Notice2026-17297
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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Published
August 25, 2026
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Education Department
Abstract
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990 (Privacy Act), and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of matching programs, notice is hereby given of the establishment of a matching program between the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). The matching program allows Fiscal Service to provide services relating to the identification, prevention, and/or recovery of improper payments pursuant to the Do Not Pay program operating under 31 U.S.C. 3554.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 25, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54857-54862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17297]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED-2026-OFO-2410]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended by the
Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 and the Computer
Matching and Privacy Protection Amendments of 1990 (Privacy Act), and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on the conduct of
matching programs, notice is hereby given of the establishment of a
matching program between the U.S. Department of Education (Department)
and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service
(Fiscal Service). The matching program allows Fiscal Service to provide
services relating to the identification, prevention, and/or recovery of
improper payments pursuant to the Do Not Pay program operating under 31
U.S.C. 3554.
DATES: Submit your comments on the proposed establishment of the
matching program on or before September 24, 2026.
The matching program will become effective 30 days after the
publication of this notice on August 25, 2026, unless comments have
been received from interested members of the public requiring
modification and republication of the notice. The matching program will
continue through September 10, 2029.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. However, if you require an accommodation or
cannot otherwise submit your comments via <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>, please
contact the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. The Department will not accept comments submitted by fax or by
email, or comments submitted after the comment period. To ensure that
the Department does not receive duplicate copies, please submit your
comments only once. In addition, please include the Docket ID at the
top of your comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> to submit
your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting
comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under the
``FAQ'' tab.
Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments
received from members of the public available for public viewing in
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Dempster, Supervisory
Financial Management Analyst, Office of Finance and Operations, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453-6303.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974,
as amended (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a); Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) Final Guidance Interpreting the Provisions of Public Law
100-503, the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988,
published in the Federal Register on June 19, 1989 (54 FR 25818); and
OMB Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby provided of the establishment
of a matching program between the Department and Treasury.
The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (31 U.S.C. 3351 et
seq.) provides the head of the agency
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operating the Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System with the authority, in
consultation with OMB, to waive the requirements in 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) in
any case or class of cases for matching activities conducted under the
DNP Initiative (31 U.S.C. 3354). Pursuant to this authority, the
Secretary of the Treasury, after consulting with the OMB Director,
authorized the issuance of a four-year waiver of the requirement for
entering into a matching agreement under 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) for the class
of matching programs that meet all of the criteria defined in OMB
Memorandum M-25-32, Preventing Improper Payments and Protecting Privacy
through Do Not Pay.
The Department, in coordination with Treasury, has determined that
the DNP matching program described in this notice is eligible for the
waiver described in OMB Memorandum M-25-32, which is effective from
September 10, 2025 through September 10, 2029.
Participating Agencies: The U.S. Department of Education and the
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
Authority for Conducting the Matching Program: The Payment
Integrity Information Act of 2019 (31 U.S.C. 3351 et seq.) establishes
the DNP Initiative and requires, for the purposes of identifying and
preventing improper payments, each executive agency to have access to,
and use of, the relevant databases in DNP to verify payment or award
eligibility. Additional applicable authorities for this matching
program include Executive Order 13520, Reducing Improper Payments (74
FR 62201); Executive Order 14249, Protecting America's Bank Account
Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (90 FR 14011); and OMB Memorandum M-25-
32, Preventing Improper Payments and Protecting Privacy Through Do Not
Pay.
Authority for maintenance of the EDCAPS system includes section 415
of the Department of Education Organization Act (Pub. L. 96-88, 20
U.S.C. 3475); 31 U.S.C. 3321 (note); 31 U.S.C. 3512 (including the
note) and 3515; 31 U.S.C. 7504; 31 U.S.C. 902(a); Executive Order
(E.O.) 9397 (8 FR 16095), as amended by E.O. 13478 (73 FR 70239), and
31 U.S.C. 7701 (TIN); 31 U.S.C. 3711-3720E.
Authority for maintenance of the FMS system is Title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
seq.).
