[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 223 (Friday, November 21, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52785-52786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20488]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2025-0027]
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 United
States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for
Children and Families, Office of Child Support Services (OCSS). Under
this matching program, OCSS will disclose quarterly wage (QW)
information to SSA to establish or verify eligibility, continuing
entitlement, or payment amounts, or all of the above, of individuals
under Title II Disability Insurance (DI) program of the Social Security
Act (Act).
DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program
is December 22, 2025.
The matching program will be applicable on December 23, 2025, 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-2025-0027 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
https://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function to find docket
number SSA-2025-0027 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 (833) 410-1631.
3. Mail: Matthew Ramsey, Executive Director, Privacy and Disclosure
Policy, Law and Policy, Social Security Administration, 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties may submit general
questions about the matching program to Andrea Huseth, Division
Director, Privacy and Disclosure Policy, Law and Policy, Social
Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-
6401, at telephone: (410) 608-9675, or send an email to
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is the re-establishment of a matching
program that is set to expire between SSA and OCSS, which supports
SSA's efficient administration of its Title II DI program.
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Privacy and Disclosure Policy, Law and Policy.
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
SSA and OCSS.
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
The agreement to conduct this matching program between SSA and OCSS
is executed pursuant to the Act and the Privacy Act of 1974, as
amended. Section 224(h)(1) of the Act provides that the head of any
Federal agency shall provide information within its possession as the
Commissioner of Social Security may require for purposes of making a
timely determination of the amount of the reduction, if any, required
by section 224 in benefits payable under Title II of the Act. 42 U.S.C.
424a(h). Section 453(j)(4) authorizes OCSS to provide the Commissioner
of Social Security with all information in the National Directory of
New Hires (NDNH). 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(4). Disclosures under this matching
program shall be made in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3), under a
routine use published in a systems of records notice as required by the
Privacy Act, and in compliance with the matching procedures in 5 U.S.C.
552a(o), (p), and (r), which describes matching agreements,
verification by agencies of information, the opportunity for
individuals to contest agency findings, and the obligations of agencies
to report proposals to establish or change matching programs to
Congress and the Office of Management and Budget.
PURPOSE(S):
Under this matching program, SSA will use the NDNH QW information
to establish or verify eligibility, continuing entitlement, or payment
amounts, or all of the above, of individuals under the Title II DI
program of the Act. The NDNH is a nationally centralized directory of
new hire, QW, and unemployment insurance information, and provides an
effective, efficient, and comprehensive method of collecting and
comparing this information. SSA's use of NDNH QW information supports
program accuracy, program administration, and reduces overpayments.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
The individuals whose information is involved in this matching
program are individuals who are applicants or recipients of Title II
benefits.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
SSA will provide electronically to OCSS the following data elements
in the finder file:
Individual's Social Security number (SSN)
Name (first, middle, last)
OCSS will disclose electronically to SSA the following data
elements from the NDNH in the QW file:
QW record identifier
For employees:
(1) Name (first, middle, last)
(2) SSN
(3) Verification request code
(4) Processed date
(5) Non-verifiable indicator
(6) Wage amount
(7) Reporting period
For employers of individuals in the QW file of the NDNH:
(1) Name (first, middle, last)
(2) Employer identification number
(3) Address(es)
Transmitter agency code
Transmitter state code
State or agency name
SYSTEM(S) OF RECORDS:
SSA's relevant Systems of Records (SORs) are the Master Beneficiary
Record (MBR), 60-0090, last fully published on January 11, 2006 (71
Federal Register (FR) 1826), amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR
69723), July 5, 2013 (78 FR 40542), July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31250-31251),
November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54969), January 5, 2024 (89 FR 825), and
February 27, 2024 (89 FR 14554); the Completed Determination Record
(CDR)-Continuing Disability Determinations (CDD) file, 60-0050, last
fully published January 11, 2006 (71 FR 13), amended on December 10,
2007 (72 FR 69723), on November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54969), April 26, 2019
(84 FR 17907), and last amended on January 5, 2024 (89 FR 825).
OCSS will match SSA information in the MBR and CDR-CDD against the
QW information maintained in the NDNH. The NDNH contains new hire, QW,
and UI information furnished by state and federal agencies and is
maintained in the SOR ``OCSS National Directory of New Hires,'' System
No. 09-80-0381, published on February 8, 2024 (89 FR 8703). The
disclosure of NDNH information by OCSS to SSA constitutes a ``routine
use,'' as defined by the Privacy Act. 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3). Routine use
(9) of the SOR authorizes the disclosure of NDNH records to SSA.
January 24, 2022 (87 FR 3553, 3555).
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