[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32833-32834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13829]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2009-0077]


Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Office of Personnel Management (OPM))--Match <greek-i>1307

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA)

ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an existing computer matching program 
that is scheduled to expire on May 28, 2010.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as 
amended, this notice announces a renewal of an existing computer 
matching program that we are currently conducting with OPM.

DATES: We will file a report of the subject matching program with the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives, and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The matching program will be 
effective as indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this notice by either 
telefaxing to (410) 965-0201 or writing to the Deputy Commissioner for 
Budget, Finance and Management, 800 Altmeyer Building, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401. All comments received will be 
available for public inspection at this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Deputy Commissioner for Budget, 
Finance and Management as shown above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. General

    The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (Public 
Law (Pub. L.) 100-503), amended the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) by 
describing the conditions under which computer matching involving the 
Federal government could be performed and adding certain protections 
for persons applying for, and receiving, Federal benefits. Section 7201 
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508) 
further amended the Privacy Act regarding protections for such persons.
    The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates the use of computer matching 
by Federal agencies when records in a system of records are matched 
with other Federal, State, or local government records. It requires 
Federal agencies involved in computer matching programs to:
    (1) Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies 
participating in the matching programs;
    (2) Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data 
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the participating Federal agencies;
    (3) Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal 
Register;

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    (4) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress 
and OMB;
    (5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are 
subject to matching; and
    (6) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating, 
or denying a person's benefits or payments.

B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act

    We have taken action to ensure that all of our computer matching 
programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as amended.

    Dated: June 3, 2010.
Stephanie Hall,
Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Budget, Finance and Management.

Notice of Computer Matching Program, SSA With the Office of Personnel 
Management (OPM)

A. Participating Agencies

    SSA and OPM.

B. Purpose of the Matching Program

    The purpose of this matching program is to set forth the terms and 
conditions under which OPM, the source agency, will disclose civil 
service benefit and payment data to us, the recipient agency. This 
disclosure will provide us with information necessary to verify an 
individual's self-certification of eligibility for prescription drug 
subsidy assistance under section 1860D-14 of the Social Security Act 
(Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114). This disclosure will also enable us to 
implement a Medicare outreach program mandated by section 1144 of Title 
XI of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-14). Information disclosed by OPM will 
enable us to identify individuals to determine their eligibility for 
Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) and subsidized Medicare prescription 
drug coverage and enable us, in turn, to identify these individuals to 
the States.

C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    The legal authority for us to conduct this computer matching is 
found in sections 1860D-14 and 1860D(a)(3) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1395w-
114(a)(3) and section 1144(a)(1) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320b-14(a)(1), 
and section 1144(b)(1) of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 1320b-14(b)(1).

D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Matching 
Program

    On the basis of certain identifying information as provided by OPM 
to us, OPM will provide us with electronic files containing civil 
service benefit and payment data from the OPM system of records (SOR) 
published as OPM/Central-1 (Civil Service and Insurance Records), on 
October 8, 1999 (64 FR 54930), as amended on May 3, 2000 (65 FR 25775). 
We will match the OPM data with the SSA SOR (60-0321), the SSA's 
Medicare Database.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program

    The matching program will become effective no sooner than 40 days 
after notice of the matching program is sent to Congress and OMB, or 30 
days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 
whichever date is later. The matching program will continue for 18 
months from the effective date and may be extended for an additional 12 
months thereafter, if certain conditions are met.

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