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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice—computer matching 

between the Office of Personnel 

Management and the Social Security 

Administration (Computer Matching 

Agreement 1071). 

SUMMARY: 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), Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the 

Conduct of Matching Programs (54 FR 

25818 published June 19, 1989), and 

OMB Circular No. A–130, revised 

November 28, 2000, ‘‘Management of 

Federal Information Resources,’’ the 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 

is publishing notice of its new computer 

matching program with the Social 

Security Administration (SSA). 

DATES: OPM will file a report of the 

subject matching program with the 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the 

Committee on Oversight and 

Government Reform of the House of 

Representatives and the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The matching program will 

begin 30 days after the Federal Register 

notice has been published or 40 days 

after the date of OPM’s submissions of 

the letters to Congress and OMB, 

whichever is later. The matching 

program will continue for 18 months 

from the beginning date and may be 

extended an additional 12 months 

thereafter. Subsequent matches will run 

until one of the parties advises the other 

in writing of its intention to reevaluate, 

modify, and/or terminate the agreement. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Deon 

Mason, Chief, Business Services, Office 

of Personnel Management, Room 4316, 

1900 E. Street NW., Washington, DC 

20415. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bernard A. Wells III on 202–606–2730. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. General 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), as 

amended, establishes the conditions 

under which computer matching 

involving the Federal government could 

be performed and adding certain 

protections for individuals applying for 

and receiving Federal benefits. Section 

7201 of the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101– 

508) further amended the Privacy Act 

regarding protections for such 

individuals. 

The Privacy Act, as amended, 

regulates the use of computer matching 

by Federal agencies when records in a 

system of records are matched with 

other Federal, State, or local government 

records. Among other things, it requires 

Federal agencies involved in computer 

matching programs to: 

(1) Negotiate written agreements with 

the other agency for agencies 

participating in the matching programs; 

(2) Obtain the approval of the match 

agreement by the Data Integrity Boards 

(DIB) of the participating Federal 

agencies; 

(3) Furnish detailed reports about 

matching programs to Congress and 

OMB; 

(4) Notify applicants and beneficiaries 

that their records are subject to 

matching; 

(5) Verify match findings before 

reducing, suspending, termination, or 

denying an individual’s benefits or 

payments. 

B. OPM Computer Matches Subject to 

the Privacy Act 

We have taken action to ensure that 

all of OPM’s computer matching 

programs comply with the requirements 

of the Privacy Act, as amended. 

Notice of Computer Matching Program, 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 

With the Social Security Administration 

(SSA) 

A. Participating Agencies 

OPM and SSA. 

B. Purpose of the Matching Program 

The purpose of this agreement is to 

establish the conditions under which 

SSA will disclose Social Security 

benefit data to OPM via direct computer 

link. OPM will use the Social Security 

benefit data for the administration of 

certain programs by OPM’s Retirement 

Services. OPM is legally required to 

offset specific benefits by a percentage 

of benefits payable to disability 

annuitants, children survivor 

annuitants, and spousal survivor 

annuitants, under title II of the Social 

Security Act. This matching activity 

will enable OPM to compute benefits at 

the correct rate and determine eligibility 

for those benefits. Appendices A, B, and 

C of this agreement contain specific 

information on the matching programs 

that OPM will conduct. 

C. Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program 

Chapters 83 and 84 of title 5 of the 

United States Code provide the basis for 

computing annuities under CSRS and 

FERS, respectively, and require release 

of information by SSA to OPM in order 

to administer data exchanges involving 

military service performed by an 

individual after December 31, 1956. The 

CSRS requirement is codified at section 

8332(j) of title 5 of the United States 

Code; the FERS requirement is codified 

at section 8422(e)(4) of title 5 of the 

United States Code. The responsibilities 

of SSA and OPM with respect to 

information obtained pursuant to this 

agreement are also in accordance with 

the following: the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 

552a), as amended; section 307 of the 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1982 (Pub. L. 97–253), codified at 

section 8332 Note of title 5 of the United 

States Code; section 1306(a) of title 42 

of the United States Code; and section 

6103(1)(11) of title 26 of the United 

States Code. 

D. Categories of Records and Individuals 

Covered by the Match 

SSA will disclose data from its MBR 

file (60–0090, Master Beneficiary 

Record, SSA/OEEAS) and MEF file (60– 

0059, Earnings Recording and SelfEmployment Income System, SSA/ 

OEEAS) and manually-extracted 

military wage information from SSA’s 

‘‘1086’’ microfilm file when required (71 

FR 1796, January 11, 2006). OPM will 

provide SSA with an electronic finder 

file from the OPM system of records 

published as OPM/Central-1 (Civil 

Service Retirement and Insurance 

Records) on October 8, 1999 (64 FR 

54930), as amended on May 3, 2000 (65 

FR 25775). The system of records 

involved have routine uses permitting 

the disclosures needed to conduct this 

match. 

E. Privacy Safeguards and Security 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 

552a(o)(1)(G)) requires that each 

matching agreement specify procedures 

for ensuring the administrative, 

technical and physical security of the 

records matched and the results of such 

programs. 

All Federal agencies are subject to: the 

Federal Information Security 

Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) (44 

U.S.C. 3541 et seq.); related OMB 

circulars and memorandum (e.g., OMB 

Circular A–130 and OMB M–06–16); 

National Institute of Science and 

Technology (NIST) directives; and the 

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). 

