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and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

Act of 1996 (PRWORA), requires DHS to 

establish a system for the verification of 

immigration status of alien applicants 

for, or recipients of, certain types of 

benefits and to make this system 

available to state agencies that 

administer such benefits. Section 121(c) 

of IRCA amends Section 1137 of the 

Social Security Act and certain other 

sections of law that pertain to Federal 

entitlement benefit programs to require 

state agencies administering these 

programs to use the DHS/USCIS 

verification system to make eligibility 

determinations in order to prevent the 

issuance of benefits to alien applicants 

who are not entitled to program benefits 

because of their immigration status. The 

VIS database is the DHS/USCIS system 

established and made available to CA– 

DHCS and other covered agencies for 

use in making these eligibility 

determinations. 

CA–DHCS seeks access to the 

information contained in the DHS/ 

USCIS VIS database for the purpose of 

confirming the immigration status of 

alien applicants for, or recipients of, the 

benefits it administers, in order to 

discharge its obligation to conduct such 

verifications pursuant to Section 1137 of 

the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 

1320b–7, and California Welfare and 

Institutions Code §§ 1104.1, 14007.5, 

and 14011.2. 

Categories of Records and Individuals 

Covered: DHS/USCIS will provide the 

following to CA–DHCS: Records in the 

DHS/USCIS VIS database containing 

information related to the status of 

aliens and other persons on whom DHS/ 

USCIS has a record as an applicant, 

petitioner, or beneficiary. See DHS/ 

USCIS–004 Systematic Alien 

Verification for Entitlements Program 

System of Records Notice, 76 FR 58525 

(September 21, 2011). 

CA–DHCS will provide the following 

to DHS/USCIS: CA–DHCS records 

pertaining to alien applicants for, or 

recipients of, entitlement benefit 

programs administered by the State. 

CA–DHCS will match the following 

records with DHS/USCIS records: 

• Alien Registration Number 

• I–94 Number 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Middle Name 

• Date of Birth 

• Nationality 

• Social Security Number 

DHS/USCIS will match the following 

records with CA–DHCS records: 

• Alien Registration Number 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Middle Name 

• Date of Birth 

• Country of Birth (not nationality) 

• Social Security Number (if available) 

• Date of Entry 

• Immigration Status Data 

• Employment Eligibility Data 

Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program: The inclusive dates of the 

matching program are from December 8, 

2011, and continuing for 18 months 

through June 7, 2013. The matching 

program may be extended for an 

additional 12 months thereafter, if 

certain conditions are met. 

Address for Receipt of Public 

Comments or Inquires: Individuals 

wishing to comment on this matching 

program or obtain additional 

information about the program, 

including requesting a copy of the 

Computer Matching Agreement between 

DHS–USCIS and CA–DHCS, may 

contact: 

For general questions please contact: 

Janice M. Jackson (202–443–0109), 

Acting Privacy Branch Chief, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

131 M Street NE., Suite 200, 

Washington, DC 20529. 

For privacy questions please contact: 

Jonathan R. Cantor (202–343–1717), 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 

Office, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

Dated: February 13, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05645 Filed 3–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0008] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: Privacy Act of 

1974; Computer Matching Program 

between the Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services and the New 

Jersey Department of Labor and 

Workforce Development. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice of the existence of a computer 

matching program between the 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

and the New Jersey Department of Labor 

and Workforce Development. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

provides this notice in accordance with 

the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

as amended by the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. 

L. 100–503) and the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Amendments of 

1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) (Privacy Act); 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the 

Provisions of Public Law 100–503, the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 

(June 19, 1989); and OMB Circular A– 

130, Appendix I, 65 FR 77677 

(December 12, 2000). 

Participating Agencies: The 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(DHS/USCIS) is the source agency and 

the New Jersey Department of Labor and 

Workforce Development (NJ–LWD) is 

the recipient agency. 

Purpose of the Match: This Computer 

Matching Agreement allows DHS/USCIS 

to provide NJ–LWD with electronic 

access to immigration status information 

contained within the DHS/USCIS 

Verification Information System (VIS). 

The immigration status information will 

enable NJ–LWD to determine whether 

an applicant is eligible for benefits 

under the Unemployment 

Compensation (UC) program 

administered by NJ–LWD. 

Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program: Section 121 of the 

Immigration Reform and Control Act 

(IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99–603, as 

amended by the Personal Responsibility 

and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

Act of 1996 (PRWORA), requires DHS to 

establish a system for the verification of 

immigration status of alien applicants 

for, or recipients of, certain types of 

benefits and to make this system 

available to state agencies that 

administer such benefits. Section 121(c) 

of IRCA amends Section 1137 of the 

Social Security Act and certain other 

sections of law that pertain to Federal 

entitlement benefit programs to require 

state agencies administering these 

programs to use the DHS/USCIS 

verification system to make eligibility 

determinations in order to prevent the 

issuance of benefits to alien applicants 

who are not entitled to program benefits 

because of their immigration status. The 

VIS database is the DHS/USCIS system 

established and made available to NJ– 

LWD and other covered agencies for use 

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in making these eligibility 

determinations. 

