Notice2023-14352
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program; (RRB and State Agencies)
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Published
July 7, 2023
Issuing agencies
Railroad Retirement Board
Abstract
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the RRB is issuing public notice of its renewal of an ongoing computer-matching program with State agencies regarding individuals who received benefits under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43403-43404]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14352]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program; (RRB and State Agencies)
AGENCY: U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB).
ACTION: Notice of a renewed matching program.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the RRB is
issuing public notice of its renewal of an ongoing computer-matching
program with State agencies regarding individuals who received benefits
under the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.
DATES: Public comments are welcome until August 7, 2023. We will file a
report of this computer-matching program with the Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). The matching program will continue for 18 months
after the effective date and may be extended for an additional 12
months, if the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been
met.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may comment on this publication by
writing to Stephanie Hillyard, Secretary to the Board, Railroad
Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611-1275.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Chad Peek, Chief Privacy Officer,
Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611-1275, telephone 312-751-3389 or email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26454e4742085643434d6654544408414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bbd8d3dadf95cbdeded0fbc9c9d995dcd4cd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, (Pub. L.
100-503), amended by the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a) as
amended, requires a Federal agency participating in a computer matching
program to publish a notice in the Federal Register for all matching
programs.
The Privacy Act, as amended, regulates the use of computer matching
by Federal agencies when records contained in a Privacy Act System of
Records are matched with other Federal, State, or local government
records. It requires Federal agencies involved in computer matching
programs to:
(1) Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies
participating in the matching programs;
(2) Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data
Integrity Boards (DIB) of the participating Federal agencies;
(3) Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal
Register;
(4) Furnish detailed reports about matching programs to Congress
and OMB;
(5) Notify applicants and beneficiaries that their records are
subject to matching; and
(6) Verify match findings before reducing, suspending, terminating,
or denying a person's benefits or payments. The last notice for this
matching program was published in the Federal Register on January 20,
2015 (80 FR 2757).
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B. RRB Computer Matches Subject to the Privacy Act
We have taken appropriate action to ensure that all of our computer
matching programs comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act, as
amended.
Participating Agencies
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) and agencies of all 50 States and
the District of Columbia which provide unemployment or sickness
benefits.
Authority for Conducting The Matching Program
5 U.S.C. 552a(o); 42 U.S.C. 503(c)(1); 44 U.S.C. 3551-59; 45 U.S.C.
362(f); 20 CFR 200.8(g); 20 CFR 603.6(b)(2).
Purpose(s)
The RRB will conduct computer matching activities to determine if
an individual who received benefits under the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act also received during the designated time period:
1. Any unemployment or sickness insurance benefits from a State
agency, or
2. Any employment or self-employment earnings reported to the
State. If there is a match, the State will report the amount of
unemployment or sickness insurance benefits paid or the employment or
self-employment earnings reported to the RRB.
1. For individuals who received both benefits under the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act and either unemployment or sickness
insurance benefits from the State: Depending on arrangements made
between the two jurisdictions, and, in the case of State sickness
benefits, on the applicable State law, either the RRB or the State
agency will attempt to recover the amount of the duplicate payments.
2. For individuals for whom earnings information was reported to
the State: the State will notify the RRB and furnish a breakdown of the
wages, as well as the name and address of each employer who reported
earnings for the individual. The RRB will then contact each employer
who reported earnings for the individual for the given period. Only if
the employment is verified will the RRB take action to recover the
overpayment. If benefits were paid under the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act, recovery is limited to payments made for those days on
which the individual was gainfully employed.
Categories of Individuals
All recipients of benefits under the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act during the period covered by the computer matching
program who reside in the States the RRB has negotiated a computer
matching program agreement with.
Categories of Records
The information received through the computer matching programs may
consist of either: (1) a report of unemployment or sickness payments
made by the State for the same period that benefits were paid by the
RRB, or (2) a report of wages paid to an individual, and the names and
addresses of employers who reported those wages to the State for the
same period that benefits were paid by the RRB.
System(s) of Records
Records furnished by the States are covered under Privacy Act
system of records RRB-21, Railroad Unemployment and Sickness Insurance
Benefit System, May 15, 2015 (80 FR 28016).
Dated: July 3, 2023.
By authority of the Board.
Stephanie Hillyard,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 2023-14352 Filed 7-6-23; 8:45 am]
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