Justification for Computer Matching. As required by section 312 of the Xxxxxxxx Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 5155, HUD must assure that no individual or entity suffering losses as a result of a major disaster or emergency receives financial assistance with respect to any part of such loss under any program, from insurance, or through any other source that duplicates CDBG-DR assistance. HUD imposes the requirements of section 312 on the Grantee to comply with section 312 and appropriations acts that make CDBG-DR funds available. The Grantee will conduct computer matching with data provided by HUD to prevent the duplication of benefits so that CDBG-DR assistance provided to grantee program applicants is not duplicative of FEMA assistance received by that grantee program applicant. Executive Order 13411, “Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims,” 71 Fed. Reg. 52729 (August 29, 2006) calls on federal agencies to “reduce unnecessarily duplicative application forms and processes for federal disaster assistance,” which includes processing benefits applications submitted by individuals, businesses, or other entities for the same disaster. Executive Order 13411 and this matching program are consistent with the OMB guidance on interpreting the provisions of the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 Fed. Reg. 25818 (June 19, 1989); OMB’s proposed guidelines on the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990, 56 Fed. Reg. 18599 (April 23, 1991); and OMB Circular A-130, Appendix I, “Responsibilities for Protecting and Managing Federal Information Resources” (July 28, 2016) with instructions on federal agency responsibilities for maintaining records about individuals.
Justification for Computer Matching. As required by law, FEMA will not provide continued temporary housing assistance to individuals who are receiving duplicative housing benefits from HUD. However, disaster survivors who already receive HUD assistance, but have had that assistance interrupted due to the disaster, may still be able to receive FEMA benefits until HUD assistance can be reestablished. FEMA will conduct computer matching with HUD to compare applicable disaster applicant data to ensure that individuals are not receiving FEMA housing assistance for a specific declared disaster that duplicates any rental housing assistance from HUD. Executive Order 13411, “Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims,” 71 Fed. Reg. 52729 (August 29, 2006), calls on federal agencies to “reduce unnecessarily duplicative application forms and processes for federal disaster assistance,” which includes processing benefits applications submitted by individuals, businesses, or other entities for the same disaster. Executive Order 13411 and this matching program are consistent with the OMB guidance on interpreting the provisions of the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988, 54 Fed. Reg. 25818 (June 19, 1989); OMB’s proposed guidelines on the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990, 56 Fed. Reg. 18599 (April 23, 1991); and OMB Circular A-130, Appendix I, “Responsibilities for Protecting and Managing Federal Information Resources” (July 28, 2016) instructions on federal agency responsibilities for maintaining records about individuals.
