 FR 42159 (July 25, 2006), 
as amended at 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007) and 83 FR 54969 (November 
1, 2018). The MDB File System is a repository of Medicare applicant and 
beneficiary information related to Medicare Part A, Part B, Medicare 
Advantage Part C, and Medicare Part D.
    Fiscal Service will match the SSNs from SSA's finder file with the 
SSNs in Fiscal Service system of records notice .014 (United States 
Securities and Access), fully published at 85 FR 11776 (February 27, 
2020). System of records notice .014 (United States Securities and 
Access) is derived from legacy BPD systems of records notices .002 
(United States Savings-Type Securities), .003 (United States Securities 
(Other than Savings-Type Securities)), and .008 (Retail Treasury 
Securities Access Application).

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