Notice2026-18043
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Notice of Federal Agency With Adequate Safeguards To Satisfy the Confidentiality Requirement of 20 CFR 603.9(d)
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Published
September 3, 2026
Issuing agencies
Labor DepartmentEmployment and Training Administration
Abstract
In this notice, the Department of Labor (Department) recognizes that, for purposes of digital identity verification services, Login.gov, a shared technology service within the United States General Services Administration (GSA), has in place safeguards adequate to satisfy the requirements of the Federal regulation on the confidentiality and disclosure of unemployment compensation (UC) information. As a result, the safeguards and security requirements enumerated in the regulation do not apply to disclosures of confidential UC information by state UC agencies to GSA's Login.gov for digital identity verification services.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 56673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18043]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training Administration
Federal-State Unemployment Compensation Program: Notice of
Federal Agency With Adequate Safeguards To Satisfy the Confidentiality
Requirement of 20 CFR 603.9(d)
AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Federal agency with adequate safeguards.
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SUMMARY: In this notice, the Department of Labor (Department)
recognizes that, for purposes of digital identity verification
services, <a href="http://Login.gov">Login.gov</a>, a shared technology service within the United
States General Services Administration (GSA), has in place safeguards
adequate to satisfy the requirements of the Federal regulation on the
confidentiality and disclosure of unemployment compensation (UC)
information. As a result, the safeguards and security requirements
enumerated in the regulation do not apply to disclosures of
confidential UC information by state UC agencies to GSA's <a href="http://Login.gov">Login.gov</a> for
digital identity verification services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Austin, Supervisor, Office of
Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training Administration, (202)
693-3056 (this is not a toll-free number) or 1-877-889-5627 (TTY), or
by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ffeeaecebf6f1b1fbfaf1f1f6ecdffbf0f3b1f8f0e9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53322620273a3d7d37363d3d3a2013373c3f7d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>. Or Daniel Hays, Division Chief,
Office of Unemployment Insurance, Employment and Training
Administration, (202) 693-3011 (this is not a toll-free number) or 1-
877-889-5627 (TTY), or by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bed6dfc7cd90dadfd0d7dbd2fedad1d290d9d1c8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b434a5258054f4a45424e476b4f4447054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Employment and Training Administration
(ETA) interprets Federal law requirements pertaining to UC programs.
ETA interprets section 303(a)(1) of the Social Security Act to require
states to maintain the confidentiality of certain UC information. The
regulations at 20 CFR part 603 implement this confidentiality
requirement. 20 CFR 603.9 requires States and State UC agencies to
ensure that recipients of confidential UC information have certain
safeguards in place before any confidential UC information may be
disclosed. Section 603.9(d) provides that States are not required to
apply these safeguards and security requirements to a Federal agency
which the Department has determined, by notice published in the Federal
Register, to have in place safeguards adequate to satisfy the
requirements of 20 CFR 603.9.
The Department has determined that for purposes of digital identity
verification services, the security standards and procedures employed
by GSA's <a href="http://Login.gov">Login.gov</a> for the protection of information received from
claimants and state UC agencies meet the requirements of 20 CFR 603.9.
With this notice, the Department recognizes that, for the purpose
of digital identity verification services, GSA's <a href="http://Login.gov">Login.gov</a> has in place
safeguards adequate to satisfy the requirements of 20 CFR 603.9. Thus,
pursuant to 20 CFR 603.9(d), the safeguards and security requirements
of 20 CFR 603.9 do not apply to disclosures of confidential UC
information to GSA's <a href="http://Login.gov">Login.gov</a> for digital identity verification
services.
This notice is published to inform the public of the Department's
determination with respect to this agency.
Marek Laco,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Labor.
[FR Doc. 2026-18043 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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