Proposed Designation of Databases to the Do Not Pay Working System, 70208-70210 [2024-18689]

Download as PDF 70208 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2024 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1121–0111. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by OMB. DOJ seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal. The DOJ notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. and the average follow-up for a noninterview is estimated at 1 minute. 8. Frequency: Annual. 9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 156,241 hours. 10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218 Washington, DC 20530. Dated: August 26, 2024. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2024–19433 Filed 8–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–18–P Overview of This Information Collection OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET 1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: National Crime Victimization Survey. 3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: The form numbers for the questionnaire are the NCVS–1 and NCVS–2. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics, in the Office of Justice Programs. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Persons 12 years or older living in sampled households located throughout the United States will be asked to respond. Abstract: The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) provides national data on the level and change of criminal victimization both reported and not reported to police in the United States. The 2025 NCVS data collection will be the first full year of data collection with the new NCVS instrument. The new NCVS instrument improves measurement of victimization and incident characteristics and includes two new periodic modules on police performance and community safety. 5. Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 180,831. 7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 36 minutes to complete the new NCVS instrument. It will take the average noninterviewed respondent (e.g., nonrespondent) an estimated 10 minutes to respond; the average followup interview is estimated at 7 minutes; Proposed Designation of Databases to the Do Not Pay Working System VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Aug 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Notice of proposed designation. AGENCY: The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) authorizes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to designate additional databases for inclusion in the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Do Not Pay Working System under the Do Not Pay Initiative. PIIA requires OMB to provide public notice and an opportunity for comment prior to designating additional databases. In fulfillment of this requirement, OMB is publishing this Notice of Proposed Designation to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed designation of: Treasury’s Account Verification Services (AVS); and Treasury’s Death Notification Entries (DNE). This notice has a 30-day comment period. DATES: Comments must be in writing and must be received by on or before September 30, 2024. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, if OMB decides to finalize the designation, OMB will publish a notice in the Federal Register to officially designate the databases. SUMMARY: Comments on this proposal must be submitted electronically before the comment closing date to www.regulations.gov. In submitting comments, please search for recent submissions by OMB to find docket OMB–2024–0006, and follow the instructions for submitting comments. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Public comments are valuable, and they will inform OMB Do Not Pay Initiative data designation; however, OMB will not respond to individual submissions. Privacy Act Statement: OMB is issuing this notice pursuant to PIIA. Submission of comments in response to this Notice of Proposed Designation is voluntary. Comments may be used to inform sound decision making on topics related to this Notice of Proposed Designation. Please note that submissions received in response to this notice may be posted on www.regulations.gov or otherwise released in their entirety, including any personal information, business confidential information, or other sensitive information provided by the commenter. Do not include in your submissions any copyrighted material; information of a confidential nature, such as personal or proprietary information; or any information you would not like to be made publicly available. Comments are maintained under the OMB Public Input System of Records, OMB/INPUT/01; the system of records notice accessible at 88 FR 20913 (https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2023/04/07/2023-07452/ privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records) includes a list of routine uses associated with the collection of this information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Rowe, Policy Analyst, Office of Federal Financial Management, OMB (telephone: 202–395–3993; email: PaymentIntegrity@omb.eop.