[Federal Register: December 11, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 237)]
[Notices]
[Page 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, Administration for
Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching Program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, OCSE
is publishing notice of a computer matching program between OCSE and
state agencies administering the Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF) program (state TANF agencies).
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, 370 L'Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Telephone Number (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 TANF agencies, which are the ``source agencies.''
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of the matching program is to provide new hire,
unemployment insurance (UI), and quarterly wage (QW) information from
OCSE's National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) database to the state
TANF agencies for the purpose of verifying the eligibility of adult
TANF recipients residing in the state and, if ineligible, to take such
action as may be authorized by law and regulation. The state TANF
agencies may also use the NDNH information for the purpose of updating
the recipients' reported participation in work activities and updating
contact information maintained by the state TANF agencies of recipients
and their employers.
C. Authority for Conducting the Match
The authority for conducting the matching program is contained in
section 453(j)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(3)).
D. Categories of Individuals Involved and Identification of Records
Used in the Matching Program
The categories of individuals involved in the matching program are
adult applicants and recipients of benefits under the state TANF
programs. The system of records maintained by OCSE 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
contains the NDNH, which contains new hire, QW, and UI information.
Disclosures of NDNH information to the state TANF agencies is a
``routine use'' under this system of records. Records resulting from
the matching program and which are disclosed to state TANF agencies
include names, Social Security numbers, home addresses, and employment
information.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The matching agreement will be effective and matching activity may
commence the later of the following:
(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 a matching program to the Congressional committees of
jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A); and to OMB, 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 program has
been conducted in compliance with the agreement.
[FR Doc. E7-23929 Filed 12-10-07; 8:45 am]
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