[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 160 (Friday, August 16, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42666-42667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20874]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988; Notice of
RRB Records Used in Computer Matching Programs
AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board (RRB).
ACTION: Notice of Records Used in Computer Matching Programs
Notification to individuals who have received benefits under the
Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973, or who may receive or have
received benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act or the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection
Act of 1988, the RRB is issuing a public notice of its use and intent
to use, in ongoing computer matching programs, certain information
obtained from the United States Postal Service (USPS).
The purpose of this notice is to advise individuals who have
received benefits under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973,
or who may receive or have received benefits under the Railroad
Retirement Act or the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act of the use
made by the RRB of this information obtained from USPS by means of a
computer match.
DATES: Comments should be received by September 16, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Beatrice Ezerski, Secretary to the Board,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611-2092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeanette Spadavecchia, Bureau of Fiscal Operations, Railroad Retirement
Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092, telephone
number (312) 751-4380.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under certain circumstances, the Computer
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, Pub. L. 100-503, requires
a Federal agency participating in a computer matching program to
publish a notice in the Federal Register regarding the establishment of
that matching program. Such a notice must include information in the
following first five categories:
Name of participating agencies: The Railroad Retirement Board and
the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Purpose of the match: To identify postal employees who may owe
delinquent debts to the Federal government under certain programs
administered by the RRB, and to collect those debts by salary offset
under the provisions of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 when voluntary
repayment is not made.
Authority for conducting the Match: 39 U.S.C. 404 (Postal
Reorganization Act) and 5 U.S.C. 5514 (Debt Collection Act of 1982)
Categories of records and individuals covered: USPS employee data
records within Privacy Act System 050.020, identified as Finance
Records--Payroll System (57 FR 57515) and RRB records from its Privacy
Act System RRB 42--Uncollectible Benefit Overpayment Accounts (56 FR
182)
Inclusive dates of the matching program: The life of this agreement
is 18 months, unless terminated earlier by either party. It will begin
the later of the following: 30 days from the publication of this
Federal Register notice or 40 days from the date the required package
of documents is sent to OMB and the
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designated House and Senate committees.
Procedure: The RRB will provide a data extract of its debtor files
to the USPS, sorted in Social Security Number (SSN) sequence, that
contain the name and SSN of each record subject. The USPS will compare
this extract against its database of employee records, establishing
``hits'' (i.e., individuals common to both files) on the basis of
matched SSN's. For each hit, the USPS will disclose to the RRB the
following information: Name, SSN, date of birth, home address, work
address, and employee type (permanent or temporary).
Other information: The notice we are giving here is in addition to
any individual notice.
A copy of this notice has been or will be furnished to both Houses
of Congress and the Office of Management and Budget.
Dated: August 7, 1996.
By authority of the Board.
Beatrice Ezerski,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 96-20874 Filed 8-15-96; 8:45 am]
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