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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 36 / Thursday, February 25, 2021 / Notices
commissions, State departments of health and human services or other State entities that share data with USAC
or the FCC, and their agents, as is consistent with applicable Federal and State laws, for purposes of eligibility verification and recertification;
administering the Lifeline Program on behalf of ETCs in that State; performing other management and oversight duties and responsibilities; enabling the National Verifier to perform eligibility verification for individuals applying for or re-certifying for Lifeline support;
enabling the State to perform eligibility verification for individuals applying for or re-certifying for Lifeline support;
providing enrollment and other selected reports to the State; comparing information contained in the National Lifeline Accountability Database NLAD and Lifeline eligibility, recertification, and related systems to information contained in state databases associated with State-administered Lifeline Programs in order to assess differences between State and Federal programs and make adjustments.
5. Social Service Agencies and Other Approved Third PartiesTo social service agencies and other third parties that have been approved by USAC for purposes of assisting individuals in applying for and recertifying for Lifeline support.
6. Federal AgenciesTo other Federal agencies for the development of and operation under data sharing agreements with USAC or the FCC to enable the National Verifier to perform eligibility verification or recertification for individuals applying for Lifeline support or another federal program using Lifeline qualification as an eligibility criterion.
7. Tribal NationsTo Tribal Nations to perform eligibility verification or recertification for individuals applying for Lifeline support, to provide enrollment and other selected reports to Tribal Nations, and for purposes of assisting individuals in applying for and recertifying for Lifeline support.
8. Service ProvidersTo service providers and their registered representatives in states or territories where the National Verifier is operating where the service provider is using the carrier eligibility and status check Application Programming Interface API to initiate Lifeline applications and eligibility checks and complete benefit transfer requests. To service providers who have been designated as ETCs to facilitate the provision of service, allow for the service provider to receive reimbursement through the Lifeline Program, to provide information to the relevant ETC about an ETC

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representative whose account has been disabled for cause, and provide enrollment and other selected reports to service providers.
9. FCC Enforcement ActionsWhen a record in this system involves an informal complaint filed alleging a violation of FCC rules and regulations by an applicant, licensee, certified or regulated entity, or an unlicensed person or entity, the complaint may be provided to the alleged violator for a response. Where a complainant in filing his or her complaint explicitly requests confidentiality of his or her name from public disclosure, the Commission will endeavor to protect such information from public disclosure. Complaints that contain requests for confidentiality may be dismissed if the Commission determines that the request impedes the Commissions ability to investigate and/
or resolve the complaint.
10. Congressional InquiriesTo provide information to a Congressional office from the record of an individual in response to an inquiry from that Congressional office made at the request of that individual.
11. Government-Wide Program Management and OversightTo the Department of Justice DOJ to obtain that departments advice regarding disclosure obligations under the Freedom of Information Act FOIA; or the Office of Management and Budget OMB to obtain that offices advice regarding obligations under the Privacy Act.
13. Other Federal Program EligibilityTo disclose an individuals Lifeline participation or qualification status to a Federal agency or contractor when a federal program administered by the agency or its contractor uses qualification for Lifeline as an eligibility criterion.
14. Law Enforcement and InvestigationTo disclose pertinent information to appropriate Federal, State, or local agencies, authorities, and officials responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing, or implementing a statute, rule, regulation, or order, where the FCC becomes aware of an indication of a violation or potential violation of a civil or criminal statute, law, regulation, or order, including but not limited to notifying the Internal Revenue Service IRS to investigate income eligibility verification.
15. Adjudication and LitigationTo the Department of Justice DOJ, in a proceeding before a court, or other administrative or adjudicative body before which the FCC is authorized to appear, when a the FCC or any component thereof; b any employee of the FCC in his or her official capacity;

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c any employee of the FCC in his or her individual capacity where the DOJ
or the FCC has agreed to represent the employee; or d the United States is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and the use of such records by DOJ or the FCC is deemed by the FCC to be relevant and necessary to the litigation.
16. Breach NotificationTo appropriate agencies, entities including USAC, and persons when: a The Commission suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of records; b the Commission has determined that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to individuals, the Commission including its information systems, programs, and operations, the Federal Government, or national security; and c the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the Commissions efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
17. Assistance to Federal Agencies and EntitiesTo another Federal agency or Federal entity or USAC, when the Commission determines that information from this system is reasonably necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in: a Responding to a suspected or confirmed breach or b preventing, minimizing, or remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or entity including its information systems, program, and operations, the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or confirmed breach.
18. Computer Matching Program DisclosureTo Federal, State, and local agencies, and USAC, their employees, and agents for the purpose of developing and conducting computer matching programs as regulated by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 5
U.S.C. 552a.
19. Prevention of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse DisclosureTo Federal agencies, non-Federal entities, their employees, and agents including contractors, their agents or employees; employees or contractors of the agents or designated agents; or contractors, their employees or agents with whom the FCC or USAC
has a contract, service agreement, cooperative agreement, or computer matching agreement for the purpose of:
1 Detection, prevention, and recovery of improper payments; 2 detection and prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal programs administered by a Federal agency or non-Federal entity; 3
detection of fraud, waste, and abuse by
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