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participant files of the other two states 

to detect persons who have crossed 

state lines to obtain duplicate food 

stamp benefits.

The matches will be made under 

written agreements between USDA and 

each of the source agencies involved.

Set forth below is the information 

required by paragraph 5ffl) of the 

Revised Supplemental Guidance for 

Conducting Computerized Matching 

Programs issued by the Office of 

Management and Budget, 47 FR 21656 

(May 19,1982J. A copy of this notice has 

been provided to both Houses of 

Congress and the Office of Management 

and Budget.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dianne Drew, Assistant Inspector 

General for Administration, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Office o f, 

Inspector General. Washington, DC, 

20250, telephone (2Q2J 447-6915.

Report of Matching Programs: Cross- State Wage, Unemployment 

Compensation, and Food Stamp 

Recipient Match of Food Stamp Program 

Participants In Oregon, Washington and 

Idaho

o. A uthority: Pub. L. 95-452, Inspector 

General Act of 1978,5 U.S.C. App.

b. Program D escription an d Purpose:

One of the responsibilities of OIG under 

the Inspector General Acá of 1978 (Pub.

L. 95-452) is to prevent and detect fraud 

and abuse in USDA programs. As part 

of the effort to meet this responsibility, 

OIG plans to match lists of food stamp 

participants in each of the States of 

Oregon, Washington and Idaho against 

files of wage earners and unemployment 

compensation recipients in the other two 

states to detect underreporting of 

income by persons crossing state lines 

in order to obtain food stamp benefits 

without entitlement. In addition, the lists 

of food stamp participants in each of the 

three states of Oregon, Washington and 

Idaho, will be compared to the lists of 

food stamp participants in the other two 

States to detect persons that cross state 

lines to obtain duplicate food stamp 

benefits. The matches will be conducted 

on a one-time basis.

AH matches will be accomplished 

through the use of computer files and 

will identify common elements of State 

food stamp program files and respective 

State wage earner and unemployment 

compensation data files by comparing 

social security numbers (SSN) or some 

combination of SSN with name and/or 

date of birth. OIG will followup cm these 

matches of common elements or “hits”

through review of State food stamp 

program records and matching source 

records, and interviews of the

“matching” individuals as necessary. 

Instances where this followup work 

identifies fraud or abuse may be 

referred to the State program agency for 

corrective action or to the proper 

authorities for prosecution, as 

appropriate.

c. F iles to b e u sed in this m atching

program are: (1) U.S. Department of 

Agriculture—State agency food stamp 

master files for selected States.

(2) Oregon Department of Human 

Resources, Employment Division, Wage 

Data File.

(3) Washington Employment Security 

Department Wage Data File.

(4) Idaho Department of Employment 

Wage Data File.

d. P rojected starting an d ending d ates:

This matching is scheduled to begin in 

fiscal year 1986 and end in fiscal year

1987. Other States may be selected for 

similar matches in fiscal years 1986 and 

1987.

e. Security safegu ard s: Computer files 

used in the matching program will be 

stored in secure libraries and access will 

be restricted to only those individuals 

who have a legitimate need to handle 

the material in order to accomplish the 

matches. The personal privacy of 

individuals identified on the files will be 

protected by strict compliance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974. Information 

concerning “non-matching” individuals 

will not be extracted for any purpose 

and source files will not be used for any 

matches without specific written 

agreement between USDA and the 

respective source agency.

/. D isposition o f sou rce reco rd s an d

"hits”: All files received will be 

destroyed or returned to their source at 

the completion of the matches. Resulting 

“hit” information may be retained in the 

workpapers of the respective case 

reports.

Dated: September 8,1988.

Robert W. Beuley,

Inspector General.

[FR Doc. 86-20706 Filed 9-12-86; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410-23-M

Packers and Stockyards 

Administration

Certification of Central Filing System

The Statewide central filing system of 

Montana is hereby certified, pursuant to 

section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 

1985, on the basis of information 

submitted by Jim Waltermire, Secretary 

o f State, for all farm products produced 

in that State.

This issued pursuant to authority 

delegated by the Secretary of 

Agriculture.

Authority; Sec. 1324(cJ(2}. Pub. L. 99-198, 99 

Stat. 1535, 7 U.S.C. 1631fcJ(2}; 7 CFR 

2.17(e)(3), 2.56(a)(3), 51 FR 22795.

Dated; September 9,1986.

B. H. Jones,

Administrator, Packers and Stockyards

A dminrstration.

[FR Doc. 86-20710 Filed 9-12-86; 8:45 ami 

BILUNG CODE 3410-KD-M

Soil Conservation Service

Lane’s Creek Watershed; Union and 

Anson Counties, NC

AGENCIES: 

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of finding of no 

significant impact.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969; the Council on 

Environmental Quality Guidelines (40 

CFR Part 1500); and the Soil 

Conservation Service Guidelines (7 CFR 

Part 650Jr the Soil Conservation Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, give 

notice that an environmental impact 

statement is not being prepared for the 

Lane’s Creek Watershed, Union and 

Anson Counties, North Carolina.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bobbye J. Jones, State Conservationist, 

Soil Conservation Service, 310 New Bern 

Avenue, Room 535, Federal Building, 

Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, telephone 

919-856^-4210.

Soil Conservation Service, 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

environmental assessment of this 

federally assisted action indicates that 

the project will not cause significant 

local, regional, or national impacts on 

the environment. As a result of these 

findings, Bobbye J. Jones, State 

Conservationist has determined that the 

preparation and review of an 

environmental impact statement are not 

needed for this project

The project concerns a plan for 

watershed protection. The planned 

works of improvement include 

accelerated technical and financial 

assistance to apply land treatment 

measures on 12,883 acres of cropland.

The Notice of a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) has been 

forwarded to the Environmental 

Protection Agency and to various 

federal, state, and local agencies and 

interested parties. A limited number of 

copies of the FONSI are available to fill 

single copy requests at the above 

address. Basic data developed during 

the environmental assessment are on 

file and may be reviewed by contacting 

Bobbye J. Jones.