[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 126 (Friday, June 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34311-34312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-16194]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act of 1974, As Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of Labor (DOL))
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.
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) 966-5138 or writing to the Associate Commissioner for
Program and Integrity Reviews, 860 Altmeyer 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 and Integrity Reviews as shown
above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (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 Data Integrity Boards' approval of the match
agreements;
(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: June 19, 1995.
Shirley S. Chater,
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
under which DOL agrees to the disclosure of Part C Black Lung benefit
data to SSA. SSA will use the match results to determine certain Social
Security entitlements and benefit reductions 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
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age 65, entitled to Part C Black Lung benefits. Each record on the DOL
file will be matched to SSA's Master Beneficiary Record to identify
individuals potentially subject to benefit reductions under the
statutory provisions listed above.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Match
The matching program shall become effective no sooner than 40 days
after a copy of the agreement, as approved by the Data Integrity Boards
of both agencies, is sent to Congress and the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) (or later if OMB objects to some or all of the agreement)
or 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register,
(August 29, 1995), 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. 95-16194 Filed 6-29-95; 8:45 am]
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