Notice2024-15684
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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Published
July 17, 2024
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Small Business Administration
Abstract
The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 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). This proposed new 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. This new Agreement, between SBA and VA, will terminate the existing Agreement published, December 15, 2022, Computer Matching Agreement Between U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58239-58240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15684]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S.
Small Business Administration.
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 the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 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). This proposed new 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. This new Agreement, between
SBA and VA, will terminate the existing Agreement published, December
15, 2022, Computer Matching Agreement Between U.S. Small Business
Administration and U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
DATES: Submit comments on or before August 16, 2024. This new matching
agreement will be effective upon publication and expires 18 months from
the date of publication.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments or inquiries on this proposed
matching program, identified by DOCKET NUMBER SBA-2024-0009 or
inquiries and comments can be addressed to: Larry Stubblefield, Deputy
Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and Business
Development, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#400c213232396e13343522222c252629252c24003322216e272f36"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dc90bdaeaea5f28fa8a9bebeb0b9bab5b9b0b89cafbebdf2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>, (202) 205-6572).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, please
contact: John Perkins, Supervisory Program Specialist, Office of
Government Contract Business Development, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c06232422621c293e2725223f0c3f2e2d622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="551f3a3d3b7b0530273e3c3b26152637347b323a23">[email protected]</span></a>,
(202) 798-7750 or Jason Hoge, Executive Director, Product Engineering
(Acting), email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3872594b57561670575c5f5d784e59165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c983a8baa6a7e781a6adaeac89bfa8e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a> telephone (612) 725-4337; for
Security Information: Kelvin Moore, SBA Chief Information Security
Officer/Deputy Chief Information Officer (Acting), Office of the Chief
Information Officer, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96ddf3fae0fff8b8dbf9f9e4f3d6e5f4f7b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c2709001a0502422103031e092c1f0e0d420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>, ((202) 921-6273) and
for Privacy related: LaWanda Burnette, Chief Privacy Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#236f4274424d47420d6156514d46575746635041420d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="54183503353a30357a1621263a31202031142736357a333b22">[email protected]</span></a>, (202)
853-0851.
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 21,468.
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
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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: Small businesses owned and controlled by
one or more qualifying veterans.
Categories of Records: Information relating to applicants to the
Small Business Administration's Veteran Small Business Certification
Program. This is for small business owned or controlled by veterans.
Specific data elements to match from SBA are: Veteran Business
Owner applicant's first name, last name, tax identification number
(SSN/ITIN), birth date, street address 1, street address 2, city,
state, country, zip code, middle name, home phone, mother's maiden
name, gender, birthplace city, birthplace state, birthplace country.
VA will respond from match to SBA and return: Veteran's combined
disability data (disability rating and combined effective date);
Service-connected determination (individual ratings, decision,
effective date, rating end date, rating percentage; and Title 38
Veteran status data (veteran status and status not confirmed reason).
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 modified 88 FR 2748, to
verify qualifying veteran status for inclusion in SBA's Veterans' Small
Business Certification Program.
Stephen Kucharski,
Acting Chief Information Officer and Senior Agency Official for
Privacy, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-15684 Filed 7-16-24; 8:45 am]
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