[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45296-45297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21524]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act 1974; Computer Matching Program (Agreement for SSA/
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Match of Prisoner Data, Match #1041)
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) 597-0841 or writing to the Associate Commissioner
for Program Support, 4400 West High Rise 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 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 protection 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
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by 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: July 29, 1999.
Susan M. Daniels, Ph.D.,
Deputy Commissioner for Disability and Income Security Programs.
Notice of Computer Matching Program, Federal Bureau of Prisons
(BOP) With SSA.
A. Participating Agencies
SSA and BOP.
B. Purpose of the Matching Program
Sections 202(x)(1) and 202(x)(3) of the Social Security Act (the
Act), codified at 42 U.S.C. 402(x)(1) and 402(x)(3) prohibit SSA from
paying old-age, survivors, and disability insurance benefits to
incarcerated individuals under title II of the Act. Section
1611(e)(1)(A) of the Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(A),
provides, with some exceptions, that inmates in public institutions are
not eligible for payments in the Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
program under title XVI of the Act. Sections 205(j)(1)(A), 205(j)(5),
1631(a)(2)(A)(iii) and 1631 (a)(2)(E), codified at 42 U.S.C.,
405(j)(1)(A), 405(j)(5), 1383(g)(2)(A)(iii) and 1383(a)(2)(E) require
SSA to revoke certification for payment of benefits to representative
payees under certain circumstances and to investigate and monitor the
performance of representative payees. The incarceration or confinement
of a representative payee is a circumstance highly relevant to SSA's
consideration of an individual's representative payee status under
these provisions. The purpose of this matching program is to assist SSA
in enforcing all of the above-referenced provisions of the Act.
C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
This matching program is carried out under the authority of
sections 202(x)(1), 202(x)(3), 205(j)(1)(A), 205(j)(5), 1611(e)(1)(A),
1631(a)(2)(A)(iii) and 1631 (a)(2)(E) of the Social Security Act.
D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Match
The Federal Bureau of Prisons will submit names and other
identifying information of prisoners from its prisoner data systems.
The SSA Master Files of Social Security number (SSN) holders and SSN
applications contain the SSNs and identifying information for all SSN
holders and applicants. The SSA Master Beneficiary Record and
Supplemental Security Income contain title II and title XVI beneficiary
and payment information. The Master Representative Payee File contains
representative payee information. SSA will match data from these record
systems with BOP data as a first step in detecting certain individuals
who should not be receiving Social Security or SSI benefits, either for
themselves, or on behalf of others.
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.
[FR Doc. 99-21524 Filed 8-18-99; 8:45 am]
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