[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71498-71499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28327]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA 2014-0057]


Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of Homeland Security (DHS))--Match Number 1010

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of a renewal of an existing computer matching program 
that will expire on January 18, 2015.

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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 DHS.

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:

A. General

    The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 (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 
Homeland Security (DHS)

A. Participating Agencies

    SSA and DHS.

B. Purpose of the Matching Program

    The purpose of this matching program is to set forth the terms, 
conditions, and safeguards under which DHS will disclose information to 
us for identifying aliens who leave the United States voluntarily and 
aliens who are removed from the United States. These aliens may be 
subject to suspension of payments or nonpayment of benefits or both. We 
will use DHS data to determine if suspension of payments or nonpayment 
of benefits is applicable.

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C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    This agreement is executed under 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 and guidance promulgated 
thereunder.
    Legal authorities for the disclosures under this agreement are the 
Social Security Act (Act), 42 U.S.C. 402(n), 1382(f), 1382c(a)(1), and 
1383(e)(1)(B) and (f), and the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 
U.S.C. 1611 and 1612.
    Section 1631(e)(1)(B) of the Act requires us to verify declarations 
of applicants for and recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
payments before making a determination of eligibility or payment 
amount. Section 1631(f) of the Act requires Federal agencies to provide 
us with information necessary to verify SSI eligibility or benefit 
amounts or to verify other information related to these determinations. 
Section 202(n)(2) of the Act requires the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to notify the Commissioner of Social Security when certain 
individuals are removed from the United States under sections 
212(a)(6)(A) and 237(a) of the INA.

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

1. Aliens Who Leave the United States Voluntarily (SSI)

    DHS will disclose to us information from the Benefit Information 
System (BIS) system of records, DHS/USCIS-007, 73 FR 56596 (September 
29, 2008). DHS will electronically format the BIS data for transmission 
to us. BIS data is comprised of data collected from the United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) immigration systems. USCIS 
data to be used to accomplish this matching agreement currently comes 
from the CLAIMS 3 Mainframe database.
    We will match the DHS information with our systems of records: 
Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN 
Applications (Enumeration System), SSA/OEEAS 60-0058, last published on 
December 29, 2010 (75 FR 82121), and the Supplemental Security Income 
Record and Special Veterans Benefits (SSIR/SVB or SSR), SSA/OASSIS 60-
0103, last published on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830).

2. Aliens Who Are Removed From the United States (RSDI and SSI)

    DHS will disclose to us information from Immigration and 
Enforcement Operational Records System (ENFORCE), DHS/ICE-011, 75 FR 
23274, last published on May 3, 2010. DHS will retrieve information on 
removed aliens from the DHS database known as the Enforcement 
Integrated Database (EID) and electronically format it for transmission 
to SSA.
    Our systems of records used in the match are the Master Files of 
Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN Applications, (Enumeration 
System), SSA/OEEAS, 60-0058, last published on December 29, 2010 (75 FR 
82121), the Supplemental Security Income Record and Special Veterans 
Benefits (SSR), SSA/ODSSIS, 60-0103, last published on January 11, 2006 
(71 FR 1830), the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), SSA/OEEAS 60-0090, 
last published on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1826) and the Prisoner Update 
Processing System (PUPS), SSA/OPB 60-0269, last published on March 8, 
1999 (64 FR 11076). The Unverified Prisoner System (UPS) is a subsystem 
of PUPS. UPS users perform a manual search of fallout cases where the 
Enumeration and Verification System is unable to locate an SSN for an 
alien deportee.
    3. Under an existing Interagency Agreement (IAA) between SSA and 
DHS, we have automated access to the DHS Systematic Alien Verification 
for Entitlements (SAVE) program that utilizes the VIS, DHS-USCIS-004, 
77 FR 47415 (August 8, 2012). This system of records provides 
information on the current immigration status of aliens who have Alien 
Identification Numbers (``A'' number). We will use the automated access 
to the SAVE program to verify current immigration status of aliens 
where the immediate EID match or any future claims activity indicate an 
alien has been removed or deported. The parties do not consider this 
verification as a separate match subject to the provisions of the 
CMPPA; the parties will conduct such verifications in compliance with 
the terms of the aforementioned IAA.
    The systems of records involved in this computer matching program 
have routine uses permitting the disclosures needed to conduct this 
match.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program

    The effective date of this matching program is January 19, 2015, 
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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