Notice2025-18680

Designation of Database to the Do Not Pay Working System

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September 26, 2025

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 185 (Friday, September 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46417-46418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18680]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Designation of Database to the Do Not Pay Working System

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Notice of designation.

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    The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) authorizes the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to designate databases for 
inclusion in the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Do Not Pay 
Working System (Do Not Pay). PIIA requires OMB to provide public notice 
and an opportunity for comment prior to designating databases. In 
fulfillment of this requirement, OMB published a Notice of Proposed 
Designation on June 24, 2025, for the U.S. Department of Veterans 
Affairs (VA) Benefits Enterprise Platform (BEP) database for use in the 
Do Not Pay Working System with the Public Assistance Reporting 
Information System (PARIS). OMB received two comments during the 15-day 
comment period for this notice. One of the comments addressed the 
substance of the proposal; the other did not. The comment addressing 
the substance of the proposal included concerns about the level of 
transparency of related privacy and data stewardship practices.
    Considering privacy risks is part of the database designation 
process, and OMB provided information about these considerations in the 
notice of proposed designation. In addition to discussing the privacy 
risk assessment conducted by Fiscal Service, the section of the notice 
on ``Privacy restrictions and risks associated with specific data'' 
provided information about the data involved; the roles of each 
involved entity; notice and opportunity to respond if a State Public 
Assistance Agency intends to reduce, suspend, terminate, or deny 
benefits as a result of information provided by Fiscal Service; and 
efforts for data

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minimization. The section of the notice under the heading ``Do Not Pay 
Working System Privacy, Security, and Legal Implications'' discusses 
privacy-related measures that Treasury reports apply to Do Not Pay, 
such as rules of behavior, dedicated resources for a privacy program, 
internal controls, a data usage governance process, security-related 
risk mitigation measures, and identity management safeguards. Finally, 
the section of the notice under the heading ``Statutory or other 
limitations on the use and sharing of specific data'' addresses the 
Privacy Act of 1974, a matching agreement, and a memorandum of 
understanding, which impose certain limitations on the use and sharing 
of the data. Additional information about Treasury's privacy and civil 
liberties impact assessment for Do Not Pay is available on Treasury's 
website, on the Do Not Pay Privacy Program web page.
    Given the information summarized above, OMB determined that the 
designation should proceed. Effective immediately, OMB designates the 
BEP database for use in Do Not Pay with PARIS. Through this final 
designation, BEP will only be available for use with PARIS and by State 
Public Assistance Agencies; it will not be available for use by other 
Do Not Pay users.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Federal Financial 
Management, OMB (telephone: 202-395-3080; email: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aadacbd3c7cfc4dec3c4decfcdd8c3ded3eac5c7c884cfc5da84cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a4d4c5ddc9c1cad0cdcad0c1c3d6cdd0dde4cbc9c68ac1cbd48ac3cbd2">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>).

Russell T. Vought,
Director, Office of Management & Budget.
[FR Doc. 2025-18680 Filed 9-25-25; 8:45 am]
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