27082 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 112 / Monday, June 11, 2018 / Notices 

Dated: June 5, 2018. 

Andrea M. Gacki, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12412 Filed 6–8–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Privacy Act of 1974 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of a New Matching 

Program. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended, and the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching 

Programs, notice is hereby given of the 

conduct of the Internal Revenue Service 

Disclosure of Information to Federal, 

State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA) 

Computer Matching Program. 

DATES: Comments on this matching 

notice must be received no later than 30 

days after date of publication in the 

Federal Register. If no public comments 

are received during the period allowed 

for comment, the re-established 

agreement will be effective July 1, 2018, 

provided it is a minimum of 30 days 

after the publication date. 

Beginning and completion dates: The 

matches are conducted on an ongoing 

basis in accordance with the terms of 

the computer matching agreement in 

effect with each participant as approved 

by the applicable Data Integrity 

Board(s). The term of these agreements 

is expected to cover the 18-month 

period, July 1, 2018 through December 

31, 2019. Ninety days prior to expiration 

of the agreement, the parties to the 

agreement may request a 12-month 

extension in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(o). 

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be sent 

through email to Patricia.Grasela@

irs.gov; by mail to the Internal Revenue 

Service; Privacy, Governmental Liaison 

and Disclosure; Data Services; ATTN: 

Patricia Grasela, Acting Program 

Manager, 2970 Market Street, BLN: 2– 

Q08.124, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Internal Revenue Service; Privacy, 

Governmental Liaison and Disclosure; 

Data Services; ATTN: Patricia Grasela, 

Acting Program Manager, 2970 Market 

Street, BLN: 2–Q08.124, Philadelphia, 

PA 19104. Telephone: 267–466–5564 

(not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the matching program was last 

published at 80 FR 59245–59246 

(October 1, 2015). The West Virginia 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is no longer participating in the 

DIFSLA Computer Matching Program. 

Members of the public desiring specific 

information concerning an ongoing 

matching activity may request a copy of 

the applicable computer matching 

agreement at the address provided 

above. 

Participating Agencies: Name of 

Recipient Agency: Internal Revenue 

Service. 

Categories of records covered in the 

match: Information returns (e.g., Forms 

1099–DIV, 1099– INT and W–2G) filed 

by payers of unearned income in the 

Internal Revenue Service Information 

Returns Master File (IRMF) (Treasury/ 

IRS 22.061). 

Name of source agencies and 

categories of records covered in the 

match: 

A. Federal agencies expected to 

participate and their Privacy Act 

systems of records are: 

1. Department of Veterans Affairs: 

Veterans Benefits Administration— 

Compensation, Pension and Education 

and Rehabilitation Records-VA, 58 VA 

21/22; and Veterans Health 

Administration—Healthcare Eligibility 

Records, 89VA19; and 2. Social Security 

Administration, Office of Systems 

Requirements— Supplemental Security 

Income Record and Special Veterans 

Benefits, (60–0103). 

B. State agencies expected to 

participate using non-federal systems of 

records are: 