Purpose(s): The purposes of the matching program are identifying
and preventing improper payments and conducting any related recovery
activities by verifying through Do Not Pay prepayment or pre-award
eligibility. Data elements that are necessary for eligibility
determinations for a relevant Department program that are contained in
records from the respective systems of records will be compared with
records in the DNP Working System. When there is a match between a
record provided by the Department and a record in the DNP Working
System, the DNP Working System will provide the Department notice of a
potentially matching record and will identify the database(s) that
contain the potentially matching record(s). The Department will then
review the information to determine whether additional action is
needed.
Categories of Individuals: Applicants for, or recipients of,
Federal funds from the Department. Specifically:
<bullet> Individuals who have received funds through the
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Scholarship program and
who have not provided evidence of fulfilling their obligations under
that program.
<bullet> Current and former Department employees who received
overpayments and the overpayments have not been waived by the
Department.
<bullet> Individuals who were overpaid or inappropriately paid
under grant programs administered by the Department other than Title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
<bullet> Individual borrowers who are entitled to a refund of an
overpayment or discharge, or both.
<bullet> Claims against individuals, including orders by a court or
other authority to make restitution, for the misuse of Federal funds in
connection with any program administered by the Department.
Categories of Records
Applicant's name (which may include individual name and/or business
names, if applicable); Social Security Number (SSN); State and federal
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN); Individual Taxpayer
Identification Number (ITIN); home and work address(es); bank account
information, including account number and financial institution routing
and transit number; and tracking numbers used to locate payment
information.
System(s) of Records
Treasury will use the system of records entitled ``Department of
the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service .017--Do Not Pay Payment
Verification Records'', last published in full in the Federal Register
on February 27, 2020 (85 FR 11776).
The Department will disclose data from the system of records
entitled ``Education Central Automated Processing System (EDCAPS)''
(18-04-04), which was most recently published in the Federal Register
on December 24, 2015 (80 FR 80331, as amended by 90 FR 57040) and the
system of records entitled ``Financial Management System (FMS)'' (18-
11-17), which was most recently published in the Federal Register on
January 2, 2008 (73 FR 179, as amended by 90 FR 57040).
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will
provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich
Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file,
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format.
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Appendix
Below is a list of the ED programs that will match records with
the DNP Working System, and the applicable system of records
notice(s) for each program. For purposes of this notice, matching
activities conducted between the Federal benefit programs listed in
the following appendix and the DNP Working System constitute a
single agency-wide matching program.
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System of records
Principal office Program name notice(s)
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Office of Finance and Alaska Native EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Educational
Programs.
Office of Finance and American History and EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Civics Education.
Federal Student Aid......... Federal Family EDCAPS (18-04-04);
Education Loan FMS (18-11-17)
(FFEL).
Office of Finance and Federal Pell Grant EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Program.
Federal Student Aid......... Federal Perkins Loan EDCAPS (18-04-04);
(Perkins). FMS (18-11-17)
Office of Finance and Federal Supplemental EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Educational
Opportunity Grant
(FSEOG).
Office of Finance and Federal Work-Study.. EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Federal Student Aid......... Health Education EDCAPS (18-04-04);
Assistance Loan FMS (18-11-17)
(HEAL).
Office of Finance and Teacher Education EDCAPS (18-04-04);
Operations. Assistance for FMS (18-11-17)
College and Higher
Education Grant
(TEACH).
Federal Student Aid......... William D. Ford EDCAPS (18-04-04);
Federal Direct Loan FMS (18-11-17)
Program.
Office of Finance and American Overseas EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Research Centers.
Office of Finance and American Printing EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. House for the Blind.
Office of Finance and Business and EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. International
Education Projects.
Office of Finance and Charter Schools..... EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and Comprehensive EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Centers.
Office of Finance and Congressionally EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Directed Spending--
Rehabilitation
Services and
Disability Research.
Office of Finance and Consolidated Grant EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. to the Outlying
Areas.
