[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 26847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11372]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) intends to continue a recurring computer program matching Social
Security Administration (SSA) records with VA pension and parents'
dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) records.
The goal of this match is to compare income and employment status
as reported to VA with wage records maintained by SSA.
VA plans to match records of veterans, surviving spouses and
children who receive pension, and parents who receive DIC, with SSA
income tax return information as it relates to earned income. VA will
also match records of veterans receiving disability compensation at the
100 percent rate based on unemployability with SSA income tax return
information as it relates to earned income.
VA will use this information to adjust VA benefit payments as
prescribed by law. The proposed matching program will enable VA to
ensure accurate reporting of income and employment status.
The authority for this matching program is 38 U.S.C. 5106, which
requires Federal agencies to furnish VA with information necessary to
determine eligibility for or amount of benefits. In addition, 26 U.S.C.
6103(l)(7) authorizes the disclosure of tax return information to VA.
Records to be Matched: VA records involved in the match are the VA
system of records, ``Compensation, Pension, Education, and Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment Records--VA (58VA21/22/28),'' published
at 74 FR 29275 (June 19, 2009). The SSA records will come from the
Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System, SSA/OSR, 60-0059.
In accordance with title 5, U.S.C., subsection 552a(o)(2) and (r),
copies of the agreement are being sent to the appropriate Congressional
committees and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
This notice is provided in accordance with the provisions of the
Privacy Act of 1974 as amended by Public Law 100-503.
DATES: The match will start no sooner than 30 days after publication of
this Notice in the Federal Register, or 40 days after copies of this
Notice and the agreement of the parties are submitted to Congress and
OMB, whichever is later, and end not more than 18 months after the
agreement is properly implemented by the parties. The involved
agencies' Data Integrity Boards (DIB) may extend this match for 12
months provided the agencies certify to their DIBs within three months
of the ending date of the original match that the matching program will
be conducted without change and that the matching program has been
conducted in compliance with the original matching program.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through http://www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director,
Regulations Management (02REG), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Ave., NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to (202)
273-9026. Copies of comments received will be available for public
inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room
1063B, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday
(except holidays). Please call (202) 461-4902 for an appointment. In
addition, during the comment period, comments may be viewed online
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janise Johnson (212B), (202) 461-9700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information is required by title 5,
U.S.C., subsection 552a(e)(12), the Privacy Act of 1974. A copy of this
notice has been provided to the appropriate Congressional committees
and OMB.
Approved: April 23, 2010.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-11372 Filed 5-11-10; 8:45 am]
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