Notice2026-00682
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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Published
January 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Veterans Affairs Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is modifying the systems of records listed in this notice to incorporate one routine use related to the disclosure of records to the U.S. Department of the Treasury pursuant to the Office of Management and Budget's Memorandum 25-32. The new routine use permits disclosures of records to the U.S. Department of the Treasury when the information is relevant to review payment and award eligibility through the Do Not Pay Working System for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds. For full descriptions of the systems of records, please see the chart below for a list of the System of Records Notices (SORNs) and their corresponding Federal Register citations.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1869-1871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00682]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
ACTION: Notice of modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) is modifying the systems of records listed in
this notice to incorporate one routine use related to the disclosure of
records to the U.S. Department of the Treasury pursuant to
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the Office of Management and Budget's Memorandum 25-32. The new routine
use permits disclosures of records to the U.S. Department of the
Treasury when the information is relevant to review payment and award
eligibility through the Do Not Pay Working System for the purposes of
identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to an applicant
for, or recipient of, Federal funds. For full descriptions of the
systems of records, please see the chart below for a list of the System
of Records Notices (SORNs) and their corresponding Federal Register
citations.
DATES: Comments on these modified systems of records must be received
no later than 30 days after the notice's date of publication in the
Federal Register. If no public comment is received during the period
allowed for comment or unless otherwise published in the Federal
Register by VA, the modified system of records will become effective a
minimum of 30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register.
If VA receives public comments, VA shall review the comments to
determine whether any changes to the notice are necessary.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted through <a href="http://www.Regulations.gov">www.Regulations.gov</a> or
mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, (005X6F),
Washington, DC 20420. Comments received will be available at
<a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> for public viewing, inspection or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Grewal, Acting Director, VA
Privacy Service, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#04566d70652a4376617365684472652a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="15477c61743b5267706274795563743b727a63">[email protected]</span></a>, 202-870-1284.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 20, 2025, the Office of Management
and Budget published Memorandum 25-32, Preventing Improper Payments and
Protecting Privacy Through Do Not Pay, which established the routine
use for the disclosure of information relevant to reviewing payment and
award eligibility through the Do Not Pay Working System for the
purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping improper payments to
an applicant for, or recipient of, Federal funds. The Department of
Veterans Affairs is now modifying all the systems of records identified
in this notice to include the routine use set forth in OMB Memorandum
M-25-32.
Signing Authority
The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Merissa
Larson, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer, Compliance, Risk, and
Remediation, Office of Information and Technology, and Chief Privacy
Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs approved this document on
September 19, 2025, for publication.
Dated: January 12, 2026.
Saurav Devkota,
Government Information Specialist, VA Privacy Service, Office of
Compliance, Risk and Remediation, Office of Information and Technology,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
The systems of records to be modified by including the routine use
described below in this notice are set forth below. Any history prior
to the last publication in the Federal Register is omitted for clarity.
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SORN No. SORN name citation
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54VA10.................. Veterans and 90 FR 44473
Beneficiaries
Purchased Care.
36VA29.................. Veterans and 83 FR 44407
Uniformed Services
Personnel Programs
of U.S. Government
Life Insurance--VA.
37VA27.................. Beneficiary 79 FR 41744
Fiduciary Field
System (BFFS)--VA.
23VA10.................. Non-VA Care (Fee) 90 FR 39485
Records--VA.
186VA10D................ Community Care (CC) 86 FR 6979
Provider Profile
Management System
(PPMS).
17VA26.................. Loan Guaranty Fee 88 FR 44462
Personnel and
Program Participant
Records--VA.
13VA047................. Individuals 88 FR 60269
Submitting Invoice
Vouchers for
Payment and
Accounting
Transactional Data--
VA.
138VA005Q............... Veterans Affairs/ 89 FR 99335
Department of
Defense Identity
Repository (VADIR)--
VA.
89VA10.................. Income Verification 88 FR 17639
Records--VA.
58VA/21/22/28........... Compensation, 90 FR 44464
Pension, Education,
and Vocational
Rehabilitation and
Employment Records--
VA.
73VA10.................. Health Professional 88 FR 38131
Scholarship
Program, and Visual
Impairment and
Orientation and
Mobility.
44VA01.................. Veterans Appellate 88 FR 44185
Records System--VA.
208VA0478C.............. Payroll Processing 88 FR 63684
and Reporting--VA.
55VA26.................. Loan Guaranty Home 88 FR 63686
Condominium and
Manufactured Home
Loan Applicants
Records, Specially
Adapted Housing
Applicant Records
and Vendee Loan
Applicant Records--
VA.
194VA189................ PayVA (QCR) Debt 85 FR 84123
Management.
168VA005................ Health Information 89 FR 83949
Exchange--VA.
131VA047................ Corporate Travel and 88 FR 63674
Charge Cards--VA.
88VA244................. Centralized Accounts 83 FR 40140
Receivable System/
Centralized
Accounts Receivable
On-Line System (CAR/
CAROLS, combined
system referred to
as CAO).
165VA05CCSP............. VA Child Care 89 FR 83949
Subsidy Program
Records--VA.
114VA10................. The Revenue Program-- 86 FR 6996
Billing and
Collections
Records--VA.
197VA10................. Caregiver Support 89 FR 6568
Program--Caregiver
Record Management
Application (CARMA).
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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
The applicable individual or office is identified in each notice.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C.
552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a portion of the records or
information contained in the systems identified above may be disclosed
outside VA as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(b)(3) as
follows:
To the U.S. Department of the Treasury when disclosure of the
information is relevant to review payment and award eligibility through
the Do Not Pay Working System for the purposes of identifying,
preventing, or recouping improper payments to an applicant for, or
recipient of, Federal
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funds, including funds disbursed by a state (meaning a state of the
United States, the District of Columbia, a territory or possession of
the United States, or a federally recognized Indian tribe) in a state-
administered, federally funded program.
HISTORY:
See System Name and Number above.
[FR Doc. 2026-00682 Filed 1-14-26; 8:45 am]
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