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Administration, 617 Altmeyer Building, 

6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 

21235–6401, or email at 

Mary.Ann.Zimmerman@ssa.gov. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection at this address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested parties may submit general 

questions about the matching program 

to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General 

Counsel, by any of the means shown 

above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. 

We have taken action to ensure that 

all of our computer matching programs 

comply with the requirements of the 

Privacy Act, as amended. 

Mary Ann Zimmerman, 

Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Participating Agencies: SSA and DOL. 

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 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 Supplemental 

Security Income (SSI) payments. 

Purpose: The purpose of this 

computer matching agreement is to 

establish the terms, conditions, and 

safeguards under which DOL will 

disclose the DOL administered Part B 

Black Lung (BL) benefit data to us. We 

will match DOL’s Part B BL data with 

our 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 the 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 necessary 

identifying and payment information for 

approximately 19,000 individuals, all 

miners, receiving Part B BL benefit 

payments. Additionally, once every 

year, DOL will send an additional file 

representing all Part B BL benefit 

records, referred to as the saturation file, 

regardless of any changes. 

DOL’s monthly extract file will 

contain each Part B BL beneficiary’s 

Social Security number (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 

recipients are receiving SSI payments 

and match the DOL data against the 

SSN, type of action code, and income 

type for those recipients in our 

Supplemental Security Record (SSR). 

Systems of Records: We will match 

the SSR/SVB SSA/ODSSIS (60–0103) 

system of records, last fully published 

on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1830), and 

amended on December 10, 2007 (72 FR 

69723), which contains all data 

pertinent to payments made to Title XVI 

recipients, with an extract from DOL’s 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs, BL Benefit Payments file 

(OWCP–9), published on April 29, 2016 

(81 FR 25765). 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA 2017–0027] 

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration 

(SSA) 

ACTION: Notice of a New Matching 

Program. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Privacy Act, as 

amended, this notice announces a new 

computer matching program that we are 

currently conducting with the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

DATES: The deadline to submit 

comments on the proposed matching 

program is 30 days from the date of 

publication of this notice. The matching 

program will be effective on July 19, 

2017, or once a minimum of 30 days 

after the publication of this notice has 

elapsed, whichever is later. The 

matching program will expire on 

January 18, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

comment on this notice by either 

telefaxing to (410) 966–0869, writing to 

Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting 

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, or emailing to 

Mary.Ann.Zimmerman@ssa.gov. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection at this address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Interested parties may submit general 

questions about the matching program 

to Mary Ann Zimmerman, Acting 

Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General 

Counsel, by any of the means shown 

above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 


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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. 

We have taken action to ensure that 

all of our computer matching programs 

comply with the requirements of the 

Privacy Act, as amended. 

Mary Ann Zimmerman, 

Acting Executive Director, Office of Privacy 

and Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel. 

Participating Agencies: SSA and DHS 

Authority for Conducting the 

Matching Program: The legal authority 

for this agreement is executed under the 

Privacy Act of 1974, 5 United States 

Code (U.S.C.) 552(a), as amended by the 

Computer Matching and Privacy 

Protection Act (CMPPA) of 1988, and 

the regulations and guidance 

promulgated thereunder. 

Legal authorities for the disclosures 

under this agreement are 42 U.S.C. 

402(n), 1382(f), 1382c(a)(1), and 

1383(e)(1)(B) and (f); and 8 U.S.C. 1611 

and 1612. 

Section 1631(e)(1)(B) of the Social 

Security Act (hereafter the ‘‘Act’’) (42 

U.S.C. 1383(e)(1)(B)) requires SSA 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 (42 

U.S.C. 1383(f)) requires Federal agencies 

to provide SSA 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 (42 U.S.C. 402(n)(2)) 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 

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) 

(8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(6)(A) or 1227(a)). 

A. Aliens Who Leave the United States 

Voluntarily 

Resident aliens eligible for SSI may 

receive payments for any month in 

which they reside in the United States. 

Under section 1611(f) of the Act, an 

individual is ineligible for SSI benefits 

for any month during all of which he or 

she is outside the United States. The Act 

provides for limited exceptions to the 

general rule. See, e.g., 42 U.S.C. 

1382(f)(1) (providing an exception for 

United States citizen children living 

with a parent who is a member of the 

military assigned to permanent duty 

outside the United States). 42 U.S.C. 

1382(f) and 20 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) 416.1327. Section 

1611(f) further states that if an 

individual is absent from the United 

States for 30 consecutive days, SSA will 

treat the individual as remaining 

outside the United States until he or she 

has been in the United States for a 

period of 30 consecutive days. 

