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Internal Revenue Service

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of Matching Program.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Privacy Act of 1974: Computer Matching Program

DATES: Effective Date: This notice will be effective September 15, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 552a(e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs, notice is hereby given of the conduct of the Internal Revenue Service Disclosure of Information to Federal, State and Local Agencies (DIFSLA) Computer Matching Program.

SUMMARY: Privacy Act; Computer Matching Program,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

The notice of the matching program was last published on February 17, 2006, at 71 FR 8658. Members of the public desiring specific information concerning an ongoing matching activity may request a copy of the applicable computer matching agreement at the address provided above.

Purpose

The purpose of this program is to prevent or reduce fraud and abuse in certain federally assisted benefit programs while protecting the privacy interest of the subjects of the match. Information is disclosed by the Internal Revenue Service only for the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, determining eligibility for, and/or the correct amount of, benefits for individuals applying for or receiving certain benefit payments.

Authority

In accordance with section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the Secretary shall, upon written request, disclose current return information from returns with respect to unearned income from the Internal Revenue Service files to any federal, state or local agency administering a program listed below:

1. A state program funded under part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act;

2. Medical assistance provided under a state plan approved under Title XIX of the Social Security Act;

3. Supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, and federally administered supplementary payments of the type described in section 1616(a) of such Act (including payments pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 212(a) of Pub. L. 9366);

4. Any benefits provided under a state plan approved under Title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act (as those titles apply to Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands);

5. Unemployment compensation provided under a state law described in section 3304 of the IRC:

6. Assistance provided under the Food Stamp Act of 1977;

7. Stateadministered supplementary payments of the type described in section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act (including payments pursuant to an agreement entered into under section 212(a) of Pub. L. 9366);
(a) Any needsbased pension provided under Chapter 15 of Title 38, United States Code, or under any other law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
(b) Parents' dependency and indemnity compensation provided [[Page 48022]]
under section 1315 of Title 38, United States Code;
(c) Health care services furnished under sections 1710(a)(2)(G) (formerly 1710(a)(1)(l)), 1710(a)(3) (formerly 1710(a)(2)), 1710(b) and 1712(a)(2)(B) of Title 38, United States Code.

Name of Recipient Agency: Internal Revenue Service.

Categories of records covered in the match: Internal Revenue Service Information Return Master File (Treasury/IRS System 22.061 (IRMF)) for the latest tax year. This file contains information returns (e.g., Forms 1099DIV, 1099INT and W2G) filed by payors of income.

Name of source agencies and categories of records covered in the match:

A. Federal agencies expected to participate and their Privacy Act systems of records are:

1. Department of Veterans Affairs: Veterans Benefits AdministrationCompensation, Pension and Education and Rehabilitation RecordsVA, 58 VA 21/22; and Veterans Health AdministrationHealthcare Eligibility Records, 89VA19;

2. Social Security Administration, Office of Systems Requirements Supplemental Security Income record and Special Veterans Benefits, (60 0103)

B. State agencies expected to participate using nonfederal systems of records are:
1. Alabama Department of Human Resources
2. Alabama Medicaid Agency
3. Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
4. Arizona Department of Economic Security
5. Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System
6. Arkansas Department of Human Services
7. California Department of Social Services
8. Colorado Department of Human ServicesS
9. Connecticut Department of Social Services
10. Delaware Department of Health & Social Services
11. D.C. Department of Human Services
12. Florida Department of Children & Families
13. Georgia Department of Human Resources
14. Guam Department of Public Health & Social Services
15. Hawaii Department of Human Services
16. Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
17. Illinois Department of Human Services
18. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
19. Iowa Department of Human Services
20. Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services 21. Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
22. Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
23. Louisiana Department of Social Services
24. Maine Department of Health and Human Services
25. Maryland Department of Human Services
26. Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance
27. Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance
28. Michigan Department of Human Services
29. Minnesota Department of Human Services
30. Mississippi Department of Human Services
31. Mississippi Division of Medicaid
32. Missouri Department of Social Services
33. Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
34. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
35. Nevada Department of Human Services
36. New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
37. New Jersey Department of Human Services
38. New Mexico Human Services Department
39. New York Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
40. North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
41. North Dakota Department of Human Services
42. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
43. Oklahoma Department of Human Services
44. Oregon Department of Human Resources
45. Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
46. Puerto Rico Department of Health
47. Puerto Rico Department of the Family
48. Rhode Island Department of Human Services
49. South Carolina Department of Social Services
50. South Dakota Department of Social Services
51. Tennessee Department of Human Services
52. Texas Health and Human Services Commission
53. Utah Department of Health
54. Utah Department of Workforce Services
55. Vermont Department of Children and Families
56. Virgin Islands Bureau of Health Insurance and Medical Assistance 57. Virgin Islands Department of Human Services
58. Virginia Department of Health and Human Services
59. Washington Department of Social and Health Services
60. West Virginia Department of Human Services
61. Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services
62. Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

63. Wyoming Department of Family Services

Beginning and completion dates: The matches are conducted on an ongoing basis in accordance with the terms of the computer matching agreement in effect with each participant as approved by the applicable Data Integrity Board(s). The term of these agreements is expected to cover the 18month period from July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009. Ninety days prior to expiration of the agreement, the parties to the agreement may request a 12month extension in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552a(o).

Dated: August 6, 2008.
Elizabeth Cuffe,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Privacy and Treasury Records. [FR Doc. E818818 Filed 81408; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Samuel M. Farrow, Project Manager, Governmental Liaison and Disclosure, Internal Revenue Service, 5000 Ellin Road, Mail Stop C2235, Lanham, Maryland 20706.