Notice2024-24123
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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Published
October 18, 2024
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
This is an 18-month re-establishment computer matching agreement (CMA) with the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), regarding Veterans who are in drilling status and also in receipt of compensation or pension benefits. The purpose of this CMA is to re-establish the agreement between VA, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the DoD, Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC). DoD will disclose information about individuals who are in drill pay status. VBA will use this information as a match for recipients of Compensation and Pension benefits for adjustments of awards.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83952-83953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24123]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
ACTION: Notice of a modified matching program.
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SUMMARY: This is an 18-month re-establishment computer matching
agreement (CMA) with the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC),
Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), regarding Veterans who
are in drilling status and also in receipt of compensation or pension
benefits. The purpose of this CMA is to re-establish the agreement
between VA, Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and the DoD, Defense
Manpower Data Center (DMDC). DoD will disclose information about
individuals who are in drill pay status. VBA will use this information
as a match for recipients of Compensation and Pension benefits for
adjustments of awards.
DATES: Comments on this matching program must be received no later than
November 18, 2024. If no public comment is received during the period
allowed for comment or unless otherwise published in the Federal
Register by VA, the new agreement will become effective a minimum of 30
days after date of publication in the Federal Register. If VA receives
public comments, VA shall review the comments to determine whether any
changes to the notice are necessary. This matching program will be
valid for 18 months from the effective date of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a> or
mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, (005R1A),
Washington, DC 20420. Comments should indicate that they are submitted
in response to ``CMA 89 Drill Pay''. Comments received will be
available at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> for public viewing, inspection or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Delonda Garmon (VBA), Program Analyst,
Department of Veterans Affairs, 1800 G Street NW, Washington, DC 2006,
202-461-9700, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1357767f7c7d77723d5472617e7c7d215365723d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a4e6f6665646e6b244d6b78676564384a7c6b246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This agreement continues an arrangement for
a periodic computer-matching program between the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA) as the matching recipient agency and the Department of Defense
(DoD), Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) as the matching source
agency. This agreement sets forth the responsibilities of VBA and DoD
with respect to information disclosed pursuant to this agreement and
takes into account both agencies' responsibilities under the Privacy
Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as amended by the Computer Matching and
Privacy Protection Act of 1988, as amended, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, including computer matching portions of a
revision of OMB Circular No. A-130, 65 FR 77677 dated December 12,
2000.
Participating Agencies: The United States Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) as the matching
recipient agency and the Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Manpower
Data Center (DMDC) as the matching source agency.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: The legal authority
for conducting the matching program for use in the administration of
VA's Compensation and Pension Benefits Programs is contained in 38
U.S.C. 5304(c), Prohibition Against Duplication of Benefits, which
precludes pension, compensation, or retirement pay on account of any
person's own service, for any period for which he receives active duty
pay. The law (10 U.S.C. 12316) prohibits the receipt of reserve pay and
DVA compensation for the same time period, however, it does permit
waiver of DVA compensation to draw reserve pay.''
Purpose(s): The purpose of this matching program between VBA and
DoD is to identify those Veterans and VA beneficiaries who are in
receipt of certain VA benefit payments and are in drilling status. VBA
has the obligation to reduce or suspend compensation and pension
benefit payments to veterans who are in drilling status. VBA will use
the DoD records provided in the match to update the master records of
veterans and VA beneficiaries receiving benefits and to adjust their VA
benefits, accordingly, if needed.
Categories of Individuals:
1. Veterans who have applied for compensation for service-connected
disability under 38 U.S.C. chapter 11.
2. Veterans who have applied for nonservice-connected disability
under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15.
3. Veterans entitled to burial benefits under 38 U.S.C. chapter 23.
4. Surviving spouses and children who have claimed pensions based
on nonservice-connected death of a veteran under 38 U.S.C. chapter 15.
5. Surviving spouses and children who have claimed death
compensation based on service-connected death of a veteran under 38
U.S.C. chapter 11.
6. Surviving spouses and children who have claimed dependency and
indemnity compensation for service-connected death of a veteran under
38 U.S.C. chapter 13.
7. Parents who have applied for death compensation based on
service-connected death of a veteran under 38 U.S.C. chapter 11.
8. Parents who have applied for dependency and indemnity
compensation for service-connected death of a veteran under 38 U.S.C.
chapter 13.
9. Individuals who applied for educational assistance benefits
administered by VA under title 38 of the U.S. Code.
10. Individuals who applied for educational assistance benefits
maintained by the Department of Defense under title 10 of the U.S. Code
that are administered by VA.
11. Veterans who apply for training and employers who apply for
approval of their programs under the provisions of the Emergency
Veterans' Job Training Act of 1983, Public Law 98-77.
12. Any VA employee who generates or finalizes adjudicative actions
using the Benefits Delivery Network (BDN) or
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the Veterans Service Network (VETSNET) computer processing systems.
13. Veterans who apply for training and employers who apply for
approval of their programs under the provisions of the Service Members
Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992, Public Law 102-484.
14. Representatives of individuals covered by the system.
Categories of Records: The record, or information contained in the
record, may include: 1. Name; 2. Social Security Number 3. Date of
birth 4. Paid Inactive-duty training days 5. Paid Active-duty days.
System(s) of Records: Compensation, Pension, Education, and
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Records--VA (58 VA 21/22/28),
published at 86 FR 61858 (November 8, 2021). DMDC 01, entitled
``Defense Manpower Data Center Data Base,'' last published in the
Federal Register on May 27, 2022, 87 FR 32145 and ``Veterans Affairs/
Department of Defense Identity Repository (VADIR)-VA (138VA005Q)'',
last amended at 87 FR 79066 (December 23, 2022).
Signing Authority
The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. John
Oswalt, Chief Privacy Officer and Chair of the Data Integrity Board,
Department of Veterans Affairs approved this document on September 11,
2024 for publication.
Dated: October 15, 2024.
Amy L. Rose,
Government Information Specialist, VA Privacy Service, Office of
Compliance, Risk and Remediation, Office of Information and Technology,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-24123 Filed 10-17-24; 8:45 am]
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