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PIIA codified the Do Not Pay Initiative in Title 31 of the U.S. Code. Prior to enactment of PIIA, the Do Not Pay Initiative was already established by law and underway across the Federal Government.1 The Do Not Pay Initiative includes multiple resources designed to help Federal agencies in the Executive Branch (hereafter ‘‘Federal agencies’’), the judicial and legislative branches of the Federal Government, and Federally Funded State Administered (FFSA) programs review payment and award eligibility for purposes of identifying and preventing improper payments. As part of the Do Not Pay Initiative, OMB designated Treasury to host the Do Not Pay Working System, which is a centralized portal through which users can search multiple databases at one time to obtain information about potential payees and awardees. PIIA 2 authorizes OMB to designate additional databases for inclusion in the Do Not 1 The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012, Public Law 112–248, first established the Do Not Pay Initiative. 2 Codified at 31 U.S.C. 3351–58. E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2024 / Notices Pay Initiative 3 if the database substantially assists in preventing improper payments. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Do Not Pay Working System Privacy, Security, and Legal Implications Treasury reports that all Do Not Pay Working System users and administrators are required to sign rules of behavior stipulating their responsibilities to minimize risks associated with the use of specific data. Treasury also reports that it has dedicated resources to establish a privacy program based on applicable requirements, the Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs), and industry best practices. Treasury reports that its privacy program supports various internal controls in collaboration with Treasury leadership and legal counsel, as well that projects are reviewed by Treasury through a data usage governance process. Treasury has responsibility for compliance with privacy restrictions and manages risks associated with the use of specific data to reduce improper payments for Do Not Pay Working System users. Treasury risk mitigation measures for the Do Not Pay Working System include maintaining a current and compliant Security Accreditation and Authorization (SA&A) package, in accordance with Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements. Additionally, to reduce the likelihood of unauthorized access, login to the Do Not Pay Working System requires Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials, Login.gov account management, or ID.ME. Overview of Designating AVS and DNE OMB has reviewed the recommendation of Treasury to designate the following two databases for inclusion in the Do Not Pay Working System: 1. AVS: Fiscal Service, under its statutory authorities, provides AVS through a qualified financial institution serving as a designated financial agent. AVS is used widely in both the private and public sectors for bank account validation and identity validation. AVS is most often used prior to initiating a payment to prevent payment fraud and other administrative returns. Bank account verification is a process that confirms the status and ownership of a bank account and is commonly used for electronic payments to help avoid errors, reduce fraud, and protect the accuracy of electronic transactions. 3 31 U.S.C. 3354(b)(1)(B). OMB designated the Department of the Treasury to host the Do Not Pay Working System. The Do Not Pay Working System is part of the broader Do Not Pay Initiative. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Aug 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 Identity verification is used to verify the identity of potential payee or awardee individuals and businesses. 2. DNE: Fiscal Service’s DNE data is a subset of its payment/post-payment data provided by federally funded programs disbursing through Fiscal Service. It contains information regarding payees who have been identified as deceased by paying agencies. DNEs are sent to financial institutions to flag a decedent’s account to prevent the acceptance of any further post-death Federal benefit payments. OMB proposes to designate these databases for inclusion in the Do Not Pay Working System because these databases will substantially assist in preventing improper payments. In making this determination, OMB considered the following: (1) statutory or other limitations on the use and sharing of specific data; (2) privacy restrictions and risks associated with specific data; (3) likelihood that the data will strengthen program integrity across programs and agencies; (4) benefits of streamlining access to the data through the central Do Not Pay Initiative; (5) costs associated with expanding or centralizing access, including modifications needed to system interfaces or other capabilities in order to make data accessible; and (6) other policy and stakeholder considerations, as appropriate. Considerations for Designating AVS and DNE Fiscal Service has prepared justifications for each of the six factors, as summarized below. These justifications have been reviewed by OMB. 1. Statutory or other limitations on the use and sharing of specific data: a. There are no statutory or other limitations that would prevent the Do Not Pay Working System from using AVS or DNE data. 2. Privacy restrictions and risks associated with specific data: a. In evaluating potential privacy risks and compliance measures associated with the designation of these databases, Fiscal Service conducted separate privacy risk assessments for both AVS and DNE. The privacy risk assessments for AVS and DNE aimed to: ensure conformance with applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements for privacy; determine the risks and effects; and evaluate protections and alternative processes to mitigate potential privacy risks. i. AVS: Fiscal Service provides AVS through a qualified financial institution serving as a designated financial agent. The relationship between Fiscal Service PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70209 and the applicable financial