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Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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The Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108 require that each agency publish notice of a new or modified system of records that it maintains. In compliance with Executive Order 14249, Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, and Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25- 32, Preventing Improper Payments and Protecting Privacy Through Do Not Pay, the Department of Labor (DOL) is modifying eight Privacy Act systems of records by adding a new routine use to permit the disclosure of records to the Department of the Treasury. Additionally, in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-17-12, Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable Information, DOL is adding two model routine uses to the eight systems of records to permit the disclosure of records in response to a breach.

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21315-21319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07740]

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

AGENCY: Department of Labor.

ACTION: Notice of modified systems of records.

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SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) Circular No. A-108 require that each agency publish notice of a
new or modified system of records that it maintains. In compliance with
Executive Order 14249, Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud,
Waste, and Abuse, and Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-
32, Preventing Improper Payments and Protecting Privacy Through Do Not
Pay, the Department of Labor (DOL) is modifying eight Privacy Act
systems of records by adding a new routine use to permit the disclosure
of records to the Department of the Treasury. Additionally, in
accordance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-17-12,
Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of Personally Identifiable
Information, DOL is adding two model routine uses to the eight systems
of records to permit the disclosure of records in response to a breach.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than May 21, 2026. This
modified SORN is effective upon publication of this Notice. If no
public comments are received, the new routine uses will be effective
beginning May 21, 2026. If the DOL receives public comments, the DOL
will review the comments to determine whether any changes to the notice
are necessary.

ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit comments on this notice. You may
submit comments by the following method:
<bullet> Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>
or <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov">https://www.federalregister.gov</a>. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments.
All comments will be made public and will be posted without change
to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To submit general questions about the
system, contact Mara S. Blumenthal, DOL Privacy Program, by telephone
at 202-693-3181, or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b2c2c0dbc4d3d1cbf2d6ddde9cd5ddc4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bececcd7c8dfddc7fedad1d290d9d1c8">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974
and in compliance with Executive Order 14249, Protecting America's Bank
Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (E.O. 14249), and Office of
Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-32, Preventing Improper Payments
and Protecting Privacy Through Do Not Pay, DOL is modifying eight
Privacy Act systems of records by adding a new routine use to permit
the disclosure of records to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to
review payments through the Do Not Pay Working System for the purposes
of identifying, preventing, or recouping fraud and improper payments,
to the extent permissible by law.
The systems of records include:
OCFO-2, New Core Financial Management System (NCFMS): The system
uses these records to keep track of all commitments, obligations, and
payments to individuals, exclusive of salaries and wages.
OMBUDSMAN-1, Office of the Ombudsman for the Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) File: This
system fulfills the duties of the Ombudsman under the EEOICPA as
specified by Congress. The EEOICPA establishes a program for
compensating certain individuals for covered illnesses related to
exposure to toxic substances.
OWCP-2, Office of Workers' Compensation, Black Lung Benefits Claim
File: This system maintains records that are utilized to manage all
aspects of claims for black lung benefits, specifically for
pneumoconiosis, in accordance with the Black Lung Benefits Act and its
amendments.
OWCP-3, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Longshore and
Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) Case Files; This system
maintains records of the actions taken by insurance carriers,
employers, and injured workers concerning injuries reported under the
LHWCA and related legislation. This is done to ensure that eligible
claimants receive the benefits to which they are entitled under the
Act.
OWCP-4, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Longshore and
Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Special Fund System; This system
provides a record of payments to claimants, their qualified dependents,
or providers of services to claimants from the Special Fund established
pursuant to Section 44 of the Act.
OWCP-5, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Longshore and
Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Investigation (LHWCA) Files; This
system maintain records for the purpose of assisting in determinations
of possible violations of Federal law, whether civil or criminal, in
connection with reported injuries under the LHWCA.
OWCP-9, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Black Lung
Automated Support Package; This system maintains data on claimants,
beneficiaries and their dependents; attorneys representing claimants;
medical service providers; coal mine operators and insurance carriers.
OWCP-11--Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act File: The system
maintains records on individuals who file claims with the Department
under EEOICPA, which establishes a program for compensating certain
individuals for covered illnesses related to exposure to beryllium,
radiation, silica, and other toxic substances. A ``routine use'' means,
with respect to the disclosure of a Privacy Act record, the use of such
record for a purpose which is compatible with the purpose for which it
is collected. 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(7). All agency systems of records must
have a system of records notice (SORN) published in the Federal
Register and the SORN must describe ``each routine use of the records
contained in the system, including the categories of users and the
purposes of such use.'' 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(D). The new routine use
required by E.O. 14249 and OMB Memorandum M-25-32 is the following:

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 payment 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.

