[Federal Register: May 29, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 102)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2007-0041]
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program (SSA/
Department of the Treasury/Internal Revenue Service (IRS))--Match 1305
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a renewal computer matching program, which is
expected to begin October l, 2007.
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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 with the IRS.
DATES: SSA 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) 965-8582 or writing to the Associate Commissioner,
Office of Income Security Programs, 252 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 Associate Commissioner for Income
Security Programs 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
manner in which computer matching involving Federal agencies could be
performed and adding certain protections for individuals 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 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 the Data Integrity Boards' approval of the match
agreements;
(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 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: May 17, 2007
Manuel J. Vaz,
Acting Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs.
Notice of Computer Matching Program, Social Security Administration
(SSA) with Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and IRS.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
The purpose of this matching program is to establish conditions
under which IRS agrees to disclose to SSA certain return information
necessary, to verify an individual's self-certification of
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eligibility for prescription drug subsidy assistance under section
1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114), as
added by section 101 of Public Law 108-173, the Medicare Prescription
Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Pursuant to
section 1860D-14 of the Act, SSA will determine whether the individual
is an individual described in section 1860D-14(a).
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
Section 6103(1)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C.
6103(1)(7)) authorizes the IRS to disclose return information with
respect to unearned income to Federal, State, and local agencies
administering certain benefit programs under the Social Security Act.
Section 1860D-14 of title I of the MMA requires the Commissioner of SSA
to verify the eligibility of an individual who seeks to be considered
as an individual eligible for the prescription drug subsidy under the
MMA, and who self-certifies his/her income, resources and family size.
D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Matching
Program
SSA will provide the IRS with identifying information with respect
to applicants for and recipients of the Medicare Part D Prescription
Drug Subsidy from the Medicare Database (MDB File) system of records,
SSA/ORSIS 60-0321, originally published at 69 FR 77816 (December 28,
2004), and as revised at 71 FR 42159 (July 25, 2006). IRS will extract
return information with respect to unearned income from the Information
Returns Master File (IRMF), Treasury/IRS 22.061, as published at 66 FR
63797 (December 10, 2001), using the same extract as the Disclosure of
Information to Federal, State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA) program. SSA
will maintain return information provided by the IRS through this match
in the MBD File system of records.
E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program
The matching program will become effective no sooner than 40 days
after notice of the matching program is sent to Congress and OMB, 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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