Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 207 / Friday, October 27, 2017 / Notices 49919 

amended, this notice announces a 

renewal of an existing computer 

matching program that we are currently 

conducting with DOL. 

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 May 25, 

2017, or once a minimum of 30 days 

after publication of this notice has 

elapsed, whichever is later. The 

matching program will expire on 

November 24, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

comment on this notice by either 

telefaxing to (410) 966–0869 or writing 

to the 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. All comments received 

will be available for public inspection at 

this address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Acting 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. 

Mary Ann Zimmerman, 

Acting 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 the Department 

of Labor (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: 

The legal authority for 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 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 

section 224 of the Act for workers’ 

compensation offset. 

D. CATEGORIES OF RECORDS AND PERSONS

COVERED BY THE MATCHING PROGRAM: 

SYSTEMS OF RECORDS: 

SSA will match the DOL extract file 

against the MBR, SSA/ORSIS (60–0090), 

last fully published at 71 FR 1826 on 

January 11, 2006, as amended at 72 FR 

69723 (December 10, 2007) and 78 FR 

40542 (July 5, 2013). DOL’s extract file 

is from DOL’s OWCP, BL Benefit 

Payments file, DOL/OWCP–9, last fully 

published at 81 FR 25765 on April 29, 

2016. Both agencies have published the 

appropriate routine uses to permit the 

disclosures necessary to conduct this 

match. 

NUMBER OF RECORDS: 

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. 

SPECIFIED DATA ELEMENTS: 

DOL’s monthly extract file will 

contain each Part C 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 

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 May 25, 2017, or once a 

minimum of 30 days after publication of 

this notice has elapsed, whichever is 

later. The matching program will expire 

on November 24, 2018. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23385 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No. SSA 2016–0058] 

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 DOL. 

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 May 25, 

2017, or once a minimum of 30 days 

after publication of this notice has 

elapsed, whichever is later. The 

matching program will expire on 

November 24, 2018. 

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 


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49920 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 207 / Friday, October 27, 2017 / Notices 

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). 

[FR Doc. 2017–23386 Filed 10–26–17; 8:45 am] 

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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