Notice2022-20191
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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Published
September 19, 2022
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
VA is providing notice of a new matching program between VA Financial Services Center (FSC), Data Analytics Services (DAS) and Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), Do Not Pay (DNP) Business Center. The information will be used to assist VA programs in identifying potential high-risk payees. DAS will build tools to assist VA in preventing potential fraud or abuse of the financial payment systems across the VA. The match results will allow DAS to provide insights and/or make recommendations to VA programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 180 (Monday, September 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57259-57261]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20191]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: VA is providing notice of a new matching program between VA
Financial Services Center (FSC), Data Analytics Services (DAS) and
Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Bureau of the Fiscal Service
(Fiscal Service), Do Not Pay (DNP) Business Center. The information
will be used to assist VA programs in identifying potential high-risk
payees. DAS will build tools to assist VA in preventing potential fraud
or abuse of the financial payment systems across the VA. The match
results will allow DAS to provide insights and/or make recommendations
to VA programs.
DATES: Comments on this matching program must be received no later than
October 19, 2022. If no public comment is received during the period
allowed for comment or unless otherwise published in the Federal
Register by VA, the new agreement will become effective a minimum of 30
days after date of publication in the Federal Register. If VA receives
public comments, VA shall review the comments to determine whether any
changes to the notice are necessary. This matching program will be
valid for three years from the effective date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a> or
mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, (005R1A),
Washington, DC 20420. Comments should indicate that they are submitted
in response to Individuals submitting Invoices-Vouchers for Payment-VA,
13VA047 (April 23, 2020). Comments received will be available at
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> for public viewing, inspection, or copies.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Treasury will be the point of contact
and can be reached at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#adc9c2c3c2d9ddccd4edcbc4dececcc183d9dfc8ccded8dfd483cac2db"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45212a2b2a3135243c05232c362624296b313720243630373c6b222a33">[email protected]</span></a>. FSC contact is
Scott Meier, Director, Data Analytics Services, Financial Services
Center, 1615 Woodward St, Austin, TX 78741, at phone number 512-460-
5100.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this CMA is to reduce
improper payments by authorizing the Treasury, Fiscal Service to
provide the Data Analytics Services, DAS through the Treasury's Working
System as defined by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum
M-21-19, ``Transmittal of Appendix C to OMB Circular A-123,
Requirements for Payment Integrity Improvement, identifying information
from the Fiscal Service's System of Record (SOR) ``Treasury/Fiscal
Service.017'' about individuals and entities excluded from receiving
federal payments, contract awards and other benefits.
Participating Agencies
The CMA is between the VA FSC DAS and Fiscal Service, DNP Business
Center.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
This matching agreement between DNP and the VA is executed pursuant
to Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 and the Privacy Act of
1974, as amended, OMB Circular A-130 entitled, Managing Information as
a Strategic Resource, July 28, 2016 and OMB guidelines pertaining to
computer matching, June 19, 1989 and April 23, 1991; and the computer
matching portions of appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130 as amended,
July 28, 2016.
1. Executive Order 13520 ``Reducing Improper Payments and
Eliminating Waste in Federal Programs'' (November 20, 2009).
2. Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, 31 U.S.C. 3351 et
seq.
Purpose(s)
The purpose of this CMA will produce expedited eligibility
determinations and will minimize administrative burden in preventing
improper payments by authorizing the Treasury, Fiscal Service to
provide the DAS, through the Treasury's Working System as defined by
OMB Memorandum M-21-19, ``Transmittal of appendix C to OMB Circular A-
123, Requirements for Payment Integrity Improvement, identifying
information from the Fiscal Service SOR ``Treasury/Fiscal Service.017''
about individuals and entities excluded from receiving federal
payments, contract awards and other benefits. The benefit of this data
match with respect to the DAS fraud and abuse program is the increased
assurance that DAS achieves efficiencies and administrative time/cost
savings to DAS payment, procurement, and benefit programs.
Categories of Individuals
This matching program between VA FSC, DAS and Fiscal Service' DNP
Business Center, will be conducted with data maintained by the VA in
the Individuals submitting Invoices-Vouchers for Payment-VA, 13VA047
(April 23, 2020). The individuals whose information will be used in
this match include Veterans, Employees, Contractors and Vendors.
Categories of Records
VA may disclose information to the Treasury to facilitate payments
to physicians, clinics, and pharmacies for reimbursement of services
rendered and to Veterans for reimbursements of authorized expenses, or
to collect, by set off or otherwise, debts owed the United States.
The following data elements will be sent by VA to Fiscal Service
for matching against Treasury's Working System:
<bullet> Tax Identification Number (TIN)
<bullet> Business Name
<bullet> Person Full Name
<bullet> Address
<bullet> City Name
<bullet> State Code
<bullet> Person Date of Birth
<bullet> Person Sex
<bullet> Vendor/Payee Phone Number
<bullet> Vendor/Payee Email Address.
Fiscal Service will return match results to DAS containing the
following data elements:
<bullet> Record Code
<bullet> Payee Identifier
<bullet> Agency Location Code
<bullet> Tax Identification Type
<bullet> TIN
<bullet> Business or Individual or Government
<bullet> DUNS Number
<bullet> Payee Business Name
<bullet> Payee Business Doing Business As (DBA) Name
<bullet> Person Full Name
<bullet> Address
<bullet> Person Date of Birth
<bullet> Person Sex
<bullet> Vendor/Payee Status
<bullet> Phone Type
<bullet> Vendor/Payee Phone Number
<bullet> Vendor/Payee FAX Number
<bullet> Vendor/Payee Email Address
<bullet> Vendor/Payee Active Date
<bullet> Vendor/Payee Expiration Date
<bullet> Agency Record Grouping
<bullet> Other Agency Data
<bullet> Match Type
<bullet> Match Source
<bullet> Match Level
<bullet> Match Date/Time
<bullet> Matched Party Type
<bullet> Matched Tax ID Number
<bullet> Matched Tax ID Type Code (alternate)
<bullet> Matched Tax ID Number (alternate)
<bullet> Matched DUNS Number
<bullet> Matched Full Name
<bullet> Matched Business Name
<bullet> Matched DBA Business Name
<bullet> Matched Birth Date
<bullet> Matched Death Date
<bullet> Matched List Status Code
<bullet> Matched List Status Code Description
<bullet> Matched List Effective Date
<bullet> Matched Address
<bullet> Matched City
<bullet> Matched State Code
<bullet> Matched Zip Code
<bullet> Matched Country Code.
System(s) of Records
Fiscal Service will provide VA with information extracted from
Treasury, Fiscal Service .017--DNP Payment Verification Records, 85 FR
11776 at 11803 (Feb. 27, 2020). Routine use number 1 will allow Fiscal
Service to disclose data to VA for the purpose of identifying,
preventing, or recouping improper payments. Routine use number 4 will
allow Fiscal Service to disclose data to VA to validate eligibility for
an award through a federal program.
This matching program will be conducted with data maintained by the
VA in the Individuals submitting Invoices-Vouchers for Payment-VA,
13VA047 (April 23, 2020). Routine Use number 18 VA may disclose
information to the Treasury to facilitate payments to physicians,
clinics, and pharmacies for reimbursement of services rendered and to
Veterans for reimbursements of authorized expenses, or to collect, by
set off or otherwise, debts owed the United States.
Signing Authority
The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Faith Roy,
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information and
Technology and VA Chief Privacy Officer, approved this document on
August 5, 2022 for publication.
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Dated: September 14, 2022.
Amy L. Rose,
Program Analyst, VA Privacy Service, Office of Information Security,
Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-20191 Filed 9-16-22; 8:45 am]
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