NJ–LWD seeks access to the 

information contained in the DHS/ 

USCIS VIS database for the purpose of 

confirming the immigration status of 

alien applicants for, or recipients of, the 

benefits it administers, in order to 

discharge its obligation to conduct such 

verifications pursuant to Section 1137 of 

the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 

1320b–7, and to New Jersey Statute 

43:2. 

Categories of Records and Individuals 

Covered: DHS/USCIS will provide the 

following to NJ–LWD: Records in the 

DHS/USCIS VIS database containing 

information related to the status of 

aliens and other persons on whom DHS/ 

USCIS has a record as an applicant, 

petitioner, or beneficiary. See DHS/ 

USCIS–004 Systematic Alien 

Verification for Entitlements Program 

System of Records Notice, 76 FR 58525 

(September 21, 2011). 

NJ–LWD will provide the following to 

DHS/USCIS: NJ–LWD records 

pertaining to alien applicants for, or 

recipients of, entitlement benefit 

programs administered by the State. 

NJ–LWD will match the following 

records with DHS/USCIS records: 

• Alien Registration Number 

• I–94 Number 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Middle Name 

• Date of Birth 

• Nationality 

• Social Security Number 

DHS/USCIS will match the following 

records with NJ–LWD records: 

• Alien Registration Number 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Middle Name 

• Date of Birth 

• Country of Birth (not nationality) 

• Social Security Number (if 

available) 

• Date of Entry 

• Immigration Status Data 

• Employment Eligibility Data 

Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program: The inclusive dates of the 

matching program are from December 

29, 2011, and continuing for 18 months 

through June 28, 2013. The matching 

program may be extended for an 

additional 12 months thereafter, if 

certain conditions are met. 

Address for Receipt of Public 

Comments or Inquires: Individuals 

wishing to comment on this matching 

program or obtain additional 

information about the program, 

including requesting a copy of the 

Computer Matching Agreement between 

DHS–USCIS and NJ–LWD, may contact: 

For general questions please contact: 

Janice Jackson (202–443–0109), Acting 

Privacy Branch Chief, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

131 M Street NE., Suite 200, 

Washington, DC 20529. 

For privacy questions please contact: 

Jonathan R. Cantor (202–343–1717), 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 

Office, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

Dated: February 13, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05638 Filed 3–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0010] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: Privacy Act of 

1974; Computer Matching Program 

between the Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services and the 

Massachusetts Division of 

Unemployment Assistance. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice of the existence of a computer 

matching program between the 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

and the Massachusetts Division of 

Unemployment Assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

provides this notice in accordance with 

The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

as amended by the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. 

L. 100–503) and the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Amendments of 

1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) (Privacy Act); 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the 

Provisions of Public Law 100–503, the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 

(June 19, 1989); and OMB Circular A– 

130, Appendix I, 65 FR 77677 

(December 12, 2000). 

Participating Agencies: The 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(DHS/USCIS) is the source agency and 

the Massachusetts Division of 

Unemployment Assistance (MA–DUA) 

is the recipient agency. 

Purpose of the Match: This Computer 

Matching agreement allows DHS/USCIS 

to provide MA–DUA with electronic 

access to immigration status information 

contained within the DHS/USCIS 

Verification Information System (VIS). 

The immigration status information will 

enable MA–DUA to determine whether 

an applicant is eligible for benefits 

under the Unemployment 

Compensation (UC) program 

administered by MA–DUA. 

Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program: Section 121 of the 

Immigration Reform and Control Act 

(IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99–603, as 

amended by the Personal Responsibility 

and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

Act of 1996 (PRWORA), requires DHS to 

establish a system for the verification of 

immigration status of alien applicants 

for, or recipients of, certain types of 

benefits and to make this system 

available to state agencies that 

administer such benefits. Section 121(c) 

of IRCA amends Section 1137 of the 

Social Security Act and certain other 

sections of law that pertain to Federal 

entitlement benefit programs to require 

state agencies administering these 

programs to use the DHS/USCIS 

verification system to make eligibility 

determinations in order to prevent the 

issuance of benefits to alien applicants 

who are not entitled to program benefits 

because of their immigration status. The 

VIS database is the DHS/USCIS system 

established and made available to MA– 

DUA and other covered agencies for use 

in making these eligibility 

determinations. 

MA–DUA seeks access to the 

information contained in DHS/USCIS 

VIS database for the purpose of 

confirming the immigration status of 

alien applicants for, or recipients of, the 

benefits it administers, in order to 

discharge its obligation to conduct such 

verifications pursuant to Section 1137 of 

the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 

1320b–7, and to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 

151A, § 25(h). 

Categories of Records and Individuals 

Covered: DHS/USCIS will provide the 

following to MA–DUA: Records in the 

DHS/USCIS VIS database containing 

information related to the status of 

aliens and other persons on whom DHS/ 

USCIS has a record as an applicant, 

petitioner, or beneficiary. See DHS/ 

USCIS–004 Systematic Alien 

Verification for Entitlements Program 

System of Records Notice, 76 FR 58525 

(September 21, 2011). 

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