Office of Finance and Contractual Services EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and Credit Programs..... EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and Directed Grants and EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Awards.
Office of Finance and Disability EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Innovation Fund
(DIF).
Office of Finance and Education Evaluation EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. and Technical
Assistance Grants.
Office of Finance and Education Research, EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Development and
Dissemination.
Office of Finance and Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Stabilization Fund.
Office of Finance and Federal Real EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Property Assistance
Program.
Office of Finance and Higher Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Institutional Aid.
Office of Finance and Personnel EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Compensation and
Benefits.
Office of Finance and Postsecondary EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Education
Scholarships for
Veteran's
Dependents.
Office of Finance and Rural Education..... EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and School Safely EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. National Activities.
Office of Finance and Statewide EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Longitudinal Data
Systems.
Office of Finance and Strengthening EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Minority-Serving
Institutions.
Office of Finance and Supported Employment EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Services for
Individuals with
the Most
Significant
Disabilities.
Office of Finance and Traditionally EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Underserved
Populations.
Office of Finance and Twenty-First Century EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Community Learning
Centers.
Office of Finance and Adult Education-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Basic Grants to
States.
Office of Finance and Adult Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. National Leadership
Activities.
Office of Finance and Career and Technical EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Education--Basic
Grants to States.
Office of Finance and Career and Technical EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Education--Grants
to Native Americans
and Alaska Natives.
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Office of Finance and Career and Technical EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Education--National
Programs.
Office of Finance and Native Hawaiian EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Career and
Technical Education.
Office of Finance and Tribally Controlled EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Postsecondary
Career and
Technical
Institutions.
Office of Finance and Civil Rights EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Training and
Advisory Services
(also known as
Equity Assistance
Centers).
Office of Finance and Competitive Grants EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. for State
Assessments.
Office of Finance and Comprehensive EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Literacy
Development.
Office of Finance and Credit Enhancement EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. for Charter School
Facilities.
Office of Finance and DC Opportunity EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Scholarship Program.
Office of Finance and Disaster Recovery EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Assistance for
Education.
Office of Finance and Education for EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Homeless Children
and Youth.
Office of Finance and Education Innovation EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. and Research
(formerly Investing
in Innovation (i3)
Fund).
Office of Finance and Grants for State EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Assessments and
Related Activities.
Office of Finance and Impact Aid.......... EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and Impact Aid EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Facilities
Maintenance.
Office of Finance and Indian Education-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Special Programs
for Indian Children.
Office of Finance and Indian Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Grants to Local
Educational
Agencies.
Office of Finance and Indian Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. National Activities
(State Tribal
Education
Partnership (STEP)
and Native American
Language (NAL).
Office of Finance and Innovative EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Approaches to
Literacy; Promise
Neighborhoods; Full-
Service Community
Schools; and
Congressionally
Directed Spending
for Elementary and
Secondary Education
Community Projects.
Office of Finance and Javits Gifted and EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Talented Students
Education.
Office of Finance and Magnet Schools EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Assistance.
Office of Finance and Migrant Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. College Assistance
Migrant Program.
Office of Finance and Migrant Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Coordination
Program.
Office of Finance and Migrant Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. High School
Equivalency Program.
Office of Finance and Migrant Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. State Grant Program.
Office of Finance and Native Hawaiian EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Education.
Office of Finance and Ready-To-Learn EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Television.
Office of Finance and Statewide Family EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Engagement Centers.
Office of Finance and Student Support and EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Academic Enrichment
Program.
Office of Finance and Supporting Effective EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Educator
Development Program.
Office of Finance and Supporting Effective EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Instruction State
Grants (formerly
Improving Teacher
Quality State
Grants).
Office of Finance and Teacher and School EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Leader Incentive
Grants (formerly
the Teacher
Incentive Fund).
Office of Finance and Teacher Quality EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Partnership Grants.
Office of Finance and Title I Grants to EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Local Educational
Agencies.
Office of Finance and Title I State Agency EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Program for
Neglected and
Delinquent Children
and Youth.