1. Alabama Department of Human 

Resources 

2. Alabama Medicaid Agency 

3. Alaska Department of Health & 

Social Services, Division of Public 

Assistance 

4. Arizona Department of Economic 

Security 

5. Arkansas Department of Human 

Services 

6. California Department of Social 

Services 

7. Connecticut Department of Social 

Services 

8. Delaware Department of Health & 

Social Services 

9. DC Department of Human Services 

10. Florida Department of Children & 

Families 

11. Georgia Department of Human 

Services 

12. Hawaii Department of Human 

Services 

13. Idaho Department of Health & 

Welfare 

14. Illinois Department of Human 

Services 

15. Indiana Family & Social Services 

Administration 

16. Iowa Department of Human 

Services 

17. Kansas Department for Children 

and Families 

18. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and 

Family Services 

19. Louisiana Department of Health 

20. Louisiana Department of Children 

and Family Services 

21. Maine Department of Health & 

Human Services 

22. Maryland Department of Human 

Services 

23. Massachusetts Department of 

Transitional Assistance 

24. Michigan Department of Health & 

Human Services 

25. Minnesota Department of Human 

Services 

26. Mississippi Department of Human 

Services 

27. Mississippi Division of Medicaid 

28. Missouri Department of Social 

Services 

29. Montana Department of Public 

Health & Human Services 

30. Nebraska Department of Health & 

Human Services 

31. Nevada Division of Welfare & 

Supportive Services 

32. New Hampshire Department of 

Health & Human Services, Division of 

Family Assistance 

33. New Jersey Department of Human 

Services 

34. New Mexico Human Services 

Department 

35. New York State Office of 

Temporary & Disability Assistance 

36. North Carolina Department of 

Health & Human Services 

37. North Dakota Department of 

Human Services 

38. Ohio Department of Job and 

Family Services 

39. Ohio Department of Medicaid 

40. Oklahoma Department of Human 

Services, Adult & Family Services 

41. Oregon Health Authority, 

Department of Human Resources 

42. Pennsylvania Department of 

Human Services 

43. Rhode Island Department of 

Human Services 

44. South Carolina Department of 

Social Services 

45. South Dakota Department of 

Social Services 

46. Tennessee Department of Human 

Services 

47. Texas Health and Human Services 

Commission 

48. Utah Department of Workforce 

Services 

49. Vermont AHS/DCF Economic 

Services Division 

50. Virginia Department of Social 

Services 

51. Washington Department of Social 

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52. Wisconsin Department of Children 

& Families 

53. Wyoming Department of Family 

Services 

Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program: In accordance with 

section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal 

Revenue Code (IRC), the Secretary shall, 

upon written request, disclose current 

return information from returns with 

respect to unearned income from the 

Internal Revenue Service files to any 

federal, state or local agency 

administering a program listed below: 

(i) A state program funded under part 

A of Title IV of the Social Security Act; 

(ii) Medical assistance provided under 

a state plan approved under Title XIX of 

the Social 

Security Act, or subsidies provided 

under section 1860D–14 of such Act; 

(iii) Supplemental security income 

benefits provided under Title XVI of the 

Social Security Act, and federally 

administered supplementary payments 

of the type described in section 1616(a) 

of such Act (including payments 

pursuant to an agreement entered into 

under section 212(a) of Pub. L. 93–66); 

(iv) Any benefits provided under a 

state plan approved under Title I, X, 

XIV, or XVI of the 

Social Security Act (as those titles 

apply to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the 

Virgin Islands); 

(v) Unemployment compensation 

provided under a state law described in 

section 3304 of the IRC; 

(vi) Assistance provided under the 

Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; 

(vii) State-administered 

supplementary payments of the type 

described in section 1616(a) of the 

Social Security Act (including 

payments pursuant to an agreement 

entered into under section 

212(a) of Pub. L. 93–66); 

(viii)(I) Any needs-based pension 

provided under Chapter 15 of Title 38, 

United States Code, or under any other 

law administered by the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs; 

(viii)(II) Parents’ dependency and 

indemnity compensation provided 

under section 1315 of Title 38, United 

States Code; 

(viii)(III) Health-care services 

furnished under sections 1710(a)(2)(G), 

1710(a)(3), and 1710(b) of such title. 

Purpose: The purpose of this program 

is to prevent or reduce fraud and abuse 

in certain federally assisted benefit 

programs while protecting the privacy 

interest of the subjects of the match. 

Information is disclosed by the Internal 

Revenue Service only for the purpose of, 

and to the extent necessary in, 

determining eligibility for, and/or the 

correct amount of, benefits for 

individuals applying for or receiving 

certain benefit payments. 

Categories of Individuals: Individuals 

applying for or receiving benefits under 

Federal and state administered 

programs. 

Categories of Records: The source 

Agency will furnish the IRS with 

records in accordance with the current 

IRS Publication 3373, DIFSLA 

Handbook. The Agency may request 

return information on a monthly basis 

for new applicants. The Agency may 

request information with respect to all 

beneficiaries once per year. The requests 

from the Agency will include: The 

Social Security Number (SSN) and name 

control (first four characters of the 

surname) for each individual for whom 

unearned income information is 

requested. IRS will provide a response 

record for each individual identified by 

the Agency. The total number of records 

will be equal to or greater than the 

number of records submitted by the 

Agency. In some instances, an 

individual may have more than one 

record on file. When there is a match of 

individual SSN and name control, IRS 

will disclose the following to the 

Agency: Payee account number; payee 

name and mailing address; payee 

taxpayer identification number (TIN); 

payer name and address; payer TIN; and 

income type and amount. 

System(S) of Records: Public Law 98– 

369, Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, 

requires the Agency administering 

certain Federally-assisted benefit 

programs under the Social Security Act, 

the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 of 

1977, Title 38 of the United States Code 

or certain Housing Assistance Programs 

to conduct income verification to ensure 

proper distribution of benefit payments. 

The records in this match are to be 

disclosed only for purposes of, and to 

the extent necessary in, determining 

eligibility for, or the correct amount of 

benefits under these programs. 

IRS will extract return information 

with respect to unearned income from 

the Information Returns Master File 

(IRMF), Treas/IRS 22.061, as published 

at 80 FR 54081–082 (September 8, 

2015), through the Disclosure of 

Information to Federal, State and Local 

Agencies (DIFSLA) program. 

Ryan Law, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy, 

Transparency, and Records. 

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