Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
| Published date | 13 September 2019 |
| Record Number | 2019-19891 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Education Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 178 (Friday, September 13, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48333-48334]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19891]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a New Matching Program.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the re-establishment of a
matching program between the Department of Education (Department or ED)
and the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services (USCIS). ED seeks access to the information
contained in the DHS-USCIS database (referred to as the Verification
Information System (VIS)) for the purpose of verifying the immigration
status of applicants for assistance for title IV federal student aid.
DATES: Submit your comments on the proposed matching program on or
before October 15, 2019.
The matching program will go into effect at the later of the
following two dates: (1) October 21, 2019, or (2) 30 days after the
publication of this notice, on September 13, 2019, unless comments have
been received from interested members of the public requiring
modification and replication of the notice. The matching program will
continue for 18 months after the effective date and may be extended for
an additional 12 months, if the respective Data Integrity Boards (DIBs)
of the Department and USCIS determine that the conditions specified in
5 U.S.C. 552a(o)(2)(D) have been met.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies,
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the
Docket ID at the top of your comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ to submit your comments electronically.
Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for
accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and viewing the
docket, is available on the site under the ``help'' tab.
Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you
mail or deliver your comments about these proposed regulations, address
them to Marya Dennis, Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department
of Education, Federal Student Aid, Union Center Plaza, 830 First Street
NE, Washington, DC 20002-5345.
Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments
received from members of the public available for public viewing in
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov/. Therefore, commenters should be careful to
include in their comments only information that they wish to make
publicly available.
Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record: On request we will provide an appropriate
accommodation or auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who
needs assistance to review the comments or other documents in the
public rulemaking record for this notice. If you want to schedule an
appointment for this type of accommodation or auxiliary aid, please
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marya Dennis, Management and
Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid,
Union Center Plaza, 830 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-5345.
Telephone: (202) 377-3385.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
We provide this notice in accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a); Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Final
Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law 100-503, the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 FR 25818 (June
19, 1989); and OMB Circular No. A-108, 81 FR 94424 (December 23, 2016).
The prior Computer Matching Agreement (CMA) was published in the
Federal Register on March 20, 2017 FR 14355). Under the provisions of
the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, Public Law
100-503, the CMA was renewed for an additional 12 months through
October 20, 2019, because: (1) The program was conducted without
change; and (2) each Data Integrity Board Chairperson certified in
writing that the program was conducted in compliance with the CMA. ED
and USCIS are now re-establishing the matching program through this
notice.
Participating Agencies
ED and USCIS.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
ED seeks this information for the purpose of verifying the
immigration status of applicants for assistance, as authorized by
section 484(g) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA),
20 U.S.C. 1091(g), consistent with the requirements of section
484(a)(5), 20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(5). ED is authorized to participate in the
matching program, which is the subject of this agreement, under the
authority of section 484(g)(3) of the HEA, 20 U.S.C. 1091(g)(3), and 20
U.S.C. 3475. DHS-USCIS is authorized to participate in this immigration
status verification system under section 103 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act, as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1103, and the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, Public Law 104-208,
110 Stat. 3009, as amended, 8 U.S.C. 1373(c).
Categories of Individuals
Individuals who have completed the Free Application for Federal
Student Aid (FAFSA), have indicated that they are an ``Eligible
noncitizen'' and have provided their Alien Registration Number (ARN).
Categories of Records
ED will provide to the DHS the ARN, Social Security number, first
and last name, and date of birth of each applicant for financial
assistance under title IV of the HEA who indicates that they are an
``Eligible noncitizen'' and have provided their Alien Registration
Number (ARN) in his or her application for financial assistance under
title IV of the HEA.
System(s) of Records
ED system of records: Federal Student Aid Application File (18-11-
01) (76 FR 46774, August 3, 2011).
DHS-USCIS system of records: Systematic Alien Verification for
Entitlements (SAVE) System (81 FR 78619, November 8, 2016).
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (such as, braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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Dated: September 10, 2019.
Mark A. Brown,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 2019-19891 Filed 9-12-19; 8:45 am]
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