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comply with the requirements of the 

Privacy Act, as amended. 

Kirsten J. Moncada, 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Notice of Computer Matching Program, 

SSA with the Office of Child Support 

Enforcement (OCSE) 

A. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

SSA and OCSE 

B. PURPOSE OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM

This computer matching agreement 

governs a matching program between 

OCSE and us. The agreement covers the 

following information exchange 

operations between OCSE and us from 

the National Directory of New Hires 

(NDNH): online query access for 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI), 

Disability Insurance (DI), and Ticket-toWork and Self-Sufficiency (Ticket) 

programs; and SSI Quarterly Wage batch 

match. This agreement also governs the 

use, treatment, and safeguarding of the 

information exchanged. This agreement 

assists us in (1) establishing or verifying 

eligibility or payment amounts, or both 

under the SSI program; (2) establishing 

or verifying eligibility or continuing 

entitlement under the DI program; and 

(3) in administering the Ticket 

programs. We evaluate the cost-benefits, 

including programmatic and operational 

impact, which NDNH information has 

on our programs and operations. 

C. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING

PROGRAM

The legal authorities for disclosures 

under this agreement are the Social 

Security Act (Act) and the Privacy Act 

of 1974, as amended. 453(j)(4) of the Act 

provides that OCSE shall provide our 

Commissioner with all information in 

NDNH. 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(4). We have 

authority to use data to determine 

entitlement and eligibility for programs 

we administer pursuant to 453(j)(4), 

1631(e)(1)(B) and (f), and 1148(d)(1) of 

the Act. 42 U.S.C. 653(j)(4), 1320b– 

19(d)(1), and 1383(e)(1)(B) and (f). 

Disclosures under this agreement shall 

be made in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b)(3), and in compliance with the 

matching procedures in 5. U.S.C. 

552a(o), (p), and (r). Our Commissioner 

is required to verify eligibility of a 

recipient or applicant for SSI using 

independent or collateral sources. SSI 

benefits may not be determined solely 

based on declarations by the applicant 

concerning eligibility factors or other 

relevant facts. Information is also 

obtained, as necessary, in order to 

assure that SSI benefits are only 

provided to eligible individuals (or 

eligible spouses) and that the amounts 

of such benefits are correct. 

1631(e)(1)(B) of the Act. Section 1631(f) 

of the Act provides that ‘‘the head of 

any federal agency shall provide such 

information as our Commissioner needs 

for purposes of determining eligibility 

for the amount of benefits, or verifying 

information with respect thereto.’’ 

Section 1148(d)(1) of the Act requires us 

to verify earnings of beneficiaries/

recipients to ensure accurate payments 

to employer network providers under 

the Ticket program. 

D. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS AND PERSONS

COVERED BY THE MATCHING PROGRAM

We will provide electronically to 

OCSE the following data elements in the 

finder file: individual’s Social Security 

number (SSN) and name. OCSE will 

provide electronically to us the 

following data elements from the NDNH 

in the quarterly wage file: quarterly 

wage record identifier; for employees: 

name, SSN, verification request code, 

processed date, non-verifiable indicator, 

wage amount, and reporting period; for 

employers of individuals in the 

quarterly wage file of the NDNH: name, 

employer identification number, and 

address(es); transmitter agency code; 

transmitter state code; and state or 

agency name. OCSE will provide 

electronically to us the following data 

elements from the NDNH in the 

unemployment insurance file: 

unemployment insurance record 

identifier; processed date; SSN; 

verification request code; name; 

address; unemployment insurance 

benefit amount; reporting period; 

transmitter agency code; transmitter 

state code; and state or agency name. 

We will us the individual’s SSN to 

initiate an online query for NDNH 

records. Data elements we can access on 

the NDNH quarterly wage screen: 

quarterly wage record identifier; date 

report processed; name/SSN verified; 

for employees: SSN, Name, wage 

amount, and reporting period; for 

employers: name, employer 

identification number employer FIPS 

code (if present) and address(es). Data 

elements we can access on the NDNH 

new hire screen: new hire record 

identifier; name/SSN verified; date 

report processed; for employees: SSN, 

name, and date of hire; for employers: 

name, employer identification number, 

employer FIPS code (if present) and 

address(es). Data elements we can 

access on the NDNH unemployment 

insurance screen: unemployment 

insurance record identifier; name/SSN 

verified; SSN; name; address; 

unemployment insurance benefit 

amount; reporting period; payer state; 

and date report processed. 

E. INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM

The effective date of this matching 

program is December 12, 2014, provided 

that the following notice periods have 

lapsed: 30 days after publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register and 40 

days after notice of the matching 

program is sent to Congress and OMB. 

The matching program will continue for 

18 months from the effective date and, 

if both agencies meet certain conditions, 

it may extend for an additional 12 

months thereafter. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA 2014–0032] 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

Computer Matching Program (SSA/

Department of Labor (DOL))—Match 

Number 1003 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA). 

ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an 

existing computer matching program 

that will expire on November 24, 2014. 

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 DOL. 

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) 966–0869 or writing 

to the Executive Director, Office of 

Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the 

General Counsel, Social Security 

Administration, 617 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 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General 

Counsel, as shown above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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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 approval of the matching 

agreement by the Data Integrity Boards 

of the participating Federal agencies; 

(3) Publish notice of the computer 

matching program in the Federal 

Register; 

(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. 

Kirsten J. Moncada, 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy and 

Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Notice of Computer Matching Program, 

SSA With the Department of Labor (DOL) 

A. PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

SSA and DOL 

B. PURPOSE OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM

The purpose of this matching program 

is to establish the terms, conditions, and 

safeguards under which DOL will 

disclose the DOL administered Part C 

Black Lung (BL) benefit data to us. We 

will match DOL’s Part C BL data with 

our 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. 

C. AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING

PROGRAM

This agreement is executed 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, as amended, and 

the regulations promulgated thereunder. 

The legal authority for this agreement 

is 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 us with information in its 

possession that we may require for 

making a timely determination of the 

amount of reduction required under 224 

of the Act for workers’ compensation 

offset. 

D. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS AND PERSONS

COVERED BY THE MATCHING PROGRAM

We will match the MBR, SSA/ORSIS 

(60–0090) last published on January 11, 

2006 (71 FR 1826), which contains all 

data pertinent to payments made to 

Social Security disability beneficiaries, 

with an extract from DOL’s Office of 

Workers’ Compensation Programs, BL 

Benefit Payments file, DOL/ESA–30. 

Both agencies have published the 

appropriate routine uses to permit the 

disclosures necessary to conduct this 

match. 

DOL’s monthly extract file will 

contain the necessary identifying and 

payment information for approximately 

23,000 beneficiaries, all miners under 

age 65 entitled to receive Part C BL 

payments. We will match these DOL 

records against the MBR. 

DOL’s monthly extract file will 

contain each Part C BL beneficiary’s 

SSN, name, date of birth, date of 

entitlement, payment status, current 

benefit amount, and effective date of the 

current benefit amount. We 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 our MBR. 

E. INCLUSIVE DATES OF THE MATCHING PROGRAM

The effective date of this matching 

program is November 25, 2014; 

provided that the following notice 

periods have lapsed: 30 days after 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register and 40 days after notice of the 

matching program is sent to Congress 

and OMB. The matching program will 

continue for 18 months from the 

effective date and, if both agencies meet 

certain conditions, it may extend for an 

additional 12 months thereafter. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2014–0092] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

In accordance with Part 235 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations and 49 

U.S.C. 20502(a), this document provides 

the public notice that by a document 

dated August 26, 2014, the Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 

petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

for the discontinuance or modification 

of a signal system. FRA assigned the 

petition Docket Number FRA–2014– 

0092. 

Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad 

Company, Mr. Neal Hathaway, AVP 

Engineering–Signal, 1400 Douglas 

Street, MS 0910, Omaha, NE 68179. 

UP seeks approval of the modification 

of the Morley Bridge interlocking at 

Milepost (MP) 95, in association with 

the reduction of the approach locking 

limits at MP 92.9, on the Livonia 

Subdivision, Grosse Tete, Louisiana. 

The purpose of the modification is for 

installation of advanced electroniccoded track circuits to provide 

improved four-aspect signaling. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 


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