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Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office 

of the General Counsel, Social Security 

Administration, 4th Floor Altmeyer, 

6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401, at telephone: (410) 966– 

1943, or send an email to 

Cynthia.Scott@ssa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. 

Matthew Ramsey, 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Participating Agencies: SSA and DOL. 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

The legal authority for this agreement 

is section 1631(f) of the Social Security 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 1383(f). This legal 

authority requires any Federal agency to 

provide SSA with information in its 

possession that SSA may require for 

making a determination of eligibility for, 

or the proper amount, of SSI payments. 

Purpose(s) 

This agreement sets forth the terms 

and conditions under which DOL will 

disclose the DOL-administered Part B 

BL benefit data to SSA. SSA will match 

DOL’s Part B BL data with SSA’s 

records of persons receiving SSI to 

verify that Part B BL beneficiaries are 

receiving the correct amount of SSI 

payments. 

Categories of Individuals 

The individuals whose information is 

involved in this matching program are 

those individuals who are receiving Part 

B BL benefits and SSI benefits. 

Categories of Records 

DOL’s monthly extract file will 

contain each Part B BL beneficiary’s 

SSN, name, date of birth, date of 

entitlement, payment status, current 

benefit amount, and effective date of the 

current benefit amount. SSA will 

determine which of the recipients are 

receiving SSI payments and match the 

DOL data against the SSN, type of action 

code, and income type for those 

recipients in SSA’s Supplemental 

Security Income Record and Special 

Veterans Benefits (SSR/SVB) system of 

records. 

System(s) of Records 

SSA will match the DOL extract file 

against the SSR/SVB (60–0103) system 

of records, last fully published on 

January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830), as 

amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 

69723), July 3, 2018 (83 FR 31250– 

31251), November 1, 2018 (83 FR 

54969), and January 5, 2024 (89 FR 825). 

DOL’s extract file is from DOL’s Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs, BL 

Benefit Payments file (OWCP–9), last 

fully published on April 29, 2016 (81 FR 

25765). 

[FR Doc. 2024–22770 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2024–0014] 

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 

Board (RRB). Under this matching 

program, the RRB will disclose to SSA 

information necessary to verify an 

individual’s self-certification of 

eligibility for the Extra Help with 

Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs 

program (Extra Help). It will also enable 

SSA to identify individuals who may 

qualify for Extra Help as part of the 

agency’s Medicare outreach efforts. 

DATES: The deadline to submit 

comments on the proposed matching 

program is November 4, 2024. 

The matching program will be 

applicable on March 30, 2025, 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: You may submit comments 

by any one of three methods—internet, 

fax, or mail. Do not submit the same 

comments multiple times or by more 

than one method. Regardless of which 

method you choose, please state that 

your comments refer to Docket No. 

SSA–2024–0014 so that we may 

associate your comments with the 

correct regulation. 

Caution: You should be careful to 

include in your comments only 

information that you wish to make 

publicly available. We strongly urge you 

not to include in your comments any 

personal information, such as Social 

Security numbers or medical 

information. 

1. internet: We strongly recommend 

that you submit your comments via the 

internet. Please visit the Federal 

eRulemaking portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. Use the ‘‘Search’’ 

function to find docket number SSA– 

2024–0014 and then submit your 

comments. The system will issue you a 

tracking number to confirm your 

submission. You will not be able to 

view your comment immediately 

because we must post each submission 

manually. It may take up to a week for 

your comments to be viewable. 

2. Fax: Fax comments to (410) 966– 

0869. 

3. Mail: Matthew Ramsey, Executive 

Director, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General 

Counsel, Social Security 

Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401, or emailing 

Matthew.Ramsey@ssa.gov. Comments 

are also available for public viewing on 

the Federal eRulemaking portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov or in person, 

during regular business hours, by 

arranging with the contact person 

identified below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested parties may submit general 

questions about the matching program 

to Andrea Huseth, Division Director, 

Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office 

of the General Counsel, Social Security 

Administration, G–401 WHR, 6401 

Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401, at telephone: (410) 966– 

1943, or send an email to 

Cynthia.Scott@ssa.gov. 

Matthew Ramsey, 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Participating Agencies 

SSA and RRB. 

Authority for Conducting the Matching 

Program 

This matching agreement between 

RRB and SSA is executed pursuant to 

the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), 

as amended by the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, and 

the Office of Management and Budget 

Final Guidance interpreting those Acts. 

The legal authority for the disclosures 

under this agreement is the Privacy Act 

of 1974, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(3)), which authorizes a Federal 

agency to disclose information from its 

system of records, without prior written 

consent, when such disclosure is 

pursuant to a routine use. 

The legal authority for SSA to 

conduct this matching activity is 

sections 1144 and 1860D–14 of the 

Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 

1320b–14 and 1395w–114). 

Purpose(s) 

This matching agreement establishes 

the conditions under which the RRB 

will disclose to SSA information 

necessary to verify an individual’s self 

certification of eligibility for Extra Help. 

It will also enable SSA to identify 


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individuals who may qualify for Extra 

Help as part of the agency’s Medicare 

outreach efforts. 