B. Aliens Who Are Removed From the 

United States 

The Social Security Protection Act of 

2004, Pub. L. 108–203, amended the Act 

to expand the number of individuals 

who are subject to nonpayment of Social 

Security benefits. Thus, section 

202(n)(1)(A) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 

402(n)(1)(A)) prohibits payment of 

retirement or disability insurance 

benefits to number holders (NH) who 

have been removed from the United 

States on certain grounds specified 

under section 237(a) or section 

212(a)(6)(A) of the INA (8 U.S.C. 

1182(a)(6)(A), 1227(a)). SSA will not 

pay monthly retirement or disability 

benefits to such NHs for the month after 

the month in which the Secretary of 

Homeland Security notifies SSA of the 

NH’s removal or before the month in 

which the NH is subsequently lawfully 

admitted to the United States for 

permanent residence. 

Section 202(n)(1)(B) of the Act (42 

U.S.C. 402(n)(1)(B)) prohibits payment 

of auxiliary or survivors benefits to 

certain individuals who are entitled to 

such benefits on the record of a NH who 

has been removed from the United 

States on certain grounds as specified in 

the above paragraph. Nonpayment of 

benefits is applicable for any month 

such auxiliary or survivor beneficiary is 

not a citizen of the United States and is 

outside the United States for any part of 

the month. Benefits cannot be initiated 

(or resumed) to such auxiliary or 

survivor beneficiaries who are otherwise 

subject to nonpayment under these 

provisions until the removed NH has 

been subsequently lawfully admitted for 

permanent residence to the United 

States. 

In addition, certain individuals may 

be subject to suspension of their SSI 

payments under section 1614(a)(1)(B)(i) 

of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(1)(B)(i)), 

which provides, in part, that an SSI 

recipient must be a resident of the 

United States. Further, if an SSI 

recipient is not a United States citizen, 

8 U.S.C. 1611 and 1612 provide that an 

alien who is not a qualified alien within 

the statutory definitions applicable to 

those sections is ineligible for SSI 

benefits, and an alien who is a qualified 

alien will have limited eligibility. 

Purpose(s): The purpose of this 

matching program is to set forth the 

terms, conditions, and safeguards under 

which DHS will disclose information to 

us 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, and recovery of 

overpayments. We will use DHS data to 

determine if suspension of payments, 

nonpayment of benefits, and/or recovery 

of overpayments, is applicable. 

Categories of Individuals: The 

individuals whose information is 

involved in this matching program are: 

Aliens who leave the United States 

voluntarily and are subject to 

suspension or non-payment of SSI. 

Aliens who are removed from the 

United States and subject to suspension 

or non-payment of retirement, survivors, 

and disability insurance benefits and 

SSI payments. In certain situations, 

payment of auxiliary or survivors 

benefits to certain individuals who are 

entitled to such benefits on the record 

of a number holder who has been 

removed from the United States on 

certain grounds is prohibited. 

Categories of Records: 

Aliens Who Leave the United States 

Voluntarily 

The data elements furnished by the 

DHS BIS System are the alien’s name, 

SSN, date of birth (DOB), Alien 

Registration Number (‘‘A’’ number), date 

of departure, and expected length of 

stay. To verify the SSN, SSA will match 

BIS data against the name, DOB, and 

SSN in SSA’s Enumeration System. SSA 

will store and match verified SSNs 

against the same elements in the SSR 

files. 

Aliens Who Are Removed From the 

United States 

The data elements furnished from EID 

are the individual’s name and alias (if 

any), SSN (if available), DOB, country of 

birth, country to which removed, date of 


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removal, the final removal charge code, 

and DHS Alien Registration Number 

(‘‘A’’ number). 

To verify the SSN, SSA will match 

EID data against records in its 

Enumeration System. SSA matches the 

verified SSNs against the existing MBR 

and SSR records to locate removals (and 

their dependents or survivors, if any) 

who have already claimed and are 

currently receiving RSDI or SSI benefits, 

or both. SSA will retain the data verified 

through this matching program on the 

MBR and SSR, to be associated with 

future claims activity 

System(s) of Records: 

Aliens Who Leave the United States 

Voluntarily (SSI) 

DHS will disclose to SSA information 

from the BIS system of records, DHS/ 

USCIS–007, 73 FR 56596 (September 29, 

2008). DHS will electronically format 

the BIS data for transmission to SSA. 

BIS data is comprised of data collected 

from USCIS immigration systems. 