agent is formalized through a Financial Agency Agreement (FAA). Fiscal Service’s AVS utilizes a commercial database source of real-time bank data from a network of member banks. The database will be validating identity and bank account information and verifying that the bank account owner matches the intended payee. This information can be used to assist in detecting and preventing government payment fraud. Fiscal Service has determined that AVS does not by itself meet the definition of a system of records under the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act),4 as amended, which is codified at 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(5).5 However, Do Not Pay Working System users will compare information contained within their respective systems of records (as applicable) against information in the AVS commercial database source. Additionally, and as noted above, before a customer receives access to the Do Not Pay Working System, it is required that the customer sign the Do Not Pay Working System Rules and Behaviors Agreement. b. DNE: DNEs pertain to deceased persons. The beneficiary/recipient in the DNE is identified as deceased by the originator of the DNE, and, therefore, the DNE data maintained by Fiscal Service would not be covered by the Privacy Act. However, Fiscal Service still employs privacy protections for this information. To ensure that all information (including DNEs) within the overarching Payments, Claims, and Enhanced Reconciliation (PACER) information system security boundary meets minimum security and privacy controls, both living and deceased individuals are afforded the same robust privacy safeguards inherited from the boundary level. 3. Likelihood that the data will strengthen program integrity across programs and agencies: a. AVS: Access to AVS will strengthen program integrity across programs and agencies by identifying missing, incorrect, and fraudulent account information. In addition to identifying improper payments, implementation of AVS in the front-end of the payment cycle will help agencies prevent improper payments from being sent to the wrong account and individual. AVS will also assist the Federal government in preventing certification of improper payments before disbursement, rather 4 Public Law 93–579. AVS is not under the control of the Fiscal Service, but rather is provided by its designated financial agent. 5 The E:\FR\FM\29AUN1.SGM 29AUN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 70210 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 168 / Thursday, August 29, 2024 / Notices than pursuing a collection after the payment is made. b. DNE: DNEs would strengthen program integrity across programs and agencies as an additional high-quality source of death information. DNEs are assertions by Federal agencies that a beneficiary or other payee has died. Matches to records contained in the DNE database are expected to be higher confidence than larger datasets as each individual death entry has been verified by the initiating agency according to their due diligence procedure(s). 4. Benefits of streamlining access to the data through the central Do Not Pay Initiative: a. AVS: It will be beneficial to streamline access to AVS through the Do Not Pay Working System. AVS is provided to Treasury by a financial agent whose services without a central offering would require individual acquisition efforts from non-Treasury agencies. Also, as the operator of the Do Not Pay Working System, Fiscal Service will have the opportunity to offer AVS to FFSA programs. AVS data can be used in coordination with other Do Not Pay and Fiscal Service data products to verify a range of eligibility criteria. b. DNE: It would be beneficial to streamline access to DNE through the Do Not Pay Working System. DNE records are currently owned by Fiscal Service but are not yet being used across agencies and payments. By designating DNE and expanding its use through the Do Not Pay Working System, more agencies will gain access to a highquality database. 5. Costs associated with expanding or centralizing access, including modifications needed to system interfaces or other capabilities in order to make data accessible: a. AVS: Fiscal Service has projected that the cost of AVS would be roughly $11.8 million over the course of five fiscal years. Any costs associated with modifications to system interfaces can be absorbed into the scope of regular development schedules. b. DNE: Do Not Pay Working System access to DNE data can be expanded at no additional development cost. 6. Other policy and stakeholder considerations: a. AVS: AVS has been leveraged by Fiscal Service’s Office of Payment Integrity (OPI) for analytics projects related to account verification. OPI estimates a return on investment (ROI) between $48 and $431 per dollar spent on AVS searches. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:16 Aug 28, 2024 Jkt 262001 b. DNE: There are no other policy and stakeholder considerations for DNE. Shalanda Young, Director, Office of Management & Budget. [FR Doc. 2024–18689 Filed 8–28–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3110–01–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice: 24–058] NASA Advisory Council; Human Exploration and Operations Committee; Meeting National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Human Exploration and Operations Committee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Committee reports to the NAC. DATES: Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. All times are eastern time. ADDRESSES: Public attendance will be virtual only. 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[FR Doc No: 2024-18689]


