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in making these eligibility 

determinations. 

NJ–LWD seeks access to the 

information contained in the DHS/ 

USCIS VIS database for the purpose of 

confirming the immigration status of 

alien applicants for, or recipients of, the 

benefits it administers, in order to 

discharge its obligation to conduct such 

verifications pursuant to Section 1137 of 

the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 

1320b–7, and to New Jersey Statute 

43:2. 

Categories of Records and Individuals 

Covered: DHS/USCIS will provide the 

following to NJ–LWD: Records in the 

DHS/USCIS VIS database containing 

information related to the status of 

aliens and other persons on whom DHS/ 

USCIS has a record as an applicant, 

petitioner, or beneficiary. See DHS/ 

USCIS–004 Systematic Alien 

Verification for Entitlements Program 

System of Records Notice, 76 FR 58525 

(September 21, 2011). 

NJ–LWD will provide the following to 

DHS/USCIS: NJ–LWD records 

pertaining to alien applicants for, or 

recipients of, entitlement benefit 

programs administered by the State. 

NJ–LWD will match the following 

records with DHS/USCIS records: 

• Alien Registration Number 

• I–94 Number 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Middle Name 

• Date of Birth 

• Nationality 

• Social Security Number 

DHS/USCIS will match the following 

records with NJ–LWD records: 

• Alien Registration Number 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Middle Name 

• Date of Birth 

• Country of Birth (not nationality) 

• Social Security Number (if 

available) 

• Date of Entry 

• Immigration Status Data 

• Employment Eligibility Data 

Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program: The inclusive dates of the 

matching program are from December 

29, 2011, and continuing for 18 months 

through June 28, 2013. The matching 

program may be extended for an 

additional 12 months thereafter, if 

certain conditions are met. 

Address for Receipt of Public 

Comments or Inquires: Individuals 

wishing to comment on this matching 

program or obtain additional 

information about the program, 

including requesting a copy of the 

Computer Matching Agreement between 

DHS–USCIS and NJ–LWD, may contact: 

For general questions please contact: 

Janice Jackson (202–443–0109), Acting 

Privacy Branch Chief, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

131 M Street NE., Suite 200, 

Washington, DC 20529. 

For privacy questions please contact: 

Jonathan R. Cantor (202–343–1717), 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 

Office, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

Dated: February 13, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DHS–2013–0010] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Computer 

Matching Program 

AGENCY: Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: Privacy Act of 

1974; Computer Matching Program 

between the Department of Homeland 

Security/U.S. Citizenship and 

Immigration Services and the 

Massachusetts Division of 

Unemployment Assistance. 

SUMMARY: This document provides 

notice of the existence of a computer 

matching program between the 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

and the Massachusetts Division of 

Unemployment Assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

provides this notice in accordance with 

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

as amended by the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Pub. 

L. 100–503) and the Computer Matching 

and Privacy Protection Amendments of 

1990 (Pub. L. 101–508) (Privacy Act); 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the 

Provisions of Public Law 100–503, the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 

(June 19, 1989); and OMB Circular A– 

130, Appendix I, 65 FR 77677 

(December 12, 2000). 

Participating Agencies: The 

Department of Homeland Security/U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services 

(DHS/USCIS) is the source agency and 

the Massachusetts Division of 

Unemployment Assistance (MA–DUA) 

is the recipient agency. 

Purpose of the Match: This Computer 

Matching agreement allows DHS/USCIS 

to provide MA–DUA with electronic 

access to immigration status information 

contained within the DHS/USCIS 

Verification Information System (VIS). 

The immigration status information will 

enable MA–DUA to determine whether 

an applicant is eligible for benefits 

under the Unemployment 

Compensation (UC) program 

administered by MA–DUA. 

Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program: Section 121 of the 

Immigration Reform and Control Act 

(IRCA) of 1986, Public Law 99–603, as 

amended by the Personal Responsibility 

and Work Opportunity Reconciliation 

Act of 1996 (PRWORA), requires DHS to 

establish a system for the verification of 

immigration status of alien applicants 

for, or recipients of, certain types of 

benefits and to make this system 

available to state agencies that 

administer such benefits. Section 121(c) 

of IRCA amends Section 1137 of the 

Social Security Act and certain other 

sections of law that pertain to Federal 

entitlement benefit programs to require 

state agencies administering these 

programs to use the DHS/USCIS 

verification system to make eligibility 

determinations in order to prevent the 

issuance of benefits to alien applicants 

who are not entitled to program benefits 

because of their immigration status. The 

VIS database is the DHS/USCIS system 

established and made available to MA– 

DUA and other covered agencies for use 

in making these eligibility 

determinations. 

MA–DUA seeks access to the 

information contained in DHS/USCIS 

VIS database for the purpose of 

confirming the immigration status of 

alien applicants for, or recipients of, the 

benefits it administers, in order to 

discharge its obligation to conduct such 

verifications pursuant to Section 1137 of 

the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 

1320b–7, and to Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 

151A, § 25(h). 