Categories of Individuals 

The individuals whose information is 

involved in this matching program are 

individuals who self certify for Extra 

Help or may qualify for Extra Help. SSA 

matches RRB’s information with its 

Medicare Database (MDB) File, which 

includes claimants; applicants; 

beneficiaries; ineligible spouses; and 

potential claimants for Medicare Part A, 

Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage 

Part C, Medicare Part D and for 

Medicare Part D prescription drug 

coverage subsidies. 

Categories of Records 

RRB will transmit its annuity 

payment data monthly from its RRB–22, 

Railroad Retirement Survivors and 

Pension Benefits System, system of 

records. The file will consist of 

approximately 600,000 electronic 

records. 

RRB will transmit its Post Entitlement 

System file daily. The number of 

records will differ each day but consists 

of approximately 3,000 to 4,000 records 

each month. 

RRB will transmit files on all 

Medicare eligible Qualified Railroad 

Retirement Beneficiaries from its RRB– 

20, Health Insurance and 

Supplementary Medical Insurance 

Enrollment and Premium Payment 

System (Medicare), and RRB–22 systems 

of records to report address changes and 

subsidy changing event information 

monthly. The file will consist of 

approximately 520,000 electronic 

records. The number of people who 

apply for Extra Help determines, in part, 

on the number of records matched. 

SSA’s comparison file will consist of 

approximately 90 million records 

obtained from the MDB File. 

SSA will conduct the match using 

each individual’s Social Security 

number, name, date of birth, RRB claim 

number, and RRB annuity payment 

amount in both RRB and the MDB File. 

System(s) of Records 

RRB will provide SSA with data from 

its RRB–22 system of records, last 

published on September 30, 2014 (79 FR 

58886), and RRB–20 systems of records, 

last published on May 15, 2015 (80 FR 

28018). 

SSA will match RRB’s data with its 

MDB File, system of records No. 60– 

0321, published on July 25, 2006 (71 FR 

42159), and amended on December 10, 

2007 (72 FR 69723) and November 1, 

2018 (83 FR 54969). 

[FR Doc. 2024–22769 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12561; No. 2024–11] 

Determination Pursuant to the Foreign 

Missions Act 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Secretary of State under the Foreign 

Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. 4301, et seq. 

(‘‘the Act’’), and delegated pursuant to 

Department of State Delegation of 

Authority No. 214 of September 20, 

1994, and after due consideration of the 

benefits, privileges, and immunities 

provided to the missions of the United 

States abroad, as well as matters related 

to the protection of the interests of the 

United States, I hereby designate the 

acquisition and use of any contracted 

services from private entities or vendors 

in the United States as a benefit as 

defined 22 U.S.C. 4302(a)(1). 

Section 204(b) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 

4304(b)) provides that the Secretary of 

State may require a foreign mission to 

forego the acceptance, use, or relation of 

any benefit or to comply with such 

terms and conditions as the Secretary 

may determine as a condition to the 

execution or performance in the United 

States of any contract or other 

agreement, the acquisition, retention, or 

use of any real property, or the 

application for or acceptance of any 

benefit. 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Secretary of State under Section 204(b) 

of the Act and delegated pursuant to 

Department of State Delegation of 

Authority No. 214 of September 20, 

1994, I hereby determine it is reasonably 

necessary on the basis of reciprocity and 

to protect the interests of the United 

States to require the Embassy of the 

Russian Federation and its consular 

posts to comply with the terms and 

conditions specified by the Department 

of State’s Office of Foreign Missions 

relating to the above-named entity’s 

activities in the United States. 

Further, the acquisition of any such 

services shall be subject to all terms and 

conditions established by the Director or 

Principal Deputy Director of the Office 

of Foreign Missions. This determination 

does not pertain to services provided at 

the Permanent Mission to the United 

Nations of the Russian Federation, 

unless such services are being provided 

through that mission to the Embassy of 

the Russian Federation in Washington, 

DC or its consular posts located in 

Houston, Texas and New York City, 

New York. Pursuant to section 211 of 

the Act (22 U.S.C. 4311), it shall be 

unlawful for any person to make 

available any benefits to a foreign 

mission contrary to the requirements set 

forth in this Designation and 

Determination. 

Pursuant to section 208(b) of the Act 

(22 U.S.C. 4308), compliance with this 

Designation and Determination shall to 

the extent thereof be a full acquittance 

and discharge for all purposes of the 

obligation of the person making the 

same. No person shall be held liable in 

any court or administrative proceeding 

for or with respect to anything done or 

omitted in good faith in connection with 

the administration of, or pursuant to 

and in reliance on, the Act or this 

Designation and Determination. 

Rebecca E. Gonzales, 

Director, Office of Foreign Missions, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22875 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4711–11–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

Release of Waybill Data 

The Surface Transportation Board has 

received a request from the University 

of Colorado Boulder (WB24–49—9/23/ 

24) for permission to use data from the 

Board’s 1990–2018 unmasked Carload 

Waybill Samples. A copy of this request 

may be obtained from the Board’s 

website under docket no. WB24–49. 

The waybill sample contains 

confidential railroad and shipper data; 

therefore, if any parties object to these 

requests, they should file their 

objections with the Director of the 

Board’s Office of Economics within 14 

calendar days of the date of this notice. 

The rules for release of waybill data are 

codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. 

Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 

245–0319. 

Eden Besera, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22812 Filed 10–2–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek 

Reinstatement Without Change: 

Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency 

Service Delivery 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 


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