[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69978-69979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22389]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program waiver.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 552da[euro](12) of the Privacy Act of 
1974, as amended, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs, and the Payment 
Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA), notice is hereby given of the 
conduct of the Computer Matching Program pertaining to the Do Not Pay 
(DNP) Working System's support of the Small Business Administration's 
(SBA) programs are the Disaster Home Loan program, Business and 
Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) programs, 7(a) Loan programs, and 
504 loan programs. This matching program will provide SBA with 
information that will help it identify potentially improper payments in 
these SBA Loan Programs.

DATES: Submit comments on or before November 9, 2023. This new matching 
agreement will be effective upon publication and expires 36 months from 
the date of publication.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries and comments on this proposed matching program can 
be addressed to U.S. Small Business Administration, Attn: Sheri 
McConville, (Acting) Director, Office of Performance and Systems 
Management, Office of Capital Access, 409 3rd St. SW, Washington, DC 
20416, or by email: [email protected] and Bureau of the Fiscal 
Service, Information and Security Services, Attn: David J. Ambrose, 
Chief Security Officer/Chief Privacy Officer, Bureau of the Fiscal 
Service, 3201 Pennsy Drive, Warehouse ``E'', Landover, MD 20785, or by 
email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 
    Kelvin L. Moore, Chief Information Security Officer, Office of the 
Chief Information Officer, Telephone (202-921-6273), 
[email protected]. Informational Privacy related inquiries: LaWanda 
Burnette, Chief Privacy Officer, Telephone (202-853-0851), 
[email protected].
    David J. Ambrose, Chief Security Officer/Chief Privacy Officer, 
Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Telephone (202-874-6488), 
[email protected].

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 way 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, PIIA, (31 U.S.C. 3351 et seq.), 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 
OMB, for matching programs conducted under the DNP Initiative (31 
U.S.C. 3354). This Notice provides the public with information 
regarding a matching program pertaining to the DNP Working System's 
support of SBA Programs that have been granted a waiver, pursuant to 
PIIA, from the Matching Agreement requirements in the Privacy Act. SBA 
estimates this Agreement will save SBA and taxpayers millions of 
dollars per year.

Participating Agencies

    U.S. Small Business Administration as the recipient agency, will 
match against the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, U.S. Department of the 
Treasury.

Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3354, executive agencies are required 
to ``review prepayment and pre-award procedures and ensure that a 
thorough

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review of available databases with relevant information on eligibility 
occurs to determine program or award eligibility and prevent improper 
payments before the release of any Federal funds.'' 31 U.S.C. 
3354(a)(1).
    The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 31 U.S.C. 3325(d) and 
7701(c)(1).

Purpose(s)

    The purpose of this program is to assist SBA in the identification 
of potentially improper payments by allowing SBA access to four 
restricted databases in DNP's Working System to screen SBA guaranteed 
and direct loan applications for eligibility, and to conduct analyses 
to prevent fraud and improper payments.

Categories of Individuals

    Individuals/entities applying for or receiving the Disaster Home 
Loan program; Business and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) 
programs; 7(a) Loan programs; and 504 loan programs.

Categories of Records

    SBA is also functioning as the source agency and will furnish 
information to the DNP Working System regarding SBA Program applicants 
or benefit recipients. The requests from the SBA may include: The loan 
applicant's name (which may include their individual name and/or 
business/trading names, if applicable), Taxpayer Identification Number 
(TIN), type of TIN, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), address, date of 
birth, sex, telephone number(s), email address(es), payment 
information, associated banking information, and associated payment/
transaction information. The Bureau of the Fiscal Service will provide 
a response record for each individual/entity identified by the source 
agency. When there is a match between a record provided by the SBA and 
one or more of the databases contained in the DNP Working System, the 
DNP Working System will disclose to the source agency the presence of a 
potentially matching record in the DNP Working System and the 
database(s) that contain the potentially matching record(s).

System(s) of Records

    SBA 20 Disaster Loans Case File, 86 FR 64979 (Nov 19, 2021); SBA 21 
Loan Systems, 86 FR 23026 (April 30, 2021); and Treasury/Fiscal Service 
.017--Do Not Pay Payment Verification Records, 85 FR 11776 (Feb. 27, 
2020).

John A. Miller,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Office of Capital Access, U.S. Small 
Business Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-22389 Filed 10-6-23; 8:45 am]
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