Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 111 / Friday, June 8, 2018 / Notices 26739 

7. Authorization for the Social 

Security Administration to Obtain 

Account Records from a Financial 

Institution and Request for Records 

(Medicare)—20 CFR 418.3420—0960– 

0729. The Medicare Prescription Drug, 

Improvement, and Modernization Act of 

2003 (MMA) established the Medicare 

Part D program for voluntary 

prescription drug coverage of premium, 

deductible, and copayment costs for 

individuals with limited income and 

resources. The MMA mandates that the 

Government provide subsidies for those 

individuals who qualify for the 

program, and who meet eligibility 

criteria for help with premium, 

deductible, or co-payment costs. SSA 

uses the SSA–4640, Authorization for 

the Social Security Administration to 

Obtain Account Records from a 

Financial Institution and Request for 

Records (Medicare), to determine if 

subsidy applicants or recipients qualify, 

or continue to qualify, for the subsidy. 

SSA uses Form SSA–4640 to: (1) Obtain 

the individual’s consent to verify 

balances of financial institution (FI) 

accounts; and (2) obtain verification of 

such balances from the FI. Respondents 

are Medicare Part D program subsidy 

applicants or claimants, and their 

financial institutions. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

SSA–4640—Medicare Part D Subsidy Applicants .......................................... 5,000 1 1 83 

SSA–4640—Financial Institutions ................................................................... 5,000 1 4 333 

Total .......................................................................................................... 10,000 ........................ ........................ 416 

Dated: June 4, 2018. 

Faye Lipsky, 

Reports Clearance Director, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12395 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA 2017–0059] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Notice of a new matching 

program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Privacy Act, as 

amended, this notice announces a new 

matching program with the Railroad 

Retirement Board (RRB). This matching 

agreement sets forth the terms, 

safeguards, and procedures under which 

RRB, as the source agency, will disclose 

RRB annuity payment data to SSA, the 

recipient agency. SSA will use the 

information to verify Supplemental 

Security Income (SSI) and Special 

Veterans Benefits (SVB) eligibility and 

benefit payment amounts. SSA will also 

record the railroad annuity amounts 

RRB paid to SSI and SVB recipients in 

the Supplemental Security Income 

Record (SSR). 

DATES: The deadline to submit 

comments on the proposed matching 

program is 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register. The 

matching program will be applicable on 

September 2, 2018 and will expire on 

March 1, 2020, or once a minimum of 

30 days after publication of this notice 

has elapsed, whichever is later. The 

matching program will be in effect for 

a period of 18 months. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

comment on this notice by either 

telefaxing to (410) 966–0869, writing to 

Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General 

Counsel, Social Security 

Administration, G–401WHR Building, 

6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401, or email at 

Mary.Ann.Zimmerman@ssa.gov. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection by contacting Ms. 

Zimmerman at this street address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested parties may submit general 

questions about the matching program 

to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General 

Counsel, by any of the means shown 

above. 

Mary Ann Zimmerman, 

Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Participating Agencies: SSA and RRB. 

Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program: The legal authority 

for this agreement is executed in 

compliance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, as amended by the Computer 

Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 

1988, the regulations and guidance 

promulgated thereunder. Legal authority 

for the disclosure under this agreement 

for the SSI portion are 1631(e)(1)(A) and 

(B) and 1631(f) of the Social Security 

Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)(1)(A) and 

(B) and 1383(f)). The legal authority for 

the disclosure under this agreement for 

the SVB portion is 806(b) of the Act (42 

U.S.C. 1006(b)). 

Purpose(s): The purpose of this 

matching program is to set forth the 

terms, safeguards, and procedures under 

which RRB, as the source agency, will 

disclose RRB annuity payment data to 

SSA, the recipient agency. SSA will use 

the information to verify SSI and SVB 

eligibility and benefit payment amounts. 

SSA will also record the railroad 

annuity amounts RRB paid to SSI and 

SVB recipients in the SSR. 

Categories of Individuals: The 

individuals whose information is 

involved in this matching program are 

applicants for and recipients of SSI 

payments and SVB benefits. 

Categories of Records: SSA will match 

the Social Security number, name, date 

of birth, and RRB claim number on the 

RRB file and the SSR. 

System(s) of Records: RRB will 

provide SSA with an electronic data file 

containing annuity payment data from 

RRB’s system of records, RRB–22 

Railroad Retirement, Survivor, and 

Pensioner Benefits System, last 

published on May 15, 2015 (80 FR 

28018). SSA will match RRB’s data with 

data maintained in the SSR, 

Supplemental Security Income Record 

and Special Veterans Benefits, SSA/ 

OITPBS, 60–0103, published on January 

11, 2006 (71 FR 1830) and December 10, 

2007 (72 FR 69723). SVB data also 

resides on the SSR. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12314 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

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