Categories of Records and Individuals 

Covered: DHS/USCIS will provide the 

following to MA–DUA: Records in the 

DHS/USCIS VIS database containing 

information related to the status of 

aliens and other persons on whom DHS/ 

USCIS has a record as an applicant, 

petitioner, or beneficiary. See DHS/ 

USCIS–004 Systematic Alien 

Verification for Entitlements Program 

System of Records Notice, 76 FR 58525 

(September 21, 2011). 

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MA–DUA will provide the following 

to DHS/USCIS: MA–DUA records 

pertaining to alien applicants for, or 

recipients of entitlement benefit 

programs administered by the State. 

MA–DUA will match the following 

records with DHS–USCIS records: 

• Alien Registration Number 

• 1–94 Number 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Middle Name 

• Date of Birth 

• Nationality 

• Social Security Number 

DHS–USCIS will match the following 

records with MA–DUA records: 

• Alien Registration Number 

• Last Name 

• First Name 

• Middle Name 

• Date of Birth 

• Country of Birth (not nationality) 

• Social Security Number (if 

available) 

• Date of Entry 

• Immigration Status Data 

• Employment Eligibility Data 

Inclusive Dates of the Matching 

Program: The inclusive dates of the 

matching program are from December 

14, 2011, and continuing for 18 months 

through to June 13, 2013. The matching 

program may be extended for an 

additional 12 months thereafter, if 

certain conditions are met. 

Address for Receipt of Public 

Comments or Inquires: Individuals 

wishing to comment on this matching 

program or obtain additional 

information about the program, 

including requesting a copy of the 

computer matching agreement between 

DHS–USCIS and MA–DUA, may 

contact: 

For general questions please contact: 

Janice Jackson (202–443–0109), Acting 

Privacy Branch Chief, U.S. 

Citizenship and Immigration Services, 

Department of Homeland Security, 

131 M Street NE., Suite 200, 

Washington, DC 20529. 

For privacy questions please contact: 

Jonathan R. Cantor (202–343–1717), 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy 

Office, Department of Homeland 

Security, Washington, DC 20528. 

Dated: February 13, 2013. 

Jonathan R. Cantor, 

Acting Chief Privacy Officer, Department of 

Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2013–05641 Filed 3–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9L–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency 

[Docket ID: FEMA–2013–0007; OMB No. 

1660–0076] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency 

Management Agency, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on an extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

information collection. In accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, this notice seeks comments 

concerning the Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program application and reporting 

requirements. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before May 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate 

submissions to the docket, please use 

only one of the following means to 

submit comments: 

(1) Online. Submit comments at 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

FEMA–2013–0007. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

(2) Mail. Submit written comments to 

Docket Manager, Office of Chief 

Counsel, DHS/FEMA, 500 C Street SW., 

Room 835, Washington, DC 20472– 

3100. 

(3) Facsimile. Submit comments to 

(703) 483–2999. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and Docket ID. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, 

and will include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information makes it 

public. You may wish to read the 

Privacy Act notice that is available via 

the link in the footer of 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cecelia Rosenberg, Chief, Grants Policy 

Branch, Mitigation Division, (202) 646– 

3321. You may contact the Records 

Management Division for copies of the 

proposed collection of information at 

facsimile number (202) 646–3347 or 

email address: FEMA-InformationCollections-Management@dhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 

Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 

42 U.S.C. 5170c, established the Hazard 

Mitigation Grant Program. Grant 

requirements and grants management 

procedures of the program are outlined 

in 44 C.F.R. Part 13 and 206 Subpart N. 

Grantees administer the HMGP, which 

is a post-disaster program that 

contributes funds toward the cost of 

hazard mitigation activities in order to 

reduce the risk of future damage, 

hardship, loss or suffering in any area 

affected by a major disaster. Grantees 

are defined as any State of the United 

States, the District of Columbia, Puerto 

Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 

American Samoa, and the 

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands, or an Indian tribal government 

that chooses to act as a grantee. 

Collection of Information 

Title: Hazard Mitigation Grant 

Program Application and Reporting. 

Type of Information Collection: 

Extension, without change, of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

FEMA Form(s): None. 

Abstract: Grantees administer the 

Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, 

which is a post-disaster program that 

contributes funds toward the cost of 

hazard mitigation activities in order to 

reduce the risk of future damage, 

hardship, loss or suffering in any area 

affected by a major disaster. FEMA uses 

applications to collect information for 

determining whether to provide 

financial assistance in the form of grant 

awards and monitors grantee project 

activities and expenditure of funds 

through grantee quarterly reporting. 

Affected Public: State, local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 56. 

Number of Responses: 3,024. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 24,696. 

Estimated Cost: There is no annual 

operation or maintenance cost 

associated with this collection. 

Comments 

Comments may be submitted as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES caption 

above. Comments are solicited to (a) 

evaluate whether the proposed data 

collection is necessary for the proper 

performance of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) evaluate the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

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