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Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

comments to the Committee about its 

mission and topics pertaining to this 

public session. 

Written comments are accepted until 

the date of the meeting, however, 

written comments should be received by 

the Designated Federal Officer at least 

five business days prior to the meeting 

date so that the comments may be made 

available to the Committee members for 

their consideration prior to the meeting. 

Written comments should be submitted 

to the Designated Federal Officer listed 

in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Email submissions should be in one of 

the following formats (Adobe Acrobat, 

WordPerfect, or Word format). 

Please note: Since the committee operates 

under the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, all written 

comments will be treated as public 

documents and will be made available for 

public inspection, up to and including being 

posted on the OUSD(C) Web site. 

Dated: June 7, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2012–OS–0064] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a 

Computer Matching Program 

AGENCY: Defense Manpower Data 

Center, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of a computer matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: Subsection (e)(12) of the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (5 

U.S.C. 552a), requires agencies to 

publish advance notice of any proposed 

or revised computer matching program 

by the matching agency for public 

comment. The DoD, as the matching 

agency under the Privacy Act is hereby 

giving notice to the record subjects of a 

computer matching program between 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

and DoD that their records are being 

matched by computer. The purpose of 

this match concerns Reserve pay 

reconciliation. 

DATES: This proposed action will 

become effective July 12, 2012 and 

matching may commence unless 

changes to the matching program are 

required due to public comments or by 

Congressional or by Office of 

Management and Budget objections. 

Any public comment must be received 

before the effective date. 

ADDRESSES: Any interested party may 

submit written comments to the 

Director, Defense Privacy and Civil 

Liberties Office, 1901 South Bell Street 

Suite 920, Arlington, VA 22202–4512. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Samuel P. Jenkins at telephone (703) 

607–2943. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to subsection (o) of the Privacy Act of 

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

DMDC and VA have concluded an 

agreement to conduct a computer 

matching program between the agencies. 

The purpose of this agreement is to 

verify eligibility for DoD/USCG 

members of the Reserve forces who 

receive VA disability compensation or 

pension to also receive military pay and 

allowances when performing reserve 

duty. The parties to this agreement have 

determined that a computer matching 

program is the most efficient, 

expeditious, and effective means of 

obtaining the information needed by the 

VA to identify ineligible VA disability 

compensation recipients who have 

returned to active duty. This matching 

agreement will verify eligibility for 

DoD/USCG members of the Reserve 

forces who receive VA disability 

compensation or pension to also receive 

military pay and allowances when 

performing reserve duty. If this 

identification is not accomplished by 

computer matching, but is done 

manually, the cost would be prohibitive 

and it is possible that not all individuals 

would be identified. A copy of the 

computer matching agreement between 

VA and DMDC is available upon request 

to the public. Requests should be 

submitted to the address in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT or to the 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Veterans Benefit Administration, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 

20420. 

Set forth below is the notice of the 

establishment of a computer matching 

program required by paragraph 6.c. of 

the Office of Management and Budget 

Guidelines on computer matching 

published in the Federal Register at 54 

FR 25818 on June 19, 1989. 

The matching agreement, as required 

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

and an advance copy of this notice was 

submitted on May 31, 2012, to the 

House Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform, the Senate 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

pursuant to paragraph 4d of Appendix 

I to OMB Circular No. A–130, ‘Federal 

Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining 

Records about Individuals,’ dated 

February 8, 1996 (February 20, 1996, 61 

FR 6427). 

Dated: June 7, 2012. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

Notice of a Computer Matching 

Program Between the Department of 

Veterans Affairs and the Department of 

Defense for Verification of Disability 

Compensation 

A. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES: 

Participants in this computer 

matching program are the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Defense 

Manpower Data Center (DMDC) of the 

Department of Defense (DoD). The VA is 

the source agency, i.e., the activity 

disclosing the records for the purpose of 

the match. The DMDC is the specific 

recipient activity or matching agency, 

i.e., the agency that actually performs 

the computer matching. 

B. PURPOSE OF THE MATCH: 

The purpose of this agreement is to 

verify eligibility for DoD/USCG 

members of the Reserve forces who 

receive VA disability compensation or 

pension to also receive military pay and 

allowances when performing reserve 

duty. 

The VA will provide to DMDC 

identifying information on all VA 

recipients receiving a VA disability 

compensation or pension. DMDC will 

match the information with its reserve 

military pay data and provide for each 

match (hit) the number of training days, 

by fiscal year, for which the veteran was 

paid. The VA will use this information 

to make, where appropriate, necessary 

VA payment adjustments. 

C. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCH: 

The legal authority for conducting the 

matching program for use in the 

administration of VA’s Compensation 

and Pension Benefits Program is 

contained in 38 U.S.C. 5304(c), 

Prohibition Against Duplication of 

Benefits provides that VA disability 

compensation or pension based upon 

his or her previous military service shall 

not be paid to a person for any period 

for which such person receives active 

service pay. 10 U.S.C. 12316, Payment 

of certain Reserves while on duty 

further provides that a reservist who is 

entitled to disability payments due to 

his or her earlier military service and 


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who performs duty for which he or she 

is entitled to DoD/USCG compensation 

may elect to receive for that duty either 

the disability payments or, if he or she 

waives such payments, the DoD/USCG 

compensation for the duty performed. 

D. RECORDS TO BE MATCHED: 

The systems of records maintained by 

the respective agencies under the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 552a, from which records will be 

disclosed for the purpose of this 

computer match are as follows: 

The DMDC will use the system of 

records identified as DMDC 01, entitled 

‘‘Defense Manpower Data Center Data 

Base,’’ last published in the Federal 

Register at November 23, 2011, 76 FR 

72391. A copy of the published system 

notice is at Attachment 2. 

The VA will use the system of records 

identified as ‘‘Compensation, Pension, 

Education and Vocational Rehabilitation 

and Employment Records–VA’’ 

(58VA21/22/28), republished in its 

entirety at 74 FR 29275 (June 19, 2009), 

last amended at 75 FR 22187, April 27, 

2010. Attachment 3 is a copy of the 

system notice with the appropriate 

routine use, i.e., RU 39. 

E. DESCRIPTION OF COMPUTER MATCHING

PROGRAM: 

The VA will submit to DMDC an 

electronic data of all VA pension and 

disability compensation beneficiaries as 

of the end of September. Upon receipt 

of the data, DMDC will match by SSN 

with reserve pay data as submitted to 

DMDC by the military services and the 

USCG. Upon a SSN match, or a ‘‘hit,’’ 

of both data sets, DMDC will provide 

VA the individual’s name and other 

identifying data, to include the number 

of training days, by Fiscal Year, for each 

matched record. Training days are the 

total of inactive duty drills paid plus 

active duty days paid. 

The hits will be furnished to VA, 

which will be responsible for verifying 

and determining that the data in the 

DMDC electronic files is consistent with 

the VA files and for resolving any 

discrepancies or inconsistencies on an 

individual basis. VA will initiate actions 

to obtain an election by the individual 

of which pay he or she wishes to receive 

and will be responsible for making final 

determinations as to positive 

identification, eligibility for, or amounts 

of pension or disability compensation 

benefits, adjustments thereto, or any 

recovery of overpayments, or such other 

action as authorized by law. 

The electronic data provided by the 

VA will contain information on 

approximately 4.2 million pension and 

disability compensation recipients. 

The DMDC reserve pay data contains 

information on approximately 890,000 

DoD and 10,000 USCG reservists who 

received pay and allowances for 

performing authorized duty. 

VA will furnish DMDC the name and 

SSN of all VA pension and disability 

compensation recipients and DMDC 

will supply VA the name, SSN, date of 

birth, and the number of training days 

by fiscal year of each reservist who is 

identified as a result of the match. 

F. INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM: 

This computer matching program is 

subject to public comment and review 

by Congress and the Office of 

Management and Budget. If the 

mandatory 30 day period for comment 

has expired and no comments are 

received and if no objections are raised 

by either Congress or the Office of 

Management and Budget within 40 days 

of being notified of the proposed match, 

the computer matching program 

becomes effective and the respective 

agencies may begin the exchange at a 

mutually agreeable time and thereafter 

on a quarterly basis. By agreement 

between VA and DMDC, the matching 

program will be in effect for 18 months 

with an option to renew for 12 

additional months unless one of the 

parties to the agreement advises the 

other by written request to terminate or 

modify the agreement. 

G. ADDRESS FOR RECEIPT OF PUBLIC COMMENTS

OR INQUIRIES: 

Director, Defense Privacy and Civil 

Liberties Office, 1901 South Bell Street, 

Suite 920, Arlington, VA 22202–4512. 

Telephone (703) 607–2943. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Submission for OMB Review; 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Annual State 

Application Under Part B of the 

Individuals With Disabilities Education 

Act 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Part B of 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 

1412(a)) a State is eligible for assistance 

under Part B for a fiscal year if the State 

submits a plan that provides assurances 

to the Secretary that the State has in 

effect policies and procedures to ensure 

that the State meets each of the 

conditions found in 20 U.S.C. 1412. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 12, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding burden and/or the collection 

activity requirements should be 

electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 

20202–4537. Copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 04816. When you access 

the information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information 

and Records Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. The Department 

of Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Annual State 

Application Under Part B of the 

Individuals with Disabilities Education 

Act. 

OMB Control Number: 1820–0030. 

Type of Review: Revision. 


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