[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80622-80623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22770]


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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.

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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 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c18ca0b5b5a9a4b6ef93a0acb2a4b881b2b2a0efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e3ae8297978b8694cdb1828e90869aa3909082cd848c95">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3073495e445859511e63535f4444704343511e575f46"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bd8e2f5eff3f2fab5c8f8f4efefdbe8e8fab5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>.

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]
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