[Federal Register: June 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 123)]
[Notices]
[Page 31038-31039]
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
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE).
ACTION: Notice of a new computer matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, OCSE
is publishing notice of a new computer matching program between OCSE
and State Agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program (SNAP).
DATES: As required by the Privacy Act, the Department of Health and
Human Services (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
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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. You may also transmit written comments
electronically via the Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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.
Telephone Number (202) 401-5439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974 as amended (5 U.S.C.
552a), 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: June 19, 2009.
Vicki Turetsky,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Notice of New Computer Matching Program
A. Participating Agencies
The participating agencies are OCSE, which is the ``recipient
agency,'' and State Agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP), which are the ``source agencies.''
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of the matching program is to provide new hire,
quarterly wage (QW) and unemployment insurance (UI) information from
OCSE's National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) database to State
Agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
for the purpose of determining the eligibility of Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance applicants and recipients. The State Agencies
administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may also
use the NDNH information for the purpose of updating the recipients'
reported participation in work activities and updating recipients' and
their employers' contact information maintained by the State Agencies
administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
C. Authority for Conducting the Match
The authority for conducting the matching program is contained in
section 453(j)(10) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sec.
653(j)(10)).
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 members of households that receive or have applied for
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. 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 Agencies administering SNAP are a ``routine
use'' under this system of records. Records resulting from the matching
program and which are disclosed to State Agencies administering the
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 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) 30 days after this Notice is published in the Federal Register
or (2) 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. E9-15231 Filed 6-26-09; 8:45 am]