USCIS data used to accomplish this 

matching agreement currently comes 

from the CLAIMS 3 database. 

SSA will match the DHS information 

with SSA’s systems of records: Master 

Files of Social Security Number (SSN) 

Holders and SSN Applications (the 

Enumeration System), 60–0058, 75 FR 

82121 (December 29, 2010), and the 

Supplemental Security Income Record 

and Special Veterans Benefits (SSR), 

60–0103, 71 FR 1830 (January 11, 2006). 

Aliens Who Are Removed From the 

United States (RSDI and SSI) 

DHS will retrieve information on 

removed aliens from the DHS database 

known as the EID and electronically 

format it for transmission to SSA. These 

individuals are not U.S. citizens or 

Legally Permanent Residents and thus 

not covered by the Privacy Act or DHS 

system of records. 

The SSA systems of records used in 

the match are the Master Files of Social 

Security Number (SSN) Holders and 

SSN Applications (the Enumeration 

System), SSA/OEEAS, 60–0058, 75 FR 

82121 (December 29, 2010), the 

Supplemental Security Income Record 

and Special Veterans Benefits (SSR), 

60–0103, 71 FR 1830 (January 11, 2006), 

the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), 

60–0090, 71 FR 1826 (January 11, 2006) 

and the Prisoner Update Processing 

System (PUPS), 60–0269, 64 FR 11076 

(March 8, 1999). 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 

who has been removed. 

Under an existing Interagency 

Agreement (IAA) between SSA and 

DHS, SSA has automated access to the 

DHS Systematic Alien Verification for 

Entitlements (SAVE) program, DHS– 

USCIS–004, 81 FR 78619 (November 8, 

2016) that utilizes the Verification 

Information System. This system 

provides information on the current 

immigration status of aliens who have 

Alien Registration Numbers (‘‘A’’ 

numbers). SSA 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. 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. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Projects Approved for Consumptive 

Uses of Water 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists the projects 

approved by rule by the Susquehanna 

River Basin Commission during the 

period set forth in DATES. 

DATES: August 1–31, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission, 4423 North Front Street, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, 717– 

238–0423, ext. 1312, joyler@srbc.net. 

Regular mail inquiries may be sent to 

the above address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice lists the projects, described 

below, receiving approval for the 

consumptive use of water pursuant to 

the Commission’s approval by rule 

process set forth in 18 CFR 806.22(f) for 

the time period specified above: 

Approvals by Rule Issued Under 18 

CFR 806.22(f) 

1. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad ID: 

Alvarez, ABR–201301012.R1, 

Wilmot Township, Bradford County 

and Windham Township, Wyoming 

County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of 

Up to 7.5000 mgd; Approval Date: 

August 7, 2017. 

2. Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC, 

Pad ID: McWilliams Unit #6H— 

#10H Well Pad, ABR– 

201208015.R1, Cogan House 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 1.0000 

mgd; Approval Date: August 7, 

2017. 

3. Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC, 

Pad ID: Null—Bobst Unit 1H—5H, 

ABR–201208018.R1, Cogan House 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 1.0000 

mgd; Approval Date: August 7, 

2017. 

4. Endless Mountain Energy Partners, 

LLC, Pad ID: SGL Tract 268–Pad B, 

ABR–201206010.R1, Morris 

Township, Tioga County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 6.0000 

mgd; Approval Date: August 8, 

2017. 

5. SWEPI, LP, Pad ID: Lynn 719, ABR– 

201207012.R1, Liberty Township, 

Tioga County, Pa.; Consumptive 

Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval 

Date: August 11, 2017. 

6. SWN Production Company, LLC, Pad 

ID: TI–09 BROWN, ABR– 

201708001, Jackson Township, 

Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.9990 

mgd; Approval Date: August 14, 

2017. 

7. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: Salt Run 

HC Pad A, ABR–201208007.R1, 

Cascade Township, Lycoming 

County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of 

Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: 

August 18, 2017. 

8. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: Kenneth 

L Martin Pad A, ABR– 

201208008.R1, Cogan House 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 

mgd; Approval Date: August 18, 

2017. 

9. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: Ann C 

Good Pad A, ABR–201208009.R1, 

Cogan House Township, Lycoming 

County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of 

Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: 

August 18, 2017. 

10. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: Red 

Fox H&FC Pad B, ABR– 

201208010.R1, Cogan House 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 

mgd; Approval Date: August 18, 

2017. 

11. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: Terry 

D. Litzelman Pad A, ABR– 

20121105.R1, Cogan House 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 

mgd; Approval Date: August 18, 

2017. 


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