Notice2026-20204
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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October 2, 2026
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November 2, 2026
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Abstract
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and Office of Management and Budget guidance on computer matching, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is providing notice of the establishment of a new matching program. The matching program will enable the 20 DOI programs listed in the appendix to compare records maintained in applicable DOI systems of records, including INTERIOR/ DOI-85, Payroll, Attendance, Retirement, and Leave Records; INTERIOR/ DOI-86, Accounts Receivable: FBMS; INTERIOR/DOI-87, Acquisition of Goods and Services: FBMS; and INTERIOR/DOI-89, Grants and Cooperative Agreements: FBMS, with records maintained in the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Do Not Pay Working System. DOI will use the matching program to verify prepayment or pre-award eligibility, identify and prevent improper payments, and conduct related recovery activities.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 190 (Friday, October 2, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62742-62745]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-20204]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
[DOI-2026-0199; 26XD4523WS/DS67010000/DWSN00000.000000/DP67012]
Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
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 guidance on computer matching, the U.S.
Department of the Interior (DOI) is providing notice of the
establishment of a new matching program. The matching program will
enable the 20 DOI programs listed in the appendix to compare records
maintained in applicable DOI systems of records, including INTERIOR/
DOI-85, Payroll, Attendance, Retirement, and Leave Records; INTERIOR/
DOI-86, Accounts Receivable: FBMS; INTERIOR/DOI-87, Acquisition of
Goods and Services: FBMS; and INTERIOR/DOI-89, Grants and Cooperative
Agreements: FBMS, with records maintained in the U.S. Department of the
Treasury's Do Not Pay Working System. DOI will use the matching program
to verify prepayment or pre-award eligibility, identify and prevent
improper payments, and conduct related recovery activities.
DATES: Submit comments on or before November 2, 2026. This matching
program will be effective November 2, 2026 through September 10, 2029.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by docket number DOI-2026-
0199 by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for sending comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1858e889e91b3a8b7a0a2b881a8aeb2efa5aea8efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2662696f7976544f5047455f664f49550842494f08414950">[email protected]</span></a>. Include docket number DOI-
2026-0199 in the subject line of the message.
<bullet> U.S. Mail or Hand Delivery: Walter Clay, Departmental
Privacy Officer (Acting), U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C
Street NW, Room 7112, Washington, DC 20240.
All submissions received must include the agency name and docket
number DOI-2026-0199. All comments received 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: Walter Clay, Departmental Privacy
Officer (Acting), U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW,
Room 7112, Washington, DC 20240, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9ada6a0b6b99b809f888a90a980869ac78d8680c78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ecac1c7d1defce7f8efedf7cee7e1fda0eae1e7a0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 208-
1605.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act of 1988 amended
the Privacy Act to establish procedural protections for certain
computerized comparisons. The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019
established the Do Not Pay Initiative.
Pursuant to the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, the
Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, authorized a four-year waiver of the
matching-agreement requirement under 5 U.S.C. 552a(o) for the class of
Do Not Pay matching programs that meet the criteria established in OMB
Memorandum M-25-32. The waiver is effective from September 10, 2025,
through September 10, 2029.
DOI, in consultation with the U.S. Department of the Treasury,
Bureau of the Fiscal Service, determined that the Do Not Pay matching
program described in this notice is eligible for the waiver described
in OMB Memorandum M-25-32. For purposes of this notice, the matching
activities conducted between the Federal benefit programs listed in the
appendix to this document and the Do Not Pay Working System constitute
a single agency-wide DOI matching program implementing Do Not Pay for
DOI's listed programs.\1\
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\1\ The statutory definition of the term ``matching program''
means ``any computerized comparison of--(i) two or more automated
systems of records or a system of records with non-Federal records''
for certain enumerated purposes. 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(8). There is a
separate statutory definition for ``Federal benefit program.'' See
OMB Memorandum M-25-32 at Appendix II, page 2, sec. a.3.iii.1
(recognizing that a single agency matching program may consist of
multiple systems of records). Thus, this notice applies to the DNP
matching program for multiple Federal benefits programs and
associated systems of records within DOI.
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II. Participating Agencies
The U.S. Department of the Interior programs listed in the
appendix, administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, will compare records with the Do Not Pay
Working System, which is administered by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
III. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program
The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019, 31 U.S.C. 3351 et
seq.; 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 authorities for the collection and
maintenance of information for each of the DOI programs that will
conduct matches with the Do Not Pay Working System are contained within
the systems of records notices listed in the appendix below.
IV. Purpose(s)
The purpose of the matching program is to identify and prevent
improper payments and support related recovery activities by verifying
prepayment or pre-award eligibility through the Do Not Pay Working
System. Data elements that are necessary for eligibility determinations
for a relevant DOI program that are contained in records from DOI
systems of records will be compared with records in Do Not Pay Working
System.
When the Do Not Pay Working System identifies a potential match, it
will notify the submitting DOI program and identify the database or
data source containing the potential match. The DOI program will
independently verify the information before taking any action that
could affect an individual, applicant, awardee, recipient, vendor, or
payee. If the Do Not Pay Working System identifies no match, it will
return a no-match response.
V. Categories of Individuals
Applicants for or recipients of Federal funds administered through
the DOI programs listed in the appendix, including individual awardees,
vendors, payees, and sole proprietors whose records are submitted to
the Do Not Pay
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Working System for prepayment or pre-award eligibility verification.
