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respondents are representative payees 

who receive and use benefits on behalf 

of Social Security beneficiaries. 

Type of Collection: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Regulation section Number of 

respondents 

Completion time 

(hours) 

Burden 

(hours) 

404.2035(d) ................................................................................................................ 550,000 .083 45,650 

404.2035(f) ................................................................................................................. 5,500 .083 457 

416.635(d) .................................................................................................................. 300,000 .083 24,900 

416.635(f) ................................................................................................................... 3,000 .083 249 

Total .................................................................................................................... 858,500 .............................. 71,256 

II. SSA has submitted the information 

collections we list below to OMB for 

clearance. Your comments on the 

information collections would be most 

useful if OMB and SSA receive them 

within 30 days from the date of this 

publication. To be sure we consider 

your comments, we must receive them 

no later than September 18, 2009. You 

can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance 

packages by calling the SSA Director for 

Reports Clearance at 410–965–0454 or 

by writing to the above email address. 

1. Medicare Part B Income-Related 

Premium—Life-Changing Event Form 

0960–0735. Per the Medicare 

Modernization Act of 2003, selected 

recipients of Medicare Part B insurance 

pay an income-related monthly 

adjustment amount (IRMAA). The 

Internal Revenue Service uses income 

tax return data to determine the amount 

of the IRMAA. SSA uses Form SSA–44 

to determine if a recipient qualifies for 

a reduction in IRMMA. If affected 

Medicare Part B recipients believe more 

recent tax data should be used because 

a life-changing event has occurred that 

significantly reduces his/her income, 

they can report these changes to SSA 

and ask for a new initial determination 

of his/her IRMAA. The respondents are 

Medicare Part B recipients who have a 

modified adjusted gross income over a 

high-income ‘‘threshold.’’ 

Note: This is a correction notice. SSA 

published this information collection as an 

extension on June 25, 2009, at 74 FR 30353. 

Since we are revising the Privacy Act 

Statement, this is now a revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Method of information collection Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average burden 

per response 

(minutes) 

Estimated annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Personal Interview ................................................................... 128,000 1 30 64,000 

Form ......................................................................................... 32,000 1 45 24,000 

Totals ................................................................................ 160,000 .............................. .............................. 88,000 

Dated: August 14, 2009. 

Elizabeth A. Davidson, 

Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 

Security Administration. 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2009–0018] 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

Computer Matching Program (Social 

Security Administration/Department of 

the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service 

(SSA/IRS))—Match Number 1310 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of an existing 

computer matching program scheduled 

to expire on October 3, 2009. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act, as amended, this notice 

announces renewal of an existing 

computer matching program that we are 

currently conducting with IRS. 

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). Renewal of the matching 

program will be effective as indicated 

below. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

comment on this notice by either 

telefaxing to (410) 965–0201 or writing 

to the Deputy Commissioner for Budget, 

Finance and Management, 800 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 

Deputy Commissioner for Budget, 

Finance and Management 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 federal agencies 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 

other agencies participating in the 

matching programs; 

(2) Obtain approval of the matching 

agreement by the Data Integrity Boards 

of the participating federal agencies; 


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(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 our computer matching programs 

comply with the requirements of the 

Privacy Act, as amended. 

Dated: May 22, 2009. 

Mary Glenn-Croft, 

Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance 

and Management. 

Notice of Computer Matching Program, 

SSA With IRS 

A. Participating Agencies 

SSA and IRS 

B. Purpose of the Matching Program 

This agreement sets forth the terms 

under which IRS agrees to disclose to us 

certain tax return information for the 

purpose of establishing the correct 

amount of Medicare Part B premium 

subsidy adjustment under Section 

1839(i) of the Social Security Act (Act), 

which was enacted by Section 811 of 

the Medicare Prescription Drug, 

Improvement, and Modernization Act of 

2003. 

C. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program 

Section 6103(1)(20) of the Internal 

Revenue Code (IRC 6103(1)(20)) 

authorizes IRS to disclose specified tax 

return information to us with respect to 

taxpayers whose Part B insurance 

premium may (according to IRS records) 

be subject to adjustment pursuant to 

Section 1839(i) of the Act, for the 

purpose of establishing the amount of 

any such adjustment. 

