[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29774-29775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12750]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Child Support Enforcement; Privacy Act of 1974;
Computer Matching Agreement
AGENCY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE), ACF, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of a computer matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a), 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.
DATES: HHS invites interested parties to review, submit written data,
comments, or arguments to the agency about the matching program until
June 28, 2010. As required by the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(r)), HHS
on May 21, 2010, sent a report of a Computer Matching Program to 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
of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The matching program
effective date is estimated to be July 13, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit written 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., 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. Comments may also be submitted 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., Washington, DC 20447; telephone (202) 401-
5439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Privacy Act of 1974 (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 these requirements.
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Dated: May 17, 2010.
Vicki Turetsky,
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 TANF programs, 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) to state agencies
administering TANF programs 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. State agencies administering the TANF programs may also use
the NDNH information for the purpose of updating the recipients'
reported participation in work activities and updating contact
information 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 recipients of benefits under TANF programs administered by state
agencies. 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 includes the NDNH, which contains new hire, QW, and UI
information. Disclosures of NDNH information to the state agencies
administering TANF programs is a ``routine use'' under this system of
records. Records resulting from the matching program and which are
disclosed to state agencies administering TANF programs include names,
Social Security numbers, home addresses, and employment information.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The computer matching agreement will be effective and matching
activity may commence the later of the following: (1) July 13, 2010;
(2) 30 days after this Notice is published in the Federal Register; or
(3) 40 days after OCSE sends a report of the 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.
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