VI. Categories of Records
The categories of records involved in the matching program include
identifying, contact, award, payment, and financial information
maintained by DOI, and identifying, eligibility, payment, financial,
and other payment-verification information maintained in the U.S.
Department of the Treasury's Do Not Pay Working System. DOI data
elements disclosed for the computerized comparison include Taxpayer
Identification Number (TIN), which may include Social Security number
(SSN), Employer Identification Number (EIN), or Individual Taxpayer
Identification Number (ITIN); awardee/payee name; awardee/payee
physical address, including city, state, and ZIP Code; and awardee/
payee bank account information, including account number and financial
institution routing and transit number. Records returned by the Do Not
Pay Working System may include information identifying a potential
match and the database or data source in which the potential match was
identified.
Records involved in the matching program may also include
information returned by the Do Not Pay Working System concerning a
potential match and records used or generated by DOI to independently
verify the match and conduct any necessary follow-up before taking an
action affecting an individual, applicant, awardee, recipient, vendor,
or payee. DOI will independently verify information resulting from a
potential match before taking such action.
VII. System(s) of Records
DOI records used in the matching program are maintained, as
applicable to each participating program identified in the appendix, in
the following systems of records:
<bullet> INTERIOR/DOI-85, Payroll, Attendance, Retirement, and
Leave Records, 83 FR 34156 (July 19, 2018), modified at 91 FR 10622
(March 4, 2026);
<bullet> INTERIOR/DOI-86, Accounts Receivable: FBMS, 73 FR 43772
(July 28, 2008), modified at 86 FR 50156 (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR
10622 (March 4, 2026);
<bullet> INTERIOR/DOI-87, Acquisition of Goods and Services: FBMS,
73 FR 43766 (July 28, 2008), modified at 86 FR 50156 (September 7,
2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March 4, 2026); and
<bullet> INTERIOR/DOI-89, Grants and Cooperative Agreements: FBMS,
73 FR 43755 (July 28, 2008), modified at 86 FR 50156 (September 7,
2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March 4, 2026).
Records in the Do Not Pay Working System are maintained in
Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service .017--Do Not
Pay Payment Verification Records, 85 FR 11776 (February 27, 2020),
including databases designated for inclusion under applicable law and
OMB designation authority.
Appendix
Below is the list of DOI programs that will match records with
the Do Not Pay Working System. For purposes of this notice, matching
activities between the programs listed below and the Do Not Pay
Working System constitute one agency-wide matching program
implementing Do Not Pay for DOI. The applicable DOI systems of
records for each program are identified below.
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Bureau/office Department program name System of records notice(s)
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Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)....... Operation and Maintenance, INTERIOR/DOI-85, 83 FR 34156 (July 19,
Indian Irrigation Systems, 2018); modification published 91 FR 10622
Bureau of Indian Affairs. (March 4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Child Care Entitlement to INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
States, Administration for 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
Children and Families, (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Health and Human Services. 4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Low Income Home Energy INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Assistance, Administration 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
for Children and Families, (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Health and Human Services. 4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Payment to States for the INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Child Care and Development 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
Block Grant, (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Administration for 4, 2026).
Children and Families, INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
Health and Human Services. 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Temporary Assistance for INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Needy Families, 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
Administration for (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Children and Families, 4, 2026).
Health and Human Services. INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Indian Employment INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Assistance. 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Training and Employment INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Services, Employment and 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
Training Administration, (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Labor. 4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
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BIA.................................. Minority Business INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Development, Minority 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
Business Development (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Agency, Commerce. 4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Rehabilitation Services, INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Education. 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Career, Technical, and INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Adult Education, Education. 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. State and Local Law INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Enforcement Assistance, 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
Office of Justice (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Programs, Justice. 4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Violence Against Women INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Prevention and Prosecution 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
Programs, Office of (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Justice Programs, Justice. 4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Promoting Safe and Stable INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Families, Administration 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
for Children and Families, (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Health and Human Services. 4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Children and Families INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Services Programs, 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
Administration for (September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
Children and Families, 4, 2026).
Health and Human Services. INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
BIA.................................. Indian Guaranteed Loan INTERIOR/DOI-85, 83 FR 34156 (July 19,
Program Account, Bureau of 2018); modification published 91 FR 10622
Indian Affairs and Bureau (March 4, 2026).
of Indian Education, INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Interior. 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Partners for Fish and INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Wildlife. 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
FWS.................................. North American Wetlands INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Conservation Fund. 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
FWS.................................. Coastal.................... INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
FWS.................................. Collaborative Landscape INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
Conservation. 2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
FWS.................................. North American Wetlands INTERIOR/DOI-85, 83 FR 34156 (July 19,
Conservation Fund, United 2018); modification published 91 FR 10622
States Fish and Wildlife (March 4, 2026).
Service. INTERIOR/DOI-86, 73 FR 43772 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-87, 73 FR 43766 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
INTERIOR/DOI-89, 73 FR 43755 (July 28,
2008); modifications published 86 FR 50156
(September 7, 2021) and 91 FR 10622 (March
4, 2026).
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Walter Clay,
Departmental Privacy Officer (Acting), U.S. Department of the Interior.
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