[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18484-18485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-9956]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act of 1974, As Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of Labor (DOL)--Match Number 1003)
AGENCY: Social Security Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching Program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a computer matching program that SSA
plans to conduct with DOL.
DATES: SSA will file a report of the subject matching program with the
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on
Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and the
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). The matching program will be effective as indicated
below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either
telefax to (410) 966-1722 or writing to the Associate Commissioner for
Program Support, 4400 West High Rise Building, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235. All comments received will be available for public
inspection at this address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Associate Commissioner for Program
Support at the address shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Public
Law (Pub. L.) 100-503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by
establishing the conditions under which computer matching involving the
Federal government 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.
The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records in a system of records are matched
with other Federal, State or local government records. Among other
things, it requires Federal agencies involved in computer matching
programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the approval of the match agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the participating Federal Agencies;
(3) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress
and OMB;
(4) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are
subject to matching; and
(5) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating
or denying an individual's benefits or payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that all of SSA's computer matching
programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as amended.
Dated: March 31, 1998.
Kenneth S. Apfel,
Commissioner of Social Security.
Notice of Computer Matching Program, Social Security Administration
(SSA) with the Department of Labor (DOL)
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and DOL.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this matching program is to establish the
conditions, safeguards
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and procedures under which DOL agrees to disclose Part C Black Lung
benefit data to SSA. SSA will use the match results to determine the
correct amount of Social Security disability benefits for recipients of
Part C Black Lung benefits, as required by the Social Security Act (the
Act).
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
Section 224(h)(1) of the Act.
D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match
DOL will provide SSA with a magnetic tape file extracted from the
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Black Lung Benefits Payments
File. The extracted file will contain information about all live
miners, under age 65, entitled to Part C Black Lung benefits. Each
record on the DOL file will be matched with SSA's Master Beneficiary
Record to identify individuals potentially subject to benefit
reductions, due to their receipt of Part C Black Lung benefits, under
section 224 of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 424.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Match
The matching program shall become effective upon the signing of the
agreement by both parties to the agreement and approval of the
agreement by the Data Integrity Boards of the respective agencies, but
no sooner than 40 days after notice of the matching program is sent to
Congress and the Office of Management and Budget, or 30 days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, whichever is later.
The matching program will continue for 18 months from the effective
date and may be extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if
certain conditions are met.
[FR Doc. 98-9956 Filed 4-14-98; 8:45 am]
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