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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET


Proposed Designation of Databases to the Do Not Pay Working 
System

AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: Notice of proposed designation.

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SUMMARY: The Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 (PIIA) 
authorizes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to designate 
additional databases for inclusion in the Department of the Treasury 
(Treasury) Do Not Pay Working System under the Do Not Pay Initiative. 
PIIA requires OMB to provide public notice and an opportunity for 
comment prior to designating additional databases. In fulfillment of 
this requirement, OMB is publishing this Notice of Proposed Designation 
to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed 
designation of: Treasury's Account Verification Services (AVS); and 
Treasury's Death Notification Entries (DNE). This notice has a 30-day 
comment period.

DATES: Comments must be in writing and must be received by on or before 
September 30, 2024. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, if 
OMB decides to finalize the designation, OMB will publish a notice in 
the Federal Register to officially designate the databases.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this proposal must be submitted electronically 
before the comment closing date to www.regulations.gov. In submitting 
comments, please search for recent submissions by OMB to find docket 
OMB-2024-0006, and follow the instructions for submitting comments. 
Public comments are valuable, and they will inform OMB Do Not Pay 
Initiative data designation; however, OMB will not respond to 
individual submissions.
    Privacy Act Statement: OMB is issuing this notice pursuant to PIIA. 
Submission of comments in response to this Notice of Proposed 
Designation is voluntary. Comments may be used to inform sound decision 
making on topics related to this Notice of Proposed Designation. Please 
note that submissions received in response to this notice may be posted 
on www.regulations.gov or otherwise released in their entirety, 
including any personal information, business confidential information, 
or other sensitive information provided by the commenter. Do not 
include in your submissions any copyrighted material; information of a 
confidential nature, such as personal or proprietary information; or 
any information you would not like to be made publicly available. 
Comments are maintained under the OMB Public Input System of Records, 
OMB/INPUT/01; the system of records notice accessible at 88 FR 20913 
(https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/07/2023-07452/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records) includes a list of routine uses 
associated with the collection of this information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Rowe, Policy Analyst, Office 
of Federal Financial Management, OMB (telephone: 202-395-3993; email: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PIIA codified the Do Not Pay Initiative in 
Title 31 of the U.S. Code. Prior to enactment of PIIA, the Do Not Pay 
Initiative was already established by law and underway across the 
Federal Government.\1\ The Do Not Pay Initiative includes multiple 
resources designed to help Federal agencies in the Executive Branch 
(hereafter ``Federal agencies''), the judicial and legislative branches 
of the Federal Government, and Federally Funded State Administered 
(FFSA) programs review payment and award eligibility for purposes of 
identifying and preventing improper payments. As part of the Do Not Pay 
Initiative, OMB designated Treasury to host the Do Not Pay Working 
System, which is a centralized portal through which users can search 
multiple databases at one time to obtain information about potential 
payees and awardees. PIIA \2\ authorizes OMB to designate additional 
databases for inclusion in the Do Not

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Pay Initiative \3\ if the database substantially assists in preventing 
improper payments.
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    \1\ The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement 
Act of 2012, Public Law 112-248, first established the Do Not Pay 
Initiative.
    \2\ Codified at 31 U.S.C. 3351-58.
    \3\ 31 U.S.C. 3354(b)(1)(B). OMB designated the Department of 
the Treasury to host the Do Not Pay Working System. The Do Not Pay 
Working System is part of the broader Do Not Pay Initiative.
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Do Not Pay Working System Privacy, Security, and Legal Implications

