[Federal Register: December 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 237)]
[Notices]
[Page 70325-70326]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE); Privacy Act of 1974,
as Amended; Computer Matching Program
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching Program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is publishing notice of a
computer matching program between OCSE and state agencies administering
an unemployment compensation (UC) program under Federal or state law.
DATES: As required by the Privacy Act, HHS will file a report of the
matching program with the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform 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 of the dates indicated
below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by writing to
Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of Federal Systems, Office of
Automation and Program Operations, Office of Child Support Enforcement,
Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW.,
4th Floor East, Washington, DC 20447. Comments received will be
available for public inspection at this address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of
Federal Systems, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration
for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 4th Floor East,
Washington, DC 20447, (202) 401-5439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended,
provides for certain protections for individuals applying for and
receiving Federal benefits. The law governs 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.
The Privacy Act requires agencies involved in computer matching
programs to:
1. Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
2. Provide notification to applicants and beneficiaries that their
records are subject to matching;
3. Verify information produced by such matching program before
reducing, making a final denial of, suspending, or terminating an
individual's benefits or payments;
4. Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal
Register;
5. Furnish reports about the matching program to Congress and OMB;
and
6. Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Board of any Federal agency participating in a matching
program.
This matching program meets the requirements of the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.
Dated: December 4, 2007.
Margot Bean,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Notice of Computer Matching Program
A. Participating Agencies
The participating agencies are OCSE, which is the ``recipient
agency,'' and state agencies administering unemployment compensation
(UC) programs, which are the ``source agencies.''
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of the matching program is to assist state agencies in
the administration of the UC program by providing to them new hire,
unemployment insurance (UI), and quarterly wage (QW) information from
OCSE's National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) pertaining to individuals
for whom the state agencies have transmitted names and Social Security
numbers (SSN).
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The authority for conducting the matching program is contained in
section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(8)).
D. Categories of Individuals Involved and Identification of Records
Used in the Matching Program
The categories of individuals involved in the matching program
include applicants and recipients of benefits under UC programs
administered by state agencies. The system of records maintained by
OCSE under the Privacy Act from which records will be disclosed for the
purpose of this matching program is the ``Location and Collection
System'' (LCS), No. 09-90-0074, last published in the Federal Register
at 72 FR 51446 on September 7, 2007. The LCS includes the NDNH, which
contains new hire, QW, and UI information. The disclosure to the state
agencies is a routine use under the LCS. Records resulting from the
matching program and which are disclosed to the state agencies
administering the UC program include names, SSNs, and employment
information.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The matching agreement will be effective and matching activity may
commence on the later of the following dates: (1) January 1, 2008; (2)
at least 30 days after this Notice is published in the Federal
Register; or (3) at least 40 days after OCSE sends a report of the
matching program to OMB and the Congressional committees of
jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A), unless OMB disapproves the
agreement within the 40-day review period or grants a waiver of 10 days
of the 40-day review period. The matching agreement will remain in
effect for 18 months from its effective date, unless one of the parties
to the agreement advises the other by written request to terminate or
modify the agreement. The agreement is subject to renewal by the HHS
Data Integrity Board for 12 additional months if the matching program
will be conducted without any change and each party to the agreement
certifies to the Board in writing that the
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program has been conducted in compliance with the agreement.
[FR Doc. E7-23928 Filed 12-10-07; 8:45 am]
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