Notice2026-06959
Designation of Databases to the Do Not Pay Working System
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Published
April 10, 2026
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Treasury Department
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 69 (Friday, April 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18529-18530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-06959]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
[Docket ID No. TREAS-DO-2026-0034]
Designation of Databases to the Do Not Pay Working System
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of designation.
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The Do Not Pay Working System is a centralized portal through which
agencies can search multiple databases to obtain information about
potential federal payees and awardees for the purpose of identifying
and preventing improper payments. Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3354(b)(2), the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget has delegated authority
to the Secretary of the Treasury to designate additional databases for
inclusion in the Do Not Pay Working System when those databases
substantially assist in preventing improper payments. Section
3354(b)(2) requires the Department of
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the Treasury (Treasury) to provide public notice and an opportunity for
comment prior to designating additional databases for inclusion in the
Do Not Pay Working System. In fulfillment of this requirement, Treasury
published a Notice of Proposed Designation on February 10, 2026, for
the Social Security Administration's Numerical Identification System
(Numident) database. At the expiration of the comment period, Treasury
received a total of three responsive comments on the proposed
designation. The commenters all expressed support for the use of SSA's
Numident to strengthen the integrity of Federal funds disbursements in
health or income maintenance programs.
One commenter expressed privacy concerns relating to Social
Security data and stated that there should be limits on who can access
the data. Treasury's Do Not Pay program will employ strict safeguards
to protect Numident data, including adherence to the Privacy Act, SSA's
system-specific requirements, and Fiscal Service's established
administrative, technical, and physical security controls. These
controls include limited, need-to-know access; audit logging; secure
transmission protocols; mandatory privacy and security training; and
compliance with Federal Information Security Modernization Act and
National Institute of Standards and Technology requirements.
Two commenters raised concerns regarding the potential for Numident
data quality issues and recommended that Treasury describe the process
by which individuals can identify and correct errors arising from
Numident-based verifications. We understand the concern regarding the
possibility of payment determinations based on Do Not Pay results
containing incorrect Numident information. Do Not Pay will provide
guidance to agencies eligible to access Numident, including
requirements to make an independent judgment regarding decisions to
certify a payment for disbursement and to take additional independent
steps to verify a benefit recipient's eligibility before taking any
adverse action, when necessary or appropriate or when required by law.
See, e.g., 31 U.S.C. 3528 (regarding the certifying official's
responsibility for the legality of proposed payments); 31 U.S.C.
3354(b)(4) (``When using the Do Not Pay Initiative, an executive agency
shall recognize that there may be circumstances under which the law
requires a payment or award to be made to a recipient, regardless of
whether that recipient is identified as potentially ineligible under
the Do Not Pay Initiative.''); 5 U.S.C. 552a(p) (requiring agencies
participating in computer matching programs to verify match results and
provide individuals an opportunity to contest the results prior to
taking adverse action on the basis of the results).
One commentor suggested that Treasury provide a definition for
``health or income maintenance programs'' to reflect the full range of
programs that may have access to the Numident database through the Do
Not Pay Working System. A ``health maintenance program'' is any
noncommercial program (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid) administered by a
government agency that is designed to provide an individual with
healthcare (both prevention and treatment) or to subsidize the cost of
such care. See SSA Program Operations Manual System (POMS) GN
03313.001.C.1.d and GN 03314.001.A.3. An ``income maintenance program''
is any noncommercial program administered by a government agency that
is designed to provide an individual with basic necessities of life
(e.g., food, clothing, shelter, and utilities), or supplement the
individual's income to permit the purchase of such necessities. See
POMS GN 03313.001.C.1.d and GN 03314.001.A.4. Examples of income
maintenance programs include subsidized housing, Supplemental
Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy
Families (TANF), services under Title XX of the Social Security Act,
fuel subsidies, unemployment insurance compensation, and government
pension programs. See POMS GN 03314.001.A.4. Loan programs are not
income maintenance programs for disclosure purposes. See POMS GN
03313.001.C.1.d and GN 03314.001.A.4.
Treasury has determined that the designation of Numident to the Do
Not Pay Working System should proceed. Effective immediately, Treasury
has designated Numident to the Do Not Pay Working System. Under this
designation, Numident will be available solely for the purpose of
verifying the names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of
individuals receiving payments and awards under federal and federally
funded state-administered health or income maintenance programs.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Fiscal Assistant
Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20220, Telephone (202) 622-2000 or email
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Gary Grippo,
Acting Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-06959 Filed 4-9-26; 8:45 am]
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