Section 1839(i) of the Act requires us 

to determine the amount of a 

beneficiary’s Part B premium subsidy 

adjustment if the Modified Adjusted 

Gross Income (MAGI) is above the 

applicable threshold as established in 

Section 1839(i) of the Act. Pursuant to 

Section 1839(i) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

1395r), we determine whether a 

Medicare Part B beneficiary pays a 

larger percentage of the Part B premium 

than a beneficiary with income below 

the applicable threshold. 

D. Categories of Records and Persons 

Covered by the Matching Program 

We will disclose to IRS the names and 

Social Security numbers (SSNs) of all 

appropriate beneficiaries who either are 

enrolled or have become entitled to 

Medicare Part B. On a weekly basis, we 

will provide IRS with this information 

with respect to SSA Part B beneficiaries 

who: 

a. Are enrolled in Medicare under the 

rules in Section 1837 of the Act (42 

U.S.C. 1395p) and have not dis-enrolled 

from Medicare Part B; or 

b. Have filed applications specifically 

for Medicare Part B; or 

c. Have been determined to have 

retroactive Medicare Part B entitlement. 

As part of the weekly transmission, 

we will include the name, SSN, 

premium year, and income threshold 

amounts for new Part B enrollees. Once 

each year, we will provide the name, 

SSN, premium year, and income 

threshold amounts for all appropriate 

enrollees in Part B. We will use 

information obtained in this annual 

request to determine Part B premium 

subsidy adjustments for the coming 

premium year. At the time of the annual 

exchange, we include the name, SSN, 

premium year, income threshold 

amounts, and requested tax year with 

respect to all enrollees who asked us to 

use a more recent tax year or for 

beneficiaries where IRS provided 3- 

year-old tax data on the initial request. 

We will use the information obtained to 

correct Part B premium subsidy 

adjustments for the requested premium 

year. 

On a weekly basis, IRS will extract 

MAGI data pertaining to the Part B 

enrollees from the Return Transaction 

File. IRS will extract MAGI data 

pertaining to the tax year beginning in 

the second calendar year preceding the 

year for which the premium subsidy 

adjustment is being calculated (the 

premium year). When MAGI data for the 

second tax year preceding the premium 

year is not available as of October 16 of 

the year immediately preceding the 

premium year, MAGI data pertaining to 

the third tax year preceding the 

premium year will be provided to us. 

For the annual request, IRS will 

extract MAGI data as described above 

and provide the responsive records to 

us. For requests seeking more recent tax 

year data, IRS will extract MAGI data of 

the requested year, and provide the 

information to us. 

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 

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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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; New 

System of Records 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Proposed system of records and 

routine uses. 

SUMMARY: We are issuing public notice 

of our intent to establish a new system 

of records and routine uses applicable to 

this system of records in accordance 

with the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) 

and (e)(11)). The proposed system of 

records is entitled the Race and 

Ethnicity Collection System (60–0104), 

hereinafter referred to as the RECS 

system of records. We discuss the 

system of records in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below. We invite 

public comments on this proposal. 

DATES: We filed a report of the proposed 

RECS system of records and routine use 

disclosures with the Chairman of the 

Senate Committee on Homeland 

Security and Governmental Affairs, the 

Chairman of the House Committee on 

Oversight and Government Reform, and 

the Director, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) on 

August 13, 2009. The proposed RECS 

system of records and routine uses will 

become effective on October 9, 2009, 

unless we receive comments before that 

date that would result in a contrary 

determination. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

comment on this publication by writing 

to the Executive Director, Office of 

Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 

General Counsel, Social Security 

Administration, Room 3–A–6 

Operations Building, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21235– 

6401. All comments we receive will be 

available for public inspection at the 

above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alicia Matthews, Social Insurance 

Specialist (Senior Analyst), Disclosure 

Policy Development and Services 

Division 1, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General 


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