Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 72 / Thursday, April 14, 2011 / Notices 21091 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA 2011–0022] 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

Computer Matching Program (SSA/ 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS))—Match Number 1076 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an 

existing computer matching program 

that will expire on April 17, 2011. 

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 CMS. 

DATES: We 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 (Public Law 

(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 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. 

Daniel F. Callahan, 

Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Notice of Computer Matching Program, 

SSA with the (Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS)) 

A. Participating Agencies 

SSA and CMS. 

B. Purpose of the Matching Program 

The purpose of this matching program 

is to provide us with health facility 

admission information. We will use this 

information to administer the 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

efficiently to identify Special Veterans’ 

Benefits (SVB) beneficiaries who are no 

longer residing outside of the United 

States. 

C. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program 

The legal authority for this agreement 

is executed pursuant to the Privacy Act 

of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, 

(Pub. L. 100–503, the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act 

(CMPPA) of 1988), the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Circular A–130 entitled, Management of 

Federal Information Resources, at 61 FR 

6428–6435 (February 20, 1996), and 

OMB guidelines pertaining to computer 

matching at 54 FR 25818 (June 19, 

1989). 

The legal authority for the SSI portion 

of the matching program is contained in 

sections 1611(e)(1)(A) and (B) and 

1631(f) of the Social Security Act (Act) 

(42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(A) and (B) and 

1383(f)); see also 20 CFR 416.211. The 

legal authority for the SVB portion of 

the matching program is contained in 

sections 801 and 806(a) and (b) of the 

Act (42 U.S.C. 1001 and 1006(a) and 

(b)). 

Section 1631(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

1383(f)) requires Federal agencies to 

provide SSA with such information as 

necessary to establish eligibility for SSI 

payments. 

D. Categories of Records and Persons 

Covered by the Matching Program 

SSA will provide CMS with a finder 

file on a monthly basis extracted from 

SSA’s Supplemental Security Income 

Record and Special Veterans Benefits 

(SSR/SVB), SSA/ODSSIS 60–0103, with 

identifying information with respect to 

recipients of SSI benefits. CMS will 

match the SSA finder file against the 

system of records for individuals on the 

Long Term Care Minimum Data Set 

(LTC/MDS 09–70–0528) and submit its 

reply file to SSA no later than 21 days 

after receipt of the SSA finder file. The 

Title VIII benefit information is 

included in the SSI system of records 

and is paid using SSA’s SSI automated 

system. The indicator identifying Title 

VIII claims resides on the SSR, SSA/ 

ODSSIS 60–0103, though it is not an SSI 

payment. 

Routine use number 19, effective 

January 11, 2006, allows disclosure to 

Federal, State, or local agencies for 

administering cash or non-cash income 

maintenance or health maintenance 

programs. 

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program 

The effective date of this matching 

program is April 17, 2011 provided that 

the following notice periods have 

lapsed: 30 days after publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register and 40 

days after notice of the matching 

program is sent to Congress and OMB. 

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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