Notice2021-25685
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program
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Published
November 24, 2021
Effective
December 27, 2021
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security Department
Abstract
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy 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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). TWC will match against DHS-USCIS data to verify the immigration status of non-U.S. citizens who apply for federal benefits (Benefit Applicants) under Unemployment Compensation (UC) that TWC administers to determine whether Benefit Applicants possess the requisite immigration status to be eligible for the UC it administers.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67072-67073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25685]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
[Docket No. DHS-2021-0036]
Privacy Act of 1974; Computer Matching Program
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
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 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 Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), and the Texas Workforce
Commission (TWC). TWC will match against DHS-USCIS data to verify the
immigration status of non-U.S. citizens who apply for federal benefits
(Benefit Applicants) under Unemployment Compensation (UC) that TWC
administers to determine whether Benefit Applicants possess the
requisite immigration status to be eligible for the UC it administers.
DATES: Please submit comments on or before December 27, 2021. The
matching program will be effective on December 27, 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 conditions specified in 5 U.S.C.
552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number DHS-
2021-0036 by one of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Fax: 202-343-4010.
<bullet> Mail: Lynn Parker Dupree, Chief Privacy Officer, Privacy
Office, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, DC 20528-0655.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
and docket number DHS-2021-0036. All comments received will be posted
without change to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal
information provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional information about
this matching program and the contents of this Computer Matching
Agreement between DHS-USCIS and TWC, please view this Computer Matching
Agreement at the following website: https://www.dhs.gov/publication/
computer-matching-agreements-and-
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notices. For general questions about this matching program, contact
Jonathan M. Mills, Acting Chief, USCIS SAVE Program at (202) 306-9874.
For general privacy questions, please contact Lynn Parker Dupree, (202)
343-1717, Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20528-0655.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DHS-USCIS provides this notice 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 (Pub. L. 100-503)
and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990
(Pub. L. 101-508) (Privacy Act); Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 (June
19, 1989); and OMB Circular A-108, 81 FR 94424 (December 23, 2016).
PARTICIPATING AGENCIES:
DHS-USCIS and TWC.
AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCTING THE MATCHING PROGRAM:
Section 121 of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) of
1986, Public Law 99-603, as amended by the Personal Responsibility and
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-
193, 110 Stat. 2168 (1996), requires DHS to establish a system for the
verification of immigration status of noncitizen applicants for, or
recipients of, certain types of benefits as specified within IRCA, and
to make this system available to state agencies that administer such
benefits. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility
Act of 1996 (IIRIRA), Public Law 104-208, 110 Stat. 3009 (1996) grants
federal, state or local government agencies seeking to verify or
ascertain the citizenship or immigration status of any individual
within the jurisdiction of the agency with the authority to request
such information from DHS-USCIS for any purpose authorized by law.
PURPOSE:
This Agreement re-stablishes the terms and conditions governing
TWC's access to, and use of, the DHS-USCIS Systematic Alien
Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program, which provides
immigration status information from federal immigration records to
authorized users, and to comply with the Computer Matching and Privacy
Protection Act of 1988 (CMPPA). TWC will use SAVE to verify the
immigration status of non-U.S. citizens who apply for federal benefits
(Benefit Applicants) under the Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits
program that it administers. TWC will use the information obtained
through SAVE to determine whether Benefit Applicants possess the
requisite immigration status to be eligible for the UC benefits
administered by TWC. This Agreement describes the respective
responsibilities of DHS-USCIS and TWC to verify Benefit Applicants'
immigration status while safeguarding against unlawful discrimination
and preserving the confidentiality of information received from the
other party. The requirements of this Agreement will be carried out by
authorized employees and/or contractor personnel of DHS-USCIS and TWC.
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS:
The individuals about whom DHS-USCIS maintains information, which
is contained in its Verification Information System (VIS) database used
by the SAVE Program to verify immigration status, that are involved in
this matching program include noncitizens (meaning any person as
defined in Immigration and Nationality Act section 101(a)(3)), those
naturalized, and to the extent those that have applied for Certificates
of Citizenship, derived U.S. citizens, on whom DHS-USCIS has a record
as an applicant, petitioner, sponsor, or beneficiary. The individuals
about whom TWC maintains information that is involved in this matching
program include non-citizen Benefit Applicants for, or recipients of,
UC administered by TWC.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS:
Data elements to be matched between TWC records and DHS-USCIS
federal immigration records include the following: Last Name, First
Name, Middle Name, Date of Birth, Immigration Numbers (e.g., Alien
Registration/USCIS Number, I-94 Number, SEVIS ID Number, Certificate of
Naturalization Number, Certificate of Citizenship Number, or Unexpired
Foreign Passport Number), and Other Information from Immigration
Documentation (for example, Country of Birth, Date of Entry, Employment
Authorization Category). Additional Data elements provided to TWC from
DHS-USCIS records related to the match may include: Citizenship or
Immigration Data (for example, immigration class of admission and/or
employment authorization), Sponsorship Data (for example, name,
address, and social security number of Form I-864/I-864EZ sponsors and
Form I-864A household members, when applicable) and Case Verification
Number.
SYSTEM OF RECORDS:
DHS/USCIS-004 Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE)
System of Records Notice, 85 FR 31798 (May 27, 2020).
Lynn Parker Dupree,
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
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