[Federal Register: January 8, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 5)]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

 
Privacy Act 1974; Computer Matching Program (Agreement for SSA/
Individual Source Jurisdictions Match of Data on Certain Fugitives and 
Probation or Parole Violators, Match #5000)

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice of computer matching program.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as 
amended, this notice announces a computer matching program that SSA 
plans to conduct.

DATES: SSA will file a report of the subject matching program with the 
Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight 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 
facsimile to (410) 966-2935 or writing to the Associate Commissioner 
for Program Support, 4400 West High Rise Building, 6401 Security 
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235. All comments received will be available 
for public inspection at this address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Associate Commissioner for Program 
Support at the above address.

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 
establishing the conditions under which computer matching involving the 
Federal Government could be performed and adding certain protections 
for individuals applying for or receiving Federal benefits. Section 
7201 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-508) 
further amended the Privacy Act regarding protection for such 
individuals.
    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 match agreements by any appropriate 
Federal agency Data Integrity Boards;
    (3) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress 
and OMB;
    (4) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are 
subject to matching; and
    (5) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating 
or denying an individual's benefits or payments.

B. SSA Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act

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

    Dated: December 22, 1998.
Kenneth S. Apfel,
Commissioner of Social Security.

Notice of Computer Matching Program, Social Security Administration 
(SSA) with Individual Source Jurisdictions

A. Participating Agencies

    SSA and various State and local jurisdictions.

B. Purpose of the Matching Program

    The purpose of this matching program is to establish the 
conditions, safeguards and procedures for the disclosure to SSA by 
individual source jurisdictions, information on individuals who are 
fugitives from justice or parole or probation violators. Individual 
source jurisdictions will disclose information on certain individuals 
through a computer matching operation for SSA's use in verifying 
eligibility under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act.

C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

    This matching operation is carried out under the authority of 
sections 202(x)(1)(A)(I), 1611(e)(1)(A) and 1611(e)(5) of the Social 
Security Act.

D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match

    Individual jurisdictions will submit names and other identifying 
information of individuals who are fugitives from justice or parole or 
probation violators. The SSA Master Files of Social Security Number 
(SSN) Holders and SSN Applications (SSA/OSR 09-60-0058) contains the 
SSNs and identifying information for all SSN holders. The SSA Master 
Beneficiary Record (SSA/OSR 09-60-0090) and the Supplemental Security 
Income Record (SSA/SSR 09-60-0103) contain beneficiary and payment 
information. SSA will match data from these record systems with data 
received from individual jurisdictions as a first step in detecting 
certain fugitives and probation or parole violators who should not be 
receiving Social Security or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
benefits.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Match

    This matching program shall become effective no sooner than 40 days 
after notice of the program is sent to Congress and the Office of 
Management and Budget, 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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