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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Children and Families Administration

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of a Computer Matching Program.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE); Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Computer Matching Program

DATES: As required by the Privacy Act, HHS will file a report of the 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 be effective as of the dates indicated below.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) is publishing notice of a computer matching program between OCSE and state agencies administering an unemployment compensation (UC) program under Federal or state law.

SUMMARY: Privacy Act; computer matching programs,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, provides for certain protections for individuals applying for and receiving Federal benefits. The law governs the use of computer matching by Federal agencies when records in a system of records are matched with other Federal, state or local government records.

The Privacy Act requires agencies involved in computer matching programs to:

1. Negotiate written agreements with the other agency or agencies participating in the matching programs;

2. Provide notification to applicants and beneficiaries that their records are subject to matching;

3. Verify information produced by such matching program before reducing, making a final denial of, suspending, or terminating an individual's benefits or payments;

4. Publish notice of the computer matching program in the Federal Register;

5. Furnish reports about the matching program to Congress and OMB; and

6. Obtain the approval of the matching agreement by the Data Integrity Board of any Federal agency participating in a matching program.

This matching program meets the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a.

Dated: December 4, 2007.
Margot Bean,
Commissioner, Office of Child Support Enforcement.
Notice of Computer Matching Program

A. Participating Agencies

The participating agencies are OCSE, which is the ``recipient agency,'' and state agencies administering unemployment compensation (UC) programs, which are the ``source agencies.''

B. Purpose of the Matching Program

The purpose of the matching program is to assist state agencies in the administration of the UC program by providing to them new hire, unemployment insurance (UI), and quarterly wage (QW) information from OCSE's National Directory of New Hires (NDNH) pertaining to individuals for whom the state agencies have transmitted names and Social Security numbers (SSN).

C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program

The authority for conducting the matching program is contained in section 453(j)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(8)). D. Categories of Individuals Involved and Identification of Records Used in the Matching Program

The categories of individuals involved in the matching program include applicants and recipients of benefits under UC programs administered by state agencies. The system of records maintained by OCSE under the Privacy Act from which records will be disclosed for the purpose of this matching program is the ``Location and Collection System'' (LCS), No. 09900074, last published in the Federal Register at 72 FR 51446 on September 7, 2007. The LCS includes the NDNH, which contains new hire, QW, and UI information. The disclosure to the state agencies is a routine use under the LCS. Records resulting from the matching program and which are disclosed to the state agencies administering the UC program include names, SSNs, and employment information.

E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program

The matching agreement will be effective and matching activity may commence on the later of the following dates: (1) January 1, 2008; (2) at least 30 days after this Notice is published in the Federal Register; or (3) at least 40 days after OCSE sends a report of the matching program to OMB and the Congressional committees of jurisdiction under 5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(A), unless OMB disapproves the agreement within the 40day review period or grants a waiver of 10 days of the 40day review period. The matching agreement will remain in effect for 18 months from its effective date, unless one of the parties to the agreement advises the other by written request to terminate or modify the agreement. The agreement is subject to renewal by the HHS Data Integrity Board for 12 additional months if the matching program will be conducted without any change and each party to the agreement certifies to the Board in writing that the
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Linda Deimeke, Director, Division of Federal Systems, Office of Child Support Enforcement, Administration for Children and Families, 370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW., 4th Floor East, Washington, DC 20447, (202) 4015439.