Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 109 / Friday, June 6, 2014 / Notices 32741 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS Computer Match No. 2013–12; HHS 

Computer Match No. 1307; SSA Computer 

Match No. 1097–1899] 

Privacy Act of 1974 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

ACTION: Notice of Modification of 

Existing Computer Matching Program 

(CMP). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974 

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

proposes the following modifications to 

the existing CMP ‘‘Computer Matching 

Agreement between the Department of 

Health and Human Services, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services and the 

Social Security Administration for 

Determining Enrollment or Eligibility 

for Insurance Affordability Programs 

under the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act’’, CMS Computer 

Match No. 2013–12, HHS Computer 

Match No. 1307, SSA Computer Match 

No. 1097–1899, published at 78 FR 

48170 (August 7, 2013): 

1. Add a statement that CMS is 

responsible for providing and 

publishing notice of any modification of 

the matching program; 

2. Add Quarters of Coverage to the list 

of data elements that SSA will provide 

to CMS; add qualifiers, so that the 

response that SSA will provide to CMS 

is limited to data elements that are 

‘‘relevant and responsive to CMS’ 

request;’’ and 

3. Increase two estimates (total 

number of batch transactions in 2014, 

and total number of batch transactions 

in the highest month in 2014) to update 

the number of transactions 

approximated for Fiscal Year 2014. 

DATES: Effective Dates: Comments are 

invited on all portions of this notice. 

Public comments are due 30 days after 

publication. The modifications to the 

existing matching program will become 

effective no sooner than 40 days after 

the report of the modifications is sent to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) and Congress, or 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register, 

whichever is later. 

ADDRESSES: The public should send 

comments to: CMS Privacy Officer, 

Division of Privacy Policy, Privacy 

Policy and Compliance Group, Office of 

E-Health Standards & Services, Offices 

of Enterprise Management, CMS, Room 

S2–24–25, 7500 Security Boulevard, 

Baltimore, Maryland 21244–1850. 

Comments received will be available for 

review at this location, by appointment, 

during regular business hours, Monday 

through Friday from 9:00 a.m.–3:00 

p.m., Eastern Time zone. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aaron Wesolowski, Director, 

Verifications Policy & Operations 

Branch, Division of Eligibility and 

Enrollment Policy and Operations, 

Center for Consumer Information and 

Insurance Oversight, CMS, 7501 

Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 

20814, Office Phone: (301) 492–4416, 

Facsimile: (443) 380–5531, E-Mail: 

Aaron.Wesolowski@cms.hhs.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CMS 

proposes to modify the existing CMP as 

follows: 

1. Revise the ‘‘Responsibilities of the 

Parties’’ section at IV.A.6. to add that 

CMS will be responsible for providing 

and publishing ‘‘notice of any 

modification of this Matching Program’’; 

2. Revise the ‘‘Description of Matched 

Records’’ section at VI.B.5. by adding 

Quarters of Coverage to the list of data 

elements provided by SSA; and to 

replace the phrase ‘‘SSA will provide 

CMS a response including’’ with the 

more limiting phrase ‘‘Depending on 

CMS’s request, SSA’s response will 

include each of the following data 

elements that are relevant and 

responsive to CMS’s request’’; and 

3. Revise the chart in the ‘‘Description 

of Matched Records’’ section at VI.C. to 

reflect updated estimates of the (1) total 

number of batch transactions in 2014 

(increasing the estimate from 5.6 million 

to 18,166,666) and (2) total number of 

batch transactions in the highest month 

in 2014 (increasing the estimate from 

5.6 million to 11,883,333). 

The proposed modifications to the 

existing matching program meet the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

as amended. 

Dated: June 2, 2014. 

David Nelson, 

Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services. 

CMS Computer Match No. 2013–12 

HHS Computer Match No. 1307 

SSA Computer Match No. 1097–1899 

NAME: 

‘‘Modification to Computer Matching 

Agreement between the Department of 

Health and Human Services, Centers for 

Medicare & Medicaid Services and the 

Social Security Administration for 

Determining Enrollment or Eligibility 

for Insurance Affordability Programs 

under the Patient Protection and 

Affordable Care Act’’ 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Unclassified 

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services (CMS), and the 

Social Security Administration (SSA) 

AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING MATCHING

PROGRAM: 

The modifications to the existing CMP 

are executed to comply with the 

provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 

U.S.C. 552a), as amended, OMB Circular 

A–130, titled ‘‘Management of Federal 

Information Resources’’ at 61 Federal 

Register (FR) 6428–6435 (February 20, 

1996), and OMB guidelines pertaining 

to computer matching at 54 FR 25818 

(June 19, 1989) and 56 FR 18599 (April 

23, 1991); and the computer matching 

portions of Appendix I to OMB Circular 

No. A–130, as amended at 61 FR 6428 

(February 20, 1996). 

Sections 1411 and 1413 of the Patient 

Protection and Affordable Care Act of 

2010 (Pub. L. 111–148), as amended by 

the Health Care and Education 

Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

152) (collectively, the ACA) require the 

Secretary of HHS to establish a program 

for determining eligibility for certain 

Insurance Affordability Programs, 

certifications of Exemption, and 

authorize use of secure, electronic 

interfaces and an on-line system for the 

verification of eligibility. Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552(b)(3) Federal agencies, such 

as HHS/CMS and SSA, may disclose 

information from their SORs under a 

routine use. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM: 

SSA and HHS/CMS are parties to a 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act Agreement, CMS 

Agreement No. 2013–12, HHS 

Agreement No. 1307, SSA Agreement 

No. 1097–1899 (the Agreement), 

regarding the terms, conditions, 

safeguards, and procedures under which 

SSA will disclose information to CMS 

in connection with the administration of 

Insurance Affordability Programs under 

the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–148), as 

amended by the Health Care and 

Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–152) (collectively, the 

ACA) and its implementing regulations. 

