Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 106 / Tuesday, June 3, 2014 / Notices 31961 

For privacy questions please contact: 

Karen L. Neuman (202–343–1717), Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

Dated: May 16, 2014. 

Karen L. Neuman, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2014–0023] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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, titled 

‘‘Verification Division DHS–USCIS/NJ– 

LWD.’’ 

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 

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 and naturalized/derived United 

States citizen 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, 77 FR 47415 

(August 8, 2012). 

NJ–LWD will provide the following to 

DHS–USCIS: NJ–LWD records 

pertaining to alien and naturalized/

derived United States citizen 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 (SSN). 

DHS–USCIS will match the following 

records with NJ–LWD records: 

• Alien Registration Number. 

• I–94 Number. 

• Last Name. 

• First Name. 

• Middle Name. 

• Date of Birth. 

• Country of Birth (not nationality). 

• SSN (if available). 

• Date of Entry. 

• Immigration Status Data. 

• Sponsorship Information (sponsor’s 

full name, SSN, and address). 

Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program: The inclusive dates of the 

matching program are from June 29, 

2014, and continuing for 18 months 

through December 28, 2015. The 

matching program may be extended for 

up to 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: 

Donald K. Hawkins, 202–272–8030, 

Privacy Officer, U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services, Department of 

Homeland Security, 20 Massachusetts 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20529. 

For privacy questions please contact: 

Karen L. Neuman (202–343–1717), Chief 

Privacy Officer, Privacy Office, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

Washington, DC 20528. 

Dated: May 16, 2014. 

Karen L. Neuman, 

Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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