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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80621-80622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22768]

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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2024-0004]

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as 
amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the 
Department of Labor (DOL). Under this matching program, DOL will 
disclose the DOL-administered Part C Black Lung (BL) benefit data to 
SSA. SSA will match DOL's Part C BL data with SSA's records of persons 
receiving Social Security disability benefits to verify that Part C BL 
beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of Social Security 
disability benefits.

DATES: Submit comments on the proposed matching program on or before 
November 4, 2024.
    The matching program will be effective on November 4, 2024, 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-2024-0004 so 
that we may associate your comments with the correct regulation. 
CAUTION: You

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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 
https://www.regulations.gov. Use the Search function to find docket 
number SSA-2024-0004 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, 4th Floor Altmeyer, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, 
MD 21235-6401, or emailing [email protected]. Comments are also 
available for public viewing on the Federal eRulemaking portal at 
https://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 Cynthia Scott, Division 
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General 
Counsel, Social Security Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, 
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, at telephone: (410) 966-1943, or send an 
email to [email protected].

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 224(h)(1) of the 
Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 424a(h)(1). This legal authority 
requires any Federal agency to provide SSA with information in its 
possession that SSA may require for making a timely determination of 
the amount of reduction required under section 224 of the Act for 
workers' compensation offset.

Purpose(s)

     This agreement sets forth the terms and conditions under which DOL 
will disclose the DOL-administered Part C BL benefit data to SSA. SSA 
will match DOL's Part C BL data with SSA's records of persons receiving 
Social Security disability benefits to verify that Part C BL 
beneficiaries are receiving the correct amount of Social Security 
disability benefits.

Categories of Individuals

     The individuals whose information is involved in this matching 
program are those individuals who are receiving Part C BL benefits and 
Social Security disability benefits.

Categories of Records

     DOL's monthly extract file will contain each Part C BL 
beneficiary's Social Security number (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 
beneficiaries are receiving Social Security disability benefits and 
match the DOL data against the SSN, type of action code, and offset 
type for those beneficiaries in SSA's Master Beneficiary Record (MBR).

System(S) of Records

     SSA will match the DOL extract file against the MBR, 60-0090, last 
fully published at 71 FR 1826 (January 11, 2006), as amended at 72 FR 
69723 (December 10, 2007), 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013), 83 FR 31250-
31251 (July 3, 2018), 83 FR 54969 (November 1, 2018), and 89 FR 825 
(January 5, 2024). DOL's extract file is from DOL's Office of Workers' 
Compensation Programs (OWCP), BL Benefit Payments file, DOL/OWCP-9, 
last fully published at 81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).

[FR Doc. 2024-22768 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
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