Under the Agreement, SSA will provide 

data to CMS and CMS will use SSA data 

needed to make initial Eligibility 

Determinations, Eligibility 

Redeterminations and Renewal 

decisions, including appeal 

determinations, for Insurance 

Affordability Programs (as defined 


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under the Agreement) and Certifications 

of Exemption. 

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS TO BE USED IN THE

MATCHING PROGRAM: 

The matching program is conducted 

with data maintained by CMS in the 

Health Insurance Exchanges System 

(HIX), CMS System No. 09–70–0560, as 

amended, published at 78 FR 8538 (Feb. 

6, 2013), 78 FR 32256 (May 29, 2013) 

and 78 FR 63211 (October 23, 2013). 

The matching program is also 

conducted with data maintained by SSA 

in the following SORs: 

• Master Files of SSN Holders and 

SSN Applications, SSA/OEEAS, 60– 

0058, 75 FR 82121 (December 29, 2010), 

as amended 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013); 

• Prisoner Update Processing System 

(PUPS), SSA/OPB, 60–0269, 64 FR 

11076 (March 8, 1999), as amended 72 

FR 69723 (December 10, 2007) and 78 

FR 40542 (July 5, 2013); 

• Master Beneficiary Record, SSA/ 

ORSIS, 60–0090, 71 FR 1826 (January 

11, 2006), as amended 72 FR 69723 

(December 10, 2007) and 78 FR 40542 

(July 5, 2013); 

• Earnings Recording and SelfEmployment Income System, SSA/ 

OEEAS, 60–0059, 71 FR 1819 (January 

11, 2006), as amended 78 FR 40542 (July 

5, 2013). 

INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCH: 

The modifications to the CMP shall 

become effective no sooner than 40 days 

after the report of the modifications to 

the matching program is sent to OMB 

and Congress, or 30 days after 

publication in the Federal Register, 

whichever is later. The modifications to 

the existing matching program will 

continue for the duration of the 

Agreement and may be extended for an 

additional 12 months thereafter, if 

certain conditions are met. 

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BILLING CODE 4120–03–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Institutes of Health 

Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment 

Request; State and Community 

Tobacco Control Research Initiative 

Evaluation (NCI) 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

for opportunity for public comment on 

proposed data collection projects, the 

National Institutes of Health (NIH) will 

publish periodic summaries of proposed 

projects to be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. 

Written comments and/or suggestions 

from the public and affected agencies 

are invited to address one or more of the 

following points: (1) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the function of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) The accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

The quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

Minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

To submit comments in writing, 

request more information on the 

proposed project, or to obtain a copy of 

the data collection plans and 

instruments, contact Elizabeth M. 

Ginexi, Ph.D., Tobacco Control Research 

Branch, Behavioral Research Program, 

Division of Cancer Control and 

Population Sciences, National Cancer 

Institute, 9609 Medical Center Drive, 

Room 3E564 MSC 9761, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20892–9761 or call non-tollfree number 240–276–6765 or Email 

your request, including your address to: 

LGinexi@mail.nih.gov. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection are best assured of having 

their full effect if received within 60 

days of the date of this publication. 

Proposed Collection: State and 

Community Tobacco Control Research 

Initiative Evaluation (SCTC), 0925, NEW 

submission, National Cancer Institute 

(NCI), National Institutes of Health 

(NIH). 

Need and Use of Information 

Collection: The National Cancer 

Institute State and Community Tobacco 

Control Research Initiative is a program 

within the Tobacco Control Research 

Branch in the Behavioral Research 

Program of the Division of Cancer 

Control and Population Sciences. The 

program targets 4 high-priority tobacco 

control research areas at the state and 

community level in the United States: 

(1) Secondhand smoke policies, (2) 

Tobacco tax and pricing policies, (3) 

Mass media countermeasures and 

community and social norms, and (4) 

Tobacco industry practices. The 

initiative supports innovative research 

to yield rapid and actionable findings 

for state and community tobacco control 

programs. The purpose of the evaluation 

is to assess the dissemination, 

implementation, and community 

collaboration processes of the grantees 

and their respective state and 

community partners and stakeholders. 

The evaluation will utilize archival 

grant project data and archival data 

collected from the scientists in the first 

two years of the initiative. The 

evaluation also will collect new data to: 

(1) Determine relationships, 

interactions, and connectedness among 

different network partnerships over time 

and with policy makers; (2) assess the 

utility of research tools, interventions, 

products, and findings from the 

perspective of key tobacco control 

stakeholders; and (3) determine key 

indicators for broad adoption of 

research products. Results will address 

research-to-practice gaps by providing a 

critical window into the process of 

disseminating evidence-based research 

tools, products, and science findings in 

community public health settings. 

Intended audiences include staff at NIH 

Institutes and Centers interested in 

supporting translation/dissemination 

and implementation science. 

OMB approval is requested for one 

year. There are no costs to respondents 

other than their time. The total 

estimated annualized burden hours are 

112. 

ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS

Type of respondent Data collection type Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average burden 

per response 

(in hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

SCTC Scientist ................................. Web Survey ..................................... 60 1 20/60 20 

Affiliated Partner .............................. Web Survey ..................................... 71 1 20/60 24 


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