Notice2026-15940
Privacy Act of 1974; Re-Established Matching Program
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Published
August 6, 2026
Issuing agencies
Personnel Management Office
Abstract
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-108, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is providing notice of the re- establishment of a matching program between OPM and the Social Security Administration (SSA) under Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) No. 1071. The purpose of this matching program is to enable SSA to disclose Title II Social Security benefit information to OPM for use in determining eligibility for, and computing, Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) benefits payable to disability annuitants and survivor annuitants as required by law.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 150 (Thursday, August 6, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50897-50898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-15940]
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
[Docket ID: OPM-2024-0004]
Privacy Act of 1974; Re-Established Matching Program
AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice of a re-established matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-108, the U.S. Office
of Personnel Management (OPM) is providing notice of the re-
establishment of a matching program between OPM and the Social Security
Administration (SSA) under Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) No. 1071.
The purpose of this matching program is to enable SSA to disclose Title
II Social Security benefit information to OPM for use in determining
eligibility for, and computing, Federal Employees Retirement System
(FERS) benefits payable to disability annuitants and survivor
annuitants as required by law.
DATES: Please submit comments on or before September 8, 2026. The
matching program will begin on October 27, 2026, unless OPM receives
comments from interested members of the public that require
modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will
continue for 18 months from the beginning date and may be extended for
an additional 12 months if the respective agency Data Integrity Boards
determine that the conditions specified in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(D) have
been met.
ADDRESSES: You may submit written comments using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. All submissions
received must include the agency name and docket number for this
Federal Register document. The general policy for comments and other
submissions from members of the public is to make these submissions
available for public viewing on the internet at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> without change, which will include any personal
identifiers submitted with the comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Morgan, Retirement Services, by
email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c50756f7d3251736e7b7d725c736c71327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="226e4b51430c6f4d5045434c624d524f0c454d54">[email protected]</span></a> or by mail at Lisa Morgan, Retirement
Services, Room 6500, Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection
Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503) amended the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.
552a) by establishing procedural safeguards governing agencies' use of
computerized matching programs. Section 7201 of the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 further amended the Privacy Act by
strengthening protections for individuals whose records are used in
matching programs.
Notice is given of a re-established matching program between OPM
and SSA. This matching program, Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) No.
1071, is being re-established to enable SSA to disclose Title II Social
Security benefit information to OPM. OPM will compare this information
with its retirement records to determine eligibility for, and compute,
certain disability and survivor benefits payable under FERS, including
statutory offsets required by law.
Participating Agencies
OPM and SSA.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The legal authorities for conducting this matching program are 5
U.S.C. 8442(f), 8443(a), 8452(a)(2)(A), and 8461(h)(1). The legal
authority for SSA's disclosures under this agreement is section 1106 of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1306) and section 7213(a) of the
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 405
note). SSA's disclosures are also in accordance with the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a(b)(3)).
Purpose(s)
The purpose of this matching program is to enable SSA to disclose
Title II Social Security benefit information to OPM for comparison with
OPM's records on disability annuitants, child survivor annuitants, and
spousal survivor annuitants whose benefits are subject to statutory
offset requirements. OPM will compare the benefit information provided
by SSA with its retirement records to determine eligibility for, and
compute, disability and survivor benefits payable under FERS in
accordance with statutory offset requirements.
Categories of Individuals
Individuals whose information is involved in this matching program
include: (1) Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) disability
annuitants who may receive Social Security disability insurance
benefits; (2) FERS child survivor annuitants who may receive Social
Security child's insurance benefits; and (3) FERS surviving spouses who
may be eligible for a FERS Supplementary Annuity based on their
entitlement to, or eligibility for, certain Title II Social Security
benefits. OPM submits identifying information for these individuals to
SSA, and compares the returned Title II benefit information with its
retirement records to determine eligibility for, and compute, benefits
payable under FERS.
Categories of Records
OPM will provide SSA with an (1) individual's full name, (2) Social
Security number (SSN), (3) date of birth, and the (4) State
Verification and Exchange System (SVES) indicator required to retrieve
Title II benefit information from SSA's Master Beneficiary Record
(MBR). SSA will verify the SSN using its Enumeration System. When the
SSN verifies, SSA will disclose Title II beneficiary status and
associated benefit information from the MBR through SVES. When the SSN
does not verify, SSA will return a code identifying the reason for the
non-match.
System(s) of Records
OPM's system of records involved in this matching program is OPM/
Central-1, Civil Service Retirement and Insurance Records, published at
73 FR
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15013 (March 20, 2008) and amended at 87 FR 5874 (February 2, 2022).
SSA's systems of records involved in this matching program are the
Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN
Applications (Enumeration System), System of Records No. 60-0058, last
published at 90 FR 10025 (February 20, 2025), as updated at 90 FR 50879
(November 12, 2025); and the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), System of
Records No. 60-0090, last fully published at 71 FR 1826 (January 11,
2006), as updated at 72 FR 69723 (December 10, 2007), 78 FR 40542 (July
5, 2013), 83 FR 31250-31251 (July 3, 2018), 83 FR 54969 (November 1,
2018), 89 FR 825 (January 5, 2024), and 89 FR 14554 (February 27,
2024).
Signing Statement
The Director of OPM, Scott Kupor, reviewed and approved this
document and has authorized the undersigned to electronically sign and
submit this document to the Office of the Federal Register for
publication.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Jerson Matias,
Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2026-15940 Filed 8-5-26; 8:45 am]
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