DOL has reviewed its SORNs and determined, in accordance with the
mandate in E.O. 14249 and the guidance in M-25-32, to modify eight of
DOL's SORNs to include the required routine use:
DOL is also adding to all eight SORNs two model routine uses in OMB
Memorandum M-17-12, Preparing for and Responding to a Breach of
Personally Identifiable Information, for Federal agencies to prepare
for and respond to a breach of personally identifiable information
(PII). One permits the disclosure of information related to breaches of
an agency's own records, and the second permits the disclosure of
agency records to assist other agencies in their efforts to respond to
a breach. To date, DOL has been adding these routine uses to individual

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SORNs when they otherwise require modification. The routine uses are:
To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (1) the
Department suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of
the system of records, (2) the Department has determined that as a
result of the suspected or confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to
individuals, the Department (including its information systems,
programs, and operations), the Federal Government, or national
security; and (3) the disclosure made to such agencies, entities, and
persons is reasonably necessary to assist in connection with the
Department's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed breach or
to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when the Department
determines that information from this system of records is reasonably
necessary to assist the recipient agency or entity in (1) responding to
a suspected or confirmed breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or
remedying the risk of harm to individuals, the recipient agency or
entity (including its information systems, programs, and operations),
the Federal Government, or national security, resulting from a
suspected or confirmed breach.
OCFO-2

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
New Core Financial Management System (NCFMS), DOL/OCFO-2.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
The information is accessed from the following locations:
a. All Departmental component offices in Washington, DC;
b. All Departmental component offices in the Regions and the Areas.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Associate Deputy CFO of Financial Systems, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
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h. 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.
i. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) DOL
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records; (b) DOL has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, DOL (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 DOL's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
j. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when DOL determines
that information from this system of records 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, programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.

HISTORY:
81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).
OMBUDSMAN-1

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Office of the Ombudsman for the Energy Employees Occupational
Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) File, DOL/OMBUDSMAN-1.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Ombudsman for the Energy
Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, Frances
Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Ombudsman, Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation
Program Act, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Suite N-2454, Washington, DC
20210.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
* * * * *
c. 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.
d. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) DOL
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records; (b) DOL has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, DOL (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 DOL's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
e. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when DOL determines
that information from this system of records 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, programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.

HISTORY:
81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).
OWCP-2

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Office of Workers' Compensation, Black Lung Benefits Claim File,
DOL/OWCP-2.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Coal Mine
Workers' Compensation, Department of Labor Building, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210,

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and district offices (see addresses in the Appendix to this document).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director, Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, Department
of Labor Building, Room C-3520, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210, and district office directors.
* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
* * * * *
l. 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.
m. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) DOL
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records; (b) DOL has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, DOL (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 DOL's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
n. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when DOL determines
that information from this system of records 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, programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.

HISTORY:
81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).
OWCP-3

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Longshore and Harbor
Workers' Compensation Act Case Files, DOL/OWCP-3.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, Washington, DC 20210, and district
offices of the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs set forth in
the Appendix to this document.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director for Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20210;
and District Directors.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
* * * * *
i. 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.
j. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) DOL
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records; (b) DOL has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, DOL (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 DOL's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
k. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when DOL determines
that information from this system of records 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, programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.

HISTORY:
81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).
OWCP-4

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Longshore and Harbor
Workers' Compensation Act Special Fund System, DOL/OWCP-4.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
Division of Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director for Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210.
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k. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when DOL determines
that information from this system of records 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, programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.

HISTORY:
81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).
OWCP-5

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Longshore and Harbor
Workers' Compensation Act Investigation Files, DOL/OWCP-5.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director for Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation, Office of
Workers' Compensation Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20210, and District Directors in the district offices of the Office
of Workers' Compensation Programs.
* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
* * * * *
b. 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.
c. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) DOL
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records; (b) DOL has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, DOL (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 DOL's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
d. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when DOL determines
that information from this system of records 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, programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.

HISTORY:
81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).
OWCP-9

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Black Lung Automated
Support Package, DOL/OWCP-9.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Division of Coal Mine
Workers' Compensation, U.S. Department of Labor Building, 200
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210, and district offices (see
addresses in the Appendix to this document).

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director, Division of Coal Mine Workers' Compensation, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room C-3520, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20210, and district office director (see addresses in The Appendix
to this document).
* * * * *

HISTORY:
81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).
OWCP-11

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Energy Employees
Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act File, DOL/OWCP-11.

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.

SYSTEM LOCATION:
At component agency national, district, and contractor offices.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Director for Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation,
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 200 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20210.
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
* * * * *
o. 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.
p. To appropriate agencies, entities, and persons when (a) DOL
suspects or has confirmed that there has been a breach of the system of
records; (b) DOL has determined that as a result of the suspected or
confirmed breach there is a risk of harm to individuals, DOL (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 DOL's efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed
breach or to prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm.
q. To another Federal agency or Federal entity, when DOL determines
that information from this system of records 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, programs, and operations), the Federal
Government, or national security, resulting from a suspected or
confirmed breach.

HISTORY:
81 FR 25765 (April 29, 2016).

Braye Cloud,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations, Department of Labor.
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