Notice2026-05728
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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Published
March 24, 2026
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing notice of a modification of the DOE Systems of Records Notices (SORN) for the DOE systems of records listed in the table. This notice amends the DOE systems of records listed in the table by adding two routine uses that allow for the disclosure of records to the Department of the Treasury for the purposes of identifying, preventing, or recouping fraud and improper payments, to the extent permissible by law.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14009-14010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05728]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy Act of 1974 and the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars A-108 and A-130, the Department
of Energy (DOE) is publishing notice of a modification of the DOE
Systems of Records Notices (SORN) for the DOE systems of records listed
in the table. This notice amends the DOE systems of records listed in
the table by adding two routine uses that allow for the disclosure of
records to the Department of the Treasury for the purposes of
identifying, preventing, or recouping fraud and improper payments, to
the extent permissible by law.
DATES: These modified SORNs will become applicable following the end of
the public comment period on April 23, 2026 unless comments are
received that result in a contrary determination.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Nicole Sanchez, Chief
Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW, Rm. 8H-085, Washington, DC 20585, by facsimile at (202) 586-8151,
or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5323213a2532302a133b227d373c367d343c25"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d5a5a7bca3b4b6ac95bda4fbb1bab0fbb2baa3">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Sanchez, Chief Privacy Officer,
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Rm. 8H-085,
Washington, DC 20585, by facsimile at (202) 586-8151, by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abdbd9c2ddcac8d2ebc3da85cfc4ce85ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c1c1e051a0d0f152c041d42080309420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>, or by telephone at (202) 586-0166.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 25, 2025, the President signed E.O.
14249, Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and
Abuse, which requires Executive Branch agencies to take action to
defend against financial fraud and prevent improper payments in
collaboration with Treasury, the Federal Government's largest financial
payment manager. The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA)
requires ``[e]ach executive agency ... [to] ensure that a thorough
review of available databases with relevant information on eligibility
occurs to determine program or award eligibility and prevent improper
payments before the release of any Federal funds'' and provides that
``[f]or purposes of identifying and preventing improper payments, each
executive agency shall have access to, and use of, the Do Not Pay
Initiative to verify payment or award eligibility.'' E.O. 14249
enhances the requirement for agencies to use Do Not Pay as part of a
pre-certification verification process for payment and award
eligibility. Pursuant to E.O. 14249 and its implementing guidance, M-
25-32, this notice amends all the DOE systems of records listed in the
table by adding two routine uses that allow for the disclosure of
records to the Department of the Treasury for the purposes of
identifying, preventing, or recouping fraud and improper payments, to
the extent permissible by law.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
First, the systems of records to be modified by including the new
routine uses described in this notice are set forth in the table.
Second, please refer to the specific individual SORN for additional
governing elements unchanged by this notice.
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Federal Register,
System No. and name citation(s)
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DOE-8 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) * 89 FR 37221.
DOE-13 Payroll and Leave Records........... * 89 FR 15561.
DOE-14 Report of Compensation.............. * 89 FR 104119.
DOE-16 Federal Employee Subsidy Program * 74 FR 1018.
Records.
DOE-18 Financial Accounting System......... * 89 FR 73640.
DOE-26 Official Travel Records............. * 89 FR 95196.
DOE-27 Foreign Travel Management System * 89 FR 92670.
(FTMS).
DOE-28 General Training Records............ * 89 FR 102874.
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An asterisk (*) designates the last full Federal Register notice that
includes all the elements that are required to be in a System of
Records Notice.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
The applicable security classification is identified in each
notice.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
The applicable Departmental Element is identified in each notice.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
The applicable system manager(s) is identified in each notice.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
1. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use 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 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.
2. A record from this system may be disclosed as a routine use to
the U.S. Department of the Treasury for administering Treasury
initiatives under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA).
As required by PIIA, records may be disclosed by DOE, DOE's integrated
and M&O contractors, and the Power Marketing Administrations (PMAs) to
(a) a Federal or state agency, its employees, agents (including
contractors of its agents) or contractors; or, (b) a fiscal or
financial agent designated by the Bureau of Fiscal Service or other
Department of the Treasury bureau or office, including employees,
agents or contractors of such agent; or, (c) a contractor of the Bureau
of Fiscal Service, for the purpose of identifying, preventing, and
recovering improper payments to an applicant for, or recipient of,
Federal funds, including funds disbursed by a state in a state
administered, federally-funding program. Records disclosed under this
routine use may be used to conduct computerized comparison to identify,
prevent and recover improper payments, and to identify and mitigate
fraud, waste, and abuse in federal payments.
These routine uses will be added to each SORN referenced in the
table as it is updated and published.
HISTORY:
The SORNs listed in this notice were last published in the Federal
Register (FR), 89 FR 37221, on May 6, 2024, 89 FR 15561, on March 4,
2024, 89 FR 104119, on December 20, 2024, 74 FR 1018, on January 9,
2009, 89 FR 73640, on September 11, 2024, 89 FR 95196, on December 2,
2024, 89 FR 92670, on November 22, 2024, and 89 FR 102874, on December
18, 2024.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 16,
2026, by Dawn Zimmer, Senior Agency Official for Privacy, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2026.
Jennifer Hartzell,
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2026-05728 Filed 3-23-26; 8:45 am]
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