Notice2021-19043
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program Between the Office of Personnel Management and Social Security Administration
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Published
September 3, 2021
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Personnel Management Office
Abstract
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990 (Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of matching programs, notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a matching program between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) (Computer Matching Agreement 1071).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49578-49579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19043]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program Between the Office
of Personnel Management and Social Security Administration
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
ACTION: Notice of a re-established matching program.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer
Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990 (Privacy Act), and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of
matching programs, notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a
matching program between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and
the Social Security Administration (SSA) (Computer Matching Agreement
1071).
DATES: Please submit comments on or before October 4, 2021. The
matching program will begin on October 4, 2021 unless comments have
been received from interested members of the public that require
modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will
continue for 18 months from the beginning date and may be extended an
additional 12 months if the respective agency Data Integrity Boards
determine that the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have
been met.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments via mail to: Deon Mason, Chief,
Business Services, Retirement Services and Management, Retirement
Services, Office of Personnel Management, Room 3316-G, 1900 E Street
NW, Washington, DC 20415, or via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4004252f2e6e0d21332f2e002f302d6e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f5b1909a9bdbb894869a9bb59a8598db929a83">[email protected]</span></a>. You may
also submit comments, identified by docket number and title, at the
Federal Rulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by
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following the instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
number for this document. The general policy for comments and other
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions
available for public viewing at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> as they are
received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Morgan, Retirement Services,
Office of Personnel Management, at (202) 606-5016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988
and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protections Amendment of 1990
(Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on
the conduct of matching programs, including OMB Final Guidance
Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-53 (published in the
Federal Register on June 19, 1989 (54 FR 25818) and OMB Circular A-108,
notice is hereby given of the re-establishment of a matching program
between the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Social
Security Administration (SSA). This matching program, Computer Matching
Agreement 1071, is being re-established to enable OPM to offset
specific benefits paid to disability annuitants, child survivor
annuitants, and spousal survivor annuitants by a percentage of benefits
payable by SSA under Title II of the Social Security Act, as required
by law.
Participating Agencies: OPM and SSA.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: OPM's authority to
participate in this matching program derives from 5 U.S.C. 8442(f),
8443(a), 8452(a)(2)(A), and 8461(h)(1). SSA is authorized to
participate in this matching program pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1306.
Purpose(s): The purpose of this matching program between OPM and
SSA is to assist OPM in meeting its legal obligation to offset specific
benefits payable by OPM to disability annuitants, child survivor
annuitants, and spousal survivor annuitants. SSA will disclose to OPM
benefit information regarding individuals who receive benefits from SSA
under Title II of the Social Security Act, which OPM will use to
determine an individual's eligibility to receive benefits from OPM and
to compute the benefits it provides at the correct rate.
Categories of Individuals: The individuals about whom OPM maintains
information that are involved in this matching program include retired
Federal employees who are eligible or potentially eligible to receive a
disability annuity from OPM (disability annuitants), and surviving
children and surviving spouses of those disability annuitants who are
themselves eligible or potentially eligible to receive an annuity from
OPM. The individuals about who SSA maintains information that are
involved in this matching program include those who receive benefits
from SSA under Title II of the Social Security Act.
Category of Records: The categories of records involved in the data
match from OPM include information about those individuals who have
applied for or are eligible or potentially eligible for disability
annuitant benefits. Specifically, full name, Social Security number
(SSN), date of birth, and a system indicator required to extract
information from SSA's systems. For those individuals for whom SSA has
a record, SSA will provide OPM with information about an individual's
beneficiary status and any associated benefit information; for those
individuals for whom SSA cannot match the SSN, SSA will return an
appropriate code to OPM.
System(s) of Records: OPM's system of records involved in this
matching program is designated OPM/Central-1, Civil Service Retirement
and Insurance Records. 64 FR 54930 (Oct. 8, 1999), as amended at 73 FR
15013 (March 20, 2008). SSA's systems of records involved in this
matching program are the Master Files of Social Security Number Holders
and SSN Applications, 60-0058, 75 FR 82121 (Dec. 29, 2010) as amended
at 78 FR 40542 (July 5, 2013) and 79 FR 8780 (Feb. 13, 2014); and the
Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), 60-0090, 71 FR 1826 (Jan. 11, 2006),
as amended at 72 FR 69723 (Dec. 10, 2007) and 78 FR 40542 (July 5,
2013).
Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-19043 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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