[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63524-63525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25974]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988; Report of
Matching Program: RRB and State Medicare Agencies
AGENCY: Railroad Retirement Board (RRB).
ACTION: Notice of records used in computer matching programs;
Notification to individuals who are beneficiaries under the Railroad
Retirement Act.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection
Act of
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1988, the RRB is issuing a public notice of its use and intent to use,
in ongoing computer matching programs. In this match, we provide
certain Medicare and benefit rate information to state agencies to
adjust amounts of benefits in their public assistance programs as well
as to coordinate Medicare/Medicaid payments for public assistance
recipients.
The purpose of this notice is to advise individuals receiving
benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act of the disclosure through a
computer match that RRB plans to share with state agencies.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 24, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Address any comments concerning this notice to Beatrice
Ezerski, Secretary to the Board, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North
Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2092.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy Grant, Chief Privacy
Officer, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60611-2092, telephone number (312) 751-4869 or e-mail at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under certain circumstances, the Computer
Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, Public Law 100-503,
requires a Federal agency participating in a computer matching program
to publish a notice in the Federal Register regarding the establishment
of that matching program. Such a notice must include information in the
following first five categories:
Name of Participating Agencies: The Railroad Retirement Board and
state public aid/public assistance agencies.
Purpose of the Match: The match has several purposes to enable the
state agency to:
(1) Accurately identify Qualified Railroad Retirement
Beneficiaries;
(2) Make necessary adjustments required under state law in public
aid payments due to cost of living or other adjustments in RRB
annuities;
(3) Coordinate benefits of dually eligible Medicare and Medicaid
beneficiaries; and
(4) To identify individuals who are eligible for Part B Medicare
and not enrolled in order to enroll such individuals in the State Buy-
In program.
Authority for Conducting the Match: 20 CFR 200.5(j)(1), 20 CFR
200.8(g)(10), 42 CFR 435.940 through 435.965.
Categories of Records and Individuals Covered: All beneficiaries
under the Railroad Retirement Act who have been identified by a state
as a recipient of public aid will have information about their RRB
benefits and Medicare enrollment furnished to the requesting state
agency. This information is covered as a routine disclosure under
either the Privacy Act system of records RRB-20, Health Insurance and
Supplementary Medical Insurance Enrollment and Premium Payment System
(MEDICARE), or RRB-21, Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Insurance
Benefit System.
Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program: Agreements with the
individual states will run for 18 months with a provision for an
automatic, one-time 12-month renewal. In order to qualify for the
renewal, both parties must certify to the RRB Data Integrity Board,
three months prior to the expiration of the agreement that:
(1) The program will continue to be conducted without change, and
(2) Each party certifies to the board in writing that the program
has been conducted in compliance with the agreement.
The number of matches conducted with each state during the period
of the match will vary from state to state, ranging from 2 to 4
depending on whether the agreement provides for matches to be conducted
quarterly or every six months.
Procedure: The state agency will provide the RRB with a file of
records. The data elements will consist of beneficiary identifying
information, such as the name and Social Security Number (SSN), date of
birth, and RRB Claim Number, if known. The RRB will then conduct a
match on the identifying information.
If the matching operation reveals that the individual who had
received benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act also received
benefits from the state for any days in the period, the RRB will notify
the state agency and provide benefit payment and Medicare Entitlement
data for those matched individuals. The state agency will then make
adjustments, as necessary, as required by law or regulation for those
matched records.
Other information: The notice we are giving here is in addition to
any individual notice.
We will furnish a copy of this notice to both Houses of Congress
and the Office of Management and Budget.
By Authority of the Board.
Beatrice Ezerski,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 2010-25974 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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