Notice2022-27158
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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Published
December 15, 2022
Effective
January 9, 2023
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Small Business Administration
Abstract
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) pursuant to Section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116-283, 134 Stat. 3388 (January 1, 2021), amended 38 U.S.C. 8127 and transferred the responsibility for certification of Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) to SBA as of January 1, 2023 (Transfer Date). The Computer Matching program seeks to ensure that applicants for SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program are eligible as qualifying veterans. This will be accomplished by matching specific VA data with SBA data to determine what applicants and participants meet SBA's Veteran Small Business Certification Program criteria.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 240 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76658-76659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27158]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Government
Contracting and Business Development.
ACTION: Notice of a New Matching Program.
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SUMMARY: The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) and
Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) pursuant to Section 862 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law
116-283, 134 Stat. 3388 (January 1, 2021), amended 38 U.S.C. 8127 and
transferred the responsibility for certification of Veteran-Owned Small
Businesses (VOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
(SDVOSB) to SBA as of January 1, 2023 (Transfer Date).
The Computer Matching program seeks to ensure that applicants for
SBA Veteran Small Business Certification Program are eligible as
qualifying veterans. This will be accomplished by matching specific VA
data with SBA data to determine what applicants and participants meet
SBA's Veteran Small Business Certification Program criteria.
DATES: Submit comments on or before January 17, 2023. This new matching
agreement will be effective upon publication with matching to start
January 9, 2023, and expires 18 months from the date of publication,
however, SBA projects termination of matching no later than July 10,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Inquiries and comments on this proposed matching program can
be addressed to Larry Stubblefield, Associate Administrator, Office of
Veterans Business Development, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a2eec3d0d0db8cf1d6d7c0c0cec7c4cbc7cec6e2d1c0c38cc5cdd4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="662a0714141f4835121304040a03000f030a022615040748010910">[email protected]</span></a>, ((202) 205-
6572), Isabelle James, Senior Advisor, Office of the Administrator,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4bd87959691989891dabe95999187b4879695da939b82"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="59102a383b3c35353c771338343c2a192a3b38773e362f">[email protected]</span></a>, and Jason Hoge, Acting Exec. Director, Product
Engineering, Tel.: 612-725-4337 Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a101b0915145412151d1f3a0c1b541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a404b5945440442454d4f6a5c4b044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, please
contact:
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Ariel Nerbovig, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1657647f737a385873647479607f715665747738717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5f4c7dcd0d99bfbd0c7d7dac3dcd2f5c6d7d49bd2dac3">[email protected]</span></a>, IT Program Manager; Kelvin
Moore, ((202) 921-6273), SBA Chief Information Security Officer, Office
of the Chief Information Officer, SBA Chief Information Officer/Senior
Agency Official for Privacy, Stephen Kucharski,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92c1e6f7e2faf7fcbcd9e7f1faf3e0e1f9fbd2e1f0f3bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="94c7e0f1e4fcf1fabadfe1f7fcf5e6e7fffdd4e7f6f5baf3fbe2">[email protected]</span></a>, ((202) 205-7551) and VA Chief Information
Security Officer, Lynette Sherrill: (202) 270-1878,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#25495c4b405151400b564d4057574c49496553440b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fc90859299888899d28f94998e8e959090bc8a9dd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agreement between SBA and VA is expected
to aid in the transition and identifying qualified veterans. VA
maintains a list of veterans and service-disabled veterans and will
provide SBA with this data. To accomplish this, VA and SBA will
participate in a Computer Matching program to match data to identify
what veterans are qualifying veterans and to verify eligibility for
SBA's certification program. The average number of records being
matched on an annual basis is 18,910.
Participating Agencies
U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and U.S. Small Business
Administration
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
1. Section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021, Public Law 116-283, 134 Stat. 3388 (January 1, 2021) (NDAA
2021), amended 38 U.S.C. 8127 and transferred the responsibility for
certification of VOSB and SDVOSB for VA procurements to SBA as of
January 1, 2023 (Transfer Date). NDAA 2021 also amended Section 36 of
the Small Business Act to create a certification requirement for
SDVOSBs seeking sole source and set-aside contracts across the Federal
Government.
2. Pursuant to section 862(b) of the NDAA 2021, VA shall verify an
individual's status as a veteran or a service-disabled veteran and
establish a system to permit SBA to access, but not alter, the
verification of such status.
3. Pursuant to section 862(d) of the NDAA 2021, upon request by
SBA, federal agencies shall provide data that SBA determines to be
necessary to carry out the certification of a small business concern
owned and controlled by veterans or service-disabled under sections 36
and 36A of the Small Business Act.
Purpose(s)
To be eligible for certification in SBA's Veteran Small Business
Certification Program, an applicant's small business must be owned and
controlled by one or more qualifying veterans. A ``qualifying veteran''
is a veteran as defined by 38 U.S.C. 101(2) or a service-disabled
veteran. A service-disabled veteran is an individual that possesses
either a valid disability rating letter issued by VA, establishing a
service-connected rating between 0 and 100 percent, or a valid
disability determination from the Department of Defense or is
registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator
Subsystem maintained by Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans
Benefits Administration as a service-disabled veteran. Reservists or
members of the National Guard disabled from a disease or injury
incurred or aggravated in line of duty or while in training status also
qualify. VA maintains a list of veterans and service-disabled veterans
and will provide SBA with this data. To accomplish this, VA and SBA
will participate in a Computer Matching program to match data in order
to identify what veterans are qualifying veterans and to verify
eligibility for SBA's certification program.
Categories of Individuals
An applicant's small business must be owned and controlled by one
or more qualifying veterans.
Categories of Records
Information relating to applicants' small business owned or
controlled by veterans for certification.
Specific data elements to match from SBA are: Veteran Business
Owner applicant's first name, last name, street address 1, street
address 2, birth date, city, state, country, zip code, and optional
elements: middle name and gender. VA will respond from match to SBA and
return: Veteran's combined disability rating (disability rating and
combined effective date); Service-connected determination (individual
ratings, decision, effective date, and rating percentage; and Title 38
Veteran status data (veteran status). As of March 2023, VA will not
give out social security numbers for new Veteran accounts. SSN will not
be used in this match.
System(s) of Records
``Compensation, Pension, Education, and Vocational Rehabilitation
and Employment Records--VA (58 VA 21/22/28)'' last amended at 86 FR
61858 (November 8, 2021). ``Veterans Affairs Profile--VA, (192VA30),''
established at 87 FR 36207 (June 15, 2022). ``Veterans Affairs/
Department of Defense Identity Repository (VADIR)--VA (138VA005Q),''
last amended at 74 FR 142 (July 27, 2009), is in the process of being
republished. ``Government Contracting and Business Development
System'', SBA 30 system of records, as provided by 86 FR 19078. SBA is
currently updating SBA 30 which will not impact this matching
agreement.
Larry Stubblefield,
Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development,
United State Small Business Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-27158 Filed 12-14-22; 8:45 am]
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