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p.m. at the John L. O’Brien Bldg, Capitol

Campus, Olympia, Washington 98501

and Saturday, November 18, 2000, 9:00

a.m. to Noon at the Phoenix Inn,

Phoenix Room, 415 Capitol Way N,

Olympia, Washington 98501. The public

is invited to make oral comments.

Individual comments will be limited to

10 minutes. If you would like to have

the CAP consider a written statement,

please call 1–888–912–1227 or 206–

220–6096, or write Judi Nicholas, CAP

Office, 915 2nd Avenue, Room 442,

Seattle, WA 98174. Due to limited

conference space, notification of intent

to attend the meeting must be made

with Judi Nicholas. Ms. Nicholas can be

reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 206–

220–6096.

The Agenda will include the

following: Various IRS issue updates.

Note: Last minute changes to the agenda

are possible and could prevent effective

advance notice.

Dated: October 5, 2000.

M. Cathy Vanhorn,

Director, CAP, Communications & Liaison,

Taxpayer Advocate Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Privacy Act of 1974: Computer

Matching Program

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service,

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of matching program.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section

552a(e)(12) of 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice will be

effective November 13, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed to

the Director, Governmental Liaison and

Disclosure, Internal Revenue Service,

1111 Constitution Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D.G.

Lee, Project Manager, Office of

Governmental Liaison, Internal Revenue

Service, 202–622–3941.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice

of the matching program was last

published on August 11, 1998, at 63 FR

42908. Members of the public desiring

specific information concerning an

ongoing matching activity may request a

copy of the agreement at the address

provided above.

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.

Authority: In accordance with section

6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code

(IRC) of 1986, 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;

(iii) Supplemental security income

benefits 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 Public Law 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 Internal Revenue

Code;

(vi) Assistance provided under the

Food Stamp Act of 1977;

(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 Public Law 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;

(II) Parents’ dependency and

indemnity compensation provided

under section 1315 of title 38, United

States Code;

(III) Health-care services furnished

under sections 1710(a)(2)(G) (formerly

1710(a)(1)(l)), 1710(a)(3) (formerly

1710(a)(2)), 1710(b) and 1712(a)(2)(B) of

USC title 38; and

(ix) Any housing assistance program

administered by the Department of

Housing and Urban Development that

involves initial and periodic review of

an applicant’s or participant’s income,

except that return information may be

disclosed under this clause only on

written request by the Secretary of

Housing and Urban Development and

only for use by officers and employees

of the Department of Housing and Urban

Development with respect to applicants

for and participants in such programs.

Name of recipient agency: Internal

Revenue Service.

Categories of records covered in the

match: Internal Revenue Service Wage

and Information Returns Processing File

(Treas./IRS System 22.061 (IRP)) for the

latest tax year. This file contains

information returns (e.g., Forms 1099-

DIV, 1099-INT and W–2G) filed by

payers of income.

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 Housing and Urban

Development: Real Estate

Assessment Center—Tenant

Eligibility Verification Files, HUD/

REAC–1;

2. Department of Veterans Affairs:

Veterans Benefits Administration—

Compensation, Pension, Education

and Rehabilitation Records, 58 VA

21/22, and Veterans Health

Administration—Patient Medical

Records—VA, 24VA136;

3. Social Security Administration:

Office of Program Benefits Policy—

Supplemental Security Record

(SSR), HHS/SSA/OSR 90–60–0103.

B. State agencies expected to

participate using nonfederal records are:

1. Alabama Department of Human

Resources

2. Alabama Medicaid Agency

3. Alaska Department of Health and

Social Services

4. Arizona Department of Economic

Security

5. Arizona Health Care Cost

Containment System

6. Arkansas Department of Human

Services

7. California Department of Social

Services

8. Colorado Department of Human

Services

9. Connecticut Department of Social

Services

10. Delaware Health and Social

Services

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11. District of Columbia Department

of Human Services

12. Florida Department of Children

and Families

13. Georgia Department of Human

Resources

14. Guam Department of Public

Health and Social Services

15. Hawaii Department of Human

Services

16. Idaho Department of Health and

Welfare

17. Illinois Department of Human

Services

18. Indiana Family and Social

Services Administration

19. Iowa Department of Human

Services

20. Kansas Department of Social and

Rehabilitation Services

21. Kentucky Cabinet for Families and

Children

22. Louisiana Department of Health

and Hospitals

23. Louisiana Department of Social

Services

24. Maine Department of Human

Services

25. Maryland Department of Human

Resources

26. Massachusetts Department of

Transitional Assistance

27. Massachusetts Division of Medical

Assistance

28. Michigan Family Independence

Agency

29. Minnesota Department of Human

Services

30. Mississippi Division of Medicaid

31. Mississippi Department of Human

Services

32. Missouri Department of Social

Services

33. Montana Department of Public

Health and Human Services

34. Nebraska Department of Health

and Human Services

35. Nevada Department of Human

Resources

36. New Hampshire Department of

Health and Human Services

37. New Jersey Department of Human

Services

38. New Mexico Human Services

Department

39. New York Office of Temporary

and Disability Assistance

40. North Carolina Department of

Health and Human Services

41. North Dakota Department of

Human Services

42. Ohio Department of Human

Services

43. Oklahoma Department of Human

Services

44. Oregon Department of Human

Services

45. Pennsylvania Department of

Public Welfare

46. Puerto Rico Department of the

Family

47. Puerto Rico Department of Health

48. Rhode Island Department of

Human Services

49. South Carolina Department of

Social Services

50. South Dakota Department of

Social Services

51. Tennessee Department of Human

Services

52. Texas Department of Human

Services

53. Utah Department of Health

54. Utah Department of Workforce

Services

55. Vermont Department of

Prevention, Assistance, Transition,

and Health Access

56. Virgin Islands Bureau of Health

Insurance and Medical Assistance

57. Virgin Islands Department of

Human Services

58. Virginia Department of Social

Services

59. Washington Department of Social

and Health Services

60. West Virginia Department of

Human Services

61. Wisconsin Department of

Workforce Development

62. Wyoming Department of Family

Services

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, January 1, 2001 through June 30,

2002. 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).

Dated: October 2, 2000.

W. Earl Wright, Jr.,

Chief Management and Administrative

Programs Officer.

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