    Treasury reports that all Do Not Pay Working System users and 
administrators are required to sign rules of behavior stipulating their 
responsibilities to minimize risks associated with the use of specific 
data. Treasury also reports that it has dedicated resources to 
establish a privacy program based on applicable requirements, the Fair 
Information Practice Principles (FIPPs), and industry best practices. 
Treasury reports that its privacy program supports various internal 
controls in collaboration with Treasury leadership and legal counsel, 
as well that projects are reviewed by Treasury through a data usage 
governance process. Treasury has responsibility for compliance with 
privacy restrictions and manages risks associated with the use of 
specific data to reduce improper payments for Do Not Pay Working System 
users.
    Treasury risk mitigation measures for the Do Not Pay Working System 
include maintaining a current and compliant Security Accreditation and 
Authorization (SA&A) package, in accordance with Federal Information 
Security Management Act (FISMA) requirements. Additionally, to reduce 
the likelihood of unauthorized access, login to the Do Not Pay Working 
System requires Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credentials, 
Login.gov account management, or ID.ME.

Overview of Designating AVS and DNE

    OMB has reviewed the recommendation of Treasury to designate the 
following two databases for inclusion in the Do Not Pay Working System:
    1. AVS: Fiscal Service, under its statutory authorities, provides 
AVS through a qualified financial institution serving as a designated 
financial agent. AVS is used widely in both the private and public 
sectors for bank account validation and identity validation. AVS is 
most often used prior to initiating a payment to prevent payment fraud 
and other administrative returns. Bank account verification is a 
process that confirms the status and ownership of a bank account and is 
commonly used for electronic payments to help avoid errors, reduce 
fraud, and protect the accuracy of electronic transactions. Identity 
verification is used to verify the identity of potential payee or 
awardee individuals and businesses.
    2. DNE: Fiscal Service's DNE data is a subset of its payment/post-
payment data provided by federally funded programs disbursing through 
Fiscal Service. It contains information regarding payees who have been 
identified as deceased by paying agencies. DNEs are sent to financial 
institutions to flag a decedent's account to prevent the acceptance of 
any further post-death Federal benefit payments.
    OMB proposes to designate these databases for inclusion in the Do 
Not Pay Working System because these databases will substantially 
assist in preventing improper payments. In making this determination, 
OMB considered the following: (1) statutory or other limitations on the 
use and sharing of specific data; (2) privacy restrictions and risks 
associated with specific data; (3) likelihood that the data will 
strengthen program integrity across programs and agencies; (4) benefits 
of streamlining access to the data through the central Do Not Pay 
Initiative; (5) costs associated with expanding or centralizing access, 
including modifications needed to system interfaces or other 
capabilities in order to make data accessible; and (6) other policy and 
stakeholder considerations, as appropriate.

