[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62623-62624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25526]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA 2010-0015]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Internal Revenue Service (IRS))--Match Number 1016
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an existing computer matching program
that is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2010.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a renewal of an existing computer
matching program that we are currently conducting with IRS.
DATES: IRS will file a report of the subject 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 indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either
telefaxing to (410) 966-0869 or writing to the Executive Director,
Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, 617
Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401.
All comments received will be available for public inspection at this
address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Executive Director, Office of
Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel as shown above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. L.
100-503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by describing the
conditions under which computer matching involving the Federal
Government could be performed and adding certain protections for
persons applying for, and receiving, Federal benefits. Section 7201 of
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508) further
amended the Privacy Act regarding protections for such persons.
The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates 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. It requires
Federal agencies involved in computer matching programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the participating Federal agencies;
(3) Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress
and OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are
subject to matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating,
or denying a person's benefits or payments.
B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act
We have taken action to ensure that all of our computer matching
programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as amended.
Jonathan R. Cantor,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the
General Counsel.
Notice of Computer Matching Program, SSA With the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS)
A. Participating Agencies:
SSA and IRS.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program:
The purpose of this matching program is to establish the terms
under which IRS will disclose to us certain return information for use
in verifying eligibility for, and/or the correct amount of, benefits
provided under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (Act) to qualified
aged, blind, and disabled persons, and Federally administered
supplementary payments of the type described in section 1616(a) of such
Act (including payments pursuant to an agreement entered into under
section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93-66, 87 Stat. 152).
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program:
Public Law 98-369, Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, requires agencies
administering certain Federally-assisted benefit programs to use
certain information to ensure proper distribution of benefit payments.
Section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) (26 U.S.C.
6103(l)(7)) authorizes IRS to disclose return information with respect
to unearned income to Federal, State, and local agencies administering
certain Federally-assisted benefit programs under the Act and the Food
Stamp Act of 1977.
Section 1631(e)(1)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)(1)(B)) requires
verification of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) eligibility and
benefit amounts with independent or collateral sources. This section of
the Act also provides that the ``Commissioner of Social Security shall,
as may be necessary, request and utilize information available pursuant
to section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986'' for
purposes of Federally administered supplementary payments of the type
described in section 1616(a) of the Act (including payments pursuant to
an agreement entered into under section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93-66).
D. Categories of Records and Persons Covered by the Matching Program:
We will provide IRS with identifying information with respect to
applicants for and recipients of title XVI benefits available under
programs specified in this Agreement from the Supplemental Security
Income Record and Special Veterans Benefit (SSR), SSA/OASSIS 60-0103,
as published at 71 FR 1795 (January 11, 2006). IRS will extract return
information with respect to unearned income from the Information Return
Master File (IRMF), Treas/IRS 22.061, as published at 73 FR 42159 (July
25, 2006), through the Disclosure of Information to Federal, State and
Local Agencies (DIFSLA) program.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program:
The matching program will become effective no sooner than 40 days
after notice of the matching program is sent to Congress and OMB, or 30
days after
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publication of this notice in the Federal Register, whichever date is
later. The matching program will continue for 18 months from the
effective date and may be extended for an additional 12 months
thereafter, if certain conditions are met.
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