Notice2026-17907
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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Published
September 2, 2026
Effective
September 10, 2029
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on computer matching, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing notice of the establishment of a new matching program. Pursuant to the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, HHS, including its component divisions and program offices, is establishing a new matching program consisting of the computerized comparison of an HHS system of records with the Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System, which is administered by Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. This matching program will enable HHS to compare records maintained in an HHS system of records covering HHS grantees and grant payments with records maintained in the DNP Working System for the purposes of identifying and preventing improper payments and conducting any related recovery activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 169 (Wednesday, September 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56457-56458]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17907]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Department of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice of a new matching program.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance on computer matching,
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing notice
of the establishment of a new matching program. Pursuant to the Payment
Integrity Information Act of 2019, HHS, including its component
divisions and program offices, is establishing a new matching program
consisting of the computerized comparison of an HHS system of records
with the Do Not Pay (DNP) Working System, which is administered by
Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service. This matching program will
enable HHS to compare records maintained in an HHS system of records
covering HHS grantees and grant payments with records maintained in the
DNP Working System for the purposes of identifying and preventing
improper payments and conducting any related recovery activities.
DATES: Submit comments on or before October 2, 2026. This new matching
program will be effective 30 days after publication of this notice
through September 10, 2029.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this notice may be submitted
electronically through the Federal government eRulemaking portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>; docket number 2026-0364. Electronic
submission of comments allows the commenter maximum time to prepare and
submit a comment, ensures timely receipt, and enables HHS to make the
comments available to the public. Please note that comments submitted
through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> will be made available for viewing
by the public.
Comments on this proposed matching program may also be addressed to
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: Hye J. (Sheri)
Min, Director, Payment Management Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room
08N25, Rockville, MD 20852, or by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#da92a3bff497b3b49aaaa9b9f4b2b2a9f4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d457468234064634d7d7e6e2365657e236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties may submit written
comments on this notice to the HHS Privacy Act Office by mail at: HHS
Privacy Act Officer, 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20201, or
by email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#db9393888ba9b2adbab8a29ab8af94bdbdb2b8be9bb3b3a8f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e66667d7e5c47584f4d576f4d5a614848474d4b6e46465d00494158">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection
Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-503) amended the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C.
552a) by establishing procedural safeguards related to agencies' use of
records when performing certain types of computerized matching. Section
7201 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-
508) further amended the Privacy Act regarding protections for
individuals when agencies perform these functions.
Additionally, the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (31
U.S.C. 3351 et seq.) provides the head of the agency operating the 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.
HHS 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.
For purposes of this notice, matches between HHS PMS and the DNP
Working System constitute a single agency-wide matching program
implementing DNP for all HHS grant payments.
Participating Agencies: HHS will match all HHS grantees it pays
through the Payment Management System (PMS) with the DNP Working
System, which is maintained by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service at the
U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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. Additional information regarding the statutory authorities for the
collection and maintenance of information for HHS PMS is contained
within the system of records notice listed below.
Purpose(s): The purpose of the matching program is to review
payment eligibility to prevent, or identify and recoup, improper
payments. Data elements that are necessary for payment eligibility
determinations or recoupment for a relevant grant that are contained in
records from an HHS system of records will be compared with records in
the DNP Working System. When there is a match between a record provided
by the HHS system and a record in the DNP Working System, the DNP
Working System will notify the submitting HHS system of a potentially
matching record and will identify the database(s) that contain(s) the
potentially matching record(s). The grantor agency will then review the
information to determine whether additional action is needed. If no
matches are identified, the DNP Working System will provide a no-match
response to the submitting HHS system.
Categories of Individuals: Recipients of HHS grant funds disbursed
through HHS PMS.
Categories of Records: Information described in the Do Not Pay SORN
will be used in concert with information described in HHS's Financial
Management SORN to detect payees potentially ineligible for payment.
Data will be matched across the two systems of records using
identifiers that may include, as applicable, name (individual name and/
or business/trading name); Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN, meaning
Social Security Number (SSN), Employer Identification Number (EIN), or
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)); Unique Entity
Identifier
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(UEI); National Provider Identifier (NPI); address(es); date of birth;
sex; and telephone number(s); email 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: The records contained within the DNP Working
System are maintained in the system of records known as Department of
the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service .017--Do Not Pay Payment
Verification Records (85 FR 11776). This system of records includes
those databases designated to be included in the DNP Working System by
the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 as well as other
databases designated for inclusion by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, or the designee of the Director, in consultation
with executive agencies.
The records contained within HHS PMS are maintained in the system
of records known as Department of Health and Human Services System of
Records Notice (SORN) 09-90-0024, the HHS Financial Management System
of Records, last published in full at 80 FR 67767 (11/3/15) and updated
at 83 FR 6591 (2/14/18) and 91 FR 12200 (3/12/26). This system of
records includes databases maintained in PMS and covers records
retrieved by personal identifier about individuals who receive or are
entitled to a payment from HHS and individuals who pay or owe money to
HHS.
Hye Min,
Director, Payment Management System, Program Support Center.
[FR Doc. 2026-17907 Filed 9-1-26; 8:45 am]
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