These laws, circulars, memoranda 


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1276 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 5 / Tuesday, January 8, 2013 / Notices 

1United States Postal Service FY 2012 Annual 

Compliance Report, December 28, 2012 (FY 2012 

ACR). Public portions of the Postal Service’s filing 

are available on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.prc.gov. 

directives and regulations include 

requirements for safeguarding Federal 

information systems and personally 

identifiable information used in Federal 

agency business processes, as well as 

related reporting requirements. OPM 

and SSA recognize that all laws, 

circulars, memoranda, directives and 

regulations relating to the subject of this 

agreement and published subsequent to 

the effective date of this agreement must 

also be implemented if mandated. 

FISMA requirements apply to all 

Federal contractors and organizations or 

sources that possess or use Federal 

information, or that operate, use, or 

have access to Federal information 

systems on behalf of an agency. OPM 

will be responsible for oversight and 

compliance of their contractors and 

agents. Both OPM and SSA reserve the 

right to conduct onsite inspection to 

monitor compliance with FISMA 

regulations. 

F. Inclusive Dates of the Match 

The matching program shall become 

effective upon the signing of the 

agreement by both parties to the 

agreement and approval of the 

agreement by the Data Integrity Boards 

of the respective agencies, but no sooner 

than 40 days after notice of this 

matching program is sent to Congress 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget or 30 days after publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register, 

whichever is later. The matching 

program will continue for 18 months 

from the effective date and may be 

extended for an additional 12 months 

thereafter, if certain conditions are met. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00151 Filed 1–7–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–38–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket No. ACR2012; Order No. 1609] 

FY 2012 Annual Compliance Report 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service has filed 

an Annual Compliance Report on the 

costs, revenues, rates, and quality of 

service associated with its products in 

fiscal year 2012. Within 90 days, the 

Commission must evaluate that 

information and issue its determination 

as to whether rates were in compliance 

with title 39, chapter 36 and whether 

service standards in effect were met. To 

assist in this, the Commission seeks 

public comments on the Postal Service’s 

Annual Compliance Report. 

DATES: Comments are due: February 1, 

2013. 

Reply Comments are due: February 

15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http:// 

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 

at 202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Overview of the Postal Service’s FY 

2012 ACR 

III. Procedural Steps 

IV. Ordering Paragraphs 

I. Introduction 

On December 28, 2012, the United 

States Postal Service (Postal Service) 

filed with the Commission, pursuant to 

39 U.S.C. 3652, its Annual Compliance 

Report (ACR) for fiscal year (FY) 2012.1

Section 3652 requires submission of 

data and information on the costs, 

revenues, rates, and quality of service 

associated with postal products within 

90 days of the closing of each fiscal 

year. In conformance with other 

statutory provisions and Commission 

rules, the ACR includes the Postal 

Service’s FY 2012 Comprehensive 

Statement, its FY 2012 annual report to 

the Secretary of the Treasury on the 

Competitive Products Fund, and certain 

related Competitive Products Fund 

material. See respectively, 39 U.S.C. 

3652(g), 39 U.S.C. 2011(i), and 39 CFR 

3060.20–23. In line with past practice, 

some of the material in the FY 2012 

ACR appears in non-public annexes. 

The filing begins a review process that 

results in an Annual Compliance 

Determination (ACD) issued by the 

Commission to determine whether 

Postal Service products offered during 

FY 2012 are in compliance with 

applicable title 39 requirements. 

II. Overview of the Postal Service’s FY 

2012 ACR 

Contents of the filing. The Postal 

Service’s FY 2012 ACR consists of a 48- 

page narrative; extensive additional 

material appended as separate folders 

and identified in Attachment One; and 

an application for non-public treatment 

of certain materials, along with a 

supporting rationale filed as Attachment 

Two. The filing also includes the 

Comprehensive Statement, Report to the 

Secretary of the Treasury, and 

information on the Competitive 

Products Fund filed in response to 

Commission rules. This material has 

been filed electronically with the 

Commission, and some also has been 

filed in hard-copy form. 

Scope of filing. The material 

appended to the narrative consists of: 

(1) Domestic product costing material 

filed on an annual basis summarized in 

the Cost and Revenue Analysis (CRA); 

(2) comparable international costing 

material summarized in the 

International Cost and Revenue 

Analysis (ICRA); (3) worksharing-related 

cost studies; and (4) billing determinant 

information for both domestic and 

international mail. FY 2012 ACR at 2– 

3. Inclusion of these four data sets is 

consistent with the Postal Service’s past 

ACR practices. As with past ACRs, the 

Postal Service has split certain materials 

into public and non-public versions. Id. 

at 3. 

‘‘Roadmap’’ document. A roadmap to 

the FY 2012 ACR appears as Library 

Reference USPS–FY12–9. This 

document provides brief descriptions of 

the materials submitted, as well as the 

flow of inputs and outputs among them; 

a discussion of differences in 

methodology relative to Commission 

methodologies in last year’s ACD; a list 

of special studies and a discussion of 

obsolescence, as required by 

Commission rule 3050.12. Id. at 3–4. 

Methodology. The Postal Service 

states that it has adhered to the 

methodologies applied by the 

Commission in the FY 2011 ACD, 

except in instances where the 

Commission approved methodology 

changes subsequent to the FY 2011 

ACD. Those changes are identified in 

the prefaces accompanying the 

appended folders. Id. at 4. 

Proposals for which the Postal Service 

has filed to change analytical principles 

since the filing of the FY 2011 ACR are 

identified and summarized in a table. 

Id. at 4–5. Generally, with respect to 

proposed changes that were pending 

resolution as of the date of the filing, the 

Postal Service prepared two versions of 

the materials for its ACR. Id. at 5. The 

Postal Service states that it intends to 

file a petition to amend the rule 

governing proposals to change 

methodologies, and requests that the 

Commission file all of the models it has 


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