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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 

Matthew.Ramsey@ssa.gov. 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 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 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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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA–2024–0006] 

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 Department 

of Labor (DOL). Under this matching 

program, DOL will disclose the DOLadministered Part B Black Lung (BL) 

benefit data to SSA. SSA will match 

DOL’s Part B BL data with SSA’s 

records of persons receiving 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to 

verify that Part B BL beneficiaries are 

receiving the correct amount of SSI 

payments. 

DATES: The deadline to submit 

comments on the proposed matching 

program is November 4, 2024. 

The matching program will be 

applicable 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–2024–0006 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 (SSN) 

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– 

2024–0006 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 

Matthew.Ramsey@ssa.gov. 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, 


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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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