Notice2023-03155
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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Published
February 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Social Security Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the United States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Under this matching program, the IRS will disclose IRS to SSA certain return information for the purpose of establishing the correct amount of Medicare Part B premium subsidy adjustments and Medicare Part D premium increases provided under the Social Security Act (Act), the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Medicare Modernization Act), and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9947-9948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03155]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2022-0055]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act, as
amended, this notice announces a new matching program with the United
States Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Under this matching program, the IRS will disclose IRS to SSA certain
return information for the purpose of establishing the correct amount
of Medicare Part B premium subsidy adjustments and Medicare Part D
premium increases provided under the Social Security Act (Act), the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
(Medicare Modernization Act), and the Affordable Care Act of 2010
(ACA).
DATES: Submit comments on the proposed matching program on or before
March 17, 2023. The matching program will be applicable on April 1,
2023, or once a minimum of 30 days after publication of this notice has
elapsed, whichever is later. The matching program will be in effect for
a period of 18 months.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of three methods--
internet, fax, or mail. Do not submit the same comments multiple times
or by more than one method. Regardless of which method you choose,
please state that your comments refer to Docket No. SSA-2022-0055 so
that we may associate your comments with the correct regulation.
Caution: You should be careful to include in your comments only
information that you wish to make publicly available. We strongly urge
you not to include in your comments any personal information, such as
Social Security numbers or medical information.
1. Internet: We strongly recommend that you submit your comments
via the internet. Please visit the Federal eRulemaking portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Use the Search function to find docket number
SSA-2022-0055 and then submit your comments. The system will issue you
a tracking number to confirm your submission. You will not be able to
view your comment immediately because we must post each submission
manually. It may take up to a week for your comments to be viewable.
2. Fax: Fax comments to (410) 966-0869.
3. Mail: Matthew Ramsey, Executive Director, Office of Privacy and
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security
Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401
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Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, or by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ca87abbebea2afbde498aba7b9afb38ab9b9abe4ada5bc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd80acb9b9a5a8bae39faca0bea8b48dbebeace3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments are also available for public viewing
on the Federal eRulemaking portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> or in
person, during regular business hours, by arranging with the contact
person identified below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties may submit general
questions about the matching program to Cynthia Scott, Division
Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the General
Counsel, Social Security Administration, G-401 WHR, 6401 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, at telephone: (410) 966-1943, or
send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afecd6c1dbc7c6ce81fcccc0dbdbefdcdcce81c8c0d981ccc0c2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efac96819b87868ec1bc8c809b9baf9c9c8ec1888099c18c8082">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None.
Matthew Ramsey,
Executive Director, Office of Privacy and Disclosure, Office of the
General Counsel.
Participating Agencies
SSA and IRS.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
This matching agreement between IRS and SSA is executed pursuant to
6103(l)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), which authorizes IRS to
disclose specified return information to SSA with respect to taxpayers
whose Part B and/or prescription drug coverage insurance premium(s) may
(according to IRS records) be subject to premium subsidy adjustment
pursuant to section 1839(i) or premium increase pursuant to section
1860D-13(a)(7) of the Act for the purpose of establishing the amount of
any such adjustment or increase or for resolving taxpayer appeals with
respect to such adjustment or increase.
Sections 1839(i) and 1860D-13(a)(7) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(i)
and 1395w-113(a)(7)) require the Commissioner of SSA to determine the
amount of a beneficiary's premium subsidy adjustment, or premium
increase, if the modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) is above the
applicable threshold as established in section 1839(i) of the Act (42
U.S.C. 1395r(i)).
Purpose(s)
This agreement sets forth the terms and conditions, and safeguards
under which the IRS will to disclose to SSA certain return information
for the purpose of establishing the correct amount of Medicare Part B
premium subsidy adjustments and Medicare Part D premium increases
provided under the Act.
Categories of Individuals
SSA will disclose to IRS the name and Social Security number (SSN)
of beneficiaries who are either enrolled in, or have become entitled
to, Medicare Part B and Part D. IRS will extract and transmit MAGI data
for such beneficiaries pertaining to the tax year beginning in the
second calendar year preceding the year for which the premium
adjustment is being calculated.
Categories of Records
When individuals enroll for the Medicare Part B or Medicare
prescription drug coverage, or both, they are entitled to both under
1839(i) and 1860D-13(a)(7) section of the Act. On a weekly basis, SSA
will provide IRS with this information with respect to Medicare Part B
and Part D beneficiaries.
When there is a match of enrollee identifier, and the MAGI data
shows income above the applicable threshold establish pursuant to
section 1839(i) of the Act, IRS will disclose to SSA information about
the Part B and Part D enrollees who:
a. are enrolled in Medicare under the rules in section 1837 of the
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p) and have not disenrolled from Medicare Part B;
b. have filed applications specifically for Medicare Part B;
c. have been determined to have retroactive Medicare Part B
entitlement; or
d. have been provided to SSA as enrolled in Medicare Part D by the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Hereinafter, the beneficiaries described above will be referred to
as ``enrollees.''
As part of the weekly transmission, SSA will include the name, SSN,
premium year, and income threshold amounts for new enrollees. Once each
year, on a date in October agreed to at the time between IRS and SSA,
SSA will provide the name, SSN, premium year, and income threshold
amounts for all enrollees. SSA will use information obtained in this
annual request to determine Part B and Part D adjustments for the
coming premium year. At the time of the agreed upon annual exchange,
SSA will include the name, SSN, premium year, income threshold amounts,
and requested tax year with respect to all enrollees who asked SSA to
use a more recent tax year or for enrollees for whom IRS provided three
year old return information on the initial request. SSA will use the
information obtained to correct Part B and Part D adjustment amounts
for the requested premium year.
System(s) of Records
SSA's Systems of Records are the Master Beneficiary Record, 60-
0090, last fully published at 71 Federal Register (FR) 1826 (January
11, 2006), and amended at 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007), at 78 FR
40542 (July 5, 2013), at 83 FR 31250 and 83 FR 31251 (July 3, 2018),
and 83 FR 54969 (November 1, 2018) and the Medicare Database File, 60-
0321, last fully published at 71 FR 42159 (July 25, 2006), and amended
at 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007), and at 83 FR 54969 (November 1,
2018).
IRS will match SSA's information with its Return Transaction File,
which is part of the Customer Account Data Engine Individual Master
File, Treasury/IRS 24.030, last published at 80 FR 54063 (September 8,
2015).
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