Notice2024-03021
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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Published
February 14, 2024
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 Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Under this matching program, OPM will provide SSA with civil service benefit and payment data. This disclosure will provide SSA with information necessary to verify an individual's self-certification of eligibility for the Extra Help with Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs program (Extra Help). It will also enable SSA to identify individuals who may qualify for Extra Help as part of the agency's Medicare outreach efforts.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11331-11332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03021]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SSA-2023-0021]
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 Office
of Personnel Management (OPM). Under this matching program, OPM will
provide SSA with civil service benefit and payment data. This
disclosure will provide SSA with information necessary to verify an
individual's self-certification of eligibility for the Extra Help with
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs program (Extra Help). It will
also enable SSA to identify individuals who may qualify for Extra Help
as part of the agency's Medicare outreach efforts.
DATES: The deadline to submit comments on the proposed matching program
is March 15, 2024.
The matching program will be applicable on March 14, 2024, 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-2023-0021 so
that we may associate your comments with the correct regulation.
Caution: You should be careful to include in your comments only
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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="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Use the Search function to find docket
number SSA-2023-0021 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 (833) 410-1613.
3. Mail: Matthew Ramsey, Executive Director, Office of Privacy and
Disclosure, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security
Administration, 6401 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, or
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c210d181804091b423e0d011f09152c1f1f0d420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9cd1fde8e8f4f9ebb2cefdf1eff9e5dcefeffdb2fbf3ea">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments are also available for public
viewing on the Federal eRulemaking portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://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, 6401 Security Boulevard,
Baltimore, MD 21235-6401, at telephone: (410) 966-1943, or send an
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dc9fa5b2a8b4b5bdf28fbfb3a8a89cafafbdf2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="45063c2b312d2c246b16262a3131053636246b222a33">[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 OPM.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: This agreement is
executed in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as
amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988,
and the regulations and guidance promulgated thereunder.
The legal authority for OPM to disclose information under this
agreement is 42 U.S.C. 1383(f) of the Social Security Act (Act).
The legal authorities for SSA to conduct this computer matching are
sections 1144(a)(1) and (b)(1) and 1860D-14(a)(3) of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1320b-14(a)(1) and (b)(1) and 1395w-114(a)(3)).
Purpose(s): This agreement sets forth the terms and conditions
under which OPM will provide SSA with civil service benefit and payment
data. This disclosure will provide SSA with information necessary to
verify an individual's self-certification of eligibility for Extra
Help. It will also enable SSA to identify individuals who may qualify
for Extra Help as part of the agency's Medicare outreach efforts.
Categories of Individuals: The individuals whose information is
involved in this matching program are civil service annuitants,
individuals who self-certify their eligibility for the Extra Help
program, and individuals who may qualify for Extra Help.
Categories of Records: OPM's data file will consist of
approximately 125,000 records of updated payment information for new
civil service annuitants and annuitants whose civil service annuity has
changed. SSA's comparison file consists of approximately 111 million
records from the Medicare Database file.
OPM will provide SSA with civil service benefit and payment data
for individuals who apply for the Extra Help program. The file
includes:
a. Annuitant Name and Date of Birth,
b. Annuitant Social Security number,
c. Annuitant Civil Service Claim Number, and
d. Amount of current gross civil service benefits.
System(s) of Records: OPM will provide SSA with electronic files
containing civil service benefit and payment data from its system of
records (SOR) titled OPM/Central--1, Civil Service Retirement and
Insurance Records, published at 73 FR 15013 (March 20, 2008) and 87 FR
5874 (February 2, 2022).
SSA will match OPM data with the SSA SOR 60-0321, Medicare Database
File, last fully published at 71 FR 42159 (July 25, 2006), and amended
at 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007) and 83 FR 54969 (November 1, 2018).
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