Considerations for Designating AVS and DNE

    Fiscal Service has prepared justifications for each of the six 
factors, as summarized below. These justifications have been reviewed 
by OMB.
    1. Statutory or other limitations on the use and sharing of 
specific data:
    a. There are no statutory or other limitations that would prevent 
the Do Not Pay Working System from using AVS or DNE data.
    2. Privacy restrictions and risks associated with specific data:
    a. In evaluating potential privacy risks and compliance measures 
associated with the designation of these databases, Fiscal Service 
conducted separate privacy risk assessments for both AVS and DNE. The 
privacy risk assessments for AVS and DNE aimed to: ensure conformance 
with applicable legal, regulatory, and policy requirements for privacy; 
determine the risks and effects; and evaluate protections and 
alternative processes to mitigate potential privacy risks.
    i. AVS: Fiscal Service provides AVS through a qualified financial 
institution serving as a designated financial agent. The relationship 
between Fiscal Service and the applicable financial agent is formalized 
through a Financial Agency Agreement (FAA). Fiscal Service's AVS 
utilizes a commercial database source of real-time bank data from a 
network of member banks. The database will be validating identity and 
bank account information and verifying that the bank account owner 
matches the intended payee. This information can be used to assist in 
detecting and preventing government payment fraud. Fiscal Service has 
determined that AVS does not by itself meet the definition of a system 
of records under the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act),\4\ as amended, 
which is codified at 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(5).\5\ However, Do Not Pay 
Working System users will compare information contained within their 
respective systems of records (as applicable) against information in 
the AVS commercial database source. Additionally, and as noted above, 
before a customer receives access to the Do Not Pay Working System, it 
is required that the customer sign the Do Not Pay Working System Rules 
and Behaviors Agreement.
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    \4\ Public Law 93-579.
    \5\ The AVS is not under the control of the Fiscal Service, but 
rather is provided by its designated financial agent.
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    b. DNE: DNEs pertain to deceased persons. The beneficiary/recipient 
in the DNE is identified as deceased by the originator of the DNE, and, 
therefore, the DNE data maintained by Fiscal Service would not be 
covered by the Privacy Act. However, Fiscal Service still employs 
privacy protections for this information. To ensure that all 
information (including DNEs) within the overarching Payments, Claims, 
and Enhanced Reconciliation (PACER) information system security 
boundary meets minimum security and privacy controls, both living and 
deceased individuals are afforded the same robust privacy safeguards 
inherited from the boundary level.
    3. Likelihood that the data will strengthen program integrity 
across programs and agencies:
    a. AVS: Access to AVS will strengthen program integrity across 
programs and agencies by identifying missing, incorrect, and fraudulent 
account information. In addition to identifying improper payments, 
implementation of AVS in the front-end of the payment cycle will help 
agencies prevent improper payments from being sent to the wrong account 
and individual. AVS will also assist the Federal government in 
preventing certification of improper payments before disbursement, 
rather

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than pursuing a collection after the payment is made.
    b. DNE: DNEs would strengthen program integrity across programs and 
agencies as an additional high-quality source of death information. 
DNEs are assertions by Federal agencies that a beneficiary or other 
payee has died. Matches to records contained in the DNE database are 
expected to be higher confidence than larger datasets as each 
individual death entry has been verified by the initiating agency 
according to their due diligence procedure(s).
    4. Benefits of streamlining access to the data through the central 
Do Not Pay Initiative:
    a. AVS: It will be beneficial to streamline access to AVS through 
the Do Not Pay Working System. AVS is provided to Treasury by a 
financial agent whose services without a central offering would require 
individual acquisition efforts from non-Treasury agencies. Also, as the 
operator of the Do Not Pay Working System, Fiscal Service will have the 
opportunity to offer AVS to FFSA programs. AVS data can be used in 
coordination with other Do Not Pay and Fiscal Service data products to 
verify a range of eligibility criteria.
    b. DNE: It would be beneficial to streamline access to DNE through 
the Do Not Pay Working System. DNE records are currently owned by 
Fiscal Service but are not yet being used across agencies and payments. 
By designating DNE and expanding its use through the Do Not Pay Working 
System, more agencies will gain access to a high-quality database.
    5. Costs associated with expanding or centralizing access, 
including modifications needed to system interfaces or other 
capabilities in order to make data accessible:
    a. AVS: Fiscal Service has projected that the cost of AVS would be 
roughly $11.8 million over the course of five fiscal years. Any costs 
associated with modifications to system interfaces can be absorbed into 
the scope of regular development schedules.
    b. DNE: Do Not Pay Working System access to DNE data can be 
expanded at no additional development cost.
    6. Other policy and stakeholder considerations:
    a. AVS: AVS has been leveraged by Fiscal Service's Office of 
Payment Integrity (OPI) for analytics projects related to account 
verification. OPI estimates a return on investment (ROI) between $48 
and $431 per dollar spent on AVS searches.
    b. DNE: There are no other policy and stakeholder considerations 
for DNE.

Shalanda Young,
Director, Office of Management & Budget.
[FR Doc. 2024-18689 Filed 8-28-24; 8:45 am]
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