Office of Finance and Arts in Education... EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
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Office of Finance and English Language EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Acquisition State
Grants.
Office of Finance and Augustus F. Hawkins EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Centers of
Excellence--Teacher
Preparation and
Development.
Office of Finance and Centers for EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. International
Business Education.
Office of Finance and Child Care Access EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Means Parents in
School.
Office of Finance and Fund for the EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Improvement of
Postsecondary
Education.
Office of Finance and Gaining Early EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Awareness and
Readiness for
Undergraduate
Programs.
Office of Finance and Graduate Assistance EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. in Areas of
National Need.
Office of Finance and Howard University... EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and International EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Research and
Studies.
Office of Finance and Language Resource EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Centers.
Office of Finance and Minority Science and EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Engineering
Improvement.
Office of Finance and National Resource EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Centers Program for
Foreign Language
and Area Studies or
Foreign Language
and International
Studies Program and
Foreign Language
and Area Studies
Fellowship Program.
Office of Finance and Overseas Programs-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Doctoral
Dissertation
Research Abroad.
Office of Finance and Overseas Programs-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Faculty Research
Abroad.
Office of Finance and Overseas Programs-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Group Projects
Abroad.
Office of Finance and Overseas Programs EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Special Bilateral
Projects.
Office of Finance and Transition Programs EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. for Students with
Intellectual
Disabilities into
Higher Education.
Office of Finance and TRIO Educational EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Opportunity Centers.
Office of Finance and TRIO McNair Post- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Baccalaureate
Achievement.
Office of Finance and TRIO Staff Training EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Program.
Office of Finance and TRIO Student Support EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Services.
Office of Finance and TRIO Talent Search.. EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and TRIO Upward Bound... EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and Undergraduate EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. International
Studies and Foreign
Language Programs.
Office of Finance and Gallaudet University EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations.
Office of Finance and Innovative EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Rehabilitation
Training.
Office of Finance and National Technical EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Institute for the
Deaf.
Office of Finance and Research in Special EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Education.
Office of Finance and Special Education-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Personnel
Development to
Improve Services
and Results for
Children with
Disabilities.
Office of Finance and Special Education-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Special Olympics
Education Programs.
Office of Finance and Special Education-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. State Personnel
Development.
Office of Finance and Special Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Educational
Technology Media,
and Materials for
Individuals with
Disabilities.
Office of Finance and Special Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Grants to States.
Office of Finance and Special Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Parent Information
Centers.
Office of Finance and Special Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Preschool Grants.
Office of Finance and Special Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Studies and
Evaluations.
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Office of Finance and Special Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Technical
Assistance and
Dissemination to
Improve Services
and Results for
Children with
Disabilities.
Office of Finance and Special Education EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Technical
Assistance on State
Data Collection.
Office of Finance and Special Education-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Grants for Infants
and Families.
Office of Finance and American Indian EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Vocational
Rehabilitation
Services.
Office of Finance and Program of EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Protection and
Advocacy of
Individual Rights.
Office of Finance and Randolph-Sheppard-- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Financial Relief
and Restoration
Payments.
Office of Finance and Rehabilitation Long- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Term Training.
Office of Finance and Rehabilitation EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Services Client
Assistance Program.
Office of Finance and Rehabilitation EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Services
Demonstration and
Training Programs.
Office of Finance and Rehabilitation EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Services
Independent Living
Services for Older
Individuals Who are
Blind.
Office of Finance and Rehabilitation EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Services Service
Projects.
Office of Finance and Rehabilitation EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Services Vocational
Rehabilitation
Grants to States.
Office of Finance and Rehabilitation Short- EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Term Training.
Office of Finance and Rehabilitation EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Training Technical
Assistance Centers.
Office of Finance and Training EDCAPS (18-04-04)
Operations. Interpreters for
Individuals who are
Deaf and
Individuals who are
Deaf-Blind.
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Dated: August 21, 2026.
Mark Washington,
Delegated Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office of Finance and
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-17297 Filed 8-24-26; 8:45 am]
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